The Cube
Independent cinema which also hosts regular gigs and music.
The Cube is a real asset to Bristol, an independent cinema run by volunteers with original programming. In addition to films and live music the 105 seat cinema is also used for workshops and discussions.
In essence The Cube shows the films you actually want to see, avoiding pure 'arthouse' programming. Expect to find Hollywood's (occasional) decent offerings listed alongside quality foreign and independent films as well as a few cult classics. Wednesday mornings (11am) is BabyCinema where babies are welcome while Wednesday evenings is BlueScreen - a sort of open mic night but for short films.
While often folk or indie based, gig listings for The Cube can really vary. The level of crowd interaction at the Cube can make it a great venue to catch one off shows from electronica producers to experimental artists.
For film times check www.cubecinema.com
In essence The Cube shows the films you actually want to see, avoiding pure 'arthouse' programming. Expect to find Hollywood's (occasional) decent offerings listed alongside quality foreign and independent films as well as a few cult classics. Wednesday mornings (11am) is BabyCinema where babies are welcome while Wednesday evenings is BlueScreen - a sort of open mic night but for short films.
While often folk or indie based, gig listings for The Cube can really vary. The level of crowd interaction at the Cube can make it a great venue to catch one off shows from electronica producers to experimental artists.
For film times check www.cubecinema.com
What's On At The Cube
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experimental
ambient
drone
film
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experimental
ambient
noise
art rock
experimental pop
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experimental
open mic
theatre
festival
cabaret
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experimental
ambient
art pop
film
soundtrack
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experimental
noise
lo-fi
experimental rock
exhibition-opening
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experimental
comedy
stand-up comedy
theatre
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folk
experimental
traditional folk
psych
Get a feel for The Cube
Our recent recommendations for The Cube
Puppets for the people, by the people: after a two-day workshop guided by Beanpig Puppets’ unsteady hands, a new array of freshly hatched chaos creations will be turning the Cube boards into a one-off surrealist wonderland of DIY puppet performance. Guaranteed to be beautifully batshit… Nessun Dorma eat your heart out!
The People's Puppet Opera at The Cube.
Sell out warning! Birmingham is the place. It’s where Sun Ra first touched Earth, where Angela Davis got radical and Dr King put pen to jailhouse paper. The Magic City lets the streets talk about how they birthed a cosmos under segregation; more than just the Sun Ra origin story you desperately need, it’s a slice of 16mm sociology. Bring some noise for the Arkestra procession + your burning questions for the directors!
The Magic City: Birmingham according to Sun Ra at The Cube.
Finally, Coil drone journeyman Drew McDowall comes to town, headlining this captivating fundraiser for displaced people in Lebanon. Drew’s sacred drift’s accompanied by a poignant screening of the poetic A Letter From Beirut + a first time flute’n’vocal collab between Viridian Ensemble’s Tina Hitchens and Bint Mbareh. In the bar: Mayss will get you dreaming with zoned minimal wave and experimental selections.
Fundraiser w/ Drew McDowall, A Letter from Beirut at The Cube.
Missed connections and slapstick misunderstandings abound across Jacques Rozier's meandering cult curio. Maine-Ocean Express follows a host of strangers on a train journey packed to the rafters with opportunists, eccentrics, and exhausted workers, capturing the unlikely intimacy of travel with gorgeous documentary-style looseness. A truly underrated post-Nouvelle Vague gem!
Maine-Ocean Express 6pm at The Cube.
Haunting medieval melodies meet musique concrète: avant-garde folkists La Cozna reshape traditional French balladry with unsettling experimentalism, carried by orchestral swells and sublime chanson vocals. They’re in timeless company with a rare appearance from lauded local Mary Hampton and her oddball, old-world storytelling.
Fresh takes on traditional songs from France and England