St Leonards Festival 2014 programme

Fri 11, Sat 12 & Sun 13 July 2014

“Fit to burst with star quality” Digital Spy

FREE FAMILY DAY:

MisrehGaardB ens

Saturday: Warrior Squa

“Art has gone to people’s heads!” CNN Barefoot Opera, Opera South East Favourite arias, chorus hits, solos

& duets

y Opera Garden P a£1rt 2/£15 Sunday: Warrior Square Gdns

Image courtesy of Osadia

St Leonards Festival

WELCOME… AmicusHorizon and Hastings Borough Council are working together to improve and convert run down homes in St Leonards.

We’ve already refurbished 12 homes for local people and have more properties in the pipeline.

We’re helping members of the local community to develop their skills and gain work by creating apprenticeships and employing local people.

We’re also helping to tackle anti social behaviour, street drinking, begging and substance misuse through our work with partners.

And we’re improving the appearance of the town centre by working with the St Leonards Town Team.

To find out how you and your community are benefiting from this exciting project, please visit: www.amicushorizon.org.uk/CoastalSpace

www.amicushorizon.org.uk

2

With a stunning location, quality street arts, colourful market, fabulous music, delicious food and outstanding entertainment, St Leonards Festival is the most diverse event in town.

This year, ‘beside the seaside’ is the theme. The festival begins with an evening of pop-up seaside songs in local venues on Friday, followed by the ever-popular Free Family Saturday, with seafront parade, street market, family activities, live theatre and a fabulous line up on our main stage in Warrior Square.

RIGHT: Bob Ents from Cheap Thrills will be entertaining the crowds with Bonkers Bingo and other suprises…

Sunday features a ticketed Garden Party, with five hours of live opera in Warrior Square for just £12*. There’s also a craft and gardens market, storytelling, crazy seasideinspired hair sculpture, bonkers bingo and more. Ticket sales will raise money to pay for Saturday’s free entertainments.

There’s something for everyone at St Leonards Festival, so come and join in the fun. A brilliant weekend awaits you! * Advance adult tickets for the Sunday Garden Party are £12 from www.stleonardsfestival.org and St Leonards outlets: Whose Wearing What in London Road, Moose’s Kitchen in Kings Road and SHOP in Norman Road or from the Tourist Information Centre, Aquila House, Hastings.

Adult tickets on the day are £15 – and under-16s are free!

Beside the Seaside

FRIDAY 11 Pop-up

Catch them at these venues: CafĂŠ Fortes Seafront 7.15pm

Seaside Singe

East End acco rdionist, Steve Le Squee ze and West E nd singer, Rachel McCarron, are popping-up al l over St Leon ards with amusing , nostalgic and entertaining se aside songs.

rs

Pre-booking is recommended

Moose’s Kitchen

Kings Road 8pm Booking essential

The Horse and Groom Mercatoria 8.45pm FREE

The St Leonard

London Road 9.30pm FREE 3

saturDAY 12 July… © jj waller

The ever-popular FREE Family Saturday has performances, activities, shopping and eating a-plenty and attracts thousands of visitors to Central St Leonards.

Performance Circle

The ‘alternative’ performance zone will feature a range of local performers and demonstrations throughout the day.

Beside-the-Seaside Play Zone

The Council Play Team and Clean Seas Please are providing seaside themed play for young children – look out for Pirates!

Kings Road Noon–5pm: Street Market and roving troubadours

Warrior Square Noon–7pm: Family entertainments, global food court, live music, family stalls and activities, nature zone, street theatre, storytelling, ‘bonkers’ bingo, workshops & more.*

4

12–3pm: Make your own instrument with Radiator Arts in the Family Zone and join in the parade!

Seafront Parade

3.30pm: Parade led by Musafir, (see highlights), with drumming groups Dende, Russian Rainbow School, Section 5, the Phoenix Flyers, Steampunk Society and others.

Xtrax Main Stage

The main stage in Warrior Square is programmed by up-and-coming young producers with XTRAX, a local young people’s hub, mentored by 18 Hours Events. The line up of local and national acts includes: Open Door Drummers A-Capella Bellas Just Jhoom Bollywood Dance The Piercings Damien Soul Blakely & Son (The Tabs)

Stephanie McCourt Bourne Valley Male Voice Choir Silver Tones Hastings Bengali Forum (right)

TTA Dance Crew (right) Otti Albietz

Susannah Appleyard

Dub Generals

Headliner: Misha B

HIGHLIGHTS

For final line-up…

See boards at the information point and in performance areas for final line up and timings – visit www.stleonardsfestival.org or go to the St Leonards Festival page on Facebook.

Musafir

Misha B Our X-Factor, 5-star, headliner needs no introduction. A big personality with a mighty voice!

