Before 5pm, Visual art, Performance art

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The Ultimate Kate Bush Experience

Shambush! attempt to set a world record and we need YOU! Dress like Kate in a red dress and join us on the South Downs to re-enact the classic Wuthering Heights video and find your inner Bush! Everyone welcome. For the love of Bush, join us! A family friendly event (i.e. suitable for all ages).

The South Downs National Park, Brighton

Sat 25 May

Free / 01273 917272

Part of Brighton Fringe Festival.

Suspended Closure, Suspended

Subtle and eloquent performance from Jimmy Robert who reveals the vulnerability of the body in its unwitting role as a mirror of social situations.

Tramway, Glasgow

Sun 26 May

Free / 0845 330 3501

Part of ARIKA13 Episode 5: Hidden in Plain Sight.

  • 16:00

360 Cinema

The Soul Dome, a 360' inflatable cinema dome, has its inaugural appearance at Brighton Fringe. Totally immersive sensory ecstatic shows programmed to suit all age groups, with live and interactive elements. A family friendly event (i.e. suitable for all ages).

Jubilee Square, Brighton

Fri 24 May

£7 (£5) / 01273 917272

Part of Brighton Fringe Festival.

Sat 25 May

£7 (£5) / 01273 917272

Part of Brighton Fringe Festival.

Sun 26 May

£7 (£5) / 01273 917272

Part of Brighton Fringe Festival.

…and 7 more dates until 2 Jun

Emma Smith: Public Domestic (Lessons On Living)

A performative installation from the young, London-based artist, which takes the form of a giant board game where you are invited to enter and become players, in order to navigate your way by negotiation and compromise.

Loughborough University

Sun 26 May

The Cayley Dining Hall

Free / 01509 263171

  • 14:00 – 17:00

The FAIR Project

Masters of Contemporary Art students from Edinburgh College of Art are the helm of this year's FAIR, which sees the gallery handed over to six groups, each charged with interpreting the concept of 'fair'. The result is a programme of music, comedy, film, performance, exhibition and installation that plays out over three…

Talbot Rice Gallery, Edinburgh

Fri 24 May

Free / 0131 650 2210

  • 10:00 – 17:00

Sat 25 May

Free / 0131 650 2210

  • 10:00 – 17:00
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Artists Film International

Three contemporary film pieces exploring the different approaches to performance and bodily presence. Featuring work from the artists Neha Choksi, Kaia Hugin and Alix Pearlstein.

Whitechapel Gallery, London E1

Fri 24 May

Free / 020 7522 7888

  • 11:00 – 18:00

Sat 25 May

Free / 020 7522 7888

  • 11:00 – 18:00

Sun 26 May

Free / 020 7522 7888

  • 11:00 – 18:00
…and 24 more dates until 23 Jun

Big Hits

  • Directed by: Hester Chillingworth

Get In The Back Of The Van Theatre Company's contemporary, devised performance piece exploring what happens when voices become stifled. Lucy McCormick, Jennifer Pick, and Craig Hamblyn are directed by Hester Chillingworth.

Almeida Theatre, London N1

Sat 27 Jul

£15 (£10) / 020 7359 4404

  • 16:00

BMW Tate Live 2013

A series of innovative contemporary live performances and events including live web broadcasts and in-gallery performances, created by a variety of artists in a variety of styles and media.

Tate Modern, London SE1

Fri 24 May

Free / 020 7887 8888

  • 10:00 – 22:00

Sat 25 May

Free / 020 7887 8888

  • 10:00 – 22:00

Mon 27 May

Free / 020 7887 8888

  • 10:00 – 18:00
…and 187 more dates until 31 Dec

a book is a performance

Group exhibition showcasing the performative aspect of artists' books, with work by Christian Boltanski, Nina Chua, Thomas A Clark, Marcus Coates, Cullinan Richards, Helen Douglas, Alec Finlay, Ian Hamilton Finlay, Richard Hamilton, Sharon Kivland, Li Yuan-chia, Richard Long, Bruce McLean, Simon Morris, Yoko Ono, Hans…

Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design, Dundee

Fri 24 May

Centrespace

Free / 01382 345330

  • 12:00 – 16:00

Sat 25 May

Centrespace

Free / 01382 345330

  • 12:00 – 16:00

Sun 26 May

Centrespace

Free / 01382 345330

  • 12:00 – 16:00

Boy Blue Entertainment: The Five & The Prophecy Of Prana

  • Written by: Michael 'Mikey J' Asante

The Japanese manga artist Akio Tanaka joins forces with choreographer Kenrick 'H20' Sandy and composer 'Mikey J', for this dynamic dance-narrative piece inspired by manga and featuring five former troublemakers who, under the guidance of the guardian of Prana, must lead a battle of good against evil.

