Please join Quorum, a series of theatre and performance research seminars hosted by the Department of Drama at Queen Mary University of London, for our third event of the term, Wednesday, 8 November from 17:30 – 19:30 GMT. For this gathering, we are delighted to be joined by Caroline Jones (she/her/hers) to hear about her work with Illuminate Productions.

Founded by Caroline Jones, for nearly 20 years Illuminate Productions have been commissioning, curating and producing contemporary art in unusual yet accessible environments, with direct public interaction, many of which in the public realm. They have been bringing together emerging and established artists, organisations and individuals in experimental partnerships to make site-specific work in challenging contexts; to engage and inspire a universal audience. They have commissioned, curated and produced more than 250 exhibitions and events, most recently the public installation Scream the House Down Bristol (February 2023), which had over 42,000 participants over the 9 day duration.

Past projects include: The Joy Café, where visitors enjoyed a socially nutritious experience and visual treat. Participants could chat, play and laugh. The installation was designed to coincided with World Mental Health Day to help people reconnect. PiP’s Plant Parlour by Mileece, a bio-reactive, plant-controlled mobile installation designed to open pathways to relaxation and emotional healing through nature, art and sound. On Your Wavelength by Marcus Lyall, where participants minds powered a light and sound installation, Drive Dead Slow (The Dodgems of Your Mind), where a collective of visual, sound and light artists collaboratively created the world’s first artist-designed bumper car arena, and a full-scale wax house (the Melting House) that slowly melted and an Upside Down House by Alex Chinneck.

Illuminate Productions also curated and produced Merge Festival, an annual arts, music and performance festival drawing on the rich heritage of London Bankside (for 10 years in partnership with Tate Modern, Southwark Council and Better Bankside). and also DRIFT, a series commissioned and produced, strategically placed site-specific artworks in, alongside, and over the river Thames. Previous partners include local Councils, Business Districts, Tate Modern, Mayor of London, TFL, Network Rail, Port of London Authority and with Land and property owners such as Grosvenor Estates, Native land, Canary Wharf Group, Peabody and U+I.

For more information, visit: https://www.illuminateproductions.co.uk/projects

This hybrid event takes place in person at Queen Mary University of London’s Mile End campus in ArtsOne, RR2 and simultaneously online. If you want to join us, please book a free ticket. For those attending online, we will send you a Zoom link closer to the date of the event. For those joining in person, you are welcome in ArtsOne from 17:30. The event kicks off promptly at 18:00 and wraps up around 19:00, when in-person attendees are cordially invited to stay and chat over drinks and nibbles.

Register here for a free ticket to our in-person and online event: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/quorum-caroline-jones-illuminate-productions-tickets-748104630087

Find Quorum’s full list of upcoming events at: https://quorumqmul.wordpress.com or email: [log in to unmask]

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