Sunday 25 April

Matinee 2.00pm – 4.00pm
GRAFFITI/POST GRAFFITI is a testament to street graffiti
entering the hallowed grounds of major art galleries
and institutions. In this documentary of the early 80s
movement, we see Hip-Hop culture in action and travel
to the South Bronx where most of it started. Discussing
this new infusion of energy into the art world are dealers
SIDNEY JANIS and TONY SHAFRAZI and artists CRASH,
LADY PINK, FAB 5 FREDDIE, JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT,
among others.

NEW YORK NEW WAVE AT PS1 features the work of many
artists who shaped the direction of art that was to follow.
Included is the work of ROBERT MAPPLETHORPE, KEITH
HARING, JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT, PUNK MAGAZINE
and GRAFFITI artists among others. Interviews are with
artist KURT HOPPE and curator DIEGO CORTEZ.

Main Event 4.30PM – 2.00AM
The European Premiere of DOWNTOWN CALLING,
documenting late 70s’ New York and narrated by DEBBIE
HARRY (Blondie), where street music and art were on the
cutting edge. Featured in the film are: ARTHUR BAKER,
CHRIS STEIN, CHRIS FRANZ, JAMES CHANCE, FAB
5FREDDY, SAL PRINCIPATO, MOS DEF, KEITH HARING,
ESG, HENRY CHALFANT, MAN PARRISH, JAZZY JAY,
DAVID DEPINO, DANNY KRIVIT, NELSON GEORGE,
BOBBITO GARCIA, TOM SILVERMAN & more.
Don’t miss!

A live performance by exotic and balearic tastemakers
QUIET VILLAGE, premiering the visual side of their Silent
Movie LP, a mix of film-inspired electronica and psychedelia.
A visual and audio showcase by JIGOKU, aka Lovely Jon
and Cherrystones, inspired by classic exploitation cinema.
Followed by UK INNOVATOR ANDREW WEATHERALL,
who produced Primal Scream amongst others will be
playing a special post punk/no wave set. Weatherall has
shaped UK dance culture, firmly rooted in the leftfield
underground scene. He’s now regarded as a cultural
musical icon worldwide. He’s always at the forefront and
regarded as a cultural musical icon, worldwide.

Monday 26 April

A night dedicated to singer-songwriter-filmmaker-artist
DAVID BYRNE, including screenings of his breathtaking films,
True Stories (1986) and Ilé Aiyé (The House Of Life) (1989).

Matinee 6.30PM – 8.00PM
TRUE STORIES David Byrne’s directoral debut, set in
the fictional town of Virgil, Texas, which looks at life of
everyday townsfolk. Louis Fyne (John Goodman) is a man
desperate to get married; the lazy woman is named so for
her refusal to leave bed; and Earl Culver lives with a wife
he no longer talks to. Littered with beautiful oddities and
iconic imagery, True Stories feels an artful pre-cursor to
Lynch’s Twin Peaks.

Main Event 8.00PM - 2.00AM
Ille Aiye (HOUSE OF LIFE), which is an impressionistic
approach in exploring the Candombe religion and its
people, found in the Bahia region of Brazil. Building a
cultural collage of music, dance and archival footage
Byrne takes us on a visceral journey of a culture that has
pulsating and evocative music at its core.
Following the screenings, a live performance by Dalston’s
mischievous four-piece DJANGO DJANGO (http://www.
myspace.com/djangotime), who are headlining this
years Stag & Dagger festival will perform Talking Heads
inspired music.

More bands and DJ’s to be confirmed.

Shoreditch’s Village Underground is the perfect venue
to play host to this fantastic event. Set up by a Berlin
and NYC collective of filmmakers, music promoters, VJs
and artistes, this former Victorian warehouse is now a
state-of-the-art music and theatre venue, and its vaulted
brick arches will provide the ideal backdrop to Visionäre’s
inaugural audiovisual showcase.

From house to arthouse, from prog rock to music doc,
Visionäre’s debut event of film magic and audio artistry
will be an event not to be missed.

For more details about Visionäre and this event,
contact Andy Clough on tel: 020 7770 6283 or email:
andrew@visionare.co.uk; or John Hiller on tel:
07811 912034, email: john@visionare.co.uk.
Alex Pe Win on tel: 07984 960133, email: alex@visionare.co.uk

For tickets go to www.wegottickets.com/visionare