DANBOR TALKA / Le Choc des Tambours - Les Commandos Percu & Deabru Beltzak - Derby Feste 2015

Les Commandos Percu, last seen at Festé in 2010. Danbor Talka (Clash of Drums) is a new high energy drum and firework show created in collaboration with Deabru Beltzak....wow - what an amazing show..in the words of my 8 year 'awesome...100 out of 10'. The drummers appear from behind the audience and snake their way through the crowd drumming - scary face paint adds to the atmosphere. Amazing spectacle of colour, sound,  noise, energy, power - fantastic.

Out of nowhere, drummers march towards each other. Their drumsticks twirl, their colourful faces sizing each other up for a confrontation of high energy rhythm and light.

The performance of Danbor Talka is High energy percussion, movement, aesthetic of shapes, art of sudden shifts and fireworks to make you shudder.

...the arrival!!

...in the crowd

https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=4&v=ZNC2ICDrWFo

 Breath-taking Fireworks and Drumming like you’ve never seen before.

After many years spent traveling the world with their amazing shows mixing drums and fireworks, the Spanish and French groups Les Commandos Percu & Deabru Beltzak present DANBOR TALKA – Clash of Drums.

Induction week - Leek School of Art 2015

A new phase in Leek School of Arts history - the first day of classes in the new build. £8 million investment has gone into developing Buxton & Leek College and resulted in fantastic new facility for the students of Leek. Beautiful day to begin the new year. 

Task 1 - inspired by Pollock - to create a group Jackson Pollock piece....

Task 2 - Dream Weave - to consider personal and career aspirations and develop an installation based piece of group work

'Buy Art Fair', 2015 Manchester - (Foundation Degree in Creative Art & Design Practice, Leek School of Art visit)

1st year Foundation Degree in Creative Art & Design Practice students from Leek School of Art, Buxton & Leek College visiting the fantastic Buy Art Fair and Manchester City Gallery, Manchester - inspiring day.

So much fantastic work - a few of my favourites below: 

Nathan Pendlebury

 

Peter Aitchison

Julie Airey http://julieairey.co.uk/

JULIE AIREY IS A CONTEMPORARY ARTIST, WORKING FROM HER STUDIOS IN THE VIBRANT NORTHERN SEASIDE TOWN OF LYTHAM, LANCASHIRE.

HER WORK IS AN EXPLORATION OF PROCESS AND THE GLORIOUS PHYSICALITY OF PAINTING – AN INTERACTIVE, AGONISTIC, PERFORMANCE THROUGH WHICH SHE CREATES TO A STRONG AESTHETIC, BOTH TEXTURALLY AND VISIBLY TANGIBLE PIECES, RESULTING IN A DEEPLY PERSONAL VISION.

Richard Heeps Photography