Sergei Paradjanov Festival London Bristol 2010
22 February – 9 May
The Sergei Paradjanov Festival in London and Bristol is the first major celebration of the legendary artist and filmmaker whose talent transcends religious and political boarders, drawing on the cultural traditions of Armenia, Georgia, Ukraine and Russia.
A winner of British Academy Award, Paradjanov was a constant target of Soviet authorities; deprived of the opportunity to make films for fifteen years, five of which were spent in hard labour camps, he found the most vibrant means of expressing his talent through drawings, collages and writing.
Paradjanov was ahead of his time, for his works posses the elements and stylistics which came to constitute contemporary arts – performance, video art and moving image and mixed media installations.
The Festival aims to present the life and works of Sergei Paradjanov to UK audiences through a series of diverse events that include: a film season; a moving image installation; a symposium and a workshop at the BFI Southbank; a photographic exhibition at the National Theatre; a series of talks at Pushkin House; a concert at St. Yeghiche Armenian Church; a screening at Cine Lumiere; a film retrospective at Arnolfini (Bristol); and a photographic exhibition at The Bristol Gallery.
For more information please visit: www.paradjanov-festival.co.uk |
