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All Improv Perfomers All Improv Gigs Charlie Folorunsho Voice Performer Bio (Max 1000 characters) London and South East improv gigs SKRONK #178 16 September 2025 ImproVox #08 14 April 2025 Performer notes, message or style description http://Website or social media email or phone number

< Back What Is The Fediverse The Fediverse is the buzziest new thing in social networking is a big deal. It’s also very confusing. And it’s not actually new. It’s an interconnected social platform ecosystem based on an open protocol called ActivityPub, which allows sharing of content, data, and follower graph between networks. The Verge 21 Apr 2024 "The fediverse is as if you took X, TikTok, Snapchat, Instagram, and Facebook and made them all interoperable so you could post anything from anywhere, and all your followers would be guaranteed to see it. And if you wanted to leave one platform for another, you could bring all your content, all your followers, all your everything with you. Oh, so it’s a new social network! Why didn’t you just say that? It’s actually lots of new social networks ! A bunch in the fediverse already exist, and lots more are coming. But the interconnection is the thing: instead of having all your Facebook stuff on Facebook and all your X stuff on X, the fediverse allows them to interoperate. That’s really the big shift here." [Follow link to read more } About the author By David Pierce , editor-at-large and Vergecast co-host with over a decade of experience covering consumer tech. Previously, at Protocol, The Wall Street Journal, and Wired. https://www.theverge.com/24063290/fediverse-explained-activitypub-social-media-open-protocol For more: Linked Data, Standards, Algorithm, Cloud, Protocols, AI, Meta Tags, Infrastructure, Design, Security Previous Next

All Improv Perfomers All Improv Gigs Robert Trent Performer Bio (Max 1000 characters) London and South East improv gigs SKRONK #178 16 September 2025 Performer notes, message or style description http://Website or social media email or phone number

All Improv Perfomers All Improv Gigs Alain Man Performer Bio (Max 1000 characters) London and South East improv gigs SKRONK #4 19 July 2016 SKRONK #5 9 August 2016 SKRONK #6 23 August 2016 SKRONK #1 31 May 2016 SKRONK #2 21 June 2016 SKRONK #3 7 May 2016 Load More Performer notes, message or style description http://Website or social media email or phone number

More than 450 visitors queued on Saturday night of the Gravesham Light Festival for Funki Porcini’s Laserium. The 10-minute taster filled the darkened Fourth Portal with 800 synchronised lasers, pulsating to an original score. Reviews ranged from exceptionally calming to imagining the universe forming. Funki Porcini Laserium Saturday < Back 27 January 2024 More than 450 visitors queued on Saturday night of the Gravesham Light Festival for Funki Porcini’s Laserium. The 10-minute taster filled the darkened Fourth Portal with 800 synchronised lasers, pulsating to an original score. Reviews ranged from exceptionally calming to imagining the universe forming. Previous Next Following the success of Friday night’s Laserium, even larger crowds gathered on Saturday at the Fourth Portal for another immersive spectacle. More than 450 visitors queued to experience the 10-minute Laserium taster, with reviews ranging from exceptionally calming to imagining the universe forming. The Laserium, an 800-laser rig built by composer, musician, and artist James Braddell (aka Funki Porcini), transformed the darkened church into a mesmerising display. Beams of light danced off mirrors and glass, synchronised to Funki Porcini’s surreal soundscapes, creating a hypnotic and deeply immersive experience. The free event welcomed visitors of all ages, from the youngest children to the eldest attendees. Responses varied, with younger audiences describing the performance as soothing and meditative, while older visitors found it intense and absorbing. The full one-hour immersive show followed on Sunday, 28 January 2024. Earlier that afternoon, a talk was held with Laserium collaborators Andy Payne and Nicky Cure, who also designed the Crawley Bots robots and contributed to the laser rig’s construction. Read more about the talk here . Gravesham Light Festival Continues The Gravesham Light Festival continued on Saturday, 27 January 2024, with expanded capacity at Fourth Portal Lab to accommodate even more visitors. Nearby, LV21 Lightship hosted a light installation and shadow show, adding to the festival’s diverse visual experiences. Who is Funki Porcini? James Braddell, aka Funki Porcini, is a British electronic music provocateur, blending surreal jazz, found noise, synthetic textures, and dreamlike logic. A defining artist of Ninja Tune’s early years, his name plays on Funghi Porcini, the Italian term for the Boletus edulis mushroom, commonly known as penny bun. Braddell spent ten years in Italy composing for film and television before returning to England in 1994, signing with Ninja Tune, and setting up his own studio, The Uterus Goldmine. Find out more about Funki Porcini on Ninja Tune. The Lasers and the Rig For insights into the lasers and the creative process behind this spectacular rig, visit Funki’s Bandcamp. Visit Event Page MORE ON THIS EVENT BELOW Previous Next Event Documentation Previous Next

All Improv Perfomers All Improv Gigs Luisa Tucciariello Performer Bio (Max 1000 characters) London and South East improv gigs SKRONK #4 19 July 2016 SKRONK #5 9 August 2016 SKRONK #2 21 June 2016 SKRONK #3 7 May 2016 Performer notes, message or style description http://Website or social media email or phone number

