Blank Media Collective

Upcoming Event: MILL24 [John Leyland & Annette Cookson and Fivethreefive Project]

Saturday 29th May 2010, 12pm - Sunday 30th May 2010, 12pm

Islington Mill, Salford

Blank Media Collective are delighted to renew our relationships on the back of Neck of the Woods with Fivethreefive Project and John Leyland & Annette Cookson for two specially commissioned performances as part of Mill24.

Mill24 is a series of 24-hour interactions that aim to be a reflection of the immediate pace of contemporary culture, resulting in an art event that lengthens the excitement of the opening night while condensing an entire exhibition into one day only.

HOW TO BE ART -
The Secret to finding an affordable masterpiece
John Leyland & Annette Cookson
Saturday 29 May, 9-10pm
You won’t know it until someone tells you.
Identity is fragmented. Subjectivity is always fluid. Movement is poetic.
John Leyland & Annette Cookson present a playful, grotesque, seditious production; the next level of poetry performance.
Who the fuck is Alan Yentob?

Picnic
Fivethreefive Project
Sunday 30 May, 11am-12pm
Inspired by Islington Mill’s transition from industrial workplace to artistic platform, Fivethreefive Project will again transform the space into another space; the notion of escapism; the desire and the process of creating something optimistic out of a dusty abandon. Picnic will be a performative presentation, infused with physical theatre, centred on the idea of creating something idyllic - the perfect picnic in the perfect setting. Through the course of the performance, the space will be temporarily transformed into a nostalgic gathering of strangers.

JOHN LEYLAND & ANNETTE COOKSON
John Leyland is a poetic magic realist. His work often explores the communal nature of personal relationships. He transports the audience to an honest, creative truth, observing with significance the importance of detail. Annette Cookson is a social and emotional commentator, a true Mancunian performer whose wide experiences of life inform her art. Her poetry is free, her voice strong; always searching to convey the humanity in society.

FIVETHREEFIVE PROJECT
Fivethreefive Project are an experimental theatre company interested in producing performances which not only present a state of being, but actively immerse audiences in the creation of experience. We play with varying forms and universal concepts, to create atmospheric, innovative pieces, which are intellectually engaging and emotionally stimulating. Much of Fivethreefive Project’s work relates back to the human condition - what it is to feel under pressure; to be a member of a community; to be nostalgic.