nATo in Manchester
This is some of what i’m doing next week, all sounds very exciting. So, if you’re anywhere near Central Manchester please drop in, and I’ll see you there. A goodn’ perhaps………….
Blitz Festival Events
Events run from the 20th to the 28th July
Street Theatre: keep your ear to the ground:
nATo is a banner organisation , bringing together artists working on a broad spectrum of cultural,
social and political issues. We are dedicated to the production of spontaneous, independent and conscious public art.
Space Hijackers,
Surveillance Camera Players,
Buton Ghosts,
Fanclub,
Original Art Wankers,
Consumer Aliens,
Movement of the Imagination
and many more
Outdoor Opening party wiv moosic
Date: Saturday 20th July – starts midday
Location: Great Northern Square outide The Great Northern Railway Complex, Central Manchester
Moosical guests include
Ozomatli,
Steven Nancy,
Desolation Angels,
the Agents of Groove,
Valerie,
Panjit G [Asian Dub Foundation]
&
Huge Slide projections by Tash – Video projections by Beyond TV?
Agitate Art Exhibition
Date: 20 – 28 July
Location: Great Northern Railway Complex, Central Manchester
AgiTate – Is art the mirror by which we view the world around us, or is it the hammer that smashes the mirror?
The contributors to Agitate are in the main primarily activists and their work is an extension of their politics.
>>List of Artists and more INFO
Yeast Experience at the Green Room
Date: Wednesday 24th July
Location: Green Room Manchester
A Multimedia // Music event from the Yeast Collective from London. These guys have a very exciting vision of entertainment blending cutting edge Video projections, music and live perfomance.
Panjit G from Asian Dub Foundation will be Djing on the night.
Psychic Bread, Seth Tobocman and Beyondtv at the Green Room
Date: Saturday 27th July
Location: Green Room Manchester
Psychic bread are bringing a video and poetry performance night to the Green room. More details to follow.
Seth Tobocman from New York will be doing a slideshow and presentation on Art and Politics.
BeyondTV will start the evening with a series of social justice films from around the world and informal discussion.
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Just put on a crash-helmet,get in bed, turn the TV on and stay put. (Go forth and usurp)
SchNEWS in brief news 364
BLITZED.
Blitz promises to be “a kick-ass anti-corporate extravaganza” to coincide with the Commonwealth Games being held in Manchester later this month.
Organised by NATO – that’s Northern Arts Tactical Offensive, the festival covers a week of shows, actions and events kicking off on Sat 20th July with an open air music event, and the opening of two exhibitions. One is AgiTATE being held in a spanking new shopping mall who failed in their bid to ban it once they realised what was happening! Throughout the week there will be film and multimedia events organised by Beyond TV. The week will end with a skate attack and critical mass plus political street theatre on Saturday 27th. NATO has also produced a spoof guide to the city to guide tourists to their events.During that week there will also be a GM trashing nearby, Manchester People’s open seminar for the Anti Commonwealth Games Coalition and lots of anti sweatshop actions.
For a full programme see http://www.nato.uk.net
Direct action magazine Loombreaker reports “the Commonwealth Games are being used to launch a new Corporate Manchester – a posh apartment playground for coke-sniffing yuppies, …. The cost of the games are astronomical – the stadium alone accounts for a cool £120 million – but you won’t hear too much about £80m of public money the council has committed to paying. So if you’re wondering why there are cutbacks in schools and housing, or where your local swimming pools and other public amenities have all gone when your council rents and tax are rising, there’s not much need to look any further really.”
BLITZ PRESS RELEASE
20-28 July, Manchester
FESTIVAL OF RADICAL ART
1.VISUAL ARTS EXHIBITIONS
AgiTATE: Sat 20 – Sat 27 July- @ The Great Northern. [Units 25-28, 1st Floor, Great Northern Warehouse, Deansgate] [open 12-7pm daily; Preview Fri 19July 6-8 pm]
An art show from the political underground. The perfect antidote to the corporate spectacle of the Commonwealth Games. From the untrained street style of Manchester graffitti artists to the internationally renowned work of cartoonist Seth Tobocman, AgiTATE sets out to question where passive observation ends and participation begins, in the art world and everyday life. The seminal collage work of Gee Vaucher will feature alongside contemporary installation artists, photographers, painters and performance artists. These include Mark Cooley from the US, Steven Dickie from Dundee with his pirate radio station and an explosive performance form Jackofficer! Curated by Jai Redman (UHC Collective, with guest curators Kwong Lee and Helen Knowles (Radio Halo)
Participating artists are: Angel, Mark Cooley, Steven Dickie, Jo Hudson, The Jackofficers, Yuen Fong Ling, Alan Lodge, Monkeyboy, Polyp, Duncan Ross, Squall, Seth Tobocman, Jon Trayner, UHC Collectie, Gee Vaucher, Andy Wake, Justine Young.
Complete image gallery of work available on request
BODY POLITIC: Sun 21 – Sun 28 July @ The Greenroom, in the Workspace [open 4-11pm daily]
An exhibition by 12 contemporary artists tackling issues around sex and the gendered body.
2. OPEN-AIR MUSIC EVENT: Sat 20 July @ Great Northern Square [12 pm-10pm]
To kick off AgiTate, with the finest punk-pop of Stephen Nancy, Desolation Angels and Valerie. Guest appearances from Bristol- hip hop Freakbeat Reactor, ska from Bradford’s Rebelation, Moco and Skam. With DJ’s Phrush, Jenny Chan, Language Lab, Black Lodge and Spy Base. Plus Spellbound (Mo Wax) and spoken word performance. Running in parallel with an interactive installation “RAMP” by artists Stu Bentley, Victor Macmohn and Chris Hamer and graffitti art comp. hosted by Temper.
3.FILM, PERFORMANCE AND INTERACTIVE ARTS: 24-27 July @ Green Room + The Great Northern
Wed 24 July @ Green room [8-12am]
Yeast Experience a multimedia / music event from London’s Yeast Collective, blending cutting edge video projections, music and live performance. Plus Panjit G from Asian Dub Foundation on the decks. BEyONdTV co-ordinate.
Thu 25 July + Fri 26 July @ Great Northern, in a downstairs unit; [5-8pm]
Undercurrents and BEyONdTV host inspirational alternative media and films. Full programme available from July on http://www.beyondtv.org
Thu 25 July @ Green room [8- 12am]
A special Blitz edition of Vaudeville, covering the theme of desire with film and performance art.
Sat 27 July @ Green room [8-2am]
Psychicbread and guests-mixing video, poetry by Mark Gwynne Jones and other performance. Feat. New York’s most renowned underground cartoonist Seth Tobocman performing a multi-media slideshow with music from Cybec Blood. BEyONdTV co-ordinate.
Agi Tate: Mike [t] 07984 286608 // Body Politic: Angel [t] 07949 493308 [e] angel@the-red-room.org // Music: Fadima [t] 07984 44 3479 [e] wundland01@hotmail.com// BEyONdTV events: Mick Fuzz [t] 01865 203661 [e] info@beyondtv.org // Vaudeville: Tam [t] 226 0364 // NATO for overall BLITZ info: [e] tacticalarts@yahoo.co.uk [t] 0161 226 7192
THE BLITZ FESTIVAL HAS BEEN ORGANISED BY THE NORTHERN ARTS TACTICAL OFFENSIVE, A BANNER ARTS ORGANISATION DEDICATED TO THE PRODUCTION OF SPONTANEOUS, CONSCIOUS AND PUBLIC ART.
http://www.nato.uk.net
