i am Joy Festival
the joy magazine
July 2010 Issue four
the guide to the 2010
ART IN THE MAZE
music
GUIDE TO THE FESTIVAL BANDS
INCLUDING lOS aLBERTOS, HAKUNA PESA AND MAYBESHEWILL
all ages workshops learn to beatbox SUNDAY CIRCUS
Comedy
iamjoy.co.uk
In association with I Am Joy and The Joy Gallery
19th - 22nd August in Priory Park, Chichester
free
s c h o o l o f a r t
contemporary art courses for all abilities
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visit www.themillstudio.com or telephone 01243 558880 for brochure
CONTACT II AM AM JOY JOY WEBSITES WEBSITE
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IMAGAZINE AM JOY COLLECTIVE TEAM
Joe Worthington, Chris Chapman, Sarah Wilk, Chris Soul, Chief Editor Chris Soul Cat Gillison, Pete Walsh, Matt Redman, Sam Worthington, Design/ Editorial Cat Gillison Laurence Elliott Art Review Joe Worthington, Sam Worthington and Chris Soul Music Chris Chapman and Cat Gillison MAGAZINE TEAM Performance/ Culture Chief Editor Chris Soul Pete Walsh, Cat Gillison and Chris Soul Photography SamCat Worthington, Design/ Editorial Gillison Jordan Ring, Jenny Lewis and Stephen Kennedy IllustratorsNick Mike Stout, Joe Worthington, Hannah Clear, Lucy Eldridge, Zoe Scammell and Emily Jones Editorial Gillison Cover artwork Photgraph Flies Are Spies From As Hell Sam Worthington Laurence Elliott Happy Larry
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JOY
I AM JOY 4!
Councillor Braveheart-Potter and The Parish of Me Matt Redman
There is a brick wall in Chichester. Only some people can see it. It has been there for years, but slowly sections have crumbled and holes have appeared. If you are willing enough to push through a loose brick, you might just see something that will surprise you...
CONTENTS Festival Introduction Joe Worthington 4 Programme of I Am Joy Festival Events 5 I Am Joy Comedy Night Pete Walsh and Joe Wells 6 Fated Fourteen: Art in the Maze Joe Worthington 8 Transition Chichester Jacky Garstin 10 Hakuna Pesa and Los Albertos 12 The Improsarios Tanroh Ishida 14 I Am Joy Festival Bands Chris Chapman 16 Installation at the Joy Gallery Tiffany Robinson 19 Beatboxing Workshops Yasson 20 Joanna Glass 22 Mike Fry’s Polyphonic Fry-Up Mike Fry 24 Go Create Peter Grant 25 He’s A Dedicated Follower of Fashion Sarah Wilk 26 Sunday Circus: A Desire for Fire! Kate Egerton 27 Learn to Juggle Grant Light 29 Dear Mandy Head Pete Walsh 30
Chichester, hold onto your pints and prams because this year’s fourth ‘I Am Joy’ arts and music festival (August 19th - 22nd) is going to be a stunner! As usual, the Joy Magazine is here to feed you information concerning youth workshops, music, film, art exhibitions, theatre performances, poetry readings and the plethora of activities that contribute to a collective sense of Joy. JOY is a unique word and simply means that you, we, I should get together and enJOY what our community has to offer. These pages show only a glimpse of what the festival has in store for you... So, despite recession doom, cancel your holiday to Butlins, and instead knock down that wall and come join us for the fourth annual ‘I Am Joy’ art and music festival. It’s going to be brilliant. Chris Soul Chief Editor
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I Am Joy Festival 19th - 22nd August 2010
By Joe Worthington Well, Well, Well! The I Am Joy Festival is BACK! I can remember doing this in 2007 when all we needed to do was prance around in red t-shirts singing and dancing. Things have got slightly more intense now, with licensing forms and hench security guys in trim suits meeting us for coffee. The ‘Joy’ seems to be hidden under toppling piles of paperwork for now. But the ethos is the same; work hard, play harder and make sure the festival actually happens. The fear consumes us as the festival approaches. I have been chasing a huge dragon fly in my sleep recently, the analogy is logically mysterious, but I can’t seem to catch the monster. However, approach it does and boy will it be good: I AM JOY 2010 is a garden; where a torrent of wild and wonderful activities, performances and outrageous happenings take place. Creatures will roam and stalk the grass, and hands that have lain dormant for millennia will burst out from under the ground gripping flowers and jewels. Laughter is a
cure for the mundane so be sure to witness the wit of comedians when they commune in the Guildhall. Short films will explore the long established consciousness of man. The sounds of instruments will echo across the air and groups of musicians will sing for the birds. Artwork will be found in open and hidden places at the festival. Explore the art maze and discover the Fated Fourteen who have been sacrificed to the beast that lurks within! Attend workshops so numerous that you may have to hire a doppelganger to have a go at them all. Poets will howl words of Chaos and Bliss as dancers’ movements become journeys and the theatre thunders with the clapping of hands and the roaring cheers of delight. Learn and enjoy, relax and discover by visiting the Transition Village where Thinking Art and environmental love will awaken the mind. JUST GO CREATE, JUST GO CREATE they shout and the ever-evolving Sculpture Garden accelerates in curious and ubiquitous beauty. All this and more for your enJOYment!
Volunteers needed! Once again we are in need of some joyful, colourful and enthusiastic volunteers to help us run the show. Volunteer sign-up day: 12th August 6pm at The Boys Club Volunteers will help staff and get involved in the workshops, distribute leaflets around town, be of assistance to the festival attendees, welcome people at the door and work shifts in The Joy Gallery. Whether you are free one afternoon or all 4 days, your help would be much appreciated. In return, all volunteers will get a free t-shirt, meal tokens and entrance into the events on the days that they work. More importantly than that, all volunteers will also go away with greater knowledge and valuable skills to help with their future employment or education. So whether you are keen to get into event management, youth work, business, retail or the arts, I Am Joy can give you the experience you may need.
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If volunteering at I Am Joy 2010 sounds like your cup of tea then please don’t hesitate to email Joe and Chris an up to date CV and a bit about why you want to volunteer to iamjoy2007@googlemail.com and we will get back to you as soon as we can. Thank you!
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Flyer design: Josh Mercier
Last year’s event was a huge success, with almost a hundred people turning out to see Dan Moore, Joe Wells, and Pete Walsh (and his disturbing alterego Geoffrey Heathcote). People were being turned away at the door, with the performers fighting to get onstage! The night runs off the back of our monthly comedy night in Chichester that has been a regular happening for almost two years, but has been postponed recently due to preparations for the festival.
I AM JOY COMEDY NIGHT Thursday August 19th @ the Hockey Club, 8pm
I Am Joy Festival 2009 Comedy night at La Havana
Ahhh, the sun sets on the lovely green fields of Priory Park. All the kids are tired having joined in the workshops, had their faces painted, and are in need of sleep so they can do it all again tomorrow. Now is the time for the grown-ups to have a bit of raucous fun… in the form of the annual comedy night at the I Am Joy festival, with added swear words. The hot sun and a few tipples will put everyone in a silly mood, creating a great comedy atmosphere.
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‘Last year’s event was a huge success... people were being turned away at the door, with the performers fighting to get onstage!’
