IF: Milton Keynes International Festival 2010 by IF:Milton Keynes International Festival

16 – 25 July

IF YOU WANT TO EXPERIENCE SOMETHING AMAZING THIS SUMMER...

10 extraordinary days in 2010 www.ifmiltonkeynes.org

IF YOU DARE TO BELIEVE... The challenge of launching a brand new international festival is not for the faint hearted, but in Milton Keynes anything is possible and magical things can – and do – happen.

Our vision is to create 10 extraordinary days that will use the city as a stage and showcase incredible artists and events that will surprise and delight, creating lifelong memories for you to cherish and share. The programme includes a number of UK premieres and special commissions, top international events and performers, an artist in residence, large-scale productions, events taking place outdoors in public places, and visual and creative installations that invite you to experience music and sound in new ways.

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We have dared to believe and to reflect the ambitious ‘can do’ attitude of those who live, work and play in Milton Keynes, as have the many supporters and partners that have made IF: Milton Keynes International Festival possible. Thanks go to our Creative Producer, Bill Gee and everyone involved in making our vision become a reality. Now it’s over to you to enjoy – have a great 10 days!

Monica Ferguson Festival Director & Chief Executive of The Stables

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In association with Milton Keynes Gallery

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IF YOU WANT A SHOW FOR ALL THE FAMILY

The World Famous with Terrafolk: Full Circle FREE

Friday 16 July, 9.30pm Campbell Park The Festival opens with a bang!

Master pyrotechnics company The World Famous collaborate with Slovenian musicians Terrafolk to present Full Circle, a spectacular show for all the family with fire, fireworks, live music, and special lighting effects to take you on a dramatic and musical journey through the changing seasons. Against the stunning backdrop of Campbell Park, a dramatic winter rages, but as the music gradually brings the garden to life, spring’s new growth blooms and bursts into a colourful summer party. Why not reserve a good viewing space with no advance queueing so you can enjoy festivities right up to showtime? Golden Circle tickets are £10. Sponsored by

Please note: A bar serving drinks will be on-site. Picnics cannot be accommodated in viewing areas, however the rest of the park is available. No BBQs or fires in the park. Full Circle is an IN SITU show. IN SITU, European network for artistic creation in public areas, has been financed with the support of the European Commission (Culture 2000 programme). Full Circle was commissioned by Big In Falkirk and In Situ and co-commissioned by Without Walls.

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IF YOU SEEK A SANCTUARY OF THE SENSES

UK Premiere

Architects of Air: Mirazozo Friday 16 – Friday 23 July Station Square 11am – 7pm Friday 16 – Sunday 18 July, 1pm – 7pm weekdays Tickets £6, Under 16s £5 (accompanied by an adult) Family of 4 (max 2 adults) £20 10% off for groups of 20+ when booked in advance

Walk inside a luminarium... a monumental inflatable sculpture that immerses the visitor in a welcoming multisensory world of sound, liquid light and vivid colour. With its inspiring domes and labyrinthine interlocking tunnels, Mirazozo is inspired by the pure forms of geometry, Islamic architecture, Gothic cathedrals and modern architectural innovators. The sculpture features a huge central dome making this the largest open space structure ever built by Architects of Air.

Please note that Mirazozo has a maximum capacity of 80 visitors at any one time. There is no time restriction on how long you stay in the structure, though we suggest a maximum of 20 minutes, thereby allowing other visitors to enter. Ticket holders are entitled to a single admission on the specified date. Please note that you may have to wait a short time before entrance is possible at busy periods. Last admission at 6.30pm. Mirazozo is accessible for wheelchair users.

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IF YOU THOUGHT ALL CAROUSELS WERE ROUND

UK Premiere

The Magical Menagerie Friday 16 July – Sunday 8 August 12noon – 8pm daily (Closed 26 July and 2 August) The Point Car Park, next to thecentre:mk Weekdays: From £3, family and school tickets available Weekends: From £4, family tickets available Sky Sundays: 2 for 1 tickets on 18 July and 1 August Avoid booking fees by phone or in person Please visit www.ifmiltonkeynes.org for full details

Take a voyage into a fairytale world on The Magical Menagerie (originally called Le Manège Carré Sénart) a huge, square carousel, as tall as a house and populated by all manner of strange mechanical creatures that can be operated by their riders, from gigantic buffalo to exotic fish and brightly-coloured insects. Jump on board for an enchanting ride for children of ages! Produced by creative company Artichoke in partnership with Sky Arts, this incredible creation is the work of the extraordinary artist-cum-engineer François Delarozière and his company La Machine, creators of The Sultan’s Elephant in 2006, and the astonishing giant spider La Princesse in Liverpool in 2008. Rides last approximately 5 minutes. Each child under 7 must be accompanied by an adult on the ride. Produced by

In partnership with

Artichoke’s Helen Marriage and Nicky Webb discuss The Magical Menagerie on Monday 19 July. See page 48.

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IF YOU WANT A GIG WITH A DIFFERENCE

UK Premiere

Presented in association with The Stables

Evelyn Glennie and Fred Frith: Late Night Lounge

Friday 16 July, 11pm The City Church, Saxon Gate West Tickets £20 Floor Space, £25 Seated A fundraising concert in aid of Wavendon Allmusic Plan Ltd

Lay down, and let the world’s first full-time solo percussionist, Dame Evelyn Glennie, and New York-based guitarist and multi-instrumentalist Fred Frith take you on an amazing journey of sound and light. Evelyn has worked with some of the world’s leading orchestras and artists including Bjork, Sting and Bela Fleck, and Fred Frith composes for dance, film and theatre. Together they will transport you to new music horizons under the magnificent dome of The City Church, which will be illuminated with projections and live visuals from Little Lumo to amplify the ambient sounds of this unique collaboration. We suggest you bring a cushion or yoga-style mat to recline on if you buy a Floor Space ticket!

