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Celebrating the life & works of Surrealist Writers through art & theatre
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Edinburgh here we come…📢

We are delighted to announce that our one hour show of Perturbation is going to be performed at a new physical venue in Edinburgh - Teatro Fisico - a venue dedicated to the practices of Jacques Lecoq. We are honoured to be their special guests performing Monday 17th August - 4pm.

Perturbation is new work that is part of The Sheila Legge Series - first performed in Brighton at The Adelaide Salon Pavilion Gala. This piece pays homage to Sheila Legge (1911-1949) – a writer and performance Artist who is known for her involvement within the Surrealist Movement. This performance is inspired by key events in Shelia Legge’s life.

Through use of personified mime, physical theatre and prop manipulation Natasha Higdon and Stephanie Prieto Trincado move through the space - come and watch as they melt and shift through surrealist hieroglyphics of fragments from Shelia Legge’s encounters, from her friendship with David Gascoyne to her meeting with Salvador Dalí; moments in time that have shaped art, literature and theatre – as they seek to discover - what happened to Sheila Legge?

📅 Monday August 17th - 4.00pm
Location: Teatro Fisico - Fruit Market Edinburgh
🎫 Please see 🔗 in bio or find tickets on Eventbrite only

We cannot wait to see you there!

Photographer: @peterwilliams471
@tomcorradiniteatro
@stephiprieto
@fruitmarketgallery

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3 months ago

One week to go…
Excitomodo…

We cannot wait to perform for you…

“The mind which plunges into Surrealism relives with glowing excitement the best part of its childhood.”

André Breton

See you at the Gala…Hosted by @theadelaidesalon & The Royal Pavilion.

📅 Saturday 30th May - 7.30pm
🔗 Ticket link in bio

Photographer: @alitollervey
@theadelaidesalon
@brighton_museums

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5 months ago

The Writer’s Mark announcement 📢

We are delighted to announce that tickets are now on sale for our Regency House take over at this Year’s Brighton Fringe!

This summer, we celebrate the esteemed Leonora Carrington (1917-2011) through the power of art and performance. Local Artists, Actors and Theatre Makers have united to honor the female surrealist - through art installations and an immersive theatre performance not to be missed! Please ensure you book your tickets for the correct event (Exhibition AND/OR Theatre Performance).

Please ensure you book for the correct event:

Surreal Exhibition:
📅 Wednesday 28th May, Thursday 29th May, Saturday 31st May & Sunday 1st June
*please book ticket for the 10am - 3.15pm slots

And/Or

The Leonora Banquet Theatre Performance:

📅 Wednesday 28th May, Thursday 29th May, Saturday 31st May & Sunday 1st June
*please book ticket for our 2 evening performances as indicated on the ticket.
Wednesday -Saturday: 6pm & 8.10pm
Sunday - 5.30pm&7.45pm

And…Coming next week - We will be advertising our workshops for children and adults on Friday 30th May - tickets will be coming shortly!

We cannot wait to see you there!

🔗 in bio to book!

@brightonfringe
@theregencytownhouse

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2 years ago

The Writer’s Mark
The Sheila Legge Series’
Natasha Higdon & Stephanie Prieto
Trincado
The Writer’s Mark is a surrealist company, based in Brighton that focuses on celebrating/exploring the worlds’ of surreal writers and visionaries.
‘Sheila’ is the first of three instalments from The Writer’s Mark at this evening’s
event, paying homage to Sheila Legge (1911-1949) - writer and performance artist. This piece of physical theatre explores Legge’s experiences as a wife and mother, and her subsequent decision to abandon these roles. Whilst her life during this period is largely ambiguous, it was defined by her vital involvement in the English Surrealist Movement and her iconic appearance as ‘The Surrealist Phantom of Sex Appeal’ at the 1936 London International Surrealist Exhibition; which was inspired by Salvador Dali’s surreal Painting. This performance is deeply rooted in the societal pressures placed upon women during that decade, with an unwavering sense of hope and desire to be part of something special - a place she felt she belonged. What do you see that I can’t?
This piece is a reaction to Sheila’s memory and the acceptance of ‘dead ends’ in finding out further information about her. Sheila is photographed staring at an installation called The Daily Sketch, yet there is no information about this and how it connects to her artistry.
This piece is a reaction to ‘Perturbation’ and the work that is still missing - as referred to as Fragments’ Legge
What happened to Sheila Legge? What grants us a memory? What goes beyond the famous photographs of Sheila Legge in London clutching on to a prosthetic leg, as she stood by the paintings at The Surrealist Exhibition in 1936? ‘This piece honours her legacy however brief, dying young at the age of 37, finding any evidence of her writing was not easy - but you can find her short story entitled, I Have Done My Best For You (1936). Photo by @joemarch_photography by @thewritersmark

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Wow - what a journey this work has been on…What began as three installations at The Royal Pavilion Gala with @theadelaidesalon to then a one hour show in both Brighton and The Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

Myself and the talented @stephiprieto are glad to bring this work back to a new audience - always with the intention to raise awareness of The Writer and to share this through movement - the body. With no sound for the audience this time, performing in a glass box @sohohouse, the audience looking in as Sheila was looking out - an interesting juxtaposition. Thank you @theadelaidesalon for bringing us all together on a night of celebration for the contemporary art scene here in Brighton. What an incredible team of artists 💫

Here is an insert of the work performed as part of The Sheila Legge Series:

SHEILA

This performance paid homage to Sheila Legge (1911–1949) – writer and performance artist. This fragment of physical theatre explored Legge’s experiences
as a wife and mother, and her subsequent decision to abandon these roles to explore a life as an artist in London.

