DNWeekend 2016 brochure by Business Doncaster

The DNweekeND is a Right Up Our Street project, designed to make more art and performance happen across Doncaster in new and exciting ways.

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The DNweekeND is part of the St Leger Festival Week, celebrating Doncaster’s history, heritage and culture. Make sure that you check out the other activity coming up over the ten day festival.

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The DNweekeND is a partner in the Without Walls Associate Touring Network, a group of festivals working together to extend the reach and benefits of the existing Without Walls programme in areas where there is low engagement with the arts, bringing high-quality outdoor work to diverse audiences across England. For more information on the work of Without Walls ATN, please visit: www.withoutwalls.uk.com/atn

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The Great Big Donco was co-commissioned by the Yorkshire Festival 2016.

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Right Up Our Street is part of Arts Council England’s Creative People and Places Project, led by a consortium of Doncaster Arts Organisations and supported using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England until 2019.

For your information By train, Doncaster is less than an hour away from Sheffield, York and Leeds and an hour and three quarters from London Kings Cross. The transport interchange connects the train and bus station to the Frenchgate Centre and the rest of town. Doncaster boasts excellent links to the motorway network including the M1 (jnc 3/4), A1m (jnc 36) and the M62. There are many car parks in the town centre, both privately and council-owned (the council owned are free on a Sunday). Information Points are available over the weekend at: The Shed on Marketplace The Village at Waterdale Centre 1

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With thanks to Premier Inn, Doncaster Mansion House, Doncaster Markets, Refurnish, Doncaster Brewey and Notorious Aardvark for their support and venues, and of course to all the volunteers without whom the DNweekeND could not happen. Photo credits – Karen Rangeley, pg 1, 4, 5, 11, 12, 13, 14. Irven Lewis – C12 Dance, pg 1 & 6. Alice Allart – Gandini Juggling, pg 2 & 9. Amanda Crowther – Donco pg, 2 & 5. JMA Photography, pg 9. Brian Slater, pg 10. James Mulkeen, pg 12. All others Artist’s own. All information is correct at the time of printing but is subject to change. Brochure designed by Paul Ward.

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This year we’re delighted to work with new partners as part of the St. Leger Festival week and as part of the Without Walls Associate Touring Network – which means we can bring high quality touring outdoor performances to Doncaster town centre.

The DNweekeND this year kicks off with our locallymade Yorkshire Festival commission The Great Big Donco – hear stories told through spoken word and song about the myth behind this fabulous giant local creature and see it come to life before your eyes. The DNweekeND offers a wide range of performances throughout the weekend across our three venues. Be entertained by street theatre, dance, circus and local music in the Market of Marvels. Enter fun and intriguing worlds in the Village of Dreams, be taken on spoken word tours and hear choir performances in the House of Sound. The DNweekeND seeks to create a fun and entertaining environment where we celebrate local, international and culturally diverse voices. We also want to show off Doncaster town centre, its historic (and not so historic) architecture, its new developments and local businesses. DNweekeND has been programmed by a range of local people as part of Right Up Our Street – creating public events and activities across the borough throughout the year. We hope you enjoy the weekend. Andrew Loretto, Project Director #DNweekeND @rightuprstreet #DNweekeND

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Use the full listings to see what is on at each venue. Use the map in the back cover to see the three venue locations and use the timelines on pages 18 and 19 to help plan your time. Venues and times are subject to change, ask a festival host in a blue tshirt for more information.

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Right Up Our Street // The Great Big Donco Market of Marvels // Fri 3.00pm Theatre Roll up, roll up to the Market of Marvels for the DNweekeND Launch Event, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;The Great Big Doncoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;. A mythical creature with magical features which has been imagined by hundreds of Doncaster people and was co-commissioned by Yorkshire Festival. The Donco is a giant puppet brought to life with storytelling and song by a cast of local performers.

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Peter Olding // Painter in the Street Market of Marvels // Sat All Day Visual Arts Live painting on a large scale on our Right Up Our Street Shed. See well-known landmarks combined with images from famous paintings.

Mexborough Arts Collective // Takeover Market of Marvels // Sat All Day Mixed Mexborough Arts Collective take over a Right Up Our Street Shed with their Read to Write poets and friends.

C-12 Dance // Trolleys Market of Marvels // Sat 1pm and 3pm Dance Part dance. Part ballet. Part outdoor spectacle. TROLLEYS is a new ballet for five supermarket trolleys. Two meet and fall in love. One grapples to find a friend. Three others revolt and ignite a dance of anarchy. Trolleys spin, glide and slide in this highly physical, humorous outdoor performance where high-octane contemporary dance, acrobatics and street dance merge with the extraordinary world of trolleys. Set to a pounding electro-acoustic score, TROLLEYS will tease, thrill and move its audience. You’ll never go shopping in the same way again.