FanSHEN Lavenderscented and decidedly peculiar, sisters Meryl, Beryl and Cheryl have got lost en route to Buckingham Palace with magic apples for the Queen.

They’ve found themselves in Warrior Gardens, with a power ballad soundtrack and an anarchically joyful mash-up of contemporary subculture and traditional tales.

An ‘ethnic and spiritual’ fusion of Gypsy, Hindu and Muslim sounds all the way from Rajasthan – don’t miss this joyful and invigorating experience.

Saturday is a no alcohol event

Cheap Thrills Bob Ents are back, with their mad-cap, seasidegaming capers.

It’s bingo, but not as you know it…

Delicious food is available from the Kings Road street Market & the Eat Global food area in Warrior Square

5

is proud to be a sponsor of the St Leonards Festival Visit our restaurants at 25 Castle Street, Hastings Tel: 01424 435955 & 29-33 Marina, Bexhill Tel: 01424 214080 www.italianway.co.uk

Kings Road will be closed to traffic on Saturday for the return of the street market!

Over 40 stalls including a huge choice of street food, plants, jewellery, face painting, crafts and clothes trading from 12 to 5pm.

Try out our children’s ride, look out for our entertainers – and grab yourself a bargain!

is proud to be a sponsor of the St Leonards Festival 9–10 South Terrace Hastings TN34 1SA Tel: 01424 421363 www.pissarros.co.uk 6

Sunday 13 July: 12–5 pm

P

Bring a picnic, dress up to the nines… and prepare to fall in love with opera.

roving that opera is for everyone, St Leonards Festival presents a laid-back afternoon of live opera in Warrior Square.

The Opera Garden Party is music to the ears for all ages, packed with classic arias, songs and duets.

It is a condition of our license that audiences must not bring their own alcohol to the event.

However, alcohol can be purchsased from the Festival Bar.

With seaside entertainment, crafts, storytelling, delicious food and a well-stocked bar, this is much more than a brilliant classical concert – it’s a great day out for young and old alike.

St Leonards Festival is a non-profit event. Ticket sales from the Opera Garden Party pay for the free Family Day on Saturday. By buying a ticket, you are sustaining this fabulous community event.

Advance Tickets: £12 On the Gate: £15 Under-16s free!

From SHOP, Moose’s Kitchen & Hastings Tourist Information Centre and online from www.stleonardsfestival.org

Photograph courtesy of Osadia

7

is part of the annual St Leonards Festival – the most culturally diverse event in East Sussex.

This ticketed Garden Party is a new addition for 2014, offering affordable classical music in Central St Leonards, plus street arts, craft market, family entertainments, storytelling, live music,

delicious street food

and bar.

‘Art has gone to people’s heads…’ CNN

8

Barefoot Opera, renowned for strong production values, tight ensemble work and lively interpretation, bring their unique style to Carmen by Bizet as a taster for their full production in Hastings this Autumn.

Spot brilliant young soloists at the start of their careers, singing Carmen’s most famous arias, including the Toreador song and the Habenera – with an unexpected surprise. They will be accompanied by a mini-band of keyboard, accordion and double-bass. Musical direction is

by Lesley Anne Sammons.

Directed by Jenny Miller, assisted by Rebecca Hanbury, with costumes by Finola Woolgar.

George Humphreys, one of Britain’s most promising young baritones, has appeared in concerts around the world including The Duke in Sciarrino’s The Killing Flower (Music Theatre Wales) and Marullo in Verdi’s Rigoletto (English National Opera). He is jetting in from Austria for the Garden Party!

‘George Humphreys’ Duke is wonderfully convincing as the handsome sensualist.’

Tim Ashley, The Guardian, July 2013

Susannah Appleyard, soprano, was born in Hastings and graduated from Trinity Laban, London. She regularly features with Hastings Philharmonic Choir and Opera South East and has worked with composer Orlando Gough on Sea Tongue, commissioned to mark the re-opening of the De La Warr Pavilion.

P ho t o © T h e D e p t f o r d Da m e

NANA TSIBOE, a Ghanaian master drummer who has worked with a breathtaking list of legends including Fela Kuti, Paul McCartney, Marvin Gaye, Ali Farka Touré, Oumou Sangare and Nina Simone.

Musafir Another chance to experience Musafir – who lead the Parade on Saturday. Their ‘ethnic and spiritual’ fusion of Gypsy, Hindu and Muslim sounds comes all the way from Rajasthan – don’t miss this joyful and invigorating experience.

Opera South East is now in its thirtieth year and continues to thrill audiences with outstanding productions.

For the Garden Party, they will be performing classic opera choruses.

This October Opera South East will bring a touch of Spain to the White Rock Theatre with a full-scale production of Bizet’s Carmen.

We are delighted to welcome Osadia Hair Art from Barcelona exclusively for the Garden Party. They will be decorating the heads of our audience with fantastic opera-inspired sculptures.

