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Welcome Back! We hope that you have all remained safe and well these past six months: we have certainly missed you at Jersey Arts Centre. Contained within these pages is a season in which we hope you will be able to participate, even with our current reduced capacity of 40 – though we do hope that this will, in time, increase! We are even presenting an alternative Christmas production with two complete teams of actors: our 2007 adaptation of Gerald Durrell’s MY FAMILY AND OTHER ANIMALS (2-22 December). Thank you for your incredible and unparalleled support since March. We look forward to seeing you again at Phillips Street very soon. To maintain social and cultural engagement with and for our community during lockdown, and for 25 weeks between 23 March and 11 September 2020, we presented: · · · · · · · · · · ·
625 Daily Recommendations 108 featured images in Off the Wall - 665 works from 194 photographers! 22 Composite videos of the Off the Wall entries 81 JAC-anories 61 Flash! Fiction! featured stories from 45 writers 18 songs from Bertrand et Veronique 17 Liberation 75 poems 17 ACT Monologues 8 instalments of the youtheatre’s Beasts and Beauties 6 extracts from Simon MacDonald’s Going Underground 2 Shakespeare Shorts
There were 1,009 activities and experiences, plus a further 842 communications, across our digital platforms. Grand Total: 1,851. Once again: many thanks for your support. Be safe and be well! And Merry Christmas!
DANIEL AUSTIN Director
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COVID-19 Guidance Jersey Arts Centre and caféjac have completed a Risk Analysis and Assessment for coronavirus and measures are now in place to reduce the risk of infection. In order to support the health and well-being of all visitors to Jersey Arts Centre, and to help combat the spread of COVID-19, we ask that everyone undertakes the following precautionary safety measures: - Educate yourself on Government of Jersey advice and guidelines at gov.je - Observe all our signs, instructions and room capacities - Follow the advice and guidance of both JAC staff and caféjac staff - Maintain Physical Distancing at all times - Ensure frequent and proper hand washing and hygiene measures - Be vigilant in the use of our toilet facilities and sanitise hands before and after use - Do not enter the building if you are showing or experiencing symptoms of COVID-19
Booking Instructions - Please book in advance - Please only book for, and sit with, people in your household group - Please print your tickets at home - Please read our checklist for visiting Jersey Arts Centre (opposite) - When booking online, If you can’t see the correct combination of seats that you require, please contact the Box Office on: 700444 4
Your personal checklist for visiting Jersey Arts Centre 1. Do not visit JAC if you are feeling unwell or experiencing any Covid-19 symptoms – e.g. new, continuous cough and/or fever; loss of smell and taste, etc. 2. Do not visit JAC if any of your family bubble are experiencing symptoms of Covid-19 or are isolating 3. Ensure that you sanitise your hands on entering the building 4. Ensure that you wash/sanitise your hands before and after going to the toilet 5. Ensure that you exercise good respiratory hygiene by coughing into your elbow etc. 6. The use of face masks at Jersey Arts Centre is strongly recommended 7. Observe, and follow: poster, door, floor and staff instructions at all times 8. Remember to remain physically distanced from third parties during your visit 9. Keep personal items with you at all times 10. Drinks and food are not permitted in the auditorium except for a small non-glass bottle of water 11. Educate yourself on Government of Jersey advice and guidelines at gov.je 12. If you have any questions, please speak with a member of our staff The above checklist is to ensure that visitors to Jersey Arts Centre remain physically distanced and aware of enhanced hygiene measures under the Island’s ‘Level 1: Physical Distancing’ in the Safe Exit Framework. 5
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Chris Mould Exhibition Fox Open Art Competition Judge 2020 Friday 25 September - Saturday 10 October Chris was born and raised in West Yorkshire where he still lives with his family. He is one of twenty studio artists at the prestigious Dean Clough Mills Arts and Business complex in Halifax. www.deanclough.com His work ranges from children’s publishing to theatre and film, having produced a long backlist of children’s titles, theatre posters, editorial cartoons for major newspapers and character development work for animated features. This particular show is a small selection of works from various children’s book titles and also includes a few personal pieces. It includes his front cover and selected roughs from his recent best selling version of Ted Hughes’ The Iron Man. Chris has recently disbanded his website in favour of social media. To keep an eye on Chris’s current activities search @chrismouldink on Instagram and Twitter.
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Fox Open Art Exhibition 2020 Monday 12 October - Saturday 7 November An exhibition of this year’s competition entries as judged and selected by Chris Mould. The Fox Open Art Competition, sponsored by Fox International Ltd, is now in its 38th year, and has featured local artists such as Jason Butler, Ian Rolls and Kevin Pallot. Make sure not to miss this showcase of local artistic talent, featuring a wide variety of mediums and depth of creativity.
