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SPRING 2012

PERFORMANCE / MUSIC

SUPPER CLUB

Date: Sat 10th MarchDoors: 7.30pm til lateTickets: £8 (£6 concessions)

Supper Club is The Basement’s signature evening of bite-

size morsels of tasty live art, digital installation, experimental

performanceandlivemusic.Takingplacethroughoutall

The Basement’s atmospheric spaces, Supper Club is a

smorgasbord of treats for all of the senses, with some of the

most exciting performances and music from across the UK

and Europe.

Grabadrinkandatastybitetoeatatthebarthenletthe

night unfold, we plot a Saturday night for you, but you won’t

knowwhat’sonthemenuuntilit’sserved.Moretequilaand

cherries than meat and two veg.

If you are interested in performing at Supper Club contact

[email protected]

SPOKEN WORD

White Rabbit presents:

ARE YOU SITTING COMFORTABLY? MYSTERY

Date: Tues 13th March Doors: 7:30pmTickets: £6 (£4 concessions)

AneveningoforiginalstorytellingintheWhiteRabbit’s

curious underground burrow. We reveal puzzling tales

by local writers and us, performed in an otherworldly

topsyturvytearoom.FREEcakes,treats,competitions

andprizes,andteapotcocktailsfromthebar.Interested

writers please submit stories of around 1000 words to

[email protected]

“storytelling made supremely sexy” **** Latest 7

“an enchanted night” **** Total Theatre

welcomeAs soon as you come down the stairs at The Basement you know the unexpected awaits. In our eighth season of new performance we present a host of new surprises and exhilarating experiences.

WearedelightedtobepartofBrightonFestival

withground-breakingartiststravellingfromacross

EuropetopresenttheirworkatTheBasement.

A newly commissioned immersive experience,

Domestic will lead audience members through the

venue, transformed into an atmospheric series

of rooms and unsettling interactions.

There are exciting partnerships with South East Dance

andLighthouse,andaprogrammeoffreshnewwork

launching our east.by.south.eastproject.Forthefirst

timewewillworkwithBrighton&HoveChildren’s

Festival,presentingsomefantasticcompaniesthat

makeexcitingandoriginalworkforchildrenandfamilies.

Welookforwardtoseeingyou.

MARCHPERFORMANCE

SCRATCH / UNDER CONSTRUCTION

Various Artists

Dates: Wed 7th MarchDoors: 7.30pmTickets: FREE

The Basement’s Scratch / Under Construction events,

presenting short excerpts from brand new performances,

haveprovedhugelypopularwithaudienceskeentoflextheir

criticalmusclesandhelpartistsdevelopnewwork.This

is a fantastic opportunity to see innovative contemporary

performanceinthemaking.Theeventisfreeandallare

welcome to come and give their own opinions through the

chaired discussions.

Ifyouareinterestedinpresentingworks-in-progresscontact

[email protected]

BOOK ONLINE AT WWW.THEBASEMENT.UK.COMBOX OFFICE: 01273 699733

Helen Medland

Artistic Director


PERFORMANCE

QUIET ACT OF DESTRUCTION

New Art Club

Date: Thurs 15th MarchDoors: 7.30pmTickets: £8 (£6 concessions)

Edinburgh Spotlight Best Comedy Show 2010

winnerstakeyouonanenergetic,hilarious

rampage through the placid Cambridgeshire

village of Meldreth. Against an exhilarating

soundtrack,chaosbubblesinthechurch

tearoomsandrevolutionleaksfromunder

thepostofficedoor.Farmparksandyoghurt

becomesourcesofemotionalbreakdowns

and along the way new rules are created, bent,

brokenandignoredinavainattempttotake

control of the situation.

