BEAT MAGAZINE 21 May - August 2015
Featuring full listings for The Firestation
DJ LOTTIE
Geisha to Housewife
plus Ali Cook, Aunty Donna, Experiential Dance & loads & loads of augmented reality stuff
Hello.. At last... sunshine!! Not - I guess - that it was a particularly harsh winter (no floods, no locusts), but I did find myself hanging out for the first taste of spring this year. Maybe it was just a bit of a grey one, a winter with a small 'w', either way, now the sun’s out I'm going Miami to the max. They'll be none of this fixing the roof whilst the sun shines either. No way! I intend to lounge considerably, tunes on, maybe a book, maybe some haloumi. And we have earned just a little chill. You'll notice lots of new furniture, a good lick of paint, a bit of a rearrange in how we do things, and maybe even one or two events in the diary. We've been busy making new friends, making connections with places and people you might not have heard about yet, hooking up with the artists who are setting the pace for tomorrow's world. Our breaking comedy and new theatre events are bringing in bigger and bigger audiences, Young Guns new music night has been blinding, and even Hitchin's Lab is regularly full to the brim. There's more of that this season, and we've added an all-day music festival with 2 stages to ramp things up a level! We’ve been hard at it online too - Lemonade Gallery has had a major overhaul, with a bunch of new artists signed and some really exciting work in Lemonade Open. Our shop is freshly stocked, with boutique clothing and self-published writers, prints, and music. Lastly, thanks to all of you who took part and gave us your feedback with our Neo-Ticketing project. Live testing is now done and dusted, and it's been a very interesting 8 months. You'll notice that our prices are still dynamic; that's because the feedback from artists and you lot was so good we thought we'd keep at it.
In other news..
Kindly supported by
Greyscale Theatre kick of the summer season with the brilliant ‘Gods Are Fallen And All Safety Gone’, we’ve new club nights from DJ Lottie and Strawberry Sundae, Ali Cook and Pete Firman are in the house, there’s live music from Esperi and Louise Petit, and the best not-at-Glastonbury-Glastonbury event you could wish for! See you in the deck chairs, Dan ……………………………………………………………………………………………….
THE FIRESTATION CENTRE FOR ARTS & CULTURE St. Leonards Road, Windsor, Berkshire SL4 3BL
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Contents HOW TO FIND US
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3 Mins with Meg Mosley
The Firestation Centre for Arts and Culture is housed in The Old Court, Windsor’s old Firestation, Magistrates Court & Police Station. You’ll find us on the corner of St. Leonards Road & St Marks Road, look for the big red fire doors.
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Csaba Kis Róka
ON FOOT & BIKE
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DJ Lottie
From Windsor Castle, go straight down Peascod Street until you reach the Criterion & Crosses Corner pubs at the traffic lights. Go straight across and keep heading down, past East Berkshire College, you should be able to see us, all red and shiny, on your right.
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Things We Like
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In The Gallery
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Listings for The Firestation
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Things We Like
BY TRAIN We are a fifteen minute walk from Windsor & Eton Riverside Station or ten minutes from Windsor Central Station.
BY BUS The Firestation is well served by buses to and from Windsor, Slough, Bracknell and the surrounding area. Routes 71, 191, 200, 701 & 702 either go right by us or very nearby.
BY CAR
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Ali Cook
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Bridging The Void
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Syl Ojalla
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Firestation Classes & Workshops
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The Firestation is within easy reach of the M4 (Jct 6) and M40 (Jct 2). We have a number of inexpensive short stay bays opposite The Firestation offering discounts for Advantage Card holders. A parking space at the rear of the building is available for Disabled Badge holders plus a limited number of spaces are kindly made available to us from 7pm (please check on arrival). Nearest multi-storey car park is situated 5 minutes away on the corner of Victoria Road and Alexandra Road.
Membership, Hire & Getting Involved
ACCESS The Auditorium and Upper Bar are accessible by wheelchair and there is a designated disabled parking space and access ramp at the rear of the building.
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3 MINUTES WITH MEG MOSLEY Our favourite selfie queen, media artist, & princess takes time out from the Trow Vegas - London commute to talk inspirations, being re-made on stage and how it's good to be a chameleon. Hey Meg, how are you today? I'm grand thanks, apart from having a cough that sounds like a fake cough. It has an embarrassingly attention seeking sound.
Whatcha doin? On my way home from having seen my online persona 'Megastar' acted in an actual play! Art mirrors life mirrors art right? Weird! It was a play about the internet by Chris Hogg called 'What Happens When You Click On It' at Arcola Theatre. Lush!
Can you sum up your work in one sentence? I'm a funny chameleon on a mission to explore the everyday with wonder, to understand the spiritual, the mundane, and the impulse to belong that is within us all. (Woah I think I could recruit using that sentence #JoinMe)
What's your fav piece of your work? A documentary I made with my granny, where I went on 8 years of OAP holidays charting the trials of ageing and our growing friendship and understanding.
What other artists inspire you?
How was it being recreated on stage for (Christopher Hogg’s) “What Happens When You Click On It?"? Quite odd I suppose. But mostly just intriguing. I don’t, like, attach too much analysis to Megastar, she's an internet mermaid! As in she's free! I have always just rolled with whatever comes up for her. She's an exercise in identity, being fluid and creatively fun.
What's on your headphones? Disney - to get in the 'zone' for my princess duties - and an array of mainstream pop - oh and I Dreamed a Dream by Susan Boyle. True story. Music inspires me. I like hearing all the hopes and aspirations in mainstream ballads. I love music that's deemed bad. It only got bad as so many people liked it. I wanna know why.
What's on your Netflix watched list? Lots of documentaries on anything and biographies on everyone and film dramas about the human condition, weird but uplifting friendships, and why love is confusing.
Funny young women! Sarah Maple, Luisa Omielan, Bryonny Kimmings, Abbie Murphy… lots of these bar Mapes are classed as comedy or theatre, but inspo is inspo, right? I just like people who tell their truths or explore the fabric of fiction!
