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Palestine – Ways you can help

11 November 2023

LADA is appalled by the ongoing genocide and massacre of civilians in Gaza. We have made a list of petitions, open letters, organisations, and ways to get involved that we hope you’ll find useful.

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LADA re-enters ACE’s National Portfolio

16 October 2023

The Live Art Development Agency is delighted to announce that we have re-entered Arts Council England’s National Portfolio.

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A statement from LADA’s Interim Artistic Director, Ria Righteous

16 October 2023

Interim Director, Ria Righteous, provides a statement on the her current position with LADA and aims for the organisation’s future.

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Announcing The New Board of The Live Art Development Agency

11 September 2023

With the help and support of LADA patrons, the former board of directors has now been replaced by a completely new board as of July 2023.

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Temporary closure of the Study Room throughout August

9 August 2023

We sincerely apologise for any inconvenience this closure may cause throughout the month of August.

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LADA announces second Black Scholars Residency artist

20 July 2023

Live Art Development Agency is pleased to announce Malik Nashad Sharpe as our second Black Scholars Residency artist.

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LADA announces first Black Scholars Residency artist

5 July 2023

Live Art Development Agency is pleased to announce Madinah Farhannah Thompson as our first Black Scholars Residency artist.

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LADA welcomes new Interim Artist Development Manager, Tania Camara

7 June 2023

LADA welcomes Tania Camara as new Interim Artist Development Manager.

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LADA welcomes new Interim Director, Ria Righteous

2 June 2023

Live Art Development Agency is pleased to welcome Ria Righteous as the new Interim Director.

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Reimagining Care – A Research Residency by Rubiane Maia

3 November 2022

Reimagining Care is a research residency by artist Rubiane Maia. The residency focuses on processes and exchanges rather than outcome, and is funded through the salary of LADA’s Co-Director Chinasa Vivian Ezugha.

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Decrypting Performance Art – A One-Day Seminar Rocío Boliver

22 September 2022

Decrypting Performance Art is a one-day seminar at VSSL studio, led by Rocío Boliver

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Out of the Margins: Performance in London’s institutions 1990s – 2010s

22 September 2022

An archive exhibition at Whitechapel Gallery featuring material from LADA’s collection

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PLAYING UP Gender

31 August 2021

PLAYING UP Gender edition launches in 2021. PLAYING UP GENDER is a production of FUNDUS THEATER I Theatre of Research, in cooperation with the Live Art Development Agency.

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Raimund Hoghe (1949 – 2021)

19 May 2021

Raimund Hoghe has died. Mary Kate Connolly has written these words in memory, and in tribute.

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Responses to ‘Politics of Intimacy in Practice’

17 February 2021

A series of reflections and artistic responses by to the Politics of Intimacy in Practice DIY, by Raju Rage, Kyla Harris and Andre Medina, Rabindranath A Bhose, and Vanessa Young.

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Twelve Days of Unbound

4 December 2020

2020’s Unbound seasonal sale is Twelve Days of Unbound – 12 days of 12 guest editors with each recommending books or films or editions that they would like to give or receive as festive gifts, and all offered at 12% discount.

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Annual Review 2019/20

26 June 2020

Highlighting a selection of LADA’s projects and initiatives we have produced between April 2019 – March 2020

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LADA Statement of Commitment on organisational change and racial equity

23 June 2020

LADA Statement of Commitment on organisational change and racial equality

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Online collaborative residencies: recipients announced

17 June 2020

The recipients of LADA’s online collaborative residencies are the artist Jet Moon and her client ‘Giani’, and the artists Jemima Yong and Kei Franklin.

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Katherine Araniello Bursary Awards: recipients announced

28 May 2020

We are delighted to announce that the recipients of the Katherine Araniello Bursary awards are Katayoun Jalilipour and Tammy Reynolds.

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Future Proofing bursary recipient: Aislinn Evans

14 April 2020

We are delighted to announce that Aislinn Evans has been awarded the 2020 Future Proofing bursary

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Covid-19 Statement

17 March 2020

LADA regrets to announce that in the interests of the safety of our artists, collaborators, audiences, community and staff, we are closing our office and Study Room, and postponing all events until the beginning of May, at the earliest.

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Diverse Actions: SKIN in the GAME – Documentation and Responses

27 February 2020

Documentation and responses to SKIN IN THE GAME, a symposium on cultural diversity and Live Art organised by Diverse Actions.

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‘A Sleight of Hand lesson’ at LADA

7 February 2020

Kay Hyatt placed the winning bid for one of the Live Art experiences auctioned at LADA’s anniversary gala.

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A Conference about Animals of Manchester

16 January 2020

A critical response to Animals of Manchester, written by Maddy Costa and Mary Paterson

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Video: 20 Years of LADA

14 January 2020

We’ve created this short film on the occasion of our 20th Anniversary which looks back at 20 years of our work.

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‘Self-harm performance’, a blog by Leticia Izquierdo Díaz

18 December 2019

In this blog, artist and researcher Leticia Izquierdo Díaz reflects on research undertaken during a residency at LADA.

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New LADA Staff Members

15 November 2019

We are delighted to announce the appointment of three new members of LADA staff.

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performingborders | LIVE 2019 – PERFORMANCE FOR CAMERA COMMISSIONS

14 August 2019

Watch our two performingborders commissions by Tara Fatehi Irani and Istanbul Queer Art Collective

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Live Art Now: Documentation

12 August 2019

Documentation of a day of discussions around kickstarting and maintaining a Live Art practice.

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A response to ‘Take the Money and Run: Power, Money and Counter-Power’ by Lewis Church

9 August 2019

A response by Lewis Church to ‘Take the Money and Run: Power, Money and Counter-Power’, an event considering how we might build for future struggles to free art and artists from their dependency on the proceeds of toxic capitalism.

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A major research project into the histories and futures of the Live Art sector in the UK

8 August 2019

A major research project into the histories and futures of the Live Art sector in the UK

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A Podcast for All Animals

7 August 2019

A podcast created during Animals of Manchester (including HUMANZ), LADA’s collaboration with Theatre of Research for Manchester International Festival 2019

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Ivy Monteiro –  a performance lecture on queer spirituality and Afrofuturism

30 July 2019

Ivy gave a public presentation at LADA in July 2019, about their work and issues of queer spirituality and Afrofuturism

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Wrongness by Thinker-in-Residence Hester Chillingworth

8 July 2019

A blog by LADA Thinker-in-Residence Hester Chillingworth on Live Art and Wrongness.

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Annie Jael Kwan, Practice-as-research: PASAR

12 June 2019

Annie Jael Kwan discusses the research of their Diverse Actions Leadership Bursary

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Some thoughts on Arthole and the trustworthiness of friends by Alex Mahon CEO of Channel 4

28 May 2019

Alex Mahon, CEO of Channel 4 talks about her experience of becoming LADA’s second Arthole Award Patron

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Annual Review 2018/19

28 May 2019

Highlighting a selection of LADA’s projects and initiatives we have produced between April 2018 – March 2019

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Announcing Diverse Actions Leadership Bursaries recipients 2019/20

1 May 2019

The third iteration of LADA’s Diverse Actions Leadership Bursaries have been awarded to Travis Alabanza and Annie Jael Kwan

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Rhiannon Armstrong is the recipient of the 2019 Adrian Howells Award

29 March 2019

The Award aims to celebrate the intimate work that Adrian pioneered and excelled.

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