Evelyn Glennie will discuss her work on Thursday 22 July as part of the Talking Shop Series. See page 49.

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IF YOU THINK THE CAR IS THE STAR...

New Commission: UK Premiere

Janek Schaefer: Asleep at the wheel... Friday 16 – Sunday 25 July FREE 12noon – 8pm, until 10pm on Thursday Old Sainsbury’s Store, Avebury Boulevard Asleep at the wheel… is a thought-provoking and immersive sound installation for multiple car radios that contemplates our future. Exhibited in a vast disused supermarket, threelanes of cars dissect the darkened interior, as multiple hazard lights illuminate the space, revealing the end of the road for our consumer driven daydream. You are invited to be a passenger in the back seats, as a collage of moving music and media sound-bites broadcast to the in-car sound systems. Alongside the installation, a resource area encourages you to explore positive ways to improve our future together. “Society's pedal to the metal attitude to our world is not sustainable and is running out of road. We need to change gear, before we overtake ourselves...” Janek Schaefer

Supported by THE WAVENDON FOUNDATION

Janek Schaefer is a leading international sound artist, and in 2008 was The British Composer of the Year in Sonic Art. He is Artist in Residence for IF. Janek discusses his work on Friday 16 July (page 48) and also presents Lucky Dip Disco on Saturday 24 July (page 45).

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IF YOU WANT A BREATHTAKING SHOW

UK Premiere

inStallation Saturday 17 – Saturday 24 July (no show Monday 19 July) 6.00pm weekends, 7.30pm weekdays The Big Top in Campbell Park £22.50, Under 16s £18.50, Family of 4 (max 2 adults) £74 £1 off first performance (17 July) if booked in advance 10% off for groups of 20+ if booked in advance

Moving, romantic and memorable encounters are told through a kaleidoscope of astonishing and daring circus artistry, drama, dance, live music and equestrian art in this incredible Swiss theatrical production. Visually rich and of the highest quality, inStallation brings together a troupe of extraordinary acrobatic performers, four beautiful white horses and three musicians. A circus ring with sawdust, large baroque chandeliers and a concert grand piano are the only real props in which a very special universe unfolds... It becomes a meeting place where stories develop on the dance floor high up in the air, alone, in pairs, a group, on a high wire or in dialogue and performance with the horses. Utterly mesmerising. “Extraordinarily beautiful and breathtaking” Sponsored by

inStallation is brought to the UK with the assistance of

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IF YOU LIKE DANCING IN THE MOONLIGHT

Akademi: Sufi: Zen Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 July 10pm both days Campbell Park

FREE

As darkness falls, indulge your senses with a twilight performance from pioneering South Asian dance company Akademi, presenting modern perspectives on traditional dance forms. An intimate dance experience in the stunning setting of Campbell Park unites the stillness of Zen meditation with the intensity and rapturous motion of Sufi dervishes – all enhanced by atmospheric lighting and firelight. Evoking a world of contracts in a cultural landscape that extends from Persia to Japan, Sufi:Zen merges multiple dance styles, including North Indian kathak, contemporary and ballet. Connecting audiences with global cultures, this is a truly memorable performance which promises to both enlighten and inspire. Sufi:Zen is choreographed by Gauri Sharma Tripathi with the support of Jonathan Lunn and Mavin Khoo. Music score by Shrikanth Sriram.

Commissioned by Without Walls and Lakes Alive supported by Lanternhouse

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IF YOU WANT TO SEE THE WORLD FROM A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE

Graeae in association with Strange Fruit: Against The Tide

Friday 23 July, 1pm and 6pm FREE Saturday 24 July, 1pm and 4.30pm Sunday 25 July, 1pm and 4pm (The World Picnic) Campbell Park Imagine an island separated from the world by a vast sandy desert. The tribe that survives there has almost forgotten what water is, and every day they tell stories of the ocean that surrounded them, hoping they might encourage it to flow back. Aerial performances atop 4 metre high bendy sway poles, a haunting soundscape, storytelling and sign language interpretation create a bitter-sweet, moving tale set in a near future we can far too easily imagine. Against The Tide is a collaboration between disabled-led UK theatre company Graeae and Australian performing arts company Strange Fruit. Each show has live Audio Description and is signed using British Sign Language (BSL). Supported by

Against the Tide was originally commissioned and premiered by Greenwich & Docklands International Festival in June 2009. Supported by Circus Space.

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IF YOU LIKE DINING OUT

IF at The World Picnic

Sunday 25 July, 1pm – 6pm, Campbell Park FREE Come dine with us and bring your family and friends... Join in with workshops, fun activities or just sit back with your picnic and enjoy the entertainment! Throughout the afternoon some of the best local cross-cultural music and dance talent will feature on the outdoor amphitheatre stage, as well as a series of events presented in the Park by the Festival: Miche Fabre Lewin: 'Cum Panis' (Together with bread) From 1pm, Bread Breaking Ritual at 4pm A celebration of the importance of bread in different cultures Commissioned by IF: Milton Keynes International Festival

Graeae with Strangefruit: Against The Tide, 1pm & 4pm A dramatic telling of a bitter-sweet tale set in a near future... Also see pages 18 and 19 for more details

Hoodwink: ‘Gastronomic’, 2pm and 5pm An elaborate theatrical feast full of visual delight and strange invention, with exploding food and runaway puddings! Festive Road – Brewing Up, 2.30pm The nation’s favourite drink gets the Festive Road treatment – a giant kettle, musicians and a tea-tastic performance! Also see page 27

