Wake 

2017

]performance s p a c e [ (Folkestone)

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ABOUT
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“To become cognizant or aware.
Roused from a tranquil or inactive state.
A path or course of a thing passed or preceded.
Mourning the body of the dead. Keeping watch.
Holding vigil.

Wake...”

WAKE was a six month long programme of events exploring social consciousness, collectivity and division - call to action, to wake up - a vigil to remember what has gone before & a gathering to consider how we may move forward. The programme consisted of three strands: The Risings: I & II, The Vigils: Black, Earth, Sex, Rites and WAKE Festival
ARTISTS:
Viviana Druga + Joseph Morgan Schofield + Orinta Pranaityte + Collette Patterson + Matt Mahony-Page + Giulia Mattera + Sara Zaltash + Ria Righteous + Kajoli Ilojak + Fuck U Pay Us (Uhuru Moor, Ayotunde Osareme, Jasmine Nyende & Tianna Nicole) + Jade Montserrat + Salmoe Asega + Maria Lucia Cruz Correia + Nowhere Kitchen (Pepe Dayaw) + John Smith + Rocío Boliver + Julie Tolentino & Pig Pen (Stosh) + LEIBNIZ (Ernst Fischer & Helen Spackman) + Carlos Martiel + Hancock & Kelly + Dominic Thrope + Kira O’Reilly + Esther Neff + Lala Nomada + selina bonelli + Emilio Rojas + Local Foreigner + Local Foreigner + Surya Tüchler + Rita Marhaug + Anja Ibsch + Frank Homeyer + Fausto Gracia.
CREDITS:
Curated by Benjamin Sebastian and Bean on behalf of ]performance s p a c e [ with production support from Ash McNaughton. Photographic documentation by Manuel Vason. Video documentation courtesy of ]performance s p a c e [. Funded by Arts Council England, Creative Folkestone, Kent County Council, the Roger De Haan Charitable Trust and Live Art U.K. with support from the Live Art Development Agency.