Live at LICA Spring Brochure by Live at LICA

JaN-Mar 2011

box office 01524 594151 boxoffice@liveatlica.org

Nuffield TheaTre laNcasTer iNTerNaTioNal coNcerTs PeTer scoTT Gallery

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PIC N’ MIX AND SAVE!

WELCOME Our Spring 2011 programme of world-class concerts, theatre, dance and exhibitions has something for everyone. Major highlights include Grand Union Orchestra, Candoco, Manchester Camerata and Upswing aerial theatre. Meanwhile the gallery hosts a group exhibition around ideas of time and memory, alongside the publication of a new book about our Making Time project and a national symposium. We are also very excited about our recent engagement with audiences, taking the cue from the Nuffield’s award–winning project that saw artists and local residents programme the theatre in 2008. Conversations with the Collection has enabled Lancaster University staff to select favourite works from our art collections, and the finale of our concert series features Valeriy Sokolov and Kathryn Stott performing a piece chosen by you, the audience.

We hope you find something of interest and, as ever, we encourage you to take a risk. Our staff and fantastic student ambassadors are always happy to recommend a starting point, especially if you are new to a particular art-form or venue.

Save money on every single ticket you purchase when you book online and select our 'Web Advance' tickets. All 'Web Advance' tickets are available via www.liveatlica.org until 4 hours before the published start time.

Matt Fenton Director, Live at LICA matt@liveatlica.org

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THE GREAT HALL STEINWAY CAMPAIGN

MAKINGTIME:A SYMPOSIUM What is Time? How do we mark time and how does it mark us? How might a performance last a whole year?

There's a good reason we're missing our piano recitals this season... our dear old piano has seen better days and needs to retire from public life. Steinway & Sons are helping us to launch an urgent campaign to replace this vitally important instrument as soon as possible. We are delighted that Lancaster University have pledged to match the funds raised, helping us reach our target in half the time. Special events will be taking place, with fascinating insights into this complex and beautiful piece of musical engineering. There are many ways you can get involved so please contact us to receive information about the campaign and how you can help to restore the King of Instruments to Lancaster University. For further details please email: fiona@liveatlica.org

Following the year-long Making Time performance commissioned by the Nuffield Theatre in 2009/10, we are hosting a symposium to explore more broadly the theme of time and duration in contemporary art practice, across artforms and critical perspectives. This interdisciplinary event brings together academic research, performance, live art, film, music, discussion and debate, reflecting on performance and documentation, duration, endurance, time and its passing. The symposium will include input from artists, academics and writers as well as non-arts perspectives addressing the wider human experience and perception of time. The Making Time commission artists, Jonathan Raisin and Elizabeth Willow, will also reflect on their experiences during the project.

The day culminates in an informal evening of music and performance. The themes of the symposium are also reflected in the concurrent Peter Scott Gallery exhibitions, Time Pieces and Gathering Time, which run during the symposium. OPEN CALL – we are currently seeking interest from artists, academics and writers whose work addresses notions of time, either in their research or in their art practice. If you are interested in proposing a response or more formal paper for this symposium, please contact us at: richard@liveatlica.org or call 01524 592229 Saturday 12 March 2011 11am - late £35/£25 (including evening performances and refreshments) Supported by the Centre for the Advanced Study of Contemporary Performance Practice (CASCPP).

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Albert Irvin, Thames, 1990; screenprint (detail) Courtesy of Advanced Graphics London

EXHIBITIONS This year we have opened up exciting possibilities in the gallery by presenting newly-created exhibitions that have seen other people propose, submit and choose the work with us. We looked close to home for content and collaborators for the second instalment of Conversations with the Collection, which sees collections-based artworks selected by the staff of Lancaster University. We have then spread the net nationally for an exhibition focussing on time and its passing in the exhibition Time Pieces. You will also find two very different archives to explore, both with interesting links to the main gallery shows.

We are also pleased to announce that we have recently achieved the status of Full Accreditation, awarded by the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council. This award is an acknowledgement of our commitment to our collection and the development of the Peter Scott Gallery as a great visitor experience.

