Critically engaging with examples of stage combat, rape, terrorism, wrestling and historical re-enactments, Nevitt argues that studying violence through theatre can be part of a desire to create a more peaceful world.

Includes essays by Phil Smith and Cathy Turner of Wrights and Sites, and a transcript of the talk given at the Hidden City Symposium in October 2008.

LADA screening programme for In Pursuit of Pain, a Wellcome Collection Friday Late Spectacular.

Bob Flanagan: Cystic Fibrosis Song (1977)

Cassils: Inextinguishable Fire (2015)

Wafaa Bilal: Shoot an Iraqi (2007)

Oleg Kulik: Dog House

Orlan: Succesful Operation (1990)

Marina Abramovic: On Rhythm 0 (2013)

Ron Athey: Ron’s Story  (2001)

Rocío Boliver: Times Go By and I Can’t Forget You

Inckudes: A Conversation With My Father, Songs for Breaking Britain, Equations for a Moving Body.

Lepecki surveys a decade of experimental choreography to uncover the dual meaning of ‘performance’ in the twenty-first century: not just an aesthetic category, but a mode of political power. He demonstrates the enduring ability of performance to critique and subvert this power, examining this relationship through five ‘singularities’ in contemporary dance: thingness, animality, persistence, darkness, and solidity.

Documentation from the event which invites participants to talk openly about ideas of ‘social responsibility’ in regards to collaborative making and to collectively question the role of contemporary artists within opposing cultures of resilience, resistance and regeneration.

Published on the occasion of Brisley’s exhibition State of Denmark at Modern Art Oxford, September-November 2014.

Presents a combined analysis and workbook to examine “socially engaged performance.” It offers a range of key practical approaches, exercises, and principles for using performance to engage in a variety of social and artistic projects.

A spectacular live soundtrack to the route of the participatory live art event, curated by Tai Shani. The CD includes the songs from the walk, text by Tai Shani and walkwalkwalk and original artwork by Stephen Fowler.

created during the residence at Camden Arts Centre, 31st August – 6th September 2006.