The Eden Project: Pestival curates the Biotik stage

Thursday 23 June 2011 15:00 – 19:00

 

Pestival brings an insect-themed mix of music, science and comedy to the Biotik stage.

 

 

Pestival Director Bridget Nicholls talks to Kirsty Lang on Radio 4's Front Row

Tuesday 29 March 2011 – Monday 1 October 2012

Bridget talks about the recent Pestival Ant Ballet and the arts and science on Radio 4's much-loved arts show.

WORK gallery, 10A Acton Street, London: Am I Attractive?

Saturday 3 September 2011 14:00 – 17:00

Pestival invites you to come and find out how attractive you are... to mosquitoes. You might be surprised, not everyone is!

 

 

Viktor Wynd Fine Art Inc. 11 Mare Street London

Saturday 3 September 2011 11:00 – Sunday 30 October 2011 20:00

 

Pestival Artist Tessa Farmer Exhibition

 

 

 

Voewood Literary Festival: Pestival walks

Saturday 27 August 2011 10:30 – Tuesday 30 August 2011

Join Bridget Nicholls for Pestival Walks at the Voewood Literary Festival along with Adam Ant and some literary heavyweights!

 

 

Escot Park, Devon : Termite Pavilion at Escot Park

Monday 25 July 2011 – Sunday 25 July 2021

The amazing Pestival Termite Pavilion in it's new home, down at Escot Park in Devon!

 

 

Selfridges, London: Project Ocean

Wednesday 11 May 2011 – Sunday 12 June 2011

Selfridges is partnering with more than 20 environmental groups to highlight the issue of over-fishing, help us understand ocean threats.

 

ZSL London Zoo: Matthew Robins presents The Roboinsects as part of Pestival@ZSL London Zoo

Friday 29 April 2011 10:00 – Friday 30 September 2011 18:00

Artist Matthew Robins installation The Roboinsects is now on show in the North Bank Windows at ZSL London Zoo.

 

 

The Rymer Concert Hall, University of York: The Bee Symphony

Friday 17 December 2010 19:30

Pestival presents The Bee Symphony, consisting of recordings of bees by Pestival friend and collaborator Chris Watson, Mike Harding and a vocal score by Marcus Davidson.

BBC Radio: Bridget Nicholls Presents The Impossible Life of Jacques Cousteau

Friday 19 November 2010 09:05

Pestival Director Bridget Nicholls presents a documentary on Jacques Cousteau for the Friday Documentary on BBC World Service.

 

Frieze Art Fair, London: Climate Change Discussion

Saturday 16 October 2010 13:30 – 14:30

 

Climate Change discussion with RSA arts and ecology curator Emma Ridgeway and arts activists PLATFORM; chaired by Bridget Nicholls.

 

Frieze Art Fair, London: Edge of Existence Discussion

Friday 15 October 2010 13:30 – 14:30

Edge of Existence discussion with a variety of world authorities on our planet's endangered species and biodiversity.

 

Frieze Art Fair, London: Surveillance Discussion

Thursday 14 October 2010 13:30 – 14:30

Live discussion with world experts in the surveillance techniques of monitoring aquatic species.

 

BBC Radio 3: Bridget Nicholls on Night Waves

Thursday 3 June 2010 21:15

Pestival Director Bridget Nicholls is one of the expert guests on BBC Radio 3's Night Waves tonight, discussing Jacques Cousteau's revolutionary documentary The Silent World.

Events

Past events

Past happenings

UCL Grant Museum of Zoology: Insect City

Monday 28 March 2011 – Thursday 11 October 2012

There's a fascinating, free research workshop exploring the relationship between insects and cities happening on the 25th of October. Get more info and mail urbanlaboratory@ucl.ac.uk to book your place.

 

 

The Science Museum, London: Cockroach Tour

Monday 1 August 2011 – Saturday 31 December 2011

 

See the world and the curious human race through the eyes of a cockroach at The Science Museum!

Palais de Tokyo, Paris: The Tragedy of the Commons

Friday 8 July 2011 – Sunday 18 September 2011

A new installation celebrates an ant colonies' daily life by constantly challenging it to find food. The constantly re-structuring, searching and transporting, creates rotating motion and a beautiful exhibit.