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Festive Road: Brewing Up

Rendezvous Music, 4.30pm A preview of the anthemic Fanfare For The World composed by music maestro Fraser Trainer with the help of MK Dons supporters Sponsored by

Presented in association with

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FREE OUTDOOR EVENTS

IF YOU HAVE A PASSION FOR ALL THINGS RETRO Axial Dance: Lance and Brenda

IF YOU’VE EVER FALLEN IN LOVE

Friday 16 and Saturday 17 July

FREE

New Commission: UK Premiere

Dancing Brick: Spinning Saturday 17 – Thursday 22 July

12noon and 1.30pm, The Hub – both days Midsummer Place (outside): Friday 16 July, 5pm and 6pm, Saturday 17 July, 4pm and 5pm,

Lance and Brenda – a pop-tastic dance duet – bring the swinging ‘60s to Milton Keynes as they sweep into town on an iconic and very cool 1963 Lambretta.

Free Outdoor Events Series sponsored by

Catch them if you can as they express their passion for one another through vibrant dance routines to fabalicious tunes before they hop back on their scooter and cruise on to another destination, all loved up... The brilliantly inventive Axial Dance present dancers Giorgio De Carollis and Debbie Milner as Lance and Brenda.

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FREE

Saturday 17 July, 1.30pm – 2.30pm / 3.30pm – 6pm, Campbell Park Sunday 18 July, 1pm – 2pm / 3pm – 4.30pm, Campbell Park Monday 19 July, 12noon – 2pm / 4pm – 6pm, Midsummer Place (outside) Wednesday 21 July, 12noon – 2pm / 5pm – 7pm, The Hub Thursday 22 July, 1.30pm – 3.30pm / 5.30pm – 7.30pm, Midsummer Place (outside)

Milton Keynes-based theatre company Dancing Brick present a moving and humorous tale about a young woman who sees a man at a traffic light. Before they can speak, the lights turn green and he is gone. Enraptured, she pedals on and on in earnest search, until having cycled the world over, she is back where she started... Please note this is a short piece that is repeated within the times given. Commissioned by IF, and featuring Valentina Ceschi and Thomas Eccleshare with puppets designed by Serge Seidlitz.

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FREE OUTDOOR EVENTS

IF YOU’D LIKE AN INSPIRATIONAL JOURNEY

IF YOU LOVE THE BEAUTIFUL GAME

Metro Boulot Dodo: Whispers From A Rickshaw

Srishti:Bend It Nina Rajarani Dance Creations

Wednesday 21 – Friday 23 July

FREE

Thursday 22 July

FREE

“Fast and skillful footwork, leaps and bounds – all executed with Beckhamlike agility and vigour.” Dancing Times

12 noon – 5pm from Midsummer Place (outside)

1pm and 5pm, Midsummer Place (outside)

Take a ride in the Whispers Rickshaw...

A mind-blowing collision between football and the classical Indian dance form Bharatanatyam, that trades on all the drama and theatre of ‘the beautiful game’.

As you spin through the city streets, put on the headphones and immerse yourself in a world where secret pockets hide intriguing objects and classical Chinese music, low-fi electronica, new technology and story-telling all intermingle to create a fun, thoughtful and inspirational ride.

A match like no other, Bend It comes complete with intricate footwork, fouls, injuries, slow motion replays, sending offs – and that heart-stopping ultimate goal in the quest for Premiership glory.

The Rickshaw takes 2 people at a time, and will run continuously, with rides approximately every 10 minutes from 12 noon – 5pm on each of the 3 days.

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FREE OUTDOOR EVENTS

IF YOU THOUGHT A BIKE WAS JUST FOR CYCLING Kompani Malakhi: Rotations

IF YOU LIKE THE NATION’S FAVOURITE DRINK Festive Road: Brewing Up

Friday 23 July

FREE

Friday 23 July

12.30pm, 1.30pm and 5.00pm, Midsummer Place (outside)

4pm, Midsummer Place (outside)

Combining the extreme urban sport of BMX Flatland with breakdancing, parkour (free-running) and contemporary dance, Rotations twists and turns in an intricate and elegant game of rumours and whispers.

Carnival arts company Festive Road invite you to participate in Brewing Up, a tea-tastic challenge for the people of Milton Keynes. How many people will it take to bring their giant Musical Kettle to the boil?

Powerful and enlightening, this is a gritty-yet-graceful cutting edge exploration of cause and effect that celebrates art and sport leading up to the 2012 Cultural Olympiad.

There will also be a performing tea set, street bands, dancing, music and an entertaining look at the nation’s great tea drinking obsession. So come along, help get the kettle on and let’s bring 2010 to the boil – we need as many people involved as possible!

Simply awesome.

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See Festive Road at The World Picnic on Sunday 25 July. See page 21

Brewing Up is one of many Open Weekend events being held across the UK to celebrate London 2012.

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FREE OUTDOOR EVENTS

AUDIO EVENTS IN THE CITY

IF YOU’RE LOOKING FOR CLUES Stopgap Dance Company: Tracking

PUT YOUR HANDS IN THE AIR IF YOU WANT TO TAKE PART Roger Bernat: Domini PÚblic (Public Domain)

Saturday 24 and Sunday 25 July

FREE

Monday 19 July, 6.30pm

“Roger Bernat is one of the most exciting theatre- makers of the moment.” El País

1pm and 4pm, The Hub – both days

The Hub, £5 to participate with headphones

Are the people around you really who they say they are?

Developed in the streets of Barcelona, Domini Públic is dubbed ‘the biggest play in the world’.

