Arika have been creating events since 2001. The Archive is space to share the documentation of our work, over 600 events from the past 20 years. Browse the archive by event, artists and collections, explore using theme pairs, or use the index for a comprehensive overview.
Akio Suzuki and John Butcher performing in a large multi chambered industrial ice house.
Life drawing class for artists of all genders, backgrounds and levels of ability, 18+. Draw strippers and sex workers as they perform their usual club routines, in a different context; from the strip club to the art gallery.
Jandek’s second ever live performance, and the first to be advertised in advance.
Instead of the one-way monologue of normal performance, what would be the result of an actual collective dialogue? Where would it go?
Solo performance on bass clarinet, jaw harp & voice by Arrington De Dionyso.
Individual experience separated by physical boundaries (of space, time or ability) suggested as communities of collective experience by (perhaps voyeuristic) artists.
What does it mean to listen with the mind as well as the ears? A solo performance from the great avant-garde pianist.
Sparse and miniature free thought workouts involving guitar, vocals and tuba.
A chat with Eugene Thacker. Can we rethink the world as unthinkable, and without us?
A space to reflect on our own experiences with the police and explore more community and care-based ways of dealing with violence and difficulties in our lives.
In the Foyer at the Tramway we will screen a documentary from the Sex Workers’ Festival of Resistance 2017 and La Llamada by Eduardo Restrepo Castaño.
Durational group-mind drone and clatter: bamboo, electronics, the contents of your local ironmongers bin. A 3-hour set from this legendary Japanese improvisation group.