‘Downright funny’ (New York Times), ‘Intelligently idiotic and unwaveringly entertaining’ ***** (Big Issue)

MUSIC

POLICE DOG HOGAN

Date: Sat 17th March Doors: 7.30pmTickets: £8 (£6 concessions)

Police Dog Hogan are a high-energy and eclectic seven-piece, combining

fiddle,banjo,mandolin,bass,drumsandguitarswithknockoutfour-part

harmoniesinanexuberantmedleyofcountry,pop,folk,androckingurban

bluegrass.VeteranDJJohnnieWalkerdescribestheirgigsas“areallygood,

funtime”,withsongsthatveerfromthewistfulandpoetictoflat-out,

foot-stompingtalesofdoomedbarbecues,Frenchmustardandfalling

in love on a Tennessee highway.

PERFORMANCE

YOU LOOK LIKE ANTS

Stuart Silver

Date: Thurs 22nd MarchDoors: 7.30pmTickets: £8 (£6 concessions)

An intimate, humorous, tragi-ballad. A conversational and textually rich epic journey whereStuartseekstogetaholdonwhatlife is really about, under the crush of great advice. Withukulelewhenyouleastexpectit.Andwhenyou expect it.

Bringingushisfirstsoloshowaftera10yearPerrierAward-winning,BAFTAnominatedpartnership with Kim Noble, a technically strippedback,musicalStuartSilverreturns to The Basement with his new critically-acclaimed show.

‘Its lurches of logic keep your head buzzing long after it ends.’ **** The Times

MUSIC

JUKEBOX FURY

Date: Friday 30th MarchDoors: 7:30pm til lateTickets: £6 (£4 concessions)

Sitting somewhere between a guerrilla cinema and pop-up gig is the

audiovisual medley of The Basement’s newest regular night. Jukebox

FuryfeaturesaliveB-moviesoundtrackprojectsettingthescene,and

a score of eclectic Brighton musicians guiding you through the plot’s

twistandturns.Lookoutforcameoappearances,quirkymusicvideos,

eye-popping performances and more, with dancing until the curtain

falls.GuestcuratedbyBleedingHeartRecordings.

Bleeding heart recordings


PERFORMANCE


Various Artists

Dates: Wed 4th AprilDoors: 7.30pmTickets: FREE



haveprovedhugelypopularwithaudienceskeentoflextheir

criticalmusclesandhelpartistsdevelopnewwork.This

is a fantastic opportunity to see innovative contemporary

performanceinthemaking.Theeventisfreeandallare

welcome to come and give their own opinions through the

chaired discussions.


[email protected]

PERFORMANCE / MUSIC

SUPPER CLUB

Date: Sat 7th AprilDoors: 7.30pm til lateTickets: £8 (£6 concessions)

Supper Club is The Basement’s signature evening of bite-

size morsels of tasty live art, digital installation, experimental

performanceandlivemusic.Takingplacethroughoutall

The Basement’s atmospheric spaces, Supper Club is a

smorgasbord of treats for all of the senses, with some of

the most exciting performances and music from across

the UK and Europe.

Grabadrinkandatastybitetoeatatthebarthenlet

the night unfold, we plot a Saturday night for you but

youwon’tknowwhat’sonthemenuuntilit’sserved.

More tequila and cherries than meat and two veg.

If you are interested in performing at Supper Club contact

[email protected]

APRILBRIGHTON & HOVE CHILDREN’S FESTIVAL AND THE BASEMENT PRESENT

Brighton&HoveChildren’sFestivalreturnsfrom6th-15thApril2012with

a ten day multi artform festival for children under 11 and their families.

Thisyearthefestivalischallengingfamiliestotakepartinaseriesof

events,performancesandworkshopsallinspiredbyourthemeofbravery.

Formoreinformationpleasevisitwww.thechildrensfestival.co.uk

SPOKEN WORD


ARE YOU SITTING COMFORTABLY? MISCHIEF

Date: Tues 10th AprilDoors: 2.00pm & 4.30pmTickets: Adults £6, Children £4

WhiteRabbitinvitesbigkidsandsmallkidstoourstorytellingteaparty,

wheretalesofmayhem,mischiefandmagicwillbetold.FREEcakesand

treats, games, competitions and prizes, plus a Dastardly Dance Contest.

