Analyses the artist’s oeuvre in the contexts of liveness, visual art and participatory practices.
On Christoph Schlingensief, solo exhibition at MoMA S1, March-August 2014.
Consisting of twelve chapters written by leading scholars in the field, and a long interview with Schlingensief himself, the book will provide the reader with the first comprehensive study of the intriguing body of work that Schlingensief has developed over the last thirty years.
Part of Library of Performing Rights (P3041).
Offers a richly detailed portrait of the internationally renowned composer, performer, director, and filmmaker.
Presents a broad range of critical and theoretical methods, and applies them to contemporary and historical performance genres. Revised and Enlarged Edition
WUK publication introducing programme shown between March and June 2019. In German and English.
Pulls together rich elements of music, physical space, visual arts, text and movement; contemplates violence, without relying on sensational anecdote.
Programme for the performance by Gloria. Adapted from the novel and directed by Neil Bartlett.
Documentation from the three year project with young people in conflict with the law and at social risk in Rio de Janeiro.
Part of the Library of Performing Rights (LPR) (P3041).
Romeo Castellucci's unique work, made up of 11 episodes. Each of these is headed by a city that gives it its name. 3 DVDs and 1 audio disk with original music; booklet in English and Italian.
DVD1: #01 Cesena; #02 Avignon, #03 Berlin, #04 Bruxelles / Brussels
DVD2: #05 Bergen, #06 Paris, #07 Roma, #08 Strasbourg
DVD3: #09 London, #10 Marseille, #11 Cesena
2002-2004; total duration: 341 minutes
A a set of reflections and annotations on the eponomous performance and exhibition project by preeminent British sculptor, Bruce McLean.
A book about theatricality and spectatorship in the early twenty-first century. In a wide-ranging analysis that draws upon theatrical, visual and philosophical approaches, it asks how spectators and audiences negotiate the complexities and challenges of contemporary experimental performance arts.
A two DVD set exploring both Fabre's stage and visual art output. This item can be found in the locked glass cabinet.
On the occasion of a major exhibition, performance, and film premiere, this book considers Matthew Barney's epic seven-year project, an odyssey of death and its mythologies. The book also includes contributions by Jonathan Bepler, Homi K. Bhabha, Hilton Als, as well as facsimiles of the playbills produced for the related live performances.
Comprehensive monograph on artist Rose English’s 40-year career to date, including legendary site-specific performances and large-scale spectaculars.
This item is part of the 'Glimpses of before: 1970s UK Performance Art' Study Room Guide by Helena Goldwater (P2497)
Rolf and Heidi Abderhalden of Mapa Teatro direct the Ópera de Colombia in the ‘The Magic Flute’ by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
film about the life of Robert Wilson
photographic documentation and text
An Opera in four acts for ensemble, chorus and soloists. Music & Lyrics: Philip Glass.Design & Direction: Robert Wilson. Performed by The Philip Glass Ensemble. Spoken text: Lucinda Childs, Gregory Dolbashian, Jasper McGruder, Sheryl Sutton. Recorded January-June 1993 at The Looking Glass Studios, NYC.
Documentation of rehearsal and dress rehearsal.Part of the Neil Bartlett Collection. Donated to the British Library and the Live Art Development Agency Study Room from Neil Bartlett’s personal collection.
Documentation of 1998 performance at the Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith. Devised and directed by Neil Bartlett. Music by Benjamin Britten. With Toby Spence (tenor).Part of the Neil Bartlett Collection. Donated to the British Library and the Live Art Development Agency Study Room from Neil Bartlett’s personal collection.
LOD is a production house for music and theatre based in Belgium. This DVD includes information on their activitiesand a selection of works by artists who explore the confrontation between music and the scene.
Official programme from Einstein at the Beach performed 4-13th May 2012 at the Barbican, London. Featuring conversation with Philip Glass and Margery Arent Safir, bio of Lucinda Childs and article entitled Christopher Knowles and the Structured Logic of Play written by Lauren DiGiulio. Contains text from the show and full list of biographies.
Based on a performance art opera by artist Mikhail Karikis, this film is a poignant political allegory while being an audiovisual feast constructed around Karikis's menacing sound, under David Bickerstaff's direction and arresting cinematography.
Part of the Library of Performing Rights (LPR) (P3041).
Based on poetry and images by Leonard Cohen. Performance libretto. Item on over/small size special publications shelf.
Performed at 291 Gallery London. This item is part of the Study Room Guide On shit, piss, blood, sweat and tears by Lois Keidan (P2195)