Richard Smith Exhibitions and Events Officer richard@liveatlica.org

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BENGAL TIGER, SHANGHAI DRAGON

EXHIBITIONS

27 Jan see p13

CONVERSATIONS WITHTHE COLLECTION 21 JANUARY – 19 FEBRUARY

Albert Irvin, Thames, 1990; screenprint Courtesy of Advanced Graphics London

JACK HYLTON ARCHIVE

TIME PIECES

GATHERINGTIME ELIZABETH WILLOW AND JONATHAN RAISIN

21 JANUARY – 19 FEBRUARY

3 MARCH – 2 APRIL

Opening event 6.30pm, 20 January

Opening event 6.30pm, 2 March

Conversations with the Collection is a 3-year curatorial project designed to open up new perspectives on the collections of the Peter Scott Gallery, and to create unexpected exchanges.

The staff of Lancaster University Library Special Collections have created a display taken from the Jack Hylton Archive to run alongside the exhibition in the main gallery. The Hylton Archive contains memorabilia from the life and work of the successful band-leader who set trends within popular music.

Gathering Time is an archive of the Nuffield Theatre’s yearlong performance project, the Making Time garden.

Year 1 saw local artists choose their favourite works and pair them with pieces from elsewhere. In this second instalment, we are delighted to be working with a group of individuals who contribute to the daily life of the gallery. All those selecting the works in this exhibition are Lancaster University staff who support the gallery in a range of ways to ensure its ongoing success.

The Lancaster University Library Special Collections also holds material relating to the Peter Scott Gallery's Royal Lancastrian Ceramics collection. Keep an eye out for the link between the ‘conversation’ created by Helen Clish, Curator of Special Collections, and the display in the Manton Room.

Inspired by Live at LICA’s recent explorations of time and duration, Time Pieces is an interdisciplinary group exhibition that will showcase artists’ responses to time. We have looked across disciplines to explore notions of time, duration, history and memory. As well as our own investigations, this exhibition has been based on a nationwide response to a call for artworks responding to this theme.

Participants, who come from all areas of University life, took the opportunity to select from across our collections and partner works with another object or artwork of their choosing. You will be able to discover the ideas, connections and stories behind the partnerships on display in this unique exhibition.

Courtesy of the Jack Hylton Archive at Lancaster University

Time Pieces will coincide with a display of the Gathering Time archive, the publication of an artists’ book, and the Making Time symposium (see page 5) that all explore issues relating to the subject of time in art. The archive, symposium and exhibition have been curated by Live at LICA in collaboration with artists Elizabeth Willow and Jonathan Raisin, with additional support from the Centre for the Advanced Study of Contemporary Performance Practice (CASCPP).

A collection of words, sounds and images sit alongside implements, botanical specimens and excavated treasures, and together represent the accumulated findings of a year spent creating a garden.

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Xuefei Yang – 40 Degrees North. 17th February

CONCERTS Our spring programme features leading musicians from around the world, opening with a recital by the exceptional Iranian-born keyboard player, Mahan Esfahani.

The season winds up with two light-hearted events – a night of musical hilarity with comedian Rainer Hersch and a toe-tapping jazz-session with the amazing National Youth Jazz Orchestra.

As part of the Chinese New Year, the wonderful Grand Union Orchestra bring their fusion of world music and jazz, followed by star guitarist, Xuefei Yang. Born following the Cultural Revolution, the fascinating story of Fei’s rise to the world stage is that of a musical pioneer.

The season concludes with a world-class recital by Valeriy Sokolov and Kathryn Stott. The final work of the season was chosen by our audience.