Interested writers please submit stories of around 1000 words

to [email protected]

“an enchanted night” **** Total TheatrePERFORMANCE

James Dunbar & Faith Dodkins (Brightonshed)

BATTLESHIP ISLAND

Date: Wed 11th - Fri 13th AprilDoors: 2.00pm, 4.00pm, 6.00pmTickets: Adults £4, Children £3 (ages 7 - 11, one adult per child/group)

Takingyoungaudiencesonathrillingandthought-provokingjourneyusing

soundscapes, visual imagery and live performance installation, Battleship

Island tells the story of friendship, community and courage. Audiences will

beinvitedtoventureintotheunknown,becomingimmersedintheislands’

fantasy, meeting its inhabitants and hearing their stories. Battleship Island is

a new interactive theatre piece being created with and for children and their

families which draws on the fragility and beauty of the world we all live in.

BRIGHTON & HOVE CHILDREN’S FESTIVAL AND THE BASEMENT PRESENT


PERFORMANCE

BEASTIE

Lone Twin

Date: Sat 14th - Sun 15th AprilDoors: 10.00am, 1.00pm, 4.00pmTickets: Adults £6, Children £4

In cities and towns across the country people have been seeing a mysterious creature. Some say they’ve seen it at night,

otherssaythey’veseenitonthebus.Oneboysaiditeatsshoes,butonethingisforcertain–nobodyknowswhatitis.

Beastieisagroundbreakingreal-worldadventureforchildren.Adultsgawp,somerunaway–ifyoucomefacetofacewith

Beastie what will you do?

Beastie is auniqueexperienceforchildrenpresentedbyLoneTwin,oneoftheUK’smost-lovedandrespectedmakersof

innovativenewperformance.Touching,thought-provokingandgreatfun,thisisanexperiencethatwilllastinmemoriesfor

a long time.

PERFORMANCE

DOUBLE BILL

Date: Wed 18th AprilDoors: 7.30pmTickets: £8 (£6 concessions)

I LIKE THE WAY YOU WEAR YOUR HAIR

Greg Wohead

Welcome to Greg’s bedroom in Mesquite, Texas, 1998. The Cranberries’ No Need

to Argue is on repeat, there’s a pile of dirty laundry in the corner and he can’t stop

thinkingaboutSara.InthisperformanceGregtellsyou—fromtheperspectiveofa

geekyteenager—thetruestoryofthenighthetookachance.I like the way you wear

your hairisasoloshowaboutstomachbutterflies,privatethoughtsandmarchingband

conveyed through simple storytelling and projected drawings.

SUPERBARD & THE SEXY QUANTUM STORIES

Superbard

Fromayoungage,Superbardwastoldofthetimewhenhewouldbesentbacktothe

past, to heal the world through storytelling. He would build the future utopia. However,

whenattheageof24heandhisdogEnocweresentbackinaceremonyoffanfares

thathadhighertelevisionfiguresthantheroyalwedding,herealisedthatthehistory

bookswereverygoodatthe‘whathappened’,buttheyhadacuriouslackofdetail

astothe‘how’.He’sfairlysurethathissecondEdinburghhitshow,Superbard and

The Sexy Quantum Stories is not the answer.

MUSIC

JUKEBOX FURY

Date: Friday 27th AprilDoors: 7:30pm til lateTickets: £6 (£4 concessions)

Sitting somewhere between a guerrilla cinema and pop-up gig is the audiovisual

medley of The Basement’s newest regular night. Jukebox Fury features a live

B-moviesoundtrackprojectsettingthescene,andascoreofeclecticBrighton

musiciansguidingyouthroughtheplot’stwistandturns.Lookoutforcameo

appearances,quirkymusicvideos,eye-poppingperformancesandmore,with

dancing until the curtain falls. Presented in association with the Music and Sonic

Media MA at University of Sussex.