Barbican Centre, London EC2Y

Sat 26 Oct

Barbican Theatre

£16–£32 / 0845 120 7511

  • 14:30

Sun 27 Oct

Barbican Theatre

£16–£32 / 0845 120 7511

  • 17:00

Sat 2 Nov

Barbican Theatre

£16–£32 / 0845 120 7511

  • 14:30
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The Bride And The Bachelors: Duchamp With Cage, Cunningham, Rauschenberg And Johns

Around 90 works highlighting the influence of Marcel Duchamp on American artists, composers and choreographers, including a mise-en-scene performance installation devised by Philippe Parreno.

Barbican Centre, London EC2Y

Fri 24 May

Art Gallery

£12; £10 adv (£8; £7 adv; Children £7 ages 13-17; Children £6 adv, ages 13-17) / 020 7638 8891

  • 11:00 – 20:00

Sat 25 May

Art Gallery

£12; £10 adv (£8; £7 adv; Children £7 ages 13-17; Children £6 adv, ages 13-17) / 020 7638 8891

  • 11:00 – 20:00

Sun 26 May

Art Gallery

£12; £10 adv (£8; £7 adv; Children £7 ages 13-17; Children £6 adv, ages 13-17) / 020 7638 8891

  • 11:00 – 20:00
…and 14 more dates until 9 Jun

Credible Likeable Superstar Role Model

Performance artist Bryony Kimmings presents a solo show in which she sets out to create, with the help of her nine-year-old niece Taylor, a positive role model for young people.

Almeida Theatre, London N1

Sat 20 Jul

£15 (£10) / 020 7359 4404

  • 16:00

Cultural Hijack: CONTRAvention

Conference about the relationship between art and activism.

RIBA, London W1B

Sat 25 May

£40 (£25; low income/unwaged £15) / 020 7580 5533

David Sherry: Humanist Cumulative

New drawings, sculptures and images from the artist whose work investigates codes of everyday behaviour in often very entertaining ways.

Patricia Fleming Projects, Glasgow

Fri 24 May

Free / 0796 806 6708

  • 10:00 – 14:00

Sat 25 May

Free / 0796 806 6708

  • 12:00 – 16:00

Tue 28 May

Free / 0796 806 6708

  • 10:00 – 14:00
…and 14 more dates until 15 Jun

GARAGE

GARAGE presents new works and collaborations by artists created during a series of micro-residencies in this unique project space which comprises three garages and a garden. The artists exhibiting include Ailie Rutherford, Ary D Cahyono, Belinda Gilbert Scott, Bob Moyler, Christine Hilditch, David MacDiarmid, Emma…

GARAGE, Edinburgh

Sat 3 Aug

Free / 07917 668044

Part of Edinburgh Art Festival.

  • 12:00 – 16:00

Sun 4 Aug

Free / 07917 668044

Part of Edinburgh Art Festival.

  • 12:00 – 16:00

Sat 10 Aug

Free / 07917 668044

Part of Edinburgh Art Festival.

  • 12:00 – 16:00
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Heavy Plant Crossing

A participatory walking performance by artist Julia Barton, who leads a mechanical creation, made from recycled objects, on a plant-finding expedition.

National Trust: Wallington House And Grounds, Morpeth

Fri 21 Jun

Free, plus admission £10.30, child £5.15, family £25.75 / 01670 773600

  • 11:00 – 15:00

Sat 22 Jun

Free, plus admission £10.30, child £5.15, family £25.75 / 01670 773600

  • 11:00 – 15:00

Hijack: Ets-beest

This one’s for 2-4year olds to Hijack! Ets-beest is a performance for and with an early-year’s audience. It takes place around and across a large sheet of paper and literally translates as ‘etching beast’. The show is a coming together of dance, drawing and music where the boundaries between the young audience and…

Komedia, Brighton

Fri 31 May

£7 (£6) / 01273 917272

Part of Brighton Fringe Festival.

