Bankside's Immersive Arts Festival
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BANKSIDE’S IMMERSIVE ARTS FESTIVAL 24 SEPTEMBER – 7 OCTOBER 2016 @MERGEFESTIVAL VISIT US AT MERGEFESTIVAL.CO.UK #MERGEBANKSIDE Welcome to BANKSIDE TRANSFORMED MERGE 2016 Voice of God Bompas & Parr MERGE Bankside is back in 2016 to showcase a collection of immersive Hilton London Bankside, art, theatre, and music throughout 2-8 Great Suffolk Street, SE1 0UG 04 Bankside, London SE1. Southwark / London Bridge The festival features high profile names and 29 September – 2 October emerging talent taking over spaces in the Thursday 12pm – 5.30pm Bankside area, from Blackfriars to London Friday 4.30pm – 7.30pm Bridge from 24 September – 7 October. Saturday and Sunday 10am – 5pm Bompas & Parr will be connecting FREE you with the supernatural at Hilton 11 London Bankside’s swimming pool. See Food Demonstrations Gone Wrong at xperience Bompas & Parr’s supernatural Borough Market, and keep an eye out voice installation. The creative duo have Econceived an art installation which for an extraordinary spectacle around the transposes voices to infrasound to give you Blackfriars Road area as Bureau of Silly a supernatural experience at Hilton London Jo Duck Ideas finds new ways to commemorate Bankside’s swimming pool. the Zeppelin raids of WW1. “The physical installation poses but is the resonant frequency of the human Time To Be Late returns to Blackfriars eyeball. These low-frequency vibrations can questions about consciousness, our Road too, injecting humour and energy into cause the eyeball to distort activating the perception of the physical world and 15 the daily commute. rods and cones in your eyes through pressure our understanding of the supernatural” rather than light. And of course, the ever popular Riverside The soundscape itself is being created by Stage is back outside Tate Modern. Voice of God is a world first; the only time composer and sound designer Dom James MERGE Bankside is curated and that infrasound has been creatively used to based on message recordings people were produced by Illuminate Productions, give people a spectral visitation. invited to send. These voices will trigger Bompas & Parr have worked with acoustic seemingly supernatural and divine visions in collaboration with Better Bankside scientists to design and build the sound- through the medium of sound. – Bankside’s Business Improvement based installation that appears to connect District. It is supported by Tate Modern and you with the supernatural. A custom sound For more about Bompas & Parr Southwark Council. system created by TPI Sound will broadcast and the science behind infrasound at 19 Hz. This frequency is below Voice of God visit the regular hearing threshold of a human mergefestival.co.uk. 02 mergefestival.co.uk 03 getting feet dancing and faces smiling, 12pm GLENN HODGE BANNED guitar motifs, they The Riverside they’re sure to be your new favourite band. Contemporary folk singer Glenn Hodge is play melodic and often compared to Billy Bragg, a troubadour poetic songs with Stage 4pm JON KENZIE to be reckoned with. His new single ‘Perfect a soulful stripped Programmed by Sister Ray Jon Kenzie is a singer-songwriter from Gentlemen’ demonstrates this combination down feel, ranging and New Roots Manchester. His solo of thought provoking lyrics and energetic from bittersweet music provides a fresh musicianship. country soul The Riverside Stage on the river walkway take on blues, folk, balladry to groove by the Millennium Bridge is curated across soul and Americana, based, tightly wound the weekend to showcase and promote sitting somewhere SUNDAY 25 SEPTEMBER guitar epics. They are preparing to release original song writing and musical talent. between the troubadour their first full album by the end of 2016. stylings of modern day Programmed by New Roots practitioners such as 2pm GENEVIEVE River walkway outside M. Ward and the earthy New Roots is committed to promoting Genevieve is a singer songwriter originally Tate Modern, Bankside SE1 9TG edginess of Tom Waits. events that shine a light on up and from Edinburgh and now based in south- coming talent in the UK roots scene. east London. Bringing together honest lyrics newrootsevents.com Southwark / Blackfriars 3pm DANNY TOEMAN with a warmth and soulfulness reminiscent London-born soul man of Laura Marling and Ani DiFranco. 