This guarantees to be a great evening of silliness with our strongest line-up yet for the festival. Usual stalwarts Joe Wells and Pete Walsh will be performing and greeting you on the door. Get down early and get yourselves a seat for Chichester’s ONLY comedy night. This year the night will take place at the Hockey Club on Priory Park .We can also extend the age limit to 16 yrs +. The club has a bar with friendly staff and very reasonable drinks prices (around £2 a pint). Kicks off at 8pm. Other acts TBA.
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Come to see the JOY FILM JOY before the comedy at the Hockey Club, Priory Park 6pm - 8pm
I Am Joy Festival 2009 Comedy night at La Havana
COMEDY
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PETE WALSH
Local comic Pete Walsh has been performing for 3 years now and specialises in impressions. By impersonating certain celebrities in surreal situations as well as mundane ones, Pete creates some very funny sketches. Pete also has done various voiceovers for animations and plays for stage and radio. He has played all over the South of England and will be performing the comedy stage at Bestival for the second year running. A whole host if impressions and sketches can be found at:
www.youtube.com/Moledmc
“Amazing Steven Hawking impression” Doon McKichan (I’m Alan Partridge, Smack The Pony, Brass Eye) “He’s good!” Trevor Lock, co-presenter of The Russell Brand Show BBC2
Joe Wells has been on the stand up circuit for almost 3 years now. His act is a dry take on political issues ranging from MP’s expenses, the Iraq war and the rise of the far right. He is most at home in front of an arts centre or theatre audience but can also work a pub back room or student audience with ease. Joe is based in Portsmouth and uses public transport and kind acts willing to give him a lift in order to get around. For a short video go to:
JOE WELLS
www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7joA_HDha8
“an author, a poet and a much needed voice against hypocrisy as well as a wonderfully talented stand-up comedian. Joe uses his comedy to burst a gigantic hole in the sides of homophobia, misogyny and racism while still managing to remain funny throughout” The Portsmouth Evening News “highly original, inspired and suitably different from the rest of the crowd” “brilliantly crafted [jokes]” Comedy Central Guide Awards 2009 Shortlisted Best Comedy Comedy Central Funniest Student 2010 Comedy Cafe New Act Night Winner Feb 24th 2010 Chortle Student Comedy Award 2010 semi-finalist
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FATED FOURTEEN Joe Worthington
As the failed attempt to become City of Culture fell into the past like a lost toy, something became clear: too much heritage not enough culture! Yes there are lots of high brow art establishments, but the subversive underground plays no part in Chichester. We are lost in a maze of our own ruin. There needs to be some dirt, some outright blatant shenanigans going on. Something that people in Chichester call: different! When things are safe they are easy. It’s when the challenge is introduced that art finds a way of being provocative. If it stays safe then that is a fine reason for young people in this town to flee, to escape the rudimentary boredom that falls upon us. This year’s art exhibition is a maze. Simple. Get lost. The maze is inhabited by the Fated Fourteen who have been sacrificed to the beast that lurks within. At the centre of our fears lies the focal point of this city, cross your fingers that it does not consume you....
MEGAN CLARKE
Seamulation
It all started on a trip to London. All day I’d been looking for the sea in the distance to navigate myself. That night I dreamt that someone made me a contraption which allowed me to see the sea between buildings, behind trees and in the far away. I decided people must have this problem daily in the city and so made something which I like to think solves the problem. In fact I like to see it as being included as part of the average day; something that’s visited in the coffee break, longed for in a board meeting or creates a queue at rush hour. I think of it as a reliever, a therapeutic treat and a magical, enchanted twist to an otherwise hum drum, working city life.
SAM WORTHINGTON
I will be using technology to create my work, such as computers, digital cameras and printing processes to enlarge my photographs. I will then apply traditional techniques, such as drawing and Maori tattoo designs on top. You might even think this looks like a computer circuit board.
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Re-Face
In recent decades, technology has become so advanced that it is changing the way we live our lives. What about engines? Printers? Computers? Speech and written language? Art and design? Technology has manipulated who you think you are and even what you look like. This could be said for the book, paper, and the wheel? Simple advancements in mans’ need to project himself into the future.
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ALEX O’ROUKE This work is approachable and accessible. I want the audience to take a commanding role in the fulfilment of the spectacle that is this work, thus becoming part of the work themselves. The combination of audio and visual elements in this work is designed to enchant the viewer, to captivate their imagination and to allow the mind to wonder. It is when you are truly mesmerised by the moving images and soothed by the subtle music that the work comes to life. The work cannot exist to its full potential without the willing participation of the viewer.
EMILY JONES
Ossury for the Sea
Sea shells are beautiful, they are delicate , organic trinkets. But they have a sadness too. They are like bones; the brittle remnants of a spent life. Empty, abandoned and a long way from home they speak of loss and displacement.. They do not belong in our arid world of dust and daylight. Here the shells have become relics. Souvenirs of an other place. Like museum artefacts they are filed in rows. All the same but all different. Trapped in a net-like frame like birds in cages, hanging like the condemned, they form a decorative display for our pleasure. This is their ossuary; their final resting place.
CALEIGH LLLERBRUN
Raven
I will subtly explore the myths surrounding birds, specifically owls. Having birds appear in my paintings for years now, I have never thought much about what ideas or myths they may symbolise for the viewers. I plan to have all pieces containing very intricate parts for the maze-walkers to get up close and personal with. I hope to have 20-30 or so individual framed painting to hang.
Sonja & Becca
HELEN BUR The relationship between both Art & Life and Photography & Painting are paramount to my practice. I photograph to keep a record of my everyday life as an open diary of experience and memory. Painting from these photographs is largely my thinking that they deserve to be more than spontaneous snapshots; by increasing their scale and painting them with meticulous detail I am attempting to make them valid and communicating the beauty I see in everything and everyone that surrounds me.
The Fated Fourteen Exhibition in the Art Maze can be found in Priory Park from 19th - 22nd August
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LAURENCE
ELLIOTT CARE
OR LIFE IS HARD, PEOPLE ARE PROVEN STUPID & THE WHOLE SET-UP IS WRONG.
