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Welcome to the first edition of Perform Magazine.

There is nothing like a live performance. That two-way interaction between performer and audience is a tangible thing. It can be electric. It is also a risky form of entertainment: a performer may have a bad night; or equally something unexpectedly magical may take place. We are blessed in Sussex with a rich array of live performances, limited only by our imagination. During the festivals, we are reminded just how many artists work in the area, and how unlimited the possibilities of live performance are. It seemed about time Sussex had a performance-specific publication, so here it is!

The mission of Perform Magazine is twofold. For the audience: to provide all lovers of live performance with an entertaining and informative read as well as listings of performance in Sussex and beyond. For the artist: to provide the performers of Sussex with a useful resource. This will include insights into performers’ careers, opportunities, artists’ online forum, free listings and guides to sectors of the industry. The first edition is a rag-tag affair (having been put together in a few desperate minutes per day) including some, but not all of these pieces of the jigsaw. There are many forms of performance that have not been represented in this edition, leaving an obviously gaping hole, such as music and dance. The rest is a work in progress that will appear in the second edition. (The second edition will also contain a Readers’ Comments page, so please feel free!)

In this edition we have discussions on the nature of a stage and on the decay of good live performance poetry today. We have snapshots of the lives of one of the few female Circus Ringmasters and a Director of Fooling. Also, a live poetry review and an account of a piece of artwork put together in a live performance, among other tasty treats.

I hope you enjoy this first edition.

Nicola Dane

Editor