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.
Merzbow takes the junk of sound and transforms it into blistering noise assaults with an incredible spectrum and impact.
What does it mean to listen with the mind as well as the ears? A solo performance from the great avant-garde pianist.
A silent collage of found film footage partially layered with computer graphics to provide a framework in which live music can develop.
What might Carter and Parker’s collaboration tell us about our own performances of responsibility and liberty, whether individual, social or musical?
Exploring the interplay between punk sinewave aggression, high-speed video sequences and stroboscopic lighting
Originally billed as a duo of Ingar Zach and Derek Bailey, John Butcher stood in for Bailey at the last minute.
IN OUR LIFETIME, is an anti-imperialist resource, edited by Hussein Mitha, produced by Arika for Episode 11, featuring poetry, essays, questions, prompts, letters and works of anti-colonial imaginary.
A poet, playwright and activist, Sanchez emerged as a seminal figure in the 1960s Black Arts Movement, writing in the name of black culture, civil rights and women’s liberation.
Jean-Luc Guionnet will be giving a talk as part of the music department’s ongoing series of colloquia.
Torrential, wrenching wordless wails, guttural screams and roars, a Haino solo vocal performance.
A series of three short performed situations and statements to be examined or judged from the most interesting young musician in Glasgow (we think).
How do people living with disability see themselves in today’s sexualised culture? How do we imagine our crip sexual selves despite society wanting to reduce us to non-erotic bodies?
