South Asian LGBTQIA+ movie night ‘Together’
Friday 30 October 2020
Together celebrates the power of the human spirit to overcome hardship and shine a spotlight on communities most affected by Covid19
Events
Premiere of Together
Thursday 29 October 202020.15pm
Together video featuring South Asian LGBTQIA+ creatives
Calling all South Asian LGBTQI+ creatives!
21 September - 4 October 2020
Make an original max. 3 min video about your life for the Usurp Art Together project. Open to all art forms - poetry, music, dance, animation, performance, photography, comedy, storytelling - surprise us.
West Harrow Residents Community Action Group
West Harrow Residents Community Action Group to discuss the future of our environment, sense of place, needs and community consultations in relation to council plans.
Mishti Dance Presents…
Saturday 23 February 20197pm till late
Mishti Dance presents: Conspirators of Pleasure | The Tuts | Kapil Seshasayee | Soundar Ananda
AND I
Marcia Farquhar & Reynir Hutber
Usurp Art presents the premiere screening of “And I”, an eight hour collaborative video work by performance artist Marcia Farquhar filmmaker Reynir Hutber.
Jang Aur Aman / War And Peace
Sunday 26 November 20177.30pm
This award winning documentary examines how the decades-long conflict between India and Pakistan propels both countries to pursue nuclear weapons.
Elippathayam / Rat Trap
Friday 24 November 20177.30
The protagonist is trapped within himself and is unable to comprehend the changes taking place around him.
I Am Kalam
Sunday 19 November 2017Doors open 2pm Film starts at 2.30pm
A child labourer in Rajasthan, nurtures a million dreams.
Dreaming Lhasa
Sunday 19 November 2017Doors open 7pm Film starts 7.30pm
A Tibetan filmmaker from New York, goes to Dharamsala to make a documentary about former political prisoners who have escaped from Tibet.
Miss Lovely
Saturday 18 November 2017Doors open 7pm Film starts 7.30pm
A Hindi feature film set in the criminal depths of Bombay's "C" grade horror and porn film industry.
INDIA AT 70 FILM FESTIVAL
17 - 26 November 2017
A season of contemporary films from India to mark 70 years of independence/partition.
Court
Friday 17 November 20177.30pm
The apparent 'suicide' of a sewage cleaner in Mumbai leads to the arrest of Dalit activist/folk singer.
“Support the Creative Industries!” What does this mean?
Friday 12 May 2017
An introduction to what the purse string holders mean by the creative industries, what they are dismantling and creating, where is the money, and how you can get involved in the debates.
Of Love, Lust and Liabilities…
Seema Anand
Friday 9 September 2016Doors open 7.30pm
An evening with Seema Anand, mythologist and story teller exploring erotic South Asian stories.
Waywords & Meansigns at Usurp
Wednesday 15 June 20167pm - 10.00pm FREE
Usurp in collaboration with Waywords & Meansigns presents an evening of James Joyce with music & spoken word.
REProduce Listening Room at Usurp Art
Wednesday 25 May 20167 - 10pm
New electronic music from India, Pakistan & UK with Jamblu, Rudoh, Dushume + Special Guests.
AZAADI: FREEDOM – Samia Malik
Friday 13 May 2016
Samia Malik’s ‘uncompromising’ yet ‘hauntingly beautiful’ work AZAADI: FREEDOM.
Usurp Art & West Harrow Neighbours Evening Get-Together
Saturday 7 May 20167.30-11pm
West Harrow Neighbours & Usurp are excited to announce an evening get-together.
Usurp Art – Circuit Bending Delhi Parliament
Friday 25 March 2016
Two buildings – the Delhi Parliament and Secretariat. Two instruments – an handmade “senso-stamen” flower noise machine and a circuit bent toy.
Usurp Art at Disquiet Makers Asylum, Delhi
Sunday 20 March 2016
Disquiet are a series of random live events in New Delhi featuring experimental acoustics
Usurp Art at the India Habitat Centre, New Delhi India
Usurp Zone5 Film screenings in New Delhi India
Usurp Art & Banana House Delhi present Ohmsonic
Friday 18 March 2016
Ohmsonic a night of noise & sound art in India
Usurp Art at Khoj Delhi at the Reproduce Listening Room
Sunday 13 March 2016
Usurp Art at Khoj Artists Workshop
Usurp Zone5 celebrates International Women’s Month in Delhi
Thursday 10 March 2016
Usurp celebrates International Women’s Month with the wonderful Kriti Film Club in Delhi and the "Projekt film and Photography Society" at Shri Ram College of Women.
