Talks – Dreamy Place

Whose Anthem Is It Anyway?

harley — Wed, 19 Oct 2022 07:00:02 +0000

England’s having an identity crisis. Comedian Charlie George and our house band front a new show by artist Amartey Golding for Dreamy Place 2023, Whose Anthem Is It Anyway?

Together with the audience, they’ll attempt to tackle the impossible task of delivering a new national anthem for England.

There might be a lot about being English we’d prefer to distance ourselves from, but can music bring us together!? What better way to usher in England 2.0 than creating a new national anthem?

Drawing on our nation’s rich musical heritage, from Grime to Triphop, Britpop to Bhangra, nothing is off the table in this raucous production of music, comedy and democratic process.

Witness the sound of our nation come to life through Charlie’s wry and witty takes on the state of the nation, quick-thinking improv from our house band, and the most important ingredient: the audience!

Can Charlie find a way to bring the room, if not the nation, together to create a song that represents what we’re really about?

By the end of the show, we will have collaboratively created a frankenstein of an anthem, that we will all sing together. No matter how bad it is!

This is a funny and warm look at the impossible situation of creating one song for an entire nation, but also acts as a vehicle to ask how English people feel about themselves and their nation, grappling with that indefinable and elusive thing that makes England ‘England’.

There will be a matinee and an evening perfomance of Whose Anthem Is It Anyway? as part of the wider programme of Dreamy Place Launch Programme delivered by Lighthouse.

12:30pm – 2pm: Whose Anthem Is It Anyway? Matinee Performance
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6.30pm – 7.30pm: Whose Anthem Is It Anyway? Evening Performance
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Lightworks

harley — Wed, 19 Oct 2022 07:15:04 +0000

Sitting somewhere between Stussy and Mind, eott is a Brighton-based mental health project with a growing, devoted following – and deservedly so. Their mission is to normalise the conversation around our minds, raising awareness and funds for good causes through the curation of relative means such as fashion, visual arts and words.

Expect all of the above in our Dreamy Place Launch programme, with a trade show-style event spotlighting local talent, including live demonstrations by a local martial arts gym and a selection of curated short films programmed by Lighthouse Young Creatives alumni: Erin James, Hazel Davis and Lara Antoine.

The afternoon will culminate with an engaging ‘group therapy session’ talk, featuring collaborators and members of the public.

Lightworks is part of the wider programme of Dreamy Place Launch Programme delivered by Lighthouse.

Dreamy Place Launch Event

harley — Wed, 19 Oct 2022 10:00:00 +0000

Lighthouse previously ran Brighton Digital Festival (BDF) before it evolved into Dreamy Place. Maintaining its origins of grassroots collaboration and talent in the city, we have curated an exciting launch programme bringing together past curators of BDF along with some new talent in the city.

The 12-hour programme of back-to-back events includes a pioneering series of talks, interviews, film screenings, dance, and performance activities devoted to exploring and pushing the boundaries of digital space and the possibilities of play and human connection.

Our contributors include Lighthouse Young Creatives, eott, Amartey Golding, Tarik Elmoutawakil, GUAN, LimboLimbs and comedian Charlie George.

Join us in our collective celebration of the new vision and directorship of the festival format.

See the full lineup below

12:30pm – 2pm: Whose Anthem Is It Anyway? Matinee Performance
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6.30pm – 7.30pm: Whose Anthem Is It Anyway? Evening Performance
Book here

England’s having an identity crisis. Comedian Charlie George and our house band front a new show by artist Amartey Golding for Dreamy Place 2023, Whose Anthem Is It Anyway? Together with the audience, they’ll attempt to tackle the impossible task of delivering a new national anthem for England. A funny and warm look at the impossible situation of creating one song for an entire nation. By the end of the show, we will have collaboratively created a frankenstein of an anthem, that we will all sing together. No matter how bad it is!

2:30pm – 5.30pm: Lightworks (eott feat. LYC)
Book here

Sitting somewhere between Stussy and Mind, eott is a Brighton-based mental health project. Their mission is to normalise the conversation around our minds, raising awareness and funds for good causes through the curation of fashion, visual arts and words. Expect all of the above in our Dreamy Place Launch programme, with a panel talk and trade show-style layout of friends and collaborators. Also featuring our Lighthouse Young Creatives alumni: Hazel Davis, Lara Antoine and Erin James who will be co-curating a short film programme that responds to eott’s programme of activities.

8pm – 1am: Immersive Club Night
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8pm – 11pm: Who is Still Dreaming? (Tarik Elmotawakil)
Setting off an immersive club night, local producer, community organiser and more, Tarik Elmotawakil is taking over the entire space. Co-produced by installation artist Thomas Buckley, Fabrica will be transformed into a multi-sensory, surreal experience where reality flickers into a dream.

11pm – 1am: Martin Goya Business DJs GUAN and LimboLimbs
Martin Goya Business is a dynamic, non-profit experimental art platform founded in Hangzhou, China. Travelling 5,756 miles to be at Fabrica on 19 October, their DJs and producers GUAN and Limbo Limbs will take the party into the early hours. Expect multi-genre selections that go from traditional Chinese music to dancefloor-shifting sonics, paired with stunning visuals from a host of China’s most talented young digital designers.

