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.
Smith/Stewart set up allegorical situations over which they often have little to no control, but which instigate explorations of dependence and trust, the body, sex and death.
The first INSTAL festival (programmed by Barry Esson of Arika and Tiernan Kelly) featured a line-up including Robert Lippock, Philip Jeck, Fennesz, Paragon Ensemble, Icebreaker International, Defaalt and Rhomboi.
Three iconic figures from the Japanese underground assembled as a trio to stand in for the advertised duo of Junko and Jerome Noetinger who was unable to attend the festival due to illness.
Seven women recite monologues composed from texts from the vibrant years of the Weimar Republic. A kind of cultural echo: an experience of histories brought to the present.
Sean and Taku share an interest in structure, space and time. A spartan, abstract, considered and surprisingly musical set.
Former street performer, organist, performance artist, circus performer, harpist, accordion player, tree surgeon and tricyclist performing solo.
A simple hands on workshop with micro-radio theorist and pioneer Kogawa.
From really simple, open instructions, An Unrhymed Chord creates a kind of half-way point between composition and improvisation.
Three documentary films exploring diverse realities of sex workers around the world followed by a closing ceremony of the festival.
Improvising violinist Angharad Davies performing with pianists Tisha Mukarji and Andrea Neumann.
Summer Solstice hang out IRL and URL on 21 June
Thirty lucky Instal punters experience Kylie’s pre-match aggro workout one-on-one in the darkness of an Arches dressing room.
