Performance Programme September-December2010
Two recent Dartington highlights for me both happened outside. First of all Boo Hewerdine’s unofficial gig in the garden Temple as part of the HOME festival and then The Turn of the Screw, performed in Dartington’s eerie churchyard. We’d love to hear what your summer highlights have been so do get in touch using our everdeveloping social media tools and channels. We’re not so much going outdoors in autumn as off the estate entirely. We hope you’ll join us for Seth Lakeman in Torquay, 80’s dance with New Art Club in the Ariel Centre, Totnes, and the sublime Ana Silvera in the Barrel House as part of Totnes Festival. Its also a season packed with residencies as part of our Space programme: Graham Fitkin rehearses his national tour with us, Richard Alston Dance Co. joins us for a workshop-led residency, poet Ben Mellor develops his new work Climate Change Myths, English Touring Opera devise an opera in Channing Wood prison and we’ll host a dance residential for emerging South West-based dance artists, working with Dance in Devon, Plymouth Dance and The Works.
Friday 3 September 7.30pm Barrel House, Totnes
Friday 10 September 7.30pm Ariel Centre, Totnes
Ana Silvera
Matthew Linley Live Art Producer
Ana's ability to weave intense, poetical storytelling into hauntingly tender melodies creates a musical journey that is widely tipped to go mainstream this year.
South West Music School Graduate Showcase
as part of Totnes Festival
Her influences range from Tom Waits, Nina Simone and Joni Mitchell to Bach and Debussy. Ana describes her sound as “lush and tender” - think Jacques Brel in English, with a pinch of Regina Spektor and Leonard Cohen.
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This is an opportunity to see the up and coming musicians of tomorrow, playing for you today. South West Music School graduates will perform for you before they ride off into the sunset of Higher Education and the world of Professional Music! The showcase features solos ranging from avant-garde saxophone pieces to well known violin concertos and everything in between, as well as live performances taken from Kaleidoscope, the new SWMS album.
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With grateful thanks to the members of the Arts Society and our volunteers for their invaluable support of The Arts at Dartington in a multitude of ways.
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£7.00 £6.00 £5.00
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Like this? See Ben Mellor p. 14
Like this? See Young Artist Showcase p.12
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01|02
Wednesday 15 September 8.00pm Ariel Centre, Totnes
Friday 24 September 5.30pm High Cross House
Saturday 2 October 8:00pm Princess Theatre, Torquay
Solitary
Sense of Place
Seth Lakeman
with Nigel Morgan
part of Torbay’s Rock Walk re-opening
A play for four musicians and one actor, by Hugh Nankivell and Peter Oswald. Hazel is locked in a police cell. She is 19. She has been arrested at a demonstration. She wasn't really part of the demonstration. She isn't really part of anything. All she has is her music but that's been taken away. She's alone in her silent cell, except for the mysterious person asleep on the bed. She has got to have music so she makes it in her head. She makes it out of all the things she knows and all the people she knows. She makes it out of the disasters of her life. Will the music save her life? Produced by Peninsula Arts in partnership with South West Music School. Supported by the Dorset Foundation. Performers Alfie Weedon, Harry Smith, Tobie Tripp, Nathan Bawden & Louise Waterfall as Hazel.
