Saturday 26 February, 2 to 4.30pm and 6 to 8.30pm (performances: 2pm and 6pm)

We are delighted to invite you to our first exhibition of 2022, A Tender Ascent, from choreographer and performer Maëva Berthelot and musician, vocalist and DJ Coby Sey.

The launch is open to all, but due to Covid-19 booking is essential. Bookings for this event have now closed. Transport from Cambridge is available with 'pay what you can' options.

To find out more about A Tender Ascent click here.

Two slots will be available to attend the exhibition opening and to view the performance: 2pm to 4.30pm and 6pm to 8.30pm. Performances are at 2pm and 6pm. 

Please note that both performances are the same and you do not need to book tickets for each performance time.

There will be an opportunity to visit the exhibition after each performance and light refreshments will be available.

Event Timings - 2pm Performance and Opportunity to View Exhibition

1.45pm — Arrivals
2pm — Performance
3.10pm — Exhibition opens
4.30pm — Event ends, Cambridge transport departs Wysing

Event Timings - 6pm Performance and Opportunity to View Exhibition

5.45pm — Arrivals
6pm — Performance
7.10pm — Exhibition opens
8.30pm — Event ends, Cambridge transport departs Wysing

Ticket Options

- Ticket Without Transport – free
- Ticket With Cambridge Transport – £8 or pay-what-you-can
- Exhibition only ticket from 7.10pm (no performance) - free

Bookings for tickets with transport close at 12 midday on Wednesday 23 February.

Please note: Wysing is a not-for-profit organisation.

As a registered charity, we are committed to supporting artists and ticket sales help to support our charity mission. We ask you to pay what you can afford and leave it to your discretion. Please keep in mind that there are people who will genuinely need the cheaper tickets and we will have a limited number of those to offer.

Covid Safety   

Our team will be wearing masks and we ask you to continue wearing masks indoors (unless you are exempt). Sanitiser points and spare masks are available around the site. Social distancing is in place and capacity to the exhibition spaces will be monitored. Toilets will be available in our buildings with antibacterial wipes and spray.  

The launch event and performance will have capacity capped at 50%. Transport organised by Wysing will also be at reduced capacity. 

Please note: We will require evidence of a negative lateral flow test from all attendees.

Access Information   

We want as many people as possible to be able to access and enjoy this exhibition. 

The exhibition includes a film with surround sound and sculptures of human shapes. 

• The film has open captions. 
• An audio description of the film is available on headphones. You can find these in the corridor on the way into the gallery. 
• Elements of the soundtrack can be experienced physically through vibrating benches in the exhibition. 
• The gallery is wheelchair accessible. 
• There is seating in the gallery. 
• The bathroom nearest the carpark is accessible. 
• A calm decompression space is available onsite in the building opposite reception. 
• A sensory map of Wysing and the exhibition is available at Reception. 

By default, the gallery is dark and the sound is fairly loud. Please ask at Reception if you would like help with any of the following: 

• Adjustment to the lighting 
• Adjustment to the volume  
• Guidance into the gallery 

If you have other access requirements that you would like to check with us before booking, please get in touch with Ceri Littlechild, Wysing’s Deputy Director, at ceri.littlechild@wysingartscentre.org and we will be happy to help. 

​A Tender Ascent is supported by Arts Council England and Fluxus Art Projects. Wysing Arts Centre would like to wish a special thank you to A---Z (Anne Duffau).