2010
In Summer 2010, the first issue of the international Journal on Screendance launched. This project is produced by the Screendance Network.
In April 2010, Kyra was one of 10 invited writers contributing to What If... an amazing festival curated by Lucy Cash, Becky Edmunds, Claudia Kappenberg, Chirstinn Whyte and Gill Clarke, held at Siobhan Davies Studios, London. Writing from this event will be published in a special edition of Dance Theatre Journal later in 2010.
2009
In May 2009, the AHRC Network for Discourse
and Publication in Screendance was launched: an
international network, advancing an interdisciplinary theoretical and
practice-based discourse on the artform.
Kyra is a
participant in and Administrator for the Network. This work furthers
her commitment to creative collaboration and active engagement
with the contexts in which screendance is made, presented and thought
about.
Along with several other commitments, including knuckling down with her PhD research and hanging out with her daughter, born in 2008, this work has also meant that The Light Fantastic events have been on the back burner. For now... watch this space.
2008
In October 2008, The Cube Microplex, the legendary independent cinema that regularly hosts The Light Fantastic events, will be 10 years in the making
A very special programme of events - Cube X - celebrates this. For further information, visit the Cube's website
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On Tuesday 22nd April 2008, Kyra Norman of The Light Fantastic will be at moves 2008 in Manchester, presenting a forum session: On atmosphere: sound, image and place in screen dance
All papers from the event can now be downloaded from: http://www.movementonscreen.org.uk/page.asp?id=2786 Hope to see you there...
For a taste of moves 2008, and to watch films from this year's festival online, click here
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On Friday 25th January 2008, The Light Fantastic presents STILL WATERS... :: Event starts 8pm :: Admission £6 (£5 concs) :: At the Cube Microplex, Dove St South [off King Square] Bristol BS2 8NQ
The Light Fantastic moves into the New Year in fine style with the premiere and launch party for Still Waters Run Deep, a brand new film from Wilkie Branson and collaborators, of celebrated Bristol b-boys, the Physical Jerks. Still Waters... combines original text and graphic art alongside Wilkie's signature movement style to form a creative reflection on the daily struggle to communicate: inspiring, engaging and accomplished work. Find out more and watch the trailer at: www.stillwaters.tv
Plus following rapturous and raucous receptions for their screen and live work at TLF in 2006 and 2007, the Physical Jerks will be LIVE on stage - be prepared to be amazed! Plus DJs so you get to dance too
STOP PRESS: Tickets for Still Waters... have now sold out. But don't despair! Due to popular demand, we have negotiated an earlier sneak preview screening for friends and supporters who missed out in the rush. If you'd like to attend this, get in touch: see Contact page
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2007
On Wednesday 24th October 2007 Afrika Eye & The Light Fantastic present MOVEMENT (R)EVOLUTION AFRICA :: Screening starts 8pm :: Admission £5 :: At the Cube Microplex, Dove St South [off King Square] Bristol BS2 8NQ
Dominant media images of Africa project a vast, undifferentiated land steeped in tradition and ensnared in a web of poverty, HIV/AIDS, and political turmoil. By focusing on the stories of fiercely creative African individuals - nine choreographers from Senegal to South Africa - Movement (R)evolution Africa presents fresh images of Africa and brings to life the continent’s contemporary identity. This film has been amazing audiences at festivals around the world since its release earlier this year - not to be missed. Plus specially selected shorts from artists who use movement and moving image to present alternative and original narratives of migration, identity and belonging, including work by Kervon Grant; David McCormick & Benedict Johnson; Denise Rowe; and Lisa May Thomas.
This event is part of Afrika Eye festival, taking place across Bristol this week.
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From 3rd - 7th September 2007, Chisehale Dance Space is hosting the week-long Improvideo workshop led by choreographer and improviser Shahar Dor & filmmaker Amit Shalev (Israel) and curated by Kyra Norman of The Light Fantastic. Click here for further information about Chisenhale's workshop programme, and here for more on Shahar & Amit.