Jeremy Deller and Alan Kane

In the year he represents the UK at the Venice Biennale, Jeremy Deller and his long-standing collaborator, Alan Kane will exhibit at Jupiter Artland. Since their early collaborative show at the infamous London nightclub Stringfellow’s in 1995 to ‘Folk Archive’ (2007), their acclaimed and unique celebration of British…

Jupiter Artland, Wilkieston

Sat 3 Aug

£8.50 (£4.50) / 01506 889900

Part of Edinburgh Art Festival.

  • 10:00 – 17:00

Sun 4 Aug

£8.50 (£4.50) / 01506 889900

Part of Edinburgh Art Festival.

  • 10:00 – 17:00

Mon 5 Aug

£8.50 (£4.50) / 01506 889900

Part of Edinburgh Art Festival.

  • 10:00 – 17:00
…and 24 more dates until 15 Sep

Jonathan Baldock: A Strange Cross Between A Butcher's Shop And A Nightclub

A sculptural installation of felt, knitted and ceramic sculptures, corn dolly masks and wall prints, exploring themes of ritual and the carnivalesque, culminating in a performance using the objects and costumes from the exhibition.

Wysing Arts Centre, Cambridge

Sun 26 May

Free / 01954 718881

  • 12:00 – 17:00

Mon 27 May

Free / 01954 718881

  • 12:00 – 17:00

Tue 28 May

Free / 01954 718881

  • 12:00 – 17:00
…and 40 more dates until 7 Jul

Lovely Sky (Participatory Imagineering)

For the duration of the festival, artist Lucy Pawlak will adopt the role of Producer for a narrative feature film. The resulting work will be designed and directed in collaboration with a writing team of imagineers and advisors made up of visitors to the gallery and invited experts. Through constant brainstorming, hot…

Rhubaba Gallery & Studio, Edinburgh

Thu 1 Aug

Free

Part of Edinburgh Art Festival.

  • 12:00 – 18:00

Fri 2 Aug

Free

Part of Edinburgh Art Festival.

  • 12:00 – 18:00

Sat 3 Aug

Free

Part of Edinburgh Art Festival.

  • 12:00 – 18:00
…and 17 more dates until 1 Sep back to top

Low Profile: Against All Odds

Art pranksters Low Profile, aka Rachel Dobbs and Hannah Jones, deck the Exeter Phoenix in positivity in an effort to buck up the artgoer and, possibly, themselves.

Exeter Phoenix

Fri 24 May

Phoenix Gallery

Free / 01392 667080

  • 10:00 – 17:30

Sat 25 May

Phoenix Gallery

Free / 01392 667080

  • 10:00 – 17:30

Mon 27 May

Phoenix Gallery

Free / 01392 667080

  • 10:00 – 17:30
…and 35 more dates until 6 Jul

Manchester School of Art Degree Show

Work by final year students at the Manchester School of Art.

Manchester Metropolitan University

Sat 15 Jun

Free / 0161 247 2000

  • 10:00 – 16:00

Sun 16 Jun

Free / 0161 247 2000

  • 10:00 – 16:00

Mon 17 Jun

Free / 0161 247 2000

  • 10:00 – 18:00
…and 2 more dates until 19 Jun

The Marked Cloth - Conspicuous Consumption

Straight from Puglia, this show presents artists, producers, musicians and writers to discuss the ethics, politics and symbolism of food. Come and contribute to a rich multi-discipline experience, with video art, performance, panel discussion, wine and olive oil tasting, and a finale of music to feed your soul. Bring…

Brighton Unitarian Church

Fri 31 May

£15 (£12) / 01273 917272

Part of Brighton Fringe Festival.

Matthew Lutz-Kinoy: Werk Is Free / Be Free! May Day

Paintings, films, ceramics and music exploring the issue of workers' rights. Opening with a performance in which the artist is joined by music producer SOPHIE.

Outpost Gallery, Norwich

Fri 24 May

Free / 01603 766400

  • 12:00 – 18:00

Sat 25 May

Free / 01603 766400

  • 12:00 – 18:00

Sun 26 May

Free / 01603 766400

  • 12:00 – 18:00

Oil City

A site-specific, immersive performance by Platform, exploring the dark underbelly of London's oil economy.

Toynbee Studios, London E1

Mon 10 Jun

£5 / 020 7650 2350

  • 09:00
  • 13:00
  • 17:00

Tue 11 Jun

£5 / 020 7650 2350

  • 09:00
  • 13:00
  • 17:00

Wed 12 Jun

£5 / 020 7650 2350

  • 09:00
  • 13:00
  • 17:00
…and 7 more dates until 21 Jun back to top