DorchesterARTS SUMMER 2011
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DorchesterARTS SUMMER 2011 DORCHESTER ARTS CENTRE ● CORN EXCHANGE
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The sun is shining on Dorchester Arts! The excellence of our work over the years has been recognised by Arts Council England who have awarded us National Portfolio status and a substantial increase in funding.
DORCHESTER ARTS School Lane, The Grove, Dorchester, Dorset DT1 1XR Box Office: 01305 266926 Email: enquiries@dorchesterarts.org.uk Website: www.dorchesterarts.org.uk
For the first time ever, we have funding in place for the next two Dorchester Festivals in 2012 and 2014 as well as continuing our professional programme and our expanding range of community arts projects.
STAFF Sharon Hayden Artistic Director Julie Loyd Marketing Officer Irene Archibald Administrator Kathy Webb Finance Officer
I would like to take this opportunity to thank our Board of Directors, staff, volunteers and Strategy Director Chris Huxley for all their hard work in supporting Dorchester Arts this year. For those with a passion for world music we have the wonderful Shiva Nova returning to the Corn Exchange on 24th June. Our outdoor theatre production in Maumbury Rings is a comedy thriller for all the family The Death of Sherlock Holmes - and for those of you introducing children to the wonder of live performance we have The Mousehole Cat, another beautifully crafted show from Puppetcraft.
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We look forward to seeing you at one of our many events this summer!
FREELANCE STAFF Chris Huxley Strategic Development Kathie Prince Community Outreach (Choir) Jo Simmons Drama Group Leader (DYT) Mickey Wills Music Group Leader (Pop Club) BOARD Alastair Nisbet Chair Simon Barber, John Bullock, Jane Burden, Suzy Cox, Tina Hicks, Andy Jacobs, Selina Malins, Ashley Mathews (DYT representative), Louise Sheaves (Treasurer), Wendy Petitdemange PATRONS Tracy Chevalier, Penelope Hobhouse, John Hubbard, Ann Jellicoe, Elizabeth McGregor, Lynne Reid Banks, Graham Snow, Minette Walters BROCHURE Designed by Simon Barber Printed by Octavo
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Dorchester Arts Centre is registered in England & Wales as a Company Limited by Guarantee No. 2752793.
Sharon Hayden, Artistic Director
Registered Charity No. 1015546.
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EVERY SECOND SUNDAY OF THE MONTH AT DORCHESTER ARTS CENTRE Join us for our new Sunday Sessions in Dorchester Arts Centre's Gallery for an evening with some of the best local Wessex musicians With a mix of acoustic rock and blues classics, roots, rhythm and folk and a bar open all evening, what better way to enjoy Sunday evenings!
Sunday 8 May
Friday 20 May
BOYD AND WAIN
OH MARY!
MUSIC DORCHESTER ARTS CENTRE • 8pm (Doors and bar 7.30pm) • £5 Boyd and Wain are an award winning Anglo American folk duo. Their music is pure roots and rhythm and the songs are compelling, home grown tales of everyday life... Katy pokes fun as easily as she tells a story of unfulfilled dreams. The sound is honest and original, the vocals are passionate and Benny’s fiddlin’ is just plain brilliant. New album Ain’t No Fairy Tale is out now! www.boydandwain.co.uk
THEATRE DORCHESTER ARTS CENTRE • 8pm (Doors and bar 7.30pm) • £8 / £6 members and under 18s • For ages 11+ Cornish actor Bec Applebee, well known for her work with Kneehigh Theatre Company, presents a one woman show based on the incredible life story of Mary Bryant - Cornish highway woman, convict, mother and maritime adventurer. This true story is a swashbuckling tale of transportation, love, escape, tragedy and redemption that spanned the world between Cornwall and Australia. This performance uses a mix of dramatised story telling and an evocative narrative to create a surprising, funny and moving tale of adventure. www.becapplebee.com
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Friday 28 May - Sunday 12 June
OPEN 2011 EXHIBITION
Saturday 21 May
BROOKS WILLIAMS BLUESNIGHTS DORCHESTER ARTS CENTRE • 8pm (Doors and bar 7.30pm) • £11 / £5.50* in advance • £12 / £6* on door • Seniors £9 in advance / £10 on door • *Under 18s / NUS cardholders U.S. born guitarist / singer / songwriter Brooks Williams makes his fourth visit to Bluesnights. Combining exquisite guitar artistry with a melodic vocal style, whether playing rarities, standards or his own finely crafted songs, Brooks Williams will simply blow you away. www.brookswilliams.com www.bluesnights.co.uk
VISUAL ARTS DORCHESTER ARTS CENTRE • Monday - Friday 10am - 4pm, Saturday 2 4pm, Sunday 11am - 4pm • Free admission Come and enjoy some of the best visual talent Wessex has to offer in this exhibition of work from the fourth Dorchester Arts Open competition in association with Evolver magazine. Take this opportunity to view some inspiring and diverse work from local artists as we announce the winner of the £500 prize. Entries include paintings, prints, photographs as well as other mixed media two-dimensional works. Right: ‘City Break’ by Nigel Lord (Open 2010 Winner)
[EVOLVER] Thursday 2, Friday 3 and Saturday 4 June