Complete with super sleuths, secret agents and Cluedostyle clues, Tracking is a tale of mystery and intrigue told through dance, and inspired by ‘70s spy dramas, retro glamour, 007 and iconic villains. As the story comes to a climax, the dancers disperse back into the watching crowd, blending in to become undetectable to the enemy...

The headphone-wearing audience, on hearing questions and instructions , will move in unison around the The Hub’s central square. Gradually the questions help cast the audience in roles such as as demonstrators, bystanders or first aiders with results that are sometimes humorous, personal or significant. This is not about turning the spectator into an actor, but about bringing people together in an ultimately touching way.

Stopgap is an integrated professional dance company, which has dancers with and without disabilities. www.ifmiltonkeynes.org

Arrive and pay on the day to collect your headphones. Event recommended for ages 15+

A large-scale choreographic event that has been presented in cities from Montreal to Helsinki. Fascinating to watch – even more fascinating to take part in. Box Office: 01908 280800

AUDIO EVENTS IN THE CITY

FESTIVAL CENTRAL CAMPBELL PARK

AS IF IT WERE THE LAST TIME Subtlemob: As If It Were The Last Time

IF YOU WANT TO BE AT THE HEART OF IT Festival Central, Campbell Park

Saturday 17 – Saturday 24 July

FREE

“The experience captures what it is to escape from the world for a little bit – and then to return and find that you see things just a bit differently.” Midsummer Place (inside) Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 July, 3pm both days Thursday 22 July, 6.30pm, Saturday 24 July, 3pm

Subtlemob invites you to put on headphones, listen to an MP3 and immerse yourself in the cinema of everyday life – like walking through a film, but it’s happening on the streets you live and work in. To take part go to www.subtlemob. com/miltonkeynes and download Subtlemob’s MP3 track. Sign up and instructions will be e-mailed to you

As host to a myriad of outdoor events and temporary venues throughout the 10 days of the Festival, Campbell Park becomes Festival Central – the beating heart of the Festival.

A Campbell Park location map and information is on page 57

The Londonist

An engaging soundtrack, narration and instructions will guide you, encouraging you to make connections between people and places, savour the world you live in and see it with fresh eyes. Behind Subtlemob is artist Duncan Speakman whose work explores how we interact with sound and public spaces.

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So whether you’re going to a show in The Big Top, The Spiegeltent or to enjoy outdoor performances, the Festival Bar and its live music programme, food tents and picnic areas make Festival Central the place to meet with friends, audiences, artists and performers. Festival Central is open from 12 noon at weekends, and from 5.30pm on weekdays.

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IF ONLY ALL TENTS WERE THIS FANTASTIC

IMAGINE IF YOU HAD A TABLE LIKE THIS!

The Spiegeltent, Campbell Park

Karbido: The Table

Friday 16 July 7.30pm Saturday 17 July, 2.30pm and 7.30pm

“An electrifying acoustic journey around the globe... an inspired DIY concert. Superb.”

A Spiegeltent was the domain of night owls, heartbreakers and dream chasers...

The Independent

Spiegeltents (mirror tents) were developed in Belgium in the early 1900s as travelling dance halls and were beautifully constructed with wood, stained glass and mirrors. The Victoria Spiegeltent features at this year’s Festival, and has an incredibly luxurious feel and finish, creating a truly memorable setting. Programmed by The Stables, and located in Campbell Park, the Spiegeltent is the lively hub of Festival Central, with accompanying bar and food outlets nearby. The Spiegeltent programme is listed on pages 33 - 47.

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The Spiegeltent, Campbell Park Tickets £12.50, Under 16’s £10 Family of 4 (max 2 adults) £40

The lights go down. Four men dressed in black emerge to sit around a table as if about to play a game of poker. But this is a table with a difference - it’s a musical instrument, with guitar fretboards, flutes, a didgeridoo and ultra-sensitive microphone pickups that Poland’s Karbido play with sticks, bows, knives, their hands and a mixing desk. A mind-blowing musical journey to the four corners of the world.

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IF YOU CAN'T RESIST A GOOD STORY Hetain Patel: Ten

IF YOU LIKE THINGS A LITTLE BIT QUIRKY Flam: Rebecca Askew & Melanie Pappenheim

Sunday 18 July, 2pm

Sunday 18 July, 4.30pm “Quite brilliant... Witty, touching and virtuosic, Flam is a little gem” Sunday Telegraph

A beautifully made piece that skilfully entwines dance, sound and personal storytelling The Spiegeltent, Campbell Park Tickets £10

Rooted in a personal exploration of the rich spectrum between British and Indian identities, Ten combines dance, live music and the spoken word. Three men make this cultural journey, brought together by the contagious rhythm of an ancient Indian ten-beat time cycle. Critically acclaimed artist Hetain Patel’s seductively physical performance is peppered with wit and humour. Devised in collaboration with Nottingham-based writer Michael Pinchbeck and Indian tabla player Hiren Chate of theatre company, Complicite.

Save £5! Buy a ticket for both Ten and Flam for £15 www.ifmiltonkeynes.org

The Spiegeltent, Campbell Park Tickets £10 Rebecca and Melanie will perform at MK Hospital on Monday 19 July in association with MK Arts for Health

Two women meet for coffee...they greet each other and sing together, sharing new gossip and old banter, needling and supporting each other. The language is at once familiar and yet strange. They take off their coats. They are wearing the same clothes! Flam is a unique piece of music theatre, showcasing the extraordinary vocal talents and physical skills of Melanie Pappenheim and jazz singer Rebecca Askew who between them bring experience from The Royal Opera House and Dr Who to Martin Scorsese’s Gangs of New York. Box Office: 01908 280800

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IF YOU LIKE QUICKFIRE COMEDY Rich Hall

IF YOU WANT MUSIC MADE IN ENGLAND Show of Hands with Miranda Sykes

Sunday 18 July, 8pm

Monday 19 July, 8pm

SO SO LD RR OU Y T!

