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Ulster University
Belfast International Festival of Performance Art 2017
Monday 13 November
10.00am to Saturday 18 November
to 6.00pm
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 |
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.
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