All Improv Perfomers All Improv Gigs Eamon Foreman Performer Bio (Max 1000 characters) London and South East improv gigs SKRONK #6 23 August 2016 Performer notes, message or style description http://Website or social media email or phone number

All Improv Perfomers All Improv Gigs Saulius Bendoraitis Electronics Performer Bio (Max 1000 characters) London and South East improv gigs ImproVox #09 19 May 2025 ImproVox #04 28 October 2024 Performer notes, message or style description http://Website or social media email or phone number

< Back The UKRI funded Responsible AI UK (RAI UK) Announces First Round Impact Acceleration Projects Partners: Universities of Oxford (lead), Nottingham and Warwick, Fourth Portal, Albino Mosquito, Computational Foundry, Swansea University), The National Archives, UK, EvoMUSART 24, Horizon Digital Economy Research UKRI Trustworthy Autonomous Systems (TAS) Hub. University of Nottingham 27 Nov 2023 Academics from the University of Nottingham have received funding to research how to ensure Artificial Intelligence (AI) is safe to use, in a new project alongside the Universities of Oxford and Warwick. The UKRI funded Responsible AI UK (RAI UK) has announced its first round of Impact Acceleration projects, investing £1.8M to ensure AI is safe, and that it will be responsible to the needs of society, addressing topics such as Generative AI in teaching and learning. Dr Alan Chamberlain, in the School of Computer Science at the University of Nottingham, said: “Starting to examine how people understand and apply responsible AI in their work is important. It will help us to approach the design of responsible systems together. Involving the public is fundamental, its vitally important to enable people to participate and have input into research. https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/news/responsible-ai-funding For more: Algorithm, AI, Security, Design Previous Next

The Versatility of Paper call out took place in July 2023 and generated a fantastic response from artists across Gravesham and the country, leading to a papermaking workshop and a printed newspaper. Versatility of Paper Summer < Back 1 July 2023 The Versatility of Paper call out took place in July 2023 and generated a fantastic response from artists across Gravesham and the country, leading to a papermaking workshop and a printed newspaper. Previous Next About the event The Versatility of Paper drew on the long history of papermaking and printing in the Gravesend, Northfleet and Purfleet areas of Kent and Essex. Paper produced in these mills had a multitude of purposes, demonstrating the versatility of paper, including, Newsprint paper for newspapers, comics and magazines (also printed in this area) Tissue paper for toilet rolls, nappies and sanitary products (and still being made today) Paper sacks for the transport of commodities such as tea, flour, sugar, potatoes, chemicals and minerals. Cardboard for packaging and packing cases Paperboard for the linings of plasterboard In an edition of The British Printer 1953, an article entry was sent in by Bowater, who had a paper mill in Gravesend. The Bowater competition for art students The chairman and directors of the Bowater Paper Corporation are sponsoring a competition among the students attending art schools in the United Kingdom. Illustrations to be submitted are for the Bowater desk calendar for 1954. Competitors are invited to illustrate The Versatility of Paper and its Importance in the World Today, and they can interpret this theme in any way they choose… 70 years after this article was published, and in collaboration with artist Dawn Cole, Fourth Portal invited people to partake in The Versatility of Paper. Participants were given a small piece of antique paper which they could use to make an artwork that celebrates the versatility of paper. The paper could be used to print, paint, pulp, sculpt, fold, engineer, play, shred, glue, and dye, in fact, the possibilities with paper are endless. The only rule was that the finished work must contain, in some way, the original piece of paper. The provided paper varied in size, weight, shape, colour and age. The only information provided was the name of the papermill, its weight and the type of paper if known. Artworks were exhibited on the Fourth Portal website and displayed in an exhibition held in the autumn of 2023 at the Fourth Portal Lab. The call was open to all ages. Those interested could collect a piece of paper in person or send an email to info@fourthportal.com with The Versatility of Paper as the subject line and were sent a piece of paper in the post. The deadline for return of the paper was 31 August 2023 Fourth Portal Lab @ St Andrews Art Centre, 19 Royal Pier Road, Gravesend, Kent, DA12 2BD. Participants were asked to include their name, the title of the work and a brief statement about the piece. An extension to the call-out was made possible with the kind support of the Essex Culture Diversity Project. This event has ended Visit Event Page MORE ON THIS EVENT BELOW Previous Next Event Documentation Previous Next

