Equinoks Luton – festival of improvised music, art and film

Equinoks, a pop-up arts festival staged in the historical interiors of St. Mary’s church in Luton, featuring performances by international free  improvisers, short form film screenings and artworks by a diverse cast of artists.

This event will take place on Saturday, 23 September 2023, 2-6 pm at St. Mary’s church, Church Street, Luton, LU1 3JF

Artists include:

Viv Corringham (USA, Voice + Effects)
Paul Jolly (UK, Clarinets)
Sylvia Hallett (UK, Branches and a bicycle wheel)
Tomasz Glazik (UK, Sax)
Yoko Miura (Japan, Piano / Melodica)
Mark Browne (UK, Sax + Collected Objects)
Jakub Rokita (UK, Harmonica)
Lawrence Casserley (UK, SPU + Sounders)
mcddavid (Germany, Guitar)
Petra Haller (UK, Dance)

An innovative pop-up art show is coming to Luton on the day of the Autumnal equinox – set against
the historical interiors of St. Mary’s church in Luton town centre. Featuring acoustic performances
by acclaimed British and international free improvisers, many of whom members of the longest
running improvised event mopomoso, established by the late John Russell, as well as several
Luton’s improvisers.

The free spirited, musical performances using a variety of classical, improvised and electronic
instruments will be accompanied by a display of ceramic and photographic work by Luton and
Hertfordshire artists: Faye Munroe, Claire Davies and Anna Fairchild and interwoven by
screenings of short films and animations by film-makers both local and international.

Film-makers:

Ebba Jahn (Germany)
Ahmed Salvador and Scott McMahon (USA)
Jakub Rokita and Tomasz Glazik (UK)
mcddavid (Germany)

Artists:

Anna Fairchild (Photography)
Claire Davies (Ceramics)
Faye Munroe (Ceramics)

The event has been organised thanks to a generous support of Luton organisations and businesses and is a brainchild of creatives Jakub Rokita and Paul Jolly.

Early bird tickets are on sale on Eventbrite: https://tinyurl.com/equinoks
Find out more about the event: https://avxluton.wordpress.com