Surrounded by the intricate textiles of Jilly Edwards, Nigel Morgan plays music for solo guitar in the lounge of William Lescaze’s High Cross House. This performance brings textile art and sound together in the tailormade environs of Dartington’s modernist architectural gem, High Cross House. The recital includes the world premiere of the full concert version of Sense of Place (commissioned especially for the exhibition) as well as music by Hindemith and Bach. For more: dartington.org/arts/senseofplace
Local lad made good, Seth Lakeman, widely regarded as the UK's foremost folk singer songwriter, makes his eagerly awaited return with new album Hearts & Minds. Seth has taken his storytelling to a new level on this fourth album, embracing universal themes of love, loss and human struggle alongside current issues of war, economic meltdown and greed. This concert takes place as part of a special day of celebrations marking the reopening of Torbay’s iconic Royal Terrace Gardens and Rock Walk, opposite the Princess Theatre. The all-day line-up includes the return of the GeoQuest team, live music and festival activities, building up to light and sound spectacular Time & Tide Act III, just before doors open for Seth’s finale concert. For more: dartington.org/arts/seth-lakeman
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£5.00 £3.00
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£6.00 £5.00 £3.50
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£19.00 £18.00
Like this? See Whaletone Opera p.11
Like this? See Academy of St Martin in the Field p.5
Like this? See St Agnes Fountain p.15
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Seth © Deidre O’Callaghan
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03|04
Sunday 3 October 3.00pm Great Hall
Thursday 7 October 8.00pm Ariel Centre, Totnes
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
New Art Club
with Morgan Szymanski Grieg Holberg Suite Op. 40 (1885) Prelude: Allegro vivace Sarabande: Andante Gavotte: Allegretto Musette: Poco più mosso Air: Andante religioso Rigaudon: Allegro con brio Villa-Lobos Bachianas Brasileiras No. 9 Prelude & Fugue Alec Roth Guitar Concerto (new commission)
Firmly established as one of the world’s finest chamber orchestras and known worldwide for its superlative performances and award-winning recordings, the Academy of St Martin in the Fields is joined by solo guitarist Morgan Szymanski, the “One To Watch” winner of the 2002 National Guitar Competition in Mexico. Performing a vivacious programme including a commissioned guitar concerto by Alec Roth and selections from Villa Lobos’ Bachianas Brasiliaras, this concert will be enjoyable and entertaining.
presents This is Now This is Now is New Art Club’s newest comedy show and the most recent in a long line of hits from comedy dance duo, Pete Shenton and Tom Roden.
“modern dancemeets-comedy fun”
In 1983, Tom illegally taped the first ‘Now That’s What I Call Music’ LP onto a C60 cassette. 25 years later he found it in a drawer and he and Pete made a show about it...
“Expert comic timing”
Following the success of last year’s Extra Ordinary World, Comedy Dance duo New Art Club deconstruct this classic album to inspire new moves that shed their own twisted light on then, the future and now.
N.B. This is Now contains some adult language and sexual innuendo
The List
The Guardian
*A pre-show talk with Alec Roth takes place in the Ship Studio at 1.30pm. Free to ticket holders, advance booking essential.
£17.00 £16.00 £5.00
Tickets Concessions Students & U16s
Like this? See SWMS Classical Showcase p.12
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£10.00 £9.00 £5.00
Like this? See Clod Ensemble p.10
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£2 Off
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05|06
Sunday 10 - Sunday 17 October Times & venue vary
Saturday 16 October 11.30am & 2pm Barn Theatre
Whaletone
Theatre Alibi
Community music theatre
presents A Flying Visit
Whaletone is an imaginatively created, funny, dynamic and adventurous piece of music theatre. The story involves banana cake, plum blossom remedies, a storm, a wedding, a Jamaican cow and a hippopotamus! The piece is in four acts, performed over four days for the first time in the UK. You can choose to see just one act or follow the whole story. Sunday 10 October, 5.00pm - Studio 6 Act One – promenade performance by students of South West Music School and dancers from The Place Friday 15 October, 7.00pm - Great Hall Act Two – performed by students from Aveton Gifford, East Allington, Loddiswell, West Alvington Primary Schools Saturday 16 October, 7.00pm - Studio 30 Act Three – promenade performance by students from South West Music School and the Sage Gateshead Weekend School
BE A PERFORMER There are also opportunities for families with children aged 8yrs or over to take part in Act 4. No experience necessary, but if you play an instrument feel free to bring it along. Created and led by Hugh Nankivell and Makoto Nomura and first performed at the Ezuko Hall in Japan, this is your opportunity to be part of a special UK premiere. Children must be accompanied by an adult who will join in too!
Theatre for 5-10 year olds by Daniel Jamieson
To book your place as a performer (all day preparation workshop) please contact South West Music School at s.swainger@swms.org.uk or 01392 460770. Places are limited so please book early.
Take to the skies with Theatre Alibi for this funny and touching adventure... CHOCKS AWAY!
