Open-air theatre in Maumbury Rings this weekend Friday July 3rd and Saturday 4th
Don't miss Miracle Theatre's fabulous new production!
Maumbury Rings • Gates 6pm • Bar 7pm • Performance 8pm • £11 / £9 member / £5 child / £27 family of 4 / £23 member’s family of 4
Tartuffe - He only wants what's best from you!
Cornwall's Miracle Theatre celebrate their 30th anniversary in 2009 with a new adaptation of Tartuffe, Molière's sharpest comedy.
Dorchester Arts Summer 2009
Saturday 25 April • MAGIC DRUM WORKSHOP
Magic Drum Workshop
DRUM CIRCLE
Dorchester Arts Centre • 2.30 - 4.30pm • £5 adults / £4 under 16s • Suitable for all ages and abilities
Calling music enthusiasts of all ages and abilities! How would you like to come and play drums and percussion instruments from Africa, Brazil, Cuba, India, the Middle East and North America, in a group with up to 70 people? Let Magic Drum (Ralph Cree and Glyn Bush) lead you on a musical journey where you will be the performers and the audience at the same time! Instruments are provided, but please bring your own if you have one.
Further information: Ralph Cree (01305 853479) or Glyn Bush (01305 848026)
www.magicdrum.org.uk
DRUM CIRCLE
Dorchester Arts Centre • 2.30 - 4.30pm • £5 adults / £4 under 16s • Suitable for all ages and abilities
Calling music enthusiasts of all ages and abilities! How would you like to come and play drums and percussion instruments from Africa, Brazil, Cuba, India, the Middle East and North America, in a group with up to 70 people? Let Magic Drum (Ralph Cree and Glyn Bush) lead you on a musical journey where you will be the performers and the audience at the same time! Instruments are provided, but please bring your own if you have one.
Further information: Ralph Cree (01305 853479) or Glyn Bush (01305 848026)
www.magicdrum.org.uk
Saturday 25 April • Bluesnight • DANI & WILL WILDE
DANI & WILL WILD
Dorchester Arts Centre • 8pm (Doors and bar 7.30pm) • £10.50 / £5.25* in advance • £11.50 / £5.75* on door (*Under 18s / NUS cardholders)
In just a few short years Dani Wilde (guitar and vocals) has risen through the ranks of British blues musicians to be tipped as the next seriously big thing on the UK blues scene.
Summer 2008 saw her touring Europe and America on Ruf Records' Blues Caravan Tour with legends Candye Kane, Deborah Coleman and Sue Foley. For this Bluesnight Dani is accompanied by her very talented brother Will 'Harmonica' Wilde.
www.daniwilde.com
www.bluesnights.co.uk
Saturday 16 May • Bluesnight • Red Jackson
Red Jackson are three long-time professional musicians; Phil Mills (vocals, guitars, harps), Chicken-King Schultz (drums) and Teej Osborne (upright bass).
Since forming in 2005 they have played regularly around Southern England at a wide variety of venues and festivals. Their most recent album 'Walking after Midnight' drew rave reviews from the U.K. blues press Come and see why!
www.redjackson.com www.bluesnights.co.uk
21-24 May • Moving On... • Dorchester Fringe 09
Animating public spaces in conjunction with the Cultural Olympiad theme of Special Journeys
Groove to the rhythms of top salsa band Mambo Santamaria and the Celtic sounds of award-winning Scottish singer, Julie Fowlis.
Get sewing with the Dorchester Stitchers and help to make a giant wall hanging.
Join young musicians and local poets in cafes and pubs for Random Rhythms and Readings.
Many of the events are free, so get your skates on and join us for Moving On...
A joint promotion with Dorchester Town Council
Thursday 21 May • Fringe Launch Event: Salsa night with Mambo Santamaria
Dorchester Arts Centre • Doors and bar 7.30pm • Performance 8pm • £8 / £6 child, member and concession
Mambo SantaMaria brings together the best of the musicians from the South of England to create Latin music with fire and passion.
Friday 22 May • Folk / Roots / Acoustic • Julie Fowlis + Lou Brown
“Enchanting, beguiling and as fascinating as songs by Kate Bush and Björk” - Mark Radcliffe
“Formidable and amazingly rhythmic" - KT Tunstall
The elfin figure they are describing is Julie Fowlis, a talented singer and instrumentalist from Scotland. She was the BBC Radio 2 Folk Singer of the Year in 2008 and in a few short years has taken the music scene by storm, gathering a small army of fans around the world.
