{"product_id":"in-conversation-performance-summer-of-expression-19-september","title":"In Conversation and Performance: Summer of Expression - Saturday 19 September","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e5.45-8.30pm\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJoin us for a special evening of performance and conversation exploring the power of art as a form of non-verbal communication. As part of The Box's Summer of Expression programme, this event brings together artists working across painting, film and dance to discuss how creative practice can communicate human emotion, experience and meaning beyond words.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe evening begins with a performance of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Spilling\u003c\/em\u003e, a newly commissioned dance work conceived by choreographer Theo Clinkard in response to\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.theboxplymouth.com\/events\/exhibitions\/gillian-ayres-a-life-in-colour\"\u003eGillian Ayres: A Life in Colour\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e. Find out more about the performance below. Afterwards, Theo will be joined by Dr Eve Ess (Head of Painting, Arts University Plymouth) and artist and filmmaker Jordan Baseman, whose work\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.theboxplymouth.com\/events\/film\/film-pro-grip-how-to-be-humans\"\u003e\u003cem\u003ePro Grip (How to be Humans)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis currently on display in The Box's Media Lab, for a panel discussion examining art as a powerful means of expression and connection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlease book your ticket by performance time. Guests are welcome to wait in our Kitchen \u0026amp; Bar during other performance times, which will be open during the event serving drinks and food. You'll also be able to watch some arm wrestlers sparring whilst you wait, inspired by Jordan Baseman's \u003cem\u003ePro Grip \u003c\/em\u003ecommission.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e5.45pm: doors open, guests for first performance of \u003cem\u003eA Spilling\u003c\/em\u003e to arrive\u003cbr\u003e6-6.30pm: guests are taken to South gallery for the first performance\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e6.30pm: guests for second performance of \u003cem\u003eA Spilling\u003c\/em\u003e to arrive\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e6.45-7.15pm: guests are taken to South gallery for the second performance\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e7.30pm: 'In Conversation' taking place in Kitchen \u0026amp; Bar.\u003cbr\u003e8.30pm: event ends\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eA Spilling\u003c\/em\u003e by Theo Clinkard\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen once asked about her visceral relationship with paint, Gillian Ayres responded with an experimental poem: \"...a shape, a relationship, a body, oddness, shock, mood, cramped, isolated, acid, sweet, encroaching, pivoting, fading, bruised...\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTaking its cue from Gillian's evocative words, dancer Ronan Cardoza and musician Emma Holbrook create a live dialogue between movement and sound; an attempt to capture her exuberant, generous, and fiercely independent spirit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHow do we break the rules, resist definition, celebrate the mundane, champion freedom and express our most idiosyncratic selves?\u003cbr\u003eThrough instinctive movement and experimental live drumming, these two exceptional performers wrestle with the body and the imagination, creating a bold invitation to expressionism. Rather than offering answers, A Spilling leaves meaning open, encouraging each viewer to discover their own.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eConceived, directed and costumed by Theo Clinkard\u003cbr\u003eRealised and performed by Ronan Cardoza and Emma Holbrook.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.theboxplymouth.com\/events\/special-events\/in-conversation-and-performance-summer-of-expression\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif;\"\u003eRead full artist and panellist bios\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eImage credits\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLead image: Photograph of rehearsal for 'A Spilling' taking place in 'Gillian Ayres: A Life in Colour' by Stephen Tolfrey.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTheo's photo: Hannah Close\u003cbr\u003eRonan's photo: Josh Croll\u003cbr\u003eEmma's photo: Emma Holbrook\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Box","offers":[{"title":"19 September, 2026 18:00 \/ General Admission","offer_id":57273949389180,"sku":"2803737","price":10.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"19 September, 2026 18:00 \/ Concession \/ Member","offer_id":57273949421948,"sku":"2803738","price":8.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"19 September, 2026 18:45 \/ General Admission","offer_id":57273949454716,"sku":"2803739","price":10.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"19 September, 2026 18:45 \/ Concession \/ Member","offer_id":57273949487484,"sku":"2803740","price":8.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0332\/2039\/5140\/files\/TheoClinkard-ASpilling-rehearsal-hires-crop.jpg?v=1786978984","url":"https:\/\/shop.theboxplymouth.com\/products\/in-conversation-performance-summer-of-expression-19-september","provider":"The Box","version":"1.0","type":"link"}