Theatrum Mundi

09/11/2024

🌱 EXPERIENCES EN TERRES URBAINES
Urbanités terrestres en dialogue : France / Lituanie
14/11/2024
19.00, Césure
Gratuit, sans réservation

Rencontrez les architectes et chercheurs lituaniens qui ont participé à la résidence Experiments Exchange organisée à Paris par et . Leurs questions, soulevées par leurs expériences à Vilnius et dans sa région, apportent un nouveau regard sur le Grand Paris et ses relations avec ses terres urbaines.

Simona Gaigalaitė () a développé le projet “Patrimoine vivant : pavillons en transformation” entre Paris et Vilnius. Elle demande comment l’architecture traditionnelle en bois de la Lituanie, enrichie par celle des folies traditionelles parisiennes, peut être adaptée pour créer des structures temporaires durables favorisant la convivialité dans les espaces publics. Par la conception architecturale d’un pavillon en bois, Simona cherche à fusionner les éléments historiques de l’architecture en bois lituanienne avec un design contemporain permettant à la structure de s’adapter aux besoins variés de l’espace et de la société.

Inspiré des éléments caractéristiques des façades de l’architecture en bois lituanienne, tels que les portes et les volets, ce pavillon est constitué de structures de façade rotatives qui apportent de la flexibilité à l’espace, permettant de l’adapter en fonction du nombre de personnes et des besoins de confidentialité. Grâce à sa construction modulaire, le pavillon est facilement transportable et adaptable à divers espaces publics, ce qui le rend idéal pour les événements culturels, les rencontres communautaires et d’autres activités publiques.

Visuels : [1] un extrait du film de Laurynas Skeisgiela, ‘Experiments on Urban Grounds’, montrant Simona Gaigalaitė, [2] un détail du poster de recherche de Simona

Un événement organisé par Theatrum Mundi (UK/FR) et Architektūros fondas (LT) dans le cadre de la Saison de la Lituanie en France 2024 / LINA European Architecture Programme.

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26/09/2024

ℙ𝕒𝕣𝕒𝕤𝕚𝕥𝕖 𝕋𝕍
28.09.24-12.10.24
2-5pm


Join us for the opening of Parasite TV with a DJ set by PolyVocalCity’s members and performances by Dino De Sica, Tamusaqa Nkiwane and John Hyde.

Program:

2-3pm– PolyVocalCity DJ set

3pm– Croydon Croydon by Dino De Sica :

This live a ca****la performance of Croydon, Croydon is an extract from the video presented in the exhibition. Inspired by Sinatra’s New York, New York, this satirical homage draws a close connection between Croydon and New York, highlighting a parallel between their vibrancy, diversity, and character. Once poised to be a financial hub, Croydon now grapples with empty spaces, challenges, and enduring prejudice. The a ca****la performance invites the viewer to strip away the noise of prejudice and explore Croydon’s true potential, which exists within its strong sense of community and creativity. It opens up new ways to build fairer environmental, social, and cultural narratives through collective effort and embracing diversity and complexity.

3.30pm– Join Tamusaqa Nkiwane and John Hyde for an original musical performance inspired by Croydon.

3.30-5pm– PolyVocalCity DJ set

Open to All.

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PolyVocalCity is an intergenerational, educational cohort aimed at individuals who have a strong interest in cities and culture. The 2024 cohort includes: Sara Anand, Naomi Credé, Madonna George, Daisy James, Barbara Kaczmarczyk, Norman Mine, Shiza Naveed, Tamusaqa Nkiwane, Bansi Patel, Matthew Pembery, Nick Smith, Angus Tarnawsky, Kaye Toland,Coco Wheeler, Annie Williams.

The delivery of the program has been supported by the City Bridge Trust.

Image description: A poster titled Parasite TV with an image of Dino De Sica standing in front of a green curtain, holding a microphone standing next to a speaker. The image is on a blue background with the name of the artists written all around.

https://theatrum-mundi.org/diary/parasite-tv-polyvocalcity-exhibition-at-turf-projects/

12/09/2024

ℙ𝕠𝕝𝕪𝕍𝕠𝕔𝕒𝕝ℂ𝕚𝕥𝕪’𝕤 ℙ𝕒𝕣𝕒𝕤𝕚𝕥𝕖 𝕋𝕍
28.09-12.10.24
At Turf Projects

Join us for the opening of Parasite TV, a four episode show, adopting different formats from a talk show giving voice to the inhabitants (both human and more than human) of a tower block, taking you on a strange encounter with the ghosts of shopping centres, inviting you to build new realities through a gaming session and meet Croydon’s local through music and conversations.

Over the past two years, we’ve been working in Croydon with local stakeholders to understand how processes of redevelopment and regeneration shape the area, who holds the power in these changes, and who gets to make decisions.