Fiona Sinclair Associate Director (Music) fiona@liveatlica.org

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UPSWING: FALLEN

CONCERTS

1 February see page 22

MAHAN ESFAHANI HARPSICHORD

BENGALTIGER,SHANGHAI DRAGON

PACHELBEL Fantasia ex dis J.S.BACH Chorale-Partita ''O Gott, Forqueray Suite'', BWV 767 LOU HARRISON Six Sonatas for Cembalo (1943) J.S.BACH French Overture in B minor, BWV 831

GRAND UNION ORCHESTRA

20 JANUARY 7.30PM GREAT HALL WEB ADVANCE: £15.50, £13 (£13, £10.50 CONCS.) YOUNG PERSON / STUDENT: £7. STANDARD: £16.50, £14 (£14, £11.50 CONCS.) YOUNG PERSON / STUDENT: £8

Mahan Esfahani is one of the world’s finest harpsichordists - this exceptional musician studied at Stanford University then launched his international career with the support of the Borletti Buitoni Trust. He is currently a BBC New Generation Artist and artist in Residence at Oxford University. His programme combines gems of the keyboard repertoire with Lou Harrison’s sparky Six Sonatas. Podium Lecture 1.10pm Preview Concert 6.45pm www.mahanesfahani.com

27 JANUARY 7.30PM GREAT HALL WEB ADVANCE: £15.50, £13 (£13, £10.50 CONCS.) YOUNG PERSON / STUDENT: £7 STANDARD: £16.50, £14 (£14, £11.50 CONCS.) YOUNG PERSON / STUDENT: £8

Bengal Tiger Shanghai Dragon combines ragas, time-cycles and inflected vocal styles from India and Bangladesh and ancient classical show-pieces and folk tunes of China with jazz improvisation, Latin rhythms and surprising harmonic twists. The 9 piece line-up features Grand Union’s Indian and Bangaldeshi musicians. A huge success at the London Jazz Festival, this is a unique multi-cultural show not to be missed. Meet the Artist 6.45pm www.grandunion.org.uk

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CONCERTS

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CONVERSATIONS WITH THE COLLECTION 21 Jan - 19 Feb see page 8

THE SILKENTENT

TRANSFIGURED NIGHT

FORTY DEGREES NORTH THIS CONCERT IS DEDICATEDTOTHE MEMORY OF PHILIP REYNOLDS

FRETWORK & CLARE WILKINSON SOPRANO BYRD Where the blind; Turn our captivity PÄRT Fratres SHOSTAKOVICH Prelude & Fugue DEBUSSY La fille aux cheveux de lin BRITTEN O Waly, waly

MANCHESTER CAMERATA ENSEMBLE FILM BY NETIA JONES SCHUBERT String Trio in B flat D 471 MOZART Oboe Quartet SCHÖENBERG Verkärte Nacht - Transfigured Night 10 FEBRUARY 7.30PM GREAT HALL

3 FEBRUARY 7.30PM GREAT HALL WEB ADVANCE: £17.50, £14.50 (£14.50, £12.50 CONCS.) YOUNG PERSON / STUDENT: £7 STANDARD: £18.50, £15.50 (£15.50, £13.50 CONCS.) YOUNG PERSON / STUDENT: £8

The melting voice of Clare Wilkinson blends with the “finest viol consort on the planet” - Fretwork are famed for their huge repertory which includes anything and everything that can be played on viols. Their collaborations have included commissions with Elvis Costello, Barry Guy and Alexander Goehr. Tonight’s programme is an eclectic compilation inspired by Robert Frost’s poetry. A seductive and varied display in the Silken Tent. Meet the Artist 6.45pm www.fretwork.co.uk

WEB ADVANCE: £17.50, £14.50 (£14.50, £12.50 CONCS.) YOUNG PERSON / STUDENT: £7 STANDARD £18.50, £15.50 (£15.50, £13.50 CONCS.) YOUNG PERSON / STUDENT: £8

This programme introduces an unexpected side to Schoenberg’s early Romantic string work Verklärte Nacht. The original version for string sextet will be accompanied by real-time visuals which react to the music courtesy of artist Netia Jones/Lightmap. Led by the Camerata’s vivacious new leader, Giovanni Guzzo. Podium Lecture 1.10pm Preview Concert 6.45pm www.manchestercamerata.co.uk

