'13 pieces, 17 feet' at The Serpentine Gallery
On Friday 24th September, Melanie will perform at The Serpentine Gallery as part of the Park Nights, in Becky Beasley and Chris Sharpe's performance project '13 pieces, 17 feet'. Further details can be found here.
(Posted 23rd August '10)
'every minute, always' at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival
The premiere of 'every minute, always', a new headphones performance for cinemas by Melanie, together with Abigail Conway will take place in Edinburgh at the Forest Fringe next week. The piece is on from 9th - 14th August at 4pm and is created for two people to undertake together, seated amongst other participating couples. More details can be found here.
(Posted 1st August '10)
Iris Brunette in Amsterdam, September
Iris Brunette will be appearing at the Amsterdam Fringe Festival from 3rd - 6th September. More details here.
(Posted 27th July '10)
Audio Performance workshop at Forest Fringe Making Days, Edinburgh
On Friday 13th August, Melanie will be leading a workshop on Audio Performance as part of the Forest Fringe Making Days in Edinburgh, together with Duncan Speakman. Further details here.
(Posted 27th July '10)
Theatre Sandbox Award
Ed Collier and Melanie are delighted to have been awarded a Theatre Sandbox commission. Their project 'The Observatory' is an audio led adventurous fairy tale for children aged between 7 and 10 and their adults, staged both on a high street and in a theatrical playspace. More details here.
(Posted 10th June '10)
Melanie in 'Money', June
Melanie will be appearing once again in 'Money' by Shunt, from 15th - 19th June. Details here.
(Posted 29th May '10)
The View From Here, BAC One On One Festival
Melanie's new headphones performance, The View From Here, will be premiered at BAC's One On One Festival from 6th - 18th July. More details can be found here
(Posted 24th May '10)
'Money' performances in May
Melanie will be appearing in 'Money' by Shunt from 30th April to 5th May. Details here
(Posted 24th April '10)
'every minute, always' scratch, Mayfest Forest Fringe Microfestival, Bristol
On 8th and 9th May, Abigail Conway and Melanie will present the first outing of their headphones performance for cinema at Bristol Old Vic as part of the Forest Fringe Microfestival at Mayfest. ‘every minute, always’ is an installation performance that takes place in a cinema (the auditorium of the Old Vic for this outing), and which is created for two participants to undertake together. Seated amongst other participating couples, the experience unfolds for each participant through headphones and in concert with what they see on screen.
(Posted 14th April '10)
'The View from Here' scratch, BAC Forest Fringe Microfestival
On 2nd and 3rd April, Melanie will be scratching a new idea for an audio performance at the BAC Forest Fringe microfestival. 'The View from Here' will be an headphones experience for one person at a time and is an adaptation of a piece Melanie made for radio in 2008. The finished piece will be presented in July as part of BAC's One on One Festival.
(Posted 3rd February '10)
'Simple Girl' in Tokyo and U.K
In March Melanie will be dusting off her sampler, for two outings with 'Simple Girl'. Firstly in Japan for the Tokyo Peforming Arts Market and then onto Manchester Metropolitan University to contribute to a symposium on contemporary text and performance on 26th and 27th March.
(Posted 25th January '10)
Melanie wins Best Production at the Dublin Fringe 2009
After a hugely enjoyable week of Iris Brunette and Mari Me Archie at the Dublin Fringe Festival, Melanie won the judges prize for Best Production.
(Posted 2nd October '09)