24 and 25 September Danny Toeman has 5pm SISIKA worked hard to secure A four piece from south London, Sisika play 1pm LUCAS & KING 12pm – 6pm a reputation for his energetic live shows soulful, sparsely arranged songs with close Lucas and King are a truly exciting new containing up tempo, feel good soul music. harmonies, warm melodic guitar, rhythmic young duo emerging from Southampton. FREE Danny has gone onto perform at legendary piano lines and subtle grooves. The band Songs of exceptional craft and depth pull venues including the Royal Albert Hall, the draws on a range of influences to create influence from classic folk and American O2 Arena, the Roundhouse, and appeared their sound; from old folk harmonies, to roots flavours, all delivered with the spine- alongside several US and UK soul staples triphop beats and rootsy jazz. Their debut EP tingling, unforgettable voice of Bo Lucas including Robert Cray and Betty Wright. is released this October. and perfectly judged guitar accompaniment from Hayleigh King. SATURDAY 24 SEPTEMBER 2pm WESLEY GONZALEZ 4pm LORDS OF THYME Wesley Gonzalez harks Featured by fRoots magazine as four from 12pm NED ROBERTS back to mid 70s singer- the New Folk Underground to watch. The London based acoustic singer-songwriter Programmed by Sister Ray songwriters such as Todd Lords of Thyme are Joe Woolley, Tali Trow Ned Roberts was discovered by producer Sister Ray first opened on Berwick Street Rundgren and Emmitt and Pat Kenneally, all past members of Luther Russell (Sarabeth Tucek, Richmond in Soho 30 years ago. In that time they’ve Rhodes, but with added acclaimed UK prog-folk act Circulus. They Fontaine, Noah & The Whale). The first single become an institution and seen plenty of elements of soul and funk share a love of esoteric folk, psych and ‘Red Sun’ featured frequently on BBC 6 musical genres delight, frustrate, annoy and – drawing upon influences progressive music, and have appeared Music, BBC Radio 2, enlighten. That’s what they sell and that’s like Sly And The Family on the ‘Shirley Collins Inspired’ album BBC Radio Scotland, what they love. Stone and Donny Hathaway. in collaboration with folk legend Bonnie and Radio 3, with Dobson, alongside Bonnie Prince Billy and the follow-up ‘Blues 5pm MIGHTY DYNAMITE 1pm COLDBOYS many others. #6’ championed by Mighty Dynamite are a joyful merging of Winners of the Berwick Street Calling Lauren Laverne, Jo musical styles. The band are formed from competition, their easy going songs are 3pm HOUSE ABOVE THE SUN Whiley, Gideon Coe, members of indie favourites Mansun and influenced by many bands from both House Above The Sun are a roots rock group and Huey Morgan Victoria. Filling venues wherever they go America and the UK. Their music faintly from south London led by singer/songwriter on BBC Radio. The with their sideways look at life, love and reminisces the guitar work of Johnny Marr Jim Moreton. Distinguished by rich male/ new album is due for escape, giving a voice to the unheard, from The Smiths. female vocal harmonies and inventive release later in 2016. 04 mergefestival.co.uk 05 “Fantastic performance, really BLACKFRIARS STORIES funny, witty and original” Sightings! Blackfriars Bureau of Silly Ideas Blackfriars Road Southwark 30 September and 1 October (weather dependent) 30 September from 2pm, 1 October from 4.30pm (for one hour) FREE s part of the Blackfriars Stories series of events, Bureau of Silly THEATRE y trying too hard, having a different A Ideas (BOSI), which has an approach to team-work, and changing international reputation for its gloriously Bthe recipe last minute by mistake, silly interpretations of heritage events, is everything is sure to go unexpectedly wrong. referencing the Zeppelin attack of 1 October Demonstration Keeping up appearances during a live 1916 when the daring flying ace Heinrich Gone Wrong food demonstration at Borough Market, Mathy’s Zeppelin was downed in a blazing whilst trying to save the dish of the day, will fireball over Blackfriars Bridge, creating Robin Linde Productions escalate into a ludicrous display of antics in a harrowing yet spectacular vision for this interactive physical slapstick comedy. Londoners. Demonstration Kitchen, Market After last year’s overwhelming success, Of course, they won’t be setting Hall, Borough Market, SE1 1TL Monsieur Ma’Mon, the world’s greatest chef, anything on fire – but they will be creating the Blackfriars Road area, in a free show is back in London with his assistant Charlotta an extraordinary diversion around the that will resonate with all members of the London Bridge to present his newest food creations in a site- Blackfriars Road area. Led peas-fully by the community, whether they’re residents or specific performance for Borough Market’s Peas-Corps (bringing Peas to the World), workers. While by no means glossing over 24 September and 1 October demonstration kitchen. local people and visitors can get trained the horror of the original story (Zeppelins At each performance a new effort is made in the Peas Corps tactics, follow the Foot were the first ever machines to drop 12pm – 4pm to create the perfect dish, Ma’Mon style. Patrol and learn the truth about rumours of bombs from the air on civilians) Sightings! (on the hour for 15 minutes) air support! Blackfriars will both educate and entertain Written, directed and Harnessing their unique take on the with a show aiming to replace the fear and FREE performed by Jonathan Peck contradictions of war and its aftermath, destruction of 100 years ago with fun and and Robin Linde.