XUEFEIYANG GUITAR J.S. BACH Violin Sonata No.2 in A minor ALBENIZ Suite Espana, Seis Hojas de Album Op.165 HE & CHEN Butterfly Lovers Violin Concerto J. RODRIGO Invocation and Dance TARREGA Carnival of Venice 17 FEBRUARY 7.30PM GREAT HALL WEB ADVANCE: £15.50, £13 (£13, £10.50 CONCS.) YOUNG PERSON / STUDENT: £7 STANDARD: £16.50, £14 (£14, £11.50 CONCS.) YOUNG PERSON / STUDENT: £8

The astonishing virtuoso Xuefei Yang is one of the world’s leading guitarists. Her programme explores the tantalising idea that Beijing and Madrid share the same latitude through a beguiling selection of her own arrangements. Meet the Artist 6.45pm www.xuefeiyang.com

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CONCERTS NATALIE CLEIN CELLO & KATYA APEKISHEVA PIANO

ALL CLASSICAL MUSIC EXPLAINED

LISZT Elegie No.1 & No.2 SCHUBERT Arpeggione sonata in A minor KODALY Solo Sonata, Op.8 BEETHOVEN Sonata in A major

RAINER HERSCH COMEDIAN

24 FEBRUARY 7.30PM

3 MARCH 7.30PM

GREAT HALL

WEB ADVANCE: £17.50, £14.50 (£14.50, £12.50 CONCS.) YOUNG PERSON / STUDENT: £7 STANDARD: £18.50, £15.50 (£15.50, £13.50 CONCS.) YOUNG PERSON / STUDENT: £8

Natalie Clein is known for her dynamic and impassioned performances and is one of the most original artists of her generation. She has made the epic Kodaly Solo Sonata her own, full of excitement and drama. Her performances are always inspiring and thought provoking - a truly naturally gifted musician. Meet the Artist 6.45pm www.natalieclein.co.uk

Photo by Susie Ahlburg

GREAT HALL

NATIONALYOUTH JAZZ ORCHESTRA 10 MARCH 7.30PM GREAT HALL

WEB ADVANCE: £15.50, £13 (£13, £10.50 CONCS.) YOUNG PERSON / STUDENT: £7 STANDARD TICKETS: £16.50, £14 (£14, £11.50 CONCS.) YOUNG PERSON / STUDENT: £8

WEB ADVANCE: £17.50, £14.50 (£14.50, £12.50 CONCS.) YOUNG PERSON / STUDENT: £7 STANDARD TICKETS: £18.50, £15.50 (£15.50, £13.50 CONCS.) YOUNG PERSON / STUDENT: £8

Rainer Hersch is a multi-talented comedian and musician who is equally at home at London’s famous Comedy Store or conducting the St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra. He turns his comic skills on those awkward questions: “Why is organ music so boring?”; “How can I play a musical instrument without practising?"; “What do conductors actually do?”. ACME has been turned into two series for the BBC and Hersch is a graduate of Lancaster University. This is a comedy show with an edge for anyone who enjoys music.

Due to popular demand, NYJO returns to Lancaster. The orchestra is world-famous as a glittering showcase for the UK’s most gifted and talented young jazz musicians.

‘A brilliant touch of comic madness’ Time Out, London

Podium Lecture 1.10pm Preview Concert 6.45pm

www.rainerhersch.com

www.nyjo.org.uk

Most of the current generation of top British jazz musicians have risen through its ranks. NYJO is known for its unique swinging big band sound and promises to be a night of great music and great fun.

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COACHTRIP

CONCERTS VALERIY SOKOLOV VIOLIN & KATHRYN STOTT PIANO

THE GREAT HALL STANDARD SEATING PLAN

DEBUSSY Violin Sonata in G minor GRIEG Violin Sonata No.3 in C minor BRAHMS Violin Sonata No.1 in G major RAVEL Tzigane

17 MARCH 7.30PM

JUANJO MENA CONDUCTOR ALBAN GERHARDT CELLO 26 MARCH DEPARTURE LANCASTER C.5PM - ARRIVAL BACK IN LANCASTER C.11PM

GREAT HALL

WEB ADVANCE: £30 (NO CONCESSIONS) STANDARD ADVANCE £32.50 (NO CONCESSIONS)