Favourite Instagram follow?
Any lifestyle tips for 2015?
Meg Mosley is represented by Lemonade Gallery. Her Windsor Museum app for kids ‘Megastar Mega Selfie Dress Up’ is available free from iTunes App store and Google Play.
Fun is not frivolous, it's good for your health.
My own, right? Surely Instagram is about checking how sweet ya own selfies are looking! ;-)
BRIT INDIE BIG HITTERS FILM SEASON LOCK STOCK AND TWO SMOKING BARRELS: 24th May A botched card game in London makes the lives of four friends, thugs, weed-growers, gangsters, loan sharks and debt collectors collide for the sake of weed, cash and two antique shotguns.
AMERICAN BEAUTY: 21st June A sexually frustrated suburban father has a mid-life crisis after becoming infatuated with his daughter's best friend.
EX MACHINA: 26th July A young programmer is selected to participate in a breakthrough experiment in artificial intelligence by evaluating the human qualities of a breathtaking female A.I.
SHAUN OF THE DEAD: 23rd August Shaun decides to turn his moribund life around by winning back his ex-girlfriend, reconciling his relationship with his mother, and dealing with an entire community of flesh eating zombies. All films start 19:00 This is a crowdfunded season via Kickstarter. No tickets on the door. The season can only go ahead if our funding target is reached. To get your kicks in, visit our website or use this QR code.
www.lemonadegallery.com Csaba Kis Róka ‘Exploded Intellectual Above the Ruins of an Embryonic Civilisation’ Oil on Canvas 2014
DJ Lottie: Geisha From Turnmills to The End to R1’s Essential Mix, Lottie has been at the forefront of the electronic music scene for two decades, DJing across the globe at the most ground breaking clubs in the world since the early 90’s. She’s possibly t he most iconic female DJ ever, gracing the cover of Muzik magazine, Time Out London, Jockey Slut, Mixmag Update, ID-J.
Before that I had basically lived out of a suitcase touring the World DJing and partying, only to come back to my flat to get some more records and wash my clothes. I rarely got up before midday so it was a massive life change.
In May 2015 she’s launching brand new night Acidhousewife, br inging t he good times of Misdemeanours and the femalefronted swagger of Geisha to The Firestation, for a no prisoners dance floor session just how you like it. We took a few minutes to catch up with Lottie and talk about her meteoric career, the club scene today and being a working Mum. How are you? Very well thank you!
Where are you, watcha doing? At home doing a mix of housework and vinyl sorting. I do a vinyl only set now at Chiltern Firehouse so I’ve had to dust off the 12’s and get a set together. Basically I’m listening to records whilst packing the dishwasher.
Your new night “Acidhousewife” is launching at The Firestation this summer. Tell us what to expect? Well, I want to play loads of new music because there’s so much great new stuff out there and the bulk of the night will be exciting new music. But, as Lisa and I have been listening and loving house music for a long time and were there for the acid house explosion, (Lisa was in London at Shoom and Ibiza and I was up North going to the Hacienda) I want to inject some of that history into the night’s set too, so it will be a mix of both.
How did the idea come about? My life is very different now I’m a mother and married. I definitely grew up (sort of) when I moved out of London and set up home here. I had to do the school run every morning and learn how to cook!
That said, while I live a more responsible life now my love and passion for house music is still very much alive and I’ve found other people just like me; Parents, wives, husbands who love family life but still love dance music. Acidhousewife became my new nickname a few years ago because of this so it seemed like the perfect name for a party
Over two decades behind the decks. Do you have a favourite moment? There’s a few, but playing at the Exit Festival festival two years running to around 40,000 people going mental is definitely up there. Also regularly playing the closing set on the terrace at Space in Ibiza and being named the Queen of Ibiza by Friz & Pepe (the owners) made me very very happy! Diving into the crowd from the DJ booth at DC10 in 2002, and doing Pete Tong’s Essential Selection broadcasting to 2 million people on a Friday night was nerve wracking but very rewarding. I’ve had some fun times.
And the weirdest? I played in an old fortress only accessible by boat - just off the coast of Russia near St. Petersburg - with Tiga and Daniele Davoli one July and a HUGE swarm of massive insects were spinning around me as I played totally freaking me out. There were massive spotlights on me and it was dark everywhere else so they were obviously attracted to the light. I wanted to run screaming from the decks but managed to stick it out somehow.
How has the club scene changed since you started out?
to Housewife Quite a lot actually. It’s a lot more corporate and money orientated now. Also there’s a massive divide between DJ’s. Not just the EDM vs House debate, but you have these massive DJ’s who are pop stars really - because their music regularly charts making hundreds of thousands of pounds every weekend - and then you have the unknown DJ’s making £100 a gig and there’s not so much in between anymore.
Could you make an all-time top 3? This changes all the time but here ya go, can I give you 5 instead of 3?!…. Photon Inc. - “Generate Power” (Wild Pitch mix) A Guy Called Gerald - “Voodoo Ray” Inner City - “Good Life” Deep Dish - “Stay Gold” Armand Van Helden - “You Don’t Even Know Me”
You became a parent 10 years ago. How did you work out being a Mum and a DJ? I have a very helpful husband who actually likes getting up early! It was quite difficult though and finding childcare has always been a problem so my DJ career did take a back seat. I love being a Mum though and that will always come first. I’m making much more time to DJ now though, so it’s time for a renaissance.
Has being a Mum and family life changed the music that makes you tick? It hasn’t changed my musical taste no. I still have my “I love techno’ days, but house will always be my thing. I am perhaps a bit more open minded now though. All that middle ground of decent talented DJ’s and producers has been trimmed down. Also, anybody can download tracks and get them mixed on a computer for them but in the 90’s our record boxes were gold dust and you actually had to put the time in and learn to mix. Everybody’s a DJ now!
