theybreakinpieces
Experimental / Other Newcastle Upon Tyne, England |
theybreakinpieces are...
mona mccarthy - originally from cork - currently based in newcastle
nick williams - originally from somerset - currently based in newcastle
paul stapleton - originally from southern california - currently based in belfast
we periodically regroup and head off in a new but related direction... now is one of those times. new information about our future focus will be posted here relatively soon.
for further information email: theybreakinpieces [at] gmail [dot] com
old statements
2006-2007
theybreakinpieces are three artists who are involved in multiple forms of cross-disciplinary collaboration. we are currently investigating a range of environmental interactions conducted through the media of conversation, improvised performance, and audio-visual recording technologies. these interventions take place in a wide range of urban and rural environments providing opportunities to explore the collision of localized academic, social and geographical settings. we have received multiple grants from the arts council of england and other funding bodies for activities that include the creation of site-specific durational performances and performative lectures, as well as the delivery of workshops and symposiums on collaborative live arts practices.
2004-2005
theybreakinpieces are three artist who share an interest in cross-disciplinary collaboration. we are developing workshop methods which investigate a way of performing not limited by predetermined discipline-based roles. this is researched through a process involving site-specific improvisation, the exchange of specialist knowledges, and a group dynamic that encourages collective responsibility.
past public events
- 02/05/04 make bright again, the met, bury, greater manchester
- 24/07/04 st. peters arts centre, preston, lancashire
- 02/10/04 emergency live arts platform, the greenroom, manchester
- 09/10/04 make bright again, the met, bury
- 13/12/04 sometimes... volume, the greenroom, manchester
- 07/08/05 victoria baths, manchester
- 08/09/05 collision symposium, university of victoria, vancouver island
- 28/01/06 collaborative performance practices symposium, university of central lancashire, preston
- 08/06/06 art06, preston market
- 08/06/06 sometimes... volume, the greenroom, manchester
- 17-21/07/06 the buddle arts centre, wallsend, tyne and wear
- 25-30/07/06 cuerden valley park, bamber bridge, lancashire
- 29/07-11/08/06 the bigger picture, bbc bigscreen, manchester
- 18-27/09/06 collision symposium, university of victoria campus + surrounding area, vancouver island
- 28/09-12/10/06 the buddle arts centre, wallsend
- 21/10/06 charter theatre, preston
- 03/11/06 performance and reception: postgraduate symposium, university of manchester
- 05/12/06 map live, source cafe, carlisle, cumbria
- 12/03/07 improvisation continuums conference, university of glamorgan, cardiff
- 16/03/07 avenham building, university of central lancashire, preston
- 28/03/07 map live, source cafe, carlisle
- 29/03/07 spitball, the side cinema, newcastle
- 15/07/07 binaural symposium, university of central lancashire, preston
- 19/04/08 mediatised sites, dance city, newcastle
past collaborators
2004
- jon aveyard
- nathan berry
- neil fawcett
- shannon lidberg
- mehrdad mehdikhani
- lisa parsons
- dan reynolds
- nicola tann
- adam webster
2005
- jon aveyard
- nathan berry
- leon hardman
- laura lee
- caroline pugh
- dan reynolds
- tracey west
- adam webster
2006
- rees archibald
- jon aveyard
- nathan berry
- taryn edmonds
- neil fawcett
- nathan gregg
- laura lee
- azin seraj
- andy wyke
2007
- jon aveyard
- ben evans
2008
- jon aveyard