Laws of Motion (W) Balletboyz: The Next Generation Laws of Motion is a thrilling, pulsating and fluid male quartet that pushes its dancers to their physical limits. Filled with complex floor work and shifting patterns that snake and wind their way through the space, slow, languid phrases contrast brilliantly with breakneck paced partnering and precise movements. |
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The Little Box Of Horrors (W) Bootworks Theatre and The Black Box A playful and artfully choreographed five minute peep show for an audience of one and one hundred. Sit in The Box and experience a terrifying nightmare from your intimate perspective and, like an old fairground ghost train, The Little Box of Horrors will have you clinging to your seat with dread. |
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The Galvonium (W) The Mancunian Steam and Pressure Navigation Company The Galvonium was built in 1789 by the notorious composer and accidental electrician Luigi Galvani, in a bid to win the affectations of his long-term heartthrob from arch rival and nemesis Allessandro Volta. You are invited to take this rare opportunity to acquaint yourself with that must surely be one of the worlds’ most surreal and entertaining musical whimsies. |
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Nocturne (W)
Marc Brew Company In this urgent sleepless city restless, we are caught in motion nearly stillness almost lovers Marc Brew Company pull back the sheets on exhausted embraces and near misses in the night. Inspired by JM Whistler’s Nocturne, an exquisite contemporary dance quartet draw you into the unseen dreams of cities at dusk. |
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Hansel and Gretel (W) Metro Boulot Dodo Press play on your mp3 player, pick up the pebbles, watch out for the witch and don’t get lost as you follow Hansel and Gretel’s footsteps on this surreal and magical performance tour. Sir Archibald Smethyn-Smyth, proud curator of The Brothers Grimm Fairytale Archive, is eager to share with you the original ‘Hansel and Gretel’ – untouched and unabridged! |
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Tracking (W) StopGAP Vibrant and funky these dynamic dancers mix 70’s kitsch, cleudo and vintage Britishness to an exhilarating soundtrack from up and coming Brighton bands. The British love of queueing, politeness, kitsch,vintage and history all play a part in this eclectic dance experience. |
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Sputnik (W) Fittings Multimedia Arts A young woman seeks to live away from the earth. With a watchmaker/ mechanic she creates a structure that fuses her body and spirit with a machine. This is the first outdoor show by leading disabled company Fittings featuring Award Winning dancer Claire Cunningham. Commissioned by Without Walls. |
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The Dance of Cycling Bicycle Ballet Inspired by personal stories, ‘the dance of cycling’ celebrates the playful, chaotic and sometimes treacherous world of cycling with a fast paced contemporary choreography of striking imagery, visual spectacle, acrobatics and comedy. Funded by Greater Bristol Cycling City Project |
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The Tragic and Disturbing Tale of Little Lupin Luci Gorell-Barnes A promenade performance which tells the tale of a girl who is not like other little girls, and how life in the wild can take unexpected and sometimes rather unpleasant turns. You will enter an off kilter world of showman’s tents, hairy sisters, tiny cinema screens, live music and beautiful hand drawn animation. Commissioned by Theatre Bristol, Bristol Old Vic and The Bristol Do |
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Wonky Games Bearded Kitten The Wonky Games return to Bristol! This year Bearded Kitten will be pulling you, the lovely audience into our world to take part in the ‘Wonky Games’ You can play games such as: Face on Face off, Human Dressage, Human Catchphrase, Blindfolded musical chairs and many more. Be sure all will entertain and be hilarious to watch, come down and get involved. |
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Cockney Awekestra 'Ave a banana! Get off me barra! Come on my son alright...Oi! The Cockney Awkestra is a musical comedy show featuring live music, singing, dancing, clowning and loads of audience participation. The show tells the story of three members of staff from Bow Centre for Cockney Excellence and their efforts to try to revive the dying arts of Knees Ups, Ding Dongs and Coconut Shys across the nation. |
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Café Sway In a town faraway, a café appears from nowhere. Tables are set, chairs are filled, a pair of waiters serve coffee and cake with a backflip and a smile. Orders are sent to the kitchen but this is certainly not fast food and our waiters are forced to entertain their impatient customers in ever unlikely ways... |
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Helicopter Landing Officer
and Frank the Litter Picker Department of Correction On Saturday some of our more prominent artists will be arriving by helicopter. Randy Stenchz will be in charge of making sure they arrive safely and adhere to the strict health and safety rules of helicopter landing in crowded urban areas. By Sunday, the square will need some extra litter picking staff so Frank will be here to make sure that no wrapper goes unpicked, no can un-recycled, no cigarette butt unbinned. |
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Naming & Labelling Hilary Ramsden and Ieke Trinks Look up! Look around! Is it archaeology? Is it architecture? Is it art? Is it general knowledge? Whatever you like to call it, it’s most definitely an invitation to passersby to participate in naming and labelling anything and everything within a framed area on the façade of a house. Labels, pens and tape provided. |
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Cupboard Under the Stars China Blue Fish Cupboard Under the Stars is a space where stories come alive. Walk in to the garden of the night and let your imagination shine. “If not love, then what?” asked the moon. “Hope,” sang the stars as they laid out a blanket of crystal light. A new work from Bristol-based performance artist China Blue Fish, in collaboration with light artist Jona Conway. Commissioned by The Bristol Do in partnership with Theatre Bristol |
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The Ambling Band
Bristol-based street band established for 27 years - playing with fun on the edge of madness! Easily recognisable by their pink or nautical outfits. Fanfare Zebaliz Street band from Brest in Brittany. Being French they present their music with colour coordinated style! |
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Warriors of the Pencil Micheal Smith and Joff Winterhart Roving reportage artists Micheal and Joff have been sent to The Bristol Do from WOW magazine and will be recording what they see at the festival on their easels. Commissioned by The Bristol Do |
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PICNIC Once – arts and ceremonies Share an amazing experience... play Picnic! In pairs, players of 'Picnic tabletop theatre' will receive a bundle filled with small objects and instructions to lead them through their own unique outdoor performance page by page – casting, creating set, sound and dialogue, players become both audience and performer. Commissioned by The Bristol Do in partnership with Theatre Bristol |
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Bernard's Puppet Bonanza Pickled Image Come and watch Bernard the old time puppet man, last of a dying breed. A true entertainer who will carry on despite technical nightmares and total incompetence... |
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The Foundation for Indian Performing Arts Nature's Icons FIPA’s production of Nature's Icons is a spectacular Mela street arts piece on stilts. The story depicts the Hindu myth of the battle of Mahisha, the buffalo demon, against Durga – a goddess created by the gods of the Three Worlds to battle Mahisha in order to halt his evil control. |
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The Marvellous Box
of Peeps & Delights Pickled Image Dare you look inside the marvellous box of peeps & delights? Pickled Image present a series of puppet tableaux depicting various scenes, peek through the keyhole and you may see Dolores the Divine, the haunted house or even a troupe of tap-dancing mice! |
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Darwin and the Dodo Desperate Men Does God play dice with the universe? Why did Darwin spend eight years with only barnacles for company? Is the dodo's last egg going to hatch? And who cares? Darwin never saw a live Dodo, but this unlikely juxtaposition is the springboard for a tongue-in-cheek and sideways look at the 'mystery of mysteries' |
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The Legwarmerz! Comedy aerobics instructors Introducing... Jumping Jeff, Bouncing Bunny and Lycra-loving Lydia - trying, and failing, to look cool whilst infecting unsuspecting members of the public with their special brand of cheery fitness-fun. |
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Bamboo Memories Barby Asante instructors Barby Asante's two screen film offers a chance to look back on the Bamboo Club - a now long-gone but still legendary Bristol nightclub near Portland Square in the 60s and 70s. Run by renowned yachtsman Tony Bullimore, the club was frequented by many of the participants in this film, who relate their memories, providing a soundtrack to filmed re-enactments of imagined events at the Bamboo Club. |
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dotComedy dotComedy specialise in ‘invisible’ theatre shows, guaranteed to provide a touch of surreal nonsense and a lot of laughter to any event. Ian Pebble, Ian Keable and Paula Wilmot are aiming to be at the Bristol Do. Perhaps you will see them there, and if so, feel free to have a chat. Just make sure you grab a bargain – and have your money ready. |
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Birds of a Feather City Circus 'Birds of a Feather' is a colourful, roaming performance piece on stilts by the City Circus group. Children and young people from across Bristol have been working with Circomedia’s City Circus group throughout the year to develop their circus and performance skills. |
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