Building from these conversations, participants have been making worlds using storytelling, choreography, music and games to imagine fairer environmental, social and cultural narratives for Croydon and beyond. Over the past 7 months, our 2024 cohort has in particular used parasitic life as a way to challenge existing power structures and explore how mutual support can build resilience and break down hierarchies.

The exhibition is accompanied by a program of events inviting you to take part in worlds imagined by participants.

S𝐚t𝐮r𝐝a𝐲 𝟐8 S𝐞p𝐭e𝐦b𝐞r – 2pm-5pm: opening event with performances & DJ sets.

S𝐚t𝐮r𝐝a𝐲 𝟓 𝐎c𝐭o𝐛e𝐫 – 2pm-5pm: Families’ workshop.

𝐒a𝐭u𝐫d𝐚y 1𝟐 𝐎c𝐭o𝐛e𝐫 - – 10-1pm: LARP (Live Action Role Play) – booking required – email [email protected] to RSVP – more info soon.

2-5pm: Gaming session – more info soon

Open to All.

PolyVocalCity is an intergenerational, educational cohort aimed at individuals who have a strong interest in cities and culture. The 2024 cohort includes: Sara Anand, Naomi Credé, Madonna George, Daisy James, Barbara Kaczmarczyk, Norman Mine, Shiza Naveed, Tamusaqa Nkiwane, Bansi Patel, Matthew Pembery, Nick Smith, Angus Tarnawsky, Kaye Toland,Coco Wheeler, Annie Williams.

The delivery of the program has been supported by the Croydon’s Placemaking Team and Turf Projects with the support of the City Bridge Trust.

10/06/2024

We are happy to share this opportunity from our alumni Shani Haberman and Jacqueline Ennis-Cole.

The Kola project is holding a series of creative writing workshops in July 2024 at the Dalston CLR James Library. The 2-hour free session will provide an engaging environment for you to process and transform your lived experience/s and to grow your creative self-expression. First-time and published writers are welcome and encouraged to participate. There will also be an opportunity to publish your work through a selection process. For further information email: [email protected]

Workshops for women only on 20 July (Saturday), 21 July (Sunday), and 27 July (Saturday)

Mixed-gender workshop on 28 July

27/02/2024

NEW PODCAST!

PolyVocalCity: Re-Staging Croydon takes over the Whitechapel Gallery Radio Station (WRS) broadcast for an afternoon exploring social and environmental justice for Croydon.

Artist Verity Monroe presents a sonic live mixing of a collectively produced podcast by the PolyVocalCity participants and is joined by Croydon based artists James Elsey, dot.i and poets Shaniqua Benjamin, Mhairi Potts-Wyatt, Zhanai Wallace as well as PolyVocalCity member Jacqueline Ennis-Cole and guest Jumana Abboud.

PolyVocalCity: Re-Staging Croydon takes over the Whitechapel Gallery Radio Station (WRS) broadcast for an afternoon exploring social and environmental justice for Croydon.

05/02/2024

Deadline extended
ℙ𝕠𝕝𝕪𝕍𝕠𝕔𝕒𝕝ℂ𝕚𝕥𝕪 - 𝖶𝖧𝖠𝖳'𝖲 𝖮𝖭?
OPEN CALL - Apply by 16th February 2024

Application are now open to join our next cohort program exploring the urban realm through the lenses of narrative, sound, choreography, and infrastructure.
The cohort will be based in Croydon and explore how we can use world-building and gaming practices to think about strategies for achieving environmental and social justice in our urban realm. This year we are interested in employing the metaphor of parasitic life to interrogate symbiotic relationships based on co-dependency and resilience to break down hierarchical structures while exploring their fragility and their potential danger. We are particularly interested in engaging with ideas of:

Structural similarities – what similar grounds and resources do we share?
Parasitic strategies – using mimicry to avoid detection
To be and to become parasites – who is being colonised/ who is being the coloniser?
Parasites as noise and disruption – parasitic life as resistance

𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝚙𝚛𝚘𝚐𝚛𝚊𝚖 𝚒𝚗𝚌𝚕𝚞𝚍𝚎𝚜:
-𝟺 𝚌𝚞𝚛𝚊𝚝𝚎𝚍 𝚜𝚎𝚜𝚜𝚒𝚘𝚗𝚜 𝚘𝚏 𝚌𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚟𝚎 𝚠𝚘𝚛𝚔𝚜𝚑𝚘𝚙𝚜
-𝙼𝚎𝚗𝚝𝚘𝚛𝚜𝚑𝚒𝚙 𝚜𝚎𝚜𝚜𝚒𝚘𝚗𝚜
-𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝚙𝚛𝚘𝚍𝚞𝚌𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗 𝚘𝚏 𝚊 𝚃𝚅 𝚜𝚑𝚘𝚠
-𝟷 𝚙𝚞𝚋𝚕𝚒𝚌 𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚗𝚝

All applicants must be able to commit to the whole program which will be conducted in person in London.

We will offer 10 free places to people from under-represented backgrounds with strong connection to Croydon (either from, living or working) in Croydon and 10 paid places for people across London.

