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LIP BAR

A circus of live and recorded sound, with live performances from Vindicatrix, Vanessa Cognizance and Shakeeb Abu Hamdan, as well recorded works from Charmaine Lee, Glands Of External Secretion, Piano Grande and Mark Gomez.

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LIP BAR is a collaborative event organised by London-based curatorial projects Silver Road, Muckle Mouth and Apologies in Advance combining live and recorded sound and performance.

Psychic Communities is a programme of exhibitions and events taking place from October to Decemeber 2019 at The Horse Hospital which looks at community-forming mechanisms that operate beyond verbal and visual transmission through sensual, sexual, spiritual, embodied and tacit forms of connection.

£2 unwaged
£5 low on funds
£10 General admission

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