Bringing the beat to sea shanties at city event
7.00-9.30pm, Monday 18 November 2013
Solent Showcase, Sir James Matthews Building, Above Bar, Southampton SO14 7NN
Admission free
A musical collision of old and new, Shanty Clash, brings together high-energy contemporary urban performance and folk heritage.
Southampton Solent University welcomes an innovative community event from renowned artist, Annika Ström, which will merge maritime heritage and modern music in the heart of the city.
Shanty Clash takes place in Southampton’s Guildhall Square on Monday 18 November from 7pm. The free event will acknowledge the 175th Anniversary of Southampton’s Port through an experimental sparring of ancient choral sea shanties and beat boxing DJ performances calling on a number of renowned professional artists.
Thought up by Annika Ström, an internationally renowned Swedish artist, Shanty Clash is part of the artSOUTH programme of events across the South Coast supported by Hampshire County Council, Sculpture Trust and Artswork.
Live performances will feature Still Moving DJs, a Southampton-based electro swing-vintage duo and Treva Who, a local urban musician. The Shanty Clash choir has brought volunteer singers from Southampton together to perform a unique song especially for the event. The choristers have Fiona Funnell at the helm as Choir Coordinator, who produced the original score.
Kate Maple, Showcase Gallery Curator said: “This exciting event by Solent University and Annika Ström will see a visual clash of cultures merging contemporary beat boxing DJs with traditional sea shanty choral singing.
“The community are welcome to join us for what promises to be an event like Southampton has never seen before!”
Refreshments will be available from the Artisan Café in the Guildhall Square throughout the evening. The event can be followed online via the hashtag #shantyclash.
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Images attached: Shanty Clash logo and Annika Ström profile.
Annika Ström is a renowned artist. Frieze Art Fair commissioned a performance piece by her entitled ‘Ten embarrassed men’ and her performance ‘The book left behind’ was recently performed at Le Centre Pompidou in Paris.
The free event will follow the opening of Southampton Solent University’s new exhibition STILL from 6pm. STILL is an artistic examination of what happens after a legacy event such as the Olympic Games. It is an intimate, reflective legacy of the London 2012 national project reframing imagery for a post-Olympic Britain. The exhibition comprises of video, photography and installation media from British artists, made in the last twenty years. The project is supported by Southampton Solent University and Hampshire Sculpture Trust.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT THE MEDIA OFFICE ON 023 8031 9642 or email events@solent.ac.uk
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About Southampton Solent University
Southampton Solent University offers more than 23,000 students over 200 qualifications ranging from HND to PhD, in subjects such as maritime education and training, fashion and design, media and television, music, health, sport and leisure, business, IT and technology. The university was awarded the 2013 Quality Assurance kitemark for quality and standards of teaching and learning. Solent was voted one of the most creative universities in the UK in a Which? University 2013 poll of students.
About Solent Showcase
Solent Showcase's opening hours: Monday – Friday 11–6pm, Saturday 11–5pm. The gallery will be open until 9pm on the day of the event. Admission free
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