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.
With Taku we’ll carry out some simple proposals for doing almost nothing, for re-thinking sound with whatever comes to hand.
We commissioned Radu Malfatti to write a new piece for the 21-piece string section of the Northern Sinfonia: Music striving to discover the exact point at which sound resonates the clearest amidst long drawn out silences.
A celebration of the release of four books written by members of, and focused on about the House and Ballroom scene.
A movement-based workshop on Krump and the politics of how we teach, learn and listen with our bodies. Move with us!
The films in the programme take the essential and fundamental building blocks of cinema (combining sound and image through time) screw about with them, interrogate them and cast them anew.
Can we use sound, repetition and difference to personally and collectively engage with space, time and labour?
Instead of the one-way monologue of normal performance, what would be the result of an actual collective dialogue? Where would it go?
Jandek performing at the Scottish Rite Theatre in Austin, Texas with Juan Garcia, Nick Hennies and Chris Cogburn.
How do people both inside and outside of prison work together to dismantle the criminal justice system and build a society based on collective care?
A chorister attempting to sing Vivaldi, with live accompaniment, while trampolining for 20 minutes.
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.
Three intense solo performances for drums (both played and screamed through), cymbal, voice, credit card, bird whistle, and guitar amplifier/leads.
