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Viewing Bold Tendencies Live Programme

The Wick Culture - Bold Tendencies Live Programme with The Multi-Story Orchestra © Bold Tendencies, courtesy Bold Tendencies Photography_ Mirea Bosch Roca

Above Bold Tendencies Live Programme with The Multi-Story Orchestra © Bold Tendencies, courtesy Bold Tendencies Photography_ Mirea Bosch Roca

The Wick Culture - Isata Kanneh-Mason Live at Bold Tendencies. Photography_ Damian Griffiths

Above Isata Kanneh-Mason Live at Bold Tendencies. Photography_ Damian Griffiths

The Wick Culture - Philharmonia Orchestra, Bold Tendencies, Credit: Luca Migliore

Above Philharmonia Orchestra, Bold Tendencies, Credit: Luca Migliore

Above Bold Tendencies Live Programme with The Multi-Story Orchestra © Bold Tendencies, courtesy Bold Tendencies Photography_ Mirea Bosch Roca

Above Isata Kanneh-Mason Live at Bold Tendencies. Photography_ Damian Griffiths

Above Philharmonia Orchestra, Bold Tendencies, Credit: Luca Migliore

Bold Tendencies Live Programme
14 May — 18 September 2021
The rooftop spaces of Peckham’s multi-storey car park

London is not short of live events this summer but the Bold Tendencies Live Programme offers fabulous fun for everyone. Taking place in the covered spaces of Peckham’s multi-storey car park, it showcases a rich mix of music, dance and opera. Upcoming highlights include Jess Gillam and her ensemble of seven musicians, a talk by the artist and writer James Bridle, and a semi-improvised piece performed by The Multi-Story Orchestra.

While you’re there, make sure to check out Bold Tendencies’ site-specific arts projects, including Rebecca Ackroyd’s eye-catching sundial, cast in the form of a pair of legs strapped in knee-high Go-go boots and eleven frog heads. Another star exhibit is Jesse Pollock’s The Granary (2021), a life-sized sculpture of a traditional English grain store.

For a pre- or post-event tipple, head to Frank’s Cafe, a rooftop hotspot serving classic cocktails, draught beers and an extensive list of delicious wines. If you’re peckish, order small plates from the Concert Bar menu. There are brunch, lunch and dinner menus too. There’s no better place to while away sun-drenched summer weekends.

Viewing Served: The Sarabande Summer Group Show 2021

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Served: The Sarabande Summer Group Show 2021
11 August — 2 September 2021
Sarabande Foundation

Unwaveringly brilliant, the late Lee Alexander McQueen set up Sarabande — a charitable foundation named after his SS07 show — to support ‘the most creatively fearless minds of the future’. Since its launch in 2006, the foundation, which is housed in a listed Stable Block conversion in Haggerston, has nurtured 85 artists and designers, including the trailblazing Molly Goddard. In addition to offering scholarships and studio space, Sarabande organises a brilliant public programme of on-site events, among them the annual summer group show.

Featuring the work of 11 Sarabande artists, this year’s exhibition charts the group’s creative development during a year of unprecedented change. In lockdown, the artists became an unconventional family, forging togetherness through isolation. This unique experience inspired a collaborative new work: Sarabande’s House of Bandits window display ‘Family Portrait’. Served is a continuation of this work and takes the form of a family meal. Needless to say, it’s not to be missed.

Viewing Marquee TV Summer Shorts 2021

The Wick Culture - Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Dido's Lament.

Above Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Dido’s Lament.

The Wick Culture - The Washington Ballet dancers Tamas Krisza and Maki Onuki performing Unbound at Doves. Photo by xmbphotography.

Above The Washington Ballet dancers Tamas Krisza and Maki Onuki performing Unbound at Doves. Photo by xmbphotography.

The Wick Culture - A still from Nadia Hallgren's film Death, with music by Tyshawn Sorey. Courtesy LA Opera - 5

Above A still from Nadia Hallgren’s film Death, with music by Tyshawn Sorey. Courtesy LA Opera – 5

The Wick Culture - Barnaby Rook Bishop in Sophie Laplanes DIVE. Image: Andy Ross

Above Barnaby Rook Bishop in Sophie Laplanes DIVE. Image: Andy Ross

The Wick Culture - Dear Black Girls, San Francisco Dance Film Festival

Above Dear Black Girls, San Francisco Dance Film Festival

Above Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Dido’s Lament.

Above The Washington Ballet dancers Tamas Krisza and Maki Onuki performing Unbound at Doves. Photo by xmbphotography.

Above A still from Nadia Hallgren’s film Death, with music by Tyshawn Sorey. Courtesy LA Opera – 5

Above Barnaby Rook Bishop in Sophie Laplanes DIVE. Image: Andy Ross

Above Dear Black Girls, San Francisco Dance Film Festival

Marquee TV Summer Shorts Festival
1—31 August 2021

If you’re not quite ready to face hordes of real-life theatregoers, tune into Marquee TV’s Summer Shorts Festival, celebrating the very best of opera, dance, theatre and music on demand. During the month of August, you’ll be able to stream 30 short films from institutional partners and independent artists from around the world for free. ‘The very best short films have the power to inspire and excite all in a space of minutes, and great stories can be told in a very short time,’ says Susannah Simons, Editorial Director at Marquee TV.

Not to be missed are the five short films from the 2020 Platform Presents Playwright’s Prize, including My Dad’s A C**t and Is Edward Snowden Single? For those who enjoy dance, look to the San Francisco Dance Film Festival and to The Washington Ballet’s pas de deux titled Unbound, a striking duet inspired by Michael Pendry’s installation Les Colombes (Doves) in the Washington National Cathedral. Opera buffs will enjoy Orchestra of the Age of the Enlightenment and LA Opera’s Let Me Come In starring American soprano Angel Blue. With so much to see, you’ll be swopping Aperols alfresco for pointes and pirouettes in no time.