BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.3.1//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:40@whiteemotion.com DTSTART:20150507T170000Z DTEND:20150517T200000Z DTSTAMP:20150423T212626Z URL:https://whiteemotion.com/events/art-of-improvisers-group-show/ SUMMARY:Art of Improvisers (Group Show) DESCRIPTION:Art of Improvisers\n\n7th until 17th May 2015 - Group Show ‘A rt of Improvisers’ at Project Space Cafe Oto\nIn the Art of Improviser s Group Show we are presenting the art and archives of some of the pione ers of free improvisation in London.\nThe exhibition will feature content by the musicians and artists:\nTerry Day / artwork\nEvan Parker / collage s and photos\nSteve Beresford / archives\nGeorge Khan / clothes\nDavid Too p / archives\nMax Eastley / sculpture\nGina Southgate / paintings\nand vid eo and film extracts from various artists.\nThere will be also talks and w orkshops.\nFILMS \nTAPS (2010)\nImprovisations with Paul Burwell initiat ed by Anne Bean.\nUNPREDICTABLE (ongoing) and  performances documentation by Blanca Regina.\nWORKSHOPS\n Terry Day’s techniques for playing bal loons and self-made pipes.\n Material Studies with Blanca Regina and Mat thias Kispert\nAbout the artists \nSTEVE BERESFORD is a composer\, music ian and arranger\, a veteran of countless bands from the Slits\, The Frank Chickens to the Melody Four. He has been a central figure in the British improvising scene for over thirty years working with the likes of Derek Ba iley\, Evan Parker and Han Bennink.\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Be resford\nTERRY DAY is an improviser\, multi­instrumentalist\, lyricist\, songwriter\, visual artist and poet\, a first generation pioneer improvis er from the 1960s. He formed a duo with Derek Bailey (late 60s / early 70s ) and was a regular member of The Continuous Music Ensemble\, People Band and\, later on Alterations with Toop\, Beresford &\; Pete Cusack. Since then he has collaborated with many musical luminaries\, groups\, dancers\ , painters\, poets and performed in theatre.\nhttp://www.terryday.co.uk/\n MAX EASTLEY is an internationally recognized artist who combines kinetic sculpture and sound into a unique art form. He is well known as a musician and has played many solo concerts and also played with numerous other mus icians such as David Toop\, Evan Parker\, Steve Beresford\, Aleks Kolkowsk i and Rhodri Davies.\nhttp://www.maxeastley.co.uk\nEVAN PARKER is a Britis h free-improvising saxophone player from the European free jazz scene.\nRe cording and performing prolifically with many collaborators\, Parker was a pivotal figure in the development of European free jazz and free improvis ation\, and has pioneered or substantially expanded an array of extended t echniques.\nhttp://evanparker.com\nGEORGE KHAN­ also sometimes credited a s Nisam Ahmed Khan ­ is an artist and multi­instrumentalist who has been part of the British music scene since the late ‘60s. He principally pla ys saxophones and flute and is a long time member of the People Band. In t he ‘70s he recorded with the Crazy World of Arthur Brown and Robert Wyat t.\nGINA SOUTHGATE is an artist who\, through a growing interest in music and the aesthetic of musical instruments\, began to paint at gigs. She is well known on the London free music and jazz scene where she has painted and performed live at gigs for 25 years.\nhttp://artistginasouthgate.weebl y.com/\nDAVID TOOP is a composer/musician\, author and curator based in L ondon with experience in many fields of sound art and music. He has perfor med with artists ranging from John Zorn\, Evan Parker and Bob Cobbing to A kio Suzuki\, Elaine Mitchener\, Scanner and Max Eastley.\nhttp://davidtoop blog.com\nThe Material Studies Group was formed in 2012 by Blanca Regina \, Matthias Kispert and Andy Riley\, with the mission to explore the sound s within the matter of everyday objects in playful and irreverent ways.\nT his is usually done in workshops that invite participants to engage in col lective improvisation and afterwards discuss their experiences of the proc ess. The project has been continued by Blanca Regina and Matthias Kispert. \nBLANCA REGINA is an artist\, educator and curator who focuses on live p erformance\, music and moving image. She works in free improvisation\, sol o and collectively. She has worked with Matthias Kispert\, Leafcutter John \, Steve Beresford\, Terry Day\, John White &\; Sharon Gal among others .\nwww.whiteemotion.com\nMATTHIAS KISPERT  is an artist and composer wor king in London. His work encompasses sound\, video\, audio-visual live per formance\, improvisation\, installation and interventions in public space\ , and he is a member of media art collective D-Fuse. He has collaborated w ith artists and musicians including Quayola\, Bart Hess\, Max Hattler\, Bl anca Regina\, and he is a lecturer in Sound Art at the University of Arts London. \nwww.matthiaskispert.com\nSCHEDULE\n\n\nOpening times 1- 6 pm  (except opening show &\; workshops that will be at other times).\n___ ______________________________\nThursday 7th May - Exhibition opening:  5 - 8 pm (includes acoustic short performances by Steve Beresford and T erry Day.\n_________________________________\nSaturday 9th May -\nRound T able and Q&\;A at Project Space Cafe Oto.\n‘A timeline with diverse v iewpoints\, and overview of free improvisation and artists involved 60s u p to today.’\nSpeakers: Terry Day\, David Toop\, Steve Beresford. Drawi ng the timeline: Gina Southgate\nTiming: 5.30 - 7 pm. Free Entry. Limited space\, RSVP.\n_________________________________\nSunday 10th May - Wor kshop at Project Space Cafe Oto - Material Studies with Matthias Kispert a nd Blanca Regina.\nTiming: From 11am-1pm\nFree. Max 8 participants. Book online at unpredictable@whiteemotion.com\n______________________________ ___\nSaturday 16th May - Workshop- Terry Day’s techniques for playing balloons and self-made pipes.\nTiming:  From 11am-1pm.\nFree.\nMax 8 p articipants. Book online at unpredictable@whiteemotion.com\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://whiteemotion.com/web/wp-content/uploads/ 2015/04/artofimprovisers_A4.jpg CATEGORIES:action,Art,curating,Improvisation/Sound Art,workshop LOCATION:Cafe Oto Project Space\, 1-7 Ashwin Street\, London\, E8 3DL\, Uni ted Kingdom GEO:51.54682640000001;-0.07461269999998876 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1-7 Ashwin Street\, London\ , E8 3DL\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Cafe Oto Project Spac e:geo:51.54682640000001,-0.07461269999998876 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR