Stage 1

Martin McGuinness

The idea for stage 1 was to create a stage on a stage on a stage! The constructed stage sits on top of the old Roxy stage platform and projects out into the space, completing the ring of stages. The plan is to have a raised platform on top of this stage for the exciting trio of Dundee-based artists, Martin McGuiness, Fraser Gray and Richie Cummings to work on throughout the weekend creating paintings and projection pieces above the bands as they play. 

Behind this stage we have created a secret space where another Dundee artist, Katherine Murphy will make more live work, again based on the figure. In fact all the visual artists who will have their work woven into this complex stage structure have the human figure at the centre of their work. Ben Davies Jenkins, a hit at the last Hidden Door, will have his paintings incorporated into the structure of the stage, as will Eric Oliviera, a london-based photographer. I will have paintings of my own embedded into the very fabric of the stage also.

RBRBR

Stage 1 is probably the busiest stage of the event, hosting more bands than any of the other stages in the space, including such yalent as RBRBR, The Social Services, Chris Bradley of Aberfeldy, and Hidden Orchestra (formerly Joe Acheson Quartet). The look of the stage will comprise of an explosion of frames and screens that will be projected onto by various film makers during the bands' performances.



It promises to be a visual as well as a sonic feast.
DM

Line-up

We're absolutely delighted to be able to announce our line-up for the second Hidden Door Festival. We've got some great musicians playing including the Hidden Orchestra, Urban Farm Hand, RBRBR and the awesome American Men (LuckyMe). Full details are below and tickets are available from Joseph Pearce's in Edinburgh (cheap at only £7!) or online here

22^nd October 2010, 7pm - Midnight

Friday Evening

Main Space

19:15 – Tokamak

20:00 – Lipsync for a Lullaby

20:45 – The Foundling Wheel

21:30 – Dead Boy Robotics

22:15 – American Men

Roxy Room

19:00 - Yusuf Azak

20:00 – Lady North

21:00 - John Knox Sex Club

22:00 - Washington Irving

Please Note:  Hidden Door will open with a spectacular film and music event featuring a collaboration between 5 bands, the audience and the film makers.  For this reason we ask that you are there for the beginning of the event. Latecomers may not be admitted after 7.30pm!

23^rd October 2010, 1pm – 8pm

Saturday afternoon

Main Space

13:15 – Open Swimmer

14:00 – Aki

14:30 – Alastair Cook and Luca Nasciuti

15:00 – Bear Bones

15:45 – Kieron Maguire

16:30 – White Heath

17:15 – John Kellock

17:30 – Izo Fitzroy and the Royal Bastards

18:15 – John Kellock

18:30 – Social Services, Jo Mango, Open Swimmer and Bear Bones

19:15 – Iliop

23^rd October 2010, 6pm – Midnight

Saturday Evening

Main Space

18:15 – John Kellock

18:30 – Social Services, Jo Mango, Open Swimmer and Bear Bones

19:15 – Iliop

20:00 – Asthmatic Astronaut

20:45 – Digital Jones

21:30 – Pooch

22:15 - RBRBR

Roxy Room

19:15 – Lewis Gibson and the Midas Touch

20:15 – Small Feet, Little Toes

21:15 – Jo Mango

22:15 – Black Diamond Express

24^th October 2010, 1pm – 8pm

Sunday Afternoon

Main Space

13:45 – Kieron Maguire

14:30 – SILENI

15:00 – Tom Adams

15:45 – Winter Greens

16:15 – Alastair Cook and Luca Nasciuti

17:30 – Esperi

18:15 – Iona Marshall

19:00 – Social Services

19:45 – Chris Bradley

24^th October 2010, 6pm – Midnight

Sunday Evening

18:15 – Iona Marshall

19:00 – Social Services

19:45 – Chris Bradley

20:30 – Urban Farm Hand

21:15 – Hidden Orchestra

21:45 – HornDogs

22:00 – The Blessings

22:15 – Not Squares, Lipsync for a Lullaby, The Foundling Wheel, Tokamak, American Men

Roxy Room

19:00 – Zebra

19:45 – Comma

20:15 – Mighty Moth Magnets

21:15 – House of La

22:15 - Endor

Early Bird Tickets

Because we like you guys so much we've decided to let you in on a little secret. We're selling some early bird tickets at Joseph Pearce's from tonight. They're at the bargain price of £7 instead of £10 so why treat yourself (and your friends, and your family, and anyone else who has awesome taste).

