Description
Moon Experiences is arriving to completely repurpose disused buildings within city centres, creating surreal and unusual theatrical spaces. Visitors can find themselves immersed in plays developed with new talents, whilst taking a trip to the Moon on psychedelic buggy rides. It includes a SoundBath by Loss><Gain, with an original 2 hour experience featuring music and new compositions from some stellar musicians, experimentalists and composers such as Yelfris Valdès, Riz Ahmed, Oliver Coates, Jatinder Singh Durhailay & Suren Seneviratne; Roella Oloro, Rival Consoles, Gruff Rhys, Cosmo Sheldrake, Anna Meredith, Kae Tempest, Jarvis Cocker and more to be announced. 18+
Timed entry every 15 minutes. Last entry 22:30. Please allow approximately 90 minutes for the complete experience.
Short filmmakers: Issi Nanabeyin, Dian Joy, Bart Seng Wen Long, Moréna Espiritual, Misery Party, Mirrored Fatality, Zhuanxu Xu, Christine Ubochi, Rizq Yazed, Alexis Maxwell, Asako Ujita, Shane Sutherland, Serena and Leo, Kes Eccleston, Miles Ahmad, Karnage
Moon Experiences immersive theatrical plays are informed from new specially commissioned original scripts by: Kurtis Lincoln, Dainty Blast, Lydia Brickland, Vikas Gogana, Octavia Nyombi, Katie-Ann Miles, Sam Morton, Girl Next Door, Lara Haworth, Moka Onyx Johnson, Abraham Adeyemi
Soundbath by Loss><Gain, with an original 2 hour experience featuring music and brand new compositions from: Oliver Coates, Roella Oloro Feat.Shunaji and RJay, Daniel Pioro, Rival Consoles, Gaunt, Jatinder Singh Durhailay & Suren Seneviratne, Vanishing Twin, Tim Exile, Gruff Rhys, Yelfris Valdès, Lauren Doss, Emily Hall / Lady Maisery, Samuel Organ, Kae Tempest, Mesadorm, Cosmo Sheldrake, David Sheppard, Jarvis Cocker, Emily Hall, Taylor Skye, Anna Meredith, Spell Songs
Venue address: Former Laura Ashley shop, 8 & 9 Hanover Buildings, Southampton, SO14 1JX
Accessibility: Level Access; BSL interpreters for hourly slots (on the hour); Audio Introduction available online (from 13th May); Captions and Audio Description on filmed content; trained Front of House staff. Find out more about accessibility at Tour de Moon here.
Content warning: this exhibition contains depictions of blood and internal organs, flashing images, nudity, strong language, scenes of a sexual nature and flashing lights. Some of the works within this exhibition contain the use of racial language which can be offensive to some. This language is intentionally and contextually used by artists who identify and reclaim these terms as their own, and as part of their arts practice. If you would like specific warnings of which areas of the exhibition use these words, please speak to a member of the Tour de Moon team.