Is it easier/harder for girls now? Does it matter? I was lucky, for me it wasn’t really about being female. I earned respect from fellow music lovers, promoters and other DJ’s and producers because I knew my stuff. I had a massive record collection and I’d taught myself to mix when I was still at school, which was unheard of in Chester in 1989! Everyone I met was open minded and respected me, because I was knowledgeable and passionate about dance music. So while it took a long time for me to get noticed (because I was rubbish at promoting myself) I eventually got there because I deserved it, and I don’t think being female had anything to do with it.
Clubbing has always been sexy, but at the minute it seems a lot more sexualised, perhaps less gender progressive. Do you see that? I see a load of posters for dodgy EDM nights with scantily clad females yes, and there is that VIP culture in certain clubs which I hate that takes us back about 50 years. Rich men at tables ordering over priced vodka, surrounded by beautiful women in lycra but thats not my idea of clubbing.
If you could do it all over again, would you change anything? Nope
What makes a great tune? Clean sharp production and an emotive hook.
Is your son under instruction in the ways of House & Garage? I have taught him how to mix on Pioneer CDJ’s, but he’s far more interested in football to be honest.
Do you cry at TV adverts? Regularly
What advice would you give to any emerging DJ/ Producer? You have to be a producer now to be a DJ so lock yourself up in a room and learn all the technical stuff, work out what you love and crack on!
Craft Beer or Martinis? Never beer. I like an espresso martini, but it’s red wine all the time for me.
Heels or sneakers? Sneakers, (well trainers). I once wore a pair of gorgeous Prada heels whilst DJing with X-Press II in Sao Paulo in Brazil and pulled the mixer across the stage because my headphones had wrapped around my stiletto. 7 It was incredibily embarrassing, but luckily as it was XPress II on after me and they had about 6 decks and mixers on their tech spec we had another one to use. Acidhousewife launches at The Firestation on May 9th.
THINGS WE LIKE… .. 14 animators from around the world hook up and randomly swap backgrounds, then animate without rules on whichever one they get. The result is the cute and slightly bonkers ‘Swap Meet’.
.. Firestation office favs Aunty Do nna have been brightening up ou r afternoons (probably a bit too often) since we first stumbl ed across them on YouTube. Her e’s why…
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In.Your.Face “If Heaven and Hell decide that they both are satisfied Illuminate the no's on their vacancy signs If there's no one beside you when your soul embarks Then I'll follow you into the dark” Death Cab For Cutie ‘I Will Follow You Into The Dark’
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In The Gallery JACKY HUTSON BEAUTY & THE BEASTLINGS
4th May - 21st June
Jacky Hutson is based on the north Norfolk coast, where she paints large scale, complex mixed-media canvasses and collage. Her love of colour, whimsy, cartoons, the animal kingdom, graffiti, folklore, nature, and comics are all recognisable throughout the intricacies of her paintings. ‘Beauty & The Beastlings’ celebrates feminine beauty and the fantastical, where the many layers reveal more and more to the patient viewer, neither definitely abstract nor absolutely figurative. Jacky is represented by Lemonade Gallery.
BJÖRN MALM - FACES 22nd June - 31st August
Swedish artist Björn Malm makes rich and expressive paintings using the body to print abstract and figurative shapes onto canvas. He works with a number of models and his own body, taking inspiration from the environment, urban structures, nature, and human emotion.
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Björn’s work has been shown all over Sweden and more recently at galleries in Bologna, Hamburg, and Köpenhamn. 2015 sees a run of shows in New York, Barcelona, Glasgow, and The Firestation in Windsor.
Listings May STRAWBERRY SUNDAE Saturday 2nd from 20:00 Joanne Kelly (aka Strawberry Sundae) plays an exciting mix of indie-rock, punk, sixties and anything else that gets her going, including lots of local music too.
LAUGHING COYOTE PRESENTS... Friday 15th at 20:00 Laughing Coyote brings us a 'banger' of a show this month, with special guests: MATTHEW CROSBY, star of BBC3’s ‘Badults’, returning favourite and one of the sharpest joke writers around ANDREW BIRD, and completing the bill is the irrepressible MARK RESTUCCIA, who will be showcasing some of his best material. £9.00 - £15.00
Based in Reading, Joanne also spins tunes at the Abbot Cook, Oakford Social and Rising Sun Arts Centre, alongside shows on several community radio stations. Free
GODS ARE FALLEN AND ALL SAFETY GONE Monday 4th at 20:00 Intimate and funny, Gods Are Fallen And All Safety Gone presents a lifetime of conversations condensed into one hour. The play is an investigation into what happens when we discover that our parents are flawed human beings, that at some point perhaps sooner than we think - they will disappear from our lives. £7.50 - £12.50, Conc & Mem £6.75 - £11.25
MIDWEEK HOWLERS Thursday 7th at 20:30 Dan Wright hosts the brilliant Midweek Howlers nights at The Firestation, where you’ll find comedians new and old, testing out fresh ideas.. and flogging a few dead ones. Past acts include NISH KUMAR, ED GAMBLE, JOHN ROBINS, WILL FRANKEN AND MANY MORE... £3.75 - £6.25
ACIDHOUSEWIFE Saturday 9th from 21:00 DJs Lottie & Lisa Loud kick off a brand new club night mashing up the very best in up-to-the-minute and classic house. Bringing the good times of Misdemeanours and the female-fronted swagger of Geisha, Acid Housewife dives deep underground at The Firestation for a no prisoners dance floor session, just how you like it.
COSMIC COMMUNICATION Saturday 16th from 20:00 Transmoleculise yourself down to The Firestation for a funky journey into the unknown… Join Sir Alan & AweEwa as they soulfully go where no DJ has gone before. Bringing you an eclectic mix of music from all around the Cosmos - universal jams for cosmic souls that will shake Uranus! Free
POCKETJOB & FRIENDS Thursday 21st at 20:00
The Firestation’s revamped and totally supercharged open stage event. From poetry to comedy, dancers to musicians, Hitchin’s stage fits everyone.
