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SUMMARY:A Collective Archive: Sunday Program
DESCRIPTION:A collective SUNDAY\n\n\nThe weekend ( and Ugly Duck ) closes with performances by Chloé Filani\, Puer Deorum\, and Joy Kincaid. \nPresented as part of A Collective Archive\n12–15 June 2025 \n\nA Collective Archive is a four-day celebration of artistic practices\, shared resistance\, and the many communities that have shaped Ugly Duck over the past thirteen years. What began as a temporary project space became a home for interdisciplinary\, experimental\, and politically engaged work—a space for collaboration\, risk\, and ideas outside the margins of mainstream culture. \nWe invite you to join us for this final chapter: a gathering\, a gesture of gratitude\, and a call to collective imagination. \nProgramme: \nThursday 12 June (6–10 pm)\nJoin us for the opening soirée with an exhibition featuring 15+ multidisciplinary artists\, immersive installations\, and live performances by Biogal and Helga Alarcón. \nFriday 13 June\nExhibition open: 1–6 pm\nPerformance Night (6–10 pm)\nMartin O’Brien presents Fading Out of Dead Air (3-hour durational performance) \nSaturday 14 June\nA Collective Collage Workshop (2–5 pm) with Bold Mellon Collective\n(All works donated to Bishopsgate Institute) \nGushing with Gabby (5–6 pm)\nA Montez Press Radio broadcast hosted by Gabriela Cala-Lesina with Deen Atger and guests. \nBold Mellon Collective Commissions (6–7 pm)\nPerformances by Helin Karabil\, Hḗrā Santos\, Emilia Nurmulhamet & Dear Annie \nTribe Incorporated: Sound and Poetry (7–8 pm) \nThe Last Dance (8:30 pm–midnight)\nMusic: Josh Quinton & friends\nPerformance: Sophie Brain\n(Join us for a final celebration in this incredible building as we turn the garage into a dancefloor!) \nSunday 15 June\nExhibition open: 1–6 pm\nClosing Performances (3–6 pm)\nChloé Filani\, Puer Deorum & Joy Kincaid \n— \nThis project is a celebration of what has been possible and what can be done again. A reflection on subversive practices in a gentrified city. Not from a place of mourning\, but from a desire to imagine otherwise. \n\nThis event is the culmination of a community-driven archival project we designed to honour & conserve our legacy of showcasing daring & avant-garde art crucial to London’s LGBTQIA+ community. Thanks to the support of Arts Council England this will include the publishing of a book\, a mixed media archive and concludes with this week long exhibition\, performances & talks event to celebrate the impact of UD together.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\nArtists \nBiogal\, Blanca Regina\, Chloé Filani\, Claye Bowler\, Elodie Gatacre & Aster Munro\, Fiona Albrow\, Georgia Semple\, Hazel Blair\, Jean Cleverley\, John Lee Bird\, Josh Quinton\, Joy Kincaid\, Luis M.S Santos\, Martin O’Brien\, Puer Deorum\, Rough Fabrics\, Svar Simpson\, Oduenyi Nwikke\, Shadi Al’Atallah\, Sophie Brain\, Nurul Wardani\, Adam Krishan Popli … \nSpecial Partnership Mention: Southwark Council & Bold Melon & Queer Art Projects \n\n\nSupported by Arts Council England
URL:https://uglyduck.org.uk/event/collectivesunday/
LOCATION:Hub / Garage\, 49 Tanner Street\, London\, SE1 3PL\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Event,Upcoming
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SUMMARY:A Collective Archive: Saturday Program
DESCRIPTION:A collective Saturday\nUgly Duck memory lane A Collage workshop: 2 pm – 5 pm with Bold Melon – (To be donated to Bishopgate institute)  \nGushing with Gabby (Montez Prez Radio) : 5 pm – 6 pm \nSouthwark pride performance artists: 6.30 pm – 6.45 pm \nTribe Incorporated sound and poetry: 7pm – 8 pm \n(Followed by the last dance party until 00am)  \n\n\n  \nPresented as part of A Collective Archive\n12–15 June 2025 \n\nA Collective Archive is a four-day celebration of artistic practices\, shared resistance\, and the many communities that have shaped Ugly Duck over the past thirteen years. What began as a temporary project space became a home for interdisciplinary\, experimental\, and politically engaged work—a space for collaboration\, risk\, and ideas outside the margins of mainstream culture. \nWe invite you to join us for this final chapter: a gathering\, a gesture of gratitude\, and a call to collective imagination. \nProgramme: \nThursday 12 June (6–10 pm)\nJoin us for the opening soirée with an exhibition featuring 15+ multidisciplinary artists\, immersive installations\, and live performances by Biogal and Helga Alarcón. \nFriday 13 June\nExhibition open: 1–6 pm\nPerformance Night (6–10 pm)\nMartin O’Brien presents Fading Out of Dead Air (3-hour durational performance) \nSaturday 14 June\nA Collective Collage Workshop (2–5 pm) with Bold Mellon Collective\n(All works donated to Bishopsgate Institute) \nGushing with Gabby (5–6 pm)\nA Montez Press Radio broadcast hosted by Gabriela Cala-Lesina with Deen Atger\, Biogal and Oduenyi Nwike. \nBold Mellon Collective Commissions (6–7 pm)\nPerformances by Helin Karabil\, Hḗrā Santos\, Emilia Nurmulhamet & Dear Annie \nTribe Incorporated: Sound and Poetry (7–8 pm) \nThe Last Dance (8:30 pm–midnight)\nMusic: Josh Quinton & friends\nPerformance: Sophie Brain\n(Join us for a final celebration in this incredible building as we turn the garage into a dancefloor!) \nSunday 15 June\nExhibition open: 1–6 pm\nClosing Performances (3–6 pm)\nChloé Filani\, Puer Deorum & Joy Kincaid \n  \nThis project is a celebration of what has been possible and what can be done again. A reflection on subversive practices in a gentrified city. Not from a place of mourning\, but from a desire to imagine otherwise. \n\nThis event is the culmination of a community-driven archival project we designed to honour & conserve our legacy of showcasing daring & avant-garde art crucial to London’s LGBTQIA+ community. Thanks to the support of Arts Council England this will include the publishing of a book\, a mixed media archive and concludes with this week long exhibition\, performances & talks event to celebrate the impact of UD together.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\nArtists \nBiogal\, Blanca Regina\, Chloé Filani\, Claye Bowler\, Elodie Gatacre & Aster Munro\, Fiona Albrow\, Georgia Semple\, Hazel Blair\, Jean Cleverley\, John Lee Bird\, Josh Quinton\, Joy Kincaid\, Luis M.S Santos\, Martin O’Brien\, Puer Deorum\, Rough Fabrics\, Svar Simpson\, Oduenyi Nwikke\, Shadi Al’Atallah\, Sophie Brain\, Nurul Wardani\, Adam Krishan Popli … \nSpecial Partnership Mention: Southwark Council & Bold Melon & Queer Art Projects \n\n\nSupported by Arts Council England
URL:https://uglyduck.org.uk/event/collectivesat/
LOCATION:Hub / Garage\, 49 Tanner Street\, London\, SE1 3PL\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Event,Upcoming
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SUMMARY:The Last Dance
DESCRIPTION:The Last Dance \nUgly Duck closing party ! 8.30 pm – 00h \nJoin us for a rare and last occasion to celebrate our work in this wonderful building and to turn the garage into a dance floor \nMusic : Josh Quinton and Friends  \nPerformance : Sophie Brain \n\n\nPresented as part of A Collective Archive\n12–15 June 2025 \n\nA Collective Archive is a four-day celebration of artistic practices\, shared resistance\, and the many communities that have shaped Ugly Duck over the past thirteen years. What began as a temporary project space became a home for interdisciplinary\, experimental\, and politically engaged work—a space for collaboration\, risk\, and ideas outside the margins of mainstream culture. \nWe invite you to join us for this final chapter: a gathering\, a gesture of gratitude\, and a call to collective imagination. \nProgramme: \nThursday 12 June (6–10 pm)\nJoin us for the opening soirée with an exhibition featuring 15+ multidisciplinary artists\, immersive installations\, and live performances by Biogal and Helga Alarcón. \nFriday 13 June\nExhibition open: 1–6 pm\nPerformance Night (6–10 pm)\nMartin O’Brien presents Fading Out of Dead Air (3-hour durational performance) \nSaturday 14 June\nA Collective Collage Workshop (2–5 pm) with Bold Mellon Collective\n(All works donated to Bishopsgate Institute) \nGushing with Gabby (5–6 pm)\nA Montez Press Radio broadcast hosted by Gabriela Cala-Lesina with Deen Atger\, Biogal and Oduenyi Nwike. \nBold Mellon Collective Commissions (6–7 pm)\nPerformances by Helin Karabil\, Hḗrā Santos\, Emilia Nurmulhamet & Dear Annie \nTribe Incorporated: Sound and Poetry (7–8 pm) \nThe Last Dance (8:30 pm–midnight)\nMusic: Josh Quinton & friends\nPerformance: Sophie Brain\n(Join us for a final celebration in this incredible building as we turn the garage into a dancefloor!) \nSunday 15 June\nExhibition open: 1–6 pm\nClosing Performances (3–6 pm)\nChloé Filani\, Puer Deorum & Joy Kincaid \nThis project is a celebration of what has been possible and what can be done again. A reflection on subversive practices in a gentrified city. Not from a place of mourning\, but from a desire to imagine otherwise. \n\nThis event is the culmination of a community-driven archival project we designed to honour & conserve our legacy of showcasing daring & avant-garde art crucial to London’s LGBTQIA+ community. Thanks to the support of Arts Council England this will include the publishing of a book\, a mixed media archive and concludes with this week long exhibition\, performances & talks event to celebrate the impact of UD together.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\nArtists \nBiogal\, Blanca Regina\, Chloé Filani\, Claye Bowler\, Elodie Gatacre & Aster Munro\, Fiona Albrow\, Georgia Semple\, Hazel Blair\, Jean Cleverley\, John Lee Bird\, Josh Quinton\, Joy Kincaid\, Luis M.S Santos\, Martin O’Brien\, Puer Deorum\, Rough Fabrics\, Svar Simpson\, Oduenyi Nwikke\, Shadi Al’Atallah\, Sophie Brain\, Nurul Wardani\, Adam Krishan Popli … \nSpecial Partnership Mention: Southwark Council & Bold Melon & Queer Art Projects \n\n\nSupported by Arts Council England
URL:https://uglyduck.org.uk/event/the-last-dance/
LOCATION:Hub / Garage\, 49 Tanner Street\, London\, SE1 3PL\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Event,Upcoming
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SUMMARY:Fading Out of Dead Air