Image: 1st prize winner 2019 Norah Bryan Greenland From The Air
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How we live now | Commejévivonsachteu An exhibition of new artwork by Russell Layton Tuesday 10 November - Saturday 21 November What would our forebears make of Jersey life today? In this new series of limited edition prints, Russell Layton places our modern selves within scenes captured by historic Jersey photographs sourced from the archives of Jersey Heritage and the Société Jersiaise. Our Victorian ancestors, once the anonymous subjects of these photographs, now become the observers of our modern world and encourage us to see ourselves - as if through a looking glass - from a new perspective. Russell has had four solo exhibitions, at the Jersey Arts Centre and in Guernsey. His work is held in private collections in London, New York, Sydney and Grouville. Sponsored by Carey Olsen
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Surveyor’s (Interim) Report An exhibition by Martin McDowell Monday 23 November - Saturday 5 December Every day, I happen to survey St. Aubin’s Bay, and in a calmly imagined manner it has become a backdrop to my painting, which, for several years has had me caught up in the notion of the continuous panoramic. The notion allows for the idea that if one creates a sequence A B C, one can then quite happily remove any section and paint something completely different to sit in its place - all’s well so long as the edges join - meanwhile, the section removed, may generate a sequence along a fresh course, still relating in some way to the sequence it used to be part of.
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Performances
Performances will be at the Benjamin Meaker Theatre, Phillips Street, St. Helier, unless otherwise stated.
Box Office: +44 (0) 1534 700444 | www.artscentre.je
Performances at a Glance
- October:
Mon 12 JADC: Choices 7.30pm Tue 13 JADC: Choices 7.30pm Wed 14 JADC: Choices 7.30pm Thur 15 JADC: Choices 7.30pm Fri 16 JADC: Choices 7.30pm Sat 17 JADC: Choices 7.30pm Mon 19 Monday Matinée: Hidden Figures 2pm Mon 19 JFS: The Lighthouse 8pm Tue 20 Penelope Blackie 8pm Thur 22 Dr. Adam Perchard: Bathtime for Britain 8pm Fri 23 Dr. Adam Perchard: Bathtime for Britain 8pm Sat 24 Polish Film Festival: Wild Roses 3pm Sat 24 Polish Film Festival: Ida 8pm Wed 28 ACT: Lust Actually 7.30pm Thur 29 ACT: Lust Actually 7.30pm Fri 30 ACT: Lust Actually 7.30pm Sat 31 Polish Film Festival: Women’s Day 3pm Sat 31 Polish Film Festival: In Darkness 8pm
Performances at a Glance - November:
Mon 2 JFS: Pain and Glory 8pm Tue 3 HRFF: Disclosure 8pm Wed 4 HRFF: A Worm in the Heart 8pm Thur 5 HRFF: Gay Chorus Deep South 8pm Fri 6 HRFF: José 8pm
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Performances at a Glance - November (cont’d): Sat 7 Sun 8 Thur 12 Fri 13 Sat 14 Mon 16 Mon 16 Tue 17 Wed 18 Sat 21 Mon 23
James Horsfall (piano) Drama Lab: Hamlet Simon MacDonald: In Receipt Simon MacDonald: In Receipt JFS: The Souvenir Monday Matinée: Romeo + Juliet St Martin’s Musical Society: Unlocked! St Martin’s Musical Society: Unlocked! St Martin’s Musical Society: Unlocked! Chantez Avec Bertrand et Veronique JFS: Stories We Tell
Performances at a Glance - December: Wed 2 Thur 3 Fri 4 Sat 5 Sun 6 Tue 8 Wed 9 Thur 10 Fri 11 Sat 12 Sun 13 Tue 15 Wed 16 Thur 17 Fri 18 Sat 19 Sun 20 Mon 21 Tue 22
My Family and Other Animals My Family and Other Animals My Family and Other Animals My Family and Other Animals My Family and Other Animals My Family and Other Animals My Family and Other Animals My Family and Other Animals My Family and Other Animals My Family and Other Animals My Family and Other Animals My Family and Other Animals My Family and Other Animals My Family and Other Animals My Family and Other Animals My Family and Other Animals My Family and Other Animals My Family and Other Animals My Family and Other Animals
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7.30pm 3pm + 6.30pm 8pm 8pm 8pm 2pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 8pm 8pm
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Choices JADC
Monday 12 October - Saturday 17 October 7.30pm
