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Contributors WHM says a big thank you to all the talented students listed below who helped contribute to this supplement. All our content is produced by local job hunters who want to expand their skills, create a professional portfolio or just be part of something great! Take a look at the talent bank on page 6 and 7 to see the people who helped create the festival edition. Matthew Hodgson Nigel Sullivan Basil D’Souza

Terianne Falcone Alison Eltham Lauren Greer

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Talent Bank

Event Listing

Welcome

An Interview with MC Zani The Fast Talking Beatboxer from ‘The Spalding Suite’

Interviews with the Winners of The Pebble Trust Ben Smith - ‘It’s Only Life’ Cristina Mackerron - ‘May-We-Go-Round?’

An Interview with Raphaëlle Boitel Circus Artist and Director of The Forgotten/L’oublie(e)

Previews Nina Conti The Sagas of Noggin The Nog The Company of Wolves Carol Ann Duffy

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An Interview with Sam Green Filmmaker and Creator of ‘The Measure of All Things’

Previews Vagabond (Sans Toit Ni Loi) The Arbor A Clockwork Orange: Viddy & Talk The Skeleton Coast: The Gates of Hell

An Interview with Adam Pitts from Lawson The Boy Band to Watch at this Year’s The Great Escape

Previews Dakha Brakha Jack Garratt Cosmo Sheldrake Black Honey

An Exciting Look at B-Fest

Artist’s Open Houses

An Interview with Mandy Dike Leading The Brighton Art Installation ‘Fleeting’

Previews Lee Miller Archives Print Room Sale Rachel Kneebone Art on the Breadline: Food Poverty UK @5FTINF Pop-up shop

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Here are just a few of the talented creative media students who have been working with us at WHM. To find out how you can employ one of these skilled individuals please contact us. If you want to be a part of the team and become one of our media students visit www.proactivetss.org, call us on 01273 626621 or email us info@proactivetss.org.

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After graduating from the University of Exeter with an MA in English Literature, I spent several years working as a valuer and cataloguer for an auction house. As well as a love of art and culture, I have always enjoyed writing and used to contribute to the university magazine.

I have been working in the interior design sector for many years and invariably been involved with the selection of page layouts for advertising or new brochure design. I have always been interested in graphic design and as such, the experience working for WHM has enabled me to understand how my thoughts and ideas can be translated into a page layout.

Working with WHM has given me the opportunity to develop and demonstrate a number of journalistic skills and to begin to build a portfolio of work. I am now looking forward to doing a course in graphic design which will introduce me to the publishing aspect of producing a magazine.

THE PROACTIVE FAMILY Here at ProActive we work closely with our sister-company, WHM to ensure that we are consistently maintaining a high standard of professionalism and care. Providing on-the-job training, our students receive the real life experience they need to succeed within such a competitive industry. Always looking to improve what we do, we encourage our team to be creative, productive and ProActive.

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Creative writing is in my blood and I have enjoyed this aspect of my time at WHM. I feel that I have gained confidence in my skills and certainly will be using them to my advantage in the future.

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With a solid teaching background in theatre and language, I have strong communication, interpersonal and presentation skills. My goal is to write copy and/or feature articles or, barring that, get a job that allows me the time to work on my blog, forblogssake.org! At ProActive, I enjoyed the challenge of writing to deadlines and liaising with contacts as well as arranging and conducting interviews. The power of language fascinates me – both the written and the spoken word. I can write copy that’s powerful, funny, poignant or just plain convincing. I am also a skilled researcher with a passion for tracking down the most accurate information available. I am confident that the skills I have developed throughout my career would be a positive and helpful addition to any workplace.

I have spent the last few years creating my own blog and reviewing books. My passion for reading and writing has allowed me to do something I love and talk to other people about it. Because of this, I’ve always enjoyed sharing my opinion and being able to give a good recommendation to others.

Art has been a passion of mine for as long as I can remember. I was a self-employed artist back in Sydney, just selling my paintings in market stalls and on the street. I always loved the traditional side of media, however recently my interest has turned more towards the digital. I have been developing my Adobe and Illustration skills and I’m setting my sights on a graphic design career.

Working with WHM has made it crystal clear to me that I want to do something like this as a career. I have learnt so much about writing articles and the different types of items that are included in a magazine, and feel the short time I spent here has benefited me - especially in regards to my future career.

THE FIRST STEP TO CREATIVE EMPLOYMENT ProActive Training and Skills Services was conceived with the simple purpose of helping people gain sustainable employment in the creative arts and media industry.

I have learnt some very valuable professional skills here at WHM, and I’ve had the chance to improve on my writing and design abilities tenfold. The staff are knowledgeable and the courses are very interesting. I feel that my work here has set me up with some ‘real world’ experience in the industry.

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event Listing Our featured picks in date order

For information on Artist’s Open Houses and B-Fest go to pages 28 and 30, 34, 35.

Tues 5 - Sat 9 May CAROL ANN DUFFY Tue 5 May 8pm Brighton Dome Concert Hall £10 THE SPALDING SUITE Tue 5 & Wed 6 May 8pm Brighton Dome Corn Exchange £15 Festival Standby £10 IT’S ONLY LIFE Tue 5 & Wed 6 May 8:30pm Otherplace at the Basement: Main Space £10 (£8.50) THE COMPANY OF WOLVES Thu 7-Sat 9 May 8:30pm Stanmer Park (meet outside Stanmer Church) £15 (Limited Capacity) THE SKELETON COAST: THE GATES OF HELL Sat 9 May 5:30pm Otherplace at the Basement: Main Space £10 (£8.50)

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May Sun 10 - FRI 15 May VAGABOND (SANS TOIT NI LOI) Sun 10 May 1.30pm Duke’s at Komedia £10 DAKHA BRAKHA Sun 10 May 8pm Brighton Dome Corn Exchange £14 Standing Festival Standby £10 BLACK HONEY Thu 14 May 9:15pm Green Door Store Buy Festival Tickets Online at greatescapefestival.com JACK GARRATT Fri 15 May 12:30am Wagner Hall Fri 15 May 9:45pm Patterns-Downstairs Buy Festival Tickets Online at greatescapefestival.com COSMO SHELDRAKE Fri 15 May 9:30pm Spiegeltent Buy Festival Tickets Online at greatescapefestival.com

