Brimfield, Mel and Herbert, Gwyneth, 2016, Show, Exhibition or Event, The Palace That Joan Built
Abstract or Description: | Commissioned by Art on The Underground and Theatre Royal Stratford East, the project was co-authored with composer Gwyneth Herbert, and based on an exploration of the life, work and politics of radical socialist theatre director Joan Littlewood, with particular focus on her unrealised Fun Palace scheme. The outcomes of the project were centered around production of an episodic musical documentary film in the form of a ‘collision montage’ Living Newspaper, installed in the mezzanine at Stratford Station as part of an architecturally scaled installation for 21 months. Elements included: |
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Contributors: | Contribution Name RCA ID Actor Beau, Dickie dickie@dickiebeau.com Composer Higgs, Paul phiggs@phiggs.co.uk Performer Saville, Ian ian@redmagic.org.uk |
Events: | Title Location Dates Type The Palace That Joan Built London, UK 02 Oct 2014 - 13 July 2016 Other event |
Subjects: | Creative Arts and Design > W100 Fine Art > W190 Fine Art not elsewhere classified |
School or Centre: | School of Arts & Humanities |
Copyright Holders: | Mel Brimfield, Gwyneth Herbert, Art on The Underground |
Funders: | Art on The Underground (Transport for London) |
Date Deposited: | 05 Apr 2017 14:14 |
Last Modified: | 25 Jan 2021 17:49 |
URI: | https://researchonline.rca.ac.uk/id/eprint/2754 |
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