AVAILABLE IN TIME FOR I AM JOY’S 2010 FESTIVAL, COMES THE ONLY LOGICAL SEQUEL TO PREVIOUS BOOK, ‘SIGH AID’, ‘CARE (OR LIFE IS HARD, PEOPLE ARE PROVEN STUPID & THE WHOLE SET-UP IS WRONG’, A BOOK/ZINE OF RANT & DRAWINGS & COMPROMISED PRINTMAKING BY LOCAL UNEMPLOYABLE DIABETES DISASTER ARTIST, LAURENCE ELLIOTT, WHO SAYS; “...WE VIEW OUR BOOKS AS KIND OF (MIS)INSTRUCTION MANUALS TO OUR PAINTINGS, POSSIBLE EXHIBITION MATERIAL AND SONGS, BUT ALSO AS STANDALONE ARTWORKS IN THEIR OWN RIGHT. A LOT OF THINGS BOTHER ME THAT I’M TOTALLY POWERLESS TO CHANGE & ALTHOUGH ARTWORK CAN BE A GOOD EXORCISM OF THESE FELT EVILS, IT’S NEVER GOING TO SOLVE THEM, SO A BIG DIRTY, DENSE CROSS REFERENCED SOUP DEVELOPS THROUGH THIS ATTEMPTED PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE. MORE RECENTLY I’VE ATTEMPTED TO MAKE THIS COMPLICATED MESS MASH MORE “ACCEPTABLE” THROUGH THE MEDIUM OF PORTRAITURE OR ADOPTING THINGS FROM THIS “UNDERSTANDABLE” MEDIUM. THIS PARTLY COMES FROM THE VIDEO ID PARADES I SAW A YEAR & A HALF AFTER MY ATTEMPTED MURDER BY THE BRIDGETON DERRY. THESE MURDERERS LOOK AT THE CAMERA, JUST HEAD & SHOULDERS. NO SOUND. LOOK TO THE LEFT, THEN RIGHT. NOTHING TO DO WITH HOW A PERSON ‘CARRIES’ THEMSELVES. HOW MANY STABBERS & RAPISTS HAS THIS NOW WIDELY PRACTICED POLICE APPROACH GOT OFF? ESPECIALLY WHEN ALL THIS CRAP HAPPENS IN THE DARK & YOU’RE FIGHTING FOR YOUR LIFE. AS WELL AS ALL THIS, CONCEPTS OF PSYCHIC ASSAULT, LEVEL HEADEDNESS ARE FURTHER EXPLORED ALONGSIDE ANTIMOTIVATIONAL POSTER DESIGN. WITH ALL THE ILLS, WE NEED CARE, BUT EVERYTHING IS SO FAR WRONG THAT IT’S OFFICIALLY A SICK JOKE, AS WE’VE BEEN UNSUSTAINABLY LIVING LIKE IMBECILES FOR GENERATIONS, AND NOW THEY’RE ALL LIKE ,’WHAT’S WE BEEN DOING WRONG...?’ “
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Pick one up for less than the price of a drink, should you have the inclination. And check out the pics section at www.myspace.com/laurenceelliott and the music at www.myspace.com/chorusofgastornis
ENVIRONMENT
ASPIRINS, STICKY TAPE, TRAINERS, LYCRA SOCKS, GLUE, PAINTS, VARNISH, FOAM MATTRESSES, CARPETS, NYLON, POLYESTER, CDS, DVDS, PLASTIC BOTTLES, CONTACT LENSES, HAIR GEL, BRUSHES, TOOTHBRUSHES, RUBBER GLOVES, WASHING UP BOWLS, ELECTRIC SOCKETS, PLUGS, SHOE POLISH, FURNITURE WAX, COMPUTERS, PRINTERS, CANDLES, BAGS, COATS, BUBBLE WRAP, BYCYCLE PUMPS, RAWLPLUGS, PACKAGING, CREDITCARDS, PVC WINDOWS, LIPSTICK......... We are at the end of the era of unlimited access to cheap oil, not only for lighting, heating, cooking and transport but also all of the above. TRANSITION CHICHESTER is part of a growing National and International movement in response to the twin challenges of
Transition Chichester
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ignoring our feelings we seek to support each other through them, motivated by our sense of connection to each other, all beings and our beautiful planet.
we can run a program of environmental DVDs throughout the weekend. There will a chill-out area offering a little space and time for relaxation.
We are very happy to have made this connection with the I Am Joy collective, and to have found so much common ground between us. Inspired by their enthusiasm and creativity we see being a part of the Festival as an ideal opportunity to make con-
We also look forward to inviting the public to join us in creating a record of the hopes and wishes of the community through three collaborative art installations. Our Grow Your Own group will also be around with barrows of their local produce.
By Jacky Garstin peak oil and climate change that make changes to the way we live inevitable. We’d rather embrace change than be dragged kicking and screaming into the future. So we believe in the importance of adapting lifestyles, gathering the necessary skills and creating a positive view for coming years. Our Hearts and Minds group recognises that facing these inevitable changes can be hard and even scary, and rather than
‘Many of us feel strongly that the best way to share ideas is through art and music and, in a nutshell, joy.’
nections with younger people in particular and the wider community in general.
Many of us feel strongly that the best way to share ideas is through art and music and, in a nutshell, joy. The Festival weekend gives us a chance to make available information and news on Transition issues. The energy group plans to power a TV monitor by solar energy so that
For later in the year we have more projects in the pipeline, from bread making to tree planting. Everyone is welcome. Join us for Green Drinks the second Thursday of each month, or for Green Tea at a café in town. For times and venues check out our website diary at www.transitionchichester.org or drop us a line at info@transitionchichester. org. Taking care of tomorrow, today.
At the I Am Joy Festival, Priory Park 21st - 22nd August
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With ‘more good vibes than a dancing monkey giving out tequila shots’ (Brighton Argus), Los Albertos are a six-piece ensemble of trilby adorned ska-dance protagonists. Based in Brighton, they have been transmitting their hi-energy melodies to the nation and beyond since their formation in 2002. Christened by the barmaid at their debut gig, their grinning 2-tone skank with a sprinkling of Santana has drawn attention from far and wide having played at Glastonbury, Secret Garden Party and Beautiful Days festivals. In 2002 founding members Nic Tribe (Bass) and Tom Livingstone (Trumpet) set about playing regularly around Brighton, building the solid foundations they felt they needed in their hometown. They added Tim Herman (Alto Sax), Mark Crawford (Guitar) and Martin Andrews (percussion) to the line-up. And after establishing a large and loyal local following, Los Albertos released their first album, Los Bop, in 2004 which they regarded as something of a blueprint to their brass powered seaside skasonics. The following year saw the sad departure of founding member Tom Livingstone, leaving a huge chasm that had to be filled. Des Crawley, stepped into breach, adding a little swing to the Los Albertos bounce. With jazz student Chez Harper-Grimble, joining on Tenor sax, the band’s sound was complete. The band began recording their second album Information Overload, which was released in
2006 amidst tales of extreme festival drunkenness, psychedelic experiences and dental surgeries! The album was a huge success and two UK tours and a four week Italian tour followed. Fruitier Than Though magazine named Los Albertos the ‘The perfect, “Fuck art, lets dance!” festival band’ after they appeared at the Glastonbury and Beautiful Days festivals. Headline slots at Brighton Fringe, Bath Fringe and Secret Garden, in addition to a support act for the Buzzcocks, ensured that the band cemented their reputation as one of the most upbeat and lively bands on the circuit, perfect for summer festivals. The ‘Alberts’, as they are also known for their love of their hometown released their third album in 2009, Dish It Up, that was supported by another waterfall of live performances nationwide. Released through their own label, Chief Recordings, they called it their ‘biggest, bounciest, ass-shakingly awesome album to date’. The album demonstrated that the band were not and are not afraid to develop their sound further, with tracks such as Phase that resonated a rockier edge than previous compositions. The whole band have always contributed both musically and lyrically, and their ethos can perhaps be best summarized by Guitar player Mark: ‘It’s impossible to have a band practice that doesn’t turn into a social. We have a practice on Tuesday, and call in sick on the Wednesday...’
