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DISCHARGE
1 March
An open call for performance work that doesn’t fit elsewhere.
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zack mennell
COMMON HOST
13 - 15 March
A weekend gathering situating ancient folk customs such as mumming in new relation to the post-industrial landscapes of London and Essex .
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On 14 March we’ll host contaminated materials, a workshop exploring the performing our difficult histories.
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Martin O’Brien
ON DISCIPLINE
11 - 15 May
This intensive workshop looks at discipline in performance making - how commitment, repetition and training can shape the way we work.
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Martin O’Brien & zack mennell, Whistling as the Night Calls, 2024. Photography by zack mennell.
an intensive workshop with Martin O’Brien,
Monday 11 - Friday 15 May, Peckham (London)
> Book now (registration deadline 1 April, payment plans available)
In his own his work, Martin O’Brien sets up rules and conditions. These inform his choice of actions, materials and aesthetics and give the work an internal logic which he can make decisions with - or against.
Using exercises dervived from Martin’s practice, we’ll work through ways of (re)committing to an artistic exploration. Identifying and clarifying our own existing rules, and experimenting with new logics, we'll explore how adherence to these self-defined / self-inflicted conditions can push our actions beyond the expected and familiar.
We might also understand our rules as an expression of our artistic values, what happens when we subvert our them?
We invite artists and performers with varied and diverse practices to join ON DISCIPLINE. Although Martin will reference his own explorations of pain-based and BDSM-informed practices, they are not the focus of this workshop. Our guiding principles will be commitment, dedication, repitition and endurance - principles which will mean different things to different artists.
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to participate
Monday 11 - Friday 15 MayThere is the option to pay a 30% deposit now, and we will be in touch about the balance in mid April.
If price is a barrier, please be in touch as we can offer a limited number of subsidised places. The number of participants will be limited to 15 artists.
Places are refundable up to 3 weeks ahead of the workshop (17th April).
> Book now (registration deadline 1 April)
Accessibility
The studio is located on the second floor of the Bussey Building, a former industrial warehouse. Regrettably, there is currently no lift access to this studio.
If there are other ways we can facilitate your access during the workshop, please let us know on the info form when making your booking - or write to us with any questions.
Monday 11 - Friday 15 May,
10.00 - 17.00, daily
Bussey Building, Rye Lane, Peckham, SE15 4ST
If you have any questions, please contact Future Ritual:
producing@futureritual.co.uk
Martin O’Brien, Fading Out of Dead Air, A Collective Archive, Ugly Duck, 2025. Photo by Jean Cleverley.