ACT Intern Reporting for Cultures Crossing - 27.3.19
BACT Cultures Crossing Event Minor Oak Co-working Wednesday 27th March Art-Culture-Tourism’s third Culture Crossing event of the year at Minor Oak Co-working was an extremely enjoyable event, showcasing a diverse range of talents, from all around the globe. The event was hosted by the founder of ACT, Marysia Zipser, who interviewed each artist before and after their performance about their work and art, giving the audience further insight into what they do.
The talented artists included Iryna Muha (Ukranian Singer/Musician), Oliver Lovely (Fine Artist), Mark Curwood (Poet, Playwright, Storyteller, Actor), Holly Cassidy and Wendy Honeyman-Smith (Sneinton-Local History) and Alvin and Milda (Kizomba/Semba Dance). This may be ACT’s most culturally and artistically diverse range of acts yet at a Culture’s Crossing event, with the whole audience intrigued at each act, being immersed into the talented world of the individual artist. Minor Oak was a wonderful venue for the event to be hosted at, with its large open space with lots of windows and original paintings all up over the walls, making it a perfect space for artistes. The venue host and owner, Dee Miller, made the setting a welcoming setting for all, with her homemade snacks and refreshments for all to enjoy throughout the evening. I particularly enjoyed Oliver Lovely’s fine art act, where he painted a picture of the famous Major Oak tree in Sherwood Forrest Nottingham in a short slot of 10 minutes, when normally he would spend days to perfect such an image. His improvisational style of work was extremely interesting, meaning not two of his painting ever look the same, which could be argued is a very risky path to take in the art of painting, but it worked brilliantly, leaving the audience and myself very impressed with his work and the end result. I also found Alvin and Milda’s Kizomba dancing a highlight of the night, in which they performed a couple of dances and then opened the floor for its audiences to have a go themselves. It was a lovely way to end the event, with spirits high! Thank you to ACT founder and host, Marysia, for organising yet another wonderful event for Beestonian talents!
ACT Intern Reporting for Cultures Crossing - 27.3.19
The Cultures Crossing 7 evening on the 27th February held at the The Minor Oak in Sneinton Market brought energy to a modern work hub. The evening started with Iryna Muha, a talented musician from the Ukraine, who played a traditional hurdy gurdy instrument. I found it interesting to listen to something different that I had never heard before that is part of the Ukrainian culture.
Next up on stage was an artist called Oliver Lovely who did a live demonstration of the Major Oak tree from a pinned up photograph to side of his easel. It was insightful to see an artist’s perspective on how he creates his paintings. Being as this was a short 10 minute demonstration it was a challenge for him because he said it usually takes 1 hour and 30 minutes to compose and complete such an artwork but he used this time well to get across as many of his process techniques to the audience as possible. Hopefully I will get to see the finished piece, especially as I love his artwork. Following this Holly Cassidy and Wendy Honeyman-Smith talked about the history of Sneinton and showed some old photographs of how the streets and market used to look. I didn't know about the popular Vegan market that is currently held and this is something I will look out for. There was a break for networking and to eat a delicious selection of complementary mediterranean style of snacks and fruit juices (mocktails) for all the guests to enjoy. After this break Mark Curwood, as Frank Wilcott, brought laughter to the audience with his interactive style of entertainment which Marysia herself took part in. Finally Alvin and Milda did some Kizomba / Semba dancing which most of the guests also took part in, it was great to see smiles on peoples faces as they really got into the rhythm. This was an excellent way to bring the evening to a close. All in all it was a very lively evening that really engaged with the audience and the venue for it was just perfect.
Iryna Muha, Ukrainian Singer/Musician
Oliver Lovley, Fine Artist
Mark Curwood, Poet, Playwright, Storyteller, Actor
Holly Cassidy & Wendy Honeyman-Smith
Sneinton - Local History
Alvin & Milda, Kizomba/Semba Dance
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