Contribution by Alexandrina Hemsley for FANON Now – on the legacy of Mirage: Enigmas Of Race, Difference & Desire. The event brought together David A Bailey, artists from the original Mirage project, and artists from subsequent generations, to reflect on the contemporary moment in relation to structural violence, de-colonising culture and relations, and the power of aesthetics and its explorations of complex formations of racial identities.
Video recordings of two performances presented as part an extensive programme curated by Lois Keidan and Aaron Wright (Live Art Development Agency) entitled “Just Like A Woman”, composed of lectures, performances, readings, installations, screenings, workshops and debates on performance of identity, is fully dedicated to the impact of performance on feminist histories and the contribution of artists to discourses around contemporary gender politics. From the 19th edition of the City of Women (Mesto žensk) festival – 2-13 October 2013, Ljubljana, Slovenia – entitled “Let’s create a place for ourselves” on public space and politics.
Organised around the text from ‘First Night’ (2001) the book reflects on Etchells’ practice with Forced Entertainment and solo work, while exploring contemporary performance documentation.
Publication accompanying the homonymous symposium: a collaboration between Plymouth Arts Centre and artist Marina Abramovic to produce a performance event that explored the history and future of the artist’s work. Newspaper-style publication in large folder.
Publication celebrating the showcase in the decade 1997-2007. Newspaper-style publication in large folder.
A compendium of source material and contextual essays that examine Pina Bausch’s history and the development of Tanztheater as a new form.
Part of the Trashing Performance programme – the second year of Performance Matters – 25-29th October 2011.
Obituary/reflection on Jerzy Grotowski who died in January 1999. (see Paul Allain’s obituary of Grotowski in Total Theatre, Vol. 11, No. 1 – A0407)
Cultural Metropolis: The Mayor’s Cultural Strategy – 2012 and Beyond, Mayor of London