Dazzle Ship Series
Tauba Auerbach / Ciara Phillips / Peter Blake / Tobias Rehberger / Carlos Cruz-diez FreeThese brightly coloured boats pay homage to the hundreds of ships that were ‘dazzled’ during the First World War.
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Fuel presents Sound&Fury’sCharlie Ward
Sheffield / York / Perth / LeedsA haunting sound installation inspired by makeshift wartime hospitals on the front line.
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Chloe Dewe Mathews Shot at Dawn
TOURINGAn immensely moving book and photography exhibition showing the sites where Allied troops were executed for desertion during the war.
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LETTER TO AN UNKNOWN SOLDIER
Free UK-wideKate Pullinger and Neil Bartlett invited everyone in the UK to write a personal message to a fallen soldier for this unique public war memorial.
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LIFT 2014
Battersea Arts Centre & Southbank CentreA series of five special events staged at Battersea Arts Centre and Southbank Centre in London as part of LIFT 2014.
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Curated by Billy BraggThe Opening Act
LEFTFIELD STAGE, GLASTONBURY FESTIVALThe musician-activist invited five fellow singers to join him at the Glastonbury Festival and premiere a selection of new songs inspired by the conflict.
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Directed by Bill Mitchell100: The Day Our World Changed
Wildworks MEVAGISSEY TO HELIGANWildWorks’ extraordinary day-long event moved through the Cornish landscape as it told the stories of the men who left it to fight in the First World War.
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Forced EntertainmentThe Notebook
Part Of Lift Battersea Arts Centre, LondonTim Etchells directed this compelling adaptation of an Ágota Kristóf story about twin brothers sent to their grandmother’s home in the country when war breaks out.
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Richard Thompson
UK-WIDE TOURThe great British singer-songwriter toured a series of new songs based on wartime correspondence between soldiers and their families and friends.
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Bedwyr Williams, Bob and Roberta Smith, Nalini Malani, Ryoji Ikeda and Jeremy DellerLights Out
UK-WideOn 4 August 2014, more than 16 million people around the UK turned off their lights for an hour in a remarkable act of collective reflection.
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Directed by Katie MitchellThe Forbidden Zone
BARBICAN, LONDONLIVE STREAM FROM SALZBURG FESTIVAL
London’s Barbican Theatre presented the British premiere of a hugely innovative and imaginative work by the leading British theatre director.
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If It Wasn't For Their Wellies
Free EDINBURGHScottish composer John Maxwell Geddes’s heart-warming work was inspired by the wartime stories and memories of older men and women in Edinburgh.
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At times like these men were wishing they were all kinds of insectsGraham Gingles
Free THE MAC, BELFASTThe Northern Irish artist took inspiration from the Princess Mary Gift Fund boxes, created in 1914 for distribution to members of the armed forces at Christmas.
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Curated by Lavinia GreenlawGoodbye To All That
Kamila Shamsie, Colm Tóibín and Jeanette Winterson were among the contributors to this anthology of new writing inspired by Robert Graves’ famous phrase.
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When You Look You May Not See;
If history could be folded, where would you put the crease?Art On The Underground
Richard Wentworth
Free LONDON UNDERGROUND STATIONS; NETWORK-WIDE
This thought-provoking and multi-faceted piece of public art was created for and installed across the London Underground network in 2014.
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Torsten RaschA Foreign Field
WORCESTER CATHEDRALThe Three Choirs Festival at Worcester Cathedral hosted the world premiere of this major new cantata by the leading German composer.
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The Tiger LilliesA Dream Turns Sour
Part Of Lift BATTERSEA ARTS CENTRE, LONDONThe inimitable cabaret trio took their cues from war poets such as Wilfred Owen and John McCrae for this dark yet humorous series of London shows.
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Curated by LIFTAfter a War
BATTERSEA ARTS CENTRE, LONDONTim Etchells of Forced Entertainment invited 25 international artists to respond to the continuing impact of the war on our world today.
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Anya Gallaccio
ALDEBURGH FESTIVALThe Turner Prize-nominated Scottish artist’s remarkable installation drew inspiration from the Suffolk landscape where it was presented in summer 2014.
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BBC Late Prom
LONDONThe world premiere of a deeply beautiful new piece by Sir John Tavener marked the 100th anniversary of Britain’s entry into the First World War.
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World War 1 ShortsDoes it Matter?
FreeA series of short films presenting the perspective of five contemporary disabled artists on the legacies of war and disability in Britain today.
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Lemn SissayBlood
THE VERBAL ARTS CENTRE, DERRY / LONDONDERRYThe acclaimed poet collaborated with residents of Derry-Londonderry on this special poetry, public art and performance project.
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Written by Owen SheersMametz
National Theatre Wales GREAT LLANCAYO UPPER WOOD, MONMOUTHSHIREThe thousands of Welsh soldiers injured or killed in the Battle of Mametz Wood received an evocative tribute in this site-specific performance piece.
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Royal de LuxeMemories of August 1914
Free LIVERPOOLThe Giants were the focal point of this city-wide spectacular in summer 2014, retelling the story of Liverpool’s famous Pals Battalions.
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The Empire Cafe
Free THE BRIGGAIT, GLASGOWThis thought-provoking series exploring the history of Scotland and the North Atlantic slave trade featured a new work by Scottish artist Graham Fagen.
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Hotel Modern & Arthur SauerThe Great War
Part Of Lift SOUTHBANK CENTRE, LONDONLive animation and a miniature film set provided the context for this small but perfectly formed re-creation of the Western Front.
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Lola AriasThe Year I was Born
Part Of Lift SOUTHBANK CENTRE, LONDONThe stories of Chilean men and women who lived through Pinochet’s violent dictatorship formed the basis of this powerful stage work.
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14-18 NOW at WOMAD
CHARLTON PARK, WILTSHIREA new piece by Zimbabwean collective Siyaya showed how music can help to sustain communities through conflict and political upheaval.
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1914 Day By Day Cartoons
Free THE CARTOON MUSEUM, LONDON / BBC RADIO 4, 1914 DAY BY DAY SHOWPosy Simmonds and Ralph Steadman were among the artists who created new illustrations for this vital project, which revisited the outbreak of the war in real time.
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