CRIMES OF THE HEART PDL EXTENSION THEATRE DORCHESTER ARTS CENTRE • 7.30pm (Doors and bar 7pm) • £9 • £7 members and under 18s This award winning dark comedy, by Beth Henley, is a deeply touching and funny play set in a small southern town in the USA rocked by scandal when the youngest of three dysfunctional, eccentric sisters is in trouble for shooting her husband. In the wake of the destruction left by Hurricane Camille we find ourselves embroiled in the devastation of the lives of the sisters, as each in turn commits the crime of failing to follow their hearts. Melanie Hooley directs Fran Sanson, Georgie Willis, Tamzin Hyde, Lee Stroud and Andrew Ackerman in this drama full of crisis and conflict. All proceeds from these shows support Dorchester Arts work in the community
Saturday 18 June
24 PESOS
Sunday 12 June
Friday 17 June
B.B. HALL UNPLUGGED
JOHN BULLOCK
MUSIC DORCHESTER ARTS CENTRE • 8pm (Doors and bar 7.30pm) • £5 B.B. Hall Unplugged are Tony Day (harmonica), Tom Hopkins (vocals, 6 and 12 string guitars), Mark Warder (acoustic bass and vocals), and Charlie Waygood (percussion). Playing a mix of blues, Americana - including J.J. Cale, John Martyn, Ry Cooder and Creedence Clearwater Revival - and an assorted bag of stuff they just happen to like!
CAMERA OBSCURA - DORSET FOLK SONGS DORCHESTER ARTS CENTRE • 8pm (Doors and bar 7.30pm) • £8 • Under 18s and concessions £6 Well known to local audiences as one half of folk duo y’Strels Band, John Bullock will be performing material from his new solo album Camera Obscura, the third volume of Dorset songs collected over 100 years ago. A collection of beautiful rural melodies and storytelling cherished through generations. Join us for a delightful evening of songs of love and loss, betrayal and celebration, from Dorset’s rich tradition of local music, compered by Dorchester’s town crier Alastair Chisholm. www.myspace.com/ystrel
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BLUESNIGHTS DORCHESTER ARTS CENTRE • 8pm (Doors and bar 7.30pm) • £11 / £5.50* in advance • £12 / £6* on door • Seniors £9 in advance / £10 on door • *Under 18s / NUS cardholders 24 Pesos is one of the UK’s fastest rising bands. Emerging from the roughneck dives of London, 24 Pesos burst on to the blues scene in 2008 with their raw and rootsy live shows and debut album The Boogie Worm. Their latest album Busted, Broken and Blue showcases the evolution of the 24 Pesos sound - 11 boot stompin’ originals drawing from diverse influences such as Ray Charles, The Meters, Freddie King and Howlin’ Wolf. A great way to finish this Bluesnights season! www.myspace.com/24pesos www.bluesnights.co.uk
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Old Tea House Built 1635 Open for breakfast, morning coffee, lunches and afternoon teas Bed and breakfast available Business lunches, private bookings and parties etc catered for
Friday 8 July
THE MOUSEHOLE CAT Friday 24 June
SHIVA NOVA WORLD MUSIC DORCHESTER CORN EXCHANGE • 8pm (Doors and bar 7.30pm) • £10 • Under 18s and concessions £6 Shiva Nova, one of the West’s leading multicultural ensembles, returns to Dorchester after their sell out performance at the Dorchester Festival several years ago. Their fusion of Indian, African and European styles, widely admired and enjoyed for its energy and spontaneity, cleverly integrates elements of jazz, classical and dance music. Shiva Nova are spending two days working with every Year 8 student in St. Osmund’s, Puddletown and Dorchester Middle Schools running workshops in South Indian percussion, African drumming and Indian vocals. The students will present a short showcase of the work they have done at the beginning of the performance. This is a rare opportunity to enjoy subtle eastern grooves and mesmerizing world music. www.shivanova.com A Youth Music funded project
PUPPET SHOW DORCHESTER ARTS CENTRE • 5pm • £7 adults • £6 members • £5 children • £20 family • For age 4 to very grown up PuppetCraft present The Mousehole Cat, based on an award-winning children’s book by Antonia Barber, told through the miaowing and purring Mowzer the cat about the Cornish fishing village of Mousehole where a storm has been raging for weeks. Everyone is hungry as the boats cannot leave the harbour to fish. Old Tom the fisherman and his cat Mowzer set out to sea in their small boat, braving the fury of the Great Storm-Cat to try and save the village. The story is inspired by an old folk legend that is still celebrated each year in the village of Mousehole. A charming tale brought to life using carved wooden puppets, coloured shadows, live music, song and sound effects. Presented in partnership with the Dorset Theatre Promoters Consortium
Tel: 01305 263719 44 High West Street, Dorchester, Dorset DT1 1UT
Superscrumptiouscaloristic tastyandnutricious It’s not Mary Poppins, it’s a Cornish Pasty! From THE CELTIC KITCHEN, Antelope Walk Baking carefully made pasties and cakes since 1996 Traditional, alternative and vegetarian varieties
WE SING! BUZZ MUSIC PROJECTS present
Sunday 3 July
Legendary folk singer FRANKIE ARMSTRONG will be joining VIVA! - Dorchester’s Community Choir and talented young singers from local schools to present a summer song celebration.
