Ulster University

Belfast International Festival of Performance Art 2017

Monday 13 November at 10:00

York Street, Belfast campus

The Belfast International Festival of Performance Art is an annual festival, which was established by Brian Connolly in 2013. It evolved out of a series of previous performance art events within the Belfast School of Art. It was established as an independent festival program within the University in 2016.

BIFPA generates new performance artworks by international, national & local artists, along with work created by students and recent graduates of the Fine Art Course.

The festival program regularly includes: Key Lectures, Student Seminars, Public Discussions, Group Performances, Student Workshops, Films, Performance Documentation Screenings and Book Launches.

The majority of the performance artworks occur within, or in the vicinity of, the Glass Box Gallery in the Foyer of the Belfast Campus, but other satellite venues and locations have been used in the past, these include: Pollen Gallery, City Streets, Buoy Park, T2, etc.

Connolly views the BIFPA festival as an opportunity to bring the best performers and performance artwork into the School of Art for both students and public audiences. The festival aims to provide opportunities for students to encounter, witness, participate and experience contemporary performance art practice.

Much of the planning, organising and running of the festival is achieved with the help of student volunteers, recent graduates and local artists. The annual festival has been funded via Arts & Culture Development within the Ulster University.

The full schedule is listed below.

Thursday 9 November

Time	Artists	Location
1-2pm	‘Future Histories’ Film– Introduced by Niamh Murphy (Dublin Live Art Festival)	Conor Lecture Theatre

Monday 13 November

Time	Artists	Location
10-4pm	Student Workshop Day 1 Run by Rachel Rankin, Shirley MacWilliam and Dominic Thorpe	Library and Pollen Studios
2-4pm	Screening of Performance Art Documentation	Foyer Space

Tuesday 14 November

Time	Artists	Location
10-5pm	Student Workshop Day 2Run by Rachel Rankin andDominic Thorpe	Pollen Studios
10-5pm	Screening of Performance Art Documentation	Foyer Space

Wednesday 15 November

Time	Artists	Location
10-5pm	Screening of Performance Art Documentation	Foyer Space
3-5pm	Student Workshop Presentations	Pollen Studios
6-6.30pm	BIFPA Festival Launch Event	Foyer Space
6-7.30pm	BBeyond ‘Equinox’ Film Screening	Foyer Space

Thursday 16 November

Time	Artists	Location
10-8.30pm	Screening of Performance Art Documentation	Foyer Space
2-5pm	Student and Graduate Artists Performances (TBC)	Glass Box Gallery and Foyer Space
6.30-7pm	Helena Hamilton	Glass Box Gallery
7-7.40pm	Elvira Santamaria Torres	Outside Belfast campus, on street
7.45-8.45pm	Keike Twisselman	Glass Box Gallery

Friday 17 November

Time	Artists	Location
10-7pm	Screening of Performance Art Documentation	Foyer Space
10-12pm	Friday Morning Student Seminar – Household Project	5th Floor Seminar Room (Invitation only)
2-5pm	Student and Graduate Artists Performances	Glass Box Gallery and Foyer Space
6.30-7pm	Paul King	Glass Box Gallery
7.30-9pm	Sandra Johnston and Dominic Thorpe	Glass Box Gallery and Foyer Space

Saturday 18 November

Time	Artists	Location
12-2pm	BBeyond Monthly Meeting	Glass Box Gallery

Location

Ulster University York Street Belfast BT15 1ED

Ulster University believes that creativity is a cornerstone of society. It has a very important part to play in our quality of life, wealth and civilisation. Arts & Culture produces a year-round programme of creative activity for the public, its staff and students. This arts activity is part of the University’s civic role that helps to strengthen our communities and generate a prosperity that we can all enjoy.

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