In 2007 she appeared on Later...with Jools Holland and was a special guest on the critically acclaimed Transatlantic Sessions.
However, she is somewhat of an enigma as she sings in Scottish Gaelic, a language only understood by around 60,000 people - approximately 1% of the population of Scotland. She is an accomplished musician as well - playing Highland bagpipes, small pipes, whistles, oboe and cor anglais.
This is true Gaelic music. Come have a listen.
www.juliefowlis.com / www.myspace.com/juliefowlis
Support comes from Lou Brown, a Bournemouth based singer-songwriter currently making a growing impact on the national acoustic scene.
Friday 22 May • Thomas Hardy Society • The Countryside in May
The Countryside in May is about celebrating the coming of spring in poetry. It's not just the poetry of Hardy and Barnes, but includes substantial readings from, among others, Seamus Heaney, John Clare, Walt Whitman, Llewelyn Powys, Gerald Manley Hopkins, and Shakespeare.
The programme is split into subjects, from welcoming spring, via people / plant life / creatures and being out and about in the countryside.
Colin Thompson will accompany some of the readings on violin.
www.hardysociety.org
23 May - 7 June • Open 09 Exhibition
Paintings, prints, photographs and other mixed media two-dimensional works by Dorset artists. All works have been selected from open submission for the second Dorchester Arts Centre Open.
Saturday 23 and Sunday 24 May • Around Town
Random Rhythms and Readings
Over the weekend, local poets and young musicians perform in cafes and pubs around town.
Art Wall at Dorchester Arts Centre
Come and see the spectacular mural that members of Dorset V have created with artist Peter Sheridan.
Get Your Skates On! Procession - Skatepark to Town Pump
Saturday only: Starts 1.30pm at the Skatepark in Weymouth Avenue
Based upon the theme of journeys and travelling, the procession will travel through the town centre, featuring artwork created during a residency with artist Tess Dickson. If you would like your community group to take part, please call Kathie Prince at DAC on 01305 266926.
Dorchester Stitchers: Colours of Africa
Borough Gardens House • 10am - 4pm • Free Event
Book a place now as spaces will be limited
On Friday and Saturday, come and help the Dorchester Stitchers create a wall hanging based on the ‘Colours of Africa’. Stay for an hour or a day to stitch, stick, cut out or paint. All ages welcome - no experience necessary.
Supported by Frank Herring & Son
Move It! Groove It!
South Street • From 10.30am
A showcase for talented young musicians.
Ghost Walk with AlIstair Chisholm
Sunday only: Town Pump • 8pm • £5 / £2 • Walk lasts approx one and a half hours
“Spectre, phantom, ghoul or ghost, which do you fear the most? Join me at 8 of the clock and we shall together their secrets unlock!”
A joint promotion with Dorchester Town Council
Over the weekend, local poets and young musicians perform in cafes and pubs around town.
Art Wall at Dorchester Arts Centre
Come and see the spectacular mural that members of Dorset V have created with artist Peter Sheridan.
Get Your Skates On! Procession - Skatepark to Town Pump
Saturday only: Starts 1.30pm at the Skatepark in Weymouth Avenue
Based upon the theme of journeys and travelling, the procession will travel through the town centre, featuring artwork created during a residency with artist Tess Dickson. If you would like your community group to take part, please call Kathie Prince at DAC on 01305 266926.
Dorchester Stitchers: Colours of Africa
Borough Gardens House • 10am - 4pm • Free Event
Book a place now as spaces will be limited
On Friday and Saturday, come and help the Dorchester Stitchers create a wall hanging based on the ‘Colours of Africa’. Stay for an hour or a day to stitch, stick, cut out or paint. All ages welcome - no experience necessary.
Supported by Frank Herring & Son
Move It! Groove It!
South Street • From 10.30am
A showcase for talented young musicians.
Ghost Walk with AlIstair Chisholm
Sunday only: Town Pump • 8pm • £5 / £2 • Walk lasts approx one and a half hours
“Spectre, phantom, ghoul or ghost, which do you fear the most? Join me at 8 of the clock and we shall together their secrets unlock!”