DESCRIPTION:Fading Out of Dead Air (Transmissions for the Necropolis) \n3 hrs durational performance by Martin O’Brien \nA scratchy sound of white noise emanating from a small radio fills the dark room. A faint voice comes through. It sounds like nothing from this world\, as if death itself was speaking. Somewhere else\, sickly patients lay in hospital beds in hell. They don’t understand why they are still sick. They listen to the hospital radio\, but it doesn’t play their favourite songs. Instead\, they listen to the sounds of a life once lived.   \nDrawing inspiration from hospital radio and stories of ghosts heard through analogue technologies\, this 3 hour performance by Martin O’Brien explores the human desire to communicate\, and record. In a strange and eerie landscape\, O’Brien shuffles around\, recording and playing half heard voices and unholy sounds. \nMartin O’Brien is an artist and zombie. He works across performance\, writing and video art. His work uses long durational actions\, short speculative texts and critical rants\, and performance processes in order to explore death and dying\, what it means to be born with a life shortening disease\, and the philosophical implications of living longer than expected. \nPhoto credits: Martin O’Brien\, Fading Out of Dead Air (Transmissions for the Necropolis)\, Whitechapel Gallery\, 2023. Photo by Marco Berardi. \n\nPlease note: this work contains nudity\, sexual content\, and deals with issues of death. \n\nPresented as part of A Collective Archive\n12–15 June 2025 \n\nA Collective Archive is a four-day celebration of artistic practices\, shared resistance\, and the many communities that have shaped Ugly Duck over the past thirteen years. What began as a temporary project space became a home for interdisciplinary\, experimental\, and politically engaged work—a space for collaboration\, risk\, and ideas outside the margins of mainstream culture. \nWe invite you to join us for this final chapter: a gathering\, a gesture of gratitude\, and a call to collective imagination. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProgramme: \nThursday 12 June (6–10 pm)\nJoin us for the opening soirée with an exhibition featuring 15+ multidisciplinary artists\, immersive installations\, and live performances by Biogal and Helga Alarcón. \nFriday 13 June\nExhibition open: 1–6 pm\nPerformance Night (6–10 pm)\nMartin O’Brien presents Fading Out of Dead Air (3-hour durational performance) \nSaturday 14 June\nA Collective Collage Workshop (2–5 pm) with Bold Mellon Collective\n(All works donated to Bishopsgate Institute) \nGushing with Gabby (5–6 pm)\nA Montez Press Radio broadcast hosted by Gabriela Cala-Lesina with Deen Atger\, Biogal and Oduenyi Nwike. \nBold Mellon Collective Commissions (6–7 pm)\nPerformances by Helin Karabil\, Hḗrā Santos\, Emilia Nurmulhamet & Dear Annie \nTribe Incorporated: Sound and Poetry (7–8 pm) \nThe Last Dance (8:30 pm–midnight)\nMusic: Josh Quinton & friends\nPerformance: Sophie Brain\n(Join us for a final celebration in this incredible building as we turn the garage into a dancefloor!) \nSunday 15 June\nExhibition open: 1–6 pm\nClosing Performances (3–6 pm)\nChloé Filani\, Puer Deorum & Joy Kincaid \nThis project is a celebration of what has been possible and what can be done again. A reflection on subversive practices in a gentrified city. Not from a place of mourning\, but from a desire to imagine otherwise. \n\nThis event is the culmination of a community-driven archival project we designed to honour & conserve our legacy of showcasing daring & avant-garde art crucial to London’s LGBTQIA+ community. Thanks to the support of Arts Council England this will include the publishing of a book\, a mixed media archive and concludes with this week long exhibition\, performances & talks event to celebrate the impact of UD together.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\nArtists \nBiogal\, Blanca Regina\, Chloé Filani\, Claye Bowler\, Elodie Gatacre & Aster Munro\, Fiona Albrow\, Georgia Semple\, Hazel Blair\, Jean Cleverley\, John Lee Bird\, Josh Quinton\, Joy Kincaid\, Luis M.S Santos\, Martin O’Brien\, Puer Deorum\, Rough Fabrics\, Svar Simpson\, Oduenyi Nwikke\, Shadi Al’Atallah\, Sophie Brain\, Nurul Wardani\, Adam Krishan Popli … \n\n\n\nSpecial Partnership Mention: Southwark Council & Bold Melon & Queer Art Projects \n\n\nSupported by Arts Council England
URL:https://uglyduck.org.uk/event/martin-ob/
LOCATION:Hub / Garage\, 49 Tanner Street\, London\, SE1 3PL\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Event,Upcoming
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250615T180000
DTSTAMP:20250609T163343Z
CREATED:20250501T103347Z
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SUMMARY:A Collective Archive
DESCRIPTION:A Collective Archive\n12–15 June 2025\nUgly Duck\, London\nA Collective Archive is a four-day celebration of artistic practices\, shared resistance\, and the many communities that have shaped Ugly Duck over the past thirteen years. What began as a temporary project space became a home for interdisciplinary\, experimental\, and politically engaged work—a space for collaboration\, risk\, and ideas outside the margins of mainstream culture. \nWe invite you to join us for this final chapter: a gathering\, a gesture of gratitude\, and a call to collective imagination. \n\n\n\n\nProgramme: \nThursday 12 June (6–10 pm)\nJoin us for the opening soirée with an exhibition featuring 15+ multidisciplinary artists\, immersive installations\, and live performances by Biogal and Helga Alarcón. \nFriday 13 June\nExhibition open: 1–6 pm\nPerformance Night (6–10 pm)\nMartin O’Brien presents Fading Out of Dead Air (3-hour durational performance) \nSaturday 14 June\nA Collective Collage Workshop (2–5 pm) with Bold Mellon Collective\n(All works donated to Bishopsgate Institute) \nGushing with Gabby (5–6 pm)\nA Montez Press Radio broadcast hosted by Gabriela Cala-Lesina with Deen Atger\, Biogal and Oduenyi Nwike. \nBold Mellon Collective Commissions (6–7 pm)\nPerformances by Helin Karabil\, Hḗrā Santos\, Emilia Nurmulhamet & Dear Annie \nTribe Incorporated: Sound and Poetry (7–8 pm) \nThe Last Dance (8:30 pm–midnight)\nMusic: Josh Quinton & friends\nPerformance: Sophie Brain\n(Join us for a final celebration in this incredible building as we turn the garage into a dancefloor!) \nSunday 15 June\nExhibition open: 1–6 pm\nClosing Performances (3–6 pm)\nChloé Filani\, Puer Deorum & Joy Kincaid \n\n\n\n\nThis project is a celebration of what has been possible and what can be done again. A reflection on subversive practices in a gentrified city. Not from a place of mourning\, but from a desire to imagine otherwise. \n\nThis event is the culmination of a community-driven archival project we designed to honour & conserve our legacy of showcasing daring & avant-garde art crucial to London’s LGBTQIA+ community. Thanks to the support of Arts Council England this will include the publishing of a book\, a mixed media archive and concludes with this week long exhibition\, performances & talks event to celebrate the impact of UD together. \n\n*Poster design Alfie Allen  \n🎟 Ticket Types Explained \n\nConcession (Unwaged / Low-Income):\nThis reduced-price ticket is for those who are currently unable to pay the full standard ticket price due to financial circumstances. This includes people who are unemployed\, underemployed\, students\, or in receipt of benefits.\nStandard:\nThis is the general admission ticket. If you are comfortably able to pay this rate\, we encourage you to select this option.\nSupporter / Donate-a-Seat:\nPurchasing a ticket at this tier helps us subsidise concession and Pay-What-You-Can places for those who otherwise couldn’t afford to attend. You are directly supporting community access and inclusion. Thank you!\n\n💛 Community & Support Notes \n\nCan’t afford even a concession ticket?\nWe believe cost should never be a barrier. We’ve reserved a small number of Pay-What-You-Can (PWYC) spots. Please email [your contact email here] to request one—no explanation needed.\nHelp make our event accessible:\nChoosing the Supporter tier helps cover costs for unwaged or low-income attendees. Every ticket at this level directly contributes to a more inclusive event.\nSliding-scale pricing:\nAll our tickets are offered on a sliding scale. We trust you to choose the level that feels fair and comfortable for your circumstances.\nPlans changed?\nIf you can no longer attend\, tickets are refundable—just get in touch with us.\n\n\n\nThe Lineup\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nArtists \nBiogal\, Blanca Regina\, Chloé Filani\, Claye Bowler\, Elodie Gatacre & Aster Munro\, Fiona Albrow\, Georgia Semple\, Hazel Blair\, Jean Cleverley\, John Lee Bird\, Josh Quinton\, Joy Kincaid\, Luis M.S Santos\, Martin O’Brien\, Puer Deorum\, Rough Fabrics\, Svar Simpson\, Oduenyi Nwikke\, Shadi Al’Atallah\, Sophie Brain\, Nurul Wardani\, Adam Krishan Popli … \nSpecial Partnership Mention: Southwark Council & Bold Melon \n\n\n\n  \nSupported by Arts Council England
URL:https://uglyduck.org.uk/event/a-collective/
LOCATION:Hub / Garage\, 49 Tanner Street\, London\, SE1 3PL\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Event,Upcoming
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250606T200000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250606T220000
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SUMMARY:Some Kind Of Bliss
DESCRIPTION:Some Kind of Bliss is not a performance you watch. \nIt’s a zone you enter. There’s no stage. Only presence. No protagonist—only fragments. \nRooted in the lived experiences of the Pan-Asian queer diaspora in London\, this piece reclaims small acts of transgression—taking an onion\, leaving a broken speaker\, a fake eyelash in the sink—as gestures of survival\, desire\, and self-making in the face of urban alienation. \nInspired by Deleuze and Guattari’s theory of the Rhizome\, the work builds a post-linear\, anti-hierarchical structure. There is no fixed center. No clear start or end. Each performer generates their own territory. Each audience member\, by entering\, reshapes the space. It’s self-organizing. Nomadic. Improvised. \nWe don’t just talk about queerness—we queer performance itself. The structure\, the temporality\, the syntax. In this performance\, language breaks into what I call a divaricate tongue—cursed\, forked\, overflowing with semantics but void of clear meaning. When we speak in the borrowed tongue of another’s system\, our words crack. Our grammar glitches. But grammar never saved us. Only gesture does. \nThe toilet becomes a symbolic stage—a space without spectators. We shit\, we clean\, we think. These gestures\, in their solitude\, become public. Intimate spaces turn into sites of collective awkwardness\, overexposure\, refusal. It’s not purification—it’s revelation. \nThis is a place of displacement—not just thematically\, but structurally\, temporally\, emotionally. It moves sideways. It doesn’t belong. But it connects. We are not interested in being part of a named form. Once you’ve felt the soft\, undefined structure of queer community\, you can’t go back. You don’t want to. – \n  \nDirected by Shuwent @shuwent_ \nProduction: \nSherr(Yixue Gao) @yixue.exe \nPeng Yuanqinghe @penguin0o0oo \nPerformers (A-Z) \nBabyangelanqi @babyangelanqii \nCalvin @calvintcao \nHuman @humanitself \nMars @chmmars \nQingqing Liu @weeeekdu \nShuya \nShuwent @shuwent_ \nCostume \nHuman @humanitself \nLesslie @leslesslie \nArt Design \nRuby @rubyyo.o \nMusic Live \nGreg @gre9_d \nPrensented by Pharos \n@pharos_london \nExhibition \nThe Great Doll：Two-Year Retrospective of PHAROS\nOutside of the performance\, we’re also presenting a two-year retrospective exhibition at the ground floor. \nFrom Beijing to London\, Pharos celebrates over two years of radical queer performance with a retrospective of our core series. This exhibition revisits five works from the VOL performance series and selected moments from Golden Prostitute\, tracing our evolving language of resistance\, ritual\, and re-imagined identity. Through theatre\, drag\, and embodied mythologies\, we reflect on what it means to gather\, to fracture\, and to begin again.\n\n \n* We warmly welcome audiences from neurodiverse\, LGBTQ+\, cross-cultural\, and disabled communities. This is a space for shared presence and care. \nAccessibility:\n• The venue is partially wheelchair accessible. Please contact us in advance for assistance.\n• The performance involves standing and moving through different zones. \nNeurodiversity Friendly： This is a sensory-rich environment with fluctuating sound and lighting. Quiet zones are available. Please reach out for a sensory guide or support.