Hitchin's Lab winner SJ (AKA Pocketjob) hosts an evening of ramshackle musical shenanigans. Expect a few familiar faces helping her wing her way through an eclectic and unassuming set of honest, heartfelt and witty songs.
Free
Free
Free B4 23:00, then £8
HITCHIN’S LAB Thursday 14th from 20:00
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June MIDWEEK HOWLERS Thursday 4th at 20:30 Laughing Coyote are bringing you two top-notch acts this June: one of the country’s brightest young comedians CHRIS MARTIN (not that one), and LOU SANDERS, who generally, absolutely, ultimately nails it. Join them as they both test out new material... it’s up to you if you laugh or not! £3.75-£6.25
FRIDAY NIGHT JIVE Friday 5th at 21:00
KIDS CLUB CINEMA - PADDINGTON Saturday 23rd at 13:00 After a deadly earthquake destroys his home in the Peruvian rainforest, a young bear (voiced by Ben Whishaw) makes his way to England in search of a new home. The bear, now named "Paddington", finds shelter with the family of Henry (Hugh Bonneville) and Mary Brown (Sally Hawkins). Adults £5.00/£2.50 Child/£1.00 Members
FESTIVAL! DARREN HODGE Thursday 28th at 20:00 Darren has been astounding audiences up and down the country with his ability to take the acoustic guitar to its limits and beyond with his instrumental style of playing. Darren comes to The Firestation as part of our brilliant 'Festival!' scheme. £6.00 - £10.00, Concs, Mem & Advantage £3.75 - £6.25
ALI COOK Friday 29th at 20:00 Ali Cook is a historian of deception. He's a sleight of hand expert, a street magician, escapologist, stage illusionist and performer of thought control. Star of ‘Penn & Teller: Fool Us', ' D i rt y Tri c ks ' & ' M o nke y Magic', witness breath-taking trickery from a master of his craft. “Mischief of the slickest kind” Telegraph.
Friday Night Jive is Swingland’s regular swing and jive dance party at The Firestation. Swing out to some great music from the 1930s, 40s and 50s where all jive and swing styles and new dancers welcome! Includes taster swing dance class for absolute beginners. You don’t need a partner, just get here and let the beat do the rest. £3.75-£6.25
STRAWBERRY SUNDAE Saturday 6th from 20:00 See May listing for details. Free
LAUGHING COYOTE PRESENTS... Friday 12th at 20:30 Dan Wright is back with more chuckles in The Basement. This months guest include: DAVID TRENT, who after selling out an entire run at the Edinburgh festival, has created two more fulllength shows, collecting acclaim and kudos across the board. ERIC LAMPAERT,who will look familiar to most as a regular contributor to comedy shows such as 'CARDINAL BURNS' CH4 and 'THE MIDNIGHT BEAST'. £9.00-£15.00
KIDS CLUB CINEMA - BIG HERO 6 Saturday 20th at 13:00 Robotics prodigy Hiro lives in the city of San Fransokyo. After his older brother, his closest companion is Baymax, a robot whose sole purpose is to take care of people. When a devastating turn of events throws Hiro into the middle of a dangerous plot, he transforms Baymax and his friends into a band of hi-tech heroes. Adults £5.00/£2.50 Child/£1.00 Members
“Supremely talented” - Time Out
7UP Saturday 30th from 20:00 West London’s infamous club night continues to create a fuss and make a mess. Play the ultimate seven tune set and win a bottle of champagne! Indulge yourself and get yer own tunes on for a change.. Free FOR INFO & HELP WITH OUR NEW DYNAMIC PRICE SCHEMES, PLEASE ASK US, OR VISIT WWW.FIRESTATIONARTSCENTRE.COM/NEO-TICKETING
YOUNG GUNS Saturday 20th at 20:00 Our hugely successful new-music night, showcasing some of the brightest young bands and songwriters emerging in the South East music scene. Check website for full line up or to get on the bill. £3.75 - £6.25
PLASTIC GROOVE Saturday 20th from 20:00 Regular deep house and electro-dub bar night from Firestation regulars and Windsor up and comers Plastic Groove. Free
PETE FIRMAN Thursday 25th at 20:00 Join the star of BBC1's The Magicians and the UK's leading comedian/magician as he previews new jokes and tricks for his newest show. Expect Pete’s trademark blend of crowd-pleasing comedy and jaw-dropping magic. "The best magic tricks in the universe" - The Independent £9.00 - £15.00, Concs & Mem £7.50 - £12.50
July MIDWEEK HOWLERS Thursday 2nd at 20:00 Laughing Coyote head back up to The Loft for more experimental comedy, with special guest this time round NISH KUMAR. After huge success for both of his previous shows and a month long residencies at the prestigious Soho Theatre in the West End, Nish is now creating a new show and is giving Windsor a first glance. £3.75-£6.25
MARTN SEMPLE & NATHAN CATON Saturday 4th at 20:00 As a comedian, Semple calls on many of his experiences as a soldier. His ability to turn potentially terrifying situations into hilarious material mark him out as a genuinely unique and hugely talented member of the stand-up comedy circuit. Nathan Caton has been active on the UK comedy circuit since the age of 19. He excels in combining both personal, confessional material with up-to-date social and political anecdotes. This has won him numerous credits and plaudits over the years and has made him one of the hottest rising young stars on the circuit. £6.00 - £10.00, Mem & Advantage £5.25 - £8.75
STRAWBERRY SUNDAE Saturday 4th from 20:00 See May listing for details. Free
‘Glastobury Sunset’ by Robbie Shade from Flickr © Robbie Shade
GLASTONBURY WEEKENDER Friday 26th - Sunday 28th from 15:00 each day Fancy Glastonbury but not sure about the rain/ticket prices/ toilets?? Ever wanted to see the UK's biggest festival on a MASSIVE screen? Then this, Moonshadow, is your lucky day! We’re showing the highlights of Glastonbury Festival 2015 for the whole weekend on our super-giant hi-def 6-metre screen. This year’s line up includes: Foo Fighters, Kanye West and Lionel Richie. Grab a drink, bring your camping chairs, blankets and other festival essentials and enjoy the festival experience without the mud and the wellies. Free
BAR POP! GLASTO AFTERPARTY Saturday 27th from 20:00 Feeling bored, life's troubles getting you down?... PAH! You need some POP in yer life!