Rossington Right Up Our Street // Rossington Kwik Kazoo Market of Marvels // Sat 1.30pm Music You’ve heard of flashmobs, how about a flash-kazoo? Kwik Kazoos is a project from Rossington Right Up Our Street where members of the team create a musical flashmob in the Market Place. Bringing an element of surprise and fun and putting a smile on the faces of the audience. 6

Vamos Theatre // The Crimplene Crusaders Market of Marvels/Village of Dreams // Sat 11am/2.30pm – Marketplace and 1pm Village of Dreams Walkabout These octogenarian upholders of moral values are out and about with one thing on their minds: to keep standards high. Our twin-set clad campaigners will keep a firm eye out for any slouching, flirting, or hand-holding, making sure that good old fashioned values are championed. And on very special occasions, they may be persuaded to let their hair down and demonstrate some unrivalled disco moves to their favourite modern music. With The Crimplene Crusaders around, who needs superheroes?

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Rosana Cade // Walking:Holding Tour begins at the Market of Marvels // Sat and Sun 11am-1.30pm and 2pm-5pm Performance What does your town look like from someone else’s perspective? How intimate can you be with someone you’ve just met? Walking:Holding invites you to walk hand in hand with a series of very different local strangers around nearby streets, parks and alleyways. It is a participatory performance for one audience member at a time, offering a gentle meditation on identity, touch and intimacy in urban public space. Places are limited – sign up at the Shed in Marketplace.

Urban Angels Circus // The Gals Market of Marvels/Baxtergate // Sat 11.30am Marketplace and 1.30pm and 3.30pm Baxtergate Walkabout Pretty in pink these domestic goddesses are on a mission to clean and pose! This quirky trio combine static and promenade performance as they process in their giant shopping trolley. Posing for photographs evolves into indulgent acrobalance, and extravagant shopping. Their exuberant antics frequently involve members of the audience!

Plunge Boom // Smoke Market of Marvels/Baxtergate // Sun 12pm and 3pm Walkabout A man sits still amidst members of the public. Gradually, smoke begins to creep from out of his trouser leg. He crosses his legs and the smoke stops. Next it arises from his collar, then his sleeves. All the while he acknowledges this with a weary resignation, but what starts as a wisp ends up as an inevitable billow. Smoke is a visual, non-verbal show that offers an abstract, gently comic & understated physical performance. It begins as a meandering walkabout of public interactions before becoming an unstoppable plumage.

Gandini Juggling // 8 Songs Market of Marvels // Sun 11am and 2pm Juggling A series of choreographed juggling vignettes set to 8 classic rock and roll songs. A tribute to the mythical landscape of popular music. From Dylan’s stream of consciousness realms to the Velvet Underground’s troubling landscapes, from David Bowie’s soulful escapades to the rocking Rolling Stone’s anthemic joy de vivre.

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Thandanani Gumede // Thanda Market of Marvels // SUN 1.15pm Music The Thanda Project is a self-titled presentation by a real Zulu vocalist with a live band. It features an eclectic blend of Soul, Afro-jazz, Traditional African and Gospel music. A true representation of who I am by Zulu heritage and diverse musical background and influences. It all comes together beautifully in this collaboration of artists from near and far.

Doncaster Youth Jazz Association // Doncaster Youth Swing Orchestra Market of Marvels // Sun 11.30am and 12.30pm Music The Doncaster Youth Stageband (directed by John Ellis MBE) is made up of a broad age range (11-18 years) of Doncaster school children. They will be performing a selection of swing, blues, ballads, latin, samba, rock, funk, fusion, and straight ahead jazz for passers-by to engage with and listen to.

Manasamitra // Bollywood Jazz Market of Marvels // Sun 2.30pm Music A joyous collision of styles as virtuoso jazz musicianship meets the technicolour drama of Bollywood for a journey through cinematic sound. The route winds from Madan Mohan to AR Rahman on a rushing raft of rhythm and melody, the cool jazz vibe under the masterly control of Supriya Nagarajan and musicians from the Fruit Tree Project.

CAST // MASQUERADE PARADE FESTIVAL FINALE Parade through Town Centre finishing at Marketplace // Sun 4pm

Company Chameleon // Of Man and Beast Market of Marvels // Sun 12pm and 3.30pm Dance Of Man and Beast is a dynamic new outdoor work from Company Chameleon. A powerful, sensitive and revealing look at male group dynamics, Of Man and Beast uncovers the many faces of man â&#x20AC;&#x201C; strength, camaraderie, vulnerability and hostility. Five exceptional male performers showcase the companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s inventive and unique physical style. 10

Parade To close the festival in style and inspired by The Clash of Drums (an internationally renowned piece of street theatre coming to Doncaster later in September), Cast have worked with Doncaster residents to create a high impact and enjoyable Masquerade Parade through Doncaster Town Centre. Combining the colours and textures of international art with the breathtaking beats of percussion.

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Sharon Richards Singing School // Repertoire House of Sound // Sat 1pm Choir A modern singing group who are popular with audiences of all ages, performing songs in a enjoyable and contagious way, with all types of music covered, including original songs by Sharon. A modern lively group with an age range spanning 50 years. And it works!