A joint promotion with Dorchester Town Council
Saturday 23 May • Dorchester Community Play Association
The Play of St George
South Street • Three performances: 11.30am, 1pm and 2.30pm • Fre Event
Members of The Dorchester Community Play Association
present The Play of St George, a traditional Dorset Mummers play with words collected by Thomas Hardy and used in The Return of the Native.
Audience participation will be encouraged!
Come along and cheer St George and boo the Turkish Knight when they do battle!
South Street • Three performances: 11.30am, 1pm and 2.30pm • Fre Event
Members of The Dorchester Community Play Association
present The Play of St George, a traditional Dorset Mummers play with words collected by Thomas Hardy and used in The Return of the Native.
Audience participation will be encouraged!
Come along and cheer St George and boo the Turkish Knight when they do battle!
Sunday 24 May • Sing! Bang! Bop! • singing, drumming and dance workshops
Workshops: Dorchester Arts Centre • 10am - 3pm • £5 / £3
Rehearsal: Dorchester Corn Exchange • 4 - 6pm
Performance: Dorchester Corn Exchange • 7.30pm (Doors 7pm) • £5 / £3 under 18s (Please book in advance)
Calling budding singers, drummers and dancers of all ages and abilities! Don't miss this opportunity to join Dorchester Art Centre's Community Choir and Magic Drummers in a day of collaborative workshops designed to culminate in a shared performance.
Singer Kathie Prince, together with her vocal ensemble (The Heavens), drummers extraordinaire Ralph Cree and Glyn Bush, and specialist dance animateur Carly Reader, will put you through your paces! Amaze and astound your family and friends!
No previous experience is neccessary.
Saturday 6 June • Magic Drum Workshop • Drum Circle with Sam Alexander
Drum Circle with Sam Alexander
Dorchester Arts Centre • 12.30 - 6pm • £20 / £12 concessions / under 18s
• Enquiries and bookings: Glyn Bush (01305 848026) or DAC Box Office (01305 266926) • Drums and percussion provided • Please bring your own lunch and refreshments • Advance booking advised
Magic Drum and the Dorchester Community Samba band present a Samba and Maracatu Workshop led by Sam Alexander.
Following the success of last year's full day of Samba with One Voice Music, this intensive workshop is intended for people with some drumming or musical experience and will cover the earthy rhythms and songs of Samba Reggae and Maracatu from the North East of Brazil.
Dorchester Arts Centre • 12.30 - 6pm • £20 / £12 concessions / under 18s
• Enquiries and bookings: Glyn Bush (01305 848026) or DAC Box Office (01305 266926) • Drums and percussion provided • Please bring your own lunch and refreshments • Advance booking advised
Magic Drum and the Dorchester Community Samba band present a Samba and Maracatu Workshop led by Sam Alexander.
Following the success of last year's full day of Samba with One Voice Music, this intensive workshop is intended for people with some drumming or musical experience and will cover the earthy rhythms and songs of Samba Reggae and Maracatu from the North East of Brazil.
Saturday 13 June • Bluesnight • Tom Doughty
Making a welcome return to Bluesnights, Tom Doughty is one of the UK's finest exponents of lap steel guitar. These skills, coupled with his very personal vocal style and innovative song writing make him one of the most interesting blues and roots musicians of today.
His recent third CD Have a taste of this has drawn much praise from both the blues press and his peers.
www.tomdoughty.com
www.bluesnights.co.uk
Friday 26 June • Puppetcraft • The Tin Forest
The Tin Forest is about a lonely old man who lives in a dreary junkyard, full of other people's broken and unwanted junk. He dreams that one day his world will be full of life, colour and sound. His wish is about to come true...
This is an uplifting, humorous and touching show, full of visual invention, puppetry and musical fun... with mechanical birds, a wind-up circus and exotic animals of all shapes and sizes. The show has no words, but there is a sound-scape of live music and sound effects.
Friday 3rd + Saturday 4th July • Miracle Theatre • Tartuffe
Tartuffe - He only wants what's best from you!
Cornwall's Miracle Theatre celebrate their 30th anniversary in 2009 with a new adaptation of Tartuffe, Molière's sharpest comedy.
This masterclass in hypocrisy, as fresh and provoking as when it was banned in 1664, is perfectly suited to Miracle's high energy outdoor performance style.
Orgon welcomes the righteous Tartuffe into his home, adopting him as a spiritual and life-style guide. However, Tartuffe has a cunning plan to manipulate Organ into giving him all his worldly possessions under the pretence of honouring religious demands. To prove that he is a devoted disciple, Orgon signs over everything he owns.