ESPERI & LOUISE PETIT Friday 10th at 20:00 Esperi is Scottish multi-instrumentalist Chris James Marr. His music ranges from acoustic storytelling to colourful electronica looping and combining different sounds with his acoustic guitar. He uses a host of instruments from the conventional to the unusual including his signature rainbow-coloured bells, toys, tools, and samples.
Indulge yourself in the ultimate night of 3 minute Pop classics from The Supremes to 5SOS at our Glasto special... because the best things in life happen in under three minutes!
In the past two years, two hand-made, self-released EPs have shown the diversity and progressive nature of Louise Petit’s music. With an arsenal of infectious melodies and soul-bearing lyrics, her folk-tinged, alt-pop loveliness moulds the grit of life into stories of hope, happiness and despair.
Free
£4.50 - £7.50
LAUGHING COYOTE PRESENTS...
PLASTIC GROOVE
Friday 17th at 20:30
Saturday 25th from 20:00
Perfect for anyone who's tried to live in the moment, only to realise that moment happened over a decade ago, Laughing Coyote’s favourite act, regular MC and oft-performing comedy genius JOHN ROBINS is back. John is supported by LOU SANDERS. As seen on 'Stewart Lee’s Alternative Comedy Experience' and 'Russell Howard’s Good News', Sanders is a little force to be reckoned with and goes hard pedal without too much fuss.
See June listing for details.
£6.00-£18.00
KIDS CLUB CINEMA: THE WIND RISES
(KAZE TACHINU)
Saturday 18th at 13:00 A lifelong love of flight inspires Japanese aviation engineer Jiro Horikoshi, whose celebrated designs includes the creation of the A-6M World War II fighter plane. Starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, John Krasinski, Emily Blunt and Martin Short The Wind Rises is Hayao Miyazaki's (Studio Ghibli) 2013 creation. Adults £5.00/£2.50 Child/£1.00 Members
STRANGE & BEAUTIFUL Saturday
18th
from 20:00
A bar club night with a difference, weaving beautiful and often rarely heard music together with stunning visuals across the night; this is a club event that will tease your senses and feed your soul. Free
Free
August KIDS CLUB CINEMA: SHAUN THE SHEEP Saturday 8th at 13:00 After getting up to many shenanigans in 'Wallace & Gromit' and his own TV series, Shaun is now on the big screen with his very own movie! When Shaun decides to take the day off and have some fun, he gets a little more action than he bargained for, ending up in the Big City. Adults £5.00/£2.50 Child/£1.00 Members
XBOX MASSIVE HOLIDAY GAMEATHON Wednesday 12th from 10:00 - 18:00 Our weekly XBOX Massive session is powering up for the WHOLE day! Grab a sofa in The Auditorium and spend the day playing the latest games and classic titles at the biggest Xbox experience out there. Head down with your friends, or just jump into the action solo to drive, battle, and play your way onto the leader boards. *Ages 9+. Over 18s must be accompanied by a child.* £4, £3 child, £6 including packed lunch.
FESTIVAL ALL-DAYER Saturday 15th from 12:00 After a whole year’s worth of new artists and emerging talent at our Festival! and Young Guns events, we’re pushing out for a whole day to showcase the very best in new music. Action kicks off at midday on two stages - Quiet and Loud - with artists and DJs right through until 1am. .. and if that’s not enough, there’ll be talks and Q&A sessions from music industry professionals throughout the day in the The Loft, covering getting signed, making demos, digital rights, touring, merch and other such essential advice.
AUNTY DONNA Friday 24th at 20:00
Check web for full line up and details.
Aussie Edinburgh (and Firestation office) favourites Aunty Donna return to the UK with a killer new show! Unique, tight, fresh, filthy, but best of all, just flat out, laugh 'til your face hurts funny. Hold onto your seats and don't blink! You won’t want to miss a beat.
Free
£7.50 - £12.50, Mem £4.50 - £7.50
KIDS CLUB COMEDY: MORGAN & WEST Saturday
25th
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Time-travelling Victorian magic duo Morgan & West unload another boxful of bafflement and impossibility. Witness a mountain of mysterious magic, a hatful of hyper-reality and - of course - a truck full of tricks and tea. Mixing brain busting illusion and good old-fashioned tomfoolery, Morgan & West present a show for all the family, where magic and silliness abound!
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just the most gorgeous live session from Amelia Meath & Nick Sanborn - aka Sylvan Esso - from NPR’s warm and cuddly Tiny Desk Concerts series. Check this, then check them all! who doesn’t love a good cover version, eh?? Although we confess to being a bit fed up of the endless stream of slowed up versions of fasties, this cover of The Kink’s ‘Waterloo Sunset’ from Shannon Wardrup’s session with our number 1 DJ Linda Serck and BBC Introducing is too good to miss..
