Live Archives

Dear Live Archivers: Open Call by Sometimes… Records / CALL FOR CONTRIBUTIONS (DEADLINE 11th APRIL). Sometimes… is a twenty-strong (& growing) artists’ collective. We formed in 2000 in Preston, and fled to Manchester in the ‘05. Since then we have been running nights, self-releasing music, (More...)

This is both an advert and a pre-event discussion page for the following event: Thursday 15 November, 13.10-14.00 Sonic Arts Research Centre, Belfast (More...)

Live Archives Workshops 2-5 April 2007 University of Central Lancashire, Preston, UK Artefacts, memories, and discussions that have been created as part of the Live Archives Workshops are available online at this location (please check back for updates). (More...)

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Convivencia: A one-day symposium on existing and potential relationships between documentation and live art practices Saturday the 3rd of February 2007 University of Central Lancashire, Preston, UK Convivencia – a tense but productive co-existence (More...)

The Dialogic Evidence project aimed to explore the possibility of a productive co-existence between performance and documentation practices. An article on this project in the online Body, Space and Technology Journal is now available here. This 10-month project (mid September 2006 through mid July 2007) was directed by Dr Paul Stapleton and supported by a Small Grant in The Creative and Performing Arts from The Arts and Humanities Research Council (UK). (More...)

Convivencia: A one-day symposium on existing and potential relationships between documentation and live art practices Saturday the 3rd of February 2007 University of Central Lancashire, Preston, UK Presenters: Robin Feeny, Concordia University, Canada Dr. Simon Ellis, University of Northampton Michael Mayhew, Honorary Associate Artist, National Review of Live Art Prof. Susan Melrose, Middlesex University Dr. Fiona Wright, Independent Artist/Researcher, Newcastle Jon Aveyard, University of Central Lancashire (More...)