Say Something Happened by Alan Bennett (30 mins) Alternative Accommodation by Pam Valentine (40 mins) Parcel by David Campton (40 mins) The JADC proudly presents an evening of humour and poignancy. These three One Act Plays are all linked with the theme of old age, or more importantly, how we look after the elderly in our families and the wider community. This seems particularly appropriate during lockdown, when the elderly were (and still are) amongst the many who were self-isolating, cut off from family and friends. Despite the seriousness of the subject (or perhaps because of it?) they are all comedies. These three amateur productions are presented by special arrangement with Concord Theatricals. ÂŁ12
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Hidden Figures
USA 2016 | 127 mins | Cert: PG | Director: Theodore Melfi
Monday 19 October Matinée: 2pm
Hidden Figures tells the incredible true story of Katherine Jonson, Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson: three visionary African-American women working at NASA in the early 1960s. Serving as the brains behind the launch into orbit of astronaut John Glenn, which became a turning point in the space race, the three women cross gender, race and professional lines to achieve the seemingly impossible. £5 (£3 students) Members: £4.25 (£2.55 students) JFS Members: £4
The Lighthouse
USA / Canada 2019 | 109 mins | Cert: 15 | Director: Robert Eggers
Monday 19 October 8pm
Shot in black and white, echoing 19th century photography, two lighthouse keepers (Willem Dafoe and Robert Pattinson) try to maintain their sanity whilst living on a remote and mysterious New England island in the 1890s. When a storm leaves them stranded, tensions rise in this eerie psychological thriller. Open to Jersey Film Society Members only Tickets must be booked in advance at the Box Office
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Penelope Blackie Tuesday 20 October 8pm
Penelope, who returns to give her fourteenth annual Recital, is a graduate of the Paris Conservatoire where she gained a Premier Prix as a pupil of the celebrated pianist Vlado Perlemuter. Perlemuter had studied all the piano works of Ravel over a six-month period whilst staying with the composer. Penelope is thus, in a sense, a pupil at one remove of Ravel. It is fitting, therefore, that one of the evening’s pieces is Le Tombeau de Couperin. Programme includes: Haydn: Sonata in E minor Hob XVI:34; Beethoven: Sonata No 17 in D minor Op. 31 no 2 (The Tempest); Chopin: Ballade No 3 in A flat; Ravel: Le Tombeau de Couperin £18 (£5 students in full-time education)
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Bathtime for Britain
FROM THE WEST END TO THE U-BEND / Dr Adam Perchard
Thursday 22 October + Friday 23 October
As the guidelines for singing during COVID-19 are still to be relaxed, Bathtime for Britain has been re-scheduled for 19 + 20 November 8pm Join local boy and international cabaret sensation Dr Adam Perchard as he sings his way through lockdown in his childhood bathroom. Featuring hits from pop, rock, and musical theatre - and numerous outfit changes. “Dazzling” - The Financial Times “Twisted genius” - Time Out “Perchard makes song and sentiment throb with life” - The Guardian £15 (£11 students/children) Members £12.75 (£9.35 students/children)
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Polish Film Festival: Women in Polish Cinema - Part One
Polish film has long enjoyed an outstanding reputation but its best known protagonists tended to be male. For this year’s festival we have chosen films which showcase the important contribution to Polish film made by female Directors, Cinematographers and Actors.
Wild Roses (Dzikie Róże)
Ida (Ida)
Saturday 24 October
Saturday 24 October
Ewa returns from hospital to a small Polish village with a secret. Her husband also returns from working abroad as the family gather for their daughter’s communion. Wild Roses enchants with truth and emotional intensity whilst fighting against a patriarchal culture which has been passed down and consolidated from generation to generation.
Poland, 1962. Anna, a novice nun who is about to take her vows, uncovers a family secret dating back to the German occupation. Her Mother Superior tells her she must visit her aunt, Wanda, her only living relative, before she takes her vows. Wanda tells Anna about her Jewish roots and both women start a journey not only to find their family’s tragic story, but to see who they really are and where they belong.