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Ali Cook Ali Cook quite possibly needs no introduction, you may well recognise him from the tele box! From shows such as Now You See It (BBC1), Dirty Tricks (Channel 4), Monkey Magic (Five), Psychic Secrets Revealed – with Derren Brown (Five) and The Secret World of Magic (Sky1). Then again, you might have caught him acting in ITV1's Mr Selfridge or in the movies; Get Lucky, The Anomoly and Kajaki. He’s a man of many talents; magician, comedian, writer, director and actor, but forget any preconceptions you have about magic or magicians, Ali Cook is the wild card of the alternative magic scene and he’ll turn even the most avid sceptic into a fan. Ali is part of a whole army of young performers helping to breathe new fire into a once tired magic scene. After years of family friendly Paul Daniels shows, where magic was synonymous with cheesy, over-dramatic cape-and-top-hat antics, magic is now appealing to a younger and cooler audience, with tricks that are a complete departure from the family friendly shows of the past; in fact, 'abracadabra' is no longer needed, the tricks wow enough on their own. You know razor blades? Those sharp metal blades? Oh yeah, Ali Cook eats those... And how about Houdini's water tank escape, heard of that? Well he's done that too, with an extra twist! “As well as escapology, Cook does jaw-dropping Derren Brown-style mindreading feats, fabulously dexterous close-up magic, gruesome gross-out pranks and magic tricks the like of which you've never seen before” So says Steve Bennett from the UK's comedy guide Chortle. GQ called him “one of the most sought-after illusionists on the planet" and he is bringing his new show The Art of Astonishment here to The Firestation, get your tickets and get ready to witness breathtaking trickery from a master of his craft. What people are saying about the show: Ali Cook delivers “… mischief of the slickest kind” Telegraph. “Supremely talented” Time Out. “You blew us way” Penn & Teller. “'Tricks the like of which you've never seen before” Chortle. We were able to get in a few questions to get a little insight into the man behind all the buzz. Here's what Ali Cook has to say on his show, career and the magic scene.
When a new bit of the show finally gets a great reaction from the audience.
What is the most memorable reaction you have had to one of your tricks? Someone fainted on a TV show I did where I seemingly removed a tumour from someone’s body. In fact it’s an illusion called psychic surgery and we were trying to expose the scam for what it is: A con.
What is your favourite trick to perform? It changes all the time. Although maybe it’s the one is where I swallow goldfish.
Can you give us a summary of The Art of Astonishment?
How long do you practice new tricks before you perform them?
It’s a curious combination of dexterous sleight of hand performed alongside rarely seen grand stage illusions.
It’s a mixture. I try to start performing new material as soon as possible. It can only get better in front of an audience.
You are touring from May until July. How do you find life on the road? I love it.
What do you enjoy the most about your job?
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Wild Card Magic Do you think people's opinion on magic has changed in recent years? Yes magic is hip again. Magic is the new comedy.
What do you think has been the catalyst for this? I think its youtube. Magic is very popular on youtube. People love to watch and re watch and re watch until they have figured it out.
As well as live performances, you’ve also done lots for TV and film. Do you have a preference between the two?
g in it c x e is lm fi r o V Any T e h t s t a e b g in h t but no . e c n ie d u a e v li a f o thrill
You have written many of the shows you performed in. Where do you find inspiration for your comedy writing? Comedy writing is hard. I keep a little notebook and take it around with me everywhere. When inspiration strikes I jot it down.
How did you get into magic? My mum had a new age book shop and some of the books that came into the shop were about magic tricks rather than real magic. A few came in and I was hooked.
Where do you think you would be now if you hadn't seen those books? Working in my mum’s new age bookshop.
What or who is your biggest influence? Steve Martin. He started out working in a magic shop in Disney Land and became a movie star. There is hope for us all.
Would you like to follow in his direction as a Hollywood actor? What writing and starring in your own hit movies??? Er maybe I guess. I suppose hosting the Oscars wouldn’t be too bad either.
What advice would you give to any aspiring magicians? Perform wherever you can to anyone who will watch.
What's next for you? The Edinburgh festival 2015 with my new show The Art Of Astonishment.
How do you wind down after a show?
How does working on a movie compare to making work for the small screen?
Watch House of Cards.
Interestingly there is a lot more money in TV than movies in the UK so really when you guest on something like Mr. Selfridge it’s a real luxury. British films are hard, hard work.
Irish coffee.
The movie The Anomaly is quite a break from your comedic style. How did you find the transition?
The lines I need to learn!
Its all the same rehearse, rehearse, and rehearse.
I’m old school. I like books.
What’s your guilty pleasure? What’s in your headphones? What’s on your Kindle?
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BRIDGING THE VOID
by Hollie McGill
Bridging the Void is a dance-film production, designed and produced by dance company Experiential. Interlacing dance, film, and ambient cinematic music to create an immersive and mesmerising experience, the show moves from darkness, through sunrise, to dawn light. The performance unfolds around the audience, who are invited to wander freely through the production, with the aim that each person’s experience will be unique to them.
seem to bask in the sunlight and reach for its warmth after the cold night. Movements shift from erratic to smooth, with prominent back arches and Matrix-esque moments interspersed with hypnotic swaying. Rhythms pulse and echo through the dancers, as they fight against themselves and each other in a bid for the sun's attention. The trio take turns in solos, coming back together periodically, leaning, pushing, mirroring – all in the inexorable glare of the slowly rising sun. With gravity defying lifts and balance, the dancers pulse and convulse and then - with an almost shamanic intensity - rapidly rock back and forth with a frantic but contained chaos, like boiling molecules heated by the sun.
Rachel Johnson, the company’s artistic director, choreographer, and film artist, created Bridging the Void in response to the sunrise in Arizona, speaking with Native Americans about their relationship with the sun and their saying “Every Night is followed by Sunrise”. The performance was then developed collaboratively, working with dancers, composers, and a cinematographer. I caught Bridging the Void at the Firestation in April 2015. With no defined audience area, we enter into darkness, clinging to the shelter of the walls and peering into the unknown. Who is brave enough to step away from safety and roam amongst the shadows?