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The Light Fantastic is pleased to be participating in this year's Venn Festival, taking place 31st May to 3rd June 2007, Bristol, UK. Following an open call for works that explore the relationship of sound and image, we've been inundated with exciting short films/ video pieces from artists all over the world. The selection will soon be announced - watch this space - and if you're in the vicinity, do look out for our contribution to the overlapping melee that is Venn on the Sunday at Arnolfini. For more information on the overall programme, visit www.vennfestival.com
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We are very pleased to announce here the birth of The Screendance Journal - a brand new publication dedicated to dance on screen, launched by an international working group of practitioners, curators, writers, thinkers and activists engaged with screendance... [read more]
Twentieth Century Cube meets The Light Fantastic :: Wednesday 11th April 2007 :: 7.30pm :: £5 :: Cube Microplex Dove St South [off King Square] Bristol UK
Twentieth Century Cube and The Light Fantastic present a very special soiree inspired by classic dance moments in feature films, topped off with a 35mm screening of Top Hat. This is one of Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers' most memorable films, superbly accompanied by Irving Berlin's score.
So get your dancing shoes on. Compered by self-styled outlaws of the dance floors Barry and Yvonne, Couple #69 (Stickleback Plasticus), the evening also features the Physical Jerks live on stage in Gangsters, a jaw-dropping noir-tinged breakdance show referencing everything from ballet to Thriller, plus shorts including Freya Billington's new film, Hustle, and DJs and impromptu dancing in the bar.
Warm up drinks from 7.30pm, show starts promptly at 8pm. Discounts for those wearing top hats or feathers (Rogers earned her nickname Feathers whilst making Top Hat, after an outfit that got right up Astaire's nose). Click here to see the full size poster for this event
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The Light Fantastic presents AUGUSTO CORRIERI :: Friday 16th February 2007 :: 7.30pm :: £5/ £4 concs :: Cube Microplex Dove St South [off King Square] Bristol UK
Tonight sees the welcome return to the Microplex of Augusto Corrieri, presenting his acclaimed live solo performance 'Quartet (for Anna Akhmatova)', with original music score by Maw. Based on an accident that took place at La Scala opera house in Italy in 1913, Quartet is a playful exploration of the idea that theatre is not what takes place on the stage, but rather what happens in the minds of the spectators
To complement this performance, TLF presents an especially curated programme of screen work, collected around the theme: what makes an action a performance? What makes a space a stage? What makes a gesture a dance? Including work by Becky Edmunds (Brighton), Tom Marshman & Anna Lucas (Bristol), Polly Hudson (West Midlands) and others...
TLF is about bringing together artists and audiences in an informal setting for discussing, inspiring, dreaming & scheming - so get here from 7.30pm to socialise & sample the delights of the Cube's unique bar - show starts 8.15pm
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2005/2006
In the summer of 2005, The Light Fanastic issued an open invite to artists working with movement and moving image in Bristol and the surrounding area to present their work.
The first event took place in September 2005, and generated so much interest, discussion and excitement that a year-long programme grew, with TLF managing monthly events under the banner "The rough, the polished, the thoughtful, the frivolous, the raw and the cooked".
Each month a different group of artists collaborated, supported by TLF, to fill the space with ideas and interactions, from works-in-progress to curated programmes of works that inspire us. Over 100 artists took part, many people sought out dance - live and on screen - for the first time, and several new creative collaborations began.
A few highlights from this programme...
February 2006: Street Dance on Screen
Screening of David La Chappelle's feature-length documentary about krumping in LA, Rize. Plus video work from legendary Bristol breakdance crew, Physical Jerks, and Bristol-based filmmaker Mena Fombo's tale of star-crossed lovers: Amar and Saleema: Hip Hop vs Bhangra, shot on location in and around the city and featuring a host of Bristol street dancers
April 2006: Tango Milonga
An evening in collaboration with Eduardo Bozzo of Tango Alchemy
Including a Tango lesson for beginners, live Tango performance, excerpts from classic Tango films and a seriously lively open floor session
May 2006: Sound & Dance on Screen
An evening dedicated to exploring the relationship between sound and screen-based movement, featuring screen dance works, excerpts from features, music promos... and live performance from Orchestra Cube re-scoring specially selected short films
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