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The Pigs of Today are
The Hams of Tomorrow

Live Laboratory Symposium
and Durational Performances,
Exhibition and Publication

Presented by Plymouth Arts Centre and the
Marina Abramović Institute for
Preservation of Performance Art

Artists: Davide Balliano (US), Snežana Golubović (Serbia), Tellervo and Oliver Kalleinen (Finland),
Eva and Franco Mattes (Germany), Performance
Re-enactment Society (UK) and
Francesca Steele (UK).

21 - 24 January 2010
Admission to the performances is free

Symposium tickets:
Tickets £75
Early booking: £60 (before 1 December)
Concessions £45

Join Marina Abramović in this durational weekend event to determine the future of her new institution. A curatorial collaboration with Marina Abramović Institute for Preservation of Performance Art. Seven new durational performance works presented in Plymouth at The Slaughterhouse, Royal William Yard.

Speakers include: Hans Ulrich Obrist, Tehching Hsieh, Adrian Heathfield, RoseLee Goldberg, Lois Keidan, Roberta Mock, Lee Miller, Hayley Newman, Paul Clarke, Maria Balshaw, Helen Cole, André Stitt, Geoff Cox, Lois Weaver, Ron Athey, Dominic Johnson, Alistair MacLennan and Stuart Brisley.

The Pigs of Today are the Hams of Tomorrow is a Plymouth Arts Centre project, curated in collaboration with the Marina Abramović Institute for
Preservation of Performance Art. Funded and partnered by Arts Council England, Plymouth City Council, University of Plymouth, Henry Moore Foundation, Anti-Bodies, FRAME, Manchester International Festival, Arnolfini, Urban Splash and Prestel. Anti-Bodies is coordinated by Relational with support from Arts Council England and has been granted the Inspire mark as part of the Cultural Olympiad. The Live Art Laboratory Symposium has been developed with Lee Miller and Roberta Mock, Faculty of Arts, University of Plymouth.

Bookings: contact the Box Office at Plymouth Arts Centre, phone: 01752 206 114. Advance booking essential.

Press enquiries: contact Hannah Prothero, Marketing & Communications Manager, Plymouth Arts Centre, phone: 01752 276990, email: hannah@plymouthartscentre.org



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