AND produces, develops and stages one of the biggest media arts festivals in the UK. Travelling to and mapping a different terrain every occurrence, AND Festival is a rehearsal space and catalyst for new models of working. The programme invites new ways of seeing the world through re-negotiating our relationship to place featuring live cinema events, installations, online projects, residencies, public realm interventions exhibitions, performances, games and apps.
Michelle Ellsworth’s work has been called “virtuosic” and “completely, winningly ridiculous” by the New York Times. Three Optimal Solutions is a series…
Read moreThree Optimal Solutions / Michelle Ellsworth (2013)
Thu 3rd Oct 2013
The Modes of Al-Ikseer was a live performance that launched AND Festival in 2011, fusing contemporary pop culture, tongue-in-cheek humour and ancient…
Read moreThe Modes of Al-Ikseer \ Harminder Judge (2011)
Thu 29th Sep 2011
Phil Collins’ work in film, video and photography often provides a platform for the overlooked or the disenfranchised. Shining a light on…
Read moreMarxism Today \ Phil Collins (2010)
Fri 1st Oct — Tue 30th Nov 2010
ROMEO ECHO DELTA was a new sound project by artists Iain Forsyth & Jane Pollard. Commissioned and produced especially for AND, it…
Read moreRomeo Echo Delta \ Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard (2011)
Mon 31st Oct 2011
Widely regarded as a central figure in contemporary cinema, Thai filmmaker Apichatpong ‘Joe’ Weerasethakul premiered his first UK solo exhibition at FACT…
Read morePrimitive \ Apichatpong Weerasethakul (2009)
Wed 23rd Sep — Sun 29th Nov 2009
Expanded cinema in its purest form, DIN 19643 was an immersive and isolating night of sonic and visual extremism drawing parallels between…
Read moreDIN 19643 / Haxan Cloak, HIVE & Adam Cooke (2013)
Sat 5th Oct 2013
It’s a scientific fact that teen brains are particularly alive, active and sensitive; fast, risking-taking blobs that make creative and sometimes bizarre leaps, giving them an evolutionary edge.
Putting these highly adaptable brains to the test, we’ve assembled a teen panel to answer your problems at a special event at First Street. Submit online, then see our teens in action on 01 Sep.
Read moreAsk A Teenager \ Mammalian Diving Reflex (2012)
Sat 1st Sep 2012
Atalonia took a new step in human exploration, deep beyond traveled boundaries through the earth’s crust down into a Hollow Earth. Through new…
Read moreAtalonia – A Descent to Hollow Earth \ The Kazimier (2011)
Mon 26th Sep — Sat 1st Oct 2011
“Over the past decade, The Yes Men have fearlessly taken on the world’s biggest corporations and bureaucracies. Infiltrating the elite realm of…
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