MICROLAB 2024
WHAT? a series of zine-making / poetry / experimental theory workshops, literary seminars & lectures, music improvisation gigs, film screenings, fiction readings...
WHEN? 10 afternoons/evenings, Mon 14 Oct to Thu 24 Oct, 4 pm to 10 pm
WHERE? Student Council premises inside the Hybernska 4 Campus, Room E--Sklep
HOW MUCH? Entrance free, all welcome.
PRELIMINARY PROGRAMME
Mon Oct 14
18.00-20.00 OPENING VERNISSAGE
A general introduction of the Microlab organising team and 10-day programme; the vernissage will feature samizdat readings followed by experimental short films by Alt*Art Society, Zak Ferguson, Jo Blin, Michael Rowland, Thor Garcia, Ken Nash, Samira Mekibes, Tyko Say, Louis Armand, as well as live music.
Tue Oct 15
18.00-20.00 MUSIC IMPROVISATION: Roksan Mandel
The first instalment of a music improvisation workshop, led by pianist Roksan Mandel
20.00-22.00 FICTION READING Equus Press (Louis Armand, Ken Nash, Phillip O'Neill, Michael Rowland)
The four Prague-based horsemen of Equus Press will read from their recent and forthcoming works. Louis Armand will read from Anizar (2024), Ken Nash from Life Raft (2020), Phillip O'Neil from Joker Wild (work in progress), and Michael Rowland from Infinity in Bits (2021); introduced by Equus managing editor, David Vichnar; more info: equuspress.com
Wed Oct 16
16.30-18.00 WORKSHOP: The Artful Magazine (Klára Přečková)
The Artful, founded by the Schwa student society in 2018, is a collection showcasing the works of students from the Department of Anglophone Literatures and Cultures at CU FA, highlighting their creativity through prose, poetry, essays, reviews, photography, and illustrations. This event will feature readings by talented contributors Marie Kolaříková, Maxmilián Filip, Jiří Chytrý, and Markéta Novotná, along with discussions on their creative processes, translation challenges, and bilingual poetry.
Thu Oct 17
16.00-18.00 WORKSHOP: Zine-making (Sandra Pasławska)
The first instalment of a zine-making workshop led by Sandra Pasławska, co-editor of KROTCH magazine, focused on graphic design & collage production
19.00-21.00 WORKSHOP: Poetry (Marko Thull)
Join us for a poetry-writing workshop led by Marko Thull
21.00-23.00 UKRAINE FILM NIGHT: Donbass (dir. Sergei Loznitsa, 2018)
Join us for a screening of Sergei Loznitsa's legendary black-comedy war film from Ukraine's occupied Donetsk region
Fri Oct 18
16.00-18.00 LECTURE: "Haunted Realism: Georg Lukács and Contemporary Art" (Tyrus Miller)
The talk will discuss the increasing resonance in recent years of the work of the Hungarian Marxist Georg Lukács, as indicated, for instance, by the 2010 exhibition in Budapest entitled “Intervention into the Georg Lukács Archive” and the 2019 Steirischer Herbst program Grand Hotel Abyss, which took its title from an essay of Lukács from the 1930s and included the installation The Life and Adventures of GL by curators Ekaterina Degot, David Riff, and Livia Páldi.
18.00-20.00 MUSIC IMPROVISATION: Roksan Mandel
The second instalment of a music improvisation workshop, led by pianist Roksan Mandel
20.00-22.00 LECTURE: Tobias Jirous
A talk and memoir-type presentation on Prague Aktionismus both past and present
Sat Oct 19
16.00-18.00 PERFORMANCE WORKSHOP (Daniel Tebano)
Join us for a performance improv workshop led by UK-based artist Daniel Tebano. Daniel Tebano (a.k.a Leap Lembo) is an artist living and working within the U.K. His practice concerns the entropic value improvisation offers within physical theatre, spoken word and art production. He’ll be piecing together a performance workshop that explores collective and solo techniques for pushing one’s body and mind towards a ‘poor theatre’. Previously, Tebano studied on the Art in Context MA at AVU and is currently completing his PGCE in Design & Technology at the University of Cambridge.
18.00-20.00 LIVE STREAM: from New York (Jo Blin)
The Outsiders curator Jo Blin will present the project from New York, as she takes part in the festival Art in Odd Places (AiOP) and give you a glimpse into what’ll be happening on 14th street! Art in Odd Places (AiOP) 2024: CARE is curated by Patricia Miranda and Christopher Kaczmarek. Curatorial Manager: Valentina Zamora. Producer: Robin Schatell. Founder & Director: Ed Woodham. artinoddplaces.org After the live stream, videos from The Outsiders will be shown in the space. Scenography by OBJECT:PARADISE
20.00-22.00 FILM PREMIERE (Michael Rowland)
A BIT LIKE LIFE REALLY (running time 60 mins). Coming to an underground cinema near you soooon! The world’s first zero budget musical - plus 10 original, new songs. Filmed entirely for free on Michael Rowland's old-ass iPhone SE… Come along and see how it's done. Meet the cast and crew! A MUST for fans of Doctor Who!!! Feedback accepted on request only.
Sun Oct 20
18:00 Performance and Creative Writing Workshop (Jana Orlová)
The workshop is focused on connecting with the source of your creativity through performance-oriented bodywork and the specific qualities of a particular space. The experience will be transmuted into a textual output. No previous experience is required.
19:00 Durational performance (Daniel Tebano)
A one-off special performance by UK-based artist Daniel Tebano. Daniel Tebano (a.k.a Leap Lembo) is an artist living and working within the U.K. His practice concerns the entropic value improvisation offers within physical theatre, spoken word and art production. He’ll be piecing together a performance workshop that explores collective and solo techniques for pushing one’s body and mind towards a ‘poor theatre’. Previously, Tebano studied on the Art in Context MA at AVU and is currently completing his PGCE in Design & Technology at the University of Cambridge.
Mon Oct 21
16.00-18.00 LECTURE: Andrei Codrescu
A lecture on how "exquisite corpse invented FaceBook"
18.00-20.00 MUSIC IMPROVISATION: Roksan Mandel
The third instalment of a music improvisation workshop, led by pianist Roksan Mandel
20.00-22.00 POETRY NIGHT: "No such thing as an edgy poem" (Michael Rowland & Oxana Gogol)
Poetry Open Mic meets Improv Games. The audience is the poet. Bring your poems or any words worth reading out-loud, in any language—real or invented— and a willingness to follow instructions and/or to break the rules.
Tue Oct 22
18.00-20.00 WORKSHOP: Zine-making (Sandra Pasławska)
The second instalment of a zine-making workshop led by Sandra Pasławska, co-editor of KROTCH magazine, focused on graphic design & collage production
20.00-22.00 UKRAINE FILM NIGHT: Twenty Days in Mariupol (dir. Mstyslav Chernov, 2023)
Join us for a screening of Mstyslav Chernov's documentary about the first three weeks of the siege of Mariupol in February-March 2022
Thu Oct 24
16.00-18.00 MICRO-ORGANON: Experimental Pedagogy (Andrew Wilson & Elijah Young)
A seminar featuting a generative, randomized process of producing and selecting its theoretical terminology under investigation, then a collective elaboration on the chosen concepts with visual aids, artistic materials or media, images and written expositions, the ultimate aim being the fabrication of a large-scale concept board
18.00-20.00 MUSIC IMPROVISATION: Roksan Mandel
The fourth and final instalment of a music improvisation workshop, led by pianist Roksan Mandel