Usurp celebrates Dada, Shakespeare, and Black Punk 2016
The Usurp Shakespeare-wallahs, Dadaists and Punks
8 March - 31 December 2016
We are hosting a six month project to mark the legacies of Shakespeare, Dada and Punk.
Usurp Art at Reproduce Delhi
Conspirators of Pleasure
Sunday 6 March 2016
Excerpt from performance by Usurp Art's Conspirators of Pleasure who were surprise guests at the eclectic Reproduce Listening Room
Usurp Art at the Carnival of E-Creativity, Shillong, India
22 - 29 February 2016
Usurp Art's Conspirators of Pleasure at the Carnival of E-Creativity India
Usurp Love – BFI Love Festival
Friday 18 December 20157pm
Part of the BFI Love season. We are hosting a special 30th anniversary screening of the beautifully, transgressive film ‘My Beautiful Laundrette’.
Usurp Zone5 Film Festival
14 - 17 August 2015
An extraordinary, four day film festival with 84 experimental short films by 63 artists and filmmakers.
Tyburnia film + 16mm screenings
James Holcombe
Friday 24 July 2015
The film Tyburnia illustrates the twists and turns of political whimsy, church and state, and the birth of capitalism.
Conspirators of Pleasure performing live on NTS Radio
Friday 3 April 2015
Listen to the Conspirators of Pleasure performing live in the studio on Graham Dunning’s ‘Fractal Meat on a Spongy Bone’ radio show on NTS Live
Shrine for a Fearful Malady
Poulomi Desai at Fort Process
Saturday 13 September 2014
Performance and sound installation with modified, luminous sitars, radios and explosive visuals.
Optophonic Festival, Sheffield
Conspirators of Pleasure
Saturday 26 July 2014
Excerpt from improvised performance by the Conspirators of Pleasure at the Optophonic Festival Sheffield.
PhonoPollock
commission at The Optophonic Workshop, Tramlines Fringe Festival
Saturday 26 July 2014
What might have Jackson Pollock’s canvas sounded like while he thrust, dripped and splattered paint on it?
Usurp Art at Strange Umbrellas at The Tin Tabernacle
Saturday 31 May 20145pm - 10pm
This one is a bit special at The Tin Tabernacle in Kilburn.
Harrow Restart Party at Usurp with Rubbish Diet!
Saturday 10 May 201411am to 2pm
Harrow's first ever Restart Party to repair or to help others learn how to repair. Take back control of your stuff, never feel victim to obsolescence again.
Usurp Chance Tour – Cage and Beyond
15 March - 8 May 2014
Two dynamic, ensemble performances, exploring perceptual concepts of chance, time, listening and humour, and the breadth and parameters of improvisational approaches in new music.
STOP BACK_UP REWIND
Friday 31 January 20147pm til late
Fun-da-mental vocalist / DJ creates a space where Choubi music of Iraq meets bass-laden electronica. Where experimental music collides with hip hop or Ragas audible somewhere in the mix.
JCWI Public Meeting on Adult Dependent Relative Rules
Thursday 30 January 20146-8pm
A meeting on The Adult Dependent Relative (ADR) Rule that has effectively closed the route for British citizens and residents to sponsor a non-EEA adult dependent relative to live with them in the UK.
Nazneen Ayyub-Wood in residence
Friday 22 November 2013
British artist Nazneen Ayyub-Wood will be making a ‘Test-hibition’ of her new project, which involves experimenting with Velcro to make walls and outfits.
CRAM Records Night
Saturday 2 November 20137.30pm till late
The virtuosic CRAM collective with their relentless energy, verve and imagination will be exploring new, challenging sound worlds.
Q&A with Dame Evelyn Glennie and screening of the film “Touch the Sound”
Saturday 13 July 2013Doors Open at 6pm. Film starts 7pm sharp (strictly no late admittance)
Usurp is thrilled to welcome Dame Evelyn Glennie for a Q&A at our screening of "Touch the Sound", the acclaimed film about her musical ethos and inspirations.
The Conspirators of Pleasure at The Resound Sound Art Festival 2013
Friday 7 June 2013
The Conspirators of Pleasure (Poulomi Desai and Simon Underwood) perform at The Resound Sound Art Festival in Penzance.
The Conspirators of Pleasure at Miss Havisham Presents
Sunday 28 April 2013
An extract from the full performance by The Conspirators of Pleasure at Miss Havisham Presents' at the Old Cholmeley Boys Club in London.
Usurp Art at Miss Havisham Presents
Sunday 30 September 2012
‘Miss Havisham presents’ at The Cholmondely Boys Club, Dalston, London featuring various artists.