Produced by Theatre Bristol, commissioned by Bristol City Council and supported by Circomedia, Bristol Ferment and University of Bristol, Bristol Beyond is a large-scale project, led by Karla Shacklock, to create a site-specific promenade piece later this year, with a week of performances following five weeks of rehearsal.
The site for the project has now been confirmed as the old Guild Hall, a 'fantastic Georgian labyrinth, made up of dozens of rooms, court houses, prison cells and vaults' spanning Broad Street and Small Street in the centre of Bristol, and just another in a line of amazing ex-municipal buildings reimagined for artistic practice (cf The Island).
Keep an eye on the Bristol Beyond blog for more information and opportunities to get involved.
In which Victoria Melody, a 35 year-old performance artist with a winning smile and an interest in anthropology, and her trusty dog Major Tom, a six year-old Basset hound with lovely long ears and an interest in Schmakos dog treats, pursue parallel paths of gruelling competition in their endeavours to become beauty queen / champion show dog, respectively.
And all in the name of art!...
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