“As close as it gets to a guaranteed good show.”

“One of the great English bands.”

Scotland On Sunday

Peter Gabriel

The Spiegeltent, Campbell Park Tickets £15

The Spiegeltent, Campbell Park Tickets £20

Looking like a rather grumpy Pearl Jam roadie, Rich is a master of absurdist irony.

Widely acknowledged as the finest acoustic roots duo in England, songwriter Steve Knightley and multiinstrumentalist Phil Beer’s genre defying mix of rock, roots, blues, country and traditional music is played on an array of instruments from slide guitar to fiddle, mandolin to South American cuatro.

A regular stand-up at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, major comedy clubs in Britain and across the world, Rich’s TV work includes Rich Hall’s Cattle Drive (BBC4), Rich Hall’s Fishing Show (BBC4) and numerous appearances on BBC2 panel show QI, hosted by Stephen Fry. More recently he was a highlight of Channel 4’s epic Comedy Gala. Missed out on Rich Hall tickets? Try Comedy with inTent on Tuesday 20 July (page 39) www.ifmiltonkeynes.org

Steve and Phil will be accompanied by the remarkable double bass player and vocalist Miranda Sykes. Show of Hands are double award-winners at the 2010 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards for Best Duo and Best Original Song. Box Office: 01908 280800

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IF YOU CRAVE A FANFARE OF EUPHORIC FUN

IF YOU LIKE YOUR COMEDY RED HOT Comedy with inTent:

Orkestra del Sol’s Top Trumps Tuesday 20 July, 8pm “Their on-stage music-making and theatricality is irresistible.”

Pete Firman, Alexis Dubus, Vikki Stone and Zoe Lyons Tuesday 20 July, 10pm

The Scotsman

The Spiegeltent, Campbell Park Tickets £12 Standing event with limited seating available The Orchestra will perform at Midsummer Place on Tuesday 20 July at 1pm, and also at MK Hospital in association with MK Arts for Health

Bursting with anarchic humour, wildly skillful arrangements and a roguish sense of theatre, this explosive reinvention of the brass band format is packed with soaring horn lines, mournful melodies, rolling Middle Eastern rhythms, virtuoso trumpet solos and New Orleans sass. But who will emerge as Top Trump? Join the Orkestra in a frenzy of high-speed riffs, ridiculous musical challenges, one-upmanship and brass bravado the like of which has not been witnessed since the Top Trumps craze of 1980!

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The Spiegeltent, Campbell Park, Tickets £10 Comedian-magician Pete Firman brings clever, twisted and anarchic magic to the Spiegeltent, whilst Alexis Dubus’ character Marcel Lucont is a supremely arrogant, hilarious take on the British tradition of anti-French gags... Ukulele-wielding Vikki Stone presents her witty parodies and musical stylings, in contrast to zesty Zoe Lyons’ brilliantly acerbic, personality-packed rapid one-liners and razor sharp observations. A cracking late night comedy line-up not for the fainthearted! Box Office: 01908 280800

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IF YOU LIKE MUSIC WITH ATTITUDE Adrian Edmondson & The Bad Shepherds

IF YOU LIKE CABARET WITH A TWIST Frisky & Mannish’s School of Pop Wednesday 21 July, 10pm

Wednesday 21 July, 8pm “There are no sheep on stage. That’s how bad we are.”

“Pure exhilarating brilliance from start to finish. An utter blast.”

Adrian Edmondson

Chortle

The Spiegeltent, Campbell Park Tickets £16.50

The Spiegeltent, Campbell Park Tickets £10

The Bad Shepherds - Adrian Edmondson, Troy Donockley and Andy Dinan - play punk songs on folk instruments. They’ve mostly created a Celtic feel and stuck in the odd reel and jig because they’ve always thought the excitement of a reel taking off is the nearest thing to the thrill of watching live punk back in the ‘70s!

School is in session and supernova pop in skin-tight jeans with added sequins is on the syllabus.

Get ready for songs by The Sex Pistols, The Clash, The Stranglers, The Jam, Sham 69, The Undertones, The Ramones, The Buzzcocks, The Specials, Talking Heads...

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Soon you’ll know your Kate Bush from your Kate Nash, your D-I-S-C-O from your D-I-V-O-R-C-E, and your Eternal Flame from your That’s Not My Name... Frisky, a fabulous chanteuse, and music maestro Mannish will twist and shout you through fifty years of pop with astonishing musical skill and a deathdefying lack of restraint. Irresistibly impressive and extremely funny. Box Office: 01908 280800

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IF YOU WANT TO DANCE YOUR SOCKS OFF!

IF YOU LIKE A CLEVER GAG The Boy With Tape On His Face

Bellowhead

Thursday 22 July, 10pm

Thursday 22 July, 7.45pm “One of the country’s greatest live outfits. They should be a source of national pride.”

“Wonderfully random and playful.” Australian Stage Online

The Daily Mirror

The Spiegeltent, Campbell Park Tickets £25 Standing event with limited seating available

The Spiegeltent, Campbell Park Tickets £10

The rousing, sharp-suited Bellowhead are a multitalented group of musicians playing a plethora of styles from around the world – big band, soul, jazz-funk, classical strings with a unique sensitivity to English traditional music.

