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Linder at The Chisenhale

Join The Protagonist tomorrow for this 13 hour performance, you can come and go as you wish but it’s not to be missed. I’ve told you all time and time again about Linder and her extraordinary art, but in case you need reminding, here’s what it’s all about: Chisenhale Gallery presents The Darktown Cakewalk: Celebrated from the House of FAME, a thirteeen-hour performance event by artist and musician Linder in collaboration with musician Stuart McCallum (also The Cinematic Orchestra), fashion designer Richard Nicoll (also Creative Director, Cerruti) and dancers and musicians from varied traditions and disciplines.
The Darktown Cakewalk is an epic invocation of glamour and fantastical pageantry. Witch trials and beauty queens, ragtime and Euro Pop merge to enfold the viewer in a secret history of prejudice and dissent. The thirteen-hour performance will begin at 10am and be divided into two six-hour sessions (‘masque’ and ‘anti-masque’) with a thirteenth hour. The audience will intermingle with the performers and will be able to come and go over the thirteen hours as they wish.

Entrance to the performance is £5 for a day-pass and tickets will be available on the door throughout the duration of the event. The venue has limited capacity; please arrive early to avoid disappointment. Over 16s only.

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Ilsa Colsell will be blogging live for The Protagonist from the event.