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  • @Disturbance Publication

    ONLINE , Kenya

    Launch event for the new @Disturbance publication giving context and background on the participating artists & their practice. After an epic fourth edition the Disturbance team designed a…

    12£
  • MY BLOOD IS MY VOICE

    Hub / Garage 49 Tanner Street, London, United Kingdom

    A HUMAN NOISE  RITUAL FROM BEYOND THE BINARY. A CIRCLE CAST WITH OUR COLLECTIVE BODY FOR THE SURVIVORS, THE DIVINE. WE POUR OUR VOICE INTO THIS CRUCIBLE  TO…

    TBC
  • Meet me at the pulse of dawn

    Hub / Garage 49 Tanner Street, London, United Kingdom

    Meet me at the pulse of dawn is an anthology of voices, an ensemble of different ideas and thoughts that revolve around Resistance. Offering new perspectives through the…

    8£ – 10£
  • Something is Trying to Disappear Me

    Hub / Garage 49 Tanner Street, London, United Kingdom

    Something is Trying to Disappear Me - James Jordan Johnson Largely Developed through Kevin Quashie’s writing The Black Quiet, Something is Trying to Disappear Me is a durational…

    TBC
  • Lifedrawing Music Club

    Hub / Garage 49 Tanner Street, London, United Kingdom

    Lifedrawing Music Club The only life-drawing experience that combines music and dance is back in town!   Unlike typical life drawing classes, we create a fun and energetic…

    20£ – 29£
  • PONYBOY by Eliot Duncan – book launch

    Hub / Garage 49 Tanner Street, London, United Kingdom

    PONYBOY by Eliot Duncan – book launch ⛓️⛓️ Join Footnote Press and Ugly Duck on the 1st of June for a night of ‘melancholic transboy swagger’ to celebrate…

    3£ – 13£
  • A Brief Pause

    Hub / Garage 49 Tanner Street, London, United Kingdom

    A Brief Pause Itch The Scratch collective and current Central second-year BA Performance Arts students invite you to join us as we soften the boundaries, doors and walls. between you and me between…

    Free
  • Camp Trans presents: INTRA (depend on me bby)

    Hub / Garage 49 Tanner Street, London, United Kingdom

    Camp Trans presents: INTRA (depend on me bby) is an exhibition and weekend events programme showcasing the work of trans artists who explore the central theme of intradependence.…

    5£ – 15£
  • RƎWIRE by BJ MCNEILL

    Hub / Garage 49 Tanner Street, London, United Kingdom

    RƎWIRE is a live work that started with dance and looks at the cross sections of disidentification through interdisciplinary theatrical practice and a queer lens. Using a rhizomatic…

    11£ – 15£
  • Birthday Tears

    Hub / Garage 49 Tanner Street, London, United Kingdom

    Birthday Tears THE BRIGHTON UNIVERSITY ILLUSTRATION GRADUATE SHOW 2023 Private View - Thursday 22th June 6 pm - 10 pm Exhibitions open - Friday 23th - 26th June…

    Free
  • Sound for Performance workshop

    Hub / Garage 49 Tanner Street, London, United Kingdom

    Sound for Performance Workshop: Intro to Creating a Performance Soundtrack Aimed at beginners/intermediates who are interested in using sound in the context of performance, e.g. drag or performance…

    20£
  • DOLLS by John Lee Bird

    Hub / Garage 49 Tanner Street, London, United Kingdom

    Dolls by John Lee Bird ‘Dolls and idols - a way of existence’ Artist John Lee Bird will be presenting a major solo exhibition, bringing his new DOLLS…

    free
  • It’s Always Ourselves We Find In The Sea

    Hub / Garage 49 Tanner Street, London, United Kingdom

    From the 19 to the 23th Ugly Duck welcome two projects in their victorian factory, Dolls by John Lee Bird and It’s Always Ourselves We Find In The…

    free
  • LOST+FOUND Residency + Sharing

    Hub / Garage 49 Tanner Street, London, United Kingdom

    We're excited to invite you to the sharing of a month-long residency on Thursday 27th July featuring 16 artists from Africa, Asia and Europe! Lost & Found is…

    Free – 15£
  • Do You Buy This

    Hub / Garage 49 Tanner Street, London, United Kingdom

    Do You Buy This Do You Buy This? showcases commodified feminist objects, considering the duality between critiquing corporate cooption and supporting feminist practice. We look forward to welcoming…

    Free
  • Videomapping Workshop

    Hub / Garage 49 Tanner Street, London, United Kingdom

    Creating visuals: projection mapping workshop - London    12 -13 August Where: Ugly Duck 47/49 Tanner Street SE1 3PL, London Bridge When: 12th - 13st August From 11…

    180£
  • Our Suspended Corridors

    Hub / Garage 49 Tanner Street, London, United Kingdom

    Our Suspended Corridors Claudia Palazzo premieres new performance work Our Suspended Corridors, alongside her re-staged durational installation Vertebral disc at Ugly Duck, London on Saturday 16th September. Sat…

    5£ – 8£
  • Donate to support Ugly Duck arts community

    Hub / Garage 49 Tanner Street, London, United Kingdom

    Ugly Duck is a London based arts organisation that supports under-represented voices and emerging artists. Artists have access to subsidised rehearsal space, given them access to technical support, provide…

Ugly Duck’s ground floors HUB and GARAGE are both fully accessible. The access route for wheelchair users is via the car park into the Garage. We have one fully 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.
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Ugly Duck was a London-based arts organisation that supported under-represented voices and emerging artists.

Established in August 2012, its programme enabled makers, community groups, professionals, and the public to come together around unique cultural experiences and curated events.

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