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SAT 16 - Fri 22 May LAWSON Sat 16 May 2:30pm Komedia Buy Festival Tickets Online at greatescapefestival.com IT’S ONLY LIFE Sun 17 May 7:30pm Otherplace at the Basement: Main Space £10 (£8.50) THE ARBOR Mon 18 May 6:30pm Duke’s at Komedia £10 NINA CONTI Tue 19 May 7:30pm Theatre Royal Brighton £16 Festival Standby £10 THE FORGOTTEN / L’OUBLIÉ(E) Tue 19 & Wed 20 May, 7.30pm Brighton Dome Concert Hall £10, £15, 17.50, £20 Under 26s £15 Members’ First Night Offer £12.50 Festival Standby £10

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Sat 23- Fri 29 May THE SAGAS OF NOGGIN THE NOG Sat 23 May 5pm Sun 24 May 11am, 2pm & 5pm Theatre Royal Brighton £5, £10, £15, Under 16s Half Price (top 2 prices) THE MEASURE OF ALL THINGS Sat 23 May 7:30pm Sun 24 May 4:00pm & 7:30pm The Old Market £15.00 Festival Standby £10 FLEETING Sun 24 May when daylight fades Brighton Beach between the piers FREE MAY-WE-GO-ROUND? Tue 26-Fri 29 May 8:00pm Emporium Theatre £8.00

A CLOCKWORK ORANGE: VIDDY & TALK Fri 22 May 7.45pm The Old Courtroom £8 (£6)

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Welcome Throughout the supplement we are covering all the great events happening in May. We couldn’t miss out on one of the greatest months of the year in Brighton. We have some amazing interviews and information on everything that you should be going to! Here we have the lowdown on our main features; but take a look at page 28 to find out more about B-Fest and page 30 to learn all about The Art Open Houses! We have touched the surface on what’s happening throughout May. Take a look at their websites to find out more about what’s on!

BRIGHTON FESTIVAL brightonfestival.org Brighton Festival is now in its 49th year and is well known for its ambitious and bold programme that is sure to make you feel like part of something special. The festival covers music, theatre, dance, circus, art, film and literature as well as outdoor and family events. All the shows are taking place in amazing venues, some well-known and others more unusual all across our wonderful city. The festival features innovative artists from all across the world. Take a look through our festival edition and be sure to read interviews with Raphaëlle Boitel, MC Zani, Mandy Dike and Sam Green who are all part of the Brighton Festival to find out about their remarkable shows! Be sure to book tickets soon to make sure you get a slice of the action.

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The Brighton Fringe runs every May and is a huge celebration of everything creative! The Fringe is completely open access, so anyone can take part and put on a show, it is open to any art form and there isn’t judgement or a selection criteria so it really is your oyster. This means you can never be sure what to expect so be prepared to be amazed, astounded and entertained.

The Great Escape is certainly not to be missed, with 400 up and coming bands ready to play in Brighton, you can discover new music or watch the ones you already love….And all on one wristband to boot! If you are a music lover and if you want variety and the chance to see what’s hot right now, it’s the place to be. There’s a number of well-known and intimate venues, all with an atmosphere to offer.

We had the chance to speak to The Pebble Trust Winners, who have great shows on as part of the Fringe…And on that note we say a big thanks to The Pebble Trust for helping these performers take part in it and be able to share their passion for us to see!

Check out the interview with Lawson and WHM’s previews on our top picks this festival including Jack Garret, Cosmo Sheldrake and Black Honey.

“be prepared to be amazed, astounded and entertained.”

“discover new music or watch the ones you already love.”

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AN INTERVIEW WITH

MC ZANI

The fast talking bEATbOXER from ‘THE SPALDING SUITE’

“I’m trying to break the idea of ‘Beatboxing’ being a gimmick and trying to get it recognised more as an art form.” Words by Terianne Falcone

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What is your role in the show? I create SFX, so that involves percussion noises, sound effects, and drum beats with my mouth. An example would be, instead of the basketball being bounced on the floor to create sound, I do it myself! Or it might be that the ball is being passed through the air or there are footsteps. Who else is in the show? There are five players, which make up the number on a basketball team. The show then follows them through a journey of friendship looking at their troubles, emotional problems and the obstacles they have to overcome as a team. Is this your first theatrical endeavour? I have been in a few theatre shows before but not in this context and on this scale. I got introduced to Benji Reid, the amazing director, and I used to play basketball as a kid and loved it, so that helped me jump on board straight away! It’s a fantastic show full of energy, comedy value, emotion and an amazing mix of poetry and movement. Where have your ‘Beatboxing’ influences come from? I used to be a drummer. My Dad was a musician who played percussion so I already had a natural sense of rhythm. Then when I was 14, I heard Rahzel, a pioneer Beatboxer for a hip hop group in America called ‘The Roots’. That inspired me to take things further. Do you think ‘Beatboxing’ is like a modern day scatting? (A term used in vocal jazz in which the voice is used as an instrument rather than a speaking medium.) In a sense, they’re both based on rhythm. But ‘Beatboxing’ transcends genres, you can beatbox to so many different types of music.

The term ‘Beatboxing’ came from America in the early eighties in the Bronx, New York City but people have been using their voice rhythmically for thousands of years. Did your family encourage you? No, not at first. My mum is a traditional Filipino woman and my dad is Mauritian. They were all about studying and both worked in nursing. It wasn’t until I won a car in the UK Beat Championships in 2008 and I gave it to my mum, that it helped her understand that ‘Beatboxing’ could take me around the world!

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MC Zani soared to fame after taking top prize at the 2008 UK Beatbox Championship and is providing the sounds to ‘The Spalding Suite’, a fast-paced physical show mixing basketball-inspired movement with poetry, to explore UK basketball culture. WHM chats to MC Zani to find out a bit more about the show and the art of ‘Beatboxing’. ‘The Spalding Suite’ was conceived and written by Inua Ellams and directed by Benji Reid.