BOOK ONLINE AT WWW.BRIGHTONFESTIVAL.ORGBRIGHTON FESTIVAL TICKET OFFICE: 01273 709709

BRIGHTON FESTIVAL AND THE BASEMENT PRESENTBRIGHTON FESTIVAL AND THE BASEMENT PRESENT

PERFORMANCE

PERFORMANCE / FILM

Jane Pollard & Iain Forsyth

PERFORMER/AUDIENCE

Dates: Sat 12th MayStarts: 7.30pmTickets: £10.00

Co-presentedbyTheBasement&Lighthouse

Workingattheedgeofperformanceandfilm,Forsyth

and Pollard celebrate popular culture through the

re-enactment and re-staging of iconic cultural moments.

Comedian Iain Lee presents a new piece that reinterprets

the 1975 performance by American Dan Graham

Performer/Audience F**k Off. This is followed by screenings

ofaselectionofForsythandPollard’sfilmworksincluding

Do you love me like I love you?commissionedbyNickCave

&TheBadSeeds.

PERFORMANCE

Brian Lobel (USA / UK)

CARPE MINUTA PRIMA

Dates: Sat 12th – Sun 13th MayTimes: Sat 12 May: 11am – 5pm Sun 13 May: 2pmTickets: FREELocation: Jubilee Library

Brian Lobel adds a devilish twist to the age-old question

‘CanIhaveaminuteofyourtime?’Carpe Minuta Prima

playfully explores the value of our time and what it means

to sign away your soul. Enter his booth in Jubilee Library

on Saturday to sell him a minute of your life for £1.

Contributions are recorded and will be sold at the Unveiling

ofSoulsonSundayafternoon.Willyouwalkawaywitha

minute of a stranger’s life?

Developed at BAC and The Basement

Following the sell-out success of The Basement’s programme in the last two festivals, we are delighted to be working with Brighton Festival once again in 2012. Complementing the festival’s programme of exceptional music, theatre and dance from across the globe, and responding to the guest directorhsip of Venessa Redgrave. We present a packed programme of performance that pushes at the edges of art forms, offering audiences experiences that will challenge, intrigue and entertain.

Takeadisquieting,journeythroughTheBasement,transformedintoasurrealistcinematiccollageofdomesticrooms.

This intimate, one-off experience leads an intrepid audience of eight people through a carefully curated series of interactions,

playingwiththeaudiences’experienceandexploringtheunspokenemotionsandpoliticsofourdailylives.Domestic brings

togethersixnewworksbytheUK’smostinnovativeandintriguingperformers.Youwillemergeknowingtherereallyisno

placelikehome.

Various artists

DOMESTIC

Dates: Sat 5th – Wed 9th MayTimes: 3.30pm – 7.50pm timed

appointments every 20 minutes

Limited capacity: advance booking essentialTickets: £20OVER 18s ONLY

Commissioned by The Basement

BRIGHTON FESTIVAL AND THE BASEMENT PRESENT


DANCE

CONDENSED CHOREOGRAPHIES

Dates: Wed 16th MayStarts: 7.30pmTickets: £15.00

Co-presented by

TheBasement&SouthEastDance

Threeworksexplorehowcontemporary

dance practices push performers to their

limits, where mind and body are driven to

extreme and unexpected action.

Daniel Linehan’s Not About Everything is

a highly-charged yet funny choreography.

This critically-acclaimed solo combines

intense physical effort and mesmerising

cyclical language.

Dog Kennel Hill Project’s The Devil & the

Details is a provocative deconstruction

of the creative process, ending in a

spectacular coup de théâtre.

Lee Meir’s Translation Included is a witty,

touching solo in which daily gestures

are transformed into a rich language of

movement infecting the whole body.

This event is part of an on-going

partnership between The Basement

and South East Dance, exploring

fertile territories that lie in between the

disciplines of dance and contemporary

performance.

