AND produces, develops and stages one of the biggest media arts festivals in the UK. Travelling to and mapping a different terrain every occurrence, AND Festival is a rehearsal space and catalyst for new models of working. The programme invites new ways of seeing the world through re-negotiating our relationship to place featuring live cinema events, installations, online projects, residencies, public realm interventions exhibitions, performances, games and apps.
Enter an subaqueous sonic reality on Kate Davies’ By the Sound of Things; a 3-hour immersive audiovisual experience onboard the unique steam-powered Mersey-built, Daniel Adamson.
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Fri 9th Jul — Sun 11th Jul 2021
Conceived as a floating laboratory, WetLab is a space for creative minds to openly engage with the public and explore the ecology of the canal, envisaging potential future uses for this once essential piece of this national infrastructure.
Read moreWetLab \\ public works + Assembly
Fri 11th Jun — Sun 13th Jun 2021
Psychedelic audio-visual sculptures explode from land and water, and the Liverpool skyline playfully shapeshifts revealing a surreal alternate reality of the urban landscape in this new AR work.
Read moreThe Blue Violet River \\ Anita Fontaine
Thu 24th Jun — Sun 27th Jun 2021
Does Spring Hide Its Joy was an immersive audio experience by American composer Kali Malone featuring musicians Stephen O’Malley and Lucy Railton….
Read moreDoes Spring Hide Its Joy \\ Kali Malone
Thu 1st Jul — Sun 4th Jul 2021
Tomm Moore \ 2014 \ (UK) \ PG \ StudioCanal A family-friendly outdoor screening, curated by Scalarama Merseyside. The enchanting Irish animation…
Read moreObservatory Cinema \\ Song of the Sea (PG)
Fri 2nd Jul 2021
Wes Anderson | 2004 | 15 | USA | Touchstone Pictures On the closing night of AND’s Observatory Cinema, we presented an…
Read moreObservatory Cinema \\ The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (15)
Sun 4th Jul 2021
John Carpenter | 1980 | 15 | USA | StudioCanal As night fell on Bidston Hill, we presented an outdoor screening of…
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Sat 3rd Jul 2021
Theo Anthony | 2021 | no certificate | USA | Memory / Sandbox Films The open air premiere of Theo Anthony’s award…
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Fri 2nd Jul 2021
The Observatory Cinema was a temporary open air cinema atop Bidston Hill. A big screen weekend projected the art of sculpting time…
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