Telling Tales, Talking Trails: Digital Storytelling at Preston Manor

harley — Wed, 19 Oct 2022 10:15:00 +0000

New voices, New Stories

Thanks to the National Lottery Heritage Fund Brighton & Hove Museums have taken the opportunity to shake up our formula with Telling Tales, Talking Trails. In collaboration with volunteers, we developed a set of digital experiments aimed at introducing new ways of storytelling.

A Preston Manor audio guide was introduced in 2022. This is a spoken WebApp tour with transcribed text and images created by volunteers, this is accessed through a browser on your mobile device as you walk around the building or can be enjoyed in the comfort of your own home.

This was followed by One Minute Wonders in 2023. This combined the power of digital storytelling with an exhibition of animal and plant-related prints and drawings from our collection.

The third and final phase of our project, Telling Tales, Talking Trails is now underway. It will once again include the contribution of volunteers to create new digital stories for Brighton Museum & Art Gallery and develop more inclusive ways of storytelling.

We would like to share with you our methods and findings on Thursday 19 October at Preston Manor at our museum digital storytelling seminar. Doors will open at 10am and the day will be broken into two sessions with guest speakers in the morning, followed by lunch, and then in the afternoon, an opportunity to explore Preston Manor and experience our WebApp tour for yourself.

This is a free ticketed event with a limited number of places available. You can book your place on the Telling Tales, Talking Trails: Digital Storytelling seminar via the booking link here

Motion Cap Workshop

harley — Wed, 19 Oct 2022 15:35:00 +0000

Alex Counsell (Technical Director) and Sam Birmingham (Studio Manager) for the Centre of Creative and Immersive eXtended Reality (CCIXR) at University of Portsmouth share their knowledge of motion capture.

As experts in immersive technologies, Alex and Sam – with the help of performer Callum Bowman – will present how this technology can be used in contexts like theatre and the arts – and the Centre’s role in supporting ambitious projects nationally.

The talk will be a great introduction to emerging multidisciplinary creatives who are excited by the potential of immersive technologies and game engines for use in their practice.

For further information about the Centre of Creative and Immersive eXtended Reality (CCIXR) please click here

The workshop takes place in Brighton’s Plus X Innovation.

This will be a free event. Please book your free place to guarantee attendance here

SheSays Brighton + Refigure: Women in tech, digital and creative industries

harley — Thu, 20 Oct 2022 10:00:00 +0000

Are you a woman working in digital, tech or creative industries? You might be a freelancer, business owner or entrepreneur, or just starting out. Do you want to make a difference in your world?

Come and join us for a whole day of training, connection and transformation for your work, business and life. Be inspired, make friends and learn something new. This day of training is for 100 digital women, so get your boss or business to pay for you!

Themes for the day include

• creating abundance
• clarity and purpose
• creativity and leadership
• confidence and imposter syndrome

You’ll leave feeling

• inspired
• courageous
• creative
• focused
• ready to take on a new challenge!

This event is mainly for women and anyone who identifies as a woman. Trans women are women. Non-binary, gender-queer people are very welcome at this event.

Tickets via link

Performing Robots Panel Discussion

harley — Sat, 22 Oct 2022 12:30:00 +0000

AI and AI-assisted tools such as ChatGPT increasingly appear in the news, and robots are infiltrating many aspects of modern life. But what do these technologies offer to the arts? Learn more about the interaction of robotics, AI and art from our expert panel of artist-researchers with first-hand experience in the field.

Chaired by Evelyn Ficarra, Professor of Interdisciplinary Composition, University of Sussex and Co-Director of the Centre for Research in Opera and Music Theatre, the panel will discuss the exciting emerging world of performing robots, concentrating on recent practice and research in dance, theatre, performance art and opera.

Why make art with robots/AI? What do we learn from doing so? Our panel, Elizabeth Jochum and Marco Donnarumma, will explore these questions and more during this free event that will include videos of recent work and provide a strong overview of the current important conversations happening in this field, with an opportunity for a Q&A at the end.

Book your free ticket here

Interactive Panel Discussion: Brain/Body/Beings

harley — Mon, 25 Sep 2023 17:39:34 +0000

What role can immersive technologies, storytelling and art and science collaborations have in improving our minds and bodies?

Join us for an interactive panel that brings together creatives and scientists, to dive deeper into the themes within the exhibition. The discussion will explore the power of immersive experiences in unlocking new ways of understanding ourselves, exploring consciousness, improving our wellbeing and creating powerful new connections.

Speakers

• Cameron Kostanpoulos – Director, Body of Mine
• Kirsty Jennings – Executive Producer, Anagram
• Liz Rosenthal – Curator, Venice VR, Venice International Film Festival, Executive Producer CreativeXR, Founder Power to the Pixel
• Simon Wilkinson – Co-director, BRiGHTBLACK
• Tara Collingwoode-Williams – XR Lecturer, Goldsmiths University and Founder of Black XR Network

Moderated by Sarah Ticho

This will be a free event. Book your free place here

This interactive panel discussion will draw on themes within the Embodied Realities exhibition.