From 4–11 November, the Currency festival at London's The Place will showcase European experimental performance work that cannot easily be categorised. This year sees the launch of Currency TV which will offer The Place's audiences even more ways to experience the spirit of collaboration, innovation and creativity of the event. This free digital initiative will be an integral part of the festival and audiences will be able to watch live performances online, streamed from The Place’s theatre, as well as interviews with the performers and extra content.
Exploring the borders between dance, performance art and contemporary circus the Currency artists are unified by their daring attitude to finding new ways of telling stories and breaking conventions using the body. Taking part in this year’s festival are Matt Pang (UK), Anders Duckworth (UK), Defracto (France), Natalie Reckert (Germany), Alex Deutinger & Alexander Gottfarb (Austria & Sweden), Tony Adigun & Inua Ellams (UK), Tabea Martin (Switzerland), and Marco Da Silva Ferreira (Spain). There are two free talks as part of the festival too: Lyndsey Winship, Yohann Floch and Ben Duke (4 November) discussing how contemporary circus and dance are changing the boundaries of performance, and a chance to meet the curators of the festival, Ellie Beedham and Rachel Clare (11 November).
Watch the streamed content for free each evening from The Place’s website. Currency TV will be broadcast on 4 November at 7.45-10.30pm, 7 November at 7.45-10.30pm and 11 November at 7.45-10.30pm. It is anticipated that the artists selected to take part will seriously push the boundaries of the respective art form as a result of realising the limitations of being defined by a genre (namely circus and dance).
The Currency festival puts the spotlight on new talent and unfamiliar voices within the contemporary dance scene, as part of The Place's working ethos. The Place is a creative powerhouse for dance development that is leading the way in dance training, creation and performance. It is one of Europe’s most exciting, innovative dance spaces, where artists from all over the world come to push boundaries, experiment and perform new work for audiences.
The Place's Currency Festival live streamed
From 4–11 November, the Currency festival at London's The Place will showcase European experimental performance work that cannot easily be categorised. This year sees the launch of Currency TV which will offer The Place's audiences even more ways to experience the spirit of collaboration, innovation and creativity of the event. This free digital initiative will be an integral part of the festival and audiences will be able to watch live performances online, streamed from The Place’s theatre, as well as interviews with the performers and extra content.
Exploring the borders between dance, performance art and contemporary circus the Currency artists are unified by their daring attitude to finding new ways of telling stories and breaking conventions using the body. Taking part in this year’s festival are Matt Pang (UK), Anders Duckworth (UK), Defracto (France), Natalie Reckert (Germany), Alex Deutinger & Alexander Gottfarb (Austria & Sweden), Tony Adigun & Inua Ellams (UK), Tabea Martin (Switzerland), and Marco Da Silva Ferreira (Spain). There are two free talks as part of the festival too: Lyndsey Winship, Yohann Floch and Ben Duke (4 November) discussing how contemporary circus and dance are changing the boundaries of performance, and a chance to meet the curators of the festival, Ellie Beedham and Rachel Clare (11 November).
Watch the streamed content for free each evening from The Place’s website. Currency TV will be broadcast on 4 November at 7.45-10.30pm, 7 November at 7.45-10.30pm and 11 November at 7.45-10.30pm. It is anticipated that the artists selected to take part will seriously push the boundaries of the respective art form as a result of realising the limitations of being defined by a genre (namely circus and dance).
The Currency festival puts the spotlight on new talent and unfamiliar voices within the contemporary dance scene, as part of The Place's working ethos. The Place is a creative powerhouse for dance development that is leading the way in dance training, creation and performance. It is one of Europe’s most exciting, innovative dance spaces, where artists from all over the world come to push boundaries, experiment and perform new work for audiences.