URL:https://uglyduck.org.uk/event/pharos/
LOCATION:Hub / Garage\, 49 Tanner Street\, London\, SE1 3PL\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Event,Upcoming
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250528T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250601T180000
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SUMMARY:Gaza Biennale
DESCRIPTION:Gaza Biennale – Jinnaah UK \nعلىأنقاضهذاالعالم| Upon the Ruins of the World
 \n28th May to 1st June
 \nWe invite you to join us across this 5-day journey. Whether you come for a moment or stay for the entire arc\, your presence matters deeply. \nThis is more than an exhibition and program — it is a call to gather\, witness\, and support. \nمنذأبريل٢٠٢٤،يتحدىفنانوغزةالفناءمنخلالالإبداع،كاسرينكلالقواعدوالتوقعات. وسطالأنقاضوالحزن،نُصرّعلىالجمالوالذاكرةوالخيالوالإنسانية. أُعلنعنبيناليغزةفينوفمبر٢٠٢٤،فهلكانذلكحقيقيًا؟كلقطعةفنيةمنحوتةمنالحزنتُعلنأنالثقافةباقيةحتىمعتحولالعالمإلىرماد. هذاليسمجردمعرض،بلهوذكرىوبعث. يقفأكثرمن٥٠فنانًامعًا،أصواتهمترتفعوسطالحصاروالصمت،ليصنعوافعلًاجماعيًاللبقاءالثقافي. \nSince April 2024\, artists in Gaza have defied annihilation through creation\, breaking all rules and expectations. Amid ruins and mourning\, we insist on beauty\, memory\, imagination and humanity. The Gaza Biennale was announced in November 2024\, was it real? \nEach piece carved from grief is a declaration that culture survives even as the world turns to ash. This is not just an exhibition — it is remembrance and rebirth. Over 50 artists now stand together\, voices rising through siege and silence\, forging a collective act of cultural survival. \nعلى أنقاض هذا العالم | Upon the Ruins of the World is the first official exhibition of the Gaza Biennale\, presented and co-lead in London by Jinnaah UK\, a grassroots collective of artists\, activists\, and cultural workers in solidarity with the Palestinian people\, answering the call of the Gaza Biennale\, organising in the UK in solidarity with the Palestinian people. Over 50 Gazan artists—whose work was born in siege\, in mourning\, in survival—will be exhibited together for the first time anywhere in the world. It is remembrance. It is rebellion. It is rebirth. \nSince Gaza Biennale’s announcement and Jinnaah UK’s partnership in November 2024\, the Gaza Biennale – Jinnaah UK has unfolded across public space—in projections and bilingual interventions on the walls of major institutions\, transforming the city into a living archive of cultural resistance. \nNow\, for the first time\, this work enters a dedicated exhibition space. Through installations\, live-streamed conversations\, talks\, workshops\, participatory works\, and multilingual programming in both Arabic and English\, this landmark event invites audiences into the heart of the Gaza Biennale. \nIn a time of increasing hostility toward Arab\, Muslim and Palestinian identities\, the exhibition’s bilingual nature is deliberate: to resist invisibility\, assert presence\, and honour linguistic and cultural integrity. \nHighlights of the public program include live discussions and workshops with artists in Gaza\, topics include art\, race\, fragmented Palestinian identity and disability\, and conversations on cultural labour under siege. Guest speakers include Yara Eid and others to be announced\, including artists from inside Gaza. \nA full schedule including ticket booking can be found[here]. \nIn the absence of institutional courage\, this exhibition affirms what communities already know: that people rise\, and art builds worlds. It is a call to the UK cultural sector—to uplift Palestinian artists\, sever ties with complicit institutions\, and speak out against genocide. \n“There is no other project like this in the world. The time is now to highlight and make room for the most critical artists of our time.” \nSpokesperson – Gaza Biennale – Jinnaah UK \nWe are raising vital funds for our work and for the artists of the Gaza Biennale. Donations — offered with generosity and love — will help us continue holding space for voices\, visions\, and stories that must not be lost. \nWhen lands are silenced and lives made invisible in the main stream\, what often remains are the stories — the culture\, the language\, the art. This is also what we are protecting. This too is what we are building. And we need you with us. \nThe exhibition is supported by:\n‘heart’ Al Risan Art Museum (‘h’ARAM) aka Forbidden Museum\, Agent.C\, Palestinian Youth Movement\, RESOLVE Collective\, Street Sound System\, Black Obsidian Sound System (B.O.S.S)\, TEAM\, White Kite Collective\, multitudes.coop\, Art 4 a Free Palestine\, Shams and Rise\, XR Art Blockers\, MAKAN\, BOLD MELON COLLECTIVE\, Yards Theatre\, Kunstraum\, UGLY DUCK\, and Fatema Zeinab (one of the Filton 18). \n 
URL:https://uglyduck.org.uk/event/gaza-biennale/
LOCATION:Hub / Garage\, 49 Tanner Street\, London\, SE1 3PL\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Event,Upcoming
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250419T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250419T223000
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SUMMARY:HYSTER
DESCRIPTION:An Easter alternative for blasphemous queers\, a feast of hysterical performances\, sounds and the launch of a movement. Join us for an evening of DIY queer performances. Deviant poetics and fetish thoughts.\nHyster is the queer hysteria unleashed by an overdose of Easter chocolate. \nExpect: hysterical egg hunt\, T4T eroticism\, poetry\, performances\, queer Russian ballet\, electronic sounds\, AI romances and deviant bunnies.\nIt’s Hyster time. We all have hysteria. BYOsymptoms \nTICKETS: \n> Concessions: £8 \n> Standard: £12 \n> HYSTER + UHAUL DYKE RESCUE: HYSTER Show + after-party package: £20 \nFor those party animals… The after-party ticket (£20) gives you discounted entry to TWO OF THE HOTTEST QUEER EVENTS ON 19/4 Hyster and UHAUL DYKE RESCUE. \nPlease note: the events are in two different venues; please check travel closer to the time. \n  \n  \n  \n  \nUHAUL DYKE RESCUE THE END OF THE WORLD D*KE RAVE THE SEQUEL: \n10pm-4am \nHosted at The Yard Theatre\, wheelchair accessible (approx 40 mins from Ugly Duck). \nA party so legendary\, they had to throw it twice. Truly the end of the world as we know it\, because this will be their last ever party at Uhaul HQ aka\nThe Yard\, which is closing for demolition and being rebuilt. After HYSTER\, go celebrate the end of this chapter with their biggest bash yet\, combining all the best bits of their parties gone by. Check their line-up and details HERE. \n\nLINE UP: \n6.30.pm Doors open   \n7.00 – 7.30 D Mortimer and Prinx Silver  \n7.40 pm – 8.00 Pianka Pärna \n8.10 – 8.20  Macho Mei \n8.30pm – 8.45  Tyfoid & Dalia Elarabi  \n9.00 pm – 9.20 Deen/ø ft Dear Annie \n 
URL:https://uglyduck.org.uk/event/hyster/
LOCATION:Hub / Garage\, 49 Tanner Street\, London\, SE1 3PL\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Event,Upcoming
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250328T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250330T120000
DTSTAMP:20250124T151852Z
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SUMMARY:Toxic Art presents THE GARAGE
DESCRIPTION:Toxic Art Gallery is proud to present ‘THE GARAGE\,’ a group exhibition celebrating modern art from around the world. No themes\, No Boundaries\, a diverse collection of works including sculptures and paintings. \nThe show will bring together 15 exceptional emerging artists from around the globe\, this exhibition offers the people of the UK a unique opportunity to broaden their art horizons and immerse themselves in diverse perspectives. Through these captivating artworks\, visitors can experience life through the eyes of artists from different cultures and gain a deeper understanding of their stories\, traditions\, and creative visions. Set in a space that mirrors the raw authenticity of the works themselves\, this show invites you to connect with the world in ways you’ve never imagined. \nThe venue\, a disused garage near London Bridge\, was once a vital part of London’s industrial era\, with its top floor even serving as the filming location for the first series of Dragons’ Den. Now\, this raw and moody space—with its painted brick walls\, concrete floors\, steel rafters\, and weathered shutters—provides the perfect backdrop for a collection of bold and thought-provoking artworks from around the world. \nThe Theme? There isn’t one. For this show\, we wanted to embrace the boundless creativity of our artists\, giving them the full freedom to present works that truly reflect their vision and what they want to share with the world. There were no constraints—just an open invitation to let their imaginations run wild. We also encouraged them to think big—literally. With a massive space to fill\, these walls are ready for bold\, expansive works that demand attention. \nArtists Featuring  \nJacob Rochester \nAndre Wenland \nWade Kelly \nMila Usecha \nCesar Goche \nSpok Brillor \nEl Seed \nPriest \nInagaky \nLukas Bental \nKevin Judge \nMartynaz Auz \nAND MORE……… \nOpening night is free for everyone to attend\, with drinks and music to celebrate. Bring your friends and join us for an evening of art\, community\, and creativity. \nLOCATION – The Garage\, 47/49 TANNER STREET. LONDON – SE1 3P – 10 Minute walk from London Bridge. \nOPENING TIMES: \nFriday\, 28th March – 6 PM until 10:00 PM – FREE ENTRY – OPENING PARTY \nSaturday\, 29th March – 11 AM until 5 PM – FREE ENTRY \nSunday\, 30th March – 10 AM until 12 PM – FREE ENTRY
URL:https://uglyduck.org.uk/event/toxic-art-presents-the-garage/
LOCATION:Hub / Garage\, 49 Tanner Street\, London\, SE1 3PL\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Event,Upcoming
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250326T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250328T210000
DTSTAMP:20250312T180116Z
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SUMMARY:Collage Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Ugly Duck\, an independent arts space that has been a home for experimental\, queer\, trans\, and anti-institutional cultural practices for over a decade. We are currently working on A Collective Archive\, a vital project directed by Deen Atger that will document and preserve the legacy of Ugly Duck as a space of radical creativity\, collective resistance\, and community care. The project has already received funding from Arts Council England for its collective archive publication and public programme. \nAs part of this archive\, we are publishing a book: Ugly Duck 2012 – 2025: How We Became an Anti/Institution in the London Cultural Landscape\nThe project will conclude with a week-long exhibition accompanied by performances and talks\, marking the impact of Ugly Duck on London’s cultural landscape. \nWe would love you to get involved and take part in shaping the design of the book! \n\nQueer Collage Workshop: Join our LGBTQIA+ artists and friends for a fun\, DIY collage workshop!\nCome along\, make collages\, and enjoy a drink with us to celebrate our community and collective history.\n\nPlease bring scissors\, magazines\, and any images you like to use or of your work! \nWednesday\, 26th March  6–9 pm The Wing and A Prayer Pub\, 181 Clarence Rd\, Lower Clapton\, London\, E5 8EE \ FREE entry | All welcome!
