Deptford X Festival 2021 Welcome Art in the Open
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Deptford X 2021 is an outdoor art trail through SE8 and SE14 featuring a curated programme of performances and WELCOME PROGRAMME new work and an extensive Fringe programme of projects by local artists and residents. Our digital programme this JULY We are so happy to be back this summer to transform year takes the form of 7, half hour audio works broadcast 9 – 18 VISIT THE WEBSITE the streets of Deptford and the surrounding areas into via AAJA radio and essays by Jamila Prowse and Mimi an outdoor art trail, for the next 10 days Deptford Chu which explore the importance of art, community and will become an open-air art gallery. place in a post-pandemic world. Parks, shop fronts, front gardens and many other outdoor spaces are playing host to artworks, performances and events for all to enjoy. This year we were presented with very challenging constraints, but with CURATED PROGRAMME the help of our local community, the artists in the Curated and Fringe www.deptfordx.org/curated See map on reverse for locations programmes have risen to the challenge in the most inspirational way. We hope that you enjoy and take heart from this year’s Festival which aims to bring a sense of joy, healing and togetherness to Deptford Sahra Hersi waters. Chila has created The Deptford This outdoor dance drama invites the local 9. ARTIST ON THE PHONE in the wake of the pandemic. DEPTFORD X POP-UP Mermaid as a token of good luck for the community in Deptford to experience a Deptford X, 9 Brookmill Rd, SE8 4HL and DEPTFORD X Please visit the Deptford X website for the people of Deptford as we come out of the live art performance from the comfort of online Pandemic, knowing that this will not be their own home. ABOUT DEPTFORD X pop-up’s daily location Friday 9 – Sunday 18 July the last storm we weather together. Devised by a team of East and Southeast 12:30 – 18:30 daily and until During 2020 in collaboration with Deptford X began in 1998 as an artist-run festival that used the spaces Asian artists, Radio Neighbourhood tells 20:30 on Fridays Voluntary Service Lewisham (VSL), FESTIVAL and places around Deptford to exhibit art works, stage performances, 4. FAMILY WORKSHOP WITH CHILA stories about cross-cultural interactions Sahra Hersi’s colorful Deptford X pop-up is Deptford X commissioned a number of events and interventions. Over the years, Deptford has changed as once KUMARI SINGH BURMAN and explores humanity’s desire for the the Festival’s information and distribution artists to create new work for this year’s empty buildings became developed but artists have responded in turn by Deptford Lounge, 9 Giffi n St, SE8 4RJ ideal society, focusing on questions of point this year. Visit the pop-up to chat Festival in partnership with service users, building new collaborations and fi nding new sites to exhibit their work. home, displacement and memory. to the team about what’s on, see a Sunday 11, 14:00 - 15:30, drop in, FREE to who they were paired with as part of VSL’s 2021 performance or sign up for a tour. attend You can choose to enjoy this performance befriending service. The work presented to a soundtrack created by the artists, Deptford X pop-up will visiting Deptford’s Join Chila to create a collaborative collage has been created in collaboration with or bring a pair of headphones and your most loved sites – join us on social media inspired by the Deptford Mermaid. inspired by the relationship between the FUNDERS smartphone and watch the dance unfold. to guess the next location or if guessing artists and service users. Arts Council England, is not your game, head to our website for 5. Cường Phạm, Ghost & John, Jessie FOR INFORMATION ON HOW TO ACCESS Anne Grimwade with Grace Atoki Lewisham Council THE PERFORMANCE PLEASE VISIT WWW. details on where you can fi nd the pop-up Jing, Monica Tolia, Songsoo Kim, Taey TRACING ISOLATION Festival map and listings Iohe & Youngsook Choi DEPTFORDX.ORG/CURATED each day. Jaime Greenly with Joy Fisher VENUE PARTNERS HAVE YOU EATEN YET? 7. Harold Offeh CONTEMPORARY TEXTILE SAMPLERS Studio 101 1. SAHRA HERSI AT THE DEPTFORD X Studio 101 Courtyard, 1 Resolution Way, URBANE DANCE MARATHON Lydia Julien with Linden Pryce POP-UP SE8 4NT (entrance via Deptford High St) DELIVERY PARTNERS The audio trail begins at Deptford Station CIRCULATION Deptford Anchor Opening performance event 9 July, AAJA radio, VSL, Urbane Dance Marathon is downloadable Lucie MacGregor and Andrea McNish Saturday 17 July, 11:00 – 13:00 18:00 - 22:30 Evelyn Community Centre, audio guide which subverts the strained GARDEN WALL Hear more about the Deptford X pop-up Exhibition 10-18 July, 14:00 -19:00 Lewisham Homes choreography of the pandemic, guiding Lily