Imagine you woke up one morning and had wings instead of arms! Well that's just what happens to Joe. He's shocked, of course… you'd be too, wouldn't you? Flying is for the birds. How he's going to cope with his cornflakes is the least of Joe's worries. That's until his longlost granddad Popsy turns up on a flying visit to give him a bird's eye view of how amazing life looks when you're soaring above it.
A Flying Visit is one hour long
For more: dartington.org/arts/whaletone
Sunday 17 October, 7.00pm - Great Hall & Courtyard Act Four – Community Performance
£2.50
Tickets U 16s Family [2+2]
£8.00 £6.50 £24.00
£2 Off
All tickets
Like this? See Christmas Tree Festival p.06
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07|08
Thursday 28 October 8.00pm Great Hall
Tuesday 2 November 7pm, 8pm & 9pm Studio 31
Graham Fitkin Band
Clod Ensemble presents Under Glass
Joby Burgess percussion Aidy Spillet percussion Graham Fitkin piano Simon Haram saxes Nick Moss clarinet Noel Langley trumpet Alan Thomas guitar Ruth Wall harps John Lunn bass
Fresh from winning his 2009 British Composer Award, Graham Fitkin has assembled a 9-piece band of outstanding virtuoso musicians to perform his punchy, no-nonsense music.
Under Glass is a performance which takes place in a series of glass jars and cabinets. The latest work from renowned collaborators Suzy Willson (director) and Paul Clark (composer), Under Glass continues Clod Ensemble’s reputation for work that defies traditional categorization, blending visual imagery, choreography, an original score by Paul Clark and text by poet Alice Oswald, to create an animated exhibition of human life.
Graham’s music is strong, fascinating, immediate and harmonically sumptuous. Allusions can be drawn to be-bop and systems music, composers Terry Riley and Philip Glass and bands Goldfrapp and Bellowhead.
At once museum exhibit, gallery, medical laboratory, Under Glass lifts characters out of the hurly burly of everyday life and frames their moments of solitude; examining human beings attempting, with varying success, to live within their limits. N.B. These performances each last 30 minutes and have a limited capacity of 40. A Sadler’s Wells Commission. Produced by Fuel. Supported by the Wellcome Trust People Award. For more: dartington.org/arts/under-glass
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£14.00 £13.00 £5.00
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£8.00 £7.00 £5.00
£2 Off
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Eleanor Bauer presents Big Girls Do Big Things Sat 30 October University College Falmouth www.falmouth.ac.uk
“astonishing and unforgettable.”
Like this? See Adriano Adewale p.11
Like this? See New Art Club p.06
The Scotsman Photo by Manuel Vason
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09|10
Wed 3 - Sat 6 November 7.30pm Barn Theatre
Thursday 11 November 8.00pm Great Hall
Sunday 14 November 7.30pm Great Hall
Sunday 21 November 3.00pm Great Hall
The Odd Couple
Adriano Adewale Group
Devon Baroque
Young Artist Showcase
presents Les Goûts Réunis
Classical Music & Song
The musical world in 17th Century was divided between French and Italian style but at the end of the century there were attempts to reconcile these differences in the spirit of reconciliation Muffat and Couperin celebrated with compositions that articulated the truce.
Another great opportunity to see three exceptionally talented young musicians perform at the start of their musical development with South West Music School. The afternoon’s entertainment includes classical works for cello, piano and voice.
presented by Playgoers Society of Dartington Hall Directed by Juliet Harper
Here Come the Girls…! The Odd Couple is Neil Simon’s adaptation of his own play about Felix and Oscar, the comical mismatched roommates made famous in the 1968 film by Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau. This female version sees Felix become the neurotic and obsessive Florence, and Oscar become the carefree and slovenly Olive. Their chalk-and-cheese relationship emerges from some extremely funny and sassy writing. Set in 1980s New York, Olive, Florence and their girlfriends are the original Sex in the City girls!
This is a seated event with some space at the back of auditorium for dancing.