Poland 2017 | 90 mins | Cert: 15 Director: Anna Jadowska
3pm
£7 (£5 students) Members: £5.95 (£4.25 students)
Poland 2013 | 84 mins | Cert: 12 Director: Pawel Pawlikowski
8pm
£7 (£5 students) Members: £5.95 (£4.25 students)
Lust Actually
A Radio Comedy for the (Very) Broadminded by Jason Kenyon / (Loosely) adapted from Aristophanes’ Lysistrata / ArtsCentreTheatre (ACT)
Wednesday 28 October - Friday 30 October 7.30pm
A long time ago on a small group of islands, in a quiet backwater of the Atlantic Ocean, the women are so fed up with their men folk going off to war at the slightest excuse that they decide the only solution is to give these rampant warriors an ultimatum: No peace, no nookie! In celebration of reaching its 30th production ACT returns to its roots with this brand new adaptation of the Ancient Greek Sex Comedy that was its first project and which established the group as “adult” in every sense of the word! But this is an ACT Production with a difference; this is its first ever audio production. Each evening it will be recorded in front of a live theatre audience (that’s you) for subsequent editing and release. All those attending the performances will receive a copy of the final result on CD. As you can imagine, this production is unsuitable for anyone under the age of 16 due to its adult content, themes and language.
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£12 (£9 students) Members £10.20 (£7.65 students)
Polish Film Festival: Women in Polish Cinema - Part Two
Polish film has long enjoyed an outstanding reputation but its best known protagonists tended to be male. For this year’s festival we have chosen films which showcase the important contribution to Polish film made by female Directors, Cinematographers and Actors.
Women’s Day (Dzien Kobiet)
In Darkness (W Ciemności)
Director: Maria Sadowska
Poland 2011 | 138 mins | Cert: 15 Director: Agnieszka Holland
Saturday 31 October
Saturday 31 October
Middle-aged single mother Halina Radwan is promoted from cashier to manager of a Butterfly grocery store, which is part of a nationwide chain of supermarkets. What seems to be a great opportunity at first gradually turns into a nightmare. While taking on the issues of female solidarity, the film centres on the dark side of the corporate regime and Halina’s fight against it.
Leopold Socha, a sewer worker and petty thief in Nazi-occupied Poland, encounters Jewish people trying to escape the liquidation of the ghetto. He hides them for money in the labyrinth of the town’s sewers beneath the bustling activity of the city above. The film, based on a true story, is also an extraordinary story of survival as families try to outwit certain death during many months of ever increasing and intense danger.
Poland 2012 | 92 mins | Cert: 15
3pm
£7 (£5 students) Members: £5.95 (£4.25 students)
8pm
£7 (£5 students) Members: £5.95 (£4.25 students)
Pain and Glory
Spain 2019 | 113 mins | Cert: 15 | Director: Pedro Almodovar
Monday 2 November 8pm
Salvador Mallo (Antonio Banderas), a filmmaker in the twilight of his career, is plagued by health issues just as one of his early cinematic works is being readied for re-release. Told in two narrative threads, Pain and Glory follows Mallo as he reconnects with an actor he hasn’t spoken to in 32 years, and his early life with his mother Jacinta (Penelope Cruz). In Spanish with English subtitles. Open to Jersey Film Society Members only Tickets must be booked in advance at the Box Office
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Disclosure
USA 2020 | 105 mins | Cert: 15 | Director: Sam Feder
Tuesday 3 November 8pm Disclosure is an unprecedented, eye-opening look at transgender depictions in film and television, revealing how Hollywood simultaneously reflects and manufactures our deepest anxieties about gender. Leading trans thinkers and creatives, including Laverne Cox, Lilly Wachowski and Chaz Bono, share their reactions and resistance to some of Hollywood’s most beloved moments. £7 (£5 students) Members: £5.95 (£4.25 students)
16th HUMAN RIGHTS FILM FESTIVAL
A Worm in the Heart
USA / Ireland / Russia 2020 | 85 mins | Cert: NR Director: Paul Rice
Wednesday 4 November 8pm Shot in six cities along the Trans-Siberian railway, A Worm in the Heart follows queer Irish filmmaker Paul Rice and his boyfriend Liam, as they go undercover to meet with the many heroic members of the LGBTQ+ community who risk their lives living authentically under oppressive laws and prejudices — from Nobel Peace prize nominees to drag queen performers thriving in remote Siberia. £7 (£5 students) Members: £5.95 (£4.25 students)
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Gay Chorus Deep South
USA 2019 | 100 mins | Cert: 15 | Director: David Charles Rodrigues
Thursday 5 November 8pm In response to a wave of discriminatory anti-LGBTQ+ laws and the divisive 2016 election, the San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus embarked on a tour of the American Deep South. The conversations and connections that emerge throughout this documentary offer a glimpse of a less divided America, where the things that divide us (faith, politics and sexual identity) are set aside by the soaring power of music, humanity and a little drag. £7 (£5 students) Members: £5.95 (£4.25 students)
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José
Guatemala / USA 2018 | 85 mins | Cert: 15 Director: Li Cheng
Friday 6 November 8pm 19-year-old José’s life in Guatemala City is routine and aimless until he finds passion, pain and self-reflection through a relationship with a Caribbean migrant. This feature film delicately depicts the hardship of being gay in a fraught cultural environment, where machismo and religion take centre stage. In Spanish with English subtitles. £7 (£5 students) Members: £5.95 (£4.25 students)
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James Horsfall (piano) Saturday 7 November 7.30pm
James Horsfall has played the piano from an early age, and gained a music scholarship to Public School. He later gained another to Magdalen College, Oxford, where he was offered further awards. The next stop was the Royal College of Music in London where he studied piano exclusively. Although he has spent much of his life as a teacher and accompanist on the island, solos have often featured, and more so of late. He has been married for nearly 48 years to Jane, also a musician, and they have four children and five grandchildren. Now in his seventies, he is keener than ever to further music in the community, and very much looking forward to the forthcoming recital which will comprise music by: Bach, Beethoven, Horsfall, Rachmaninov and Chaminade.