Combine the sheer absurdity of Vic Reeves with the deft physical intonation of Hugh Laurie and the genius of Charlie Chaplin and you have Sam Wills: The Boy with Tape on His Face.

With Best Live Band for a 4th time at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards and Jon Boden voted Folk Singer of the Year, it’s already quite some 2010 – plus their next new album will be produced by the legendary John Leckie (Stone Roses, Radiohead, Buzzcocks) at Abbey Road studios... www.ifmiltonkeynes.org

Wills holds his audience spellbound, leaving them enraptured by each hilarious, unpredictable manoeuvre. Drawing on silent film, magic, Motown and the films of Patrick Swayze, he creates a world of possibilities where shoes sing, empty dresses dance, life is an adventure and the only certainty is laughter. Box Office: 01908 280800

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IF YOU WANT TO GO GLOBAL Antonio Forcione & Adriano Adewale

IF YOU DIG A DISCO WITH A DIFFERENCE

Friday 23 July, 8pm

Saturday 24 July, 2pm

Lucky Dip Disco for Under 7s With DJ Dedication

“Go into the record store and look under jazz, world music, acoustic music, or maybe just 'genius'.” The Observer

The Spiegeltent, Campbell Park Tickets £5 Standing event with limited seating available

The Spiegeltent, Campbell Park Tickets £14

DJ Dedication – aka Janek Schaefer – brings classic 7" records from the 1930s onwards so that children can choose, handle and play the vinyls, discovering classic disco, retro pop, funky groove, electronic dance, nostalgic children’s classics and some eccentricities.

Guitar virtuoso Antonio Forcione joins forces with dynamic Brazilian percussionist Adriano Adewale to create passionate, original world-class world music. Antonio breaks the mould of conventional guitar sounds be it jazz, Spanish, African, Italian, Brazilian or improvised music. To hear his soulful, jazzy, flamenco-tinged melodies masterfully blended with Adriano’s African and Latin rhythms is an unforgettable musical experience.

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See Janek Schaefer’s installation ‘Asleep at the wheel . . .’ on pages 12 and 13

Add disco lights, a bubble machine and stylish young disco-ers, and you have the perfect pop event. Children must be accompanied – up to 2 adults per child. Tickets for adults are free.

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IF YOU LIKE EXUBERANT RHYTHMS Sierra Maestra

IT DON’T MEAN A THING IF IT AIN’T GOT THAT SWING! Rock a Hula!

Saturday 24 July, 7.45pm

Saturday 24 July, 10pm

“Intoxicatingly rhythmic and gloriously romantic with an ever-present sense of joy.”

“One of the biggest parties we’ve seen.”

BBC Music

Time Out London

The Spiegeltent, Campbell Park Tickets £16 Standing event with limited seating available Legendary Cuban band Sierra Maestra remain a vital force with their authentic blend of 1920s 'son' music, Spanish guitar sounds, African rhythms and stinging brass, delivered with flair and guile to create a feisty musical mix that’s great for dancing and romancing. Regular, uplifting blasts of trumpet and infectious percussion are guaranteed to keep the feet tapping – dig out your salsa shoes! Dance the night away – and save £6! Buy a ticket for both Sierra Maestra and Rock a Hula! for £20

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The Spiegeltent, Campbell Park Tickets £10 Standing event with limited seating available “A standout 1950s night.” The Times

Jump right back to the 1950s with this award-winning rock‘n’roll, hula hooping and swing dancing event, featuring star hula hooper Miss Constance Irkles and her star team of swing dancers – on hand to guide you through the steps and also show you how it’s really done. So brush down that retro dress, dust off that sharp suit and blue suede shoes, channel the spirit of a glamorous ‘50s starlet or dapper brylcreemed icon and dance the night away with Lady Kamikaze, one of the UK’s top vintage DJs spinning the discs.

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inStallation A Collective Creation

Friday 16 – Thursday 22 July 1pm – 2pm University Centre Milton Keynes

Tuesday 20 July

Talks are free to attend. Please book a place online or through the Box Office

The inStallation collective discuss their unique performance work, being brought together by chance at a shared rehearsal space at the winter quarters of Circus Monti near Wohlen in Switzerland, and the alchemy of their diverse talents they bring to the creative whole.

Making the New IF Artist in Residence: Janek Schaefer

Festival Making Bill Gee, Creative Producer for IF

A series of talks and discussions featuring key Festival artists and producers, presented in association with University Centre Milton Keynes. The sessions will be broadcast to the internet visit www.ifmiltonkeynes.org for broadcast details.

Friday 16 July

Wednesday 21 July

The Festival’s artist in residence and sonic artist Janek Schaefer will discuss the inspiration and process for creating his new commission for IF, Asleep at the wheel... an installation revealing our necessity for a cultural revolution towards global sustainability.

A review of the past hectic months and the challenge of putting together a new festival, finding inspiration in a new city, experiencing artistic adventures in unusual locations and working with an established venue stepping out into the public realm for the first time.

A Magical Journey Artichoke’s Helen Marriage and Nicky Webb

Evelyn Glennie in Conversation with Monica Ferguson, Festival Director

Monday 19 July Creative company Artichoke discuss The Magical Menagerie with French colleagues - the story of its being commissioned from François Delarozière and La Machine by the new town Sénart just outside Paris, and then how it was brought to Milton Keynes for its UK debut as part of IF. www.ifmiltonkeynes.org

Thursday 22 July World-acclaimed solo percussionist, motivator, composer and educationalist Dame Evelyn Glennie shares excerpts from her film Touch The Sound, and engages in conversation and Q&A. She collaborates on Late Night Lounge with improviser and guitarist Fred Frith at IF. Box Office: 01908 280800

ASSOCIATED EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES

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FringeMK 2010

THE THE THINGS IS (FOR 3)

Tuesday 6 July – Tuesday 21 December

FREE

FringeMK launches its 2010 Urban Games programme this July, including digital and performance work, anamorphic (special effect) and 3D pavement art as well as painted commissions.

