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.
A performance by Storyboard P – one of the greatest Afrofuturist dancers on the planet.
A series of badly felted lock-ups and garages + multiple locations within the Megastructure – a purpose built town centre in one building, comprising (in the 50’s at least) of housing (never occupied), shops, apartments, a hotel, ice rink, police station and other amenities
A somehow hyper-modern, ancient and folkloric lip-synced, made-up, fashioned performance.
Intriguing, underground, Berlin based musicians interested in the borders between music and theatre, language, the visual arts, politics.
A celebration of risk taking and adventure from some of the boldest pioneers of the past 40 years, melding avant garde and underground forms of music and moving image to create new experiments and experiences in sight and sound.
Robin Hayward – exploring the micro-sounds of a tuba, filling slowly with sand.
Rare UK performance by legendary Japanese post punk group during their 4 drummers + synth / vocals phase.
A celebration of the release of four books written by members of, and focused on about the House and Ballroom scene.
A kind of an informal overview of INSTAL.
A voice that can vault from an elegantly whispered insinuation to asphyxiated and murderous barks or squalls in a heartbeat.
Are artists powerless in the face of technology? These often whimsical and amusing films are minimal technological interventions and appropriations but maybe also rigorous takes on the role of popular media and culture in our hyper-technological world.
Edinburgh. Beer and smoke befuddled drone/ deadly efforts by Pjorn72 kingpin.
