| 65th Anniversary 1946 -2011 |
Below is the Spring & Autumn 2011 Programme. Click here to return to the 2012 Festival Programme
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| Spring Festival 2011 |
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LORCA IN ENGLAND - a celebration of a poet’s life Conversations with Lorca - an exhibition of work by local artists in response to Lorca 14th - 19th June @ Star Anise Arts Café • Mills’ Café • Woodruff’s and in other locations in Stroud Lorca’s Birthday - Jazz & more 5th June 8:00pm @ Star Anise Arts Café For poets and writers:
international translation competition
- £700 in prizes full details on website www.lorcainengland.org |
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STROUD’S STORY CABARET - Stroud Storytelling Circle Friday 17 June 7:30pm @ The Hall, Five Valleys Foyer, Gloucester Street, Stroud Stroud's Story Cabaret is a storytelling and music event that features storytelling and musical talent from around the region, showcasing both familiar names and fresh talent for a vibrant and exciting evening. Each session is a potent mix of performances from a guest storyteller and musician and floor spots from the audience and members of Stroud Storytelling Circle. Our June performance is going to be an exciting night with two fantastic acts from Oxford, the storyteller Vergine Gulbenkian and the musician Matt Sage. Vergine Gulbenkian is a rising star of the UK storytelling scene. She draws on her story-rich Armenian background, and has performed at venues as diverse as the South Bank Centre and the British Museum. She is currently touring Fire, a 17th century love-epic told by Armenian and Turkish bards and Cradle, a recent commission for Festival at the Edge based on three mega-mother-myths. Contact: Kirsty 01453 840887 or info@kirstyhartsiotis.co.uk for further information
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FLASH - A brand new show at the cutting edge of live literature. Saturday June 18th 8pm @ Lansdown Hall, Lansdown, Stroud (The Space) 'Flash' is a mixed media poetry show and combines poetry with music, film and movement. Four performers: Lucy English, Sara-Jane Arbury, Glenn Carmichael and Anna Freeman interact with poetry and prose to focus on revelations and epiphanies in everyday lives. The sudden flash that reveals the briefest moment when everything makes sense. Find out more at Flash Poetry's web site Poetry & Mixed Media workshop |
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GARDEN OF AWEN: Salutation to the Sun. Monday, 20 June, 7pm @ Star Anise Cafe, Courtyard, Gloucester St, Stroud 'Summertime and the living is easy...' Come and celebrate the eve of the longest day with us... An enchanting evening of the finest grassroots performance poetry, storytelling, song, acoustic music, and other Arcadian delights, featuring eco-poet Helen Moore; Jay Ramsay (Chrysalis/The Poet in You); storyteller Kirsty Hartsiotis (Firesprings); Kevan Manwaring (former Bard of Bath); Dawn Gorman (Words & Ears); Rick Vick (the voice of the Fringe); fine music from Jehanne & Rob Mehta; & other dazzling guests. Set the controls for the heart of the sun... The cafe will be open for refreshments. Dress to dazzle! For more information see the Garden of Awen web site |
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LA BOHEME - OperaUpClose Friday June 24th 7:30pm @ The Cotswold Playhouse, Stroud La Bohème has been transported to modern day Kilburn from the original in 1830’s bohemian Paris. This adaptation is sung in English and has been conceived to make La Bohème as immediate, relevant, accessible and emotionally engaging for today’s audiences as it was when it was first performed in 1896. This young and vibrant cast of world-class trained singers, accompanied by live piano, offer a fresh take on the original for opera fans and an eye-opening introduction for those who thought opera wasn’t for them! In its first incarnation at The Cock Tavern Theatre in Kilburn, this contemporary adaptation of La Bohème met with rave reviews and proved to be so popular with the public that OperaUpClose had to extend the run four times to meet demand, making it the longest continuously running opera in history. Find out more at OperaUpClose's web site |
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| Autumn Festival 2011 |
