Activities

Live Art UK works with member organisations on publications and events aimed at engaging audiences and promoters with the possibilities and challenges of Live Art

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Live Art Sector Research

The Live Art Sector Research is the first major mapping of the impact and influence of Live Art. The research has been commissioned by Live...
Diverse Actions: Vanishing Points

A new anthology of cultural criticism, focusing on the making, watching and conditions of live art and performance in the UK today.
Happiness, Loneliness and Animals

A publication, by Chris O'Connor, reflecting on Compass Festival 2018.
It’s Time: how Live Art is taking on the world from the front line to the bottom line

A collection of case studies from Live Art UK
Critical Interruptions Vol 1: Steakhouse Live

A pilot project bringing together artists, curators, producers, writers and critics to think through their relationship with criticism
Diverse Actions: Legacy

To stimulate and disseminate discourse and dialogue about issues of cultural diversity and performance
Diverse Actions: Leadership

To strengthen the national network for the development and presentation of Live Art and empower new leaders across the Live Art sector
Diverse Actions: Professional Development

To attract, encourage and support a new generation of performance makers
Diverse Actions

A three-year initiative championing culturally diverse ambition, excellence and talent in Live Art
LAUK: Listen Episode 2 - Live Art in Yorkshire

LAUK podcasts offer listeners another way to engage with key Live Art organisations and opportunities
Announcing Diverse Actions Leadership Bursaries recipients 2017/18

Joon Lynn Goh and Season Butler have been awarded the 2017/18 Diverse Actions Leadership Bursaries
Diverse Actions awarded Arts Council England Ambition for Excellence grant

A Live Art UK initiative which champions culturally diverse ambition, excellence and talent in Live Art
Subgroups: Diversity and Artist Support

Live Art UK members address key issues affecting the sector
LAUK: Listen Episode 1 - On Festivals

LAUK podcasts offer listeners another way to engage with key Live Art organisations and opportunities
Unruly Utterances

Ten practitioners reflect on themes of participation, audience, criticality and writing inspired by numerous works in the Compass Festival...
2015 Associates Gathering: Weathering The Storm

3rd annual networking event on key Live Art developments and issues. Produced in collaboration with In Between Time.
Think Tank Workbook

Robert Pacitti, Lucy Walker & Deveril

New joint LAUK publication bringing together writing and thinking around Pacitti Company Think Tank
Performance Art Faction: Call Out for Essay Commission

]performance s p a c e [ call out for responses that engage with Performance Art Faction
I see a fake moon rising

Free publication on Live Art in the public realm, edited by Maddy Costa.
Forest Fringe, Paper Stages

Live Art UK partners with Forest Fringe on a new national version of their acclaimed Paper Stages publication project.
Live Art Almanac Volume 3

Collection of ‘found’ writings about and around Live Art that were originally published between January 2010 and December 2011.