Contemporary dance music and art

Experiment offers a celebration of contemporary dance music and art for this year’s Festival of Chichester.

It takes place on July 11, 8-10pm in The Old Court Room, The Council House, North Street, Chichester. Free.

Organiser Ben Williams said: “Now in its second year in the Festival of Chichester, it builds on its origins as an experiment in how to bring together a community to explore ways to inspire and liberate through creative expression.

“Experiment draws its influence from Burning Man and embodies many of its principles, including radical inclusion; Experiment is deliberately kept alcohol-free so it is accessible to all generations, particularly to encourage a younger audience who are typically excluded from high-quality cutting-edge dance music culture. It is also offered for free, in line with the gifting principle of Burning Man.

“The evening will include a special performance by Frankie Knight, AKA Someday Sky, a music producer from Southampton and Claire Holmes, a singer-songwriter from Margate, of their project called Dreaming For Swifts. This collaborative project blends poetry, field recordings and ambient house styled electronica that explores the journey of the common swift. Their rich harmonies and experimental production are accompanied by a stylised collage of videos of swifts filmed across the UK. The result is a cinematic and meditative performance that will leave you mesmerised by these sky animals.”

Claire Holmes said: “This project was born out of our shared love for these incredible birds. The performance explores their incredible journey from the plain of East Africa to the shores of south England.”

Frankie Knight added: “We aimed to build an immersive and transportive performance for the audience touching on relatable themes such as belonging, home, freedom of movement.” Claire and Frankie are united by their love of nature, birds and re-wilding the dancefloor.