LEAF - The Programme - 1st – 4th May 2013 London

For All Humans and Non-humans

Please see the end of the post for a full schedule of events and details of how to get to the venue. 

“Enclosure” by Dan Eltringham

Installation

Dan needs more space for his things. He’s staked a claim on part of the Green. He might lease it to you.

“Tree / Book” by Camilla Nelson – Interactive Installation

Materials for reading, writing and mark-making will be threaded into a web between the branches of two oaks on The Green, in order for readers and writers to use them to express their environment, verbally and non-verbally, using the pages provided.  These pages will then be published as part of the physical web.  This installation is designed to inspire a playful exploration of the materials local to the area, and to encourage an expanded understanding of writing practices and materials in relation to environment.

www.camillanelson.co.uk

“Labyrinth” by Maria Strutz 

Installation

A walkable sculpture.

www.mariastrutz.co.uk

“The Keithettes: Divination” by Beetle and Bird
Performance

London based Performance Company, Beetle and Bird pay homage to their Irish heritage, 
The Keithette's retell a traditional Irish Mayday folklore with the help of some snals.

www.beetleandbird.tumblr.com

“After The Tempest” by Teatro Vivo – Theatre

The Spirits of Albion Island invite you to come and celebrate Independence Day! 
The tyrannous Prospero has relinquished control and the Spirits will be celebrating by planting a

memorial. Discover lovers and kings, monsters and men creating a storm in the undergrowth. 
This will be a work in progress showing inspired by Shakespeare’s The Tempest.
www.teatrovivo.co.uk

“Nest” by Nathalie Hauwelle  – Performance

           A nest fit for a human is built from wood found on The Green

“Insect Hotel” by the International Collective of Ecological Actors
Performance Installation

You are trying to check in but the receptionist is busy building bed-space for some exceptional guests.

“I Surrender” by Rachael Henley

Performance Installation

Knitting - Live

“Linus Slug” by Mendoza

Poetry
Witches! Familiars! Descent / dissent! A history of Northumberland Entomologically retold.

“Gleaning, Leaning and the Lean” by Natalie Joelle
Workshop

What does it mean to glean and what are the ecological implications of its gestures?


“The Last Cuppa” by Elaine Pantling
Performance

There is comfort in a cup of solitude but there is much more pleasure in sharing a pot of tea with friends. 
Every cup, every sip stirs up a story and invokes a memory never to be forgotten…


“Where Do We Go From Here?” by the International Collective of Ecological Actors

 Interactive Installation

Reveal the path to the future


“Danae” by Melissa Budasz 

Open House Gallery
Steeped in myth, history and the natural world Melissa Budasz explores her physical and emotional relationship with these themes, placing herself at the centre as both subject and voyeur.


“Sprites In Shorts” by Simon and Phil 

Performance

The festival finishes with Crystal Palace’s finest. Famous for their “Blessing of The Pond” on Albion Millennium Green

FULL SCHEDULE BELOW

WHO?	WHAT?	Wednesday        1st May	Thursday        2nd May	Friday                 3rd May	Saturday           4th May
	OPENING CEREMONY	1.45pm
Camilla Nelson	Tree/Book	2pm-8pm	2pm-8pm	2pm-8pm	2pm-8pm
Dan Eltringham	Enclosure	2pm-8pm	2pm-8pm	2pm-8pm	2pm-8pm
Maria Strutz	Labyrinth	2pm-8pm	2pm-8pm
Beetle and Bird	Divination	2pm-3pm	2pm-3pm	2pm-3pm	2pm - 3pm
Nathalie Hauwelle	Nest	5pm-8pm	2pm-8pm	2pm-8pm
International Collective of Ecological Actors	Insect Hotel		2pm-8pm	2pm-8pm	2pm-6pm
International Collective of Ecological Actors	Where Do We Go From Here?		2pm-8pm	2pm-8pm	2pm-8pm
Teatro Vivo	After The Tempest		7pm-8pm	7pm-8pm
Rachael Henley	I Surrender			2pm-8pm	2pm-7pm
Natalie Joelle	Gleaning			4pm-5pm
Elaine Pantling	The Last Cuppa			4pm-8pm	4pm-8pm
Mendoza	Insect Poetry			6pm-7pm	6pm-7pm
Melissa Budasz	Danae Open House				2pm - 8pm
Simon and Phil	Sprites in Shorts				6pm-8pm

Main Image photo by David Eberts design by Simon Foster

Map showing the 7 minute walk from Forest Hill Rail Station:

Getting To Albion

Millennium

Green:

Two entrances:

 1. Via Clyde Vale and railway path. (Fastest from the station)

2. At the end of Albion Villas Road. SE26 4DB.

Forest Hill Rail Station  

Overground: trains from Highbury and Islington, Crystal Palace, West Croydon

Network Rail: trains from London Bridge, East Croydon, Victoria

Buses 122,176,197. Stop: Thorpewood Avenue.

                        

Limited Free Parking

on surrounding streets. No parking on Albion Villas Road, (single lane road)

Please Note: This is an open air venue, with some rough terrain. Please bring a coat and outdoor shoes. 

TOILETS: at Forest Hill Pools, (2mins walk via railway path).

click here for info on:  Albion Millennium Green

Pupils from Holy Trinity School Plant English Oak in Albion Millennium Green. Photo by Bruno Roubicek

 

 Above Image  by Beth Stikeman: "Barking"