“I have been in a few theatre shows before but not in this context and on this scale.” You have had some really big shows in India and Poland. Tell us about them! Jay Sean and I performed a few songs together at an international festival in Poland. Afterwards the owner of the festival asked if I wanted to close the whole show. I jumped at the chance, it was my time to shine! What’s the future for ‘Beatboxing’? I’m trying to break the idea of ‘Beatboxing’ being a gimmick and trying to get it recognised more as an art form. I’m working with singers and I’m in a group of six of us called the ‘Beatbox Collective’. We still have our solo projects and then do stuff together as friends. We want to go past this idea of it being a party trick. Do you have any future projects planned? I would love to carry on doing ‘The Spalding Suite’ for a while! With the ‘Beatbox Collective’ we are doing festivals such as ‘Glastonbury’ and ‘Boomtown’, which is always a good time. I am also collaborating with ‘Alyusha’ on a debut single which will be released soon. I’m also taking a different direction touring with this theatre project, that is a new experience full of challenges, making me a better performer. Keep an eye out for MC Zani’s travels via twitter @MC_ZANI The Spalding Suite Tue 5 & Wed 6 May 8pm Brighton Dome Corn Exchange £15 or Festival Standby £10 www.whmuk.com

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Interviews with the winners of

the PEBBLE TRUST WHM got the chance to speak to The Pebble Trust winners, Ben Smith from ‘Against The Tide’ and Cristina Mackerron from ‘The Hiccup Project’. They will be receiving funding and professional mentoring, as they bring their events to the Brighton Fringe for audiences to see for the first time. Words by Alison Eltham, Nigel Sullivan and Matthew Hodgson

Ben smith PERFORMING the musical ‘It’s only life’ Hi Ben, congratulations on winning The Pebble Trust Award with ‘It’s Only Life’, which you will be performing at the Brighton Fringe. Have you been involved with the Fringe before? Not as a participant but I worked in the box office for three years! What made you choose John Bucchino’s ‘It’s Only Life’? I wanted to choose something which told a clear story. ‘It’s Only Life’ is a collection of twenty-three quite intimate songs about people struggling... I guess to come to terms with life. When you’re young, you think you can control life and then you come to realise that you can’t and that life follows its own course. You can either fight it or go with it. So ‘It’s Only Life’ is about a group of people realising that they aren’t in control. ‘It’s Only Life’ is an award winning musical revue in the United States. What gives your adaptation the edge? We haven’t changed anything dramatically. It was originally produced with five people in their midthirties to mid-forties. However, The Pebble Trust wants to create opportunities for younger people in the arts and I also feel strongly about this as a teacher, so we created two younger roles. It works quite nicely to have that youthful perspective, as what might have been a cynical song suddenly becomes really optimistic when performed by someone younger.

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What advice would you give any aspiring director/ producers? Picking your venue is very important, then being really clear on what it is you’re part of, so you know what everyone’s expectations are and how to manage them. I have also found Twitter a better platform than Facebook for promoting my work, as it has a more professional edge. It’s Only Life Tue 5 & Wed 6 May 8:30pm Sun 17 May 7:30pm Otherplace at the Basement: Main Space £10 (£8.50)

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Cristina Mackerron

In a collision of fiercely energetic dance and comedic theatre, two female performers jangle through the merry-go-round of romance, taking audiences along for the bittersweet ride.

A provocative and playful insight into their romantic encounters, it swings wildly between hilarious truths and intimate vulnerabilities. Accompanied by a charming the dance theatre pieceaudiences ‘MAY-WE-GO-ROUND?’ soundtrack, a performing towel and a tambourine, it captivates with a unique and gritty take on the romantic clichés we can all uncomfortably recognize.

Are you looking forward to the Brighton Fringe? Is enjoyment of it all. There is a running thread that Enthralled by the process of falling for someone, yet flummoxed and irritated by the this your first time at the Fringe? ties it all together but it flips between different whole charade. Are they enjoying it? Yes. Does it make sense? No. But, round and stages and we don’t follow a whole story. We take round they go… Yes definitely, I’m getting ready for it now but there extracts that are then all fused together. It’s hard is still a lot to organise! It’s also our first time being to explain but it has an extracted feel. It’s about the involved in the Fringe. youth of relationships and how they can build and grow. We like exploring clichés and we kind of take / thehiccupproject You won The Pebble Trust Award this year for your the piss too. We do a voiceover section between @ thehiccupproj new company ‘The Hiccup Project’. How did this a man and woman in a double date. The man is Directed and Choreographed by Chess Dillon-Reams & Cristina MacKerron come about? sort of disinterested, and the woman is fantasising about weddings and veils. With things that may Photos by James Christos Supported public fundingare by theboth Nationalgraduates Lottery throughof ArtsThe Council have happened to us in the past, we like making a Me andusing Francesca England. Additionally supported by South East Dance, The Pebble Trust, Northern of Contemporary Dance, and after bit of statement about it through our work. Sussex DownsSchool College and Emporium. finishing our courses we returned to Brighton. We really wanted to work on something together, so What performers inspired you? we rented out a studio space and it all went from there. We received a lot of support from The Pebble We are big fans of ‘Ghetto Theatre’, especially the Trust and The Emporium Theatre, which allowed Apprenticeship Company of Jasmin Vardimon and us to make a longer piece that we could show at Ben Duke’s ‘Lost Dog’ Company. The list really goes the Brighton Fringe. We just made a lot of work on to be honest. We’ve taken bits and pieces that together and ‘The Hiccup Project’ came afterwards we like and we have drawn them all together. It’s really. great because Francesca and myself have similar tastes in theatre, which means we’re on the same Your performance is described as a bittersweet wavelength with our work. ride through romance. Is this work about your own May-We-Go-Round? experiences of past or stressful relationships? Tue 26-Fri 29 May 8:00pm Emporium Theatre Well that’s not entirely true. It’s more about the ups £8.00 and downs in a relationship: the different stages, the people you meet along the way and the For more information about The Pebble Trust visit www.pebbletrust.org

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AN INTERVIEW WITH

Raphaëlle boitel

circus artist and director of THE forgotten / L’OUBLIÉ(E)

Raffaële Boitel is a trained contortionist, dancer and choreographer, moving in ways that delight and boggle the mind. As creator and director of ‘The Forgotten /L’Oublie(e)’, she is now using the stage in ways that will be sure to enchant you. Defying expectations of space and physical logic, the performers fly, glide and plummet, while using ordinary objects in unconventional ways, creating a visionary spectacle that channels circus, theatre and dance. Often people who have had a deep experience like this say they feel more peaceful after.”

