TG Birthday Weekend - Body Probe at Red Pill/Blue Pill - Friday 18 May

Torture Garden Birthday Weekend Presents:
Body Probe

Friday 18th May 2007
@ Red Pill / Blue Pill

Weston St (between Tooley St & St Thomas St) London Bridge Tube SE1

Doors: 9pm - 4am

* Performances from 11pm
Fakir Musafar Performance begins at 11.30pm sharp!

Body Probe combines Radical Performance, Body Art Ritual, Art & Live Music, with TG Fetish Play & Dance Party.

Performance / Installation / Play Arena:

Fakir Musafar & Cleo Dubois (US)

11.30pm - 12.15am:
Initiation - Ritual Suspension Performance by the legendary father of the Modern Primitive Movement
Making his first UK appearance since the ICA 12 years ago, TG Body Probe he will create a unique suspension ritual performance with his partner Cleo Dubois, traci joy burleigh and Elwood - also featuring Justin Allen, Lee Adams and Kamelyan.

Fakir has pioneered and experimented with body modification and primitive body rituals since the 1940's. He was a main featured artist in the seminal ReSearch book Modern Primitives, appeared on the Body Art edition of the South Bank Show and at the ICA Body Art season. He has published a magazine and book - Body Play, and made the 1985 film Dances Sacred and Profane with Charles Gatewood.

It is a great honour to have Fakir make his first appearance in the UK since the ICA 12 years ago, and this will be his first and only public suspension performance in his UK Spirit + Flesh tour.

Please note that although Fakir will be a special guest at the Torture Garden Birthday Ball and host the Body Play Boudoir, the only performance will be at Body Probe. 

The performance begins at 11.30pm sharp. Arrive early!!!
www.fakir.org / www.fakirtour.com

Suka Off (Poland) + Uniform

1am - 1.40am: White Room Performance Art + Live Music by Uniform
www.sukaoff.com / www.myspace.com/uniformuk 

Satomi (Japan/France)

2am - 2.20am: Self Bondage Suspension Performance
www.tokyolovedoll.com

Experimental Live Music:
Hospital Radio

11pm - 11.30pm + 12.20am - 12.50am
www.myspace.com/hospitalradiomusic  

DVD Art:

* Channel 83 - Archive of Wounds (Italy/Germany) www.channel83.co.uk/gallery 
* Suka Off (Poland) www.sukaoff.com
* Bara Jichova K (Czech / US)

Art Exhibition:  
Espira

www.espira.co.uk
 
Medical & Bondage Installations:  
Infernal Mechanix

Club Arena

DJs: Scottee (Antisocial) + OAP (Kashpoint) + Jimmy Mofo (Mofo Mag)
Sleazy Electro, Dirty Breaks, Hard-ON Dance

Enforced Dress Code:
Body Art, Tribal, Shaman, Ritual, Fetish, Fantasy, Medical, Uniform,
Japanese, Drag, Burlesque, Carnival, Kit Kat Cabaret, Electro Freak,
Porno Punk, Cutting Edge Couture Fashion etc.

No Casual Street Wear / Regular Club Wear / Cotton T-Shirts!

Advance Tickets: £17 TG Member / £20 Non Mem

4 Event Weekend Tickets (save £10): £56 TG Members / £68 Non Mem (Only Available via TG Online & Tel)

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Tickets on the door: £20 TG Mem / £25 Non

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