The Trash Culture Revue

cork | arts and media | event notice Friday June 11, 2010 12:20 by moray bresnihan - mutantspace.ie admin at mutantspace dot ie

New space for arts projects 16 - 20th June

The Trash Culture Revue will be held from Wednesday 16 - Sunday 20 June, in Cork and will be run through mutantspace.ie, an Irish online arts resource that’s run on the gift economy principle. With over 500 members across the country and over 1500 skills in its resource bank mutantspace.ie is the largest independent resource of its kind in the country and is in the perfect position to provide free practical support to the development and production of this Revue. It is this alternative production system that lies at the heart of The Trash Culture Revue. It is this freedom to create that allows us to give people a new space in which to experiment, fail, make and play no matter who they are, where they are, what they do or when they do it.

The Trash Culture Revue will be held from Wednesday 16 - Sunday 20 June, in Cork and will be run through mutantspace.ie, an Irish online arts resource that’s run on the gift economy principle. With over 500 members across the country and over 1500 skills in its resource bank mutantspace.ie is the largest independent resource of its kind in the country and is in the perfect position to provide free practical support to the development and production of this Revue. It is this alternative production system that lies at the heart of The Trash Culture Revue. It is this freedom to create that allows us to give people a new space in which to experiment, fail, make and play no matter who they are, where they are, what they do or when they do it.

This Revue is also about autonomy and no compromise and in order to reinforce that we will be running the entire programme on no money. Instead we will be using our own collective skills and resources in place of monetary exchange.
This revue is taking a stand. This Revue wants to take positive action and show that through co-operation we can create a viable creative economy, a real alternative to the current economic arts structure that is based on state funding bodies, local authorities, bureaucracy and red tape.

Members of mutantspace will be working on all aspects of the production, programming, management and PR of the Revue. Designers, promoters, venue owners, drivers, sound engineers, volunteers, etc are giving their time for free and in doing so will create a unique atmosphere, a community of people who want to make things happen in their area, want to participate, want to see things change. And this is only the beginning. We hope to see The Revue travel around the country and work with mutantspace members in all 32 counties.

Events include:

WEDNESDAY 16th June
A Pool of Scarlett: A lunchtime rehearsed reading at The Roundy Upstairs @ 1pm
Bloomspace: Celebrating Ulysses with song, readings, food and drink at The Sextant @ 6pm

THURSDAY 17th June
Two: Lunchtime play at The Roundy Upstairs @ 1pm. Tickets €5
Policed: Subject A: Short film screening at The Roundy Upstairs @ 6pm
Policed: Subject 1: Short film screening at The Roundy Upstairs @ 6.20pm
The Celtic Tiger: Readings and performances at Meades Wine bar @ 8.15pm. Tickets €5
Keith Mullins playing at the Roundy Room Sessions @ 9pm. Tickets €6
Mutant Shorts Film Competition screening at The Savoy Theatre @ 10pm. Tickets: €5

FRIDAY 18th June
Two: Lunchtime play at The Roundy Upstairs @ 1pm. Tickets €5
Policed: Subject A: Short film screening at The Roundy Upstairs @ 6pm
Policed: Subject 1: Short film screening at The Roundy Upstairs @ 6.20pm
Jinx Lennon playing The Roundy Upstairs @ 9pm. Tickets: €10/8
Mutant Cabaret at The Savoy Theatre @ 10pm. Tickets: €8/6

SATURDAY 19th June
Aaarrrgggh say it as you really want to: Lunchtime show at The Roundy Upstairs @ 1pm. Tickets €5
Better Questions: Open talks and workshop on Cultural and Social theory at Meades Wine bar @ 2pm
Shape Changing: Readings from 4 works – in – progress at The Roundy Upstairs @ 3 – 5pm
Chunky Planet playing ESB sub-station @ 4pm
Policed: Subject A: Short film screening at The Roundy Upstairs @ 6pm
Policed: Subject 1: Short film screening at The Roundy Upstairs @ 6.20pm
Story Slam and Eleventyfour: Stories and music at Meades Wine bar @ 8pm
Pearse McGloughlin + Harry Bird and the Rubber Wellies playing at Meades Wine bar @ 10pm. Tickets: €5

SUNDAY 20th june
Trash Country Boogie. An afternoon of Cowpunk and finger lickin’ food at The Sextant @ 2pm
Shape Changing: Readings from 4 works – in – progress at The Roundy Upstairs @ 3 – 5pm
Nassau playing The Roundy Upstairs @ 9pm