WHM talked to Raphaëlle about how she first got involved in the circus and about ‘The Forgotten’. Raphaëlle fascinates us with her story, starting from when she was young. She explains that she lived in the South of France and it was here that she first discovered her love of the circus. She and her brother did classes with the enthusiastic support of her family. However, as they got older they craved for a more challenging environment and soon discovered a course, at Anna Fratellini’s National Circus School but it was expensive! Raphaëlle recounts her mother saying, “Everything is possible in life you just have to work for it”. With her mother’s words of wisdom on board, Raphaëlle and her brother began doing circus shows on the streets near the sea. “We did traditional circus acts together and I did lots of contortions while my brother juggled.” They soon raised the money and after Raphaëlle entered Fratellini’s school, her professional career flourished. At just 13 she performed in shows directed by James Thiérrée, the well-established director and grandson of Charlie Chaplin. Raphaëlle is now not just a performer but a director and it’s clear to see she wouldn’t want it any other way. Next we move on to talk about ‘The Forgotten’. She adds it has been a long process and tells us the show “was going in a different direction but after a while I thought I would do a show talking about something more personal. I think the most important thing to do is to express what you feel and what you know. The story came from me and my family, but it’s not just my life in the show.” The show could relate to lots of people, “If you have a strong experience with what I’m talking about in the show, you can be a bit overwhelmed or deeply touched.

You can expect to be fascinated by the show, which is very much a family affair with Raphaëlle’s mother, brother and sister all in it. Raphaëlle says, “The show is an invitation to let go and just be with us and not try to understand everything. The story is personal at the same time as being very open. I didn’t want the door to be closed, I wanted it left open for people to add their own story. Even though the end of the show is quite heavy, people tend to feel good after the show. It’s intense but there is a lot of beauty. For me I think the audience consider their own lives and accept things. I would like them to feel peaceful.” Raphaëlle is intrigued to find out how the show is perceived internationally, as the show is visual and doesn’t depend on language to be understood, therefore it should be a success worldwide. In December she’ll put on another epic spectacle which will be more circus-influenced than ‘The Forgotten’. She wants to explore how, “The impossible can be made possible by showing the movements and the acrobatics that our bodies actually can do. Like the Japanese proverb, ‘Fall down seven times, get up eight.’ “ Through Raphaëlle’s amazing life, dance and performance, this show is bound to blow you away and leave you feeling captivated. This is much more than just a show, it’s a feeling, a concept, or an idea that can take you forward into thinking about your own life and experiences. The Forgotten/ L’OUBLIÉ(E) Tue 19 & Wed 20 May 7.30pm Brighton Dome Concert Hall £10, £15, 17.50, £20, Under 26s £15 Festival Standby £10

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Nina conti Comedian, ventriloquist and filmmaker Nina Conti, daughter of Tom Conti, has appeared on ‘QI’, ‘Black Books’ and ‘Holby City’. She’s won a British Comedy Award, stormed ‘Live at the Apollo’, appeared on ‘Russell Howard’s Good News’, ‘Sunday Night at the Palladium’ and made a BAFTA nominated film - all without moving her lips. Conti takes ventriloquism to a whole new level this

Words by Basil D’souza

year at the Brighton Festival; she will be plucking inspiration from the audience (beware those who sit in the front row). With the help of Monkey and a bag of tricks, truly anything can happen in this unmissable, improvised adventure of hilarious witchery. Tue 19 May 7:30pm Theatre Royal Brighton £16 Festival Standby £10

the sagas of noggin the nog a family fun show directed by john wright In the lands of the North, where the black rocks stand guard against the cold sea, in the dark night that is very long, the men of the Northlands sit by their great log fires and they tell a tale… of Noggin the Nog!

Words by Alison Eltham

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This take on the classic Oliver Postgate and Peter Fermin stories feature a cast of silly Vikings and playful puppets. Join the brave and mighty Thor Nogson and the great green bird Graculus on a Northern adventure, to battle the fearsome Ice Dragon and thwart Noggin’s dastardly uncle, Nogbad the Bad. Guaranteed to delight both fans of the original TV series and newcomers alike! Sat 23 May 5pm Sun 24 May 11am, 2pm & 5pm Theatre Royal Brighton £5, £10, £15, Under 16s Half Price (top 2 prices)

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The company of wolves

Words by Matthew Hodgson

a THEATRE ADVENTURE FOR WALKERS AND RUNNERS ADAPTED BY SHIONA MORTON The hunt begins! Based on Angela Carter’s eerie short story, join ‘Burn The Curtain’ creators of ‘The Adventures of Don Quixote by Bicycle’ at Brighton Festival 2013, as they turn this classic into a macabre, interactive outdoor experience. Be sure to bring a torch and some decent shoes for as the story unfolds, you progress along the dark forested

paths. The route will be either two or five miles, one for runners and one for walkers. Choose to be hunter or a gatherer, fleet of foot or eagle eyed, to pick up the pace, or tread carefully. Be careful though, because one step in the wrong direction and the wolves will eat you… Thu 7-Sat 9 May 8:30pm Stanmer Park (meet outside Stanmer Church) £15 (Limited Capacity)

