Zubenelakrab is a new, site-specific performance by St Leonards-based artist, Miroslava Večeřová, commissioned by De La Warr Pavilion and Flatland Projects. Taking place in the tidal zone on the seafront of the Pavilion at golden hour, Zubenelakrab celebrates one of the two cycles of change known as Autumn Equinox through a poetic and personal interpretation of this concept.
From an astronomical point of view, the Autumn Equinox marks the moment when the Sun crosses the celestial equator moving southward resulting in equal day and night. In the Northern Hemisphere, it signals the beginning of autumn and the shift towards shorter days and longer nights. In 2025, the Autumn Equinox in the UK will fall on September 22nd at 19:19 BST. Acting as a harbinger of this seasonal shift, Večeřová invites audiences to gather at the boundary between land and sea for a performance incorporating sound, sculpture, and collective ritual.
Performers
Ellie Westbrook
Elvin Marcus Večeř-Russell
Yumino Seki
Naomi Burell
Pharoah Smeaton Russell
Miroslava Večeřová
Costumes
Created collaboratively with Recycle Store Prague
Krab (copper crab structure)
Fabricated by Ondřej Navrátil
Sound Direction
Devised with the support of Pablo Villavicencio Alonso.
Special thanks
Alice Dousova
Jess Mabel Jones
David Williams
Joe Felix Guez
Commissioned by the De La Warr Pavilion and Flatland Projects for Bexhill Art Weekender 2025.
EVENT INFORMATION
TIMINGS:
5.45pm: Doors (Meeting on the Terrace)
6pm: Performance begins
7pm: Performance ends
TICKET PRICING:
£5 General admission
£3 Students
£3 Members
Free for patrons
Please note: Member/Patron prices will trigger as an offer at checkout.
Zubenelakrab takes place on the occasion of the forthcoming Bexhill Art Weekender. Taking place on 13 -14 September, #BAW2025 brings together a diverse group of artists, organisations, and practitioners to animate the town through a programme of exhibitions, performances, open studios, and public events. The weekender marks a Bexhill-wide focus on how artists exist in the local ecology, and, through various expressions of experimentation, commemoration and celebration, they imagine new possibilities for the town.
Discover what else is on during the weekend here.