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(Moderators note: dunno about that Laurie Anderson "first and only artist-in-residence at NASA" quote below? Stan Ostoya was a-i-r in the 1960s and both David Em and Tony Longson were a-i-rs in the 1970/80s. Nevertheless looks like a very interesting event.) The Arts Catalyst presents Space Soon Art and Human Spaceflight 9-13 September 2006 ROUNDHOUSE Chalk Farm Road London NW1, UK Major new commissions by: Aleksandra Mir, N55 and Neal White, London Fieldworks, Projects by: Michelle Griffiths, Semiconductor, Marko Peljhan, Jane and Louise Wilson, Alexei Fedorchenko, Resonance FM, Jerry Dammers & Kodwo Eshun Special appearances by: Laurie Anderson and Apollo astronaut Alan Bean ³We are all already in Space... ³ This was Buckminster Fuller's reported response to the first flight into space by Yuri Gagarin. Artists - caught between fascination and repulsion by the new millennial push to Mars and return to the Moon - are still trying to decode the manual to Spaceship Earth. For a short, intense period the Roundhouse, itself perched in North London like a giant spaceship, is transformed by an event featuring artists¹ projects which rethink the human desire to leave the cradle of the Earth. With live events, films and talks interleaving the event, the cavernous interior of the former engine shed of the Roundhouse will be transformed into a rocket factory for a rocket that is going nowhere - Gravity by Aleksandra Mir. Outside, the Space on Earth Station team, radical Danish architects N55 and artist Neal White, reverses into the future by building a Mars base-type habitation, in order to explore our terrestrial neighbourhood. Below, in the hive-like labyrinth of Roundhouse Studios London Fieldworks investigate long-term space travel and hibernation. EXHIBITION Aleksandra Mir, N55 and Neal White, London Fieldworks Sat 9 Wed 13 September 12 6pm / free TAKING CONTROL - SPACEFLIGHT FOR HUMANS Symposium Scientists, artists, writers, space visionaries and entrepreneurs meet in this 2-day symposium to explore the future of space exploration from the human perspective. Full programme see http://www.artscatalyst.org/ Sat 9 - Sun 10 September 10am 6pm £60 (£50 concessions) Symposium fee includes free entry to VIP opening night on Friday 8, the Cosmic Engineers party on Sat 9 and Brilliant Noise Glorious Soviet Cosmos film night on Mon 10. COSMIC ENGINEERS A journey into space music, electronic images, distressed signals and robot moods programmed by Jerry Dammers and Kodwo Eshun. Special screening of Andrei Ujica¹s cult Russian space film Out of the Present with new soundtrack deejay¹d by Dammers and Eshun. Followed by lo-tech android ³disco² and party. Sat 9 September 8pm / £8 (£6 concessions) SECRET ARTIST ON THE MOON APOLLO ASTRONAUT ALAN BEAN Only nine of the twelve men who walked on the moon remain alive today. Only one became a professional artist on his return from space. Legendary Apollo astronaut, Alan Bean, discusses his experience of being on the moon, the impact of spaceflight on the human mind, and the power of art. An unmissable event in your lifetime Sun 10 September 7 pm / £20 (£15 concessions) BRILLIANT NOISE - GLORIOUS SOVIET COSMOS ³I see the Earth. It is beautiful² Yuri Gagarin, first man in space. Or was he? The astonishing Russian documentary First on the Moon shakes our understanding of the history of human spaceflight. Dream Time by Jane and Louise Wilson shows the lingering power of the Russian space programme in the cash-strapped post-Soviet era. In Semi-Conductor¹s Brilliant Noise, untouched images of our sun, captured by the SoHo satellite, present an alternative aesthetic of space. Mon 11 September 7pm / £7 (£5 concessions) LAURIE ANDERSON In conversation with Kodwo Eshun. NASA's former (and first and last) artist-in-residence returns to the UK after the success of her show End of the Moon to reflect on her NASA experience and her visit to Russia¹s space programme. Tue 12 September 8pm / £12 WE¹RE ALL GOING TO DIE Resonance FM host an operatic, radiophonic concatenation of space ephemera and near-Earth collision paranoia. Featuring the divergent talents of Ken Hollings, DJ Original Bear, Tom McCarthy, Johny Trunk, DJ Rocket 88, the Resonance Radio Orchestra and Lembit Opik MP Is it possible to have a clean death in a vacuum? Wed 13 September 8pm / £8 (£6 concessions) Resonance FM will be broadcasting live from the Roundhouse throughout Space Soon, tune in on http://www.resonancefm.com/ or 104.4 FM in London. SPACE SOON programme details: http://www.artscatalyst.org/ Press enquiries: Alison Wright on +44 (0) 20 7249 4127 or email [log in to unmask] BOOKING & ACCESS To book tickets and for access enquiries please contact: Telephone +44 (0) 870 389 1846 and select the Access related booking line Minicom +44 (0) 20 7485 9009 Online bookings http://www1.roundhouse.org.uk/ Email [log in to unmask] Fax +44 (0) 20 7424 9992 The Roundhouse strives to be universally accessible. Please inform Box Office staff of your access requirements when booking in person or via telephone/textphone. For hearing impaired patrons the Roundhouse is able to offer: Infra-red hearing system in the main auditorium and studio. Induction loop in the Box Office. image: Soyuz TM, Dream time, 2001, Jane and Louise Wilson