PERFORMANCE

Bootworks Theatre (UK)

PREDATOR UK Premiere

Dates: Thurs 17th & Fri 18th MayStarts: 7.00pmTickets: £8 or 2 east.by.south.east shows for £14

AftersneakingdownstairstotapethefilmPredator one

night,five-year-oldAndyandhisbrotherbegancreating

theirownversion.Unfortunatelytheyneverfinishedwhat

they started. Now, with your help and imagination, Andy

getstocompletethis20yearwork-in-progress,recreating

thissci-fiactionclassicbyplayingwithremotecontrolcars,

action men and puppets.

PERFORMANCE

Made in China (UK / USA)

WE HOPE THAT YOU ARE HAPPY (WHY WOULD WE LIE?)

Dates: Thus 17th MayStarts: 8.30pmTickets: £8 or 2 east.by.south.east shows for £14

Jessisstuck.Herlifelongfriend,Chris,can’thelp.

Andtheworldisfallingapart.LuckilyJessandChris

have a cooler full of beer, a goofy rapport, and a sincere

desiretomakeyou,theaudience,happy.Orsothey

claim… This is a hilarious and unsettling examination of

what it means to be an unwitting consumer in a hyper

communicative world.

PresentingthreeofthefinestnewworksdevelopedintheEastandSouthEastregionsinpartnershipbetween

The Basement, Brighton; The Showroom, Chichester; The Junction,Cambridge&Colchester Arts Centre.

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PERFORMANCE

Laura Kalauz & Martin Schick

(Argentina / Switzerland)

CMMN SNS PRJCT UK Premiere

Dates: Thurs 24th MayStarts: 7.30pmTickets: £10

In this witty and engaging ode to commerce and desire the

theatre becomes an arena of free trade and adventure, a

spacebetweenvoyeurismandparticipation.Askingwhat

we want and what we would be prepared to gamble to get

it, it provides a poignant meditation on the relative values

of cold hard cash, performance and human experience.

This is a partnership between Gessnerallee, Zurich and

The Basement, Brighton facilitating the international

exchange of new performance.

PERFORMANCE

Public in Private (France)

ALLEGE UK Premiere

Dates: Sat 26th MayStarts: 7.30pmTickets: £10.00

Exploring the absurdity and sad humour of people

constantlymakinglifedifficultforthemselves,Allegeisa

game of expectation and attention in which obsession and

chaosareheldinperpetualconflict.ClémentLayesisone

ofEurope’sbrightestandquirkiestyoungchoreographers,

masterfully balancing an odd mix of circus virtuosity, dance

and philosophy.

PERFORMANCE

Sylvia Rimat (UK / Germany)

I GUESS IF THE STAGE EXPLODED…

Dates: Fri 18th MayStarts: 7.30pmTickets: £8 or 2 east.by.south.east shows for £14

PerformancemakerSylviaRimatfollowstheaspirational

and possibly impossible goal to present a show never to

be forgotten by its audience members – not a single one.

Byintroducingmemorytasksandtechniquesandapplying

them to the stage situation, the audience is systematically

trained to remember – hopefully forever. I Guess If The

Stage Exploded... draws on presence and sight, on what

happens in our brain when we create memories, and our

urge to be special and commemorated.

PERFORMANCE

Marcia Farquhar

Split Guitars & Other Tales

Dates: Sun 20th MayStarts: Half-hourly slots from 2.00pm – 9.30pmTickets: £10.00Location: Brighton MarinaLimited capacity: advance booking essential

Commissioned&presentedbyTheBasementaspartof

Lone Twin’s Boat Project

This many storied traveller and doyenne of chance, invites

you to join her, cast adrift on the boat of timber treasures.

Only six at a time can climb aboard and listen to the yarns

ofsplitguitars,brokencricketbatsandwoodenspoons.