Friday 9 July – Sunday 12 September

FREE

Events are in Midsummer Place, thecentre:mk and at locations in Central Milton Keynes

Milton Keynes Gallery presents a major solo exhibition of work by a London-based artist who emerged in the early 1990s. Working with sound, performance, sculpture, collage and photography, the artist creates narratives or systems which are played out in the form of installations, interventions and live events.

For full details visit www.fringemk.com

For full details visit www.mk-g.org

Magic IF: Stanislavski Workshop Saturday 17 July, 11am – 5pm For adults aged 18+. £45 per place A workshop day intensive in the Stanislavski professional actor training system that offers the opportunity to explore the themes, and apply the practical techniques which form the basis of actor training in Western Theatre practice. The workshop will start with exercises in focus, concentration, and engaging the imagination and then progress into text work, acknowledging key aspects of the system including given circumstances, creative objectives, units and beats, transitive verbs and emotion memory. For information and to book please contact: 01908 547651 or 01908 547606 e-mail: creativelearningmkt@theambassadors.com Website: www.ambassadortickets.com/miltonkeynes Milton Keynes Theatre, Marlborough Gate, MK9 3NZ

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Telephone: 01908 676900 Milton Keynes Gallery, 900 Midsummer Boulevard, MK9 3QA

The Milton Keynes Arts Guide Over the last 42 years, Milton Keynes has developed an excellent reputation for Public Art development, with over 220 Public Artworks across the city. To find out more, pick up an Arts Guide from the shopping centre, library or MK Gallery, or download one from: www.milton-keynes.gov.uk/artsguide The guide contains a fold-out Artwalks map to take you round many public artworks in Central Milton Keynes. You can join the walks at any point, though the guide starts and ends at Milton Keynes Theatre. Milton Keynes Council is actively commissioning artists to respond to the city as it grows: www.milton-keynes.gov.uk/arts

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IF CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Information is correct at time of going to press. Should bad weather affect the staging of outdoor events, indoor venues will be used as much as possible. Key Festival locations are shown on the maps on pages 56 and 57 Please visit www.ifmiltonkeynes.org for interactive maps, further details and updates

Friday 16 July 11am - 7pm 12noon - 8pm 12noon - 8pm 12noon 1pm - 2pm 1.30pm 5pm 6pm 7.30pm 9.30pm 11pm

Architects of Air: Mirazozo The Magical Menagerie Janek Schaefer: Asleep at the wheel Axial Dance: Lance and Brenda IF Talking Shop: Janek Schaefer Axial Dance: Lance and Brenda Axial Dance: Lance and Brenda Axial Dance: Lance and Brenda Karbido: The Table The World Famous: Full Circle Evelyn Glennie and Fred Frith

Station Square The Point car park Old Sainsburys Store The Hub University Centre The Hub Midsummer Place - outside Midsummer Place - outside Spiegeltent, Campbell Park Campbell Park The City Church

Saturday 17 July 11am - 7pm 12noon - 8pm 12noon - 8pm 12noon 1.30pm 1.30pm - 2.30pm 2.30pm 3pm 3.30pm - 6pm 4pm 5pm 6pm 7.30pm 10pm

Architects of Air: Mirazozo The Magical Menagerie Janek Schaefer: Asleep at the wheel Axial Dance: Lance and Brenda Axial Dance: Lance and Brenda Dancing Brick: Spinning Karbido: The Table Subtlemob: As If It Were The Last Time Dancing Brick: Spinning Axial Dance: Lance and Brenda Axial Dance: Lance and Brenda inStallation Karbido: The Table Akademi: Sufi Zen

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Station Square The Point car park Old Sainsburys Store The Hub The Hub Campbell Park Spiegeltent, Campbell Park Midsummer Place - inside Campbell Park Midsummer Place - outside Midsummer Place - outside Big Top, Campbell Park Spiegeltent, Campbell Park Campbell Park

IF CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Sunday 18 July 11am - 7pm 12noon - 8pm 12noon - 8pm 1pm - 2pm 2pm 3pm 3pm - 4.30pm 4.30pm 6pm 8pm 10pm

Architects of Air: Mirazozo The Magical Menagerie Janek Schaefer: Asleep at the wheel Dancing Brick: Spinning Hetain Patel: Ten Subtlemob: As If It Were The Last Time Dancing Brick: Spinning Flam: Pappenheim & Askew inStallation Rich Hall Akademi: Sufi Zen

Station Square The Point car park Old Sainsburys Store Campbell Park Spiegeltent, Campbell Park Midsummer Place - inside Campbell Park Spiegeltent, Campbell Park Big Top, Campbell Park Spiegeltent, Campbell Park Campbell Park

The Magical Menagerie Janek Schaefer: Asleep at the wheel Dancing Brick: Spinning IF Talking Shop: Artichoke Architects of Air: Mirazozo Dancing Brick: Spinning Roger Bernat: Domini Públic Show of Hands with Miranda Sykes

The Point car park Old Sainsburys TBC Midsummer Place - outside University Centre Station Square Midsummer Place - outside The Hub Spiegeltent, Campbell Park

Monday 19 July 12noon - 8pm 12noon - 8pm 12noon -2pm 1pm - 2pm 1pm - 7pm 4pm - 6pm 6.30pm 8pm