URL:https://uglyduck.org.uk/event/collage/
LOCATION:he Wing and A Prayer Pub\, 181 Clarence Rd\, Lower Clapton\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Event,Upcoming
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250322T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250323T210000
DTSTAMP:20250320T141718Z
CREATED:20250212T112000Z
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SUMMARY:MYTO Episode 2 presents SOLARPUNK: Decolonisation
DESCRIPTION:MYTO\nMYTO Episode 2 presents SOLARPUNK: Decolonisation  \nMyto is a multimodal organism reimagining learning through collaborative practice\, spanning music\, performance\, contemporary art and club culture. For their second episode\, Myto teams up with Ugly Duck to bring to life a two day exhibition surrounding the theme of Solarpunk.  \nSolarpunk is a genre of speculative fiction and an emerging social movement that envisions a hopeful future rooted in sustainability and equity. It stands in contrast to dystopian narratives\, focusing on how human ingenuity and cooperation can address the ecological and social crises of our time.  \nMyto aims to bring together artists from different diasporas who explore decolonisation in their practice and to create a space of convergence for their work. Through this\, they hope to ignite a conversation\, between the participants and the audience\, on our cultural resonance and how we can build collective spirituality. This two day takeover will activate this reclaimed disused factory as a space where we can envision alternative futures and take a step into making this into reality.  \nThe exhibition will be held across two days at Ugly Duck on 22nd and 23rd March 2025. The exhibition will include performances\, sculptures\, installations\, film screenings\, workshops and a “circular” discussion on decolonisation\, global convergence\, decentralisation and Solarpunk.  \nCurated by Mahsa Salali \nProduced by Justin Rivera and Andrea Obinna Pelagatti \nInstagram  \nSaturday 22 March 6 – 10pm ( Ticketed ) \nPerformances \n° Zara Hudson Kozdój – live experimental cello\n° M. Lissoni and Engin – Educastration  with live electronic set by Engin\n° Queer Falafel – Live Performance UK Premiere\n° Luiz Felipe Lucas and Tedesco – Cabezadenego Live Performance UK Premiere \n° Panel talk “Solarpunk as a tool for decolonisation” with Dr. Iyan Offor\, Amani\, and Seema Mattu led by Justin Rivera \nSound Installation:\n° Erkan Gursel and Tewa Barnosa – Vicarious Trauma \nCollages:\n° Marouane Joubba \nSculpture:\n° Justin Rivera – PLANETA BA KA LA \n_ \nSunday 23 March 3-9pm \nDJ Sets and Live Music:\n°Maeve Moayedi\n°S3ba & Maxim\n°Mi yá \nInteractive Workshop\n°Seema Mattu – Originating Organelle \n  \nTICKETS \nEarly Bird – £8 \nFirst Release  – £10 \nConcession – £12 \nGeneral Admission- £15 \nOn The Door – £20 \nLow income tickets are available\, please send us a message.
URL:https://uglyduck.org.uk/event/myto/
LOCATION:Hub / Garage\, 49 Tanner Street\, London\, SE1 3PL\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Event,Upcoming
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250315T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250316T203000
DTSTAMP:20250225T172237Z
CREATED:20250225T171933Z
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SUMMARY:The Unknown (Queer celebration) - a Show-Portal to the Extremely New
DESCRIPTION:THE UNKNOWN: a show-portal to the New \nThe culmination of 2 days of The Queer Creative Ridiculous: an intensive workshop of queer experimentation\, exploration and the discovering of brand new things. The Unknown is a 90 minute show-portal to the New\, featuring acts\, material and musings never before shared with a live audience. \nYou are invited to join us to discover shootlings of greatness\, terrible ideas\, unexpected marvels and other liminal happenings while basking in the unrelenting mystery of Not Really Knowing What Is Unfolding aka Real Life. \nHosted in a background sort of a way by your humble steward of the mighty Unknown\, Lucy Hopkins. \nExpect the fresh\, loose\, generous and strange.  \nCome\, let us lean into the Unknown together \nThis is a PWYW event. Make a donation or come exactly as you are. All welcome \nPic by Andy Hollingworth
URL:https://uglyduck.org.uk/event/unknown/
LOCATION:Hub / Garage\, 49 Tanner Street\, London\, SE1 3PL\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Event,Upcoming
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250315T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250316T203000
DTSTAMP:20250225T165724Z
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SUMMARY:The queer creative ridiculous
DESCRIPTION:THE QUEER CREATIVE RIDICULOUS: 2 day intensive with Lucy Hopkins for queer clowns and creators of live performance\n\n\nConnect to the creative\, ridiculous spirit of your thing and work out how to share it with a roomful of people in a way that they will love. \n*This workshop is intended for queer folks to work in an environment alongside other queer folks. If you are not a queer identifying person\, thank you for respecting this space and fear not\, there will be more workshops coming soon! \nPROCESS: \n1/ Connect to mind\, heart\, body (and silliness) \n2/ Enjoy yourself (haha doesn’t really matter) \n3/ Try the thing you want to do (bravery gosh I mean this) \n4/ Work out how to go deeper\, make it better and fall in love with it (sweet work) \n5/ Build pathway back to reality with treasures gained in workshop (absorb\, reflect\, share) \nWHAT WILL WE DO? \nWe will set some intentions\, move our bodies\, play some games\, show our beautiful\, ridiculous selves and try to get to the heart of how to share that thing we love. \nWHY SHOULD I COME? \nTo reenergise your creative practice by having a really silly time\, get some helpful feedback\, meet some cool idiots. To get all the benefits of working in an inspiring\, honest and supportive environment and finding out what you didn’t know you could make yet. Also laughter is so so good for you. \nWHO IS IT FOR? \nQueer clowns and creators of live performance of all kinds who would like the experience of finding or working on something with guidance\, in a group of queer\, creative\, ridiculous sorts. \nYou can bring an idea or something you’re already working on\, or come with nothing and discover something new. Both are an excellent approach. \nAll levels of experience encouraged. \nWHEN IS IT? \nSaturday 15th March: 10am – 5.30pm \nSunday 16th March: 10am – 5.30pm followed by sharing: The Unknown (Queer Celebration) 7pm-8.30pm \nCOST: \nPWYW £150 – £240. Please pay what you are able. If these prices remain out of reach\, contact me here: wearelucy@gmail.com \nFollowed by the opportunity to leap into THE UNKNOWN (QUEER CELEBRATION): a Show-Portal for the Extremely New. Sunday eve 7pm\, 90 mins. Mixed bill of 5 minute acts never before performed in front of an audience! Open to all workshop participants. Hosted by your humble steward of the unknown\, Lucy Hopkins.
URL:https://uglyduck.org.uk/event/lucy-hopkins/
LOCATION:Hub / Garage\, 49 Tanner Street\, London\, SE1 3PL\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Event,Upcoming
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250207T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250207T220000
DTSTAMP:20250205T121730Z
CREATED:20250123T123334Z
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SUMMARY:debauch: an evening of experimental cabaret from creatures of the night
DESCRIPTION:debauch: an evening of experimental cabaret from creatures of the night\n\nFive artists are devising something deviant at Ugly Duck. Expect daring installations\, dark encounters\, and devilishly defiant cabaret.\n\nWatch childhood memories dissolve into climate dread\, family dinners descend into decadent disorder\, and your favourite honey bear drifts into delicious depravity. Fresh from the MA Queer Performance laboratory – – a descent into divine debauchery.\n\nPerformances & installations by:\nJesse Salaman\nBen Hodge\nSanti Castro\nNerida Bradley\nMario Goncalo.cruz
URL:https://uglyduck.org.uk/event/debauch/
LOCATION:Hub / Garage\, 49 Tanner Street\, London\, SE1 3PL\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Event,Upcoming
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250106T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250331T120000
DTSTAMP:20250203T100340Z
CREATED:20250203T095829Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250203T100340Z
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SUMMARY:Resident artists 2025
DESCRIPTION:Grace Quigley is a queer multidisciplinary artist\, poet\, writer\, performer\, drag and movement artist. Their work explores the depths of queerness\, gender\, identity\, community\, neurodivergence\, mental health\, recovery and addiction.\nWith a background in acting\, Grace graduated with a BA Hons from the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. Their solo show ‘Bluewater’(2022) ran in Edinburgh and London to critical acclaim\, receiving five stars and nominations for two Offies and a Standing Ovation award. \nGrace has performed her work at prestigious stages and galleries. Including; the Roundhouse (London)\, The Hippodrome (Birmingham)\, The Sherman Theatre (Cardiff)\, Dulwich Picture Gallery (Ldn)\, National Theatre Riverbank Stage (Ldn)\, Gilded Balloon (Edinburgh)\, Royal Vauxhall Tavern (Ldn)\, Jewel Box Theatre (New York) and Silverlake Lounge (Los Angeles). Grace is a member of the Roundhouse Poetry Collective and the co-founder of Queer Noise CIC\, a performance collective that hosts events\, talks and workshops across the UK. \nThe project: Drawing from archival research at the Bishopsgate Institute\, (working title) ‘On Our Backs’ takes inspiration from the iconic lesbian\, 1980s magazine of the same name. Using its print articles and images\, the performance interrogates and celebrates my obsession and experience with queer dyke femme expression\, and desire. The piece includes a variety of perspectives on femme identity. Blending movement\, lipsync\, collage\, shadow work\, and cabaret-style elements\, it brings the magazine’s groundbreaking\, humorous\, and provocative stories to life. Engaging with the audience directly\, the work invites participation in exploring the same questions and ideas that defined the spirit of the original publication.