WHAT DO YOU SEE THAT I CAN’T?

This piece is a reaction to Sheila’s memory and the acceptance of ‘dead ends’ in finding out further information about her. Sheila is photographed staring at an installation called ‘The Daily Sketch’, yet there is no information about this and how it connects to her artistry. This piece is a reaction to ‘Perturbation’ and the work that is still missing – as referred to as ‘Fragments.’

LEGGE

What happened to Sheila Legge? What grants us a memory? What goes beyond the famous photographs of
Sheila Legge in London clutching on to a prosthetic leg, as she stood by the paintings at The Surrealist Exhibition
in 1936? ‘This piece honours her legacy however brief, dying young at the age of 37, finding any evidence of her
writing was not easy – but you can find her short story entitled, ‘I Have Done My Best For You (1936).’

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The Writer’s Mark are delighted to announce that they will be performing ‘fragments’ of moments from the latest Sheila Legge Series at Soho House Brighton tomorrow evening.

The @theadelaidesalon will be hosting the event, featuring talks, performance, art and video installations set across The Loft & Rock Room of Brighton Beach House.

The Salon will also host ROSA Magazine Review of Sussex Arts with the launch and introduction to the Autumn issue.

You can also expect to see the following Artists: Isobel Smith, Abdollah Nafisi, The Writers Mark, Aisling Zambon, Andy Ash, Elen Agasiants, Yara Wereik, Tim Lea Young, Exploding Appendix, Viviana Almas, David Herman.

What a night! Do reach out to theadelaidesalon@gmail.com for more information

📅 Thursday 24th September
🕰️ 7pm

Photographer: @philblume

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20 days ago

The Writer’s Mark News

Did you know you can subscribe when you visit The Writer’s Mark website? All that is required is your email address so you can keep up to date with the latest news and Natasha’s latest Newsletter.

You can find our subscription page on the website - 🔗 in the bio or go to:

➡️www.thewritersmark.co.uk
➡️Subscribe

Thank you for you for all your support - and enjoy our first Newsletter 🌞which will be emailed out to subscribers very soon.

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Thank you again to everyone who has shared audience feedback with us from our show in Edinburgh. This scene seemed to resonant with a lot of people - the struggle between being a wife - mother - artist. Thank you again.

“The “loss” of her first child, her inner conflict was portrayed with raw and disturbing intensity.”

Photographer: @xx_xinyu

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More audience feedback from our show in Edinburgh. Thank you to everyone who has contacted us and who came to watch the show.

“Feeling blessed to have watched a stunning performance with such raw artistic presence.”

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2 months ago

Taking the time to reflect on our moments shared in Edinburgh - going through audience feedback is truly special. Here is the first of some audience quotes I will be sharing this week. Thank you to everyone who has contacted us and who came to watch the show.

“What a beautiful piece, threads so thoughtfully and seamlessly joined, creating the fabric of Sheila’s life story. This story is told with such heart and feeling.”

Photographer: @xx_xinyu

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Thank you Edinburgh - what a magical experience.

Thank you to everyone who came to share this intimate performance with us and for sending us your feedback. Hearing your thoughts means a lot to us. This story does not end here and we hope to perform this again in the not so distant future.

More photos to come ❤️

Thank you to the wonderful @stephiprieto for going on this journey with me. I will treasure walking through Edinburgh in costume with you and our special rehearsal on the Sunday. Thank you @tomcorradiniteatro for hosting us at Teatro Fisico, we had a blast.

See you soon Edinburgh x

Photo credits: @philiphotog @xx_xinyu
Special thanks: @fruitmarketgallery @tomcorradiniteatro

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Perturbation is coming tomorrow to the Edinburgh Festival for one special performance at Teatro Fisico - a venue dedicated to the practices of Jacques Lecoq.

We are honoured to be their special guests performing Monday 17th August - 4pm.

Perturbation is new work that is part of The Sheila Legge Series - first performed in Brighton at The Pavilion Gala. This piece pays homage to Sheila Legge (1911-1949) – a writer and performance Artist who is known for her involvement within the Surrealist Movement. This performance is inspired by key events in Shelia Legge’s life.

Expect mime, physical theatre and prop manipulation - come and watch as our performers melt and shift through surrealist hieroglyphics of fragments from Shelia Legge’s encounters, from her friendship with David Gascoyne to her meeting with Salvador Dalí; moments in time that have shaped art, literature and theatre – as they seek to discover - what happened to Sheila Legge?

📅 Monday August 17th - 4.00pm
Location: Teatro Fisico - Fruit Market Edinburgh
🎫 Please see 🔗 in bio or find tickets on Eventbrite only

We cannot wait to see you there!

@stephiprieto @tomcorradiniteatro @fruitmarketgallery

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