Four Seasons in Lincoln Signals a World First
News release
3rd October 2011
on 12th OLincoln will be the focus of a world first in October when all four components of the hugely successful FOUR SEASONS project by Metro-Boulot-Dodo will be presented in the same city at the same time.
FOUR SEASONS is a hugely ambitious four-part multi-media installation that looks to the seasons to reflect different stages of life.
As part of the build-up to Frequency 2011, Lincoln’s first ever Digital Culture Festival (21st to 29th October), from 12th October SPRING and SUMMER will be on display at The Collection while AUTUMN and WINTER will be at Lincoln Drill Hall.
Lincoln Drill Hall Director Simon Hollingworth said: “We are thrilled to be staging this unique and extraordinary project across the two venues.
“Metro-Boulot-Dodo produce really high-quality work that combines high production values with innovative and contemporary presentation and we’re honoured to have all four installations in the city at the same time, including the newly commissioned SUMMER.
“FOUR SEASONS has been created with audience participation in mind and really pushes the boundaries of conventional theatre which is what Lincoln Drill Hall is all about –bringing the very best and most interesting and challenging work to the city.”
Festival Director Uzma Johal from Threshold Studios added: “This performance staged across two venues will give audiences a flavour of what is to come during Lincoln’s first ever Digital Culture Festival.
Frequency 2011 is the beginning of a journey for Lincoln and we hope residents and creatives alike will get involved in the spirit of what the festival might become in future years."
FOUR SEASONS follows Polly’s journey from eight to 80 years old, charting innocence, love, loss, regret and acceptance along the way.
SPRING is an outlandish, innocent and interactive garden which since its premiere in 2005 has been a huge hit with children and the young at heart.
SUMMER, which is making its debut at The Collection from 1st October, investigates the highs and lows of early adult life and will capture the excitement and uncertainty of a time filled with opportunities, adventure, growing responsibility and a countless array of life-changing decisions.
AUTUMN gives a snapshot of protagonist Polly as she enters the second half of her life, using a constantly shifting blend of lighting and projection and an original score by The Broadway Project.
WINTER is an mp3 audio tour through a mysterious winter landscape that combines cutting-edge design, an engaging narrative and an expansive electro/classical score to create a thoughtful, intimate and moving experience.
FOUR SEASONS will be officially launched as part of Frequency 2011 at The Collection on Wednesday 12th October at 6pm. All four installations will be open to the public from 12th to 21st October at Lincoln Drill Hall and The Collection. Admission is free.
For more information or to find out how you can get involved in Frequency 2011 visit www.frequency.org.uk.
You can also keep up to date with all the latest news and confirmed artists at www.facebook.com/frequencyfestival and www.twitter.com/frequency_fest.
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Notes to editors
SPRING and SUMMER will be open to the public at The Collection from 1st October. Photographers and journalists are invited to the official opening at 6pm on 12th October at The Collection and to a special preview of AUTUMN and WINTER at Lincoln Drill Hall from 4pm. To confirm your attendance please contact Kate Strawson on 01522 528540.
About Metro-Boulot-Dodo
Metro-Boulot-Dodo is an organisation based in Leicester consisting of three talented artists who collaborate to create innovative cross art form work. For more information visit www.metro-boulot-dodo.com
About Frequency 2011
- Frequency 2011 is a partnership between University of Lincoln, The Collection, the Usher Gallery and Lincoln Drill Hall with Threshold Studios, an artist-led organisation supporting both emerging and established artists, taking the role of Festival Directors.
- This event is part of the Lincolnshire Showcase. The Showcase is made up of 12 very special arts projects which will travel through the county and are at the heart of Lincolnshire’s contribution to the Connecting Communities events, part of the Igniting Ambition programme. The Showcase is part of the Cultural Olympiad, which began in 2008, four years to the day to the opening of the Olympics. Connecting Communities takes place in 2011 in Lincolnshire, Rutland and Northamptonshire.
- Frequency 2011 is part of the Igniting Ambition Festival 2011, a Cultural Olympiad programme in the East Midlands which invests in projects and people that take the London 2012 Games as their inspiration to create once-in-a-lifetime cultural opportunities for audiences and communities.
- Igniting Ambition is funded by Legacy Trust UK, the European Regional Development Fund and the East Midlands Development Agency, with the support of Arts Council England and many others.
- Legacy Trust UK is an independent charity set up to create a cultural and sporting legacy from the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games across the UK and is also a principal funder of the Cultural Olympiad and London 2012 Festival. The Trust is funded by a £40 million endowment from the Big Lottery Fund (£29m), Department for Culture Media and Sport (£6m) and Arts Council England (£5m).
- The ERDF programme aims to strengthen economic and social cohesion in the European Union by supporting regional economic development. For more information on ERDF funding generally, please visit www.erdf.communities.gov.uk
- The University of Lincoln is instrumental in bringing the Festival of Digital Culture to the city, and many academics and students from its Art, Architecture and Design faculty and its Media, Humanities and Technology faculty are taking part as artists as well as being involved in the planning. The University is committed to promoting the arts and has been a key driver in raising the city’s cultural offering since the institution’s establishment in 2001, notably with its Lincoln Academy series, its degree shows, sponsorship of the Lincoln Book Festival and European Festival of Arts and the Lincoln Performing Arts Centre, one of the largest theatres in the region.
- Arts Council England works to get great art to everyone by championing, developing and investing in artistic experiences that enrich people’s lives. It supports a range of artistic activities from theatre to music, literature to dance, photography to digital art, and carnival to crafts. Great art inspires us, brings us together and teaches us about ourselves, and the world around us. In short, it makes life better. Between 2011 and 2015, Arts Council England will invest £1.4 billion of public money from government and a further £0.85 billion from the National Lottery to create these experiences for as many people as possible across the country.
- Lincolnshire County Council is a proud promoter of the county’s arts, culture and heritage. The authority manages many of Lincolnshire’s major cultural attractions, such as The Collection, Gainsborough Old Hall and Lincoln Castle, and also supports a number of initiatives across the county that help to increase access to the arts.
- Lincolnshire One Venues (LOV) exists to bring people the very best in arts and culture by working together to support, sustain and develop the arts and arts venues across Lincolnshire. Lincolnshire One Venues are: Stamford Arts Centre (Stamford), the South Holland Centre (Spalding), the Guildhall Arts Centre (Grantham), The Hub: National Centre for Craft and Design (Sleaford), Lincoln Drill Hall, the Embassy Theatre (Skegness), the Terry O’ Toole Theatre (North Hykeham), The Collection (Lincoln), Trinity Arts Centre (Gainsborough), Riverhead Theatre (Louth) and LPAC (Lincoln).
- The Frequency Associate Artists scheme has been funded by the Lincolnshire One programme which forms part of 21 national projects under the Arts Council England ‘Thrive’ programme that aims to strengthen the UK Arts sector and provide a unique opportunity for Arts organisations to develop, change and continuously improve.
Kate Strawson or Jez Ashberry
Shooting Star PR
01522 528540
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