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L.I.P.A. 2011

2011-11-01T03:08:00.000-07:00

October it must be time for my yearly visit to L.I.P.A.

This year the students worked on three challenges. To create a squirting hat, to make a chandelier that produced water in stead of light and to create an environment defined by sound.

Everyone quickly got to grips with working in a playful way thinking with their hands, seeing what the components would do, then adapting or adopting the results. The sun even made an unseasonal appearance to provide some lighting.

Mystic Monty goes into Politics

2011-08-08T10:50:00.000-07:00

Channel Four consulted Mystic Monty last year over the new labour leaders future, Monty's response was of course considered, comprehensive and baffling click the link to see what the TV made of it. Mystic Monty can be consulted this year at Mintfest on 30th September or 1st October. http://www.itnsource.com/shotlist//ITN/2010/09/26/T26091033/

Mystic Monty

2010-04-26T04:15:00.000-07:00

It should surprise no one that the ancient art of astrology with all its wonderful myths and

folklore has previously held little to interest the giant brains of Britain’s scientists who

are the best in the world for a fact. But now four of our leading mad inventors have come

up with a genuine fortune telling machine!

The boffins from the advanced doodling department at Avanti Display H.Q. have devised

a wonderful apparatus, which may truly be said to revolutionise the science of

superstition. ‘We have successfully interfaced the DNA of a subject with the previously

ignored digestive powers of a mechanical Equus africanus asinus’, they say. Yes that is

the secret of the machines almost uncanny powers. But what of its practical applications,

you ask. Well the sky’s the limit, sonny, but get this: imagine a proper scientific gizmo,

certified by top Profs that can actually predict the future. Impossible you cry. Igor,

remove the screen! You shall see for yourselves, dolts!

In this new piece Avanti shoot at the soft target of astrology. With beautiful automata

construction from Brian Tweddle, the surreal and oddball literary skill of Neil Hornick

and the comic insight and experience of Brian Popay this is a show to please the most

discerning arty type. Mystic Monty is a flexible piece that can be sited anywhere, indoors

or out. The audience will be treated to some truly unbelievable slight of hand tricks and

some lucky individuals will leave with an individual prediction card and a new respect

for the science of nonsense.

Mystic Monty can be consulted this year in Whitehaven on 30 May and Paradise Gardens

on 19th June

Stradivarius – or The Fiddle

Your power-packed ruler, Mars, promises you will excel at things you try for the first

time, like singing O sole mio while crawling into a swamp. People are more receptive to

your plans once they know they will be paid for agreeing with you. What starts as shared

laughter can grow into something deeper and more lasting, like complete mental

breakdown.

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2009-12-24T07:06:00.000-08:00

Merry Christmas

2009-11-20T05:15:00.001-08:00

I had a day with the design and production students at Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts in October. The students, in a kind of 'Scrap Heap Challenge' day ,made various effects based on the idea of water as surprise and mischief the effect were built onto some existing bits of garden furniture. Here are some of the things they made.

2009-11-20T05:03:00.001-08:00

Costume For Waiting To Happen

2009-11-20T04:55:00.000-08:00

Here are some photographs of the quick change costume made by Naomi Parker for Waiting To Happen. The dancing girl costume fits under the suit the change takes 30 secs.

Manifester Futurismo

2009-07-28T14:00:00.000-07:00

1. Don’t live in the pasta! Back to the future!

2. Futurismo promises everything - eventually!

3. Don’t hang the paintings - hang the artists!

4, We Demand nonconformity for the Masses!

5. Why use a paintbrush when you have a moustache?

6. Abuse drugs! It’s no more than they deserve!

7. The bicycle is more beautiful than spinach!

8. Speed! Power! Electricity! Violence! Conquest! Bowler hats!

9. We may be daft but we're not stupid!

10. Art comes from within because it doesn’t like it in there.

Back To The Futurists

2009-07-28T13:32:00.000-07:00

After a week of intensive, what might be loosely called rehearsal, we appear to be ready for the first performances of Waiting To Happen. If you want to catch the latest Avanti art entertainment mix, and are in the Stockton area this week end we will be on the high street 11.30 and 2.00p.m. on Saturday and 12.00 and 3.00 on Sunday.

Development Grant Approved

2009-05-13T03:53:00.000-07:00

GRANT IS APPROVED

The development grant for Waiting To Happen has been approved by A.C.E. We will now begin work on new content, design and construction, with the rehearsals following later in the year. You will be able to catch the new improved version of this far from reverent mash up of the Futurists meet Music Hall at

Riverside Festival Stockton-On-Tees 1^st–2^nd Aug.

MINT Fest Kendal 29^th–30^th Aug.

Waiting To Happen

2008-11-26T10:03:00.000-08:00

Creating Waiting To Hapen this year has been brilliant and I think we have something very good if very raw. The funding for this project was to create a scratch or try out and if the show is to have 'legs' it will need another injection of cash and time. After a meeting at Arts council north west, we are to make a application to fund the development of this strange but unique performance. I hope to bring in another collaborator, discussions are, as they say afoot. Photos of the show are available on flickr or at Ludo’s own site www.ldescognets.com