URL:https://uglyduck.org.uk/event/resident/
LOCATION:Hub / Garage\, 49 Tanner Street\, London\, SE1 3PL\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Event,Upcoming
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240830T103000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20241208T213000
DTSTAMP:20240923T105629Z
CREATED:20240923T105629Z
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SUMMARY:Eclipse by Lumen Studio & Nonotak
DESCRIPTION:Eclipse\n\n \n\n\n\n\n30.08.2024 – 08.12.2024 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nArtist: NONOTAK \nDate: 2024 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCaptivate the senses\, connect with your surroundings\, and challenge reality as you delve into ECLIPSE\, NONOTAK’s solo London debut presented by Lumen Studios. This evocative audio-visual experience explores the power and impact of light on visual perception when combined with space and sound. Light will be sculpted and expressed in various forms through three curated installations\, HIGHWAY\, DUAL\, and HIDDEN SHADOWS. \n  \n\nLumen Studios \nFor over a decade Lumen Studios has been a leading provider of Art and Technology services to a diverse range of clients and sectors. With our global network of over 400 artists working across the spectrum of creative technology our expertise in the field is unique. \n\n\n\n \n\n\nNonotak\n\n\nis a creative duo founded in 2011 by visual artist Noemi Schipfer and Light & Sound Artist Takami Nakamoto. They create immersive and dreamlike environments using light\, sound\, and space installations\, often incorporating geometric shapes and patterns. NONOTAK provides audiences with audio-visual experiences across various mediums\, including architecture\, optic art\, music\, design\, and scenography. \n\n\nDiscount code for our community – UGLYDUCK
URL:https://uglyduck.org.uk/event/eclipse/
LOCATION:Hub / Garage\, 49 Tanner Street\, London\, SE1 3PL\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Event,Upcoming
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240802T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240815T180000
DTSTAMP:20240803T162809Z
CREATED:20240701T122442Z
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SUMMARY:Yique’s Way - Mutuality In Extremes
DESCRIPTION:The University of New South Wales Judith Neilson Chair of Contemporary Art Paul Gladston\, in collaboration with Ugly Duck\, proudly presents “Yique’s Way – Mutuality in Extremes\,” an innovative exhibition featuring the works of emerging artist Yique.\n\nLast year\, Yique and a collective of artists made a bold statement by completely whitewashing the Brick Lane graffiti wall and stenciling the twelve socialist core values of the Communist Party of China (CPC)\, creating the “art action” East London Socialist Core Values. This sparked intense debate across social media platforms and within the local community\, to the point where people were cyberbullying him and writing anti-Chinese government slogans on the wall. Despite the Tower Hamlets council eventually covering the artwork\, it garnered international attention and was featured in esteemed media outlets such as the BBC\, The Guardian\, ArtNet\, CNN\, and TimeOut. Renowned artist Ai WeiWei even praised it as “the most noteworthy work in London.”\nHailing from China\, Yique is known for his provocative artistry\, often infused with a sense of absurdity. A graduate of the Royal College of Art\, his multidisciplinary approach explores various media and elements\, delving into the complexities of human consciousness. \nThe exhibition “Yique’s Way – Mutuality in Extremes” includes seminal works such as Field Temporary Work Co.\, Take Break\, Get Pay\, Perhaps Love\, and Apple. It traces the evolution of Yique’s art leading up to the controversial East London Socialist Core Values. His artistic interventions challenge societal norms and invite viewers to contemplate the human experience within social constructs and existential realms. The exhibition also features engaging events\, including the debut of a documentary film\, a captivating performance\, and a panel discussion. \nEvents Details: \n\nExhibition Opening dates & hours:\nAugust 3rd – 15th\nTuesday-Friday 12:00 – 18:00 / Saturday – Sunday 10:00 – 18:00\nFree Entry\nOpening Night (Private View)\nAugust 2nd\, 18:00 – 22:00\nFree – registration required\nDocumentary Viewing Party\nAugust 4th\, 18:00 – 20:00\nFree – registration required: REGISTER HERE\n“The Movement of the Opposite”\nThis documentary shows the making of an ‘art action’ by the Chinese artist Yique\, East London Socialist Core Values\, which became a focus for intense international media interest in 2023. The video includes comments by the artist Ai Weiwei and UNSW Judith Neilson Professor of Contemporary Art Paul Gladston on the significance of the action.\nTheatrical Performance\nAugust 9th\, 18:00 – 20:00\nTicketed: £5.00 Online // £8.00 on the door – BUY TICKETS HEREA performance piece developed by practising artists Luella Steed and Xi Richards\, using soil as a medium to explore the interdependent relationship between artist and audience. This homage to Yi Que’s provocative Brick Lane piece reflects on the cultural intersections of political critique that Yi Que received\, and how this impacted his career. \nXi (b. China 2004) is a female British artist\nwhose work is rooted in personal introspection. Xi’s practice embraces a multidisciplinary approach\, mainly investigating the intersections between performance\, sculpture and writing. Her practice is informed by research surrounding subjects such as feminism\, sexuality\, and philosophy. Through Xi’s work\, she offers a confessional and reflective exploration of these themes\, contextualised within human identity and experience. Since recently graduating from Central Saint Martins\, the artist has been awarded a scholarship to further her studies at the Slade School of Fine Art on the BA programme. \nLuella Steed (b. London\, 2002) is a female British artist whose work is rooted in the intrapersonal\, interpersonal and it’s relation to cultural power. Her work stems from a deep exploration of her inner psyche\, resulting in pieces that are raw and vulnerable in both subject matter and textural form. This vulnerability is manifested through varying forms: nudity\, graphite\, and repurposed discarded materials. Investigating these themes through active research\, her practice embraces a multidisciplinary approach in performance\, writing\, time-based media and illustration.\nLuella Steed is currently studying at Central Saint Martins on the BA Fine Art programme.\nPanel Discussion\nAugust 10th\, 18:00 – 20:00\nFree – registration required: REGISTER HERE\nThe panel discussion features Paul Gladston\, Dr. Katie Hill\, Dr. Hongwei Bao\, and Yique\, exploring contemporary Chinese art and its social and cultural impacts\, often challenging Western views on democracy and freedom. They will examine the role of artists in society and the intersection of art\, politics\, media\, and public perception. The panel will also address reactions to Yique’s East London Socialist Core Values\, discussing its political implications and media portrayals. Attendees will engage with experts who challenge conventions and expand our understanding of contemporary art.Yique is a Contemporary Chinese artist whose research spans classical Marxism\, the Frankfurt School’s critique of society\, and the social transformations under neoliberalism.Prof. Paul Gladston is the inaugural Judith Neilson Chair of Contemporary Art at the University of New South Wales\, Sydney and a distinguished affiliate fellow of the UK-China Humanities Alliance\, Tsinghua University\, Beijing.Dr. Katie Hill is currently Academic Lead\, Asia and Senior Lecturer at Sotheby’s Institute of Art\, London\, where she founded and directed the MA in Modern and Contemporary Asian Art.Dr. Hongwei Bao is Associate Professor in Media Studies at the University of Nottingham\, UK\, where he co-directs the Centre for Critical Theory and Cultural Studies.
URL:https://uglyduck.org.uk/event/yiquesway-mutualityinextremes/
LOCATION:Hub / Garage\, 49 Tanner Street\, London\, SE1 3PL\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Event,Upcoming
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240720T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240721T170000
DTSTAMP:20240626T104654Z
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SUMMARY:MAKING SH*T HAPPEN
DESCRIPTION:Making Sh*t Happen!\n\nLET’S MAKE SH*T HAPPEN! Chisenhale Dance Space takes over Ugly Duck on July 20th and 21st\, offering a weekend of art\, activism\, dance\, and networking. \n\n\nMSH Performance Party // 20th July\, 7-10pm \nNo stage. No overbearing host. Just great music\, dancing\, and unannounced performance interventions emerging throughout the night. With a stunning lineup of dance artists circling queer & feminist performance\, breakdance\, vogueing\, and activist action. \nWith a DJ set from Harietta\, unfurling dynamic rhythms and discordance\, with touches of pop familiarity and pulsing basement filth. \nThis is an evening to celebrate the radical\, explosive work of the CDS Artist Community and grassroots dance sector. Let’s gather as performance lovers who are committed to making great sh*t happen! \nPerformers: Jose Funnell\, Lizzy Tan\, Sasha Shadid\, Francisco Zhan & Yuki Nishimura. Full schedule coming soon… \n\nBook your ticket here! \n  \nMSH Community Fair // 21st July\, \nThis is an opportunity to gather as people trying to make progressive change happen in the arts\, in our communities\, and beyond! In an age of political disappointment\, how can we resist the capitalist stranglehold on our work? Join us to renew our faith in collectivity and hope. \nWith stalls from organisations and collectives working across dance\, artmaking\, wellness\, and activism. Stop by and learn about the work of these amazing groups\, take part in drop-in workshops\, buy zines & artworks\, and meet other people who give a sh*t about social change! \nThroughout the day we will host a series of conversations between artists thinking about anti-oppressive practices\, new modes of leadership\, and the place of activism in the arts. With Dance Art Journal\, Valerie Ebuwa and more. Full lineup and timings to be announced soon. \nStall-holders: \nAssemblage Collective // Babel Theatre // CDS Artist Community // Conditions // Dance Art Journal // Ensemble Not Found // Flow & Radiate // Hidden Keileon // Metal & Water // Oestrogeneration // Raze Collective // Sensoria // The Purple Ladies // Ugly Duck // More partners tba… \nBook your free place here! \n\n 
URL:https://uglyduck.org.uk/event/making-sht-happen/
LOCATION:Hub / Garage\, 49 Tanner Street\, London\, SE1 3PL\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Event,Upcoming
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240713T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240713T223000
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SUMMARY:Les Nuages - Performance Fundraiser
DESCRIPTION:Les Nuages will come to Ugly Duck on the 13th of July\, for one performance only. \nA 30 minute version of this otherwordly piece directed and performed by Bea Bidault\, with original music by Mayah Kadish and costume design by Shanti Bell. \nCome and be mesmerized by a fictional landscape\, bodies filled with air and smoke\, heavy clouds. Drift through the liminal space between dreams and reality. \nHouse opens at 6:30. The show will start at 7:30 pm and a post show gathering will follow with drinks\,  and music curated by a DJ. \nThis is an opportunity for Bea to present her work and for us to help her raise funds for the further developement of Les Nuages. We hope that you will want to be involved in supporting this special work!