Tickets Concessions Students & U16s
£12.00 £11.00 £5.00
Muffat Armonico Tributo 5 and 2 Couperin 8e Concert dans le goût théatral from Gouts Réunis Geminiani Concerto Grosso La Folia Corelli Concerto Grosso Op.6 No.12
Tickets Concessions Students & U16s
£18.00 £17.00 £5.00
For more see dartington.org/arts/ young-artists
Tickets Students & U16s
£3.00 FREE
Like this? See Solitary p.03
Like this? see Graham Fitkin Band p.09
Like this? see Academy of St Martin p.05
Like this? See Whaletone p.07
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Free event
£8.50 £7.50 £5.00
Rooted in the musical traditions of Nigeria, Angola and Brazil and infused with contemporary European classical and jazz styles, percussionist and composer Adewale’s music is a global fusion of musical influences that appeals directly to the senses.
£2 Off
Tickets Concessions Students & U16s
Throw aside preconceived musical prejudices, abandon all attempts to catalogue: a rich chemistry of cultural influences is at work when the Adriano Adewale Group gets together on stage.
11|12
A Dartington Space Project
A Dartington Space Project
Friday 26 November 1.30pm Studio 31
Wednesday 1 December 8.00pm Ship Studio
Richard Alston Dance Company
Artist residencies
Ben Mellor
At Dartington Space
presents Climate Change Myths
presents Overdrive Lecture Demonstration
Ben Mellor is a poet, writer, musician, actor and cyclist. Here the BBC Slam Poet Champion presents an “in progress” version of his new work, following a short residency at Dartington’s Schumacher College.
We are delighted to welcome the Richard Alston Dance Company, who are resident at Dartington from 24 - 27 November 2010. The company will perform a public Lecture Demonstration of their latest piece Overdrive. Primarily designed to act as an aid to students studying Overdrive, which features on GCSE and A-Level syllabus, the Lecture Demonstration will also be of interest to all admirers of Richard Alston Dance Company’s celebrated style.
Using Space: If you'd like to get involved in Space please contact Clare or Helen on 01803 847097 or email space@dartington.org.
A humourous, powerful and lyrical account of human responses to climate change, Climate Change Myths also reminds us of the continued importance of story in understanding our relationship with the world in which we live.
Whilst the company is in residence there will be many workshops geared to teachers and students alike running during the day on Saturday 27 November. To register your interest email arts.workshops@dartington.org
Tickets Concessions Students & U16’s
£6.00 £5.00 £3.00
Photo © Chris Nash
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£2 Off
Tickets £10.00 Group booking rate applies
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This autumn season, the following artists and companies will be resident at Dartington: Graham Fitkin Band Richard Alston Dance Company English Touring Opera Young South West dance artists Ben Mellor
Climate Change Myths is a spoken word cycle comprised of seven character monologues, each of which provide a modern take on a myth that relates to our understanding of climate change: The Garden of Eden; The Flood; Revelation; Gaia; Medea; Prometheus/Babel and Themis/Jubilee.
In the first half of the performance Richard Alston will introduce his choreography and discuss the themes of the work with assistance from company dancers. After the interval, Overdrive will be performed, followed by a Q&A session.
Like this? see New Art Club p.06
Dartington's Space initiative provides new opportunities for local, national and international artists and makers to work in residency and develop work with us.
Photo © Alice Carfrae
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13|14
Wednesday 8 December Great Hall
Thursday 9 December 8.00pm Great Hall
Sunday 12 December 7.30pm Great Hall
KEVICC Carol Concerts
St Agnes Fountain
Each year King Edward VI Community College presents a massively popular celebratory seasonal concert in Dartington’s Great Hall.
David Hughes Chris Leslie Julie Matthews Chris While St Agnes Fountain celebrate their 10th anniversary Christmas tour with a brand new celebratory album.
Dartington Community Choir
Programme and ticket details for this year’s concert are not yet confirmed - but when they are, you can be sure places will fly out the door! Keep your eye on the Dartington website - www.dartington.org - for the onsale date or sign up for email updates at www.dartington.org/signup
BBC
They have now released six albums (four studio and two live CDs) including 2008's acclaimed Soal Cake but it is, without question, their magical live performances that have endeared them to an ever-growing audience. Come and join St Agnes Fountain in celebrating 10 years of Christmas.
