we.assimilate

Here are some images and video of the Insectoid performance we did a few weeks ago in a double bill with Tai Shani. Performers on the night were me (Ana Benlloch), Alex Marzeta, David Miller, Paul Newman, Vanessa Page, Antonio Roberts, Stuart Tait and Vickie Wood.

There were lots of glitches with technology, as usual, but the beauty of doing something like this is that the mask covers most of your emotions, and everything seems like it's intentional. This is probably the most successful performance we've done, and although I'm not a fan of such a theatrical layout and setting, there's lots we can take from it for the future.

If that's whetted your appetite, here's the video in 2 parts:





And links if you can't get the embedded versions
we.assimilate (part 1)
we.assimilate (part 2)

More on Insectoid's YouTube channel

Insectoid website

Insectoid! Last.FM page

Ikon Eastside Picnic

Didn't get many pics of this as my battery died, but there was loads of stuff going on at Eastside Green and in Curzon Street station.

Captain Ed was a shiny white clad master of ceremonies, introducing all kinds of sea themed loveliness including many shanties:



and David the mer-man read out a story that I didn't hear but the text can be found on his website



Richard did a solo proto-ballet which was ace as usual too.

Laundry's performance of standing around and then making strange, slightly Tai Chi movements was a bit like a communist dance cell



Later on we did an Insectoid audio performance, a few hitches but made kids stare which is always great, video here

And randomly, these are The Destroyers who were quite a hit with the public, they were in the seven inch cinema event the night before and the room was rammed



Larger pictures on my Flickr page