Watershed produces accessible and inclusive experiences that fire up the imagination in our venue, online and across the world. In a world facing profound change, we believe in the power of coming together: to share, disagree, love and change. You, our audiences, are witnesses, collaborators, testers, supporters, challenges and fans. This cluster of images is in gratitude for you.
Live Performance of The Passion of Joan of Arc at Bristol Beacon in May 2010
Watershed has been a pioneer in developing performance of live music/ film collaborations. We supported musicians Adrian Utley (Portishead) and Will Gregory (Goldfrapp) to create a new score for the classic silent film, ‘The Passion of Joan of Arc’ (Dir: Carl Theodor Dreyer 1928 France). The world première performance, conducted by Charles Hazlewood, took place at Bristol Beacon, and then toured to London Southbank & All Tomorrow’s Parties Alexandra Palace, Krakow Opera House and New York’s Lincoln Center.
On the Rocks produced by Compass Presents at Minack Theatre, photo by Steve Tanner, 2017
On the Rocks was the first ever cinema screening at the world famous Minack Theatre in Cornwall, renowned for its iconic location perched on the cliffs above the Atlantic Ocean. Produced by Compass Presents in partnership with the Watershed as part of the BFI’s season of archive #BritainOnFilm
Stage invasion during Purple Rain at Bristol Beacon, photo by Rob Pinney, 2016
We gathered to pay tribute to the ultimate sexy MR with a take over of Bristol Beacon, including a screening of 1984 classic Purple Rain and an after party with a DJ set from Norman Jay MBE. Part of BFI’s Black Star season in Bristol, the UK’s biggest ever season of film and television dedicated to celebrating the range, versatility and power of black actors.
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As If It Were The Last Time by Duncan Speakman and Sarah Anderson, UKCHINA, Xiamen, 2012
As If It Were The Last Time is a subtlemob by Duncan Speakman and Sarah Anderson. Created in 2009 it is a piece about celebrating the present, about home, belonging and loss. A subtlemob is an invisible flashmob that integrates with the beauty of the everyday world, so only its participants are aware of it. Armed with only an mp3 player it takes audiences on a cinematic experience of twists and turns.