Worldwide: International Day for Biodiversity

Sunday 22 May 2011

2011 is the International Year of Forests, so forest biodiversity is the theme for this year's International Day of Biodiversity (IDB). Watch a video on the importance of forests.

Human Rights Action Centre: "A future without bees”

Friday 1 April 2011 06:30

Sam Roddick is the speaker for this year's Rachel Carson Memorial Lecture, and will be speaking on the topical and pressing issue of the alarming global decline in pollinators. Pesticide Action Network UK will also be presenting its inaugural Bee Friendly Farmer of the Year award and there will be a host of informative displays from PAN UK and associated organisations.

 

Jackson's Lane, 269a Archway Road, London: The Insect Circus

Wednesday 27 October 2010 – Sunday 31 October 2010

Experience the bizarre and magical world of the Insect Circus, with Dungo (son of Dungo) the balancing Scarab Beetle, Tallulah the Worm Charmer, The Heroic Capt. Courage and his Vicious Vespa Wasps, and the Acrobatic Ants! It's a spectacular combination of magical world, physical theatre, circus skills and extraordinary costumes.

 

Guerlain, Paris, France: Bee Natural

Thursday 14 October 2010 – Tuesday 9 November 2010

Bee Natural is an exhibition at the FIAC contemporary art fair at the Grand Palais in Paris. Its themes are pollination and cross-fertilisation — not to mention honey. Included is an eclectic group, ranging from the Japanese photographer Nobuyoshi Araki to the Swiss Surrealist Meret Oppenheim, and even Picasso, represented by his 1941 engraving series, “Wasp.”

 

The Magical Menagerie: The Point, Milton Keynes

François Delarozière and his company La Machine present The Magical Menagerie, as one of the centrepieces of the IF: Milton Keynes International Festival. Imagine a huge, square carousel, as tall as a house and populated by all manner of strange mechanical creatures that can be operated by their riders, from gigantic buffalo to exotic fish and brightly-coloured insects. Delarozière also designed the incredible 60ft spider La Princessein Liverpool in 2008.

The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto, Japan: Trouble in Paradise/The Ethics of Survival

Friday 9 July 2010 – Sunday 22 August 2010

Pestival collaborator Susana Soares takes part in Trouble in Paradise/The Ethics of Survival, an exhibition run by the Kyoto City University of Arts, which 'aims to reconstruct the basic modern concepts of humans/time/space'. Other participants include Critical Art Ensemble, Miroslaw Baka, and Temple Grandin.

Royal Festival Hall, London: How Do Insects Find Their Way Home?

Friday 25 June 2010 10:00 – Sunday 4 July 2010 20:30

An exhibition exploring University of Sussex's study of how insects are able to navigate long and complicated routes between their nest and food sources, despite their limited neural capabilities and low-resolution vision. As part of The Royal Society's Summer Science Exhibition, you can test your ability to navigate as well as an ant on the ‘Ant Challenge’ and learn how insect-inspired algorithms can help robots find their way home.

 

Coming attractions

Pestival's Ant Ballet at ZSL London Zoo

Pestival's incredible Ant Ballet, directed and arranged by Ollie Palmer and his colleague Philip Huffield, is opening soon in a special area created within ZSL London Zoo.

Watch the short video trailer and take a look at Ollie and Philip working on the set to whet your appetite.

 

Entomophobia: Peer at what you fear

Pestival’s carnival of creepy curios will take you to the weirdest corners of entomophobia... let your curiosity run away with the circus:

Entomophobia @ The Wellcome Collection    
Thursday 19th January 18.00-22.00

 

Unique music residency with PRS for Music Foundation

In an event to be held in the iconic Snowdon aviary, leading folk musicians and prize-winning author DBC Pierre will perform a composition related to place, art and story-telling traditions.

 

Pestival and PRS for Music Foundation collaboration.

 

Insects au Gratin

We're holding an exhibition in conjunction with one of our favourite artsits, Susana Soares, at the Science Gallery in Dublin later in the year.

 

The theme is the importance of insects for sustainable food and 3D food-printing technology.