It’s an unnerving experience; to see nothing and hear unfamiliar sounds, in a space with uncertain boundaries and the feeling that something else is moving around you. It has the feel of a horror experience at first and the effect is to heighten the senses and bring the audience firmly into the moment. How the three dancers manage to dance around in sync in a blackout is baffling (apparently they spend a good 15 minutes in the dark first to acclimatise). But the dancers are not alone in their performance, there is another player: the sun. It takes an equal place amongst the cast and is hard to ignore once sunrise begins, slowly illuminating the dancers. It’s a Primrose Hill sunrise, shot one freezing winter morning with the crew in thermals and praying for clear skies. Dancer Elzbieta Kowalik was surprised by how busy the park was at such an early winter hour, so for her “the steady rise of the sun represented a serenity and calmness amidst an ever busy city.” As the projection flickers to life, the sun slowly emerges from behind the London skyline, revealing the three dancers sitting as statues to welcome in the new day. Sunrise is coming. There is stillness, but the world carries on ever changing. Celia Vuille describes their unique devising process as spontaneous responses to situations where the feelings of the body inform movement and form. “The intention and individual story behind our movement is the most important aspect.” This narrative approach and emotional 18 connection to the material definitely produce some memorable and eye-catching choreography, where the dancers
The lighting and sound design should also be mentioned, working perfectly with the mood and pace of the choreography. The show begins with the sound of heavy, erratic breathing, which creates an uneasy mood in the darkness. Then, as the sun appears, the music awakens; calm, serene as the lighting intensifies the sun’s warmth. Bridging the Void is on tour thanks to a chunk of Arts Council funding, visiting the full spectrum of regional and metropolitan venues. “Performing Bridging the Void on tour in venues of varying size and shape gives each performance its own identity and very often its own challenge for us as dancers.” says Eleanor Palmer. “We adapt the set material to fit in small spaces, fill large ones, and filter around the scattered audience members. I relish the opportunity to get up close and physically affect the spectators beside me.” As the performance draws to a close, I find myself questioning my own part in the event. Should I have stood somewhere else? Why didn’t I stand in the middle? I certainly wanted to stand in the middle! Perhaps I wish I was braver, maybe next time I'll be bold. If you can catch the show during the tour, be brave, go for it, walk through it and push yourself out of your comfort 'audience' mode. You’ll be rewarded with an experience that will stay with you through many sunrises to come.
www.lemonadegallery.com Syl Ojalla ‘Untitled’ 2015
Classes & Workshops BLOSSOM BALLET & HAWTHORNE SCHOOL OF DANCE Blossom Ballet offers a new way to learn through exciting movement classes derived from imaginative play, providing a sound foundation for dance & education and having lots of fun. Classical Ballet - Delivered in a fun and imaginative manner with classes divided by age and ability - suitable for girls, boys, beginners and improvers. Tap and Modern dance - delivered in an energetic and interactive manner with classes divided by age and ability - suitable for girls, boys, beginners and improvers. Both with optional examinations validated by the ISTD. MONDAY 20TH APRIL - SATURDAY 11TH JULY (EXCL 25TH - 30TH MAY) SEEDS [18-26 MONTHS] £72 Wed & Thu 09:45-10:15 SAPLINGS (27-36 MONTHS] £72 Mon 14:30 - 15:00, Wed & Thu 10:25 - 10:55 BUDS [3 YRS] £84 Mon 13.00 - 13.40 & 13:45 - 14:25, Wed & Thu 11:05 - 11:45, Sat 09:45 - 10:25 BLOSSOM ISTD BALLET & TAP [4 YEARS] £90 Mon 15:10 - 15:55, Sat 09:45 - 10:30 & 11:30 - 12:15 BLOSSOM/PRE-PRIMARY BALLET & TAP [RECEPTION] £90 Mon 16:00 - 16:50, Wed 15:50 - 16:40 Sat 10:30 - 11:20 & 10:35 - 11:25
WINDSOR PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY
ISTD PRIMARY BALLET & TAP [YEAR 1] £90 Mon 16:55 - 17.45, Wed 16:45 - 17.35 & Sat 11:25 - 12:15
Auditorium
ISTD GRADE 2 BALLET & TAP [YEAR 3] £90 Mon 16:55 - 17.45
The Windsor Photographic Society is one of the largest photographic societies in the UK. Members enjoy a friendly atmosphere and a varied and stimulating programme of practical help, creative sessions , speakers, competitions and social evenings.
ISTD GRADE 3 BALLET & TAP [YEAR 4/5] £90 Mon 17:50 - 18:40
Come along for an evening for free, without obligation, meet some members and enjoy the evening.
ISTD GRADE 1/2 MODERN & TAP [YEAR 3/4] £90 Wed 17:40 - 18:30
For more details about the club, our photos, the club programme and much more visit – www.windsor-photographic-society.co.uk
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ISTD GRADE 1 BALLET & TAP [YEAR 2] £90 Mon 16:00 - 16:50 & Sat 12:20 - 13:10
NEXT STEPS TO FILM & TV ACTING Prime Studios Aspirations of acting for Film or TV? Then this IS the course for you! Theatre Practitioner Julie Loison and Actress/TV Presenter Nisha Anil lead this course t0 adapt your existing skills for Film and TV. Gain the confidence in presenting or acting in front of the camera and get tips in casting and finding work.
20:00 - 22:30
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18:30 - 20:00
Learn the original swing dance from the 1930s, 40s and 50s (aka the Lindy hop or Jitterbug)! Can be danced to everything from Big Band swing (Glenn Miller, Benny Goodman, Count Basie) through Rock ‘n’ Roll, the lounge swing of Bobby Darin, Frank Sinatra and the Rat Pack and modern artists like Michael Bublé!
£110.00 (Bursaries are available)
BEGINNERS 20:00 - 21:00
For more information visit www.resource-productions.co.uk.
Learn the basic swing steps and some fun moves! No previous experience needed! No partner needed!
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PRACTICE 21:00 - 21:15 INTERMEDIATES 21:15 - 22.15
SOTA MUSICAL THEATRE CLASS
MONDAYS 11TH MAY - 27TH JULY
Have a ball learning songs, dances and acting scenes from West End and Broadway musicals with our highly experienced acting, dance and singing coaches.
(EXCL. BANK HOLIDAYS)
AGES 8-14 YEARS
1 class £8 per session / £30 per 5 week block
TUESDAYS 21ST APRIL - 30TH JUNE
2 classes £12 per session / £45 per 5 week block
(EXCL 19TH MAY)
(includes free entry to Friday Night Jive!)