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www.losalbertos.co.uk www.myspace.com/losalbertos
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MUSIC AND POETRY
HAKUNA PESA Hakuna Pesa are an eye-opener, a collective who major in party music marinated in passion and lyrical grit. Imagine a mutant 200mph collision of The Maytals, Gogol Bordello, Sublime and The Clash and you’re a quarter of the way there. The music all gels into a colourful riot of sound with Tom “MC Msungu” Bentley leading the show, a tattooed dervish emanating from his righteous attitude, as able to croon sweet reggae as he is to roar polemic. Whether on a hardcore battling rap vibe or kicking off a bar-room knees-up, this is dancing music, joyous and upbeat, deeply imbued with ska, but also the boozy fervour of Balkan beats, a twist of African guitar and a wonderful flash of Dixieland jazz in the brass section, every bit of it warped into a dynamic, engaging whole. Thomas H. Green (Mixmag, Q, Daily Telegraph, etc.)
www.myspace.com/hakunapesatribe
Hakuna Pesa and Los Albertos will be performing in Priory Park on Saturday 21st August 6 – 8pm
Laura Dockrill is a poet and illustrator from South London. A graduate of The Brit School of Performing Arts, twenty-three year old Laura was named one of the top ten literary stars of 2008 according to The Times and was voted Elle’s top face to watch out for in 2009. Her sassy and unique way with words has captivated audiences at gigs and festivals everywhere, from Glastonbury to the London Word Festival. She has been at the forefront of the performance poetry movement, having appeared on programmes such as Woman’s Hour and Newsnight Review. She continues her whistle-stop tour of the UK festival scene this summer, kicking off by headlining the poetry tent at Latitude and continuing with Camp Bestival, The Big Chill and Underbelly on the Southbank, sponsored by E4. www.myspace.com/lauradockrill
LAURA DOCKRILL
Laura will be performing at the poetry afternoon in Priory Park Saturday 21st August 2.30 – 4.30pm
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THEATRE
The Joy Magazine Issue Four | July 2010 The Improsarios were founded by Tai Lawrence in 2008. Since then, they have performed at various venues across the country including The Old Vic Tunnels, The Century Club (with Stephen K. Amos), The Cockpit Theatre, Brixton’s The Hootenanny, The Nursery Theatre Festival, The Brighton Festival, and, most recently, at The Secret Garden Party. A company of professional actors, many of whom trained at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, they take suggestions from the audience and improvise a play. Unlike many improvisation companies their focus is not on comedy but on improvising drama with narrative drive, rounded characters and a mixture of tragedy as well as comedy that pushes the actors to create their best performances. Recent runners-up in this year’s London Theatresports Improvisation Final, The Improsarios are quickly establishing themselves as one of the most exciting improvisation companies in the country. “They did the damn near impossible: build a story of length that works, that carries you with it, that doesn’t lag, that keeps you smiling - genuinely touching with great performances.” Harry Giles, Theatre Director For more information visit www.theimprosarios.com or email info@theimprosarios.com.
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Come and see The Improsarios on Saturday 22nd August in the workshop tent, Priory Park 12 - 2pm and performing 4pm - 7pm in The Guildhall
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JOY FESTIVAL BANDS FRIDAY 20TH AUGUST 6PM - 11PM IN PRIORY PARK MAYBESHEWILL Combining the nerve-shredding epicness of Godspeed You! Black Emperor with the immediacy of 65 Days of Static, Maybeshewill are one of Britain’s best instrumental bands. The band follow a steadfastly DIY ethos by trying to be as self sufficient as possible and consequently they record, mix and master their own records, run a record label, booking agency, recording studio and promote shows in their home town. They have toured extensively including dates in Japan and all across Europe. See them on a massive UK tour this October. “Most bands couldn’t juggle the collective noise of Mogwai and Glassjaw without exploding... These songs are extremely quick to kick your teeth in when you least expect it” Kerrang (KKKK) www.myspace.com/maybeshewont
I AM JACK I Am Jack are a progressive-rock band based out of Brighton and Chichester in the UK. The six members all bring their varying and eclectic musical tastes to the table to create music that they feel is unique, well-crafted and heartfelt. Years of diligent rehearsal and writing see I Am Jack wielding a formidable live set of music that soars from an angular wall of guitars through to delicate piano. Building on a strong and loyal following their aim is to continue with their music, with the ideal of pursuing it as a career. Please listen to the music and formulate your own opinion. It’s really not our place to tell you what’s what. Read more: myspace.com/maybeshewont
FLIES ARE SPIES FROM HELL
Another year between Joys has past: A year of skulking about in the undergrowth, growing a little and digging further underground. A tour, an album, a yellow van, old friends. Some bottles, lots of rooms - some empty, some full – and laughter in the face of a losing battle. Lost voices which we don’t need anyway and an old gym to make noises in. One broken guitar, one upturned keyb-oard, some bags of misplaced gear. Lots of sweaty blood and spitty sweat. A dusty cow-shed in Wales, another van, new friends. More bottles – some full, soon empty. A little nepotism, and a lot of brick walls. The downfall of a favourite pub. Taking notes on gappy teeth, airstrikes, and button pushers… www.myspace.com/fliesarespiesfromhell
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GUNNING FOR TAMAR Soaring and atmospheric post-rock and post-hardcore influenced emotional intensity from the eclectic and experimental Oxford scene. Musically, you’ll find battles with time and song structure, whilst hearing a band clutching onto melodies with the claws of four young hawks. “There’s something so genuine about them I can’t help liking them, but also feeling wistful for a time long gone.’ –Dieshellsuitdie. www.myspace.com/gunningfortamar
LULLA VIOLET Since 2007 Lulla Violet have made quite an impact on the South Coast, which has really began blooming. They have played many a show from London to Southampton, and everywhere in between, with acts such as Nine Black Alps, The Xcerts, I Heart Hiroshima, The Big Pink, and Lo-Fi Culture Scene. ‘Haunting melodies carrying a darkness that explodes into a big cavern of sound that you are happy to be trapped in – Intelligent music, garnished with gravel. A very full live music experience.’ FeedMe Music myspace.com/lullaviolet
SATURDAY 21ST AUGUST 6PM - 11PM IN PRIORY PARK THE MULATONES The six piece play a bizarre and exciting blend of Latin jazz, funk, Afro-beat, drum and bass, dub and Balkan styles, combining many of these elements in one song and often defying categorisation altogether. Each band member brings eclectic influences to the table. Portuguese drummer Rodrigo Furtardo is knowledgeable in Clave, Samba, and Afro-Cuban rhythms, and adept in many other styles. Tim Scarlett, on bass guitar, shows the funk, soul and electronica influence in his playing, and completing the rhythm section is Ben Socrates, with his unique thrash jazz piano. Sean Jackson leads the aggressive grooves on trumpet. Lem Parker is their versatile lead vocalist who has the ability to dabble into a few wind instruments; Rania Bailey completes the sextet by adding psychedelic flute, backing vocals, clarinet and saxophone. A typical Mulatones gig is never typical - Must be seen live! www.myspace.com/themulatones
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DJ OTLOADER I Started at the age of 16 playing drum & bass, before becoming dissolusioned with the scene a few years later. After a 2 year hiatus, I came across a massive collection of classic 90’s vinyl, and started to play out to see what happened. People still love the classics, both ones they remember, and ones they wished they’d forgotten! I recently played an electro set for Halloween, and it went so well, it looks like it may become a permanent fixture... As long as you keep dancing, I’ll keep playing! www.myspace.com/onethirdlevel
Also playing in Priory Park on Saturday are Los Albertos and Hakuna Pesa (See pages 12 - 13 for details). PLUS fire shows performed by Sunday Circus (see p27)