Tickets Concessions Students & U16s
£15.00 £14.00 £5.00
Their Christmas Concert is an established feature of the Dartington seasonal musical calender. Recent performances of the Monteverdi Vespers and Elijah have attracted capacity audiences, so be sure to book ahead.
Tickets Concessions Students & U16s
Like this? see Dufay Collective p.17
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Charpentier Messe de Minuit Handel Dixit Dominus The 150 strong Dartington Community Choir is one of the largest and best regarded in the region, and its members are drawn from throughout South Devon.
£2 Off
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“Quirky, delightful”
£14.00 £13.00 £5.00
Like this? See Christmas Tree Festival p.18
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15|16
Saturday 18 December 7.30pm Great Hall
Throughout December Dartington Hall Courtyard
The Dufay Collective
Dartington Christmas Tree Festival
presents To Drive The Cold Winter Away William Lyons Director, lute, recorder, bagpipes, dulcian Peter Skuce Harp, percussion Vivien Ellis voice Jon Banks harp, gittern, guitar Emily Askew vielle, fiddle, recorder, bagpipes
A festive programme from the Dufays presents a cockle-warming concert of Carols, dances and ballads for the Christmas season. The first half of the concert features music from the court of Henry VIII, who delighted in the 'revels' and 'disguisings' provided as entertainment during the winter season, including his own beautiful composition 'Grene growith the holy'. 16th and 17th century music from street, tavern and miracle play forms the rest of the show, with heartfelt and foot-tapping Christmas ballads, morris and dance tunes with voice, fiddle, harps, guitar, flute, dulcian, hurdy gurdy and bagpipes.
supported by Marldon Christmas Tree farm Throughout December Dartington is hosting our first Christmas Tree Festival in the medieval courtyard. The festival will feature a spectacular of twelves trees, each decorated by a local community group along a theme that relates to Dartington’s work in the arts, social justice and sustainability. Alongside the trees there will be community carols, festive food and drink and late-night shopping at the Cider Press Centre. For more see dartington.org/ arts/ christmas-tree-fest
£12.00 £11.00 £5.00
£2 Off
Tickets Concessions Students & U16s
Like this? See Devon Baroque p.11
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17|18
Dartington Space
Film & Digital Media
Dartington's new Space initiative provides high quality arts facilities and spaces as a place where local, national and international artists, ensembles, organisations and makers can create a base, work in residency or develop new work.
The below represents a small selection of our film and media events. For full details visit www.dartington.org/arts or see the Barn Cinema Guide.
SHOOT
[no cert]
Tuesday 7 September / 8pm Director Various Totnes’ very own short film festival supports local film-makers – and locally made films – by providing a showcase of the best short films to come out of Devon and Cornwall. Come and be amazed, inspired, entertained and supportive – you’ll get to see some great films and will be able to vote for your favourite as the Film d’Festival. The winning short will be screened alongside a full feature film in Dartington’s November Barn Cinema programme. www.dartington.org/shoot
Sunday Nights Movie Meal Deal Book in advance for Sunday night screenings and save money on your cinema ticket plus a two course pre-screening supper & coffee in the White Hart.
Users of Space include Meredith Monk, English Touring Opera, Dance South West, Serious, Royal Ballet School and Richard Alston Dance Company. If you would like to use the facilities at Dartington, or would like to know more, please contact Clare or Helen on 01803 847097 or email space@dartington.org
Kurasawa Centenary Thu 9, 16, 23 September / 2pm Director Akira Kurasawa To celebrate 100 years of the iconic Japanese director The Barn is screening Hidden Fortress, Stray Dog and Throne of Blood.
Visual Art & Craft
Access
Food & drink
Collection of 20th Century Visual Art Those who enjoy and support our live arts and film programmes may not be also aware of Dartington’s substantial collection of 20th century visual art, the majority of which was collected by Leonard and Dorothy Elmhirst. The Elmhirsts collected ceramics on the advice of Bernard Leach and pictures with a focus on up-and-coming artists. Within the collection there is strong representation by artists who called Dartington home, such as David and Bernard Leach, Cecil and Elisabeth Collins, Mark Tobey and Marianne de Trey. Recently having become part of the Arts portfolio, the team is currently exploring ways to best conserve and exhibit the collection.
