Press Launch: InTRANSIT Festival 2011
Wolves, clowns and opera stars rum amok in London
When: 8:00pm, 14 July, The old Commonwealth Building, Kensington
Main Festival: 22-31 July
Attend this year’s most avant garde press preview for the two day InTRANSIT festival
Commonwealth Institute reopens after ten year long refurb to become major tourist attraction
London W8, UK: The Commonwealth Institute – closed for ten years and due to become the New Design Museum in 2014 – is the dramatic stage for performances by Rambert Dance Company, Akademi and Opera Holland Park next month.
This is not your average press call. Hear about the sinapse jerking events, from wolf packs roaming Brompton Cemetery, being smacked by clowns while blindfold – while roped together with others in a war scene.
InTRANSIT two day festival launch runs 15-17 July – while the main festival is 22-31 July. Inspired by the building, 53 Commonwealth nations are represented by various artistic works such as birdsong from 53 species. Directed by Harry Ross these specially commissioned pieces shed light on the Borough’s most secretive building before it goes back into the public realm.
Tickets and full listings: www.rbkc.gov.uk/InTRANSIT
Summary of InTRANSIT 2011 (15 to 17 July)
- Now in its fourth year, InTRANSIT events are mainly free. Take part in three days of music and dance with roving urban arts events scattered across Kensington and Chelsea’s public and hidden spots. Creatives from Rambert Dance Company, Opera Holland Park and others will showcase new music and dance works in reaction to this historic building – closed for the last ten years and soon to be transformed as the new Design Museum.
- Rampage with WOLF through Brompton Cemetery as part of a pack. WOLF will sing, howl and cajole your inner animus with their storytelling.
- Board the N11 Night Bus from Liverpool Street for a journey like never before. On board artists bring the route to life.
- Subversive duo ‘Il Pixel Rosso’ put you in a wheelchair with video headset dressed as clowns. The rest you need to see for yourself.
- Beautiful Holland Park Orangery is the setting for performance based on Honore de Balzac’s “La Peau de Chagrin”. Think gambling dens and sordid boudoirs of 19th Century Paris in this Faustian tale of gratification and desire.
Full listings below and at: www.rbkc.gov.uk/InTRANSIT
For the full press pack, click http://mediacentre.kallaway.co.uk/InTransit-press-release1.htm
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Notes to Editors
About The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea’s Culture Service
www.rbkc.gov.uk/culture; Twitter: @RBKCculture
The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea is home to a vibrant community of creative people; from large cultural institutions to independent producers, performers, artists and creative businesses. The Culture Service is building on the uniqueness and identity of the Royal Borough to drive major creative ventures, fresh ideas, talent, creative exchanges and nurturing networks that benefit all that visit, live and work in the Royal Borough.
Press tickets from:
Kallaway Ltd, 2 Portland Road, London, W11 4LA; www.kallaway.com; @kallawaytravel
William Kallaway: william.kallaway@kallaway.com; 020 7221 7883Susannah Glynn: susannah.glynn@kallaway.com; 020 7221 7883Images: www.rbkc.gov.uk/InTRANSITTwitter: @RBKCculture
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