Go on. 

p.s JP's do a grand pint. 

Impossible Interactions Test Run

The Impossible interactions group had a test-run of all the installations, and it's sounding and looking amazing.

Lauren's Tactile Interfaces should be delightfully squeezable, Jung In's Sonic Bellas provide a momentary space of sanctuary, Chris and Paddy are working on a dancing/beat machine, Sarah's lighting controller is a puzzle to solve, analogue smearing courtesy of Michael G. and the mysterious Dan needs elbow pads!

What's it all about?! An interactive room of art / music where anyone can play the 'instruments' on offer, this will be in the downstairs room of the festival, but be careful, the devices have a mind of their own...

MB

Stage 2

In charge of stage 2 is the sublime Katy Thomson and her posse of ladies (actually, there probably are some gents helping out too but lets not be picky.) 

Kirsty Fenton

This is another stage that will change layout in accordance with the performances as there will be a collection of packing crate boxes on the stage that can be moved around as the musicians change. For some of the boxes there will be lights and mirrors inside which will bounce light and shadow fracturing the solid wooden structure, and in others there will have work from artists Kirsty Fenton and Vanessa Boyd. 

Vanessa Boyd

The boxes will be partially see-through and allow the viewer an alternative 'peep-hole' perspective of the stage from the sides and back.

As if that wasn’t enough stage 2 want to rig an enormous sail that reaches from the stage up to the very top of the ceiling. This will be used as a multi-plane projection screen and shadowcasting space and will act as a continuation of the sails that are already in situ in the roxy hall. The stage will have an exploratory space around the back continuing our theme of altering the perspective within which the viewer can watch the bands. 

Excited? We are! 

Hidden Door Dates

Woohoo! We are extremely happy to announce that the next Hidden Door Festival will take place at the Roxy Art House in Edinburgh on Friday 22^nd, Saturday 23^rd and Sunday 24^th of October! Yes, that’s right, we’ve got so many amazing things in store that we've added in an extra session to fit it all in!

We’ll be releasing more information about our lineup and where you can get tickets shortly but keep checking facebook and twitter as we may have a little surprise up our sleeves for any early birds out there…

Stage 5

Cast your mind back to January and the first ever Hidden Door. Remember the maze? Well forget the maze! It’s dead and gone. Instead Hidden Door 2 has 5 glorious stages occupying the Roxy Hall. Each stage is a collaboration between artists, musicians, film-makers and anyone else who’s kicking about.

The lovely Greer Pester is heading up stage 5 at Hidden Door and is working on a design that sees each artist involved in the stage being given a ‘stage component’ to work with. These will take the form of 2d and 3d shapes made from a variety of materials.

Each component (think massive building blocks) can be painted/manipulated /decorated--projected on however the artist pleases and then composed for each performance or slot meaning artists can choose to personalize their blocks for specific performances and collaborations with musicians.

Also, we should give a massive ‘woop woop’ to Greer and Bernie Reid who produced our fabulous new logo and poster. They’re rather talented!

http://www.greercummiskeypester.com/

Call for submissions: Films

Call for submissions: Hidden Door festival, Edinburgh 22nd - 24th October 2010.

Hidden Door is a multidisciplinary arts festival that brings creative talent from all disciplines and backgrounds together, showcases new talent across the arts, and celebrates the quality and innovation happening right here in Scotland.

Films can be in any genre and up to 15 mins in length, (although we may take longer films if they work particularly well in the program).

Films should be uploaded to Vimeo and then a link emailed to genbicknell@gmail.com Please include the date the film was made, which category it comes under ie fiction, documentary experimental etc, and a short biography or couple of lines about yourself and crew. This is the preferred method but we will also accept films by post. Please address to Magda Dragan, 16/2 Mertoun Place, Edinburgh, EH11 1JZ. Unfortunately we cannot return items posted.

Deadline for submissions is September 12th 2010. If you are currently working on a film and it will be finished after September 12th, let us know and it might still be possible to include it.

If you have any queries, please email Genevieve at genbicknell@gmail.com

Hidden Door 2

After the success of our first Hidden Door Festival we're busy working hard to get Hidden Door 2 together. There will be more music, art, performance and poetry for your delectation and delight. As the event draws closer we'll be posting all sorts of titbits up here so keep checking back...