A report on two new initiatives aimed at supporting Live Artists in the UK and raising the profile of their work.

Contemporary Theatre Review: Among the books reviewed are: ‘Out of Now: The Lifeworks of Tehching Hsieh’ by Adrian Heathfield and Tehching Hsieh, ‘Programme Notes: Case Studies for Locating Experimental Theatre’ edited by Daniel Brine and Lois Keidan, and The Live Art Almanac edited by Daniel Brine. Find in misc. articles folder 2

Looks at the ways in which artists use ideas of service and labour as creative strategies. Find in misc. articles folder 2

Box archive of Anne Bean’s Legacy Project TAPS: Improvisations with Paul Burwell co-curated by Robin Klassnik and Richard Wilson.

Lecture given by Guillermo Gomez Pena from Live Culture Symposium: Performance and the contemporary at TATE Modern, 29-30 March 2003.This documentation has since been presented with the permission of the artist as part of the Performance Matters, Performing Idea, Performance Lecture Archive; an interactive video archive housed at the Whitechapel Gallery between 2-9 October 2010. The archive looked at examples of the performance lecture as a form of artistic and critical expression and its potential to address a broad range of cultural issues and philosophical ideas.

Lecture given by Ricardo Dominguez from Live Culture Symposium: Performance and the contemporary at TATE Modern, 29-30 March 2003.

Lecture given by William Pope.L from Live Culture Symposium: Performance and the contemporary at TATE Modern, 29-30 March 2003.This documentation has since been presented with the permission of the artist as part of the Performance Matters, Performing Idea, Performance Lecture Archive; an interactive video archive housed at the Whitechapel Gallery between 2-9 October 2010. The archive looked at examples of the performance lecture as a form of artistic and critical expression and its potential to address a broad range of cultural issues and philosophical ideas.

Lois Keidan introduces a day of talks and presentations for Fresh Tips at Queen Mary University of London 2011, an event aimed at early career artists to give advice and support.