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29/6/2005

navigate

Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art, Gateshead

Live Art Festival

BALTIC Levels 1 & 2 / motorschiff Stubnitz (moored Newcastle Quayside) / specially commissioned audio coach tours

navigate is a four-day festival of live art taking place on Newcastle and Gateshead Quays this summer, from Thursday 30 June until Sunday 3 July. Featuring world premieres of several specially
commissioned works navigate comprises an international line-up of artists whose diverse practices address navigation as the core theme – from the examination of the body as a site, to the mapping of real and virtual geographies, to the navigation of data in digital media and the navigation of time across physical and emotional space.

The festival takes place across three different venues: BALTIC, ms Stubnitz and on specially organised coach trips. Stubnitz, a German ship converted into a floating venue, will be moored on NewcMedia Release: 18 May 2005 navigate Live Art Festival Thursday 30 June – Sunday 3 July 2005
BALTIC Levels 1 & 2 / motorschiff Stubnitz (moored Newcastle Quayside) / specially commissioned audio coach tours navigate is a four-day festival of live art taking place on Newcastle and Gateshead Quays this summer, from Thursday 30 June until Sunday 3 July. Featuring world premieres of several specially commissioned works navigate comprises an international line-up of artists whose diverse practices address navigation as the core theme – from the examination of the body as a site, to the mapping of real and virtual geographies, to the navigation of data in digital media and the navigation of time across physical and emotional space. The festival takes place across three different venues: BALTIC, ms Stubnitz and on specially organised coach trips. Stubnitz, a German ship converted into a floating venue, will be moored on Newcastle Quayside beside the Millennium Bridge. It is sailing to the north east of England from Rotterdam in a journey lasting 2 days, to play a unique role in the festival. During the ship’s voyage artists Lone Twin, Sneha Solanki and Duncan Speakman will create new works influenced by the journey to form part of the festival. Ground-breaking one to one, durational and auditorium performances will take place each day in BALTIC and on board Stubnitz and every evening there will be an opportunity to embark on a specially commissioned audio coach tour around Tyneside, by international artists’ group e-Xplo.

Highlights of the festival include the world premiere of a new production by Karen Finley, one of the most influential figures in American performance art, a return to the region by another esteemed US performer Tim Miller, the world premiere of Twilight, a newly commissioned film by Desperate Optimists and Nostalgia, a newly commissioned durational performance / installation by renowned artist André Stitt. Featured artists include Sachiko Abe, Tim Brennan, Marie Cool and Fabio Balducci, Deer Park, Eve Dent, Desperate Optimists, Etant Donnés, e-Xplo, Karen Finley, Janine Fletcher, Lone Twin, Tim Miller, Kira O’Reilly, Sneha Solanki and Duncan Speakman, André Stitt, Melati Suryodarmo and Fiona Wright. Alongside the performance programme is a series of talks by invited keynote speakers.

navigate is produced by amino, BALTIC, forma and independent curator Michelle Hirschhorn. The event is part of the 2005 Alive International Festival of Rivers and the Sea funded by Arts Council England, Newcastle City Council, Northern Rock Foundation and the Millennium Commission Urban Cultural Programme. navigate is part of BALTIC's on-going programme of progressive live and performance art events.

Notes to Editors

For more information about the navigate programme visit: http://navigatelive.org

Launch event: Thursday 30 June, 18.00-20.00 BALTIC & 20.00-02.00 aboard ms Stubnitz
Ticket only event, pre-book from Live Theatre (see below for contact details)

Tickets (day tickets only)
£5 / £3 concessions for Thursday 30 June
& launch event
£10 / £8 concessions for Friday 1,
Saturday 2 & Sunday 3 July
Tickets on sale from Monday 16 May,
available exclusively from Live Theatre, 27
Broad Chare, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1
3DQ, Telephone +44 (0) 191 232 1232

Tickets guarantee one pre-booked place for one limited capacity event of your choice per day (subject to availability)*.

Admission to additional events will also be available as capacity allows.

*Performances by Tim Brennan, Marie Cool and Fabio Balducci, Deer Park, Etant Donnés, e-Xplo, Karen Finley, Janine Fletcher, Lone Twin, Tim Miller, Kira O’Reilly, Melati Suryodarmo and Fiona Wright.

Coach Tours by e-Xplo depart at 22.00 from Baltic Square every evening

BALTIC is a major international centre for contemporary art situated on the south bank of the River Tyne in Gateshead, England. BALTIC presents a constantly changing, dynamic and ambitious
programme of complimentary exhibitions and events with a strong emphasis on new commissions. BALTIC has welcomed more than 1.8 million visitors, since opening to the public in July 2002.

amino is a Newcastle based contemporary arts production company originating, producing and managing innovative projects and events, particularly in the fields of live art, sound art and new media. For further information visit http://amino.org.uk

forma is one of Europe's leading arts production agencies for contemporary, crossartform projects. Based in Newcastle upon Tyne, forma commissions, tours and publishes work worldwide. For further information visit http://www.forma.org.uk

Michelle Hirschhorn is an independent Curator / Producer working predominantly across live art, lens-based and digital media.

For further press information
please contact Nina Byrne, Media
Officer on 0191 440 4915 or email
ninab@balticmill.com

Image: Etant Donnes. Photo Joseph Caprio.

BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art
South Shore Road, Gateshead NE8 3BA
Opening hours: Mon, Tues, Wed, Fri, Sat, Sun 10.00 - 18.00,
Thurs 10.00 - 20.00
Admission FREE

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