£15 (£9 students) Members £12.75 (£7.65 students)
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Hamlet
Drama Lab / Directed by Paul and Pippa Adams
Sunday 8 November
3pm + 6.30pm
Drama Lab’s Youth Theatre presents Shakespeare’s classic tale of revenge, tragedy and all things ‘rotten in the state of Denmark’! An abridged, original text production, performed by the talented, young actors of our now famous, annual Summer Shakespeare Week in its 11th successful year! “To be, or not to be, that is the question”... Thanks to the lovely Jersey Arts Centre - it is to be! £12.50
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In Receipt Simon MacDonald
Thursday 12 November + Friday 13 November 8pm
We often insist on a receipt, but most quickly end up shoved in bags or wallets - screwed up, forgotten. But what if these little bits of paper became treasured somethings? This new show by Simon MacDonald revels in the storytelling potential of receipts - these overlooked snapshots of everyday life that punctuate a questioning narrative journey:
“Why buy strawberry laces and masking tape?” This performance will follow these stories, conjuring lost voices and memories. And something else emerges too: one person in a particular time and moment revealing something that insists on being held longer than a moment before being thrown away.
£15 (£11 students) Members: £12.75 (£9.35 students)
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The Souvenir
USA / UK 2019 | 120 mins | Cert: 15 | Director: Joanna Hogg
Saturday 14 November 8pm
Starring Honor Swinton-Byrne, Tom Burke and Tilda Swinton, this 1980s-set drama follows Julie (Swinton-Byrne), a young film student who becomes romantically involved with a complicated older man (Burke). Written and directed by Joanna Hogg, this critically acclaimed drama is a semi-autobiographical tale of the writer/director’s experiences at film school, and was named Sight & Sound’s best film of 2019. Open to Jersey Film Society Members only Tickets must be booked in advance at the Box Office
Romeo + Juliet
USA 1996 | 120 mins | Cert: 12 | Director: Baz Luhrmann
Monday 16 November
Matinée: 2pm
Brilliantly adapted and reimagined by visionary director Baz Luhrmann, Shakespeare’s tragedy of the original star-crossed lovers is given a modern twist. Set in Verona Beach, the Montague and Capulet families’ fueding has spilled into the streets and violence is spreading. When Romeo Montague crashes a Capulet party, he sets eyes on Juliet and their fateful tale of doomed young love is set into motion. £5 (£3 students) Members: £4.25 (£2.55 students) JFS Members: £4
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Unlocked! The Show Must Go On St Martin’s Musical Society
Monday 16 November - Wednesday 18 November
7.30pm
St Martin’s Musical Society, as it is now known, was originally called St Martin’s Olde Tyme and has been raising funds for local charities since October 1974. It has always been the aim of the Society to foster the spirit and traditions of the old time music hall, but now primarily includes extracts from modern musicals and film. Over the past number of years, the Society has raised and donated in excess of £145,731 for local charities. Unfortunately, like every other production on the Island and worldwide, due to COVID, our usual 2020 charitable show has been postponed to October 2021 (in aid of Jersey Cheshire Homes). However, our Members have been practising all our old favourites with the aim to stage a ‘best of’ performance just in case ‘social distancing’ permits. Whilst rehearsals have been few and far between and taken place on St Martin’s Village Green, we have managed to put together a variety show with popular song, dance and comedy, which also includes a preview of next year’s show. Musical numbers include: ‘Hello Dolly’, ‘9 to 5’, ‘Get Happy’, ‘Oh What a Beautiful Morning!’, ‘River Deep’ and ‘Night Fever’. All profits will go to Jersey Arts Centre who we would like to thank for helping us to put on this production. £15 (£10 students + seniors)
Unlocked! will only take place if the guidelines for singing during COVID-19 are relaxed.