WEB ADVANCE: £17.50, £14.50 (£14.50, £12.50 CONCS.) YOUNG PERSON / STUDENT: £7 STANDARD TICKETS : £18.50, £15.50 (£15.50, £13.50 CONCS.) YOUNG PERSON / STUDENT: £8

KALEVI AHO Symphony No. 15 (World Premiére - BBC Commission) TCHAIKOVSKY Variations on a Rococo Theme RIMSKY-KORSAKOV Scheherazade

Valeriy Sokolov is one of the hottest young violinists around. This Ukrainian blasted onto the concert platform at the age of 11 and hasn’t looked back. He has cleaned up a number of international prizes, including the Enescu Gold Medal, and is carving a career which is being defined by his rich and intensely mature performances. He performs with his friend Kathryn Stott, one of the UK’s top concert pianists. The closing piece of the season Ravel’s gypsy inspired Tzigane, was chosen by members of our audience – a virtuosic flourish for our friends and supporters! Supported by the Friends of the Lancaster International Concert Series www.kathrynstott.com

BBC PHILHARMONIC AT BRIDGEWATER HALL

PRICE BAND A PRICE BAND B W WHEELCHAIR SPACES

We are continuing our hugely popular visits to Manchester this season. Hear our friends from the BBC Philharmonic from some of the best seats in the house. The Phil will perform with their brand new Chief Conductor Designate, Juanjo Mena. His first season has been vibrant and full of edge-of-the-seat excitement. He presents an eagerly anticipated world premiere, the ingenious Rococo variations and Scheherazade’s seductive and evocative tales of the Arabian Nights. The price includes the best seats in the house and return coach travel from Lancaster University. Bookings must be made by 4th February 2011.

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Bryony Kimmings, 5 February (Photo: Christa Holka)

THEATRE & DANCE Spring 2011 sees our theme of crossing divides continued in a programme of stunning new performances existing on the borders and blurred edges of many art-forms. From the aerial circus theatre of Upswing to the performance art comedy of Bryony Kimmings, the hip-hop theatre of Benji Reid to the live music punctuating shows from Clod Ensemble and Yael Flexer, this is work that challenges, surprises and delights.

These critically acclaimed shows all explore performance that is shifting, changing and mutating. However you define it – live art, devised theatre, contemporary dance, performance art – this is great new work from internationally renowned artists. You saw it here first.

Guardian Insider’s Guide to the Arts, October 2010: Nuffield Theatre tipped as the place in England to see the most innovative new theatre.

Matt Fenton Director, Live at LICA (Theatre/Dance programmer) matt@liveatlica.org

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THEATRE & DANCE UPSWING

BRYONY KIMMINGS

DRUNKEN CHORUS

FALLEN

SEX IDIOT

AND HELL FOLLOWED WITHTHEM

1 FEBRUARY 8PM NUFFIELD THEATRE

5 FEBRUARY 8PM NUFFIELD THEATRE

23 FEBRUARY 8PM NUFFIELD THEATRE

WEB ADVANCE: £10 / £7 CONCESSIONS STANDARD: £11 / £8 CONCESSIONS

A funny and honest account of female sexuality in the 21st century for anyone who’s had a one-night stand and liked it, or broken hearts in the search for true love.

Taking inspiration from Tobe Hooper, Chuck Palahniuk and David Lynch, Drunken Chorus descend into a dark and disturbing world of fear and violence. Combining short glimpses of horror, the performance explores the role of rhythm and structure in the creation of suspense.

WEB ADVANCE: £10 / £7 CONCESSIONS STANDARD: £11 / £8 CONCESSIONS

Led by Artistic Director Vicki Amedume, Upswing have swung and spun their way through a stunning array of multi-disciplinary performances: from old skool hip-hop, through African mythology and Kenyan acrobatics, to an Olympic descent of Nelson's column that sent a silk banner cascading down this familiar monument. The aerial and circus world of Upswing is poignant, unpredictable and eloquent. Weaving dance, aerial, circus and animation with African spirituality and a modern narrative, Fallen creates a dynamic and poetic portrait of love, loss and the resilience of the human spirit. It asks what it means to be a woman and a mother caught in a place of transition as one culture meets another. In association with Albany Theatre, Jackson’s Lane, London International Mime Festival and Norden Farm, Maidenhead. Approx: 50-60mins. 7yrs + www.upswing.org.uk

Join Bryony on a tour through her true-life sexual misadventures, told through vignettes of performance, dance, song and spoken word, all gaffer-taped to some rough chat and acts of slight danger.

