We curate and present events at the "infamous cult underground enclave" that is the Cube Cinema and elsewhere - if you would like us to come to you, get in touch.
The Light Fantastic events bring together artists and public audiences in an informal, sociable atmosphere, to see movement and choreography in all manner of media, exploring what - and where - choreography can be... . Part screening, part performance, part discussion, part party, The Light Fantastic creates a sense of offbeat occasion and creative community
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In 1924, Buster Keaton amazed cinema audiences by stepping from the auditorium into the movie screen with hair-raising results [Sherlock Jr.]. The Light Fantastic's programme at the Cube often sees the reverse, with live action moving centre stage in the cinema. These live moments complement, extend and prompt questions about our experience of movement on screen: what is choreography in two dimensions? As well as exploring choreography, this approach has roots in Expanded Cinema and film/ video art
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The Light Fantastic celebrates movement's ambiguity - its ability to resist definition, express multiple meanings and speak differently to different people
"If you deal only with what is known, you’ll have redundancy; on the other hand, if you deal only with the unknown, you cannot communicate at all. There is always some combination of the two, and it is how they touch each other that makes communication interesting.” Bruce Nauman, 1989
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"It felt much more like a good "salon" for art, audience and artists than most anything I've experienced for ages, only the whiff of Gauloises missing.... An atmosphere where the air around you in supportive and filled with ideas is such a good thing ...a genuinely warm setting. It helps both artist reflect on their process/ product, and audience relax into real chances to dialogue and feedback/ interact"
"I had a sense of having discovered something secret and exciting"
"A great showcase for innovative dance"
"What can I say? Fantastic!"