Something Special for Valentine's Day - Beacons of Love
1 Feb 2021
TUNE INTO LOVE UNDER LOCKDOWN THIS VALENTINE'S DAY WITH BEACONS OF LOVE.
You might not be together with loved ones on Valentine’s Day this year, but you can still make a date to tune into love under lockdown. You are invited to experience a digital audio artwork for your ears only: a chorus of love songs transmitted directly to GPS co-ordinates of your choice in the UK.
On 14th February, Bristol's Action Hero are bringing their international audio project Oh Europa directly to you, via the free Oh Europa app. It is possible to sign up from today (1 Feb) until 11 Feb to register as a "Beacon" for the Valentine's Day event, https://beaconsoflove.eventbrite.co.uk
Originally presented as part of Bristol Old Vic's Ferment programme in 2018, the company spent 6 months travelling in their van recording love songs, sung by ordinary people across Europe. It’s an archive of over 1000 songs in 46 different languages, sung by people aged 1 to 100.
You can listen to the songs on your daily exercise route, in your garden or even on your sofa via a location-specific audio hotspot which will broadcast voices singing with sentiments of love, heartbreak and longing. Your location, your choice!
When you sign up, Action Hero will send you an email containing everything you need to know about joining in on Valentine’s Day. It’ll include a link to a form to fill in with instructions about how to register your location. Your personal audio hotspot will be activated to begin its broadcast on Valentine’s Day, and will beam love songs directly to you for one day only.
Beacons Of Loveis accessible via apple or android mobile devices.
This Valentine’s Day, love will travel across the airwaves to provide solace, comfort and a beacon of hope in dark times.
‘Beacons of Love’ is part a collection of works called Oh Europa which includes the 8 hour-long performance RadiOh Europa and the micro-installation postcards from the edge. Oh Europa was co-produced with Farnham Maltings, co-commissioned by Transform, Matchbox, Farnham Maltings. Supported by Watershed and the Pervasive Media Studio.
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Contact amanda.adams@bristololdvic.org.uk for further information.
LISTINGS INFORMATION:~
14 Feb 2021
Action Hero present
BEACONS OF LOVE
Price: Free event
Location: GPS coordinates of your choice!
Deadline to register 11 Feb
Register here: https://beaconsoflove.eventbrite.co.uk
Bristol Old Vic is the longest continuously running theatre in the UK, and celebrated its 250th anniversary in 2016. The historic playhouse aims to inspire audiences with its own original productions, both at home and on tour, whilst nurturing the next generation of artists, whether that be through their 350-strong Young Company, their many outreach and education projects or their trailblazing artist development programme, Bristol Ferment.
They use their funding to support experiment and innovation, to allow access to their programme for people who would not otherwise encounter it, or be able to afford it, and to keep their extraordinary heritage alive and animated.
On 24 Sep 2018, Bristol Old Vic completed its 2-year multi-million pound redevelopment project, which transformed its front of house space into a warm and welcoming public building for all of Bristol to enjoy, created a new studio theatre and opened up its unique theatrical heritage to the public for the first time.