Carol Ann Duffy An evening of Poetry and music Appointed poet laureate in 2009, Carol Ann Duffy is the first woman to fill this 400-year-old role. Her ability to blend rough and gritty realism with lyrical tenderness, has earned her a rightful place in literary history. Her works have won many prizes, including the Signal Prize for Children’s Verse, the Whitbread, Forward and T. S. Eliot Prizes, and the E. M. Forster Prize in America. She will be accompanied by ‘LiTTLe MACHiNe’, a South London band that lends their modern voice to poems both classic and obscure. Expect an evening of poetry and music to make the heart soar. Tue 5 May 8pm Brighton Dome Concert Hall £10

Words by Morgaine Davidson

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AN INTERVIEW WITH

SAM GREEN FILMMAKER and creator OF ‘THE MEASURE OF ALL THINGS’ First timer at the Brighton Festival, we speak to Sam Green about his journey as a filmmaker, in creating ‘The Measure of All Things’, and the importance of a collective experience. Hello. How’s it going? It’s going well thanks. Even after a million times I still get a thrill from Skype, it’s so great to just suddenly see someone pop up on your screen. I always think I should make more of an effort into creating elaborate sets, so when I pop up on screen the house would be on fire or something. You’re at the Brighton Festival with your work ‘The Measure of All Things’, which looks at people who have featured in the ‘Guinness Book of Records’. What was it about these particular case studies that made you choose them? Very particular. Obviously, there is a lot in the ‘Guinness Book of Records’ that are silly, like jumping on a pogo stick underwater. I’m not interested in that side of the book. I’m interested in the other side of the book where people end up in it almost without wanting to be but are in it by fate. Or those people who are compelled to do things without really knowing the reason why, like the guy who ran every day. Those parts of the records feel like a meditation of the intricacies of fate and the inexplicable mystery of being alive. Were there any particularly interesting stories that didn’t make the final cut? Maybe the guy with the longest prison sentence. He has been in prison since 1950 and I wrote to him and visited him but it didn’t work out. Or possibly the woman with the highest IQ. She’s a kind of weird celebrity in New York and she writes an advice column for a magazine there but she didn’t want to be interviewed. She just wasn’t interested…maybe she thought that the piece would be a freak show.

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Who were the most inspirational people that you came across? The man who was struck by lightning the most times, who survives and then takes his own life. It couldn’t be a better metaphor for fate. Also, the woman with the longest name. You would’ve thought that the day she turned eighteen, she would have changed it but she loves and embraces the name. It is an amalgamation of lots of different ideas and a lot of her family names are in there, as well as city names and car names. ‘The Measure of All Things’ marks a dramatic structural change from ‘The Weather Underground’ (Green’s 2004 Academy Award Nominated film). Why did you decide on this? After ‘The Weather Underground’ I made a documentary on utopian film and during the process I was asked to give a talk on making documentary films. I devised what I thought what would be the fanciest lecture ever, with a film running in the background and a music accompaniment. I discovered that this format did everything I wanted a movie to do. Tell us more about this idea of utopian film and why is it important to you as a filmmaker? When I was making my feature on utopian film I was aware that many people would watch it all by themselves at home, maybe streaming it on their laptops while also checking their emails! To me utopia should be and almost always is a collective experience. You sit in a room full of strangers, you turn your phone off, you connect and share a collective experience. This is an age where the public sphere is so devalued and is under threat from an industry which encourages us to consume and purchase culture individualistically and where everything is online, streaming and movies are just files. Shared and public experience is good for people’s spirits and it is a political act; reaffirming the importance of the public and the collective. The Brighton Festival is a great example of people coming together to be part of something as a group.

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“Shared and public experience is good for people’s spirits and it is a political act” You’re on stage for every performance, so does your live narration vary according to the audience and location? It is always different because I try to tinker with it to fit the audience. For example, we did a show in Austin and the oldest person in the world died that morning and I was able to mention that there is now a new ‘oldest person’. How did you come to work with ‘YMusic’? I went to see the ‘Dirty Projectors’ at Carnegie Hall and ‘YMusic’ were their string and brass section. They did a few songs by themselves before the Dirty Projectors came on and I was totally smitten by the epic quality of their sound, as there is a rock element to it mixed with the sound of a classical chamber orchestra. When this project came around I knew I was working with this band!

Are there any bands you would like to collaborate with in the future? I do have a list of bands but this list is completely hypothetical. I really like ‘The High Llamas’ and I will definitely work with ‘Yo La Tengo’ again. Sam this will be your first time at Brighton Festivalwe’re really looking forward to seeing you here! Thank you. I’m super looking forward to the festival. I’ve never been to Brighton but I know it from movies like ‘Quadrophenia’. The Measure of All Things Sat 23 May 7:30pm Sun 24 May 4:00pm & 7:30pm The Old Market £15.00 or Festival Standby £10 Words by Alison Eltham, Nigel Sullivan and Matthew Hodgson

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more top PICKS Vagabond (sans toit ni loi) Directed by legendary French director AgnEs‘ Varda A recent award winner for a Lifetime Achievement Award by the European Film Academy. She is making a very rare visit to the Brighton Festival, where some of her films will be previewed through the month. The movie tells the tale of Mona, a young homeless woman who is tragically found frozen to death in the French countryside. The story is told through scattered accounts of those who met her in her final weeks, and trying to piece together how a young life could end so suddenly. It is Varda’s first full length film, and shows a haunting glimpse into the harsh life of homelessness and vulnerability. Sun 10 May 1.30pm Duke’s at Komedia £10

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The Arbor a blend of narrative and documentary filmmaking

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Starring Manjinder Virk, Christine Bottomley and Natalie Gavin, this 2010 film about the life of troubled playwright Andrea Dunbar evokes powerful emotions. An unusual biopic, The Arbor utilises actors lip-syncing along to interviews with Dunbar and her family, and concentrates on the strained relationship between Dunbar and her daughter Lorraine. The film was nominated for a BAFTA award for Outstanding Debut by a British Director (Clio Barnard), and won the Sutherland Trophy at the 2010 London Film Festival Awards. Conceptually brilliant, elegantly realised, and heartbreakingly sad, this film packs a serious emotional punch. Mon 18 May 6:30pm Duke’s at Komedia £10

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A clockwork Orange: Viddy & talk

The 1971 dystopian crime film followed by a talk with tony and shirley jaffe The Stanley Kubrick directed film, based on the novella of the same title, is a BAFTA nominated, controversial cult classic containing graphic violence and sexual scenes. It follows the story of Alex DeLarge, the leader of a gang of thugs he calls his “droogs”. Alex and the gang engage in “ultraviolence”, crippling a writer and fighting a rival

gang. Alex’s droogs want more and after he asserts himself the alpha, things take a turn for the worse. After the film is played, there will be a short talk with Tony and Shirley Jaffe about working with Kubrick and his team, including stories from the set. If you love this crime classic, you better get your droog on and watch it with us.