SUNDAY 22ST AUGUST 4PM - 8PM IN PRIORY PARK A GENUINE FREAKSHOW A Genuine Freakshow are a 7-piece pop-infused, post-rock cannonade with a broad range of influences from Elbow and Radiohead to Mogwai and Explosions In The Sky. They have earned multiple radio airplays both locally and nationally, climaxing with an appearance on Steve Lamacq’s BBC Radio 2 show. The band successfully combines lush orchestral arrangements with the sincere falsetto vocals of singer Timothy Sutcliffe. Their music blends classic pop with unpredictable structures and epic climaxes reminiscent of Arcade Fire, Mew, and Sigur Ros. An observation not lost on Channel 4’s Planet Sound, ‘A band with the towering ambition, pop suss and teetering chaos that only the best brass-filled bands manage’. Over the coming months A Genuine Freakshow will continue to tour the UK promoting their debut album Oftentimes, which is due for release in September. They have a string of festival dates set for 2010 including performances at Glastonbury, Bestival, Summer Sundae and 2000 Trees. www.myspace.com/agenuinefreakshow
WISE CHILDREN “The singer sounds like such a tender little psychopath... The music sways towards the broken down, beautiful and intelligent sounds that echo bands such as The Decemberists. Guitars are finger picked and weave a healthy number of chords together, often in patterns that should not work but somehow do. It is actually the guitar work that lifts the whole outfit up into higher realms, playing credible yet subtle ditties throughout... Be sure to pad up your soul before entering, as Wise Children are deceptively dark” - Gary Munday (mINtSOUTH) www.myspace.com/wisechildrenuk
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MAALEM SIMO GNAWA FUSION
MAX FLETCHER
One cannot help but be stopped in their tracks by the ground trembling sound of Simo Lagnawi. His Guembri, a three stringed, camelskin, wooden instrument, wakes the rocks, and makes them shake. While his spine tingling voice, shoots a hole through the sky, to tell tales of Gnawa wisdom. Simo learnt from the great Gnawa Masters in Morocco becoming an expert of the genre while playing with the Moroccan National Orchestra. His creative thirst led him quickly into experimenting with fusion, blending Gnawa with other genres like Blues, Jazz, Rock, African folk, Reggae, Pop, and Dance music. One of the more successful collaborations was an exquisite Jazz fusion album with the now late, and greatly missed Mark Horwood, mastermind of The Mummers. Simo, otherwise known as ‘The James Brown of Africa’, composes music for Film, Documentary and Theatre. He recently had a documentary made about his life which was shown repeatedly on RTM Maroc (one of the major channels) and was seen all over the world. www.myspace.com/simolagnawi
My name is Max. I write and sing songs about many things, and in my head, all of these things have enough significance, to not go by un-noticed or be discarded merely as passing thoughts, so for me to muster every ounce of energy that I may or may not have, to write and sing about them, makes all of those thoughts and feelings easier to understand and wade through. This process can take and absurdly long time, sometimes biting and tugging at dormant thoughts that did not exist an hour ago, or yesterday. However, when finished the whole journey is like a gigantic circle and everything fits into place. www.myspace.com/maxfletchermusic
ALEX GILLISON
A regular on the I Am Joy Festival line-up, singer and songwriter Alex Gillison returns this year by popular demand. He has written, recorded and performed with a number of bands over the years including Calvin Harris, The Mummers and The Mystery Jets. Alex started his musical career as the lead guitarist in acclaimed Portsmouth band Agitpop but broke away to front his own band, Dirty Jaguar. Still performing with ‘The Jaguars’, he has also been working on his own solo side project and has just completed his debut album, Paradise Lost. Writing on a range of topics, Alex Gillison’s songs are eclectic and often acerbically satirical while maintaining largely positive overtones. His songs delve into moments of sensitivity and delicately balance feelings of contemporary dystopia with sprinklings of dark humour.
www.myspace.com/alexgillison
BELLA Elegant, virtuosic guitar instrumentals, using the guitar as a percussive and melodic solo-ensemble. In Bella’s words, “It is all about using the guitar as an illustrative tool. I wanted to stretch the instrument further than conventional uses and bring out its subtle/hidden textures. Each tune has a much greater meaning, representing a story. Some people have words, some paint pictures with sound.” www.myspace.com/bella-music
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The Joy Magazine Issue Four | July 2010
WHITEWASH INSTALLATION resurrect.v. 1. restore to life. 2. revive the practice, use or memory of. By Tiffany Robinson For 18 years Sara has sworn that she was mysteriously kicked out of the tree she had climbed, falling quite a height (hurting an ankle)... I’ve discovered bodies, faces, twisted limbs in these ancient yews at Kingley Vale. I’m sure I’m not the first. I’m sure it’s nothing new. But it took me by surprise when I later looked at photographs I’d taken and found in them sinister forms. Human like yew bodies stretching out of the earth – muscles twisted, backsides hanging, faces laughing… menacingly. I’ve been photographing them ever since and been surprised at how quickly they change – for trees that are so ancient (some say over a thousand years) you would think they grow microscopically slow, but some boughs stretch the faces I’ve been photographing and change has happened here relatively quickly. The trees seem to be in a constant state of growth and decay – boughs break down, fall to the earth, rise and new life spouts upwards. Waves of gothic arches weave and grip each other. Myths and stories about the grove suggest that the trees were planted on the spot where marauding Vikings (Danes) were slain by “Chichester Men” (Anglo-Saxon Chronicle 894 AD); that the bodies were buried in the four Bronze Aged barrows on top of Bow Hill (called either Kings’ Graves or the Devils Humps); some say that their ferocious spirits come to life; some that the trees themselves come to life; others that ghosts of Druids haunt the grove, and that amidst the yews there is a sacrificial oak. There are a number of large oaks – one in particular grows so close to a neighbouring yew that it looks as if the yew is growing out from high among the branches. Last Autumn I went to a Samhein ceremony. Afterwards I wandered deeper into the grove to look for a friend. Pumpkins were lit, people were quiet and respectful, but as soon as I wandered out of the lit area I welled with fear – the same childhood fear that at night solid forms could come to life. I found a fallen tree; its under-girth and roots exposed. It had opened the earth like a slipway to an underworld, drawing the air towards bitter souls, drawing upon my fears. So I left. Quickly. As a child the scariest of these forms was my rubbery faced Catweazle toy, heaven knows what he would have done whilst I slept had he come to life. That same imagination now responds to these forms, old beliefs are resurrected, new associations made. The yew trees connect time and distance; I stand beside the trees I climbed as a child, that will outlive me, and future generations. They resurrect the dead, lives unwritten in chronicles; they remind me of the passion, and of the greatness, of being alive in one small space. In August Tiffany will be installing a grove at the Joy Gallery. For the last eight years she has been working with digital media projecting photographs, films, onto white screens, layering and connecting objects and subjects in a surreal flow of imagery. Tiffany has VJ’d (Rezonix) at many Joy Gigs and led the Multimedia Clash for the last 2 festivals. This year she manifests these into physical form, twisting the screen and scrim to create a heavenly grove with shadows resurrected from the past. www.thejoygallery.co.uk
Closure A poem inspired by the trees in the Yew Grove at Kingley Vale Lumbrous sinew timbers Sink Sobbing to the soaking earth Drawing thirst To suck Up on fallen viking bones Their horrors echo ressurection Into my sacred Place in time And the trees screem silently your name Screams that bough and break This mortal love As limbs grind Libidinous tombs Rise and decay Faster than the circles Deeper than the core Of that deceiptful celt Whose stormy tongue did lash Razor rain upon my spouting days Slashed from lip to toe Dead Wood Dying Knife raised above Hell finally falls below
By Tiffany Robinson
AT THE JOY GALLERY 13th - 22nd August
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MUSIC Notably he has taught and performed with the students, at The Vortex Jazz Club in Dalston, London, as part of a project from the BrazenBunch collective. He has also worked with teenagers with learning difficulties as part of the ‘Skills for Life’ programme at Fareham College. Performance-wise, yasSon is one of the most versatile Beatboxers in the UK Beatbox scene. YasSon recently came 4th in the UK Beatbox Championship Grand Final. He has been to Switzerland to perform alongside some of Europe’s best Beatboxers including some internationals. He may have a couple of international battles coming up at the end of the year and will be performing at Secret Garden Party this year with Guerrilla Science - guerillascience.co.uk - for which he shall be taking workshops. And he shall be running the Teen Space at Small World Festival in Kent of which he has been running for the past 4 years.