AND HELL FOLLOWED WITH THEM is a haunting piece of theatre, exploring the tension and suspense of the horror genre from an exciting young North West theatre company.

‘The Pam Ayers of Performance Art’ The Guardian

Supported by Arts Council England, Nuffield Theatre Lancaster / Live at LICA, Junction, LANWest and Testing Grounds.

‘One of the funniest, most charming things I've seen in an age’ Time Out

Suitable for 15yrs +

Approx: 60mins. Suitable for 18yrs +

www.drunkenchorus.co.uk

www.bryonykimmings.com Photo: Christa Holka

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THEATRE & DANCE

ALL CLASSICAL MUSIC EXPLAINED

The company are also running an artists masterclass. Details via: www.liveatlica.org or email takepart@liveatlica.org

3 Mar see page 17

CANDOCO DANCE COMPANY

BENJI REID

RENDITIONS

THE DEVIL HAS QUENTIN’S HEART

2 MARCH 8PM

4 MARCH 8PM

NUFFIELD THEATRE

WEB ADVANCE: £10 / £7 CONCESSIONS STANDARD: £11 / £8 CONCESSIONS

Candoco Dance Company is the foremost UK contemporary dance company of disabled and non-disabled dancers. Created by world-class choreographers, their productions are a huge hit with audiences nationally and internationally and have proved extremely popular with Nuffield audiences.

Poet, breakdancer and hip-hop artist Benji Reid returns to the stage with an explosive new production from hip-hop theatre pioneers Breaking Cycles. Riding a rollercoaster to redemption, Benji performs a rich cocktail of guilt and fear, exploring the stark realism of substance abuse and fractured relationships.

Candoco present three varied new works that explore in one evening everything that dance can be. Visually striking, intensely physical, but with great theatrical humour, Renditions is spectacularly entertaining and full of artistic flair.

Quentin had it all, riding high as an ultra-successful trader on Wall Street. Betrayed and framed for fraud, he discovers life on the underbelly of New York, living on the streets. He sees that greed knows no limits and makes one last wager to save his soul.

This triple-bill is performed by seven disabled and non-disabled dancers, and choreographed by three internationally respected dance-makers: Wendy Houstoun, Emanuel Gat and Sarah Michelson.

The Devil Has Quentin’s Heart is a twisted, funky and perverse modern day tragedy told through performance, storytelling and dance. Devised and written by Benji Reid, Peader Kirk and Ray Shell.

Approx: 105mins inc interval. 12yrs +

Based on characters fom the novel ‘Iced’ by Ray Shell.

A Sign Language Interpreter will be used in Wendy Houstoun’s piece Imperfect Storm.

Approx: 70mins. 15yrs +

www.candoco.co.uk

www.breakingcycles.co.uk

Photo by James Rowbotham

The company are also running an artists masterclass. Details via: www.liveatlica.org or email takepart@liveatlica.org

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THEATRE & DANCE FUEL PRESENTS

YAEL FLEXER & NIC SANDILAND

MUST THE INSIDE STORY

THE LIVING ROOM

PEGGY SHAW IN COLLABORATION WITH CLOD ENSEMBLE 10 MARCH 8PM 8 MARCH 8PM

NUFFIELD THEATRE

WEB ADVANCE: £10 / £7 CONCESSIONS STANDARD: £11 / £8 CONCESSIONS

This intimate ensemble dance piece is located in what appears to be the bare bones of a living room. The performers interfere with or assist each other’s ‘solo moments’ together inhabiting an imagined domestic space. The work cuts fast paced choreography with live cello, informal banter and wry humour.

