Creative Times

Event dates: Thur Apr. 8th – Sun Apr. 11th 2010

Opening event: Thur Apr 8th – 6 - 9pm

This Easter Islington Mill will be rejoicing in words as it hosts, Reading for reading sake, a 4 day event aimed at exploring reading as a practice. Unlike a regular reading group, ‘Reading for readings sake’ aims to unfold the activity of reading, the situations in which we read, reading as a shared event, a private passion, concentration, interpretation, sound and voice, the symbolic and emotional value of the act.

The project was initiated last year by Maurice Carlin, Megan Wakefield and Helen Kaplinsky, motivated by a shared fascination with reading as an activity. The first event took place at Bristol’s Spike Island during January 2010.

For the next installment of the project at Islington Mill, those taking part will be invited to spend their days reading, where, when, how and whatever they like. Methods and approaches to reading employed previously by readers at the inaugural Bristol event will be described at the opening on Thur Apr 8th. To offer some direction to visitors that are unfamiliar with the area, we will ask residents of the the cities of Salford and Manchester for suggestions of favourite or out of the ordinary reading locations.

Evenings will be spent at Islington Mill, where food will be served and the days-worth of reading and reading-related experience shared in small groups over dinner, while dinner-time lectors read aloud to the assembled company. Selected gigs and performances will be taking place in Islington Mill’s clubspace on a number of the later evenings.

Sat 11th will feature a day packed with workshops, events and performances in the gallery space and throughout Islington Mill. Full details of these to follow soon.

NB. There is a limited number of places for the daytime and early evening events. Please get in touch if you’d like to take part and we’ll reserve you a place.

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