A Beatboxing workshop leader and performer, yasSon has been teaching now for around 4 years at a variety of settings, including; Festivals, Schools, Colleges and Youth establishments.
JASON yasSon BIRCH ATKINSON BEATBOXER on BEATBOXING WORKSHOPS
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The Joy Magazine Issue Four | July 2010 What are beatbox workshops about? Beatboxing workshops for me are about bringing people together through the art of sound manipulation. Taking sounds that would sometimes seem silly and everyday, then forming them into structured rhythms. It can bring the most unlikely suspects together! What kind of thing do you teach? I teach basic drum sounds (that you would find on a drum kit, i.e. the kick drum, snare drum/rim-shot, hi-hat and the clave click) to advanced sounds, i.e. humming and beatboxing, vocal scratching, stage skills, auditory mime skills, working with other musicians and also beatboxing through instruments. Also I will include written beatboxing, as in phonetics this helps some people learn quicker. I do not learn this way, I learn by hearing rather than reading. What kind of age ranges do you teach? How do the different groups respond? I teach from ages 2-50, depending on who is there at the time. It doesn’t matter how old you are, just depends if you can make silly noises and be able to laugh at yourself a little bit! What are your favourite things about teaching workshops? What is rewarding? The most rewarding thing about teaching is the smiles and the respect gained after teaching. When the students excel and do things you have not taught them, or things
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Beatboxing Basics
The Sounds: The basics of Beatboxing are made out of 3 separate sounds, which correlate with parts of a drum kit; Kick drum, Hi-hat, Snare / Rimshot. We can also write these down phonetically; B – Kick drum
they have picked up, that you may have noticed straight away. One of the best things that happened was when me and my friend Psyjee (member of Corroboree) taught this kid at a festival, his mum came back to us the next year and said that he used to be bullied in school, but since beatboxing, he is now one of the most respected kids in his year. That is one of the reasons I wanted to teach, to give something for kids to believe in within themselves... to give hope and strength into the community. Another story is that when me and my friend Jedmo (member of Corroboree) taught for his mum at Eastleigh college, which is called Skills for Life, it was with teenagers with learning disabilities. We were told that usually they do not remember anything after an hour, nor do some of them show any interest at times. But for these teenagers, beatboxing stuck completely; even to this day they still speak of us and still beatbox. It really did make my heart shudder with joy.
T / Ts – Hi-hat Pft / Psh – Snare drum / K – Rimshot (which is on the edge of the snare drum) A lot of Beatboxing sounds are made with the building up pressure in the parts of the mouth you use to say these phonetic terms. So for instance; Psh – try saying it first, then try building up pressure before you do it next time and notice the difference. Try this with all the sounds here and even with ones that you learn in the future, also you can try experimenting with the amount of pressure you use to create different quality of sound and you may find some interesting results if you combine sounds together or one after another. The Patterns: So now we have a few sounds to play with, you can write out patterns kind of like a drummer would do if he were to notate his drum patterns. So for a simple hip hop beat; B-T-K-T-B-T-K-T (repeat) The – symbols represent a rest in the beat. So B rest T rest K rest… etc… After you have learnt this pattern, you can try speeding it up. You could also add in more sounds; B-T-K-TT-B-K-T. For more complex rhythms you will need to learn other techniques. For drum and bass, a commonly used fill is the TKTK which is easier to understand as Tika Tika, there is no rest between them because it is meant to be a roll, this is good to practice with to get the strength of your tongue up which will help in the future with all your sounds and fills / drum rolls. To use this method in a Jungle pattern try; B-K-TKTKBK-B-K-TKTKBK (repeat) If you want any more information, please email me at the address below: Email: yasSon@humanbeatbox.com Websites: www.myspace.com/yasson - www.youtube.com/yassonmusiq Do you need some Beatboxing resources? Then Please head to twww.humanbeatbox.com, it has everything you need to become a fully fledged Beatboxer.
Yasson’s beatboxing workshops will take place on Thursday 19th August in Priory Park 12 - 2pm
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BIRTH
The Joy Magazine Issue Four | July 2010
JOANNA
Sometimes in life it is difficult not to fear the unknown. Somehow we convince ourselves that if we attempt to analyse what the future holds in store for us, it will somehow be less daunting because we will know what to expect. The truth though, is that you can never really know what to expect from the future, because the future is in fact, the unexpected.
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About a year ago, I would happily sit for hours with my friends in over priced coffee shops such as Star-
bucks or Costa. We would spend our summer days gallivanting the streets of Chichester, looking for things to do for no more than a fiver and wandering off to West Wittering beach, whatever the weather, in the hope of that ever so desirable summer tan. Life was pretty care free for me then; everyday was about enjoying myself and making sure I made the most of my three month break before college began in September. I had planned to do college so differently from school. To work exceptionally hard, to be focused
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Lily and Joanna
‘One evening in September something happened that would change my life forever. Something so unexpected, so out of the blue, that even sometimes now I still find myself in shock. ‘
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Issy Beeby, Lily and Joanna Glass
nature. That is not me being judgemental or self righteous it is just what I happen to believe. Adoption would just have never been an option for me, I knew that I would never have the ability to say goodbye to someone who I would carry inside of me for so long and thereafter undoubtedly feel instant love for. So my decision was made for me, I was to become a parent at seventeen. And so time passed, the months flew by and the day got nearer and nearer. All I had to do now was wait.
and determined and to most of all have a wonderful time with my then current friends and also the ones I was sure to make once lessons began. But like most things in life, this did not go to plan. After having such an incredible summer – a holiday in Italy, constant trips and spending so much time just pottering about aimlessly, college just seemed so unappealing. After a few weeks at college I began to miss school and its once so irritating structure. I missed friends that had gone in different directions, even teachers who I had tried to spend most of my time annoying and I realised then that college was just not for me. So off I went back to school, in the hope of rekindling the old flame it held for me by enrolling at sixth form. Soon enough though, I realised I was once again discontent and began bunking off. Instead I would work as much as I could realising that this was probably, at that moment in time, the one thing I felt content doing. I couldn’t concentrate in school, it was as if there was a block stopping me and gradually I became less and less interested to the point where it seemed completely pointless me being there. Then one evening in September something happened that would change my life forever. Something so unexpected, so out of the blue, that even sometimes now I still find myself in shock. I got pregnant. Sixteen, a little lost in life, but with high hopes and expectations, I, yes I had taken a turn in life that led to this. Not in love, not even in a relationship, I had found myself having to make the biggest decision of my life so far. Abortion? Adoption? Or become a mother? For some people, terminations are acceptable, they are there for a reason right? Me personally though, I believe that they go against the laws of
On the 26th of June 2010 at seven thirty five in the morning I gave birth to a beautiful little girl named Lily. I realised then, that life was different and that mine was now devoted to the life of another. I can truly say I have never felt so overwhelmed and felt such instant unconditional love, but it truly was the most amazing experience of my life.
