“A bizarrely enjoyable hour of nerdy oddness” - PDF document

“A bizarrely enjoyable hour of nerdy oddness” Cheltenham Literature Festival Librar y and Heritage Service A Multimedia performance celebrating the work of Filmmaker, painter, gay rights activist, author, gardener Derek Jarman! Jarman In Pieces is a performance collage comprising original songs, film, interviews , ambient sounds and spoken word . Project Adorno have performed widely across the UK over the last fifteen years including ten Edinburgh Fringe shows, numerous appearances at th e Buxton Fringe and Cheltenham L iterature and Latitude festivals. They have also appeared on BBC radio’s The Verb. Filmmaker, painter, gay rights activist, author, gardener – Derek Jarman packed many ro les into a short life. Twenty years from his death, his standing has never been higher. And yet he remains a contradictory figure: a self - effacing exhibitionist, a well - to - do RAF child who embraced the possibilities of punk. For decades, he was a thorn in the establishment’s side and yet is now dangerously close to something he would have hated – the status of national treasure. Jarman In Pieces is a performance collage comprising original songs, film, interviews, ambient sounds and spoken word that aims to celebrate these contrasts rather than reconcile them. Performance length 50 mins “A multi - media experience with a good deal of entertaining and thought - provoking music” ScotsGay M agazine. Jarman In Pieces was first performed at Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2014 and is now looking to tour other venues in early 2015. Project Adorno Project Adorno are a two - man arts collective from southwest London whose electro - pop cabaret live performances read like a quirky thesis on popular culture from the last 30 years. Project Adorno have performed widely across the UK over the last fifteen years including ten Edinburgh Fringe shows, numerous appearances at the Bux ton Fringe and Cheltenham literature and Latitude festivals. They have also appeared on BBC radio’s The Verb. Previous shows include Stop the Tardis, a lo - fi, sci - fi performance poetry piece, Dr Dewey Decimal, a musical all about libraries, and London Year s – a melancholy - infused celebration of the capital’s quirkier corners. The true spirit of the Edinburgh Fringe**** (4/5) Broadway Baby, Edinburgh Fringe. Retro - futurist visionaries with Stylophones in their hands and Charles Aznavour on their headphones Buxton Fringe A stunning exercise in electronic beat poetry Record Collector Magazine A bizarrely enjoyable hour of nerdy oddness Cheltenham Literature Festival Like the F.T. letters page being sung by Soft Cell Culture - Deluxe Magazine Further Information: www.projectadorno.net http://www.youtube.com/projectadorno www.twitter.com/ProjectAdorno Reviews: www.projectadorno.net/inreview.htm Contact info: info@projectadorno.net