Brixton 'SPACE STATION' pop-up art thingy in the indoor market

From the Londonist:

Seems one of the themes for 2010 is going to be reappropriating empty spaces and putting them to good alternative use. It's not just artistic squatters, city farms and allotmentsgetting in on the act. Back in October 09 The Space Makers Agency made the UK's biggest 'slack space' available to the Brixtonian community, encouraging creative and enterprising uses of the vacant shop units.
Whether or not you wield the Brixton Pound you are welcome at the Space Station for a free arts and performance festival now on until 23rd January. Artists and theatre companies will take over the space for hours at a time to rehearse, develop and perform work. Peer in if you're passing by or step in and observe. This Thursday there's a series of interactive installations by puppeteer, Kate Theodore and at the weekend, Firstborn Theatre Company explore identity through masks and run a mask making workshop. There's also the Space Station Gallery exhibiting work by local artists and photographers, open even when the shop is shut.
Space Station is open 9-6 every day except Wednesdays and Sundays and it's free to drop by. Keep up with the still developing programme at www.spacestationfestival.co.uk.
Click here for pictures of what's happening at Brixton Village with the Space Makers Agency.

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Thursday 31.12

Performance: The Wake (Nusa Pavko)

The second in a series of performances that seek to explore (post)modern attitudes towards death and postemotionalism. The artist will be exploring her own emotions towards these subjects with the help of a symbolic body, recreating an atmosphere that uses the power of memory to promote emotional unburdening. You are invited to watch this authentic display and leave markers of your own.

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oh good grief. it was better when we mugged and shivved people like her.

well it does say you're invited to "leave markers of your own". those "markers" could be all sorts of things...

I walked past there yesterday afternoon and saw some rubbish-looking performance art mime thing taking place, being watch solely by the owner of the space and possibly her boyfriend (who wasn't actually watching, was working on his laptop drinking tea).

I still think it's good that it's there. For me that's a much more interesting use of the space than all the tea 'n' twee shops that have cutesied in there (fairy cakes, pickles, 'vintage' flowery dresses).

And even there, I'm being a bit curmudgeonly. It'd be a shame if it had been just more of the same. The market already has plenty of shops selling fish, meat and wigs.

Next weekend there is food tasting etc at Granville Arcade/Brixton Village

LAST BUT NOT LEAST, WE WILL BE TAKING WILD CAPER INTO BRIXTON VILLAGE (THE OLD GRANVILLE ARCADE) ON SATURDAY THE 16TH, FOR A FOOD EVENT YOU MAY WISH TO PERUSE OR PARTICIPATE IN (DETAILS BELOW). JULIA AND DOUGALD HAVE MADE A HUGE COMMITMENT TO THEIR EXPERIMENT THERE, AND WE HOPE YOU CAN MAKE IT DOWN TO SUPPORT THE INITIATIVE.

KIND REGARDS,
BRIDGET

A Tasty January: Free Food Tastings, Food Stories and Pop-Up surprises at Brixton Village Market

Saturday 16th January, 2009, 11am- 5pm.



Brixton Market, also known as the Granville Arcade. Entrances on Coldharbour Lane and Atlantic Road. Nearest tube: Brixton Underground.

http://spacemakers.org.uk/brixton/location/




Brixton Village Market, home to the UK’s biggest empty shop project, is hosting a day of mouth watering food tastings and hourly pop-up foodie surprises. Kicking off at 11am with an under-11s cake designing competition, there will be cook-offs, locally-produced freebies and two brand new restaurant openings. Come check out our shops, vintage boutiques, galleries, cafes and more; play the Brixton geo piano and pick up some new food tips along the way.




http://spacemakers.org.uk/brixton/

http://spacemakers.ning.com/events/a-tasty-january-brixton




Contact: info@spacemakers.org.uk; Julia Shalet 07956 376472

space station

I went to that Space Station festival on Tuesday and saw Ella Robson, some kind of student drama/ dance thing where a bunch of 30-yr old teenage girls were sitting in the window screaming at passing strangers! It was terrible.

But apart from that it looks like some great stuff going on in there. Next week especially there is a performance from Tangled Feet, a really good theatre company, so I'm definitely looking forward to seeing more.

Wild caper are having a Madhatters Tea Party in Unit 40 tomorrow (Sat 16th)

without being too cynical are the Spacemakers getting dosh from anyone for this. Is there a deeper agenda somewhere ? It's unclear from their website.

Madhatters Tea Party

The Community Shop was doing food. Next to it the "Remade in Brixton" recycled products shop.

"Tastings, Food Stories and Pop-Up surprises at Brixton Village Market
Granville Arcade (Brixton Village) market is having a food event this Saturday from 11 to 5. Get to know the new market shops, eat some food, and come and see Transition Town Brixton in the Community Shop (Unit 6, First Avenue, near the Coldharbour Lane Entrance: map). As part of this event we will be holding food tastings, developing an online food map, and presenting ideas for minimizing waste food and packaging – see below.

Our Programme:
Food Tasting

12.00: ‘I hate Cabbage!’ – delicious cabbage tasting – we challenge you to taste different cabbage recipes and find at least one you like!

12.00: Seasonal Soup – learn the recipe of an easy, cheap, seasonal soup made with local ingredients

Time to be confirmed (possibly 3.00): Wildfood tasting – dishes using wild food from around Brixton

http://remadeinbrixton.wordpress.com/

el-ahrairah said:

oh good grief. it was better when we mugged and shivved people like her.

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