| April 2008 |
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| 1 April |
Japan |
“Girlish Hardcore” to “Exchange” Shirotama Hitsujiya & Friends Shirotama Hitsujiya, Artistic Director and playwright for Yubiwa Hotel, one of Japan’s most innovative performing art companies, will appear on stage to talk about her philosophy, her work, including the hit show “CANDIES – girlish hardcore”, and the road to the recent collaboration “EXCHANGE” |
London |
| 4 April - 31 May |
Bangladesh |
Bangladesh 1971 A photographic exhibition and film season that focuses on one of South Asia’s most significant political events: the foundation of Bangladesh as an independent state |
London |
| 5 April - 15 June |
China |
Contemporaneous by Chen Shaoxiong & Qiu Anxiong As part of Asia Triennial Manchester 08, the UK's first Asian art triennial, Chinese Arts Centre presents this exhibition combining one of the oldest continuous artistic traditions in the world with video and installation. Chen and Qiu's animations and paintings demonstrate an innovative, personal and truly contemporary approach to Chinese ink painting |
Manchester |
| 8 – 19 April |
Iran |
Whispered Secrets, Murmuring Dreams Contemporary painting and photography by Iranian artists. Exhibiting artists include Pooya Aryanpour and Shahriar Tavakoli. This exhibition is a collaboration between Candlestar, London and Day Art Gallery, Tehran |
London |
| 10 April |
Japan |
Beyond “Passage to the Future” In celebration of our new touring exhibition Passage to the Future: Art from a New Generation in Japan, Mami Kataoka (International Curator, The Hayward, Southbank Centre / Senior Curator, Mori Art Museum, Tokyo) will give her views on the current and upcoming trends of Japanese contemporary art and artists |
London |
| 10 - 13 April |
Romania |
Romanian Film Festival: Home and Away |
London |
| 11 - 27 April |
International |
Glasgow international Festival of Contemporary Visual Art
The 2008 Gi Festival runs from 11 – 27 April 2008 in its new biennial format and features a programme packed with exhibitions, installations, talks, tours and events in over 30 different sites across the city |
Glasgow |
| 16 April – 28 May |
Portugal/ Spain/ UK |
Front of House is a collaborative project that brings together two artists (Angela Ferreira and Narelle Jubelin), an architect (Marcos Corrales) and a curator (Andrew Renton) to create an exhibition. The title of the exhibition refers to the public areas in theatres and concert halls, and the exhibition seeks to bring unarticulated spaces and stories from the backstage into the foreground, within sight of the front of house |
London |
| 18 April |
China/ UK |
CIRCLE TWO: Classic Film, Contemporary Score (UK/China)
Following the successful Circle one Hip Hop Rap, featuring Mandarin rapping from Dragon Tongue Squad from Beijing, at the Linbury Studio Theatre at the Royal Opera House in February, CAS, again in partnership with ROH2 at the Royal Opera House, presents Circle two in April at the Linbury Studio Theatre. This showcases the work of four of the most exciting British Chinese composer/musicians in the UK: Chi2 (Liz and Sarah Liew), Jiang Li and Kimho Ip. These four artists will be inspired by the award-winning Chinese silent film Song of the Fishermen (漁光曲, 1934) to compose a new score for the movie and perform it live at the Linbury alongside a special screening of the film
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London |
| 18 April – 15 June |
Colombia |
Once More with Feelings: Recent Photography from Colombia
Once more with feeling explores the interwoven themes of memory, repetition and performance found in each artists’ work. Using video, photography and performance, the artists explore all aspects of life in Colombia – from the violent internal conflict to the humour, youth and playfulness of this troubled country
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London |
| 22 – 26 April |
International |
moves08 will showcase a three-day conference on the interaction of movement and sound in screen-based work, twelve international screenings including a North West showcase, a five-day filmmaking lab, a four-day filmmaking masterclass in Salford, Manchester and Lancaster, live events and installation(s). Through its ‘Discovery’ strand, moves08 will, for the first time, give a special place to students and emerging artists |
Manchester, Lancaster and North West of England |
| 24 April |
Palestinian Territories |
Rhythms of Palestine A celebration of the music and culture of Palestine, and the Middle East, bringing this truly beautiful heritage to new people, as well as the Palestinian and wider communities of London, and supporters and lovers of world music from all over the south-east. This is not a political rally but an evening of music. |
London |
| 28 April |
Mali, USA, UK |
Blues: Back to the Source with Guy Davis, Corey Harris, Alvin Youngblood Hart, Otis Taylor and Don Vappie + Bassekou Kouyate & NGoni Ba. Award -winning blues banjoist Otis Taylor's new live project and CD 'Recapturing the Banjo' is a musical voyage which celebrates the one instrument to survive the Atlantic slave trade the banjo and thus become one of the most popular and distinctly American of instruments. Bassekou Kouyate - described by none other than Taj Mahal - as a genius. He is also held as living proof that one of the sources of the blues lie in his home region of Segu in Mali. |
London |
| 30 April |
China/ UK |
East to East A live interactive bi-lingual event 100 days before the start of the Beijing Games, celebrating the spirit of the Olympic Games' ethos of Youth and Friendship. Showcasing young talent and connecting them virtually from opposite sides of the globe, the event will be set against a dramatic backdrop of live and recorded images and words born out of two thrilling cities
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