Culture Diary w/c 19-05-13

Monday – How To Dress Well 8pm @ Leaf £9

The first thing you notice about How To Dress Well, the project of singer/producer Tom Krell, is that astounding falsetto vocal. That soon enough this becomes simply another element of the ‘hipster R&B’ sound Krell has defined as his own says much about the depth of the Germany-based 27 year old’s output, recently described by Pitchfork as “poignant and devastating art”. Worth noting that Forest Swords is on hand with a DJ set.

Tuesday – Tmesis Presents Physical Fest 10am-6pm @ the Bluecoat

The only festival of its kind in Europe, the Tmesis hosted Physical Fest takes place at the Bluecoat and comprises eight days of workshops, classes, performances and events. With an emphasis on attracting internationally-renowned practitioners, expect the likes of Daphnis Kokkinos (Pina Bausch Tanztheater), Jamie Wood (Clown), Autour Du Mime and Adam Meggido.

Shell 6pm @ FACT

The debut feature of director Scott Graham, Shell is a coming-of-age drama explored in the remote Scottish highlands. 17 year old Shell (played understatedly yet powerfully by newcomer Chloe Pirrie) is at its centre, stuck looking after her mechanic father while on the cusp of womanhood.

Wednesday – BAFTA Crew Masterclass: Anita Overland on Production Management 6.30pm @ FACT

How do you get a film made? Join BAFTA-winning producer and co-producer Anita Overland (The Iron Lady/Red Riding) as she discusses her career, offering insight into the production management department, and her practical and creative advice where getting films made are concerned.

PICK OF THE WEEK: Thursday – Liverpool School of Art and Design Degree Show 5.30pm @ the Art and Design Academy 

Featuring Architecture, Fine Art, Fashion, Graphic Design and Illustration, Interior Design, Popular Music Studies and Product Design, this Thursday sees the opening of the 2013 LSAD degree shows. A good heads up for names we may see producing interesting work in the near future, and a barometer of the quality we should expect, LSAD’s degree show is becoming a fixture in our calender.

Friday – Love Your Blog: Motivation and Ideas 1.15pm-4.30pm @ Tate Liverpool £15 (or £35 for all three sessions)

The first of three sessions created to enhance your blogging experience, and get to grips with the challenges we all face in engaging and maintaining a readership, Love Your Blog gets underway this week with a session dedicated to motivation and ideas. With an emphasis on starting points, focus, defining your ideas and managing your blog, workshop one is led by two experts in their field, journalist Christopher Brown and the Blog North Award shortlisted, Amy Roberts.

Saturday – Milk: Presents… Experiment 61 11pm @ The Picket £6/£8

The focus of this Milk: Presents production seems to be very much on the international and experimental. Featuring a diverse yet complimentary line-up, on paper, one thing it isn’t is boring. While Floridian brothers Andy and Edwin White as Tonstartssbandht sit atop the bill, there are gems of lower-hanging fruit too, with Nadine Carina a stand-out. Much overused, for once, eclectic hits the nail on the head.

Sunday – Studio Ghibli Double Bill: My Neighbour Totoro 2.20pm/Grave of The Fireflies 4.20pm @ FACT

Famous in the West for the likes of Spirited Away (2001), Howl’s Moving Castle (2004) and Ponyo (2008), the Japanese Studio Ghibli has become something of a staple for young and old fans of animation. This Sunday however, FACT present a pair of films the studio released 25 years ago. While My Neighbour Totoro has familiar themes of the discovery of forest-dwelling spirits, Grave of The Fireflies is altogether more realist in tone and its 12 certificate only begins to hint at some of the difficult territory covered in this World War II lament.

The Horse Loom 6.30pm @ Bold Street Coffee £Donation

The solo project of Northumbrian guitarist and singer Steve Malley, The Horse Loom has been described as “the most unique marriage between British folk music, avant-garde guitar playing and punk rock spirit”. Malley, returning to Bold Street Coffee after last year’s winning appearance, plays deftly beautiful and intricate acoustic guitar.

Posted on 20/05/2013 by thedoublenegative