4pm • £6 • Students 16+ £3 • Under 16s free Venue to be confirmed (See www.dorchesterarts.org.uk for details)
DORSET ONE WORLD FESTIVAL SUNDAY 10 JULY King’s Road Playing Fields, Dorchester 11am - 4pm A fun, family day of activities celebrating diversity and multi-culturalism
Sunday 10 July
STATE OF UNDRESS MUSIC DORCHESTER ARTS CENTRE • 8pm (Doors and bar 7.30pm) • £5 State of Undress is a rocky rootsy fiddlesome band playing an exuberant and distinctive brand of original music. With songs that move from the mellow and thought provoking to the downright shamelessly foot-tapping, State of Undress have an almost theatrical quality to their performance. They are famous (or should that be infamous?) for the vibrancy, passion, energy and fun of their live gigs ...Oh, and they do have a bit of a thing going on with some shaky eggs! www.stateofundress.com
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An inspired evening for all who love to sing, led by Kathie Prince of Buzz Music Projects
Friday 15 and Saturday 16 July
THE DEATH OF SHERLOCK HOLMES OPEN-AIR THEATRE MAUMBURY RINGS • 7.30pm • £11 / £9 members / £30 family • £6 under 18s and concessions Cornwall's Miracle Theatre Company returns to our Roman ampitheatre Maumbury Rings with their new comedy The Death of Sherlock Holmes. Holmes has a new mystery to solve – this time he is the victim. Investigating a most ingenious crime, where the only witness is a garden gnome, Holmes gets a tip-off from beyond the grave and enlists the help of Dr Watson to follow a trail of criminal masterminds and suspicious fairies. Miracle adds a large measure of comedy to create a period thriller with a sting in the tail - wonderful for all ages. Bring a picnic and enjoy great open-air theatre! Pimms bar, hot chocolate, teas and cakes from 6.30pm. www.miracletheatre.co.uk
The Royal Oak Sunday 14 August
Monday 22 - Saturday 27 August
ADAM SWEET
COMBINED ARTS WEEK
MUSIC DORCHESTER ARTS CENTRE • 8pm (Doors and bar 7.30pm) • £5 Adam Sweet is an experienced and talented young guitarist who has been performing across the South West since the age of 15, with a solo acoustic set of rock and blues covers and original tracks. Expect a high energy set of Adam's own acoustic interpretations of rock and blues classics, all provided without the use of any backing tracks or special effects, but with just his guitar and pounding left boot for company! www.myspace.com/adamsweetmusic
SUMMER WORKSHOPS AND PERFORMANCES* DORCHESTER ARTS CENTRE • £100 for the week • £60 siblings Once again Dorchester Youth Theatre bring their extremely popular summer workshops to Dorchester Arts Centre. If you enjoy acting, singing, dancing and creating costume props and set design come and join in the fun of creating a performance in one week! The workshops will be led by a professional team of writers, directors and musicians. Learn new theatre skills and meet new people! Full commitment required for the whole week. *See www.dorchesterarts.org.uk for further details
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DORCHESTER YOUTH THEATRE
21 - 22 HIGH WEST STREET, DORCHESTER Open Sunday to Thursday 7am - midnight Friday and Saturday 7am - 1pm Food served until 10pm Large selection of real ales and wines Free Wi-Fi
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Drama, Dance and Music Partnerships Dorchester Arts is always keen to forge new partnerships with dance and theatre companies looking for space to develop new work. We have a growing number of associate artists who we work with on a range of community arts projects - from Youth Music to drama therapy, from nurture groups in schools to the production of animated films with groups of children.
