New artistic partners for The Big Chill

United Kingdom | | 18 January 2008

The Big Chill has announced details of four new partnerships aiming to broaden the artistic scope of the festival.

The August weekender has always placed firm emphasis on cutting edge music, art and multi-media, and is looking to expand this year's event with the help of the ICA, Roundhouse, Underbelly and the BFI.

London's ICA (the Institute of Contemporary Art) will be screening a number of films, as well as brand new art and music commissions for the Big Chill Media Mix area.

A new arena, the Big Round Tent, will be programmed by the Roundhouse, featuring live performances and a workshop programme including radio broadcasts, film, songwriting, MC workshops, youth Graffiti and photography projects.

The British Film Institute has also been drafted in and will be screening outdoor films and other visual content, while Underbelly will be hosting a new comedy tent.

Other new feature for 2008 include include The Big Warm, featuring bonfires, story telling and song, a more developed Words in Motion area and the Moonlit Picture House, a unique late night cinema.

Organisers are also promising another bumper line up of new and established acts spanning chill out, jazz, dub, dance, reggae, rock, pop and anything else that fits The Big Chill ethos.

Before all that though, a number of showcase nights are taking place at London's Big Chill House venue, to give fans an idea of what to expect. The first takes place on 7 February featuring Priorite A Gauche and The Portico Quartet. Visit the official site for more.