In collaboration with the celebrated Clod Ensemble, legendary New York performance artist Peggy Shaw takes the audience on a journey across the landscape of her own body. Renowned for her gender bending autobiographical work, Shaw recounts her extraordinary experiences of the medical profession from her current perspective as a 65year-old lesbian grandmother. MUST weaves together the stories of a lifetime - giving birth on the way to Woodstock, her mother’s electric shock treatment in 1950s America, the loss of a loved one – with projected microscopic images, and live musicians performing a powerful score for piano, double bass and violin.

Yael's work is well known to Nuffield audiences from her recent piece Consequences for Ludus Dance. Primarily concerned with interaction, connecting with an audience on a human and visceral level, her work has a subtlety that is apparent in the movement choices, humour and dialogue. Made by an internationally renowned team of collaborators: award-winning choreographer, Yael Flexer; lighting designer Michael Mannion; dramaturg Gary Stevens; music by Nye Parry and cellist Karni Postel.

Supported by a Wellcome Trust People Award ’Exquisite… This is open-heart surgery of the artistic kind.‘ The Guardian ’Powerful, honest and life-affirming.‘ Time Out

Please note, the show features a special ‘curtain raiser’ showing from Ludus Youth Dance Company.

Approx: 50mins

’dance that is unforced, unaffected, charming and smart‘ Time Out

www.clodensemble.com

Approx: 60mins + curtain raiser performance www.yaelflexer.com

Photo by Manuel Vason

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EAT DRINK SHOP

HIRE OUR VENUES ARE YOU INVOLVED IN COMMUNITY THEATRE OR DANCE?

DO YOU NEED AV EQUIPMENT OR EDITING SERVICES AS PART OF YOUR EVENT?

We have one of the largest ‘sprung’ stages in the country. We regularly stage performances for local dance schools and dramatic societies. Our technicians can design your lighting and sound or, if you prefer, will be on hand to train and assist your own staff.

Our technical staff are trained in the use of a wide range of projection and editing equipment. Using vision mixing and projection we can create any back-drop you require, including moving images.

DO YOU ORGANISE EXHIBITIONS?

If any of these options interest you contact Steph Sims on 01524 594158 or via email: steph@liveatlica.org

Do you require an exhibition space complete with reception, hospitality and demonstration areas? Are you looking for a full-size exhibition hall?

WORKSHOP SUPPLIES From our Nuffield Theatre workshop we have a full range of equipment available for hire. Choose from : Truss and rigging Staging and scenery Full sets to single items Full design and build capability Drapes and soft goods Flightcases built to your specification. Contact Simon Attwood on 01524 594159 or via email: simon@liveatlica.org

CAFÉ / BAR If you’re after something a little special, come and enjoy a cup of Atkinson’s finest fair-trade tea or coffee and a slice of quite simply the best cake on campus, supplied to us by The Ginger Bakers of Kendal. Our bar also boasts an impressive selection of locally brewed bottled beers, wines, lagers, ciders and spirits. We are open 11.00 – 4.00 Monday – Friday during term time and from an hour before the show on performance nights.

GALLERY SHOP DO YOU PLAN SOCIAL EVENTS? Do you arrange receptions or corporate hospitality? Would your group or company enjoy an evening in our gallery space or a talk on art? Contact Julia Carradus on 01524 593777 or via email: julia@liveatlica.org

From silver jewellery to sock monster toys, pottery to postcards, the Live at LICA shop based in the Peter Scott Gallery features an exciting and varied selection of work by local artists and craft makers. We also stock a large range of books, CDs and DVDs which relate to the current season, and cover diverse artistic practices including an exciting mix of publications and limited editions from the Live Art Development Agency 'Unbound' range.

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All our venues are fully accessible including nearby car parking spaces (see map opposite).

Social Networks The Box Office can be found at the rear of the Peter Scott Gallery, by the Making Time garden. On the evening of shows and events, the box office is now located in the Peter Scott Gallery. Box Office Opening Hours Open from 10 January 2011 Monday to Friday 11am – 5pm, and until the show on the evenings of performances. An answer-phone operates outside of these times. Gallery Opening Hours

Refunds and Exchanges These will not normally be made unless a performance has been cancelled. Please note all web advance tickets are non refundable. We are unable to reserve seats without payment.