‘Life is hard... but the consequences and outcomes of particular situations that can occur from error, can sometimes be beautiful.’
Being pregnant and having Lily in my life has certainly taught me something. Life is hard, complicated and sometimes even a bit of a battle. But the consequences and outcomes of particular situations that can occur from error, can sometimes be beautiful, rewarding and beyond anything we could have ever imagined. Having a baby at whatever age is scary, doing it alone makes it seem even scarier but in the final analysis, would I have done anything differently, do I regret anything? Never. Because without my past, the future is now unimaginable without my little Lily. Joanna Glass has performed regularly at the I Am Joy Festival and at many Joy events. To listen to her music visit www.myspace.com/joannaglass
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The Joy Magazine Issue Four | July 2010
MIKE FRY Supporting Katie Melua at the Real Ale and Jazz 2010 with the Sarah Saville band
Mike Fry is a local musician and workshop leader with over 15yrs experience of running performing arts workshops. Mike’s music career began at Chrysalis Records in 1984 and then onto some of London’s major recording studios working with artists such as Gary Moore, John-Paul Jones, Sam Brown and many more. Then, in 1994, Mike was introduced to the idea of Community Music and Music Workshops and trained under Phil Mullen at Goldsmith’s College, London, before embarking upon a career in community arts, particularly his work with the Disability Arts organization, Share Music Sweden.
IMike Fry’s music workshop at the Boys Club
This will be the 3rd year mike has run his ‘polyphonic fry-up’ music workshop. Last year’s workshops led up to a performance in Priory Park of ‘Deep Blue C’ a piece for groups who never meet until the performance. This year Mike is working with local film maker, Sam Bailey, to produce a piece of physical theatre with music and film it within 2 hours and to up-load to youtube. This year Mike will be demonstrating and using SOUNDBEAM, a movement sensor music system giving ACCESS to ANYONE, regardless of ability/ disability, age etc ……. To MAKE MUSIC! Don’t let anything stop you attending this workshop!
Mike Fry’s Polyphonic Fry-Up Saturday 21st August 1.30pm to 3.30pm at The Guildhall, Priory Park All welcome to come and bring instruments, voices and noise-makers to create a wild and thunderous musical collaboration.
Littlehamptons Lobsters by Stephanie Bolt
“A photographic chronicle of journeys taken following in the footsteps of Laszlo Moholy-Nagy who created the film ‘Lobsters’ in the town of Littlehampton in 1936. Featuring a host of original material donated by townsfolk and created by Moholy-Nagy. Celebrating the somewhat eclectic maritime heritage of the town.” Available for one year only on 25th June 2010 from 5pm - 5pm on 25th June 2011 as a pdf download: www.littlehamptonslobsters.net
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Go Creates’ GARDEN OF THE IMAGINATION at the Joy Festival 2010 What is Go Create? Go Create was started in 2008 by Art teachers Peter Grant and Philip Riley from Chichester High School for Girls. The annual event is funded through the school’s specialist status in the arts and is a series of visual art workshops across Chichester. The workshops allow people from all areas of the community to work alongside artists in creating a collaborative artwork over the course of one day. Previous Go Create venues include a narrow boat on Chichester canal, and on the cathedral green creating a dramatic junk sculpture with artist educator Hakan Erkam. What’s happening this summer?
age and spray paints. Who can do it? Due to the materials involved this activity is recommended for those over 10 years old, but there is no upper age limit. The more who join us the more amazing the garden! We also recommend visitors wear old clothes. Remember whatever you make will form part of our garden for the festival for others to marvel at! We hope to see you in August. The Go Create team.
GO CREATE Workshops will take place in The Boys Club (Little London) on Thursday 19th & Friday 20th from 12 - 5pm
This summer Go Create is very excited to be working with the Joy Festival in Priory Park from Friday 20th to Sunday 22nd August. Our aim is to create a fantastical garden of the imagination using waste materials including plastic bottles and packaging. Bottles will become plants, flowers, and maybe even strange creatures. Visitors to our garden are encouraged to bring some bottles (empty and plastic!) where they will be shown how to transform them into something strange and wonderful using scissors, plaster band-
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The Joy Magazine Issue Four | July 2010
SCOTT TALBOT
HE’S A DEDICATED FOLLOWER OF FASHION Sarah Wilk
Throw your skinny jeans on the barbeque and flush your chiwawa down the loo because, listen up guys, the must have item this season is Scott Talbot. This fashion savvy conceptualist first caught our attention in August 2007. Back then, the freshfaced Scott stunned onlookers by putting a whole new stance on the compulsory red Joy t-shirt. Being far too stylish to wear synthetic materials, he had to think outside the box. Sometime later, outside the box, in strutted Talbot, showing off his curves magnificently with a sumptuous red body-painted t-shirt. His outfit was complimented to perfection by his choice of fingerless gloves and nipple tassels. This was just the beginning; this in vogue trendsetter certainly wasn’t done yet. Over the next few years Scott went onwards to some even more jaw-dropping styles. Famously, there was his heartfelt attempt to resurrect the shell suit. This vintage style wonder with added chic accessories made his attempt a success. Who didn’t go away and scour the charity shops for a shell suit after setting eyes on him? By now times had changed in his home town, it had become ‘the’ fashion hot spot. The buck had passed from New York to Milan to Chichester. Scott continued his winning streak and ability to wow the crowds and proved that less is more with his waist-cinching leather burlesque lingerie. If you
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missed seeing this modern day courtesan gyrating elegantly, you missed out. As Scott well knows, individuality is paramount in the fashion world. No one likes to walk down the street and see someone sporting the exact same haircut, do they? This is why, thinking he was only one cool enough to carry it off, Scott instigated the I Am Joy Mullet Off 2010. This much anticipated event is for many going to be the highlight of the festival. With already one other competitor on board, Scott is going to have to really push the boat out to maintain his crown. This hair-style standoff will commence on Saturday 21st August and will be judged by 2 top hairdressers, Gino Bisogni and Sam Worthington. With each and every split end scrutinised and bonus points awarded for va-vavoom, the challenge is really on this time. If anyone feels brave enough to enter the Mullet Off, don’t be shy, all competitors will be welcomed and at least commended for their effort. But it will take a real character to beat the pizzazz and well groomed mentality of the one, the only, Scott Talbot.
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The Joy Magazine Issue Four | July 2010
A DESIRE FOR FIRE!
Tom Norfolk and Jez Chandler at a Thursday Night Burn Photograph Steve Kennedy
Kate Egerton with Fire Poi Photograph Steve Kennedy
Written by Kate Egerton
Since a young child I’ve always had an obsession with fire because of its beauty, power and potential. However, it was upon my return from Escalada del Sol school of Fire Poi in Costa Rica that this love became a reality.
Jez Chandler Photograph Steve Kennedy
“Poi” is the Maori word for “ball” and it is a form of juggling where the balls are swung on a cord around the body, traditionally used as a tool for dance in New Zealand. This art form has now crept into the hearts of many people and there is now an ever growing international community. There are tutorials available on-line and many festivals around the world are devoted to the celebration of poi and other
Through these weekly workshops we have been able to offer a wide range of skills, including hula hooping, diablo, devil sticks, staff, uni-cycling and juggling with the help of the very talented circus performers of Chichester.
circus art forms.