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Chantez avec Bertrand et Veronique Art’Comedia from L’Hermitage, Brittany
Saturday 21 November 8pm (1 hour)
During lockdown, Bertrand and Veronique rehearsed and recorded 18 songs across their musical repertoire for our digital programme. This concert will showcase a number of those songs, and one or two more, from their home in Brittany. Jersey Arts Centre has been working with Art’Comedia since 2013, and Bertrand and Veronique have been our respective Musical Director and Vocal Coach, and musicians, on our past three Christmas productions. Now based in L’Hermitage, Brittany, Art’Comedia combined music, video, dance and performance to create a multimedia exploration of childhood and memory in their 2013 JAC residency ‘Infinite Landscapes’. After concerts on the Benjamin Meaker stage in 2015 and 2017, Art’Comedia returned in 2018 with a concert, ahead of their work on our third Christmas production of Alan Bennett’s adaptation of ‘The Wind in the Willows’, to present a showcase of pieces from various musicals. We are delighted that B&V wish to be a part of our programme this autumn with a concert to keep our audiences, and our island community, culturally and socially engaged!
£7 Members £5.95
This concert will only take place if the guidelines for singing during COVID-19 are relaxed
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Stories We Tell
Canada 2013 | 108 mins | Cert: 12A | Director: Sarah Polley
Monday 23 November
8pm
In this inspired, genre-twisting documentary, writer/director Sarah Polley discovers that the truth depends on who’s telling it. Polley takes on the roles of both filmmaker and detective as she investigates the secrets kept by a family of storytellers, playfully interviewing and interrogating a cast of characters who provide candid, yet contradictory answers to the same questions. A deeply personal film, Stories We Tell explores how our narratives shape and define us, painting a profound, funny and poignant picture of the larger human story. Open to Jersey Film Society Members only Tickets must be booked in advance at the Box Office
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My Family and Other Animals Based on the novel by Gerald Durrell A Jersey Arts Centre Christmas Production By arrangement with the Estate of Gerald Durrell
Wednesday 2 December - Sunday 6 December Tuesday 8 December - Sunday 13 December Tuesday 15 December - Tuesday 22 December 7pm Saturdays 5, 12, 19 December 3pm + 7pm / Sundays 6, 13 + 20 December 3pm Monday 21 + Tuesday 22 December 3pm + 7pm
Set sail to the Ionian island of Corfu this Christmas, as Jersey Arts Centre presents Gerald Durrell’s My Family and Other Animals! Join Gerry and the eccentric Durrells in this charming, whimsical story of one family’s sojourn to an idyllic Greek isle in 1935. Fascinated by the Island’s flora and fauna, young Gerry finds inspiration in insects, amphibians, reptiles, birds and the larger-than-life characters that the family meet during their escapades. Adapted and directed for the stage by Daniel Austin, My Family and Other Animals was first performed in Jersey in 2007, and went on to travel to Guernsey, Sark and Corfu.
Bring some sunshine to your December with a production that’s full of joy, humour and passion for the natural world - a wild adventure for all the family! £18 (£13 students/children) / Members: £15.30 (£11.05 students/children) Wednesday 2 December + Thursday 3 December: JAC Members: £10
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Courses + Participation
Courses will be held at Jersey Arts Centre, Phillips Street, St. Helier, unless otherwise stated. Box Office: +44 (0) 1534 700444 / www.artscentre.je OCTOBER - DECEMBER at a glance 20 Oct - 24 Nov Tai Chi + Qigong 10am - 11am 21 Oct - 25 Nov Tai Chi + Qigong 10am - 11am 3 Nov - 8 Dec History of Art 11.30am - 1.30pm 19 Nov Tomte Nisse 10am - 1pm 20 Nov Tomte Nisse 10am - 1pm
Would you be interested in teaching a course or workshop? Yes? Then meet our Education and Outreach coordinator, Hettie Duncan!