Ash Sakula with Arthur Glover from Sahra and collect a *free print! Durational performance by Ghost & John the listener through specifi c sites and THE NEW NORMAL SPONSORS 18 July 14:00-18:00 *Please note there are a limited number locations in Deptford. ‘THE NEW NORMAL’ IS ONLINE ONLY Lendlease / Deptford Landings of prints, one print per person “Have you eaten yet?” is equivalent to Based on a series of scores developed with “how are you?” in many Asian cultures. Choreographer Vania Gala, Harold invites 10. Y.A FESTIVAL DESIGN 2. Bryan Giuseppi Rodriguez Cambana This question carries a tangible, direct the audience to dance in public spaces in SPOKEN WORD PERFORMANCE DANCING WITH MY FUTURE sense of care towards one’s livelihood & socially distanced groups while listening Beautiful Normal Deptford Anchor TO SALSERIN health, which often leads to impromptu to music of their choice. 10 July, 15:00 Edric Rd food sharing. In line with these ethics of HEAD TO THE STATION TO FIND YOUR FIRST reciprocal care & hospitality, Have You Catch some spoken word with Sunday 18 July, 15:00 – 17:00 QR CODE. Eaten Yet? will create an affectionate international slam champion, activist, Dancing with my Future to Salserin healing space for the local community 8. Tyreis Holder with Year 10 Students at performance poet and writer, Y.A. VISITOR INFORMATION ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS comprises a salsa party, featuring local during Deptford X 2021, built through Addey & Stanhope School As we are an outdoor Festival this year, salsa band ‘La Manzana Tropical. During DEPTFORD X STAFF excavated stories, intervention & SEWN AS ONE DEPTFORD X+AAJA RADIO things may change and will be subject to the party the artist’s metaphysical performances. deptfordx.org/aajaradioproject/ weather conditions. Please always check Director: Nathalie Boobis future is imagined through a group- Outside Addey and Standhope & other Have You Eaten Yet? is presented by the website or visit the Deptford X pop- choreographed dance-performance by locations around Deptford Monday 12 – Sunday 18 July, 12:00 Festival Manager: Sarah Umar Curators from the Deptford X Peer up before you head to a live event. The men picked to resemble the artist at an Curatorial & Fundraising Manager: Network, an evolving group of Black and 24/7 A programme of 7 artworks for radio most update information can be found at older age to a cover of the Salsa song ‘De Caroline Moore POC artists and arts organisers affi liated Tyreis Holder and Fine Art GCSE students commissioned in partnership with www.deptfordx.org Sol a Sol’ by the youth Salsa orchestra Deptford’s local radio station AAJA and Festival Assistants: with Deptford X. from Year 10 at Addey & Stanhope school ‘Salserin;’ worked together to create a collaborative broadcast daily. A WORD ON COVID-19 Greta Sharp and Emily Hale FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE PEER BOOK ONLINE. NETWORK VISIT WWW.DEPTFORDX.ORG/ adorned garment. TO FIND OUT MORE AND TUNE IN PLEASE We have placed this year’s Festival Development Manager: SUPPORTED BY LENDLEASE PEERNETWORK The fi nal work was photographed and VISIT OUR WEBSITE. outside for your safety. To help ensure Catherine Herbert printed into posters which have been that all visitors can navigate the Festival Thank you to all the volunteers for your WARNING: CONTAINS STROBE LIGHTING 3. Chila Kumari Singh Burman installed around Deptford by the group. CONTEXTUAL ESSAYS safely, please can ensure that you abide support and hard work and to Mark THE DEPTFORD MERMAID Look out for their work on street corners, Deptford X have commissioned contextual by social distancing rules and if you Ellis for your vibrant festival design and 6. Ghost and John in shop windows and outside cafe’s. essays by Jamila Prowse and Mimi Chu. attend one of our tours that you keep Deptford Lounge RADIO NEIGHBOURHOOD, support. We would also like to thank The essays refl ect on what has been lost your face mask on at all time. If you feel 24/7 CURATED BY SANDRA LAM See the fi nished garment at our former trustees for their work and and what can be gained as a result of the unwell, we kindly ask that you postpone Outside Evelyn Community Centre, Deptford X HQ support, who sadly missed out on a This striking neon artwork is inspired pandemic and the increased importance your trip to Deptford X until you are no Kingfi sher Square, Clyde Street, London, proper leaving bash due to Covid, we by Deptford’s dockyard history and the of using the arts to engage with longer experiencing symptoms. If you are SE8 5TW thank you and we miss you, Paul Canty, community’s historic relationship with the community and place in a post- entering venues, please ensure that you Laura Hensfi eld, Ian Gouldstone and River Thames.