- Performance art and music will entertain the public at Elizabeth Castle tonight
- 18 artists from Island Games competing islands have been locked in at the castle since Monday
- They have been creating new work centred on the theme of islandness
- Find out more about the Jersey artists taking part below
MUSIC, puppetry and performance art will be on view at Elizabeth Castle tonight as artists from islands around the world showcase their latest projects.
- Former young musician of the year Eddy Bailhache is one part of London-based synth-pop band TEDDY. The son of former Bailiff Senator Sir Philip Bailhache, Eddy received an organ scholarship at Oxford University and his bands debut single has recently been played on Radio One.
- Emma Reid, a specialist in model, puppet and costume design, has worked on several on Hollywood film sets, including Jurassic World and the new Star Wars film The Force Awakens.
- Theatre maker Joanna Johnson has had her work performed at venues including the Battersea Arts Centre, Aberystwyth Arts Centre and Centre for Performance Research, the Chelsea Theatre and the Camden Peoples Theatre.
Eighteen artists from islands including Bermuda, St Helena, Greenland, Gotland and the Faroes have been ‘locked in’ at the castle since Monday to create new work centred on the theme of ‘islandness’.
The lock-in, which has been organised by Jersey Arts Trust, has been running in parallel with the NatWest Island Games and has also featured three Jersey artists – musician Eddy Bailhache, theatre maker Joanna Johnson and visual artist and sculptor Emma Reid.
Since the artists arrived at the castle, they have been collaborating to create an array of works including sculpture, painting, dance, music, theatre, literature, poetry and film.
And tonight the project will culminate in the second of two events to showcase their creative endeavours.
Jersey Arts Trust director Tom Dingle said: ‘The artists are a really good span of ages, cultures and levels of experience.
‘They have all been getting on well and they have been producing some amazing work.
‘Although I can’t give all the details away, there will be a wide range of mediums – some installation pieces, some live performances and even some puppets on show.
‘The theme is islandness, but there isn’t just one narrative running through the show.’
Mr Dingle added: ‘It has been a very productive week and some of the artists have come a long way to be here.
‘The artist who has come from St Helena had never been away from her island before, and she has taken over a week to just get to Jersey.
‘One of the great things is that despite the cultural differences, the artists have been finding so much in common in terms of what life is like living in an island.’
For those attending the event, a vessel will leave the Albert Pier for the castle at 6 pm.
Tickets, which are £12 for adults and £5 for concessions, can be purchased by logging on to eventbrite.com and searching for Island Lock-In.
- TONIGHT’S performer Eddy Bailhache’s band Teddy recently had their debut single played to millions of listeners on Radio 1.
- The synth-pop band, which also includes fellow Islander Tom Falle, had their song Happy Tim played by Alice Levine on her three-hour afternoon show.
- The track was selected among a number of major artists, including this years Jersey Live headliners The Vaccines and Rudimental and chart toppers David Guetta and Muse.
- The two 25-year-old Old Victorians, who have known each other since they were boys and formed their three-piece group in London 2013, said they had absolutely no idea that the track was to be played on the station.
