Trellick 52 Festival

 It is good to come back to London and immediately discover there is a festival with live music going on. It gave me the chance to bump into some of the locals I haven't seen since I left London and hear a combination of not yet heard and already heard acts. The first one I came to was Greebo (Not seen them (I think this is the pronoun they identify with) before).  

Greebo was followed by Peaky Saku, who I also have not heard before.

And then came the already established local band Loretta & The Five Shades (with KJ), who I have already seen before. 

 Here are Loretta and KJ in a loving duet 

and of course Hamid, at whose place I spent a few New Year's eves (unlike on this photo, he often has a smile on that face of his), so I had to post a photo of him here.

Of course we also had our local Rotten Hill Gang (so guess where we were :) ) 

In the area a proper day of music needs to have a steel band at some stage, this time The Metronomes closed down the show. 

While the music was playing the graffiti artists were creating their art   

and people were 

dancing. 

Being a clown

 enjoyed myself photographing two clowns and a rope artist today. It was still only a rehearsal, but you will be able to see it soon. 

Spider Festival

I always enjoy the spider festival. Good performances in an excellent setting. Unfortunately I only managed one day this year. The first performance I saw this day was Elisa Zuppini's Himalaya.

Followed by Reinaldo Ribeiro's NO MAS SACRE

and Aha Collective's Dense Piece.

A day in the park (with lots of things happening)

 

Becoming a child again and watching Dragon Why

  and a few clowns strolling round the park, doing their stuff

a virtuoso (even though balloon headed) violinist

4 handed juggling 

acrobats on the Chinese pole

and an acrobat on the rope

and of course some aliens.

A lot of it was underwater

 

and yet, I decided to post a photo from the part of the performance that was not underwater. 

An afternoon and evening in Kranj

 

starting with a children's book launch

followed by a solo dance performance

and ending with the concert of the one and only Damir and all of his energy and good lyrics. 

Choreohraphic Turn #9: To Operate Together

Presentation of the research we were all involved in last week. It is so good to be a part of a team for days in a row.  

Fun Friday

 

During the day I was involved in the choreographic research - the last day of it (with of course the public presentation of the discoveries still to go).

In the evening I went to listen to some poetry that was a result of an (un)creative writing workshop (their wording, not mine).

All day running around

First a morning book launch, for a project I took the photos (none are in the book though) and I proof-read the book. 

A workshop in the afternoon, 

and a performance in the evening (does this man never rest?)

 

Day 3 of Choreohraphic Turn #9

 Still continuing with our research. Not taking that many photos as I am participating in a different way for a change. Getting more involved in the various research processes along the way. 

Choreohraphic Turn #9: To Operate Together (day 1)

 

I was really looking forward for this to start and this is only day 1. Let's see what will develop through the week.

A gallery walkabout

 

Today a couple of my friends and I ventured on a gallery expedition. First we visited Klavdij Sluban's photographic exhibition in Gallery Jakopič.

 Then we ventured to Cankarjev dom to see Maria Lassnig's drawings and paintings.

When we continued on our way to the third gallery we came across a friendly dinosaur. 

After seeing the third exhibition of the day, we decided to have some lunch, so we ended our expedition.  

A day of literature workshops and readings

 

We all (people who live in Slovenia, but do not write in Slovene) gathered in Nova Gorica for a day of workshops and reading of our stuff (and me of course also taking photos).

(And just to show you all that I also read some of my poems, here is a photo taken by somebody else (with my camera) while I was reading - as you know, other people's photos do usually not feature on my blog (I think this is the second time this has happened, both times with me on the photo)

Lian Sing

 

presenting the Slovene translation of her book of poetry. She even read a bit in Slovene. Unfortunately there were not a lot of us there.  

Soap Opera

 

but not Eastenders, nor Coronation Street. I wonder if there will be half hour performances every weekday now ;)

Dress rehearsal

 

with a bit of fencing. 

Does Nothingness Exist?

 

An afternoon of relaxed Chinese philosophy.

Bogdan Borčić

 It is always nice to go and see a relative's exhibition and see my relatives that I have not seen for ages. (This of course, is not Margarite's pipe)

Bloove

 

A relaxing evening with a wonderful duet in a wonderful setting, at my friend's house, somewhere in the Slovene hills.  

Student Theatre 9.0, day 2

Started off with an afternoon performance of Me, Me (my favourite of the day)

followed by Once, Twice, Thrice

and an evening performance of The Report of Generation Z (my least favourite of the day).

 

Student Theatre 9.0, day 1

 In the first play we knew the beginning and the end, but were trying to find the bit in between.

While the second one was all about war (even though it is hard to tell from this photo).

A bit unusual

 

but it was a walkabout through the theatre with some headphones on.

(and the message was: Only feelings remain)

Magic

 is found in the performance.