Three shows in one night certainly is worth the free entry.

The Works is a regular night at the Dome and I would urge anyone to attend at least once.

To kick off the Earsthetic festival at Brighton Dome, The Works hosted a scratch night for musical performances to show works in progress and get feedback from the audience.

Hosts Lou Cope and Sarah Nicolls greeted the audience in the Corn Exchange foyer. Both musical performers themselves they took the audience through different stages in the Dome showing artists’ pieces. One stand out performance was Silvia Mercuriali’s I Hear U See Me an outstanding two-person light and sound installation.

Each performance lasted about 15 to 20 minutes before a ten-minute feedback session.

The session was an opportunity for the artist, and therefore the audience, to hear different very knowledgeable insights into the work just performed.

The format gave a genuine opportunity to learn about performances and engage in discussions even for those who aren’t “artsy”.

The only criticism would be that it needed to have more people from different backgrounds to give feedback as most seemed to be professionals. This is a minor critique on what was a brilliant night.