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FIRST WAVE OF TICKETS…
EXHIBITION ABOUT A KING’S TRIAL AND EXECUTION
BUXTON International Festival (4-21 July, 2024) has just launched its first wave of tickets. Early bird tickets for Carlos Acosta and discounted Jazz Weekender packages are now available from the Festival Box Office. Carlos Acosta brings his highly acclaimed show, ‘On Before’, to Buxton Opera House on the weekend of July 20 and 21, 2024, at 7.30pm each night, as part of an international tour presented by Norwich Theatre and Valid Productions. The intensely personal evening of dance is created and performed by the legendary Cuban dancer and features fellow dancer Laura Rodriguez. Tickets cost £20-£60. Buxton’s Jazz Weekender Packages – Buxton’s all-day jazz “passes”, including trad, contemporary, New Orleans, gospel and Afro-jazz – have proved hugely popular over the last two years. There are two discounted packages available: Jazz Weekender Plus: tickets include all jazz events from Thursday, 4 July - Monday, 8 July, plus stall seats at Peter Brook’s La tragédie de Carmen in Buxton Opera House. Tickets cost £209. Jazz Weekender tickets include all jazz events from Saturday, 6 July Monday, 8 July. Tickets cost £160.
MARKING 375 years since his execution, the Harley Foundation on the Welbeck Estate will show a rare miniature painting of Charles I with mica overlays, alongside a pair of black silk gloves said to have been worn by the King on the scaffold. From January 26 until July 28, 2024, visitors can see the miniature painting and gloves in the Harley Foundation’s award-winning museum. These objects tell the story of Charles I’s trial and execution, and join the permanent museum exhibits which include the pearl earring taken from his severed head, his gold toothpick and emerald seal. The miniature shows Charles I at his trial, wearing a black hat and cloak. This portrait can be transformed by ten painted mica overlays – much like a modern paper doll. Visitors can see Charles surrounded by spectators at his trial, the executioner raising his severed head and finally, Charles as a martyr. Lisa Gee, Director of the Harley Foundation, said: “Objects like these provide a fascinating
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insight into the cult of Charles I. His miniature tells a bloody story and was made to be treasured and carried around. It seems ironic that a deeply unpopular King gained a new kind of status from his execution. It also points to the deep loyalty felt by royalists towards the King.” The pearl earring worn by Charles I at his execution was taken from the ear of the severed head of the King and given to his daughter, the mother of King William III, who, in turn, gave it to the 1st Duke of Portland. These objects are on show in ‘Unseen Treasures of The Portland Collection’, an historic art exhibition. A highlight of the exhibition is a picture gallery stacked with Tudor and Jacobean portraits. ‘Unseen Treasures’ is sponsored by Bonhams. The exhibition is free to enter and there is a free car park. The museum is open Tuesday – Sunday. Please check www.harleyfoundation.org.uk for opening times.
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