Fri 22 May 7.45pm The Old Courtroom £8 (£6)

The skeleton coast:the gates of hell a journey documented by brave world films This film depicts the unbearable struggle of twelve novice explorers, as they challenge themselves to become the first people ever to walk the 500km of The Skeleton Coast of Namibia, completely unsupported! This film explores the haunting beauty of this stunning and rarely seen landscape and will give you a captivating insight into the team who dared to venture there.

Sat 9 May 5:30pm Otherplace at the Basement: Main Space £10 (£8.50)

Words by Jenni Prentice-Holmes

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Lawson AN INTERVIEW WITH Adam Pitts from

the boy band to watch at this year’s THE GREAT ESCAPE WHM took the pleasure of catching up with drummer Adam Pitts from pop/rock group Lawson. It’s been a non-stop ride with the platinum selling group, having had five Top 10 singles and an exciting new album being released later this year.

“You can’t beat tens of thousands of people jumping around in the sun”

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How would you describe yourself as a band?

The band was named after Dr Lawson, a brain surgeon who removed a tumour from Andy, our lead singer’s brain. Luckily, Andy is now fully recovered but as a result, he lost the hearing in his right ear. We brought Dr Lawson out on stage with us when we played the Liverpool Echo Arena. It was a massive moment for us!

We describe ourselves as a pop/rock band. On this album, the rock side of our influences came to the forefront, which is what we all grew up with. There are some big guitar sounds on there!

How did you get discovered? We spent years and years touring up and down the country in a little van, playing to anyone we could. We also put a load of acoustic covers of some of the biggest songs at the time on YouTube and a few management companies got in contact with us. Finally, we found the right one for us and the rest is history!

“it’s great to see everyone basing their weekend around live music!” Do you write your own songs or with collaborators? Andy, our lead singer, writes all of the songs and then brings them to us. We then add our own parts to them and build it from there. What aspects of life inspire your song lyrics? Real life situations inspire us. The first album was mainly based around relationships, where as our new album is very triumphant and is inspired by experiences we have had as a band over the last six years! Out of the singles you have released, which one is your personal favourite? ‘Standing in the dark’ is still my favourite, it really defined us as a band and it always goes down amazingly at the live shows.

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How did you come up with the name Lawson?

What can people expect to hear from your music? Big sing-along choruses, big guitars, big drums, everything comes together and makes sense at the live shows! What has been your favourite festival you have performed at so far? We have played lots of festivals all over the world but still one of our favourites is ‘V Festival’. You can’t beat tens of thousands of people jumping around in the sun in your home country! If you could add one more member to the band, who would it be? John Mayer! He is a massive inspiration to us all, an incredible musician and song writer. He is welcome to join any day! Have you played The Great Escape before? What are you looking forward to? I’m from Brighton so I’ve popped down to the festival a few times. The whole city comes alive for that weekend and it’s great to see everyone basing their weekend around live music! Do you have a favourite place? I love wandering around The Laines or having a few drinks on the beach. You can’t beat Brighton in the summer! What are your future plans? Our new single ‘Roads’ is out on the 24th of May, followed by the new album at the end of the summer. Then we are on tour for the rest of 2015 and 2016, travelling all over the world! Lawson Sat 16 May 2:30pm Komedia Buy Festival Tickets Online at greatescapefestival.com Words by Rosie Holden and Jade Russell

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more top PICKS Dakha brakha

contemporary roots and rhythms Ukrainian for give/take, this quartet is inspired deeply by Eastern European folk music and have been touring since 2004. The unexpected group manages to also fuse Arabic, Indian, African and Australian beats into their music, as well as dip into contemporary and even Hip-Hop elements throughout their performances. Created at Kiev’s Centre for Contemporary Art, their visual aesthetic is avant-garde but still accessible, and theatre is still an integral part of their live act. Be prepared for something different and be sure to book early, as these veterans have performed at festivals in over 30 countries and charmed music lovers worldwide!

Sun 10 May 8pm Brighton Dome Corn Exchange £14 Standing Festival Standby £10

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Jack Garratt young British artist-producer

Words by Jenni Prentice-Holmes

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Jack Garratt is set to become a favourite this year, loved and played regularly on Radio 1 he is already getting the recognition he deserves. He is a one man band, playing all his instruments himself as well as being an extremely talented singer, songwriter and producer. His music is unique and honest with a naturally cool sound. The emotion in Jack’s music combined with an interesting and alternative sound, makes it impossible not to listen to more. Go and see Jack Garratt as part of The Great Escape, you will not be disappointed! Fri 15 May 12:30am Wagner Hall Fri 15 May 9:45pm Patterns-Downstairs Buy Festival Tickets Online at greatescapefestival.com

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Cosmo Sheldrake

24 year old multi-instrumentalist musician, composer and producer Cosmo Sheldrake has no boundaries. He is a talented multi-instrumentalist musician, composer and producer. Performing at The Great Escape in the Spiegeltent, it will be a show worth seeing if you want a moment away from the chaos of the city, where you get down to the whimsical nature of sound.

As well as music, Cosmo is interested in science, the environment and poetry, that is all amazingly incorporated within his performance. These natural sounds are recorded either by himself or have been borrowed (such as ocean sounds from a marine biologist) and are then translated into modern beats that will get you curious as well as tapping.

