Creative Midlands Events

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• Aristide & The Endless Revolution
• The Zombie Metaphor, from Slavery to Consumer Capital: Part II
• Artists Film & Video
• In Production
• Vodou. The Lineaments of the Lwa
• Bitter Cane
• The Zombie Metaphor, from Slavery to Consumer Capital: Part I
• Lyric Lounge Leicester

Aristide & The Endless Revolution Posted: 10 Sep 2012 02:34 AM PDT When: Tuesday, November 20, 2012 at 6:30 PM (GMT) Where: Nottingham Contemporary Weekday Cross NG1 2GB Nottingham United Kingdom Hosted By: Nottingham Contemporary Register for this event now at : http://aristidefilm-atom.eventbrite.com Event Details:  Aristide & The Endless Revolution (Dir. Nicolas Rossier, 2005, 84 mins) Jean Bertrand Aristide, a former priest and exponent of liberation theology, became Haiti's first democratically elected president in 1991. His policies aimed to raise the standard of living for the disenfranchised majority of Haitian citizens. Rossier's documentary focuses on Aristide's later years as president, as he struggled to fulfil promises of reform in the face of an increasingly hostile relationship with the USA and mounting domestic opposition driven by business and military interests. Following a coup in February 2004, Aristide and his family left Haiti on a US-dispatched airplane (according to Aristide, against his will, according to the US state, with his full co-operation). It includes an interview with Aristide, filmed in his period of exile before returning to Haiti in 2011.    Nottingham Contemporary's public programme is jointly funded by Nottingham Trent University and The University of Nottingham. This event is at Nottingham Contemporary Weekday Cross Nottingham NG1 2GB 0115 948 9750 www.nottinghamcontemporary.org

The Zombie Metaphor, from Slavery to Consumer Capital: Part II Posted: 10 Sep 2012 02:07 AM PDT When: Wednesday, November 7, 2012 from 6:30 PM to 11:00 PM (GMT) Where: Nottingham Contemporary Weekday Cross NG1 2GB Nottingham United Kingdom Hosted By: Nottingham Contemporary Register for this event now at : http://nczombiepart2-atom.eventbrite.com Event Details: The Zombie Metaphor Part II – Panel Discussion The zonbi is a figure derived from the language of the Dohamian people in West Africa who were taken to Haiti as slaves over several centuries. Within a nexus of folk memory, zombiedom also relates to the system of plantation slavery: the de-humanised category 'slave' and the brutality of the white master's power to control and destroy. Other versions have proliferated through travel writing, literature and, most notoriously, through the zombie movie genre.   This panel discussion, featuring key thinkers, tracks the connections and contradictions contained by the persistence of the zombie metaphor from pre-Revolutionary Haiti to the present day.  With John Cussans (Undead Uprising, forthcoming), Mark Fisher (Capitalist Realism, 2009) Peter Fleming and Carl Cederstrom (Dead Man Working, 2012). Presented in collaboration with The Centre for Critical Theory (University of Nottingham) Visiting Talks series.  Nottingham Contemporary's public programme is jointly funded by Nottingham Trent University and The University of Nottingham. This event is at Nottingham Contemporary Weekday Cross Nottingham NG1 2GB 0115 948 9750 www.nottinghamcontemporary.org

Artists Film & Video Posted: 10 Sep 2012 01:03 AM PDT When: Tuesday, October 2, 2012 from 1:00 PM to 8:00 PM (BST) Where: Nottingham Contemporary Weekday Cross NG1 2GB Nottingham United Kingdom Hosted By: Nottingham Contemporary Register for this event now at : http://ncartistsfilm-atom.eventbrite.com Event Details: A day devoted to screening and discussion, featuring: In Production; a celebration of the Broadway/ Castle Open Artists' Film & Video Award winner - and the Film London Jarman Award 2012 screening programme.   Nottingham Contemporary's public programme is jointly funded by Nottingham Trent University and The University of Nottingham. This event is at Nottingham Contemporary Weekday Cross Nottingham NG1 2GB 0115 948 9750 www.nottinghamcontemporary.org