We are always looking to develop and expand our Courses and Workshops programme and this is your chance to get involved. If you have an idea that you think could fit into our programme, please get in touch with Hettie for more information: hettie@artscentre.je 36 32
Tai Chi + Qigong
18 years + / Tutor: Richard Matthews
Tuesday 20 October - Tuesday 24 November or Wednesday 21 October - Wednesday 25 November 10am - 11am ÂŁ50 per course Members: ÂŁ42.50 per course Following the success of our sell out course last year, Tai Chi is back! Tai Chi was originally developed as a martial art, however, practitioners soon realised its health benefits. Through regular practice it promoted relaxation, flexibility, coordinated strength and dynamic balance, allowing practitioners to remain fit and energised even into old age. This course is designed to cater for those who are beginners or want to refresh their skills. It will take you through different techniques and steps to start (or continue) you on the Tai Chi and Qigong journey
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History of Art
16 years + / Tutor: Lisa Oxenden-Wray
Tuesday 3 November - Tuesday 8 December 11.30am - 1.30pm 6 sessions £60 / Members: £51 Back by popular demand! Book quickly as this course sells out… Do you know your Baroque from Rococo? And the Ancien Regime? Ever wondered who created three dimensional paintings and perspective in Renaissance art? And would you like to study Picasso’s painting that changed the art world and started the Cubist movement? Lisa Oxenden-Wray, graduate of the Courtauld Institute of Art will take you on a visual journey of the earliest known Lascaux Cave paintings through the Renaissance, the Dutch Golden Age and Impressionism to Surrealist Marcel Du Champs’ controversial “urinal” up to today’s New Artists, such as Damien Hirst. Join Lisa on her course for an informative and exciting journey through the history of art. Perfect for those with a practical knowledge of art, as well as those interested in the historical aspect, this course will broaden your artistic horizons and maybe even inform your own work. Limited to 10 participants.
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Tomte Nisse
16 years + / Tutor: Kerry-Jane Warner
Thursday 19 November or Friday 20 November
10am - 1pm £25 / Members: £21.50 These little folk of Finnish mythology are associated with protection and the welfare of the home. They appear all over Scandinavia during the Christmas season; the time of “hygge”; that cosy, convivial atmosphere the Danish create in winter. Come and join artist Kerry-Jane Warner to create one or two of these mischievous little characters. Basic sewing skills necessary. A knowledge of blanket stitch and a small pair of sewing scissors would be useful but neither vital. Limited to 10 participants, so make sure to book early as this workshop was a sell-out in 2019!
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Junior Drama
8 - 13 years Tutors: Daniel Austin + Hettie Duncan
Thursday 24 September Thursday 26 November 5.30pm - 7.30pm 9 sessions Holiday: Half Term - Thursday 29 October ÂŁ75 / Members: ÂŁ63.75 A limited number of places are still available! Join us for another term of this extremely popular course where participants are taken through the principles of performance, including improvisation, voice and movement. Communication, concentration and commitment are essential disciplines of exciting performance and these will be further explored and developed. Incorporating a multitude of fun drama activities and games, the workshops also develop social skills and confidence and culminate in a production for the public in 2021. Many of our Junior Drama members have gone on to join our award-winning youtheatre group; some of whom have then studied drama at college or university or worked professionally in the industry. Please wear: suitable clothing and footwear. Photo: Holly Smith
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Image credit: JEP: Beasts and Beauties
14 - 19 years Join Jersey Arts Centre’s professionally led, award-winning theatre company in summer 2021. If you have the energy, commitment, imagination and a sense of humour, and would like to become a member, come along to our next introductory meeting on: Wednesday 21 April: 6pm - 8pm at Jersey Arts Centre. For further information about our drama classes and drama courses, visit: www.artscentre.je
18 years + ArtsCentreTheatre (ACT) is a community theatre company, open to anyone aged 18 to 800, who would like an introduction to the disciplines required to stage a successful theatrical production - of which acting is merely one. The Meet & Greet for the next project will be at Jersey Arts Centre at 7.30pm on Tuesday 10 November. If you are interested in taking part or simply want to know more about ACT in general, email ACT’s Director Jason Kenyon at stage@artscentre.je
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How to Book On-line: Visit our website www.artscentre.je to buy tickets for performances or to pay for courses and workshops on-line. By Phone: +44 (0) 1534 700444 to purchase tickets using select credit / debit cards. In Person: All tickets can be bought or collected from our Box Office in Phillips Street, Monday through to Friday between 1pm - 8pm, and a minimum of one hour before performances on Saturdays, Sundays and Bank Holidays.
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Directions and Parking
Credit / Debit Cards - we accept the following:
Jersey Arts Centre is in Phillips Street, St. Helier, just off Bath Street, two minutes away from the main shopping area and Minden Place carpark.
Reserved tickets: All reserved tickets are to be fully paid for within three working days or otherwise will be offered for resale. Ticket Discounts: Jersey Arts Centre Members save 15% on events marked with this promotional symbol. Group Bookings: Receive one free ticket with every ten purchased on events marked with this promotional symbol. Courses + Workshops: 15% discount is given to Jersey Arts Centre Members on presentation of their membership card. Concessionary rates are listed under each performance. To receive a student discount, identification will be requested. Ticket Exchange: A £2 charge is levied on each ticket exchanged. We do not offer refunds. Special Assistance: Wheelchair access is available at Jersey Arts Centre. The Berni Gallery and most meeting rooms are also fully accessible via the lift. Please advise Box Office of wheelchair requirements in advance when booking tickets or hirings. Please enquire about the best seats for induction loop reception.