Fri 15 May 9:30pm Spiegeltent Buy Festival Tickets Online at greatescapefestival.com

Black Honey letting the music do the talking Black Honey or otherwise known as ‘the sweet taste of darkness’ are an alternative, psychedelic, female fronted rock band. For a while, Black Honey was shrouded in mystery. They kept their identities completely secret. There were no photos, their music was only accompanied by their signature television icon. This was so they could ‘let the music speak for itself’. Black Honey has a 60’s rock band style going on; the guitars aren’t heavy and have a lively bounce to them. The drums complement the guitars. The vocals are deep, have interesting lyrics and the whole thing hooks you. They’re definitely worth checking out.

Thu 14 May 9:15pm Green Door Store Buy Festival Tickets Online at greatescapefestival.com

Words by Elena Barlow

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an exciting look at

B-fest

The Brighton Youth Arts Festival is a festival for young people between the ages of 13-19 and aims to showcase talent amongst teens across Brighton and Hove. It’s an amazing opportunity to create and show off your artwork – in whatever form it may be – with others.

This year, the festival will run from Saturday the 23rd to Saturday the 30th of May, with the theme of ‘A Space for Young People’. The events are categorised by Dance, Film, Art, Fashion, Music, Skate, Performance and Workshops, each focused on giving the Brighton youth the best of our city’s talent. Behind B-Fest is a group of talented young people with creative flare and a desire to make a change in their community. The hands-on bunch help with not only the site but designing the logo and organizing many of the events each year.

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A whole 8 days of events for 13 – 19 year olds across the city of Brighton and Hove.

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SAT 23 MAY-SAT 30 MAY For full listings, check out the B-Fest site.

We asked the bunch why they got involved with B-fest. Everyone seemed to agree that not only does it look good on your CV, it’s also a great way to make friends. It’s also rewarding to have your input in the community, and have freedom to create your own artwork within the festival. Then again, some of them only showed up for the free pizza. Past events include testing the latest technological phenomenon, the ‘Oculus Rift’ and a screening of the film, ‘In Transition’. This year will be kicking off with a FREE launch party at 7:30PM on the 20th of May at the Jubilee Library. Other events included in B-Fest 2015 is a Skate Jam at the Level, a Live Debate, and a Graphic War Exhibition. Words by Lauren Greer and Cameron Harington www.whmuk.com

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THIS SPRING follow the trail

Artist’s open houses Artist’s Open Houses (AOH) is a heavy mix of art, a variety of interesting houses and very occasionally delicious food! It has an open and inclusive nature and caters to all tastes and budgets. From its humble beginnings over 30 years ago as an enterprising protest at the lack of visual art in the Brighton Festival, AOH has become the undisputed highlight of Brighton and Hove’s artistic calendar, a yearly celebration of the city’s artistic talent and creativity. AOH takes place every weekend in May and gives art lovers the chance to browse and buy original artwork, direct from any of the thousand artists and craftsmen who will be opening their houses for the event. Should you need any further persuasion to join in, Judy Stevens AOH Festival Director, had this to say to WHM: “This year not only do visitors have the opportunity to visit artist’s homes and studios but many venues offer the opportunity to get actively involved. At the Drawing Circus, for instance, you can pick up a pencil and get in touch with your creative side by drawing circus costumed life-models. Alternatively, you can take your dog along for an ‘on the spot’ dog drawing session at The Dog Show!” The houses are grouped by location into fourteen trails and maps are readily available throughout the city. However, should you not get time to study all eighty pages in detail, we’ve done some of the hard work for you and created the WHM guide to the highlights of AOH 2015!

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“many venues offer the opportunity to get actively involved.”

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Grace Eyre 36 Montefiore Road BN3 6EP 12pm-6pm Grace Eyre is a local charity supporting adults with learning disabilities towards greater independence and freedom of expression. The Grace Eyre Foundation presents an inspiring collection of work from The Montefiore Artists Collective; outsider artists who have used a broad range of media to express themselves. Media includes; mosaics, paintings, prints, photographs, sculptures, ceramics and textiles. Each Saturday there will be a family friendly mosaic workshop run by an outsider artist. Nick Orsborn RI 30 Stanmer Villas, BN1 7HP 11am-5pm This year the Cicada House is bigger than ever! Go and enjoy a wonderful mix of paintings, prints, jewellery, ceramics, glass, textiles, felting, mosaics and as usual free refreshments. Nick Orsborn RI divides his time between painting, mainly in watercolour, and the production of Cicada Jewellery and in 2007 he was elected to the membership of The Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolours. At this Open House exhibition he will be showing watercolours, limited edition giclée prints on paper and canvas, a range of artist cards and of course, the jewellery! The Jewellery Workshop 52 Brunswick Street East, Hove, BN3 1AU 11am-5pm Sylvaine Frouin is a French jewellery designer and maker whose creations are primarily figurative and are handmade in silver combined with other materials including exotic wood, natural pearls, precious stones and resin. Her designs are inspired by innocence of childhood, beauty of nature and the magic of dreams which fire her imagination. Her high quality work is constantly evolving in a poetic, sensitive and colourful way.

Textile Taxidermy One in the House 40 Trafalgar Street Brighton BN1 4ED 11am-6pm Donya Coward is returning to the Brighton Festival with her playful and quirky ‘Textile Taxidermy’-one for animal textiles lovers alike… Encounters 12 Langdale Road, Hove BN3 4HN 11am-6pm Outstanding work from Colombia, Spain, South Korea, Venezuela and Hove including Edgar Sanchez, Song Soo Ryun and Miladys Parejo. Encounters is one of the most successful Artists Open Houses in the Brighton Festival and is a past prize winner for best open house. Always innovative and enjoyable this year guests will have the chance to enjoy great Latin lunches or snacks by Margarita Siblesz!

