'Invisible Circus: No Dress Rehearsal' Feature Film Premiere - Reviewers Invited
DIY Filmmaker runs away with the Circus - 'Invisible Circus: No Dress Rehearsal' Film Premiere Sat. Feb 5th, Cube Cinema Dove St, 7pm doors, 8pm film, Live music, performance & DJ’s £7/£5 concs
Bristol, United Kingdom, January 23, 2011 --(PR.com)-- Director Naomi Smyth filmed behind the scenes of Bristol's Invisible Circus for 3 years. Now the Cube Cinema are showcasing the feature length doc, entitled 'Invisible Circus: No Dress Rehearsal' on Saturday 5th February. To view the trailer: http://bit.ly/9r1va1
This is a must-see for anyone with an interest in the changing city landscape, theatre in derelict buildings, and an inspiring window into a world outside the rat race.
This once-only Premiere night also features Q&A, Hollywood-themed Invisible Circus walkabout, live hip hop from the Triangulators DJ Jules Jive-By (Zen Hussies) and Circus DJs. Dress code: ‘Red Carpet’.
Naomi’s fast-moving film takes you from the Bristol Audi garage squat in 2006, through evictions, corporate collaborations and finally to creating CarnyVille- a circus spectacular for thousands of people at Bridewell Police Station in the heart of Broadmead. Against a backdrop of city development and its slide into recession, this confident debut reveals a community of unpaid artists devoted to creating beauty and silliness out of blood, sweat and tears.
Naomi says "It started when the Invisibles were squatting, taking donations on the door. 2 years later they were licensed managers of one of Bristol’s biggest venues, with audiences of 1,000 per night.
"I chose the DIY approach to keep creative control and show it where I liked - a huge learning experience!
"The film shows what happens to a grassroots project as it gets successful. For me it goes to the heart of what Bristol’s creative scene is about."
Doors at 7pm for walkabout performance and video installations
8pm screening.
Film runtime: 1h 38min
Followed by 15min Q&A and Bristol band & DJ’s TBC
Tickets £7/£5concs:
Bristol Ticket Shop 0117 929 9008 www.bristolticketshop.co.uk
Prime Cuts (located in Re-Psycho) 0117 983 0007
Here Shop 0117 942 2222 www.thingsfromhere.co.uk
Rise Bristol 0117 9297511 www.rise-music.org
Editor’s Notes:
The Invisible Circus:
A large, communal group of performers, makers and techies who blend site-specific theatre and circus in unusual venues. In Bristol since 2006.
Artspace Lifespace:
The sister organisation to the Circus, which negotiates with building owners for spaces to occupy and transform for theatres, galleries and artists work space.
Links & reviews:
www.invisiblecircus.co.uk
www.artspacelifespace.com
http://thethingis.co.uk/2007/11/30/artspace-lifespace/
http://www.guide2bristol.com/news/970/Carny-Ville-review-Karina-Baxter-goes-to-the-Invisible-Circus-in-Bristol
http://www.suityourselfmagazine.co.uk/invisible-circus-heavy-metal-acid-panto/
http://bristolculture.wordpress.com/2010/10/04/review-carny-ville-2010/
Video:
(trailer) http://bit.ly/9r1va1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxB1re-1nMM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hbwTbrXtzY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u06toGf9pAA&feature=related
Music:
The film’s soundtrack was provided free of charge by local swingska veterans the Zen Hussies, Invisible Circus house band the CarnyVillains (who launch their first EP on 12th Jan), and acoustic punk/folk singer El Morgan.
Production:
Naomi shot about 80% of the film herself, with her husband Sam shooting most of the rest. She trained him in using the camera on the second day of shooting the film and he continued to be second in command. Several friends stepped in for free camera work over the years. Naomi edited the whole thing on a laptop. Two colleagues volunteered hours of their time on the sound mix and finishing.
Funding:
Naomi worked as a teacher, camera operator, editor and performer to fund the edit herself. But in December 2008 she ‘crowdsourced’ £1,200 from 80 supporters so she could spend two solid months on it. These 80 people are all credited on the film.
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This is a must-see for anyone with an interest in the changing city landscape, theatre in derelict buildings, and an inspiring window into a world outside the rat race.
This once-only Premiere night also features Q&A, Hollywood-themed Invisible Circus walkabout, live hip hop from the Triangulators DJ Jules Jive-By (Zen Hussies) and Circus DJs. Dress code: ‘Red Carpet’.
Naomi’s fast-moving film takes you from the Bristol Audi garage squat in 2006, through evictions, corporate collaborations and finally to creating CarnyVille- a circus spectacular for thousands of people at Bridewell Police Station in the heart of Broadmead. Against a backdrop of city development and its slide into recession, this confident debut reveals a community of unpaid artists devoted to creating beauty and silliness out of blood, sweat and tears.
Naomi says "It started when the Invisibles were squatting, taking donations on the door. 2 years later they were licensed managers of one of Bristol’s biggest venues, with audiences of 1,000 per night.
"I chose the DIY approach to keep creative control and show it where I liked - a huge learning experience!
"The film shows what happens to a grassroots project as it gets successful. For me it goes to the heart of what Bristol’s creative scene is about."
Doors at 7pm for walkabout performance and video installations
8pm screening.
Film runtime: 1h 38min
Followed by 15min Q&A and Bristol band & DJ’s TBC
Tickets £7/£5concs:
Bristol Ticket Shop 0117 929 9008 www.bristolticketshop.co.uk
Prime Cuts (located in Re-Psycho) 0117 983 0007
Here Shop 0117 942 2222 www.thingsfromhere.co.uk
Rise Bristol 0117 9297511 www.rise-music.org
Editor’s Notes:
The Invisible Circus:
A large, communal group of performers, makers and techies who blend site-specific theatre and circus in unusual venues. In Bristol since 2006.
Artspace Lifespace:
The sister organisation to the Circus, which negotiates with building owners for spaces to occupy and transform for theatres, galleries and artists work space.
Links & reviews:
www.invisiblecircus.co.uk
www.artspacelifespace.com
http://thethingis.co.uk/2007/11/30/artspace-lifespace/
http://www.guide2bristol.com/news/970/Carny-Ville-review-Karina-Baxter-goes-to-the-Invisible-Circus-in-Bristol
http://www.suityourselfmagazine.co.uk/invisible-circus-heavy-metal-acid-panto/
http://bristolculture.wordpress.com/2010/10/04/review-carny-ville-2010/
Video:
(trailer) http://bit.ly/9r1va1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxB1re-1nMM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hbwTbrXtzY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u06toGf9pAA&feature=related
Music:
The film’s soundtrack was provided free of charge by local swingska veterans the Zen Hussies, Invisible Circus house band the CarnyVillains (who launch their first EP on 12th Jan), and acoustic punk/folk singer El Morgan.
Production:
Naomi shot about 80% of the film herself, with her husband Sam shooting most of the rest. She trained him in using the camera on the second day of shooting the film and he continued to be second in command. Several friends stepped in for free camera work over the years. Naomi edited the whole thing on a laptop. Two colleagues volunteered hours of their time on the sound mix and finishing.
Funding:
Naomi worked as a teacher, camera operator, editor and performer to fund the edit herself. But in December 2008 she ‘crowdsourced’ £1,200 from 80 supporters so she could spend two solid months on it. These 80 people are all credited on the film.
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07974820227
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