Group The Ting: Theatre of Mistakes (Ting , Theater of Mistakes)

* 1974

Artists’ group The Theatre of Mistakes (1974–81) pioneered a structured performance art traversing architecture, choreography and poetry as well as visual art. They formed in London in the early 1970s from a series of open workshops at which instructional and games-based exercises were the focus. These came to inform The Street (1975), a performance with the residents and environment of Ascham Street in Kentish Town.

Fiona Templeton and Anthony Howell distilled the performance exercises into a publication, Elements of Performance Art (1976), arguably the first manifesto for performance art in the UK. A core group of six performers (Mickey Greenall, Glenys Johnson, Miranda Payne, Peter Stickland as well as Howell and Templeton) then agreed to produce contained and systematic works for a five-year duration. Later, ‘mistakes’ were explored through a series of trios, duets and solos and Julian Maynard Smith joined the core group.
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[Quelle: https://web.archive.org/web/20240301000000*/https://ravenrow.org/exhibitions/in-case-theres-a-reason-the-theatre-of-mistakes]

Objects

(Archival material, Publications)

1977 The Ting. A Waterfall (Work)
1976 The Ting. Two Journeys (Work)
1976 The Ting. Headturns (Work)
1976 The Ting. Homage to Pietro Longhi: Scenes at a Table (Work)
1975 The Ting: Theatre of Mistakes 1975-1976 (Work)

Exhibitions / events

2017 In Case There's a Reason: The Theatre of Mistakes, Raven Row, London
1977 The Ting. A Waterfall, Hayward Gallery, London
1976 Homage to Pietro Longhi: Scenes at a Table, Serpentine Gallery, London
1976 Two Journeys, Slade School of Fine Art, London
1975 Five Concert Pieces and a Free Session, The London Exhibition, The Flower Market, London