URL:https://uglyduck.org.uk/event/les-nuages/
LOCATION:Hub / Garage\, 49 Tanner Street\, London\, SE1 3PL\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Event,Upcoming
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240622T170000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240623T220000
DTSTAMP:20240621T170241Z
CREATED:20240423T095518Z
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SUMMARY:@Disturbance 5
DESCRIPTION:( Press release audio described available bellow ) \nUgly Duck Bermondsey is excited to announce the first ever summer edition of @Disturbance\, taking place on Saturday June 22 & Sunday June 23. Following the success of previous programmes championing LGBTQIA+ performance\, video and digital artists\, @Disturbance makes maximum use of Ugly Duck’s Tanner Street location\, a former Victorian factory with multiple spaces. A surreal outdoor party will lead to an interactive indoor set\, full of wonder and the unexpected. \nJune’s live performances will be accompanied by a simultaneous online stream\, enabling audiences unable to travel to experience @Disturbance in full effect. @Disturbance remains committed to promoting accessibility and fostering a supportive and inclusive environmentfor radical\, diverse and queer artists. \n \nThis year\, @Disturbance features five artists: Alex Billingham\, Samiir Saunders\, Ace Rahman\, Kobi Essah Ayensuo and Ella Frost\, performing live and on giant video screens. @Distrubance is entirely artist-led and is curated by Deen Atger. Other contributions come courtesy of Mahalia Henry-Richards taking care of graphic design\, set designer Knives\, who has a film background will design the exterior installation and poet Oduenyi Nwike lending their multifaceted skills to @Disturbance as a key part of the team. \nUgly Duck Creative Director and founder of @Disturbance Deen Atger says: “This year we look forward to seeing our regular\, fabulous @Disturbance crowd as well as new audiences discovering our work. We’re partnering with disabled-led organisations Care-fuffle and Shape Arts to embark on a journey around accessibility. All artists will create new work where captioning\, audio description and BSL translation will not only be embedded but considered as the work is being created. By employing livestream\, projections and other technologies\, we aim to explore and learn what accessibility can mean and look like for artists and audiences. Through this edition of @Disturbance we question how to make this an integral part of the show\, rather than approaching it as an afterthought\, so that we can not only come together but show up for each other as a larger community.” \n@Disturbance 2024 promises to be an unforgettable journey into the realms of creativity identity\, and collective expression. \n \nMore about @Disturbance artists: \nSamiir Saunders from Birmingham brings their dynamic fusion of spoken word\, alternative hip hop and performance art to @Disturbance. Saunders’s multimedia poetry embodies a powerful narrative aiming to arm individuals and communities with the tools to be curious\, compassionate\, and vulnerable in their everyday lives\, often exploring themes such as grind culture\, isolation\, shame\, miscommunication\, intimacy\, and the internet. Samiir’s work has travelled both nationally and internationally featuring at Birmingham’s Ikon Gallery\, Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery\, London’s Jerwood Space and Nottingham’s New Art Exchange amongst other arts spaces plus Channel 4 Random Acts\, BBC Words First\, Wales International Film Festival and more. \nKobi Essah Ayensuo is a London-based musician\, poet\, and creative polymath. Their output is imbued with themes of queer and trans Black identity\, coming of age\, Ghanaian heritage\, navigating relationships and reimagining and decolonising the lens with which Black history is told. Their soulful work often blends vocals\, harmonic soundscapes\, music and poetry. Kobi has been published by Ink Sweat and Tears\, South London Gallery\, Flipped Eye and Marques Almeida (for London Fashion Week 2020). They’ve performed at key venues and festivals such as Wilderness Festival\, Mighty Hoopla\, Tate Britain\, Roundhouse\, Barbican and Southbank Centre. They’re also a BBC Words First finalist\, a member of Soho Writers Lab and an alumnus of the Obsidian Foundation\, Barbican Young Poets and the Roundhouse Resident Artist programme. \nAlex Billingham’s practice is rooted in her personal journey as a disabled\, trans\, neurodiverse\, and queer individual. Alex’s work serves as a poignant reflection of how these identities intersect and intertwine with the broader societal landscape. Alex’s live performance will take place within an immersive environment using film\, installation and 3D. Alex has shown work at Baltic Gateshead\, New Art Gallery Walsall\, Manchester’s Contact Theatre and extensively across the UK and internationally. \nElla Frost is a visual artist working with video as part of their practice. Ella uses analogue technologies\, queer narratives\, and Black feminism as key elements. For @Disturbance\, Ella’s work will be shown via giant video screens. They have previously collaborated with key London nightlife organisations and shown their film ‘We Can’t Do This Alone’ at the Serpentine Gallery in 2022. Recently they were part of group show Membranes with Hypha Studio and directed the trailer for Out\, a highly regarded performance piece by artist Ray Young. \nAce Rahman is a British-Bangladeshi multidisciplinary artist and creator. Their ideas are expressed through a variety of mediums both digital and traditional and for @Disturbance Ace will build an immersive installation fusing organic materials\, mask-making\, fruits and sound\, taking place in this alternate universe of their own. They’ve studied graphic communication design\, augmented by a recent exploration into computing at the Creative Computing Institute. Rahman’s diverse skillset is reflected in their innovative approach to mediums ranging from traditional graphic arts to interactive digital installations. \nFor press inquiries\, contact Anna Goodman on 07976247026  // abstrakt@abstraktpublicity.co.uk \nAbout Ugly Duck \nLast year\, Ugly Duck celebrated a decade of revitalising underused buildings and supporting marginalised artists. Established in October 2012\, the organisation has transformed a spacious\, empty Victorian warehouse in SE1 into a thriving\, creative hub. Over 1500 artists and arts collectives have collaborated with Ugly Duck over the past 10 years. \nAbout @Disturbance \n@Disturbance is an interdisciplinary\, experimental artistic residency & development programme. It champions & supports emerging LGBTQIA+ artists with: space\, technical assistance\, mentoring\, press training. The program culminates in hybrid & immersive public performances showcased live at Ugly Duck & online. Our goal is to enhance experimentation\, documentation and accessibility of queer performance art through cutting-edge live streaming and online tools. \nDisturbance Press Release Audio described \nhttps://uglyduck.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Disturbance-Press-Release-Audio-described.mp3\n  \n \nAccess measures : Download document here Access info x public  \nBSL / Captions and audio description will be available and sometimes embedded in the work. There will be a quieter space\, seats and we wil encourage audiences to wear covid masks. \nAudio description of installation can be found here – QR codes and MP3 can be found around the space to access audio description and caption. \nThe space is wheelchair accessible and has an accessible toilet. \n \n  \nSupported by Arts Council England\nGraphic Design by Mahalia Henry-Richards
URL:https://uglyduck.org.uk/event/disturbance-5/
LOCATION:Hub / Garage\, 49 Tanner Street\, London\, SE1 3PL\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Event,Upcoming
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240602T160000
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SUMMARY:ELEVENSES
DESCRIPTION:Elevenses is a group exhibition exploring ritual in all its forms. Since time immemorial\, ritual has been central to human life. Religion\, politics\, popular culture; all these are accretions of ritual built over varied and overlapping timescales\, conspiring to drive humanity forward\, producing novel social and cultural forms that we perceive as change. \nYet\, within living memory there has been an undeniable shift. With the development of communications technology\, and the rise of the internet\, ritual in the twenty-first century is networked to an absolutely unprecedented degree.  \nFrom ancient rituals which have taken new shape in the age of the internet\, to new rituals designed to alleviate the anxieties of life in the 21st century\, Five Fold have invited artists to share their experiences and observations of this uniquely human behaviour.  \nThrough their work\, and complemented by a series of workshops\, visitors to Elevenses will be led to ponder the place that ritual takes in their own lives\, and how it captures both the mundanity and wonder of being alive.” \n  \nThe artists are: \nHannah Aarow\, Ben Adamson\, Sharon Anatole\, Taja Lewis Boodie\, Yuma Burgess\, Luyin Cao\, Orla Carolin\, Sarah Catterall\, Jiayi Chen\, Leon Clowes\, Kofi Couston\, Ethan & Tom\, Elif Gonen\, Pietro Gorini\, Kandre Hassan\, Odie-Grace Kalu\, Julian Konuk\, Patricia Wanying Lolu\, Beth McAlester\, Kira McCarthy\, Cosima von Moreau\, Samuel Clarice Mui\, Okocha Obasi\, Devika Pararasasinghe\, Shunny & Taewan\, Sid & Jim\, Jack Sproston\, Rachel Stevenson\, Virginie Tan\, Todd Tourso\, Avery Worsley \nCurated by Five Fold \n 
URL:https://uglyduck.org.uk/event/elevenses-fivefold/
LOCATION:Hub / Garage\, 49 Tanner Street\, London\, SE1 3PL\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Event,Upcoming
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240502
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240504
DTSTAMP:20240503T083751Z
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SUMMARY:REV6LVER
DESCRIPTION:Rev6lver is a participatory performance festival featuring five distinct one-on-one\nperformances and one conference. One-on-one performance excels at creating\nintimate\, personalised connections or immersive experiences. Like a revolver\, it is\nnot the fastest way\, but the power is reliable: each performance is loaded\, aimed\,\nand fired individually. As a creative response to emerging aspects in advanced\ntheatre practice\, Rev6lver hopes to spark new possibilities with its six shots.\nPrioritising efficacy over efficiency\, artists from the Royal Central School of Speech\nand Drama chose the form of one-on-one in this experimental festival\, exploring\nthemes including memory\, shame\, somatosensory experience\, merge of reality and\nvirtuality\, and the transformative power of storytelling. Also\, the conference will bring\ninsights into the ontology of theatre.\n\nArtists: Hengquan Zhang\, Iyas Duhaithem\, Josie Qiu\, Peijia Luo\, Shiqi Cao\,\nYumeng Zhang\nCurator: Dalin Wu\n  \nPerformances and Conference: \n\n1. Spotted Confession\nCreated by Shiqi Cao\, performer by Shiqi and Allie Young\nTickets \nDuration: 15 mins\n\nIn Chinese tradition\, sometimes\, awareness of shame is considered a virtue. Such\ntradition was especially embedded in female education. But are we supposed to feel\nashamed for things we can not choose for ourselves? Should a baby feel ashamed\nof the shape of her nose when she was born\, and bring the ugliness with her like a\nstubborn spot on a new coat?\nThe Spotted Confession is a one-on-one performance containing personal\nmemories\, conversations between female generations and playful sights. Starting\nfrom the questions about the shame of her nose\, a given body part\, Shiqi invites you\nto an intimate journey and to touch the shame of the unaccepted existence as a\nhuman.\nNo worries\, it is not that scary. The space is spotted but soft. We cannot talk more\nabout the confession here. See you in the confession.\n\nContent Warning:\nThis performance work is themed on shame\, and will include conversations about\nthe female body and family relationships. Please note there might be body contact\nbetween the participants and the performer.\n\n2. Telematic Home Tour\nPerformed and created by Yumeng Zhang\nDramaturgy/Multimedia Operator: Xiaoyao Zhang\nTickets\n\n\n“A way how I connect with home\, a way how we connect with each other.”\nWith a reflection of the digital era we live in\, the telematic home has been created as\na space for people to return: it is a place free from the limitations of space and time.\nAs a guest invited to this telematic home\, you will enter a space between real and\nvirtual\, and receive an experience of touch with no touching…\n“Welcome to my home\, come in\, experience it and change a bit as you like.”