Tuesday 20 July 12noon - 8pm 12noon - 8pm 1pm - 2pm 1pm - 7pm 1pm 7.30pm 8pm 10pm

The Magical Menagerie Janek Schaefer: Asleep at the wheel IF Talking Shop: inStallation Architects of Air: Mirazozo Orkestra del Sol inStallation Orkestra del Sol Comedy With inTent

The Point car park Old Sainsburys TBC University Centre Station Square Midsummer Place - outside Big Top, Campbell Park Spiegeltent, Campbell Park Spiegeltent, Campbell Park

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IF CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Wednesday 21 July

Friday 23 July

12noon - 8pm 12noon - 8pm 12noon - 2pm 12 noon - 5pm 1pm - 2pm 1pm - 7pm 5pm - 7pm 7.30pm 8pm 10pm

The Magical Menagerie Janek Schaefer: Asleep at the wheel Dancing Brick: Spinning Metro Boulot Dodo:Whispers Rickshaw IF Talking Shop: Bill Gee Architects of Air: Mirazozo Dancing Brick: Spinning inStallation Ade Edmonson & the Bad Sheperds Frisky & Mannish: School of Pop

The Point car park Old Sainsburys Store The Hub Midsummer Place - outside University Centre Station Square The Hub Big Top, Campbell Park Spiegeltent, Campbell Park Spiegeltent, Campbell Park

12noon - 8pm 12noon - 10pm 12 noon - 5pm 1pm - 2pm 1pm - 7pm 1pm 1.30pm - 3.30pm 5pm 5.30pm - 7.30pm 6.30pm 7.30pm 7.45pm 10pm

The Magical Menagerie Janek Schaefer: Asleep at the wheel Metro Boulot Dodo:Whispers Rickshaw IF Talking Shop: Evelyn Glennie Architects of Air: Mirazozo Srishti: Bend It Dancing Brick: Spinning Srishti: Bend It Dancing Brick: Spinning Subtlemob: As If It Were The Last Time inStallation Bellowhead The Boy with Tape on his face

The Point car park Old Sainsburys Store Midsummer Place - outside University Centre Station Square Midsummer Place - outside Midsummer Place - outside Midsummer Place - outside Midsummer Place - outside Midsummer Place - inside Big Top, Campbell Park Spiegeltent, Campbell Park Spiegeltent, Campbell Park

The Magical Menagerie Janek Schaefer: Asleep at the wheel Metro Boulot Dodo:Whispers Rickshaw Kompany Malakhi: Rotations Architects of Air: Mirazozo Graeae & Strange Fruit: Against The Tide

The Point car park Old Sainsburys Store Midsummer Place - outside Midsummer Place - outside Station Square Campbell Park

Thursday 22 July

Friday 23 July 12noon - 8pm 12noon - 8pm 12noon - 5pm 12.30pm 1pm - 7pm 1pm

IF CALENDAR OF EVENTS

1.30pm 4pm 5pm 6pm 7.30pm 8pm

Kompany Malakhi: Rotations Midsummer Place - outside Festive Road: Brewing Up Challenge Midsummer Place - outside Kompany Malakhi: Rotations Midsummer Place - outside Graeae & Strange Fruit: Against The Tide Campbell Park inStallation Big Top, Campbell Park Antonio Forcione & Adriano Adewale Spiegeltent, Campbell Park

Saturday 24 July 12noon - 8pm 12noon - 8pm 1pm 1pm 2pm 3pm 4pm 4.30pm 6pm 7.45pm 10pm

The Magical Menagerie The Point car park Janek Schaefer: Asleep at the wheel Old Sainsburys Store Graeae & Strange Fruit: Against The Tide Campbell Park Stop Gap: Tracking The Hub Janek Schaefer aka DJ Dedication Spiegeltent Subtlemob: As If It Were The Last Time Midsummer Place - inside Stop Gap: Tracking The Hub Graeae & Strange Fruit: Against The Tide Campbell Park inStallation Big Top, Campbell Park Sierra Maestra Spiegeltent, Campbell Park Rock a Hula! Spiegeltent, Campbell Park

Sunday 25 July 12noon - 8pm 12noon - 8pm 1pm - 6pm 1pm 1pm From 1pm 2.30pm 2pm 4pm 4pm 4.30pm 5pm

The Magical Menagerie The Point car park Janek Schaefer: Asleep at the wheel Old Sainsburys Store The World Picnic Campbell Park Stop Gap: Tracking The Hub Graeae & Strange Fruit: Against The Tide Campbell Park Miche Fabre Lewin: Cum Panis Campbell Park Festive Road: Brewing Up Campbell Park Hoodwink Theatre: Gastronomic Campbell Park Graeae & Strange Fruit: Against The Tide Campbell Park Stop Gap: Tracking The Hub Rendezvous Music Big Top - Campbell Park Hoodwink Theatre: Gastronomic Campbell Park

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ACCESS

The Festival welcome people with disabilities. Central Milton Keynes has good parking facilities and ample cyclepaths and access/walkways. Festival sites will be made as accessible as possible. For information about Campbell Park and events taking place in The Big Top, Spiegeltent or in the Park, please see page 57. If you have any special requirements, please contact the Box Office. IF:Milton Keynes International Festival Box Office is managed and operated by The Stables Theatre Limited. All tickets sold are subject to The Stables Terms and Conditions: wwwifmiltonkeynes.org and www.stables.org Disclaimer: Information in this brochure is correct at time of going to print. The Festival reserves the right to make alterations if necessary. If bad weather affects the staging of outdoor events, indoor venues or covered locations will be used as much as possible. Follow the Festival online, on Twitter and Facebook for updates.

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