In Production Posted: 10 Sep 2012 03:05 AM PDT When: Tuesday, October 2, 2012 from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM (BST) Where: Nottingham Contemporary Weekday Cross NG1 2GB Nottingham United Kingdom Hosted By: Nottingham Contemporary Register for this event now at : http://inproductionoct12-atom.eventbrite.com Event Details: In Production, a platform for East Midlands artists working with film and video This edition focuses on artists involved in new projects in Leicester (Mateus Domingos, Two Queens) and Lincoln (Dale Fearnley, over+out) and is chaired by Alice Bradshaw. Curated by Beth Bramich. Nottingham Contemporary's public programme is jointly funded by Nottingham Trent University and The University of Nottingham. This event is at Nottingham Contemporary Weekday Cross Nottingham NG1 2GB 0115 948 9750 www.nottinghamcontemporary.org

Vodou. The Lineaments of the Lwa Posted: 10 Sep 2012 01:04 AM PDT When: Tuesday, October 23, 2012 from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM (BST) Where: Nottingham Contemporary Weekday Cross NG1 2GB Nottingham United Kingdom Hosted By: Nottingham Contemporary Register for this event now at : http://ncleahgordon-atom.eventbrite.com Event Details: Leah Gordon (Co-curator, Kafou) Using still and moving images Leah Gordon will discuss the rituals, ceremonies and symbols that honour and perform the pantheon of Vodou spirits in Haiti. She will also give a brief history of the roots of Haitian Vodou, and its relationship to the former plantation system and the slave led revolt that led to Haiti's 1804 independence.   Nottingham Contemporary's public programme is jointly funded by Nottingham Trent University and The University of Nottingham. This event is at Nottingham Contemporary Weekday Cross Nottingham NG1 2GB 0115 948 9750 www.nottinghamcontemporary.org

Bitter Cane Posted: 10 Sep 2012 01:15 AM PDT When: Tuesday, October 30, 2012 from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM (GMT) Where: Nottingham Contemporary Weekday Cross NG1 2GB Nottingham United Kingdom Hosted By: Nottingham Contemporary Register for this event now at : http://ncbittercane-atom.eventbrite.com Event Details: Bitter Cane (Dir. Jacques Arceline, 1983, 75 mins) Produced in collaboration with New York based cooperative Haiti Films Inc., Bitter Cane is a meticulously researched examination of the history of Haiti from the 1804 Revolution to the repressive regimes of "Papa Doc" (1951-71) and "Baby Doc" Duvalier (1971-86). Filmed clandestinely under the Duvalier dictatorships, it also includes rare archival footage of the first US occupation of Haiti (1915-34).   Nottingham Contemporary's public programme is jointly funded by Nottingham Trent University and The University of Nottingham. This event is at Nottingham Contemporary Weekday Cross Nottingham NG1 2GB 0115 948 9750 www.nottinghamcontemporary.org

The Zombie Metaphor, from Slavery to Consumer Capital: Part I Posted: 10 Sep 2012 01:23 AM PDT When: Tuesday, November 6, 2012 from 6:30 PM to 11:00 PM (GMT) Where: Nottingham Contemporary Weekday Cross NG1 2GB Nottingham United Kingdom Hosted By: Nottingham Contemporary Register for this event now at : http://nczombiepart1-atom.eventbrite.com Event Details: The Zombie Metaphor Part I – Zombie movie double feature Introduced by John Cussans White Zombie (Dir. Victor Halperin, 1932, 69mins) Dawn of the Dead (Dir. George A. Romero, 1978, 126 mins, cert 18) The zonbi is a figure derived from the language of the Dohamian people in West Africa who were taken to Haiti as slaves over several centuries. Within a nexus of folk memory, zombiedom also relates to the system of plantation slavery: the de-humanised category 'slave' and the brutality of the white master's power to control and destroy. Other versions have proliferated through travel writing, literature and, most notoriously, through the zombie movie genre.   A film screening paired with a panel discussion featuring key thinkers tracks the connections and contradictions contained by the persistence of the zombie metaphor from pre-Revolutionary Haiti to the present day.    Nottingham Contemporary's public programme is jointly funded by Nottingham Trent University and The University of Nottingham. This event is at Nottingham Contemporary Weekday Cross Nottingham NG1 2GB 0115 948 9750 www.nottinghamcontemporary.org

Lyric Lounge Leicester Posted: 10 Sep 2012 06:20 AM PDT Launched in Leicester and touring regionally for the last four years, ‘The Lyric Lounge’, returns to the city for a National Poetry Day spectacular as part of the Everybody’s Reading festival.

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