V&A Talk: Aerial Icons with Cathy Hail
Cartwright Hall Art Gallery
Sunday 25 February, 2 - 3.30pm
Cathy Hail, Curator of Popular Entertainment from the Theatre and Performance Department of the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, will examine the history of aerial performance over the years, and the thrills and spills along the way.
View the exhibition 'Cupola: a Circus Installation' in the gallery.
Free event. Please book: e cartwright.hall@bradford.gov.uk; t: 01274 431212
Kindly funded by the Friends of Bradford Art Galleries and Museums.
 Cupola:
A Circus Installation
11 NOV 2017 - 23 APR 2018
Cupola - the crown in the roof
of the big top.
The exhibition Cupola marks
the celebration of the 250th Anniversary of UK modern circus in 2018 and
showcases the work of local aerial circus company Skinning the Cat who
toured internationally 1988 - 2002 and could often be seen performing in Lister
Park as part of the Bradford Festival.
Skinning the Cat lived in Manningham and many of the
artists involved to make their shows were from Bradford. These skills included
set, prop and costume design, performance, photography, graphic design and
marketing. As well as practicing trapeze above the heads of footballers in Manningham
Sports Centre, Skinning the Cat created their work as
members of Bradford arts studios in Thornton.
Becky Truman, artistic director and
aerialist for Skinning the Cat has created sculptures that
explore audience and artist engagement through the circus experience, past and
present in Yorkshire. The exhibition parallels a Skinning the Cat costume
displayed at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, which
marks the company's role in the creation of contemporary circus. The exhibition
will include amongst others, the costume which worked as a duo on the trapeze
with the one displayed in the V&A.
Kindly
funded by Arts Council England.
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