‘They create fantastically strange hair-dos on willing and brave audience members.’

BBC

‘I loved working with Opera South East. It is vital that young singers have the opportunity to perform roles with companies who perform to such a high standard and who are so welcoming and friendly.’

Hannah Mason (Cinderella, La Cenerentola, 2007 and Santuzza, Cavalleria Rusticana, 2009)

The St Leonards Festival is produced by local events and education company 18 hours.

Look out for our other events: Dance Journeys in August, Hastings Storytelling Festival in November and Sussex Festival of Nature every June.

Visit www.18hours.org.uk

9

festival FRINGE … not ready to go home after the festival finishes?

There’s more to do in St Leonards as the sun goes down…

FRIDAY… Mosi Conde Kaira Kora Afrika “An extraordinarily talented artist firmly rooted in tradition with a global sonic awareness... beautiful music from the heart that nourishes the spirit and makes a good party sound.”

7.30pm, Mama Putts, Kings Road Set menu: £19.95 More info at mammaputts.co.uk

10

Clockwise from top: Mosi Conde Caira @ Mama Putts, Friday, Shamaniak @ The Roomz, Friday and King Size Slim @ The St Leonard, Saturday

Shamaniak Three-piece Psychedelic Punk Rock (left) with a selection of their own seaside songs.

8pm, The Roomz, Western Rd Price: To be confirmed

SATURDAY…

SUNDAY…

Sharpe and Barker PLUS Kingsize Slim Soul, blues and jazz from two outstanding live bands 6.30pm, The St Leonard Pub, London Road FREE Musafir Another chance to hear this Rajasthani Band if you missed them earlier. 7.30pm, Tandoori Ghor, Eversfield Place Free for restaurant diners Booking advised

Jamie Harris Jazzy World Music 5–7pm, The Roomz, Western Road FREE

St Leonards Festival After Party: Carry on the carnival vibes.

Remember to pay a visit to the local galleries on Kings Road, Norman Road and the Seafront – including The Kave and Claremont Studios in Kings Road and Hastings Arts Forum in Marine Court, where there will be more things to see and do!

10pm Bunch b2b Terpsichore 10.45pm Bloc 20 b2b Same Page 11.30pm Rogues b2b Rapture 12.15am Melinki b2b Elmstreet

10pm–1am, The Roomz, Western Road FREE

Mike’s Open Mic: Singing songs by the seaside 7–10.30pm, The Roomz, Western Road Price: To be confirmed

SPONSORS: Family Mosaic, Amicus Horizon, Phoenix and Plum, The Italian Way Hastings & Bexhill, Pissarros, Adams & Jarrett, Barraclough & Stiles, Peridot Jewellers Ltd, Love Café, M&W Residential Sales and Lettings, St Leonards Business Association, Whos Wearing What, The Railway Pub, The Guitar School, St Leonards Motors SUPPORTERS: Co-op, Fastprint Horse and Groom, Kave Gallery, Moose’s Kitchen, The Roomz, SHOP

FUNDERS: Hastings Borough Council Foreshore Trust HBC Small Grants Applause EMDP Community Development Fund

…and ALL the volunteers and advocates who have helped – there are too many of you to name! The Festival is also supported by lots of local businesses. To find out who they all are, visit www.stleonardsfestival.org

Family Mosaic Providing care and support services in Hastings and Rother including a brand new care service starting in October 2014 For more information on our services or to see how we could help you, feel free to contact us: www.fmeastsussexcare.co.uk

01273 468 006 11

FRIDAY 11 Pop-up Seaside Songs in local restaurants & pubs 7.15 Café Fortes (pre-book) 8.00 Moose’s Kitchen (pre-book) 8.45 The Horse & Groom (free) 9.30 The St Leonard (free) Evening: Fringe Events (see p10)

SATURDAY 12 JULY FREE FAMILY DAY

SUNDAY 13 JULY Opera Garden Party

Noon–7pm Free Family Day, Warrior Square Noon–5pm Festival Street Market, Kings Road 3.30pm Seafront Parade begins…

Beach Café, St Leonards Prom 5.30pm Headline Act: Misha B Warrior Square, Main Stage Evening Fringe Events (see p10)

Noon–5pm St Leonards Opera Garden Party Warrior Square Gardens Tickets: £12 Adv. £15 Gate Under 16’s FREE Evening: Fringe Events (see p10)

Getting here: Warrior Square is only three minutes from St Leonards Warrior Square station.

There is nearby parking at Cross Street, St Margarets Road and along the Seafront.

St Leonards Warrior Square STAGE

FUN!

St Leonards Festival STALLS

FOOD

GATE

SAT 3.30pm: PARADE START

Programme subject to change

Hastings Pier