Commissions

The study of performance and engagement with artists are vital dimensions of our research project. We aim to expand our study of already existing cultural production by supporting artists today in making and presenting their work within the framework of our project.

We have therefore used the resources of the project to commission new work and support first UK presentations of work, live and online, by åbäke, Mojisola Adebayo, Harald Beharie, Madalena Bettencourt & Lúcia Santos, Edward George, Sheila Ghelani, James Goodwin, Neve Harrington, Jamila Johnson-Small, Eirini Kartsaki & Nicol Parkinson, Samir Kennedy, Jeremy Nedd, an*dre neely & Melanie Sien Min Lyn, Martin O’Brien, Nicola Singh, Eve Stainton, Moi Tran and Rosa-Johan Uddoh.

Details of live performances, links to online work, and information about all our commissions are being added to this website as the work is being made and presented.

Madalena Bettencourt & Lúcia Santos, an*dre neely & Melanie Sien Min Lyn, Moi Tran and Rosa-Johan Uddoh were co-commissioned by performance, possession + automation and performingborders with support from Arts and Humanities Research Council, Arts Council England and Necessity Fund.