Full info here:

Link in Bio

The program is delivered in partnership with Turf Projects and Croydon’s Placemaking Team and is supported by the City Bridge Trust.
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A centre for research and experimentation in the public culture of cities

15/01/2024

ℙ𝕠𝕝𝕪𝕍𝕠𝕔𝕒𝕝ℂ𝕚𝕥𝕪 - 𝖶𝖧𝖠𝖳'𝖲 𝖮𝖭?
OPEN CALL - Apply by 4th February 2024

Application are now open to join our next cohort program exploring the urban realm through the lenses of narrative, sound, choreography, and infrastructure.

The cohort will be based in Croydon and explore how we can use world-building and gaming practices to think about strategies for achieving environmental and social justice in our urban realm. This year we are interested in employing the metaphor of parasitic life to interrogate symbiotic relationships based on co-dependency and resilience to break down hierarchical structures while exploring their fragility and their potential danger. We are particularly interested in engaging with ideas of:

Structural similarities – what similar grounds and resources do we share?
Parasitic strategies – using mimicry to avoid detection
To be and to become parasites – who is being colonised/ who is being the coloniser?
Parasites as noise and disruption – parasitic life as resistance

𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝚙𝚛𝚘𝚐𝚛𝚊𝚖 𝚒𝚗𝚌𝚕𝚞𝚍𝚎𝚜:
-𝟺 𝚌𝚞𝚛𝚊𝚝𝚎𝚍 𝚜𝚎𝚜𝚜𝚒𝚘𝚗𝚜 𝚘𝚏 𝚌𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚟𝚎 𝚠𝚘𝚛𝚔𝚜𝚑𝚘𝚙𝚜
-𝙼𝚎𝚗𝚝𝚘𝚛𝚜𝚑𝚒𝚙 𝚜𝚎𝚜𝚜𝚒𝚘𝚗𝚜
-𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝚙𝚛𝚘𝚍𝚞𝚌𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗 𝚘𝚏 𝚊 𝚃𝚅 𝚜𝚑𝚘𝚠
-𝟷 𝚙𝚞𝚋𝚕𝚒𝚌 𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚗𝚝

All applicants must be able to commit to the whole program which will be conducted in person in London.

We will offer 10 free places to people from under-represented backgrounds with strong connection to Croydon (either from, living or working) in Croydon and 10 paid places for people across London.

Full info here: https://buff.ly/3vJD9RJ

Link in Bio

The program is delivered in partnership with Turf Projects and Croydon’s Placemaking Team and is supported by the City Bridge Trust.

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02/09/2023

This beautiful building is opening its doors as part of Open House Festival and This is Croydon on 9th September.

We're thrilled to share details.

🌼 Join theatrum Mundi Theatrum Mundi at Croydon’s Quaker’s Hall for a Transformative Day 🌼
🗓️ Date: Saturday, September 9th
⏰ Time: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
📍 Location: Croydon Quaker's Adult School Hall
🌟 Discover the Power of Care & Resistance in Croydon 🌟

Step into a day of inspiration, reflection, and community building as Theatrum Mundi bring you a unique Saturday School workshop in collaboration with Open House Festival 🏛️

✨ 🌿 Embrace the Spirit of a Saturday School: This immersive session is designed to help you map out the remarkable spaces of care and resistance that exist within Croydon. Just as the Quaker's Adult School Hall has been a hub for learning, gathering, and empowerment, you'll embark on a journey to uncover the hidden gems that contribute to the wellbeing of our community.

☕ A Day of Connection: Indulge in tea, refreshments, and a shared lunch hour as you come together to engage in meaningful activities. Open doors await you, encouraging exploration, dialogue, and connection.

🕰️ Rich Historical Context: The Quaker Meeting House stands as a symbol of Croydon's dynamic history. There has been a Quaker meeting house and burial ground on this site since the early eighteenth century. All earlier buildings apart from the Adult School Hall were lost as a result of wartime bombing. Born out of a need for accessible education and communal support, Quaker's Hall represents a space of honesty, equity, and resilience. Delve into its legacy and draw inspiration for our future.

🗺️ Mapping Our Future: Venture into the heart of Croydon's landscape. Discover spaces of care and resistance that often go unnoticed. Through collaborative exercises, narrative writing, and world building, you'll craft visions of a future Croydon marked by solidarity and community. Theatrum Mundi is a centre for research and experimentation in the public culture of cities. The core mission is to expand the crafts of city-making through the arts – storytelling, performance, sound/music – and to diversify who has a voice in these processes. You'll be in practiced hands!

Don't miss out on this extraordinary opportunity to be part of a transformative experience. Weave your stories and aspirations into the fabric of Croydon's future. See you at Quaker’s Hall!

🌐 Learn more and join the conversation: https://programme.openhouse.org.uk/listings/12243

Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan I Love Croydon

Imagery courtesy of Glenn Foster Photography