A gig held at Club395 on Today. The event starts at 21:00.
395 ALIVE is a weekly authored combined-arts performance that fuses live music, voice, movement and audience participation within a two-act dramaturgy. Each month focuses on three lenses (Hip Hop → 140 & Grime → Singers & Instrumental), culminating in Week 4: Showcase — a single, coherent work composed from the strongest short pieces that emerged during the month.
How it works
Act I – The Pit (21:00): a directed participatory phase where contributors test ideas within set motifs and tempi. Flow, call-and-response and handovers are steered in real time by the Performance Conductor to explore texture and contrast.
Act II – The Stage (22:00): short-form performance sequences distilled from Act I and prior weeks, ordered and paced to form one authored piece. Lighting/sound cues and transitions are authored in advance, with live adjustments on the night to shape perception and energy.
Artistic intent
The work translates improvisation into form; surfaces new voices; and documents outcomes for artists’ portfolios. It is presented as an art experience, not a club night: audiences attend to encounter a staged composition that uses community contribution as material.
Credits
Artistic Director & Creator / Author & Director: Ridwanul Kabir Shakib (Ray)
Performance Conductor: Prince Alfy (directs Act I flow and on-the-night handovers)
Lighting & Sound Direction: authored by Ray; cues and transitions are part of the artwork
Visual Documentation Artists: house photography/video team (documentation for the public record of the work)
Audience & care
Participation in Act I is invited but optional; respect for performers and fellow audience members is essential. If you have access needs, please contact [email protected] in advance so we can support you. Some photography/filming occurs for documentation of the artwork.
Good to know
• Bristol, UK – professional public presentation suitable for critical review
• 17:30-23:00 precise running times; please arrive for the start of Act I
• £3.95 entry keeps the work accessible while sustaining documentation and artist development
Entry requirements: 18+, any under 18s accompanied by 21+ adult 1:1 ratio
How it works
Act I – The Pit (21:00): a directed participatory phase where contributors test ideas within set motifs and tempi. Flow, call-and-response and handovers are steered in real time by the Performance Conductor to explore texture and contrast.
Act II – The Stage (22:00): short-form performance sequences distilled from Act I and prior weeks, ordered and paced to form one authored piece. Lighting/sound cues and transitions are authored in advance, with live adjustments on the night to shape perception and energy.
Artistic intent
The work translates improvisation into form; surfaces new voices; and documents outcomes for artists’ portfolios. It is presented as an art experience, not a club night: audiences attend to encounter a staged composition that uses community contribution as material.
Credits
Artistic Director & Creator / Author & Director: Ridwanul Kabir Shakib (Ray)
Performance Conductor: Prince Alfy (directs Act I flow and on-the-night handovers)
Lighting & Sound Direction: authored by Ray; cues and transitions are part of the artwork
Visual Documentation Artists: house photography/video team (documentation for the public record of the work)
Audience & care
Participation in Act I is invited but optional; respect for performers and fellow audience members is essential. If you have access needs, please contact [email protected] in advance so we can support you. Some photography/filming occurs for documentation of the artwork.
Good to know
• Bristol, UK – professional public presentation suitable for critical review
• 17:30-23:00 precise running times; please arrive for the start of Act I
• £3.95 entry keeps the work accessible while sustaining documentation and artist development
Entry requirements: 18+, any under 18s accompanied by 21+ adult 1:1 ratio
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