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Right Up Our Street // Mansion House Moments House of Sound // Sat 12pm and 2.30pm Promenade Theatre Come on a tour of Doncaster’s spectacular and historic Mansion House. Hear stories performed by a team of actors about what the Mansion House means to local people and why it’s a very special place indeed. And just maybe there’ll be a few surprises along the way. Suitable for all ages. £4 per ticket – pay on the door. 12

The rhinos and lions are at your doorstep! This lively and thought provoking musical medley, incorporating singing, rap, acoustic guitars, African drums and recorded sound is inspired by a summer spent at Yorkshire Wildlife Park. This is a unique collaboration highlighting the wonders of wildlife and conservation issues. Pop into one of the drum workshop tasters at 2pm, 3.30pm and 4.30pm. The evening show will be £4 per ticket, payable on entry.

Terry Chipp // Roaming Sketch Artist Various // Sat & Sun All Day Walkabout Terry Chipp will be on the streets visiting and drawing as many of the performers and events as possible over the weekend. The sketches will be photographed and forwarded via Twitter. Follow their progress @TerryChippArt and @rightuprstreet See timeline on pages 18-19 and map on the foldout back cover. 13

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Village of Dreams // Sat 10am-5pm Photography Do you have a favourite spot in Doncaster? An interesting story, experience, or happy memory to share? Come and write a postcard to Donny – describe the things you love about the town, write or sketch it on a postcard and help create a map of the place and people who live here. Read it, add your own card, and be inspired. You can also tweet your experiences to: @ilovedonny2016

Les Monaghan // A Dream of Doncaster Village of Dreams // Sat 10am-5pm Photography Imagine all you’d worked for had gone. Imagine your country no longer existed. Imagine having only one dream. Of security, of safety, of a future, of Doncaster. What would you do? An immersive individual spectator experience with a torch-holding guide in a darkened space encountering a large number of life size portraits.

Village of Dreams // Sat 10am-1pm and 2-5pm Dance/Walkabout A woman on the street with outstretched arms and a t-shirt that says ‘Dance With Me’. Will you accept her invitation? Rita Marcalo is going to ask you to dance. She’s been dancing with refugees in ‘The Jungle’ camp in Calais and they created duets to perform with people in England. As they are unable to cross the border, if you accept Rita’s invitation you will (through her and the exchanged gift of dance), perform a duet with one of those refugees. Dance with a stranger and complete the connection.

Artfuel // Virtual Town of Dreams Village of Dreams // Sat 10am-5pm Mixed Imagine looking in the mirror and you are Ziggy Stardust? Artfuel give you the ability to become who or what you want to be, just for a few minutes to be captured forever digitally. Take a break & have a giggle with them. No batteries needed… 14

Can Do Yorkshire and Heatherwood Special School // Spaceship – Artist: Heidi Luker Village of Dreams // Sat 10am-5pm Installation Can Do and Heatherwood school have been exploring space with their Space Probe sculpture. They would now like to invite you to explore space with them and make your own hand glider as part of the festival.

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Nina von der Werth // Doncaster Dreaming Village of Dreams – Refurnish // Sat short performances 11am-3pm Dancing the dreams of Donny out loud – on a bed, in a shop. From the minds that brought you last year’s Pub Dance tour.

The Adan Project // Soundtrack to My Life Village of Dreams – Notorious Aardvark // Sat 10am-5pm Music Whether it be sharing a story, reciting some song lyrics or performing a song or chorus, the Adan Project want to know about the songs that made a huge impact on people’s lives – whether it be a childhood memory, the first dance at their wedding or the song that reminds them of their teenage sweetheart! An open stage and PA is provided (8 channels), along with 2 mics and opportunities for backing tracks.. ..We encourage everyone to come along to sing, play, share or listen to their favourite tune.

Facedoodle // Cosmic Planets, Angels and Aliens Village of Dreams // Sat Market of Marvels // Sun Sat – Village of Dreams // 10am-5pm Sun – Market of Marvels // 11am-4.30pm Facepainting Not just any facepainting, come and have your face made into a beautiful design by Vicky with a theme of Cosmic Planets, Angels and Aliens. £1 per face.

ARTIZANI // BEES! THE COLONY Artfelt Creative Social Enterprise // Dreamtown Village of Dreams // Sat 10am-5pm Craft/interactive Artfelt’s activity will be fun and busy, cheap and cheerful, very arty and hands on – a big recycled ‘Cardboard Collage City’. Taking a cardboard city theme and turning the shop into an interactive town with large cardboard buildings on a chalked floor. 2 artists constructing buildings and 2 artists decorating with each child or person creating and designing the house/ building of their dreams, whether it be in the shape of a space rocket or a castle. 16

Village of Dreams/Baxtergate Sat – Village of Dreams, Sun – Baxtergate Sat 11am-12.30pm and 2-3.30pm Sun 10.30am-12pm and 1-2.30pm Installation An installation of six hives, all hiding a unique interior world with a surprise in every hive. A multi-sensory experience in which audiences get up close and personal with our deluxe and sumptuous creations.. Hear the BEE! Feel the Bee! Smell the Bee! Taste the Bee! And if you dare, put your eye up to the hive and See the Bee! With a hilarious sting in the tail this is a miniature installation with a huge visual impact. See timeline on pages 18-19 and map on the foldout back cover. 17

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