Emerging British artist Tris Vonna-Michell uses the tradition of storytelling to make energetic performances that take the audience on a mental and physical journey.
His narratives, both fictional and non-fictional, explore the passing on of history. Vonna-Michell makes a new performance
for the first Tate Triennial Prologue.Tris Vonna-Michell: Tate Triennial 2009 Prologue 1
Category
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Exhibitions
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Literary
Date
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26/04/08
Location
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Tate Britain, Millbank, London
Postcode
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SW1P 4RG
Tris' narratives, both fictional and non-fictional, explore the passing on of history.
Emerging British artist Tris Vonna-Michell uses the tradition of storytelling to make energetic performances that take the audience on a mental and physical journey.
His narratives, both fictional and non-fictional, explore the passing on of history. Vonna-Michell makes a new performance
for the first Tate Triennial Prologue.With his energetic performances, Tris Vonna-Michell (b. 1982, Rochford,
UK) adds a whole new chapter to the age-old tradition of storytelling.
His performances function as chapters within an over-arching, non-linear story. They develop in parallel to one another, occasionally intertwining. He tells his stories inside installations that he has created, interweaving projections, texts and objects as theatrical props. During the performances, he takes his audience with him on a mental and physical journey, through which the objects in the gallery space acquire additional layers of meaning or briefly refer to each other. With his tales, he tries to unravel various fictional and non-fictional histories.
14.00-18.00
Free, no bookings taken
Limited capacity
Tate BritainFree, no bookings taken
Limited capacity
Millbank
London SW1P 4RG
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