Craft Education at Dartington Dartington is home to specialist craft makers and sculptors, two of whom run book-binding and print-making classes throughout the year, open to all levels of experience from beginners to experienced artists. Held by Mary Bartlett (book-binding) and Michael Honnor (print-making), the workshops boast unique collections of expertise and equipment and are among the best in the South West. If you would like more info or to sign up for either course please leave a message with the main Dartington reception on 01803 847000.
Wheelchair access is available at the Barn, Great Hall, Ship Studio and Studios 1, 3, 6, 30 & 31. There are accessible toilet facilities adjacent to these venues. For patrons with a hearing impairment, The Barn and Great Hall offer an infra-red system. Assistance dogs are welcome. Please advise box office in advance of your access requirements and any assistance needed. Our staff will be pleased to help you.
The Roundhouse Café Situated next to the Barn Theatre, is a welcoming, family friendly space open from 12pm to 8pm every day to serve hot and cold drinks, wine and beer, a selection of locally made cakes and ice creams. Wifi is available. The White Hart bar & restaurant Open from 12pm to late offering main meals and a wide selection of wines, spirits, beers & ales. Booking is recommended on 01803 847111.
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19|20
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Early Bird £2 off a limited no. of tickets on a first come, first served basis.
Getting here By car Free parking is available on-site. See www.dartington.org/arts for directions to Dartington or call us on 01803 847074. By bus Catch the 165 bus from Totnes - info on on 0870 6082608 or www.countrybusdevon.co.uk. By train Totnes train station is 1.5 miles from us, which equals roughly a 30 min walk or a 5-10 minute taxi ride.
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Venue map By bike There are two bike racks located centrally at Dartington Hall: a covered rack in the lower level of the main car park and anuncovered rack behind the East Wing of the Courtyard. Please note Many of the events included in this programme take place off-site. Please check with venues re. location and access before travelling.
On foot A level footpath travels from Totnes station along the river before turning right onto the Dartington Hall drive for the last 3/4 mile.
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September
November
03
02
Friday 7.30pm Barrel House, Totnes
Totnes Festival: Ana Silvera
10
Friday 7.30pm Ariel Centre, Totnes
South West Music School Graduate Showcase
15
Wednesday 8.00pm Ariel Centre, Totnes
Solitary
24
Friday 5.30pm High Cross House
Nigel Morgan: Sense of Place
October 02
Sunday 3.00pm Great Hall
Academy of St Martin in the Fields w. Morgan Szymanski
07
Clod Ensemble: Under Glass
03- Wed-Sat 7.30pm Barn Theatre 06 Playgoers Society of Dartington Hall: The Odd Couple
11
Thursday 8.00pm Ariel Centre, Totnes
New Art Club: This is Now Whaletone Opera
16
Saturday 11.30am & 2pm Barn Theatre
Theatre Alibi: A Flying Visit
28
Thursday 8.00pm Great Hall
Graham Fitkin Band
Sunday 7.30pm Great Hall
Devon Baroque
21
Sunday 3.00pm Great Hall
Young Artist Showcase: Classical Music & Song
26
Friday 1.30pm Studio 31
Richard Alston: Lecture Demo
December 01
Wednesday 8.00pm Ship Studio
Ben Mellor: Climate Change Myths
10 - Sun-Sun Various venues 17
Thursday 8.00pm Great Hall
Adriano Adewale Group
14
Saturday 8.00pm Princess Theatre, Torquay
Seth Lakeman
03
Tuesday 7pm, 8pm, 9pm Studio 31
01- Throughout December Courtyard 30 Christmas Tree Festival 08 Wednesday time tba Great Hall KEVICC Carol Concert
09
Thursday 8.00pm Great Hall
St Agnes Fountain
12
Sunday 7.30pm Great Hall
Dartington Community Choir
18
Saturday 7.30pm Great Hall
The Dufay Collective
The Arts at Dartington gratefully acknowledges the generous support received for this programme from: