PERFORMANCE MONTHLY MEETS
Performance Monthly Meets exist as a free open performance space for unconventional dialog through action. They are a living concept of encounter which exists through practice and belongs not only to those who join in but also to those who witness same. Performance Monthly Meets have become the spirit of Bbeyond contributing to the development of praxis and idea/s through actualities, resulting in growth at both the individual and collective level.
Inspired by Alastair MacLennan, Boris Nieslony, and Black Market International, performance monthly encounters have taken place since 21st June 2008. Boris Nieslony’s workshop in 2007, had a tremendous impact on the artists in Belfast, his dedication, passion and discipline to this living art process presented a conscious experiential awareness of the impact that artists could have when they worked simultaneously. This workshop experience, furthered by some discussion between Alastair MacLennan and Boris Nieslony, resulted in the idea of creating simultaneous performances, allowing more scope and room for development for both the individual and the group, as a whole and as a collective.
Prior to this paradigm shift Sinéad O’Donnell had organised Excite, a series of nine performance meetings where artists presented solo work in various locations around Belfast. However as a consequence of Boris Nieslony’s workshop, a lot of the participating artists during the next Excite meeting chose to work simultaneously rather than presenting solo work. Later, these performance meetings evolved into Performance Monthly Meets, which began on the 21st June 2008 and have continued to date.
During the period of Lockdown restrictions these Performance Monthly Meets continued remotely online via Zoom, edits of these Remote meets can be found on our Vimeo Channel | Bbeyond (vimeo.com)
BBBEYOND PERFORMANCE MONTHLY MEETS - GET INVOLVED
Performance Meets are generally on the Third Saturday of the month – Please Note that the dates and times may vary – keep an eye out on our Facebook Page | BBEYOND FACEBOOK
PLEASE NOTE | PARTICIPATION IN OUR PERFORMANCE MEETS IS SUBJECT TO OUR DIGNITY AND RESPECT DOCUMENT WHICH CAN BE FOUND HERE | bbeyond.live/bbeyond-members-area
January 2023
JANUARY 2023 – ONLINE – EMAIL SANDRA AT bbeyond@europe.com for Zoom Link – Time | 12.30PM – 1.30PM | All Welcome
FEBRUARY 2023
FEBRUARY 2023 – AS PART OF THE NORTH BELFAST FESTIVAL – ST. JOSEPH’S DECONSECRATED CHURCH | 9 Princes Dock St, Belfast BT1 3AA | SATURDAY THE 25TH OF FEBRUARY – Time |12 Noon – 1.30PM | All Welcome
March 2023
March 2023 – AS PART OF THE IMAGINE FESTIVAL – WRITERS SQUARE | Cathedral Quarter, Donegall Street, Belfast | SATURDAY THE 25TH OF March – Time | 1PM – 2PM | All Welcome
APRIL 2023
APRIL 2023 – Time | 12 NOON – 2PM | All Welcome
OCTOBER 2023
October 2023 – AS PART OF FIX | CATALYST ARTS | 6 Joys Entry
Belfast
BT1 4DR | SATURDAY THE 14TH OF OCTOBER – Time | 12 NOON – 2PM | All Welcome
Image | RE-EMERGING – Peformance Monthly | Hambly & Hambly Gallery | Courtesy of the Artists | 2020
Photography | Jordan Hutchings