Dorchester Youth Theatre
Pop Club
Dorchester Community Choir
DYT is for young people who have a passion for theatre and are interested in performing. Led by drama teacher and actress JO SIMONS using improvisation, games and devising. Drama and role play help develop children’s social and emotional well being as well as their creative and critical abilities - and on top of that it’s great fun! Dorchester Arts Centre • Tuesdays • 26th April - 5th July (excluding 31st May) • DYT Primary (6 - 7 year olds) 4.45pm - 5.45pm, £40 • DYT Juniors (8 - 11 year olds) 5.45pm - 7pm, £40 • DYT (12 - 18 year olds) 7 - 9pm, £60 • All workshops half price for siblings
A fantastic opportunity for young people to take part in and experience live music performance. Each week POP CLUB members get the chance to engage in a diverse range of musical workshops and perform through a professional sound system under the guidance of music producer MICKEY WILLS. Pop Club will showcase its work at live gigs and festivals throughout the year. Dorchester Arts Centre • Saturdays during term time • 10.30am - 12.30pm • 7th May - 16th July (excluding 28th May) • £45 (Half price for siblings)
If you love to sing join KATHIE PRINCE and the Dorchester Community Choir! The group meets weekly during term time and explores an eclectic mix of roots music from all over the world. Kathie is a performer and director of Buzz Music Projects and has a wealth of experience working with professional and community groups in Britain and abroad. Visit: www.kathie-prince-singer-musician.co.uk Dorchester Arts Centre • Thursdays • 7.30pm - 9pm • £5 / £4 concessions • Details and bookings: 01305 259201
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Dorset-based ANGEL EXIT THEATRE COMPANY, who developed their stunning production Moonfleet at Dorchester Arts, have been back in residence rehearsing their new show The Secret Garden for our autumn season.
Just Dance JUST DANCE offers RAD Ballet and ISTD Modern and Tap to all ages and abilities. Learn to dance in a healthy and happy environment with opportunities to perform and take examinations. Dorchester Arts Centre • Details and bookings: 07904 081854 or 01305 259937 (Lisa Evans-Misailidou, RAD, CBTS, RTS, AISTD)
Dancers and musicians of Natasha Player’s company ZUBIDA MOVEMENTS will be resident during July developing their dance show Obey the Wind, which was originally commissioned by Dorchester Festival.
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Friday 1 July
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QUIZ NIGHT DORCHESTER ARTS CENTRE • 7.30pm (Doors and bar 7pm) • £5 per person • Maximum number in team 6 Come and test your knowledge of drama, theatre, music, artists and the arts at our fun and entertaining quiz night raising funds for Dorchester Arts Centre’s work in the local community. Round up your friends and you could win free tickets to our outdoor theatre extraganza Miracle Theatre’s The Death of Sherlock Holmes at Maumbury Rings on 15th and 16th July. Raffle, prizes and a taste of Dorset fayre.
DIARY: SUMMER 2011 MAY Sunday 8 Friday 20 Saturday 21 Sat 28 May - Sun 12 June
Music Theatre Music Visual Arts
Sunday Sessions: BOYD & WAIN 8pm OH MARY! 8pm 8pm Bluesnights: BROOKS WILLIAMS OPEN 2011 EXHIBITION Mon - Fri 10am - 4pm, Sat 2 - 4pm, Sun 11am - 4pm
JUNE Thursday 2 Friday 3 Saturday 4 Sunday 12 Friday 17 Saturday 18 Friday 24
Theatre Theatre Theatre Music Music Music World Music
CRIMES OF THE HEART CRIMES OF THE HEART CRIMES OF THE HEART Sunday Sessions: B.B. HALL UNPLUGGED JOHN BULLOCK Bluesnights: 24 PESOS SHIVA NOVA
7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 8pm 8pm 8pm 8pm
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JULY Friday 1 Sunday 3 Friday 8 Sunday 10 Friday 15 Saturday 16
Fundraiser Music Children's Theatre Music Open-air Theatre Open-air Theatre
QUIZ NIGHT WE SING! MOUSEHOLE CAT Sunday Sessions: STATE OF UNDRESS THE DEATH OF SHERLOCK HOLMES THE DEATH OF SHERLOCK HOLMES
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AUGUST Sunday 14 Monday 22 - Saturday 27
Music Workshops
Sunday Sessions: ADAM SWEET COMBINED ARTS WEEK
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