IBT10 Festival

What Next For The Body

Dec 2010 – Feb 2011

'An affectionate portrayal of the city’s people and performers, our eccentricity and tenacity, our defiance, wonder and bravery.' VENUE MAGAZINE

A long autopsy thread stretches the length of a pure white gallery marking a fissure of absence through the heart of the building. A human-powered tarpaulin wave breaks across a city square, and 100 Bristolians create their own film of presence and strength.

IBT10 took place across the streets and art spaces of Bristol in a breakneck programme of live, digital, sound, sculptural, architectural, dance, theatre and guerrilla works. The 5-day festival showcased work by 115 artists from all over the world, including 28 works by artists from Bristol and the South West.

IMAGES FROM TOP LEFT TO BOTTOM RIGHT: UNTANGLING, NICOLA CANAVAN © CARL NEWLAND. PEARLS OF SUSTENANCE, CARTER & ZIERLE © CARL NEWLAND. STILL IMAGE MOVING, MANUEL VASON © MANUEL VASON. THE SURETY, THE SURETY (THE INNER SURETY), PETE BARRETT © CARL NEWLAND. FRONTMAN, ACTION HERO © CARL NEWLAND.

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