\nTelematic Home Tour is a one-on-one telematic theatre performance\, inviting its\naudience to interact with the digital space and experience the memory work within.\nThe work explores how technology affects our perception of real and virtual and\nseeks a new approach to connecting with people in the digital ecosystem.\n\n3. Overwritten: A Technological Metamorphosis\nPerformed and Created by Iyas Duhaithem.\nPerformers: Jack Car\, Francesca Fatichenti\nTickets\n\n\nOverwritten invites you to embark on an extraordinary journey into the realms of\nmemory\, identity\, and human consciousness. In this immersive\, interactive one on\none theatrical experience\, we push the boundaries of storytelling and technology to\ncreate a truly unforgettable encounter.\nStep into a world where memories are not mere recollections\, but dynamic entities\nwaiting to be reshaped and reimagined. With the aid of cutting-edge AI and the\ntransformative power of psychodrama\, participants delve deep into their pasts\,\nconfronting the shadows that linger and rewriting their narratives for a brighter future.\nJoin us as we explore the intersection of art\, technology\, and human experience\, and\ndiscover the limitless possibilities that await within the depths of your own mind.\n‘Overwritten’ is not just a show—it’s an invitation to reinvent yourself\, to explore the\ndepths of your own consciousness\, and to embrace the transformative power of\nstorytelling.\nAre you ready to rewrite your story? Join us and embark on your journey of change.\n\n4. The Cannibals’ Grocery\nCreated by Hengquan Zhang\, performer by Hengquan Zhang and Sijia Yu\nTickets\n\nWhen you see\, hear\, touch\, smell or feel something\, does the fragmented\ninformation evoke a certain memory for you?\n\nDo you want to be really heard?\n\nDo you realise that what you say can generate untold power for others?\n\nWelcome to The Cannibals’ Grocery!\n\nHere\, you can pay by memory.\n\nAttention: This is an entirely participation-based journey in which you may hear the\nmost precious memories from complete strangers. Meanwhile\, we hope you will also\nfind the calmest happiness and satisfaction through sharing and being heard.\n\n5. Agency of My Body\nPerformed and created by Peijia Luo\nTickets\n\n‘I’m watching the world being pulled away from me and start spinning.’\n‘My body is entirely down to the ground. There’s no balance\, my world tilts.’\nIn this room with mirrors\, the audience are invited to stand in the artist’s shoes\,\nexperience a poetic\, aesthetic and personal journey of vertigo starting from a daily\nscene in tube station.\nAgency of My Body is a part of the research project exploring how to deconstruct\nand recreate individual bodily experience of physiological illness to the audience by\ncreating immersive scenography-led performance\, through various sensory methods\,\naiming to build up an aesthetic body image and immersive environment\, rather than\nimitating the realistic bodily experience of patients and letting the audience truly\nexperience the somatosensory perception.\n\n(Conference/Workshop)\nA “S” Movement & A “●” Moment\nCreated by Qiaosi Qiu\nOn Thursday 2nd May Only\n\nWhat if we conceive the theatre as a spinning coin?\nThis workshop will present a theory on the “movement” and “moment” in theatre\nperformance by sharing models and drawing practice\, aiming to provide an\nadditional cognition dimension to disturb the usually limited cognition in this\ndiscourse. The work is an endeavour calling on philosophical and critical reflection in\ntheatre practices.\nTheatre is both a breathing scene and an exploding scene. A ‘rotating’ theatre has a\nbreathing line of “S” and a pivot point of “•”. The breathing movement and the\nexplosive moment function simultaneously\, incarnating the theatre as a rotating\nplanet with life\, diversity and reformation\, floating in infinity.\nJoin our workshop to learn more about this ‘theatre planet’
URL:https://uglyduck.org.uk/event/rev6lver/
LOCATION:Ugly Duck\, 47/49 Tanner Street SE13PL\, LONDON\, London\, SE1 3PL\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Event,Upcoming
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240428T170000
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SUMMARY:shedding:::selves - Queer East 2024 Exhibition
DESCRIPTION:shedding:::selves – Queer East 2024 Exhibition \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVisitor Information \nExhibition Opening Night\nFriday\, 19 April\, 18:00 – 21:00\nThe opening night event will feature a one-night-only live performance by LI YILEI. \nThe exhibition opens daily from 20-28 April\, from 12:00 to 17:00 \nAbout \nDiverging from normative ideals and modes of being\, shedding:::selves brings together eight artists whose works generate new readings\, metamorphoses\, and entanglements of personhood. This landmark exhibition of queer East and Southeast Asian artists spans sculpture\, painting\, diagram\, interactive installation\, and video in its forging of selves that transcend the limitations of identity labels and categorisation. Instead\, new linkages are drawn between technology\, science\, mythology\, the post-human\, performativity\, and memory\, encouraging us to reflect upon our own spectrums of experience. \nCurators \nAki Hassan and April Lin 林森 \nAssistant Curator \nJialin Hong \nArtist Line-up \nWeixin Chong \nYifan He \nMegumi Ohata \nKianuë Tran Kieu \nSayang  \nNatyada Tawonsri \nNoam Youngrak Son \nXinyu XuXX \nWebpage Link: https://queereast.org.uk/film/shedding-selves/ 
URL:https://uglyduck.org.uk/event/queer-east/
LOCATION:Hub / Garage\, 49 Tanner Street\, London\, SE1 3PL\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Event,Upcoming
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240412T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240414T160000
DTSTAMP:20240306T140414Z
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SUMMARY:Talking Textures
DESCRIPTION:TALKING TEXTURES\n\n\n\n\nAn opportunity to connect\, learn\, and celebrate the richness of SWANA culture and hair diversity \n\nJoin Yasemin Hassan for a launch night to remember for Talking Textures\, an analogue photo series shot by Yeliz Zaifoglu delving into the hair\, beauty\, fashion and culture of Southwest Asian and North African regions. Talking Textures is dedicated to providing the SWANA community with the representation they deserve. We will host thought-provoking discussions and workshops\, tackling important issues surrounding hair. \n\nDoors open at 6.30pm \n\nExclusive access to the photography exhibition\nA panel hosted by Dalia Al-Dujalli (Founder of Road to Nowhere)\nFree food\, henna\, and tarot card readings.\nFree curly hair care starter packs provided by Only Curls\nDj set from Zaytoona\nPerformance from ‘Cypriot Goddess’\, Tahini Molasses\nClosing time: 10.30pm\n\nThe exhibition continues from 12th – 14th April\, with workshops to be announced soon at Ugly Duck. \nGraphic Design by Jake Richardson
URL:https://uglyduck.org.uk/event/talking-textures/
LOCATION:Hub / Garage\, 49 Tanner Street\, London\, SE1 3PL\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Event,Upcoming
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240410T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240411T203000
DTSTAMP:20240325T091340Z
CREATED:20240226T120856Z
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SUMMARY:My Blood Is My Voice
DESCRIPTION:MY BLOOD IS MY VOICE\nExplore a multisensory world built around the power of the collective human voice and how its ancestry shapes our connection to life beyond human binaries through the queer & neuroqueer lens. \n  \nyour voice is a luminary guide to well trodden paths\nof fractured facets in knowing\nfar beyond the time of flesh.\nyou have within you an infinite ability to hear\nfar beyond the body’s cochlea \nhow you choose to listen\,\nwhat you choose to break silence with\,\nholds the capacity to tear down and build worlds \nworlds we might want to share\ndo not abandon this power\n\n\n\nThrough both improvised and composed vocal performance alongside digital visual and sculptural installation\, My Blood Is My Voice invites audiences through a portal of landscapes in collective sound to explore possible futures of co-created world building when deep listening centres the experience of sharing space. After a year-long residency with Ugly Duck to develop their embodied voice work alongside building community through holding vocal & noise healing workshops\, this performance seeks to showcase queer & neuro-queer futurism & the power of collective voice by inviting other voices to participate with sound if called to join. \n\nTicket Pricing\nWe have three tiers of ticket price in order to create an accessible framework for all to attend whilst still allowing the artists to be paid for their work.\nIf you are able to purchase a higher price ticket- you will be allowing someone on a lower income to attend. If the ticket pricing is a barrier at all for anyone\, please get in touch.\n\n\n\n\n\nSchedule\nDoors open 7pm\nPerformance begins 730pm with a running time of approx 60 mins.\nThis performance contains immersive elements which invites the audience to be free in exploring the space or to experience the work in stillness.\n  \n  \nThe Project:\nMy Blood Is My Voice is a ritual gig theatre & vocal healing project in co-creation; exploring the queer & neuroqueer experience through ways of working with the human body as a complete instrument. Artists working on the 2024 showcase include Winter Geamhradhr\, Porscha Present\, Reyhan Yusuf\, Tobi Adebajo\, Yuki Nakayama (sound design) & Harshini Karunaratne (digital visual art) We look to work in non-hierarchical modes of writing. Devising & composing music collectively & collaboratively through shared lived experience & magical practice; we seek to deconstructing the gender binary of how the human voice should sound. \nWe create vocal ‘noisescapes’ collectively to explore questions: \nHow do we access embodied listening? \nWhat binds and separates our voice to identity? \nWhat permits us to speak to our ancestry? \nHow do we build trust and step into our collective form?
URL:https://uglyduck.org.uk/event/my-blood-is-my-voice-2/
LOCATION:Hub / Garage\, 49 Tanner Street\, London\, SE1 3PL\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Event,Upcoming
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SUMMARY:Atenti...
DESCRIPTION:Atenti… presents a multi-faceted exhibition featuring three distinct installations\, a captivating live performance\, and immersive video screenings.\nThe overarching aim is to foster an interactive dynamic between the live performer and the audience\, encouraging engagement within the space. Central to the exhibition’s theme is an exploration of power dynamics inherent in the act of granting or seeking permission\, echoing themes of colonialism.\nEach space within the exhibition prompts conversations around the complexities of permission\, intertwined with the profound emotions of longing for acceptance or facing rejection. Additionally\, the experience delves into the poignant struggles of migrants and marginalized individuals\, shedding light on the grief and displacement that precede the marking of their journeys. \nAbout the artist\nBotswana-born Award-Winning Artist\, Katlego K Kolanyane-Kesupile\, embarks on “Spring Immersion” residency at Ugly Duck\nDuring her residency\, Botswana-born interdisciplinary artist\, Katlego K Kolanyane-Kesupile\, embarks on a transformative exploration of decoloniality through a multi-disciplinary artistic lens. Katlego’s work delves into the intricate intersections of borders and boundaries\, offering a profound reflection on how these physical divisions inspire disruptive and hybrid art-making practices. Her residency becomes a canvas for breaking down societal constraints\, revealing the potential for unity and shared humanity. \nKatlego’s “Spring Immersion” is a creative journey that not only ventures into decolonial discourse but also serves as a poignant continuation of her contemplation on grief\, loss\, temporality\, and archiving.Through her art\, she skilfully weaves together narratives that transcend temporal and spatial constraints\, creating a rich tapestry that resonates with diverse audiences. Katlego’s residency promises to be a captivating odyssey\, where her artistic vision challenges preconceptions\, fostering dialogue and understanding. As she navigates the blurred lines of traditional art forms\, Katlego emerges as a trailblazer\, pushing the boundaries of expression and contributing to the ever-evolving conversation on identity\, belonging\, and the shared human experience. \nThe “Spring Immersion” residency and the sharing Atenti.. are made possible through support from Ugly Duck\, Off/Track\, Global Voices Theatre and the National Arts Council of Botswana.