The Dog Show 33 Sillwood Road Brighton BN1 2LE 11am-5pm

Number 3 3 Rock Street, Brighton BN2 1NF 11am-6pm

Joanna Osborne will be opening her Grade II listed house in the centre of Brighton to show the work of ten artists whose work is centred entirely on our canine companions. Participating artists include successful portrait painter Sally Muir, winner of the Holburne Portrait Prize in 2010. There will also be dog themed film screenings and teas for dogs and their owners. Dogs welcome!

Back for a third year with a collection of dynamic art and ceramics including work by Maggie Barradell, Tori Day, George Lee and Thea Larkin. Themes this year include contemplation and meditative skyscapes, the Sussex coastline and music icons. Don’t miss their legendary mini cream teas in aid of Rockinghorse children’s charity! Words by Alison Eltham, Nigel Sullivan and Matthew Hodgson

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AN INTERVIEW WITH

MANDY Dike

LEADING THE BRIGHTON ART INSTALLATION ‘FLEETING’

WHM speaks to the leading artist Mandy Dike about the art installation ‘Fleeting’ which will be held on Brighton Beach celebrating the West pier and closing the festival this year. Mandy, we’re really looking forward to your installation piece ‘Fleeting’ at the Brighton Festival. Have you been involved with the festival before? Yes I have. I used to be an associate director and designer of a company called ‘The World Famous’ and we did a show called ‘Crackers’ at the Brighton Festival. However, this will be the first Brighton Festival outing for ‘And Now,’ which is the company I’m currently with. Did you get to choose the theme of your work? The festival suggested the theme of the installation. They wanted a piece that somehow related to the starling murmurations and nature. They also hoped that we might be able to make something that referred to the West Pier in some way. What can we expect from ‘Fleeting’? We’re planning to light many small fires on the beach, arranged in a shape that draws inspiration from the murmurations. There will be some choreographed performance punctuations created by volunteers. Embedded into the fire installation will be a sound-scape created from interviews with Brighton residents, about their experience and memories of Brighton and the West Pier. Murmuration is a recurrent theme of this year’s Brighton Festival, with the programme drawing attention to the word’s dual-meaning, murmuration meaning a flock but also murmuration meaning the utterance of a low, continuous voicing of dissent.

Does any aspect of your installation reflect some of the controversy that surrounds the West Pier? The piece we are aiming to make is more about creating a space and marking a point of change. For me the West Pier marks a point of change that is very symbolic of life. The West Pier is a man-made temporary structure that was built, evolved and is now dissolving. Things evolve and dissolve to be replaced by other things that in turn, evolve and dissolve. ‘Fleeting’ is about marking what’s here now. What is the biggest challenge of staging this piece? The environment is of course a challenge, but because of our work we are constantly dealing with working on an outdoor site. The biggest challenge with ‘Fleeting’ will be the audience coming and leaving. It’s not a show and there is no beginning, middle and end. The installation is created in halfhour cycles and the audience can dip in and out of the process. How long does it take you to prepare and build these large-scale installations? ‘Fleeting’ has been in the planning and making for months and months. There’s no typical length of time because each installation is a bespoke piece, and the length of time it takes also depends on the site which is different every time. Why and how did you get into this industry? I think I got into this industry because I wasn’t interested in working in any one art form. I wanted to work within combined art forms where visual art, music, performance, dance and the environment were all mixed together. I went to Dartington College and did my training in art in social context, so basically not galleries. Over the years most of my work has been outdoors. This is because generally outdoor work is free to the public and therefore accessible to everyone, which is very important to me. Fleeting Sun 24 May when daylight fades Brighton Beach between the piers FREE

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Lee Miller Archives Print Room Sale

The iconic American photographer Lee Miller (1907-1977) is a glamorous and fascinating icon of the 20th Century. She began her diverse career as a New York fashion model before going to Paris, working with Man Ray, becoming an established fashion and fine art photographer and ultimately a WWII photo-journalist. Don’t miss the opportunity to enjoy a retrospective of her work, including a selection of her surrealist images and to purchase prints at reduced prices directly from the Lee Miller Archives. Every Weekend in May Brighton Friend’s Meeting House

Words by Alison Eltham

Rachel Kneebone The Oxfordshire born artist Rachel Kneebone’s finely crafted porcelain sculptures draw on a range of literary and artistic sources, including Ovid’s ‘Metamorphosis’ and Rodin’s ‘The Gates of Hell’. By working in such a delicate glassy medium Kneebone’s tangled, writhing bodies are frozen in time at the intersection of the haunting and beautiful, the violent and apocalyptic, suggesting the beauty and the frailty of human experience in a natural world marred by conflict and violence.

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Sat 2-Sun 24 May Mon-Sun 10am-5pm Thu 10am-8pm University of Brighton Gallery FREE

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Art on the Breadline: Food Poverty UK

aN ART INSTALLATION PRESENTED BY BUCFP It is reported ‘13 million people live below the poverty line in the UK’. These are shocking figures, and to highlight this, the university-community project and The Brighton Unemployed Centre (BUCFP) have collaborated on a public art installation, to show us what it actually means to be living on the breadline in today’s society. The need for food banks has dramatically increased. In 2013-2014 The Trussell Trust reported ‘913,138 people received three days emergency food compared to 346,992 in 2012-2013’. To see their take on food poverty head down to The Jubilee Library to see the 3D art installation for an event that is definitely worth your time. Fri 1- Fri 15 May Open All Day Jubilee Library FREE

@5FTINF Pop-up shop Get crafty and creative! Brighton artist Phillipa Stanton has over 400,000 followers on her Instagram account @5FTINF and is taking part in the Brighton Fringe! At her pop up shop, Phillipa is available to give you tips on how to take artistic photos with vintage props and fresh flowers. You’ll also get the chance to make garlands and buy stunning handmade work. Philippa’s work has been featured over the last few years on various TV and radio programmes, such as BBC’s ‘Radio 4’, ‘World Service’, ‘SmArt’, ‘The One Show’ and ‘Horizon’. This is a great opportunity to learn new photography and artistic skills as well as a lovely day out. Sat 16 - Sun 17 May Sat 23 - Sun 24 May 12pm-3pm Vine Street Vintage FREE

Words by Ellie Pay

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