7 May
7 May Aung San Suu Kyi – Lady of No Fear Sat 7 May 1pm Duke of York’s Picturehouse £6 – £13
In association with CineCity
Dir: Anne Gyrithe Bonne. Denmark. 60mins (cert. TBC) This Danish documentary is a moving portrait of the life of Burma’s opposition leader and democracy activist. The film gives priority to Aung San Suu Kyi’s personal history: her time at Oxford University and marriage to Dr Michael Arris; their domestic family life in England; and her return to Burma in 1988 when she made her first real commitment to the pro-democracy movement. She was first placed under house arrest a year later. The film explores the profound impact of her detainment on her family and friends, providing a rare and powerful insight into a remarkable woman and the massive sacrifices she and her family made for her beliefs.
The Three (dis)Graces
Northern Soul Victoria Melody Co-produced by The Basement
Photo: Georgina Millet
Sat 7 & Sun 8 May 6.30pm, The Basement £10 Or book all 3 for £25 Commissioned by Farnham Maltings, Victoria Melody is a Basement Supported Artist.
In her valiant attempts at joining in, Victoria’s eccentric adventures have found her living with pigeon fanciers and learning to northern soul dance in strangers’ living rooms. Victoria’s journey is documented in this comedic, engaging performance.
My Stories, Your E-Mails Ursula Martinez Co-produced by The Basement
Photo: Hugo Glendinning
Sat 7 & Sun 8 May 8pm, The Basement £10 Or book all 3 for £25
A comical and uncompromising investigation into identity, relationships, confession, obsession, miscommunication, the internet, fame, sex, loneliness … and political incorrectness.
Photo: Mario Del Curto
A trio of uncompromising performances from three of the most powerful and idiosyncratic female voices shouting loudly in the UK today.
Groupe Acrobatique de Tangier
Chouf Ouchouf Sat 7 – Mon 9 May Sat 7 & Sun 8, 6pm Mon 9, 7pm Corn Exchange, Brighton Dome £15, £20 Under 16s half price Running time: 75mins Suitable: age 7+
Co-commissioned by Barbican BITE10 and Queer Up North International Festival.
Liz Aggiss Co-produced by The Basement
Photo: Matthew Andrews
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For the past 30 years Liz Aggiss has had a finger in many pies. She’s been a Guerrilla Dancer, Diva, Wild Wiggler, Grotesque Dancer, Trout, Professor and herself. In this performance she shares the secrets of her survival.
Weaving together contemporary performance and traditional Moroccan acrobatics, Chouf Ouchouf is a witty and highly skilled evocation of the energy, joy and urgency of life in Tangier. In the medina, the city’s old quarter, where it’s ten to a house, and a hundred to the narrowest street, life is unruly and chaotic. But beneath the clamour are the whispers of its other life: in the maze-like streets and along the rooftops figures move on secret agendas. What, or who, is in the bag? With the same rich language of vernacular acrobatics that made 2006’s Taoub such a breathless success, Chouf Ouchouf is a collaboration between Groupe Acrobatique de Tangier and Swiss choreographers Zimmermann & de Perrot. With live music and a set that floats apart and reassembles to represent the many faces of a vibrant but bewildering landscape, the performers go in search of the city’s beating heart.
Survival Tactics Sat 7 & Sun 8 May 9.30pm The Basement £10 Or book all 3 for £25
Devised and directed by Zimmermann & de Perrot
In association with Crying Out Loud, Supported by The Swiss Cultural Fund and Arts Council England
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