Having returned to England with lots of enthusiasm, I was introduced to Tom Norfolk who is one of the most talented performers I’ve ever had the honour to meet. Since leaving Chichester last year, he has since joined the Circus Ferrel in his home county of Norwich. His passion and
diversity as well as his mildly annoying ability to pick up and learn new tricks with such ease and style is both amazing and inspiring. In March of this year I started training with Kate from Poi Passion who has really helped me to progress and has opened my
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Halloween Fireshow at Dirty Cabaret
Thursday Night Burn Photograph Steve Kennedy
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From these meetings we have been able to perform for numerous events including Dirty Cabaret shows, as well as part of the finale of the I Am Joy Festival 2009. This would all not be possible if it weren’t for the people who make the effort to get involved and help co-ordinate these shows. Special mentions have to go out to Mark ‘Onion’ Ulrich, David ‘Chunk’ Sharples and Alex ‘Donkey’ Grinstead for their staff abilities and sense of humour; Jez Chandler for his bamboozling poi abilities; Mark and Jimmy from Firefreaks in Brighton, and so many more. Without these people and the many more that I can’t fit in to this article, none of this would be possible.
guests and a much bigger and brighter finale than ever before!! If you are interested in finding out more about Sunday Circus, you can find us on Facebook. Whether you are an experienced performer or just want to try something new, everyone is welcome to come and join the circus! Useful links www.homeofpoi.com www.firefreaks.co.uk/ www.poipassion.com/ www.laescueladelsol.com/ www.circusferrel.com/ www.myspace.com/dirtycabaret
We have been lucky enough to have been invited back to the Joy Festival this year and, as well as performing the final fire show, we will also be on hand to teach poi, hula hoop and various other skills during the festival. Since the festival will be held in Priory Park, we have the opportunity to be more creative with our choreography and to bring the group’s talents to a much wider audience. Expect more fun and games, more fire, some special
Sunday Circus will be running workshops in Priory Park on Saturday 21st and Sunday 22nd August. They will also be performing a fire show on Saturday evening after dark.
Kate Egerton with fire poi
Mark ‘Onion’ Ulrich firebreathing
eyes to many more possibilities, as well as giving me the opportunity to perform at many more events to much larger audiences. Over the past two years Sunday Circus has met in Priory Park every Sunday at 2pm as a place for both regular spinners and eager newcomers to meet, either to teach or learn new techniques. Through these weekly workshops we have been able to offer a wide range of skills, including hula hooping, diablo, devil sticks, staff, uni-cycling and juggling with the help of the very talented circus performers of Chichester.
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LEARN TO JUGGLE 1
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Fig 5. Juggling with three balls. Start with two balls (A&C) in the right hand and one ball (B) in your left. Begin by throwing the ball in the front of your right hand, arcing up to your left.
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Fig 6. When A reaches its highest point, throw B from your left up toward your right hand. Catch A in your left hand.
Fig 1 and 2 Juggling with two balls. Start with a single ball. Throw the ball in an arc from hand to hand, roughly at eye level. 2
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Fig 3. Take a ball in either hand. Toss the ball in the right hand A in the arc to about eye level over to the left hand.
Fig 4. As ball A reaches the highest point in the arc, throw ball B up from your left hand to your right. Catch A in your left hand, and then catch B in your right. Now repeat the process in reverse starting with the left hand instead of the right.
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Fig 7. When the ball moving from left to right (B) reaches the top of the arc (remembering to try and keep the height of your throws level with your eyeline) throw ball C from your right up toward your left hand. At this point, catch ball B in your right hand. Try rolling C to the front of your right hand before you throw it to make this easier.
Fig 8. When C reaches the top of its arc, throw A from your left hand to the right. Catch C in your left hand. Repeat the process.
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Geoffrey Heathcote and his beloved Mandy
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Dear Mandy Head... Mandy Head the Agony Aunt. Our regular columnist is at hand to answer burning questions on love and loss and give helpful and life assuring advice as only a disembodied mannequin’s head can. Dear Mandy, I am 19 year old girl and am having my first serious relationship with a boy whom I have very strong feelings for. I think I love him but am scared to tell him, as he may think I’m coming on too strong and might give me the cold shoulder. Mandy, what shall I do? Anon, by email Dear Anon,
Geoffrey Heathcote without his beloved Mandy
Thanks for the email, Anon. I cross-referenced your email into Facebook and found you Katy, and your boyfriend Michael. I told him how you felt and he
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thinks you’re a proper bunnyboiler and nutter and is doubting whether he wants to see you again at all. Looks like I’ve saved you a lot of time. Still, that’s what you get for asking for advice on your love life from a plastic head. Next... Dear Mandy, I’m making a bolognese sauce for my wife but she always complains that it’s too fatty. How do I compromise the flavour without upsetting my wife? Derek Christ, QuicheLand Dear Derek, Sorry to hear about your fussy wife. The best things to do are brown off your mince and carefully drain the fat off through a sieve. Then add beef stock and onions, this should essentially give your sauce some much needed flavour.
still meat-eaters. Things got very heated one evening as myself and the children all wanted steak and my wife insisted on Vegetarian Shepherd’s pie, I lost my temper and hit my wife in a moment of madness, she then fell down the stairs. Right now she is in intensive care, what shall I tell my children? I’m so very desperate. Please help Mandy. Dear Derek, Just tell them there is some good news and some bad news. The bad news is your mother is in a critical state and may not live very long; the good news is... steak and chips for dinner! Hope this helps Derek. Best wishes, Mandy Head. Mandy Head is a fictitious plastic head and holds no responsibility for the plastic content of this article. But Mandy Head would like you to check out the comedy at this year’s festival...
Dear Mandy, Thanks for the advice, but the sauce I made was still very fatty according to her, though our children all said it was delicious. The argument eventually led to my wife becoming a vegetarian, though both our kids are www.youtube.com/geoffreyheathcote Search for ‘Geoffrey Heathcote’ and ‘Mandy Head’ on Facebook
Geoffrey Heathcote and his beloved Mandy
SUBMISSIONS
Gerald the Snail Mike Stout
The Joy Magazine Issue Four | July 2010
SUBMISSIONS We are looking for short, snappy journalism/ creative writing. We will not consider anything over 450 words unless you approach us first with a stonking good idea. Send us your news, views, feedback, creative writing and journalism to: thejoymagazine@googlemail.com Include a title and a brief description of yourself with any relevant links. We accept submissions from all ages and abilities, but on a first come first served basis. Illustrators: send us samples of your work as we may ask you to illustrate articles and creative pieces.
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS As always, thanks to all those involved in any way to make the magazine possible. Big thanks to Cat who manages to turn emails and attachments into brilliantly designed pages. Thanks to Matt Redman for saving dying laptops on a number of occasions. Thanks to the willing volunteers who help distribute the little things so eagerly and to everyone who contributes. Acknowledgements are also due to the funders and to those who keep the magazine in existence through advertising! The Joy Magazine is only a small publication, but collectively we struggle, try and somehow manage it. This will be my last issue as Chief Wombat and founder, as I am to move to pastels new. The magazine, or troll as it is called, will be in safe hands. I want to thank Joe Worthington, Chris Chapman and others at ‘I Am Joy’ for accepting my proposal. (I will take a cut of all future profits if this non-profit mag morphs into the next Vogue.) Cheers! Chris Soul, Chief Editor lly se Chi zely Diz
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