URL:https://uglyduck.org.uk/event/atenti/
LOCATION:Hub / Garage\, 49 Tanner Street\, London\, SE1 3PL\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Event,Upcoming
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SUMMARY:Spring Immersion
DESCRIPTION:Spring Immersion\n\nBotswana-born Award-Winning Artist\, Katlego K Kolanyane-Kesupile\, Embarks on “Spring Immersion” Residency at Ugly Duck\nDuring her residency\, Botswana-born interdisciplinary artist\, Katlego K Kolanyane-Kesupile\, embarks on a transformative exploration of decoloniality through a multi-disciplinary artistic lens. Katlego’s work delves into the intricate intersections of borders and boundaries\, offering a profound reflection on how these physical divisions inspire disruptive and hybrid art-making practices. Her residency becomes a canvas for breaking down societal constraints\, revealing the potential for unity and shared humanity.Katlego’s “Spring Immersion” is a creative journey that not only ventures into decolonial discourse but also serves as a poignant continuation of her contemplation on grief\, loss\, temporality\, and archiving. \n \n\nThrough her art\, she skilfully weaves together narratives that transcend temporal and spatial constraints\, creating a rich tapestry that resonates with diverse audiences. Katlego’s residency promises to be a captivating odyssey\, where her artistic vision challenges preconceptions\, fostering dialogue and understanding. As she navigates the blurred lines of traditional art forms\, Katlego emerges as a trailblazer\, pushing the boundaries of expression and contributing to the ever-evolving conversation on identity\, belonging\, and the shared human experience.\n \n\nIn the build-up to the performance\, on March 24th \, Kol-Kes will facilitate a community writing workshop open to the public featuring a walking tour of Queer London through Global Voices Theatre. As a founding member of the Queer Tours of Londoncollective\, Kol-Kes is fond of archiving as advocacy. \n\n\n\nGlobal Voices Theatre staged the first reading of Kol-Kes’ short play\, Talking Heads\, in 2019 as part of the Global Queer Voices festival.\n \nThe residency will culminate in the public installation / performance Atenti… at Ugly Duck on 6 April 2024 \n \nThe “Spring Immersion” is made possible through support from Ugly Duck\, Off/Track\, Global Voices Theatre and the National Arts Council of Botswana. \n \n\nFor media inquiries\, please contact: \ngeneral@uglyduck.org.uk
URL:https://uglyduck.org.uk/event/spring-immersion/
LOCATION:Hub / Garage\, 49 Tanner Street\, London\, SE1 3PL\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Event,Upcoming
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240315T143000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240317T223000
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CREATED:20240102T124558Z
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UID:8322-1710513000-1710714600@uglyduck.org.uk
SUMMARY:Welcome to the UK
DESCRIPTION:welcome to the uk\n\n\n\n\n\n\n“Welcome To The UK” is a group exhibition and performance\, which aim to discuss how visa policies have affected people’s lives. The curatorial vision of “Welcome To The UK” aims to inquire into the material\, affective\, performative\, spatial and identity politics of cross-border human mobility through a tangible practice that zooms in the intricate border infrastructures entangled with people’s everyday lives\, via a figurative space – a pop-up airport.” \nThe group show will be discussing social politics around creatives living in the UK with visas\, how the visa policy influence/dominate people’s lives\, practices\, plans and identity etc.\, across different medium and forms by various artists\, with 3 core concepts:\n• Airport – The show venue\n• Luggage – The Space of Space\n• The process of artwork setup – a part of the show \nWhile “being wherever you want” seems to be a self-evident freedom of movement\, it not only represents “possibilities”\, but is also tied up with social mobility and deeply determined by privilege. Privilege is rooted in our lives\, it can come from socio-economic\, historical and cultural contexts\, or even luck\, and it shapes every aspect of our lives. \nWelcome everyone to enter a pop-up “airport” and walk into the inside world of someone’s swing life — a life full of complex identities\, precarity and dreams\, as the metastability of the LUGGAGE\, it is “ready to move”\, and the finiteness of the LUGGAGE\, it is “constrained by multiple conditions”. \nThis show supported by Ugly Duck \nWe strive to keep our ticket prices as low as possible to facilitate everybody’s attendance. However\, if you are able to\, please consider making a donation of £5-£10 in support of this local independent art venue. \n 
URL:https://uglyduck.org.uk/event/welcome/
LOCATION:Hub / Garage\, 49 Tanner Street\, London\, SE1 3PL\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Event,Upcoming
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240302T223000
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SUMMARY:Martin O'Brien's DISCHARGE
DESCRIPTION:Martin O’Brien and Future Ritual present\nDISCHARGE\nSymposium & Performances\nDISCHARGE was a notorious performance art event dedicated to presenting difficult\, radical and marginalised performance work. Curated by artist Martin O’Brien and hosted by kink and fetish clubs in London\, DISCHARGE embraced the endless possibilities of the performance space for aesthetic\, physical\, and political art and experimentation. \nA decade later\, DISCHARGE returns with a special one-off day of performances\, talks and films reflecting on sickness\, queerness\, death\, disability and immortality. \nPhoto credit: Zack Mennell.\n\nFull programme to be announced in January 2024. \n  \nSymposium // 14.00 to 17.00 // £8//£10 \nPerformances // 19.00 to 22.30 // £12//£15//£18 \nFull day // 14.00 to 22.30 // £16//£20 \n\nMartin O’Brien\, Overture for the End (An Ashen Place)\, Whitechapel Gallery\, 2023. Photo by Fenia Kotsopoulou. \n\n\n\nThis is a ticketed event\, however if you face significant financial barriers\, please email producing@futureritual.co.uk and we can arrange a reduced price or free ticket. DISCHARGE is curated by Martin O’Brien and presented by Future Ritual in partnership with Ugly Duck. It is supported with public funds by Arts Council England. \n  \nAccessibility \nWe can provide BSL interpretation for both the syposium and performances should this be wanted. There is space on the order form to note this. \nUgly Duck’s ground floors HUB and GARAGE are both wheelchair accessible. The access route for wheelchair users is via the car park into the Garage. We have one  accessible toilet. All toilets are gender neutral. There are benches and chairs accessible in the space to sit down. If you need us to help facilitate your visit to Ugly Duck please contact us at general@uglyduck.org.uk and we will do our best to help you to plan your visit. Ugly Duck is run by queer and queer “friendly” staff. All of us have basic training in inclusivity and accessibility. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAge restriction: 16+ \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTerms & Conditions\n\n\n\nTickets are non-refundable.\nThe live performances demonstrate explicit content drawing on different lifestyles\, belief\, and especially expressions of gender and sexuality.\nContent may not be suitable for a general audience and unsuitable for the young. Parents are advised to make an informed choice for their children.\nAttendance at the event is at your discretion. Behaviour that disrupts\, endangers or disrespects other attendees and performers will not be tolerated and you will be asked to leave.
URL:https://uglyduck.org.uk/event/discharge/
LOCATION:Hub / Garage\, 49 Tanner Street\, London\, SE1 3PL\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Event,Upcoming
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240224T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240225T180000
DTSTAMP:20240220T131335Z
CREATED:20240104T105717Z
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UID:8333-1708772400-1708884000@uglyduck.org.uk
SUMMARY:Violent Bodies
DESCRIPTION:Violent Bodies\nFemanifesto\nExhibition\, Workshop & Performances\nAs inhabitants of the world\, we are part of an interconnected system.  \nWe influence the people\, places and entities around us in discreet and obvious ways\, and ultimately disrupt each other’s lives. \nThis exhibit will expand this moment of inevitable disruption\, and explore its impact on our bodies and our sense of self. \nThrough VIOLENT BODIES\, we will examine our web of relationships through the lens of a single\, violent\, moment. Here\, we do not use the term ‘violent’ to refer directly to brutality\, physical hurt or pain\, but rather to highlight the intensity of these connections and these shared moments that we often do not want or summon but that happen regardless.  \nVIOLENT BODIES is therefore an investigation on the topic of trust\, both towards other bodies as well as our own.  \nThe exhibition will feature interactive artworks\, workshops\, talks and performances. See the full programme below!\n \nFemanifesto \nFemanifesto is an open-source collective for emerging interdisciplinary artists\, performers and more. As a radical platform\, we host live events and exhibitions exploring vital topics through a feminist lens. \n@_femanifesto_ \nExhibiting Artists\nLauren McNicoll\, Daphne Ting-Yu Chu & Teng Xue\, Kyia Kulczycki Binnall\, Ian Douglass\, Xianyi Zhang\, Bee Nichols\, Olivia Eggleston\, Rosina Godwin\, Julieta Tetelbaum\, Tair Almor. Jesse May Fisher\, L J Furner\, Sophie Ansell\, Devika Bilimoria\, Elf Wanrong Zhu\, Lara Levy\, Farzaneh Ghadyanloo\, Sarah Strachan\, Kerry Collison\, Yuanfan Yu\, Reuben Jacob & Éléonore D’Hauterives & Krishna Bhat & Alice Ponchaux\, Maïté Seimetz\, Sarmad Suhail\, Tanvi Ranjan\, Nadia Magda Abatorab-Manikowska\, Roslim Dew\, Marianne Barthélemy\, Luis Cascales & Chiara Martina Halter & Victor CALVI \nFULL PROGRAMME \nSATURDAY\n12pm • Gallery Opening\n2pm – 5pm • Workshop – Divine Intervention\n5pm • Performance – Unnamed Shadows\n5:30pm • Poetry Reading – bucks\, 2004\n6pm • DJ Sets commence\n6pm • Performance – Roslim Dew\n6:45pm • Femanifesto Introduction\n7pm • Short Film Screening\n8pm • Performance – Cowllerina\n8:30pm • Performance – Active Matter\n9:15pm • Performance – SE25000 \nSUNDAY\n12pm • Gallery Opening\n2pm – 5pm • Workshop – Queering Clay Artist Q&A – Tanvi Ranjan\n5:30pm • Workshop – Tuning Meditation\n \n  \n\n\nAccessibility \nUgly Duck’s ground floors HUB and GARAGE are both wheelchair accessible. The access route for wheelchair users is via the car park into the Garage. We have one  accessible toilet. All toilets are gender neutral. There are benches and chairs accessible in the space to sit down. If you need us to help facilitate your visit to Ugly Duck please contact us at general@uglyduck.org.uk and we will do our best to help you to plan your visit. Ugly Duck is run by queer and queer “friendly” staff. All of us have basic training in inclusivity and accessibility. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAge restriction: 16+ \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTerms & Conditions\n\n\n\nTickets are non-refundable.\nThe live performances demonstrate explicit content drawing on different lifestyles\, belief\, and especially expressions of gender and sexuality.\nContent may not be suitable for a general audience and unsuitable for the young. Parents are advised to make an informed choice for their children.\nAttendance at the event is at your discretion. Behaviour that disrupts\, endangers or disrespects other attendees and performers will not be tolerated and you will be asked to leave.
URL:https://uglyduck.org.uk/event/violent-bodies/
LOCATION:Hub / Garage\, 49 Tanner Street\, London\, SE1 3PL\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Event,Upcoming
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