Direct the winds of fate to a story, chosen from hundreds

thatmighthavespecialsignificanceforyou.Commissioned

in response to Lone Twin’s boat of memories this intimate

performance delves into the rich personal and social

histories of objects. Enjoy lilting strains from Marcia’s

sailor-boybandandmackerelfreshfromthedeep.


east.by.south.east

BOOK ONLINE AT WWW.THEBASEMENT.UK.COMBRIGHTON FESTIVAL BOX OFFICE: 01273 709709

MUSIC

JUKEBOX FURY

Date: Friday 1st June Doors: 7:30pm til lateTickets: £6 (£4)

Sitting somewhere between a guerrilla cinema and

pop-up gig is the audiovisual medley of The Basement’s

newest regular night. Jukebox Fury features a live B-movie

soundtrackprojectsettingthescene,andascoreofeclectic

Brighton musicians guiding you through the plot’s twist

andturns.Lookoutforcameoappearances,quirkymusic

videos, eye-popping performances and more, with dancing

until the curtain falls.

GuestCuratortobeannounced,checkwww.thebasement.

uk.comforfurtherdetails PERFORMANCE


Various Artists

Dates: Wed 6th JuneDoors: 7.30pmTickets: FREE



haveprovedhugelypopularwithaudienceskeentoflex

theircriticalmusclesandhelpartistsdevelopnewwork.

This is a fantastic opportunity to see innovative

contemporaryperformanceinthemaking.Theevent

is free and all are welcome to come and give their own

opinions through the chaired discussions.


[email protected]

JUNEPERFORMANCE / MUSIC

SUPPER CLUB

Date: Sat 9th JuneDoors: 7.30pm til lateTickets: £8 (£6 concs)

Supper Club is The Basement’s

signature evening of bite-size

morsels of tasty live art, digital

installation, experimental performance and live music.

TakingplacethroughoutallTheBasement’satmospheric

spaces, Supper Club is a smorgasbord of treats for all of the

senses, with some of the most exciting performances and

musicfromacrosstheUKandEurope.Grabadrinkanda

tasty bite to eat at the bar then let the night unfold, we plot

aSaturdaynightforyoubutyouwon’tknowwhat’sonthe

menu until it’s served. More tequila and cherries than meat

and two veg.

SPOKEN WORD


ARE YOU SITTING COMFORTABLY? ADVENTURE

Date: Tues 12th JuneDoors: 7.30pmTickets: £6 (£4 concs)

ThethemeofoursummerGardenPartyisADVENTURE.

Weinviteyoutopackapicnic,blanketsandcushions–

(we might be on the move!) we’ll provide stories, madcap

games,cakesandcucumbersandwiches.Therewillbea

prizeforthemostoriginaloutfit(thinkAscotmeetsAlicein

Wonderland!)sparklers,ice-creamandmusic,whatmore

could you want? Interested writers please submit stories of

around 1000 words to [email protected]

east.by.south.eastThe Basement is pleased to announce the launch

of east.by.south.east, a two-year Arts Council

Funded project that will strengthen the

infrastructure for the creation, presentation and

touring of live art and contemporary performance

practices in the East and South-East regions.

The project is a partnership with The Junction,

Colchester Arts Centre and The Showroom,

Chichester, as well as organisations in Europe.

Workshops: This Summer we present a programme of three-dayworkshopsenrichingandinspiringartistsworkingin performance. These will be lead by some of the most influentialandestablishedinternationalpractitioners.See ourwebsitefordatesandconfirmationofworkshopleaders.

