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A Berlin Kabaret advertises itself as ‘Lady Gaga meets Brecht’ and a ‘Response to the Refugee Crisis’. It is underselling itself. It is neither of those things but something far more poignant. It is not a ‘response’ or a ‘reaction’ to one specific event. Even with its energy and vibrancy, the performance is never pushed […]
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Dance shows are rather few and far between in Oxford, and perhaps not everyone’s cup of tea, and so it was really encouraging to see a packed audience at the Old Fire Station for the opening night of Paradise, this year’s showcase by The Broad Street Dancers. This audience were in for a treat: an […]
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Sitting at the back of an arena, viewing your favourite artist from a multiscreen rather than the stage is hardly every fan’s realisation of “the perfect gig”. Even in standing arenas, the stage is usually roughly five feet away from you. The lack of personality and experience offered by major venues can leave even the […]
Continue ReadingOxford’s Old Fire Station now houses a room within a room, a new roaming installation that’s playful and thoughtful in equal measure. Broken Home evolved from a Brookes graduate show in 2010 and went on to tour east Oxford, drawing together the participation of communities in an “exploded view” of the home. Today we have […]
Continue ReadingThe latest creation of the contemporary Bristol artists Kleiner Shames and Patch Plummer, You Can’t Fall Off The Floor, showcases the duo’s stylish return to their home city. Here at the Old Fire Station, saturated colours clamour for our attention amid deft lines and bombastic signature sweeps. These graffiti artists are the latest to have […]
Continue ReadingYou might know the Old Fire Station as that modern-looking contemporary art gallery in Gloucester Green, where you can buy expensive postcards and designer mugs, or other such arty kitsch. Maybe you’re an upstanding member of the community who has helped out in the Old Fire Station Crisis Skylight centre on Broad Street. But […]
Continue ReadingAfter a painfully missed cue – during which Horatio (James Burgess) and his cohort cower in fear of a ghost (Arthur Kincaid) who was still nowhere to be seen – a few heart-stopping pauses – during which I was convinced Claudius (Gately Freeman) had forgotten his lines – and a series of very slow and […]
Continue ReadingThe moniker “Pop-up Print Shop” has all the feisty convivial energy of the art it encompasses. Like the short and sharp syllables of the Old Fire Station’s latest exhibition title, the first whisk around the offerings of today’s up and coming print-medium artists gives the impression of a shared bright and jovial wit. On closer […]
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