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The NRLA Celebrates its 30th Anniversary

NRLA Box Set book cover, Photo: Black
Market International 2007 by Martin Rindlisbacher
The Theatre Collection was delighted to join The National Review of Live Art (NRLA) in celebrating a very special landmark as it reached its 30th Anniversary in March 2010. In the past three decades the festival has hosted work from some of the most adventurous artists from all over the world and has featured performances that have lasted just moments, and others for 97 hours. Audiences have watched paper launched into the night sky on helium balloons, been soaked by upturned hoses, and washed their hands with soap made from the fat of an artist's stomach.

Over the years, the NRLA has hosted artists who have screamed, wept, writhed, slept and drawn blood, and to commemorate its long and colourful history, more than a hundred artists were invited back to present new work. A limited edition box set to celebrate 30 years of remarkable live arts practice, containing exclusive interviews, essays, anecdotes and photographs, along with 3 DVDs highlighting each decade of the festival was also produced.

In addition to attending the event, the Theatre Collection once again commissioned the video documentation of the festival by a specialist camera team, and a full list of the archived footage from the 2010 Festival is available at NRLA 2010 catalogue and is available to view by appointment.

For more information please contact the Keeper of the Live Art Archives.