Our Brochure: Printed on paper from a sustainable source. Cover image: My Family and Other Animals (2 - 22 December). © Jersey Arts Centre 2 020— we reserve the right to change the programme without notice.
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Hire Our Spaces! Benjamin Meaker Theatre Within Jersey Arts Centre’s building at Phillips Street, our intimate 250 seat auditorium has superb sightlines, and is ideal for performances, screenings and conferences.
Meeting Rooms We have three rooms available for hire: the Maria Ritchie Room (capacity: 50), one smaller room (capacity: 20-25) and the Edmund Blampied Art/Dance Studio.
Bar Gallery The Bar Gallery is a small exhibition area located on the ground floor of Jersey Arts Centre. It is free of charge to hire and is available from one week up to four weeks.
Berni Gallery The Berni Gallery is located on the first floor of Jersey Arts Centre and costs £100 per week to hire, subject to a successful application submitted to Jersey Arts Centre’s Exhibtion Sub-committee. See Venue Hire page at: www.artscentre.je Room capacities subject to change due to COVID-19 50 42
Become a Business Partner
Our Community Partners
The Channel Islands Music Council (CIMC) was established in 1974 to promote music events across the islands.
Whilst developing a corporate relationship with Jersey Arts Centre, businesses benefit from a number of complimentary tickets, use of the Maria Ritchie meeting room, invitations to exhibition previews, and mailings. For further details of the Scheme, pease call Graeme Humphries on: 700400.
Arts in Health Care (AIHC) promotes a yearlong series of concerts in health care settings.
Sponsorship and Advertising There are many sponsorship and advertising opportunities available at Jersey Arts Centre, including placing an advert in our Brochure. For more details, please contact Nick Carver, our Marketing Manager, on: 700424.
HRH Prince Charles meets The Charleston Charlies (2013)
Jersey Film Society
Volunteers
Membership is open to anyone aged 18 and over and offers several benefits including: free entry to all Jersey Film Society screenings, year round special offers at Cineworld, Newsletters and film notes.
Jersey Arts Centre relies on volunteers to help with performances and distribution - and we’re always looking for extra help. From a few hours to several afternoons or evenings a month, anything you could spare is very welcome. If you would like to become a part of our friendly team, please call Jackie, our Volunteers’ Coordinator, on: 700444 or pick up a form from Box Office.
To become a Member, please call: Derek Gray (Secretary): 855064 or Christopher Sutton (President): 510140 www.facebook.com/jersey-film-society Instagram: Jersey Film Society
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2019 in Summary: • 232 ticketed performances with 25,242 attendances • 14 exhibitions in the Berni Gallery • 12 exhibitions in the Bar Gallery • 24 public courses and workshops with 154 participants • 10 workshops in 9 schools for Holocaust Memorial Day with 241 attendances • 10 workshops in 5 schools for Magpies & Mischief with 243 attendances • 37 Arts in Health Care Trust concerts across 29 of the Island’s care settings • 2 youtheatre productions: Kes + Start Swimming • 16 students from St. Helier’s twin town of Bad Wurzach hosted by our youtheatre • 2 ACT projects: As the Actress said to the Bishop + Anthology • 1 Junior Drama project: The Art of War by Sun Tzu • The delivery of our 4th Brighter Futures project: no place like • 3 Residencies: Magpies & Mischief + The Boiling Sea + Happy Hour • Our 17th consecutive year of readings with the youtheatre at Holocaust Memorial Day • Readings at the Former Internees 74th Liberation Day anniversary at Jersey War Tunnels • Readings at the unveiling of the Deportees Plaque at Albert Quay in September • The 6th Polish Film Festival • The 15th Human Rights Festival • The afternoon celebrations on Liberation Day with 51 local musicians • Hosting of the 13th Parish Festival over 3 days: 12 screenings / 447 attendances • Hosting of the 5th Jersey Festival of Words over 2 days: 14 events / 1,142 attendances • Hosting of 7 Project Trident students and 1 intern from France • Our 4th Christmas production: our own adaptation of A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens with 3,079 attendances over 18 performances and 622 attendances at 24 primary school workshops
THAT’S OVER 380 EVENTS THROUGHOUT 2019 WITH 27,000+ PARTICIPANTS!
