Colliding Lines are excited to welcome 2021 with a number of ongoing projects and releases, inviting new collaborations from artists across the creative spectrum. Starting in March we’ll be launching a new series of print and tape publications, releasing at 6 week intervals throughout 2021. Alternating between audio and zine formats, this interconnected series of […]
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Cambridge Contemporary Dance prepare new show ‘Making Waves’, a dance expeditition across Cambridge city inspired by the imagery, physicality and sounds of the Antartica. The performance is part of Homeward Bound, a global initiative creating a collaborative network in science – aiming to heighten the leadership capabilities of women and enhance their influence on policy […]
To celebrate the launch of our experimental art shop we created a labyrinth of interactive storytelling entitled Tall Tales Lab(yrinth). Inside, the audience finds a maze of one-on-one interactions, micro-immersive poetry experiences, film screenings and insular, standalone interventions by some of our favourite artists. As they move deeper into the Labyrinth, the audience become the story; experiences and […]
Haiku To Fuck To is an anthology that celebrates sexuality and the human body. Between its covers you are invited to explore the many facets of sex, sensuality and the imperfect… The 52 haiku contained within play with themes of intimacy, gender, romance and societal views, and are presented on a backdrop of illustrations, artwork and photography – […]
Dancing in Code is an experimental performance exploring concealment, paranoia and distorted perception. Using dance, sound art and live film, performers pass coded messages across artforms, choreographing one another from the others’ blind spot. Using a pre-set series of rules, each party attempts to communicate with each other, whilst the others infiltrate, manipulate and distort […]
As a prelude to our EP Poetry & Piano, Nikki Marrone, Ups Suppa and Tim Knight met with Matt Widgery to improvise soundtracks to some of their spoken word performances. Filmed in 2016, the sessions formed the framework that led to the EP becoming a recording project. As is true with the studio sessions, the […]
We’re incredibly excited to share news of a(white)void, an upcoming poetry publication from Tim Knight, one of our favourite Cambridge creatives. If poets were musicians, this collection would be an limited edition EP rather than an album; a self-contained, beautifully presented object for you to collect and keep. It’s due to land in your hands as either booklet or boxset, and while we’re not […]
A number of weeks ago art photographer Josh Murfitt joined us in St Paul’s Church as we filmed and broadcast our latest SHINDIG live session. Bringing together poets Nikki Marrone, Uppahar Subba, Tim Knight and pianist Matt Widgery, the focus of the afternoon was to improvise musical soundtracks to spoken word, streaming the process live […]
Inside each miniature book are three microfictions; three lost souls for you to care for, fear and, ultimately, to forget. This five book series arrives one-by-one by post at irregular intervals, each dispatched in a sealed envelope for your eyes only. There are some surprises and Easter eggs along the way, but we don’t want to spoil the […]
Developed by Abi Palmer, Alchemy is an interactive poetry experience for you to play at home. Based upon Robert Boyle’s challenge to classical Alchemy in 1661, the set invites you to experiment with different combinations of physical and poetic elements. What reactions will you discover? Each set includes four elemental poem cards, four chambers filled […]