His family smells a rat and sets out on a crazy and hilarious journey to rescue their inheritance and expose Tartuffe for the hypocritical villain he is.
Miracle Theatre apply their love of satire, farce and physical theatre to this timeless classic, laying bare aspects of human nature uncomfortably familiar to us all.
www.miracletheatre.com
A joint promotion with Dorchester Town Council
Come early and bring a picnic!
Saturday 11 July • A History of Five Bottles • wine tasting, poetry and prose - event postponed
This event has been cancelled due to unforseen circumstances and will be held in the Autumn
A History of Five Bottles - Seen through the eyes of Julian Oddy
Dorchester Arts Centre • 7.30pm (Doors 7pm) • £15
Throughout history certain alcoholic beverages have not only sated our thirst but have served as sources for philosophical and artistic inspiration.
Accompanied by delightful readings of poetry and prose, Julian will lead an informed tasting of these drinks. From beer to gin you will never again look through the bottom of a glass in the same way.
All tasting drinks and food nibbles are included with this annual fundraiser. Please come and support Dorchester Arts Centre with this celebration of art and alcohol!
Friday 17 July • Poetry Cafe • Kate Scott
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Kate Scott’s work is influenced by her British / American roots. Her poems cover a range of subjects that apply to everyone; there are poems about being a child, a teenager and a parent, found poems about dementia, poems about illness and growing older; poems interviewing artists; and poems about the landscape of West Dorset and the stories of its people.
Poetry Café offers food, drink and live literature in a warm and friendly atmosphere. Local writers are invited to book an 'open mic' spot in advance with Pam Zinnemann-Hope (01300 320826) or Zenobia Venner.
Saturday 25 July • Magic Drum Workshop • Drum Circle
Dorchester Arts Centre • 2.30 - 4.30pm • £5
adults / £4 under 16s • Suitable for all ages and
abilities
Calling music enthusiasts of all ages and abilities! How would you like to come and play drums and percussion instruments from Africa, Brazil, Cuba, India, the Middle East and North America, in a group with up to 70 people?
Let Magic Drum (Ralph Cree and Glyn Bush) lead you on a musical journey where you will be the performers and the audience at the same time! Instruments are provided, but please bring your own if you have one.
Further information: Ralph Cree (01305 853479 / ralphcree@yahoo.com) or Glyn Bush (01305 848026 / biggabush@googlemail.com)
www.magicdrum.org.uk
Calling music enthusiasts of all ages and abilities! How would you like to come and play drums and percussion instruments from Africa, Brazil, Cuba, India, the Middle East and North America, in a group with up to 70 people?
Let Magic Drum (Ralph Cree and Glyn Bush) lead you on a musical journey where you will be the performers and the audience at the same time! Instruments are provided, but please bring your own if you have one.
Further information: Ralph Cree (01305 853479 / ralphcree@yahoo.com) or Glyn Bush (01305 848026 / biggabush@googlemail.com)
www.magicdrum.org.uk
August 17-22 • Youth Theatre Combined Arts Week • Workshops and performance
Performances: Milton Abbey School • Friday (7.30pm) and Saturday (Time TBC) • £4 / £2 child
Dorchester Youth Theatre want to inspire you to act, sing and dance your way to creating a performance in one week!
The workshops will be led by a professional team of writers, directors and musicians.
Learn new theatre skills and meet new people!
Friday 18 and Saturday 19 September • The Tempest
Platform 4 present The Tempest
Thomas Hardye School Theatre • Daoors and bar 7.30pm / Performance 8pm • £12 / £10 members / £5 child / £4 member’s child
Advance Bookings For DAC Members, friends and school groups starts now!
Thomas Hardye School Theatre • Daoors and bar 7.30pm / Performance 8pm • £12 / £10 members / £5 child / £4 member’s child
Advance Bookings For DAC Members, friends and school groups starts now!
Sunday 11 October • Show of Hands
Dorchester Corn Exchange • Doors and bar 7.30pm /
Performance 8pm • £18
Advance Bookings For DAC Members and Friends starts now!
Advance Bookings For DAC Members and Friends starts now!
Dorchester Arts Centre’s second Open Exhibition of visual art opens on May 22rd and runs to June 7th. Winners of the cash prize and Solo Exhibition Portfolio feature in Evolver magazine will be announced on the opening day.
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