MERGE 2013 programme to be announced soon.  Festival dates 19th September - 20th October 2013

Merge Festival is an annual festival to encourage and promote a set of exhibitions, performances, events and happenings which draw on the rich heritage and contemporary culture of Bankside.

Events from September 19th - October 21st 2012

Bankside Transformed

Artists transformed disused hoardings throughout Bankside with site-specific original artworks.

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Behind NME Lines

A photographic exhibition that showcased the greatest, most iconic and most controversial covers in NME’s incredible 60-year history.

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Riverside Stage

Every weekend on the river walkway by Tate Modern, The Riverside Stage showcased live music throughout the Merge Festival.

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The Midnight Run by Inua Ellams

People were invited to run with the artist and interact and respond to the city.

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Musical Happenings

A series of musical happenings in unexpected places.

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The Second Word from the Story of the Cage by Meet Alice

A site-specific performance work in a disused WWII air raid shelter beneath Almshouses.

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Art of Punk

An evening of Punk, that featured music, film, visuals and discussions around the Punk movement.

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Believe the Magic by Jimmy Cauty

The premier of a short film directed by Jimmy Cauty with music written by the D.1.Light Industrial Orchestra.

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Live music night's at Tate Modern Cafe

A series of live music events that celebrate original local music once a month.

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6 Robots named Paul by Patrick Tresset

6 robots in a site-specific artists studio that could sketch visitors portraits. Each one would then be selected to become part of the exhibition.

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Performances by Inua Ellams

Ellams performed poems written after many meetings with local residents and builders working on the Tate Modern development.

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The Crucible - Where Scientists Meet Artists

A unique opportunity where people from both the art and science world could come to share ideas and network.

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The Exquisite Corpse Will Drink The Young Wine

For one night only, The Exquisite Corpse was a live musical collaboration with performances that included: Snoopy Vs the Red Baron by Fiona Banner, Viv Albertine, Steve Beresford and others.

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Press Play

Curated by Anna Frisch, Press Play was two nights of non-stop live performances, music, pink rabbits, and rock n' roll!

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