Residencies: The project offers subsidised residency opportunities for artists with over two years of professional experience, incorporating critical support, mentoring and accommodation.ForfurtherdetailscontactAbbyButcher [email protected]

Sylvia Rimat isaBristolbasedperformancemaker,originallyfromGermany.Herwork

examines themes of memory and personal histories. Sylvia will be presenting I Guess If The Stage

ExplodedinBrightonFestivalthisMayandtouringtheshowtovenuesnationallyintheAutumn.

www.sylviarimat.blogspot.com/

Brian Lobel had a very busy autumn, performing across the UK and beyond. He will

commemorating his 10 year cancer diagnosis this year as he tours Ball & Other Funny Stories

About Cancer.

www.blobelwarming.com

Victoria Melody is currently developing her new one-woman show Major Tom with her

director Ursula Martinez. The show follows Victoria’s adventures as she enters the world of

competitive beauty and attempts to get her basset hound into Crufts. She will be touring her

firstshowNorthern Soul this year. www.victoriamelody.co.uk

Me and the Machine are dividing their time between the UK and Spain, developing a new

sitespecificprojectthatusesahandheldprojectortotaketheiraudienceonajourneyaroundan

abandoned house.

www.meandthemachine.co.uk

non zero one arequicklyestablishingthemselvesasoneofthebrightestemergenttheatre

companies in the UK. Their show at the Bush Theatre, This Is Where We Got To When You Came

Inearnedthemexcellentreviews.Thecompanyhavebeencommissionedtocreateasite-specific

piecethatwilltakeplaceinandaroundtheNationalTheatrebuilding.www.nonzeroone.com

Rachel Henson createsflickbooksthatnavigatetheaudiencethroughtheirsurroundings,blurringthelinebetweentherealandimaginedspace.Rachelpresentedanewcommissionfor

WhiteNight,andwillbeworkingonanOlympiccommissionforthe2012games.

www.rachelhenson.com

Patternfight Performance are new recruits to the Supported Artist programme.

Theyuseillustration,comedy,liveartandanimationintheirwork.Theywillbepresenting

Conference of StrangeatSprintFestivalandChichesterShowroomthisseason.

www.patternfightperformance.com/

30 Bird Productions The company spent their second residency period at The Basement

developing 14 Tables, an interactive multi disciplinary piece set around the dinner table.

30Birdcreatessitespecific,inter-disciplinaryperformanceandliveartprojectsthatcreate

unique experiences for the audience.

Greg Wohead Greg featured in our December Supper Club, where he presented the

intelligentandtouchingwork,I like the way you wear your hair. We invited him down for a residency

todevelopthepiecefurther.Inthework,Gregusesahandheldprojectortotellastoryofteenage

memories,reminiscingaboutthenighthesnuckoutofhisbedroomtomeetagirl.

Rachel Mars LondonbasedartistRachelMarspresentedUnto Us A Child Is Born in our

Autumnprogramme,andhasbeenbackatTheBasementinvestigatingwhysheresortstohumour

as part of her new show.

Jo Bannon After performing Foley in our Autumn 2011 programme, Jo returns to

TheBasementtoworkonhernewshow.Exposure is the beginning of an investigation into

howwelook,howwearelookedatandifwecaneverreallybeseen.Thepieceisinformed

by her relationship to having albinism.

Martha Brown Brighton university graduate Martha will be spending time in The Basement

laterintheyeartoworkon14 Smiles, the one-woman show created for her Performance and

VisualArtsdegree.Theshowcombinesliveart,standupcomedyandplentyofbuckets.

Simply Told ThecompanybeganmakingThe Turing Project in October 2011, and will be

spendingtimeinresidencedevelopingthepiece.Theworkisbasedonthelifeandworkofthe

fatherofArtificialIntelligence,AlanTuring.SimplyToldusemagic,technology,storytelling,&

installation to create worlds of wonder where the audience is free to dwell or to roam.

Martin Lewton The Basement has been supporting the development of E2, Martin Lewton’s

newsite-responsivework,inwhichapoliticalprisonerisawaitingexecution.Martin’spreviousshow,

Billy Budd Sailor,wonStarofBrightonFestivalin2011.

SUPPoRtEd ARtIStSRESIdENCy PRoGRAMMEThe Basement supports some of the UK’s most outstanding early-career artists nurturing new creations and

sustainable careers with a national and international profile.

Our programme of residencies supports the creation of new works by artists from across the UK.

To find out more about residency opportunities, please email [email protected]

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