Gravesend Innovation Showcase 2024 events, locations, talks, speakers and times. < Back Polaroid Workshop Start Time FINISHED Running Time 4 Hours with lunchbreak Location FINISHED Event Type Workshop About the Event Introduction In this hands-on workshop, participants will use Instax ‘Polaroid’ cameras to explore and photograph urban spaces. The session will begin with a discussion on ‘visual urbanism’ and how this once outdated technology has regained popularity among artists and professionals. We’ll work on a brief focused on urban materialities - buildings, surfaces, and objects - and participants will also be encouraged to photograph people encountered during the session. The workshop coincides with the Gravesend Christmas lights switch-on, drawing many residents to the town centre. After returning to Gravesend Fourth Portal, we’ll edit the images, which will be part of a pop-up exhibition on Wednesday, 20 November 2024 facilitated by the Fourth Portal for the Innovation Showcase 2024. More on the event lead Paul Halliday is a visual artist trained in photojournalism, fine art film, social anthropology, art history and archaeology at LCC, Central Saint Martins, Goldsmiths and the universities of Oxford and Cambridge. He is a former Channel 4 film director, British Refugee Council Media Advisor, public relations and branding research consultant, Third Year BA Photomedia Leader, and MA Photography and Urban Cultures Course Leader for over 20 years at Goldsmiths, University of London. Paul has developed many long-term photographic archives working with 35mm rangefinder, Polaroid 190, Rolleiflex TLR and 6x9 medium format cameras. He taught spatial research for cinematography and directing at the Norwegian National Film School for several years. Event Information Meeting location: 10:30am, start 11.00am, Fourth Portal, Royal Pier Road, Gravesend, DA12 2BD A 30-minute lunch break will take place from 12:30 – 1:00pm. Total Time: 4 hours All Materials, including Polaroid cameras provided. __ Tickets Full Price £35.20 - (Ticket price: £32.00 + Booking fee: £3.20) Concessions £29.70 - (Ticket price: £27.00 + Booking fee: £2.70) ___ Even more information ___ His website is: www.paulhalliday.com Buy Tickets Here Background Before mobile phone cameras, the Polaroid camera was the only affordable equipment available to the average person to capture and instantly share a moment in time. "The company was founded in 1937 by Edwin H. Land, a young scientist and inventor who had a passion for photography. In 1947, Polaroid introduced its first instant camera, the Model 95. This camera used a unique film and development process that allowed users to produce a finished print in just 60 seconds." (read more on Analogue Wonderland ) Previous Next

Gravesend Innovation Showcase 2024 events, locations, talks, speakers and times. < Back Mini Jam with Tiny Synths Start Time 11:00 Running Time 5 hours Location 9, 15-17, Popping Up Event Type Participation About the Event Introduction Join Felix X Tigersonic for a relaxed interactive session where you'll explore the world of tiny synths. This hands-on session invites music enthusiasts of all levels to experiment and collaborate in a silent, headphone-based setting. Featuring Felix's magic suitcase collection of instruments, including Pocket Operators, Monotrons, and Atari punk consoles. More on the event lead TIGERSONIC My name is Felix X Tigersonic Space Bass – Sound Artist music, videos , art objects, performances and residencies. I also record and produce other artists. I make something everyday, music or video. Sometimes I post it on Instagram or Bandcamp, but often its just for me I have been told there is a “dubby vibe” to my work. __more___ Tigersonic (aka Felix Macintosh) has been described as “dub minimalist”, with 2 albums where dub-influenced future bass meets ultra-short tracks (under 2 minutes). Short is BEAUTIFUL! She makes beats on her phone on the way to the studio then adds bass, mixing tunes quick and dirty – when the idea is done, so is the track. Her day job is working as a protools engineer at her underground Isington studio, where she makes everything perfect in the digital domain for other musicians. But with her own music, she wants to embrace all the dirt, grit and mistakes in her work (because “humans are analogue”). influences include King Tubby, Adrian Sherwood, Denis Bovell, Eno, Asian Dub Foundation and Space Jesus, and current releases include Blipcuts (on the Linear Obsessional label) and TIGER GRRR (on Artmix, her own label only available via Bandcampl). Linear Obsessional called Blipcuts “groove based abstractica for the restless and the curious” and compares her style to early ACR, On-U Sound and PIL, with a post-punk energy and willingness to experiment.” Honest Music For Dishonest Times describes her sound as “engaging, super-varied, dub-influenced electronica” that “bridges the divide between bass music and experimental”. Felix’s previous work has been in the underground breakbeat scene (Xfile and Aref Durvesh / early Visionary Underground) and her remix creds incl. General Levy / Genetic Drugz / Asian Dub Foundation / Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan (for Navras Records) Trisomie 21. She also co/wrote and played bass on “Pandora” a track on cult underground film Nil by Mouth. She currently meets and collaborates with artists on Londons experimental music scene, and has taken part in composer Sharon Gals mass feedback performance, become part of Linear Obsessional’s drone orchestra, attended Graham Dunning’s sound art workshops, and performed a short tour of silent gigs in art galleries with Vaat du Fuq. These collaborations have been a real ear-opener and led to Felix performing and recording solo for the first time, using her go-to Hohner headless bass augmented with effects that include a Korg Monotron Delay. She has been increasingly interested in investigating bass and beats in a more abstract way. Her current mission is exploring the question, “How low can you go and how fast can you get there?”, and TIGER GRRR is the second edition of these explorations. Event Information This event is free. No experience needed. Open to all ages. Felix will be travelling around the town and appearing in different locations. No set times or destinations - you may need to go a search for her! :) ___ Even more information ___ See more Felix X Tigersonics https://www.creativehead.space/tigersonic/ This event is being updated Previous Next