Buzzcut is a festival of live art and performance founded in Glasgow by
Nick Anderson and Rosana Cade, who explain about the most youthful
addition to the city's experimental arts scene and its second year.
What's the thinking behind this year's Buzzcut, and how has it
developed since the last one?
Hello from //BUZZCUT// This year is very community driven. We're having
food events each day, hosted by different artists and we've also made
sure all the events are fully accessible to everyone. This means the
whole festival is 'pay what you can' and all spaces have entrances
either on the ground floor or are fully accessible. We're really keen
for as many people to be engaging with all the work!
You've moved into Mono this year. How has that changed things?
We're really excited to be in the Mono/Trongate area as there are so
many great things happening around there! Also it's quite a visual art
area, so to be bringing performance work into the community feels like
a positive step for dialogue and sharing of practice. Mono is also a
great independent venue which we'll be so happy to be inviting people
to.
What events are you particularly looking forward to?
This year we have done something we've always wanted to do, which is
lease an empty shop and turn it into a performance space. This is a new
challenge and it will also be really exciting to see lots of
performance work in a space that has never had any in it before!
There seems to be a huge appetite for experimental live art and
performance, both from people making it, and audiences for the likes of
Forest Fringe, Behaviour, and the much missed National Review of Live
Art. Why do you think that is?
We certainly hope that there is a huge appetite, and programmes like
ours, Forest's and Behaviour's are definitely supporting experimental
practice in Scotland. There could be even more support though! We'd
really love to see more investment and advocacy for experimental
practice across the levels of support that artists may need, whether
they've just started their careers or have been practicing for more
years.
What's next for Buzzcut?
Plenty of exciting things ahead, including an event at The Basement in
Brighton and a really brilliant collaboration with other artists at the
Edinburgh Fringe. Watch this space!
Buzzcut, March 27th-31st
The List, March 2013
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