The Peter Scott Gallery is open during exhibitions Monday to Friday, 11am – 5pm and Saturday 11am – 4pm.

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We have hearing loop systems in the Box Office, Great Hall and the Nuffield Theatre. Guide / assistance dogs are welcome in the foyer and auditoria. Patrons including: wheelchair users, registered disabled and essential companions are now able to book tickets directly online should they wish to do so. Please contact us in advance with any special access requirements.

All details listed in this programme are correct at time of going to press. E&OE

Parking Visitor parking is available (free anywhere on campus after 6pm and weekends), including wheelchair accessible spaces. See map for nearest locations for parking. For weekday parking there are pay and display machines, alternatively parking scratchcards can be bought at the Reception lodge. Parking charges only apply weekdays before 6pm. Postal Address Live at LICA Great Hall Complex Lancaster University Lancaster LA1 4YW

By Train There are direct rail links between Lancaster and London, Birmingham, Leeds, Manchester, Oxford and major cities in Scotland. The X1 bus service runs between the Railway Station and the University every 20 minutes Mon - Sat daytimes and hourly on Sunday afternoons and evenings. Taxis are also available from outside the station. Lancaster Railway Station is a 5 minute walk away from the city centre. By Bike A scenic cycle route links campus to Lancaster city centre. The route takes around 25 minutes.

Live at LICA is sited in the Great Hall complex on the campus of Lancaster University, set in 250 acres of beautiful landscaped parkland south of Lancaster city centre

DIARY SPRING 2011 JANUARY - MARCH MAHAN ESFAHANI

20 JAN 7.30pm

CONVERSATIONS WITH THE COLLECTION: PART 2

21 JAN – 19 FEB

PETER SCOTT GALLERY

21 JAN – 19 FEB

PETER SCOTT GALLERY

GREAT HALL

Opening 20 January 6.30pm

JACK HYLTON ARCHIVE Opening 20 January 6.30pm

BENGAL TIGER, SHANGHAI DRAGON

27 JAN 7.30pm

UPSWING: FALLEN

1 FEB 8pm

THE SILKEN TENT

3 FEB 7.30pm

BRYONY KIMMINGS: SEX IDIOT

5 FEB , 8pm

TRANSFIGURED NIGHT

10 FEB 7.30pm

FORTY DEGREES NORTH

17 FEB 7.30pm

DRUNKEN CHORUS: AND HELL FOLLOWED WITH THEM

23 FEB 8pm

NATALIE CLEIN & KATYA APEKISHEVA

24 FEB 7.30pm

CANDOCO DANCE COMPANY: RENDITIONS

2 MAR 8pm

TIME PIECES

3 MAR – 2 APR

PETER SCOTT GALLERY

3 MAR – 2 APR

PETER SCOTT GALLERY

GREAT HALL NUFFIELD THEATRE GREAT HALL NUFFIELD THEATRE GREAT HALL GREAT HALL NUFFIELD THEATRE GREAT HALL NUFFIELD THEATRE

Opening 2 March 6.30pm

GATHERING TIME

DESIGN: ANONYNOUSDESIGN.NET

Opening 2 March 6.30pm

ALL CLASSICAL MUSIC EXPLAINED

3 MAR 7.30pm

BENJI REID: THE DEVIL HAS QUENTIN’S HEART

4 MAR 8pm

NUFFIELD THEATRE

FUEL PRESENTS: MUST THE INSIDE STORY

8 MAR 8pm

NUFFIELD THEATRE

NATIONAL YOUTH JAZZ ORCHESTRA

10 MAR 7.30pm

YAEL FLEXER & NIC SANDILAND: THE LIVING ROOM

10 MAR 8pm

NUFFIELD THEATRE

MAKING TIME SYMPOSIUM

12 MAR 11am

NUFFIELD THEATRE

VALERIY SOKOLOV & KATHRYN STOTT

17 MAR 7.30pm

GREAT HALL

Box Office 01524 594151 www.liveatlica.org boxoffice@liveatlica.org