CATCHING THE GYPSY'S TALE - Michael Loader, Sarah Mooney & Martin Solomon June 25th 7.30pm @ Five Valleys Foyer, The British School, Stroud An Old Woman appeared unannounced, sat by the fire and told the children the stories of their people they never knew… Traditional tales from those whose home is everywhere and nowhere. From the humour of the Gypsy King to the poignancy of an Indian Love Story, the curses and blessings in the Land of Serpents to the supernatural vengeance of a Baby Witch. Spellbinding stories, theatre, fortune-telling and stirring music following the migration of the Gypsy people from their home of Rajasthan, through Arabia, the Balkans, Central Europe and the British Isles. Told and played by storytellers Michael Loader (clarinet, recorder) and Sarah Mooney (harmonium) and musician Martin Solomon (sitar, fiddle and accordion) “Absolutely amazing, an intensely atmospheric, fascinating journey. Music and words weave a colourful web of adventure and intrigue, featuring larger-than-life characters in vivid locations” Taunton Brewhouse 2011 |
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BEAUTY AND THE BEAST Stroud Arts Festival presents Ballet Cymru's production of Beauty and the Beast. Wednesday 30th November 2011 - 7.30pm Formerly Independent Ballet Wales, Ballet Cymru bring to life this timeless story using the company's unique blend of classical technique and storytelling. Featuring stunning costumes, breathtaking choreography and heartbreaking passion, this production is the most thrilling and entertaining dance event of the year. Visit Ballet Cymru's website |
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EXHIBITION OF ART BY LOCAL ARTISTS on the theme of 'Beauty and the Beast' Lansdown Gallery, Lansdown, Stroud, GL5 1BN On Friday 25th. November from 6pm to 9pm there is a special opening event. This will include a performance by Soozy Roberts. See below. |
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SOOZY ROBERTS - PERFORMANCE ARTIST Soozy will be performing a special piece at the opening of the 'Beauty and the Beast' Exhibition Lansdown Gallery, Lansdown, Stroud, GL5 1BN |
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LA BELLE ET LA BÊTE (Beauty and the Beast) Jean Cocteau made this iconic film in 1946. It is regarded by critics as being variously: 'Pure Magic', 'A visual Masterpiece' and by Cocteau himself as '…. the true mirror reflecting the flesh and blood of my dreams." SVA (Stroud Valley Arts), 4 John Street, Stroud, Glos. GL5 2HA The plot of Cocteau's film revolves around Belle's father who is sentenced to death for picking a rose from Beast's garden. Belle offers to go back to the Beast in her father's place. Beast falls in love with her and proposes marriage on a nightly basis which she refuses. Belle eventually becomes more drawn to Beast, who tests her by letting her return home to her family telling her that if she doesn't return to him within a week, he will die of grief. |
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THE BEAUTY AND THE BEAST POETRY SLAM! SVA (Stroud Valley Arts), 4 John Street, Stroud, Glos. GL5 2HA Friday 9th December. 7.30pm A head-spinning night of bardic bravado and virtuoso verse as a glamorous array of gorgeous performance poets aim to woo your hearts and hearing parts in a cut-and-thrust contest of perfect proportions. Heavenly hosts Sara-Jane Arbury and Marcus Moore keep order as random judges mark the quality of the writing, the performances and response from the applaudience. Who will score a beauty and become Stroud's super model Slammer? Whose poetry will be too beastly? The first round is on the theme of 'Beauty and the Beast' – after that, anything goes… For further information, or to enter the slam, please contact Marcus on 01285 640470 or email john.marcus.moore@gmail.com |
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The Festival Grand Finale MOCKERS, BEAUTY and the BEAT SVA (Stroud Valley Arts), 4 John Street, Stroud, Glos. GL5 2HA Saturday 10th December. 9-3am. Tickets on the door £5 Come dressed for the occasion!. Dress code: Shades. Have you ever noticed the world behind a pair of dark sunglasses? Everything is the same yet everything is different. It will be wild! |
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