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The Square at Curzon Cinema
Kirsty Bushell and Jude Owusu in The Cherry Orchard at Bristol Old Vic
Come & Sing Handel’s Messiah Saturday 21 April, 10am – 4pm, Tyndale Baptist Church, Whiteladies Road Join members of the Bristol Choral Society for a great Messiah experience. The day will be led by the society’s musical director Hilary Campbell, who is renowned for her interpretation of major choral works. Some prior knowledge of the work is essential. £15, £7.50 cons, includes score hire and refreshments. To book, email comeandsing@bristolchoral.co.uk or call Sarah on 0117 962 3223. Bristol Phoenix Choir and Orchestra Saturday 21 April, 7.30pm, St George’s Bristol Bristol Phoenix Choir and Orchestra’s next concert features Handel’s Birthday Ode to Queen Anne, Mozart’s Solemn Vespers, and Haydn’s ‘Creation’ Mass. Conducted by Paul Walton, with soprano Jessica Cale, alto Jenna Brown, tenor Iain Macleod-Jones, and bass Alexander Learmonth. Tickets £15 – £10, under 16s free with an adult. Available from St George’s Box Office: 0845 4024 001; stgeorgesbristol.co.uk; bristolphoenixchoir.org.uk Bristol Holistic Festival Saturday 21 – Sunday 22 April, 10am – 5pm, M Shed This festival will bring together 90 stands featuring inspiring arts and crafts, music to relax to, essential oils and essences, fairtrade goods, health and beauty products, jewellery, clothing, self-help books and more. There will also be therapies to try and advice on how to improve health and wellbeing. In addition there will be a programme of talks, workshops and demonstrations. £10 entry daily, under 14s free. Tel: 01736 366579; bristolholisticfestival.com Insight Ensemble: The Dawn of Time Saturday 21 – Sunday 22 April, times vary, Loco Klub Tunnels From the grandeur of the creation of the Earth out of chaos, through tectonic shifts and elemental storms, to the rule of the dinosaurs and first footsteps of primitive man. With the
full symphony orchestra, Bristol-based orchestra and artistic collective Insight Ensemble will perform alongside dance, pyrotechnics, newly-created experimental instruments and the spoken word. In collaboration with Invisible Circus and many talented artists of Bristol. Embracing the theme in costume is encouraged. Tickets £8 – £18; headfirstbristol.co.uk; insightensemble.co.uk Half Breed Thursday 26 – Friday 27 April, times vary, Bristol Old Vic “I am that mixed raced kid, like 50/50, on the fence…” Jazmin feels different. She doesn’t want to stay in the village. She doesn’t want to have a baby. She doesn’t want to laugh at racist jokes in the local pub. She’s got to get out. Half Breed is Natasha Marshall’s semiautobiographical dark comedy about finding your voice, fighting for what you want and being fearless in who you are. £16. Tel: 0117 987 7877; bristololdvic.org.uk Fresh: Art Fair Friday 27 – Sunday 29 April, opening times vary, Cheltenham Racecourse With 46 galleries, 400 artists and 5,000 works of art on display, art lovers won’t want to miss this contemporary art fair. There will be a broad spectrum of art on offer to suit all tastes and budgets, with work from emerging artists to Royal Academicians. There will be original paintings, prints and sculptures from £100 to £50,000. Tickets £6 per person onthe-door and only £8 for two when you buy online. Tickets are valid for the whole weekend, so return as often as you like. Tel: 01242 224734; freshartfair.net Bristol Ensemble: Notes for Women Saturday 28 April, 7.30pm, St George’s Bristol A concert showcasing music by women composers before 1800, featuring the medieval abbess Hildegard of Bingen, songs by the mid-17th century Venetian Barbara Strozzi, and Maddalena Laura Sirmen’s Third Violin Concerto. Tickets £20/£15/£12. Tel: 0845 4024 001; stgeorgesbristol.co.uk
BalletBoyz: Fourteen Days Monday 30 April, 7.30pm, Bristol Old Vic Celebrated across the world for their impressive performances, BalletBoyz are back with Fourteen Days – uniting choreographers Javier de Frutos, Craig Revel Horwood, Iván Pérez and Christopher Wheeldon with composers Scott Walker, Joby Talbot, Charlotte Harding and Keaton Henson for an exciting and varied programme of dance and music. £24 – £16; bristololdvic.org.uk
NEXT MONTH Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra: Into the Light Thursday 3 May, 7.30pm, Colston Hall BSO will perform Haydn’s Military Symphony and Beethoven’s popular Fifth Symphony, with guest soloist Sunwook Kim, former BSO artist-in-residence, performing Beethoven’s Second Piano Concerto. £30 – £8.50; colstonhall.org Exultate Singers: Immortal Fire Saturday 5 May, 7.30pm, St James Priory Exultate Singers gives the premiere of the Bristol-based composer Raymond Warren’s Cello Requiem alongside Tippett’s Five Spirituals from A Child of Our Time and Britten’s Hymn to St Cecilia. Tickets £15/£10. Tel: Opus 13 music shop: 0117 923 0164; exultatesingers.org Pata Negra’s Bank Holiday Fiesta Brunch Sunday 6 and Sunday 27 May, 12 – 4pm, Pata Negra, Corn Street, Bristol Bank Holidays are the perfect excuse for a boozy brunch, so wine and tapas bar Pata Negra will be celebrating the holidays with bottomless cava, a delicious tapas brunch and tropical-inspired beats from Club Djembe. Tickets £25. To book, tel: 0117 9276762 or visit: patanegrabristol.com Learn to Stitch Sunday 13 May, 10am – 4pm, Royal School of Needlework, Britannia Road, Kingswood, Bristol The Royal School of Needlework is the international centre of excellence for the art of Continued on page 34
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