The Festival of Fantastics took place in Roskilde, Denmark, in 1985. Ten international artists all closely associated with Fluxus presented a series of events, performances, concerts and actions all over Roskilde and the surrounding area; on the streets, at the Viking Ship Museum, the library, the law courts, the culture centre, the Roskilde Convention Centre, in taxis, in the town’s parks and on board the ship Skjelskør on Roskilde Fjord.

Events

Press conference & 2 Inches

Press conference & 2 Inches

May 24, 1985
Opening & In a bed

Opening & In a bed

Ben Vautier
May 27, 1985
30 TAXIS

30 TAXIS

Eric Andersen
May 27, 1985
Exhibition

Exhibition

May 27, 1985
Citizen Powered Sculpture – Travelling Wall

Citizen Powered Sculpture – Travelling Wall

Eric Andersen
May 27, 1985
The Last Request

The Last Request

Eric Andersen
May 28, 1985
Pieces

Pieces

Jackson Mac Low
May 28, 1985
Fluxus Pieces

Fluxus Pieces

Ben Vautier
May 29, 1985
R for Roskilde, Shoes of Your Choice etc.

R for Roskilde, Shoes of Your Choice etc.

Alison Knowles
May 29, 1985
PLEASE LEAVE

PLEASE LEAVE

Eric Andersen
May 30, 1985
Ear Here, Democracy in Action & Gamelan Mobilel et al.

Ear Here, Democracy in Action & Gamelan Mobilel et al.

Philip Corner
May 30, 1985
Pieces

Pieces

Anne Tardos
May 30, 1985
The MassDress

The MassDress

Eric Andersen
May 31, 1985
Trace for Orchestra & The Oraculum or Book of Fate

Trace for Orchestra & The Oraculum or Book of Fate

Robert Watts
May 31, 1985
Stories

Stories

Eric Andersen
May 31, 1985
Feeding the Orchestras

Feeding the Orchestras

Robert Watts
June 1, 1985
Choral Chord Constant – Boston/Roskilde Workshop

Choral Chord Constant – Boston/Roskilde Workshop

Philip Corner
June 1, 1985
nothingisanything

nothingisanything

Eric Andersen
June 1, 1985
From the Sea & Rainbow Food

From the Sea & Rainbow Food

Geoffrey Hendricks, Robert Watts
June 1, 1985
The Untactics of Music

The Untactics of Music

Eric Andersen
June 2, 1985
Tone for Roskilde

Tone for Roskilde

Geoffrey Hendricks
June 2, 1985
4th Finale

4th Finale

Philip Corner
June 2, 1985
Spiral

Spiral

Ann Noël
June 2, 1985
The Boy and the Bird

The Boy and the Bird

Emmett Williams
June 2, 1985

Memories

Based on the Fluxus archive, the website also tries to grasp the personal memory and attestation of the festival. Artists and audience from the festival have contributed with their recollections of the events, adding layers of memories, anecdotes and personal meditations moulded by the time passed.

A performance of unpredictable duration

Eric Andersen
1989

Memory of Festival of Fantastics

Alison Knowles
2006

RosKIDlischer Rekollektionen

Hannah Higgins
2006

Festival of Fantastics

Bent Petersen
2008

Flying with Fluxus

Birgit Brunsted
2008

I am loosing my memory

Ben Vautier
2008

Letter to Eric

Anne Tardos
2008

On Festival of Fantastics

Geoffrey Hendricks
2008

A Chain of Events

Eric Andersen
2009

The Danish Holiday

Charlie Morrow
2009
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