Martin O'Brien and Future Ritual present
DISCHARGE
DISCHARGE was a notorious performance art event dedicated to presenting difficult, radical and marginalised performance work. Curated by artist Martin O'Brien and hosted by kink and fetish clubs in London, DISCHARGE embraced the endless possibilities of the performance space for aesthetic, physical, and political art and experimentation.
Marking the end of Martin's project ‘An Eternity of Nothingness or The (Im)possibility of Living On’, DISCHARGE returns with a special one-off event making space to think queerly about living and dying.
The talks, conversations and performances reflect on sickness, sex, queerness, death, disability, mourning and (im)mortality.
Full programme to be announced in January 2024.
Symposium - 14.00 to 17.00
- 14.00: arrivals & welcome
- 14:15: Key Note: Martin O’Brien
- 14:45: End(ing) Times panel with Kelechi Anucha, Patricia MacCormack, Sam McBean and chaired by Swati Arora
- 15:45: Break
- 16:00 Live Art, Dead Art panel with Anne Bean, Oreet Ashery, Rubiane Maia and chaired by Lois Keidan
Tickets: £8-£10
Performances - 19.00 to 22.30
Performance art actions, sonic activations, dance and kinky goings on from:
- Emilyn Claid
- Anne Bean and Ansuman Bisawsa
- Maya Williams
- Ash McNaughton
- zack mennell
- Electric Adam
- Pianka Pärna
Tickets: £12/£15/£18
This is a ticketed event, however if you face significant financial barriers, please email producing@futureritual.co.uk and we can arrange a reduced price or free ticket. DISCHARGE is curated by Martin O'Brien and presented by Future Ritual in partnership with Ugly Duck. It is supported with public funds by Arts Council England.
Accessibility
We can provide BSL interpretation for both the syposium and performances should this be wanted. There is space on the order form to note this.
Ugly Duck’s ground floors HUB and GARAGE are both wheelchair accessible. The access route for wheelchair users is via the car park into the Garage. We have one accessible toilet. All toilets are gender neutral. There are benches and chairs accessible in the space to sit down. If you need us to help facilitate your visit to Ugly Duck please contact us at general@uglyduck.org.uk and we will do our best to help you to plan your visit. Ugly Duck is run by queer and queer “friendly” staff. All of us have basic training in inclusivity and accessibility.
About the Venue
Ugly Duck is a London based arts organisation that supports under-represented voices and emerging artists. Established in August 2012, their programme enables makers, community groups, professionals and the public to come together around unique cultural experiences and curated events. They have converted a beautiful empty Victorian warehouse in SE1 into a busy creative space which became, and still is, the home to countless rising artists. Recent events include Pretty Doomed, Otherness Archive, @Disturbance, Performance Space, Franko B (With A/Political), Shocked Quartz.
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