Knotty 2024 Festival Announcement

Our bi-annual festival of performance for the adventurous returns for 2024!

“I am over-the-moon to bring Knotty back to Hastings for its fourth edition! Every time Home Live Art produces this festival, it's like the world around us gets a little wilder, and 2024 is no exception. Now is a vital moment where we need to connect with one another in new ways and the artists in this year's programme are leading the charge.

Their work not only sparks conversations that matter but also reminds us that we live in a world full of endless possibilities, where the future doesn’t just have to happen to us but is ours to shape. This could be our chance to shape it together.

Knotty Festival highlights include an interactive public sculpture delving into the themes of home and belonging in the heart of the town centre; a queer reclamation of dancehall culture at the Stables Theatre and an immersive audio performance in and around the Hastings Museum and Art Gallery.

This year, alongside our core programme, we are excited to announce our collaboration with Claudine Eccleston, founder of Playing the Race Card, to co-curate a special series of events within Knotty celebrating Black culture, resistance and happiness .

This collaboration will complement the 'BLACK JOY! Up Close and Personal' exhibition curated by Lorna Hamilton-Brown and co-produced by Playing the Race Card and Home Live Art.”

-Katy Baird, Artistic Director