Thu, 28 Jan 2010 15:00:17 +0000

 

V&A Presents

FRIDAY LATE

RENAISSANCE BALL

 

Friday 29 January 2010

18.30–22.00

Drawing on the masked tradition of the Commedia del arte join us on a night dedicated to the amazing new Medieval & Renaissance Galleries as we explore the V&A collection with a museum-wide programme of live music and performance.  Dig out your best sparkling ball attire as the Last Tuesday Society bring the Medieval & Renaissance Galleries to life with a night of unique demonstrations, workshops, performances and readings.  Enjoy special concerts by the The Listening Gallery, from the Royal College of Music.  Witness specially commissioned  and Renaissance-inspired performances designed and presented by students from the Wimbledon College of Art and London Contemporary Dance School.

All events are free and drop-in, unless stipulated otherwise.

Filming and photography will be taking place at this event.

 http://www.vam.ac.uk/activ_events/events/friday_evenings/friday_late/events/january_2010/index.html

 

Wimbledon college of Art’s Contribution:

 No Yesterdays on the Road 

Raphael Gallery

Performance times: 19.00, 20.05 and 21.10 (Performance running time: 10 minutes)

View a specially commissioned, site-specific dance piece drawing inspiration from the new Medieval and Renaissance Galleries. Choreographed by Jessie Brett, with design by Elizabeth Hurt Wimbledon College of Art, four graduates of the London Contemporary Dance School explore an elaborate maze of pathways and chess boards.  An abstract depiction of a journey through time, the dance piece is accompanied by a live cello trio with music composed by Jered Sorkin.

Places are limited.

 Orfeo

Sculpture Gallery 22 to 24

19.30-19.50

Observe as first year students of Design for Performance at Wimbledon College of Art bring to life performance costumes based on contemporary views of Monteverdi’s opera Orfeo.

 Nathan the Wise

Sculpture Gallery 22 to 24

20.30-20.50

Watch as first year Costume Design and Interpretation students from Wimbledon College of Art display specially designed costumes based on a contemporary view of Nathan the Wise, an 18th century dramatic poem by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing.

Performances No Yesterdays on the Road, Orfeo and Nathan the Wise supported by Wimbledon College of Art, University of the Arts London. With special thanks to  Alison Darke, Angela Abena, Glenda Haseler, Abigail Hammond and Hilary Baxter of Wimbledon College of Art; Karen Greenhough, London Contemporary Dance School. Dancers: Neil Hainsworth, Sarah Blanc, Kirsty Arnold and Jessie Brett. Musicians: Ann Lines, Juliet McCarthy and Jayne Spencer.