Carlos Acosta – The talented cuban ballet dancer and choreographer has performed with many companies. Carlos has been a permanent member of The Royal Ballet since 1998, and in 2003 he was promoted to Principal Guest Artist.
Pipilotti Rist-The Swiss artist’s lush multimedia installations playfully and provocatively merge fantasy and reality.She has recently been commissioned by MoMA to create a monumental site-specific installation.
Shaun O’Connor from PRICKIMAGE is a VJ and video artist, resident at Fabric with WYS, travelling London and Europe’s festivals and prime venues. Collaborating with Ahh…Arts Igniting Minds, Noise of Art, Jonny Woo and Caron Geary.
John Waters- He is a prolific American filmmaker, actor, writer, journalist, visual artist and art collector. He was recently promoting his latest book, Role Models!, a self- portrait told through intimate literary profiles of his favourite personalities, some famous, some unknown, some criminal and some alarmingly middle of the road.
Barbara Kruger- She is an american conceptual artist. Enveloping the viewer with the seductions of direct address, her work is consistently about the kindnesses and brutalities of social life:about how we are to one another.
In a career span of 13 years, Somu Mohapatra has developed an extensive knowledge of the computer-generated imagery and has been credited in films such as Chronicles of Narnia, Night of the Museum II and GI Joe.
Claire Denis- She is a Paris-based filmmaker internationally recognized for her fearless investigation of the human condition, focusing on cross-cultural tensions and family troubles. Currently she is shooting a film inspired by Jean-Luc Nancy.
Andy Serkis – In 1999, he landed the prize role of Gollum in Peter Jackson’s epic film The Lord of the Rings. Apart from his line of CGI-driven characters, Serkis continued with traditional acting in several leading and supporting roles.
Jonny Woo is a sophisticated and popular performance artist at the top of his cross-dressing game. Like a superhero, he can magically transform himself into an exotic creature that mixes Rabelaisian humour, social commentary, hilarious high jinks and an arch and prescient consciousness.
Mehmet Akten aka MEMO is a visual artist, musician and interaction designer with a focus on creating emotional and memorable experiences. Using programming as his primary artist’s tool, he develops technology to create new instruments and explore alternative ways of performing visuals and sound.
Graeae – A disabled-led theatre company that profiles the skills of actors, writers and directors with physical and sensory impairments. The artistic approach creates aesthetically accessible productions that include a disabled and non-disabled audience. Graeae is the leading British company in its field, and has been led by Jenny Sealey, Artistic Director.
Barry Gene Murphy is a moving image artist, who works across the spectrum of visual media. From directing music videos to creating gallery based experimental work to live performance visuals, Murphy’s work explores film making techniques and touches on many different subjects.
Clint Dyer – He has acted for 20 years in film, TV and theatre.On stage he has worked with heralded directors, and as a writer Dyer has had work optioned by Nik Powel at Scala Films and is currently developing a screenplay with Lisbet Matz at Prima Films and director Rob Heath, as well as writing an original play entitled Emergency .
Fraser Ayres – He is best known for his role as Clint in the BBC comedy series, The Smoking Room. His stage work brought him Best Actor awards for his performance in The People Next Door and his film work includes Revenger’s Tragedy and Intimacy. Most recently he played Ray in the BBC Three drama pilot West 10 LDN.
Todd Haynes – He is an award-winning American film director best known for the films Poison, Academy -nominated Far From Heaven, and I’m Not There.His most frequent collaborator is actress Julianne Moore.
Anna Boberg a.k.a. VJ Bopa, has established herself in the field of visual performance and motion graphics for music. She has worked with many artists such as Bryan Ferry, The Streets and Chemical Brothers. Lately, she was programming Michael Jackson’s glove for his last show.
Wim Wenders – The Director and Producer began his career with the rise of the New German Cinema at the end of the 1960s. He has directed several highly acclaimed documentaries, most notably Buena Vista Social Club (1999) and The Soul of a Man (2003)
An ‘Urban Eden’ to explore how we treat humans. A place to play, explore and be. Lorraine Faissal joins as community leader. A Social Enterprise, a gallery you ride through- with some of the world’s most exciting artists.