Located in the Greenwich Peninsula, roughly a 10 minute walk away from North Greenwich Station which is home to the O2 Arena, Morden Wharf homes an industrial & entrepreneurial hive. Starting life off as a theatrical space, Sugar Studios has gone on to become a multi-studiod space in high demand from some of the UK’s most exciting talents and organisations. Invited by the newly established arts venue, I’m greeted by Venue Manager Steph and Head of Marketing Loanne, who takes me on a guided tour of the vibrant venue.
Founded a decade ago in 2012 to platform the work of marginalised artists, performance venue Ugly Duck, located in Bermondsey – South East London, has been at the forefront of working with performance artists who are not afraid of exploring lesser talked about themes. Their @Disturbance Festival, now in its 4th year specifically created to showcase LGBTQ+ artists and stories. Set to show Simple Relations No.4, a performance made for camera that queers the use of everyday objects to explore the complexities of living in a gender fluid body in the Southern United States as part of Ugly Duck’s 10th year anniversary on the 10th, 11th and 12th of November, video artist Sandrine Schaefer tells us what inspired them to explore the show’s themes further, how they’ve approached creating the filmed performance and what can be expected!
