Grand Parade Gallery,
University of Brighton:
The gallery is to be found on the ground floor of the University of Brighton Grand Parade Building opposite St. Peter’s Church in central Brighton. It will contain the large-scale video-installation of Fragments in Homage to to George Melies, Journey to the Moon and Day for Night and the print exhibits including the stereoscopic installation.
Opening times: Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday 10am-5pm
Tuesday and Thursday 10am-8pm
Sunday 2pm-5pm
The Gallery will be closed on November 16th after 3.30pm and December
Entry: free
Sallis Benney Theatre,
University of Brighton:
The Sallis Benney Theatre is a newly refurbished Brighton screening space on the ground floor of the Brighton University Grand Parade Building. It will be hosting Kentridge’s 9 Films for Performance (The Soho Eckstein Series), performed by the Archimia Quartett, conducted by Philip Miller, on November 17th
Performance times: Sunday, November 18th 4.30pm and 7pm
Entry: £16/12
Advance ticket bookings will be possible nearer the date via the CINECITY Brighton Film Festival website or, on early arrival, prior to the performance.
The other part of this dual-site exhibition will be at The Regency Town House, 13 Brunswick Square in Hove, easily accessible from Western Road or via Kingsway coming from the town centre via the seafront. Regency Town House is a heritage site in which the splendour of Regency style has been under reconstruction for some years. The process is incomplete, and the scars and stains of the history of the internal décor remain visible on walls and pillars. At Regency Town House will be exhibited Kentridge’s new anamorphic installation and host a two-day symposium
on memory, narrative and history.
Opening times: 12-6pm (Monday to Friday) closed on November 16th
10-6pm (weekends)
Entry: free
Disability Access
Please note that the Grand Parade Gallery is fully accessible to wheelchair users whilst, regretfully, Regency Town House is not. Apologies for any inconvenience caused.
Susanna Sklepek
Kentridge Festival Manager
Email: kentridge@brighton.ac.uk
Telephone: 01273 643084
For press enquiries please contact:
Rebecca Haroutunian
Communications Manager (University of Brighton)
Telephone - 01273 643022
Mobile - 07980 314345