Event

beinghuman weekend

Date:

18th June, 2010 — 20th June, 2010

Price:

From £10-£35

Venue:

beinghuman warehouse, Frome, 37 Lower Keyford, Frome , BA11 4AR

Posted by:

CreativeBath

Sector:

Performing Arts

Tags:

beinghuman, festival, frome, weekend

Contact information:

Email:

info@beinghuman.com

Phone:


00 44 (0)7968 759696

Event overview:

Last year beinghuman's open day in the warehouse was an amazing success: over 300 people attended the day of performance, art, debate & dance from independent, creative ethical human beings & we even got a mention on radio 2 by Zoe Ball!
 
This year beinghuman is putting on a whole weekend, June 18, 19 & 20 - 2010
 
Featuring a selection of talented, innovative, independent creatives & thinkers in music, art, comedy, media, literature, ecology, debate & film.
 
Confirmed so far :
 
Mercury Prize Winner Talvin Singh
Mongolian Band Altan Urag
Guardian & BBC journalist & broadcaster John Harris
Talking Musical Revolutions with legendary music journalists Gavin Martin & Chris Salewicz
New Music Strategies with Andrew Dubber
Afro Celt Sound System & Imagined Village’s Simon Emmerson
Art & music from beinghuman’s Gaynor O’Flynn
The Big Chill’s Laura B
BBC & Stoned Asia’s world music master DJ Pathaan
Interactive photography from z360
Invisible Systems Punt music made in Ethiopia
Musician, producer, artist & cosmologist Matt Tweed
Hip Hop & Classical strings from Clean Bandit
Wil Plowman from the innovative label A Future Without where nothing matters but the music
Charty Durrant former Fashion Editor of The Sunday Times, The Observer and British Vogue
 
With installation art from Seeper the interactive arts & technology collective The Open Gallery, Kathy Hinde, I Am The Mighty Jungulator, Jo Hyde, Giles Perring & Yeast Culture
 
During the day will be innovative, independent, radical debates on music, fashion, ecology, cosmology, philosophy & art. Also there will be “in conversation with” sessions, one on one interviews by two of the UK's best cultural commentators & broadcasters, John Harris & David Quantick.
The evening will be about film, music & dance with live acoustic & dj sets from an amazing line up of independent artists.
 
The beinghuman yurt will be in the garden featuring sessions in music, ecology & sustainability during the day & intimate acoustic music & performance poetry in the evening.
 
Installation video art will be exhibited during the weekend by some of the UK's most innovative video artists.
 
Sponsored by the organic wine specialists Vintage Roots; with fresh seasonal food from Ebbies Kitchen
 
Day Ticket 11 am to 6pm : £10
Evening Ticket from 7pm : £15
Weekend Ticket               : £35
 
There are more acts coming on board all the time see www.beinghuman.com for up to date listings, more information & to buy tickets.
 
We are partnering with a local campsite featured in Cool Camping & will be running a bus service to & from the warehouse. We are also partnering with local eco friendly, boutique hotels, information online soon.
 
 

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