The Theatre of Mistakes
The Theatre of Mistakes 1970s-1980s, London was a performance art company. The work was minimalist, structuralist, and conceptual.
Selected Performances
1976 Serpentine Gallery, London, 'Homage to Pietro Longhi'
Stedelijk Museum; Amsterdam. 'The Ascent of the Stedelijk'
1977 Hayward Gallery, London. 'A Waterfall' 48 performances for the Hayward Annual.
Biennale de Paris, Musee d'Art Moderne, Paris -'Going'
FIAC, Grand Palais, Paris - ‘Going’.
1978 Student Cultural Centre, Belgrade -'Two Freedoms' and 'Going'
Arnolfini Gallery, Bristol -'Going', 'Waterfall 3'.
Paula Cooper Gallery, New York -'Waterfall 6' State Penitentiary and University, Pittsburgh, - 'Going'
Theatre for the New City, New York -'Going'
1979 Forum fur Actuelle Kunst, Innsbruck -'Orpheus and Hermes'
1980 Brighton Theatre Festival -'Orpheus and Hermes',
University Theatre Festival, Brescia, and Salle Polyvalente, Ferrara -
'Duet for Orpheus and Hermes' and 'Homage to Morandi'
Tour of Holland -'Homage to Morandi'
1981Jeanetta Cochrane Theatre, London - 'Homage to Morandi' 'Going';
'Table Move 1'; and 'The Ninth Method'.
Tour of Belgium -'Homage to Morandi'. Kunstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin -'Homage to Morandi' and 'Table Move 1'
Selected Reviews and Essays
- Denis Thomas, The Listener, 27 April 1977
- Cordelia Oliver, The Guardian, 23 February 1977
- The Drama Review (Structure Theatre Issue) 1979
- Nick Wood, Artscribe no 10, 1979
- Stuart Morgan, Art Forum, Autumn 1980
- Anthony Masters, The Times, 19 March 1980
- John Roberts, Artscribe, no 28, 1981
- Sally Banes, The Village Voice, 7 December 1982
- Marie-Anne Mancio An A-Z of The Ting: Theatre of Mistakes
- Jason E Bowman with Anthony Howell Towards a Purposeful Accident: Elements of Performance Art via The Theatre of Mistakes
- Marie-Anne Mancio Mistakes Made Mutually: Researching The Theatre of Mistakes
Performance texts by The Theatre of Mistakes
Homage to Morandi – Grey Suit Editions, 2006.
The book of the performance by The Theatre of Mistakes. ISBN 1-903006-01-5
Going – Grey Suit Editions 2007.
The book of the performance by The Theatre of Mistakes ISBN 1-903006-03-1
References
- Roselee Goldberg's Performance: Live Art Since 1960
- Gregory Battcock's The Art of Performance.
- Marie-Anne Mancio An A-Z of The Ting: Theatre of Mistakes
Anthony Howell, Fiona Templeton, – Peter Stickland, Michael Greenall, Glenys Johnson, Miranda Payne.