Little Ecological Arts Festival

The Little Ecological Arts Festival (LEAF), will take place on Albion Millenium Green. There will be a series of events running from 2pm to 8pm on Wednesday 1 May to Saturday 4 May. In true artistic fashion, all timings are approximate! For latest details, check the littleecologicalart blog.

• ‘Tree / Book’ an Interactive Installation by Camilla Nelson
  Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday 2pm to 8pm
  Make your mark on this interactive web of tree-related reading & writing materials
• ‘Enclosure’ an Installation by Dan Eltringham
  Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday 2pm to 8pm
  Dan needs more space for his things. He's staked a claim and privatised part of the Green. He might consider leasing it to you.
• ‘Labyrinth’ an Installation by Maria Strutz
  Wednesday, Thursday 2pm to 8pm
  A walkable sculpture
• ‘The Keithettes: Divination’ a Performance by Beetle and Bird
  Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday 2pm to 3pm
  London based performance company Beetle and Bird pay homage to their Irish heritage. The Keithettes retell a traditional Irish May Day folklore with the help of some snails.
• ‘Nest’ a Performance Installation by Nathalie Hauwelle
  Wednesday 5pm to 8pm, Thursday, Friday 2pm to 8pm
  A nest fit for a human is built from wood found on The Green.
• ‘Insect Hotel’ Performance by the International Collective of Ecological Actors
  Thursday, Friday 2pm to 8pm, Saturday 2pm to 6pm
  You are trying to check in but the receptionist is busy building bed-space for some exceptional guests.
• ‘The Tempest’ by Teatro Vivo
  Thursday, Friday, 7pm to 8pm
  The Spirits of Albion Island invite you to come and celebrate Independence Day! The tyrannous Prospero has relinquished control and the Spirits will be celebrating by planting a memorial. Discover lovers and kings, monsters and men creating a storm in the undergrowth. This will be a work in progress showing inspired by Shakespeare’s The Tempest
• ‘I Surrender’ by Rachael Henley
  Friday 2pm to 8pm, Saturday 2pm to 7pm
  Live Performance Installation Knitting - Live .
• ‘Gleaning, Leaning and the Lean’ Workshop by Natalie Joelle
  Friday 4pm to 5pm
  What does it mean to glean and what are the ecological implications of its gestures?
• ‘The Last Cuppa’ Theatre by Elaine Pantling
  Friday, Saturday 4pm to 8pm
  There is comfort in a cup of solitude but there is much more pleasure in sharing a pot of tea with friends. Every cup, every sip stirs up a story and invokes a memory never to be forgotten…
• ‘Linus Slug’ by Mendoza
  Friday, Saturday 6pm to 7pm
  Insect Poetry from Northumberland.
• ‘Sprites In Shorts’ a Performance by Simon Harrison and Phiip Engleheart
  Saturday 6pm to 8pm
  The festival finishes with Crystal Palace's finest. Famous for their ‘Blessing of The Pond’ on Albion Millennium Green
• ‘Where Do We Go From Here?’ Interactive Installation by the International Collective of Ecological Actors
  Thursday, Friday, Saturday 2pm to 8pm
  Reveal the path to the future