An online event to celebrate the launch of artist and writer Tara Fatehi Irani’s new book Mishandled Archive, published by LADA. Be ready for some dressing up and shaking shoulders. 

led by Joon Lynn Goh An open conversation with performingbordersLIVE20 artists and writers in residence (Àníké Bello, Jade Foster, Istanbul Queer Art Collective, Jade Montserrat and The White Pube). Not fully emergent from the global pandemic, what have we as individuals, and the respective communities that we are part of, learnt about time?  Sunday 25 October, 2.30pm-4pm

PerformingBorders2020 ‘Lavender Man’ screening by Tania El Khoury in collaboration with Mohamad Ali “Dali” Agrebi

PerformingBorders2020 ‘Re:Seeding in correspondence’ screening by Jade Montserrat and Webb-Ellis.

A three-day gathering, bringing all the performingbordersLIVE20 together to reimagine borders-free collaborative Live Art practices.

A screening of A Declaration of Independence, a film documenting the first iteration of A Declaration of Independence in June 2018 at LADA, performed by Selina Rose, Paula Pinho Martins Nacif, Chloe Filani, Marwa Belghazi, Buki Bayode, Foluke Taylor, and Aisha Mohammed.

A series of film and digital works by Krishna Istha, River Lin, La Ribot, Robin Deacon and Nicola Fornoni.

A series of film and digital works by Jamie Hale, Lois Weaver, Tehching Hsieh  and Nando Messias, plus LADA Screens Keith Khan.

A series of film, sound and digital works by Ally Poole, Anne Bean, Raimund Hoghe, Curious and Andrew Kötting, and George Chakravarthi, plus LADA Screens Keith Khan.

A series of film and digital works by Guillermo Gómez-Peña, SWAGGA, M21, Tim Etchells and Neil Bartlett.

An online lecture on post-porn and penetration in the work of Ron Athey.

A series of film and digital works by Tehching Hsieh, Amy Sharrocks, The Gluts and Shaun Caton, plus a special lecture by Ron Athey.

An online screening of Z, a new performance film by Keith Khan.

A series of film works by Keith Khan, Noëmi Lakmaier, Adam Patterson and Neil Bartlett.

A season of weekly offerings of screenings, talks, presentations and ‘live’ online events.

A slow conference for a fast evolving crisis.

Something Other Live is a series of experimental writing and performance events by Something Other collective. Join us for an online collective listening on Circularity.

Common Salt is a performance around a table – a ‘show and tell’ – exploring the colonial, geographical history of England and India.

Presentation by Swiss artist Maïté Chénière who will talk about their work in music, performance and queer club culture, and the research they have been undertaking on their residency in LADA’s Study Room.

An evening of presentations by Ansuman Biswas, Anne Bean and Sandra Johnston on the practice of Live Art, and the 2nd Annual Live Art Lecture on the politics of Live Art by Morgan Quaintance.

An evening featuring the legendary performance artist, photographer and dominatrix Sheree Rose.

An online screening of Lords of Misrule, a new film by the artist Tim Bromage.

A magical double bill – a screening of Tim Bromage’s new film The Lord of Misrule and the launch of Tom Cassani’s LADA Study Room Guide Deception, Performance Magic, Hoaxes, Pranks and Tricks.

The Naseem Khan Memorial Lecture 2020

“Enduring Turkey: A Selection of Endurance Performance Videos from Turkey and its Diaspora” Presented by Queer Art Projects in partnership with CUNTemporary.

Drop in to an all-day communal updating of Wikipedia entries on subjects related to gender, feminism, and the arts. Beginner Wikipedians encouraged!

A celebration to launch Joshua Sofaer: Performance | Objects | Participation ed. by Roberta Mock and Mary Paterson.

A performance lecture by Swiss artist Andrea Saemann

A screening of (re)collecting (f)ears, a film documenting a number of performances by the artist selina bonelli.

A screening of (re)collecting (f)ears, a film documenting a number of performances by the artist selina bonelli.

The launch of a new eBook by Dr Charlotte Cooper exploring fat activist language. The evening will feature  an interview with Charlotte, fat readings and a fat discussion.

A gathering to support ‘extreme performance artists’, considering strategies for managing safety, risk management, fees and techniques, and to support programmers and producers in understanding the specific needs of your work.

An Activation Day for migrants, people of colour and allies working in the cultural sector, aiming to connect and build a movement able to resist the government’s Hostile Environment Policy, and to work towards a cultural sector for us all to thrive.

LADA has curated a Bibliotheque and video review as part of the next iteration of Venice International Performance Art Week.

Part reading-group, part-film club, and part-social, Gut-Reactions returns for its newest series of Study Room Sessions at LADA.

Join us for LADA’s second annual Festive Fair on Sunday 8 December.

An event considering current social issues and alternative ways that artistic practices can offer with regard to creating new structures for relating and coexisting.

Come along to the launch of Social Art Publications for an evening of talks, readings & performances.

A day of provocations and discussions by Black, Asian and/or Minority Ethnic artists, leaders, academics and organisations, taking place in Manchester.

As part of the Study Room Residency undertaken by artist and researcher Jude Browning, the live event looks at notions of female vocality and expectations of formal public address and will begin with a new performance by Amelia Barratt.

This event marks the launch of two new titles by the artist Daniel Oliver.

LADA is thrilled to present Upside Down (2011) by Narcissister.

One of two events discussing the ways that solidarity can be organised and performed through the arts.

The evening of the joint launch hosts Ron Athey and Jennifer Doyle in conversation with Monica Pearl.

Launch at Arnolfini, Bristol, of the first book dedicated to Ron Athey’s work, Pleading in the Blood: The Art and Performances of Ron Athey, edited by Dominic Johnson.

Launch at Tate Modern, London, of the first book dedicated to Ron Athey’s work, Pleading in the Blood: The Art and Performances of Ron Athey, edited by Dominic Johnson.

Launch of two new publications from LADA: Throwing the Body into the Fight: a Portrait of Raimund Hoghe edited by Mary Kate Connolly and While You Are With Us Here Tonightwritten by Tim Etchells.

Launch of Performance Matters, a three-year creative research project.