DOGTAIL CABARET: PIONEERS OF PUNK TO ROCK PROUD CAMDEN

Venue: Proud Camden, The Horse Hospital
Date: Tuesday, 2nd February 2010
Time: 7pm till 2am
Entry: £7 / £5

Dogtail Cabaret, a new alternative entertainment concept, takes off at Proud Camden, on Tuesday, 2nd February, 2010, with performances by two of Britain’s most celebrated pioneers of anarcho-punk and hippy music, The Astronauts and Zounds. Led by charismatic frontmen Mark Astronaut and Steve Lake, respectively, this will be a rare big stage performance by the enigmatic bands in recent years. They will be joined by legendary Jazz saxophone improvisor Lol Coxhill.

Also featuring on the impressive inaugural programme are One Drum: a high-class drum ensemble led by Nii Abass Dodoo, a member of Ghana’s greatest royal drumming dynasties; the premiere of Kenji Yoshida – Artist of the Soul, a biopic of the great Japanese Artist and former Kamikaze pilot, Kenji Yoshida, by Stonedog Productions; Nii Ayikwei Parkes, eminent Ghanaian performance poet and novelist; DJ Redkina and acoustic accompanists; and surprise guests.  Sound visualization artist Yvonne Riepl will provide a hypnotic backdrop to proceedings

Set up by international filmmakers Stonedog Productions, Dogtail Cabaret is a monthly cycle of events, featuring the best in live music, independent film premieres, theatre and performance art, choreography, poetry, installation art, Avant Garde DJs, and many unconventional art forms. It is scheduled for every first Tuesday of the month, at Proud Camden.

Poised to become the most talked about event in London, Dogtail Cabaret promises the widest range of art forms anywhere, and the cream of international, cutting-edge artists per show.

“We are consciously filling a huge gap in the arts and entertainment scene of London, and we have the ever-inspiring Proud Camden as our venue! This can only lead to something unearthly,” enthuses Dogtail Cabaret’s artistic director, Ishmael Annobil.

Commenting on the format of the event, Dogtail Cabaret’s Coordinator, Dasha Redkina, said: “This will provide superb, alternative entertainment for a wide range of discerning revellers, from students to the hipsters of yesteryear.”

Stonedog Productions aims to record every Dogtail Cabaret for archive, DVD and CD purposes, and for broadcast on the net and any other forum. This is part of Stonedog’s plan to capture a comprehensive record of today’s artists for posterity.

For full programme and biogs, visit http://www.dogtailcabaret.com/programme.html

Venue:
Proud Camden
The Horse Hospital
Stables Market
Chalk Farm Road
London NW1 8AH
Tel: 020 7482 3867
Email: info@proud.co.uk
Websites: www.proudcamden.com and www.dogtailcabaret.com

(Early Booking Advised).