16:30 - 17:45
See events listings for Friday Night Jive dates
£120 per 10 week term
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4MOTION YOUTH DANCE CLASSES
SOTA STAGE SCHOOL SOTA SEEDS
Basement Studio
SOTA Seeds classes provide a fabulous introduction to performing arts for little ones. Watch them flourish as they explore through dance, singing and drama.
FLAMES 7-10yrs 17:00-18:00 / £70.00
Move your dancing on with more complex rhythms, moves and combinations including swing, lindy hop, charleston and variations. No partner needed!
(EXCL 19TH MAY)
Flames workshops are action packed and focus on learning fun routines, gaining confidence and devising interesting new choreography. Children are encouraged to input their ideas, explore their creativity, and experience the value of working as a team.
3.45pm-4.30pm
HEAT 11-12yrs 17:00-18:00 / £70.00
AGES 4-6 YEARS TUESDAYS 21ST APRIL - 30TH JUNE
AGES 3-5 YEARS
10:00 - 10:45
The transitional class from FLAMES to BLAZE, involving an intermediate approach to dance technique and choreography skills. HEAT dancers have the opportunity to become 4Motion Dance Assistants to develop young leadership skills.
£78 per 10 week term
BLAZE 13yrs+ 18:00-19:10 / £75.00
SUNDAYS 26TH APRIL - 5TH JULY (EXCL 24TH MAY)
Blaze is ideal for those wishing to study or currently studying GCSE Dance, Theatre and Performing Arts, and those with a genuine passion and dedication for creative arts. BLAZE classes involve an advanced approach to dance technique, contact work, and choreography and performance skills. All 4Motion groups take part in the end of term 4Motion Youth Dance Performance, performing to family and friends. TUESDAYS 21ST APRIL - 23RD JUNE (EXCL. 26TH MAY)
4MOTION ADULT DANCE: GET A MOVE ON! Basement Studio Looking for an alternative to the gym, something that’s energetic and original? Then join 4Motion’s popular adult dance class ‘Get A Move On’ for a fun dance and fitness experience. 4Motion have created a totally unique contemporary dance class that welcomes anyone who wants to try something new or build on their current technique, flexibility, and fitness. The class focuses on high intensity dance specific fitness; yoga stretches and dance technique, and is a very friendly and fun group. FFI: info@4motiondancetheatre.co.uk or 07792859254. 5 WEEK COURSES BEGINNING 21ST APRIL & 2ND JUNE. 19:15 - 20:15 £40 for 5-week course.
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OPEN THEATRE
SOTA SUNDAY STAGE SCHOOL
Auditorium An open theatre workshop for actors, writers, producers and anyone with an active involvement in contemporary performance. Experimenting with techniques and styles, the aim is to broaden the scope of modern theatre and develop a new piece for performance.
SOTA School enables 6-16 year olds to develop skills in dance, singing and drama in a creative and stimulating environment. Working in three age groups, pupils rotate between three workshops lead by professionally trained workshop leaders and performers. The emphasis is on fun through confidence building, skills development and self expression.
Led by Neil McDermott & Frank Saunders.
AGES 6-16 YEARS
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SUNDAYS 26TH APRIL - 5TH JULY
Free
(EXCL 24TH MAY)
STARLIGHT SALSA Basement Studio Join this amazing new Salsa course. No experience is required and you don’t need a partner, so come alone and have a great time, learning how to Salsa with the best teachers in Berkshire. WEDNESDAYS 6TH MAY - 26TH AUGUST 20:30 - 22:30 £40 for 6 week course 6 week courses start on 1st April, 20th May & 8th July
GLITTER BOX BURLESQUE Basement Studio Learn classic moves, poses and routines made popular by artistes including Dita Von Teese and Imodesty Blaize, and train with fabulous traditional props such as boas, fans and tassels.
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LIFE DRAWING Basement Studio A fun and dynamic life drawing session for all abilities, with a great atmosphere, music and stage lighting to enhance the definition and features of the subjects. You can be left to your own devices or alternatively tutor, Patrick Palmer, is happy to give advice. Each week there is a nude model to study, holding various timed poses of different lengths. Patrick is a professional artist with over 20 years life drawing experience. SUNDAYS 10TH MAY - 12TH JULY (EXCL. BANK HOLIDAYS)
WEDNESDAYS
17:30 - 19:30
(EXCL. 10TH & 17th JUNE)
£10 drop in, £8 with Advantage Card/Conc/Mem
19:00 - 20:00
£35 for 4 sessions
£13 per session / £75 for 7 week course
EXTENDED 5 HOUR LIFE DRAWING CLASSES
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FIRESTATION YOUTH THEATRE
Basement Studio SUNDAY 24TH MAY & 19TH JULY
Basement Studio
13:00 - 18:00
Our fantastic youth theatre class with Bea Vanderkar, that provides a fun and stimulating environment for young people to develop a practical understanding of the art of theatre whilst making new friends. The group learns the techniques of improvisation, writing and devising their own pieces and exploring existing scripts and performing a showcase to friends and family at the end of term.
£50 per person
THURSDAYS 30TH APRIL - 16TH JULY (EXCL. 28TH MAY) 7-11yrs 16:15 - 17:45, £110 12-18yrs 17:45 - 19:45, £130 ………………………………………………………………………………………………
MESSY MONETS Basement Studio Fun packed creative classes for pre-schoolers! Children make two things to take home each session – so it’s great value for money and they’re kept nice and busy! During the session, children also do some modelling with play-dough and dance around in bubbles at the end of each session to music. FRIDAYS 1ST MAY - 17TH JULY (EXCL.29TH MAY) 10:30 - 11.30 Tickets £6 / £4 siblings / Loyalty cards available
To book contact Patrick on 0781 319 4799 Email: patrick.palmer@yahoo.co.uk
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“To create one’s own world takes courage.” Georgia O’Keeffe
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