I'd been keeping a keen eye on www.artsjobs.org and managed to pick up an event coordinator position. The organisation running the show was deep black and the venue was a quaint little cafe and gallery space suitably named C.A.F.E. Gallery. Part of the venue was under the arches creating a beautiful projection space for the screen and centre stage. The main café space was suitable for displaying the work of Pia Cabble's work. I arrived at 12 to get the space prepared. We curated the work into the best place. Her work is very diverse and so this was challenging but the space looked inviting and jazzy before our visitors arrived.
Managing a team of two door staff, we welcomed 65 people to the screening at 4.30pm. One of my roles was to introduce the performance acts at their scheduled time. Connie Bell's singing assisted by the djembe drum was explosive; she got the crowd going and filled the arch space with enthusiasm for the next act. To follow was a group used poetry and dance to relate their experiences of the fanatical emotions linked to celebrities all in all they were compelling.
After this we got the film going, everything ran smoothly until about half an hour through, a technical hitch meant we had to take an unscheduled break while restarting the computer, if something doesn’t work turn it off and on again! It was a little worrying how the audience might react but everyone was understanding and relaxed about the situation. Once it was up and going again it ran without problems and we concluded the evening with a Skype connected question and answer session with the director Terrance Nance in America.
The feedback I received as visitors left was brilliant,
“It was like I was sitting on my sofa at home”
And,
“The atmosphere here has been wonderful”
So I think it’s fair to say we did a good job!
For more information about the performers, the film and the C.A.F.E. Gallery click on the links above.
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