Zulu (Speaking in Radical Tongues), Gail Pickering

Category
: Exhibitions
Date
: Every Saturday, 15/03/08 - 19/04/08
Location
: Tate Modern, Bankside, London
Postcode
: SE1 9TG

Sculpture is activated by an evolving series of performances

zulu.jpg Zulu (Speaking in Radical Tongues) consists of a large-scale sculpture that is activated by an evolving series of performances throughout the exhibition Here We Dance at the Tate Modern.

The three-dimensional letters of 'Zulu' resemble a discarded advertising hoarding or props from a film set and have the physical presence of a collection of coffins. During the performances, 'Zulu' both as sign and stage, is hijacked by a performer channelling dialogue and physical gestures borrowed from the diaries and manifestos of 1960s/70s urban guerrilla groups, communes and their cinematic counterparts.

Spoken in a seamless confabulation, the script undergoes a process of repetition and restructuring, interrupted by the performer's choreographed movements. The scripts and props remain as detritus of the performance throughout the exhibition, inviting the audience to reflect on the portrayal of these ideologies and events through the process
of historical distance.

Taking place at Tate Modern on Saturday 15 March 2008, 16.00-17.00, Saturday 29 March 2008, 16.00-17.00 and Saturday 19 April 2008, 16.00-17.00

Saturday 15 March is Part One. Saturday 29 March is Part Two and Part Three is on Saturday 19 April

How to get there

Tate Modern is located on the South bank of the River Thames at Bankside, near Blackfriars Bridge, opposite St Paul's Cathedral and next to the Globe Theatre. Click HERE for map.

By boat - Tate boat runs every forty minutes along the Thames between Tate Britain, the London Eye and Tate Modern. Find out more about Tate Boat and book tickets. A ferry service from Embankment or Festival Pier to Bankside.

By Underground - Southwark (Jubilee Line) and Blackfriars (District and Circle Lines) are the closest underground stations both of which are approximately ten minutes walk away.

By bus - A number of buses service the area, including the RV1, 45, 63,100, 381 and 344.

By train - Thameslink links between Bedford and Brighton stop at Blackfriars and London Bridge stations. London Bridge also carries a service to South East London and Kent.
Journey Planner

By taxi or Dial-a-Ride - If arriving by taxi or Dial-a-Ride please ask the driver to take you to the West Entrance on Holland Street.

By car - Public transport is the easiest way of reaching the gallery as parking at Tate Modern is severely restricted in the surrounding streets.

By coach - Coach drop off points are situated on Southwark Street, a short walk from the Main Entrance.

By bike - There is a bicycle shelter at the Main Entrance.

By foot - The Millennium Bridge now provides a new pedestrian route across to and from St Paul's Cathedral and the city and St Paul's London Underground station including Central line services. Approximate walking time from St Paul's Cathedral is about 10 minutes. For more information, click HERE.

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