Performance Programme Brochure, Dartington

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Thursday 8.00pm Great Hall

Tot贸 La Momposina

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Thursday 7.30pm Great Hall

Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

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Thu - Mon 10am - 4pm Courtyard Tower

Tue - Sat 7.30pm Barn Theatre

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Sunday 3.00pm Studio 3

Young Artist Showcase with South West Music School

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Thursday 8.00pm Barn Theatre

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Saturday - Sunday Great Hall/Ship Studio

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Devon Baroque

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Thursday 7.30pm Studio 3

Friday 8.00pm Great Hall

Matthew Board & the Family Tree

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Saturday 11.30am & 2.00pm Barn Theatre

Theatre Alibi High-Muck-A-Muck

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Elysian Quartet

Dartington Readings II

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Retina Dance Company

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Sunday 3.00pm Great Hall

Young Artist Showcase with South West Music School

Tuesday 8.00pm Studio 31 Friday 7.30pm Great Hall

Music for Mary Queen of Scots

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Sunday 11am & 2.30pm Barn Cinema

Travelling Light How Cold My Toes

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Thursday 6.00pm Studios 3 & 6

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Thursday 8.00pm Great Hall

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Bellowhead

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Dartington Readings I

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Friday 8.00pm Studio 1

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Wednesday 8.00pm Studio 1

Joy Collective Faulty Optic - FishClayPerspex

Thursday 8.00pm Studio 3

Dartington Readings III

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Saturday 7.30pm Great Hall

Chris Wood

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Sunday 8.00pm Studio 31

Marie-Gabrielle Rotie

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Monday 2pm Studio 31

Lyngo Theatre

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Sunday 7.30pm Great Hall

Dartington Community Choir

The Arts at Dartington gratefully acknowledges the generous support received for this programme from:

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This season the programme includes film and digital media projects, including our annual film festival SHOOT, the opportunity to participate in immersive residential opportunities, and a busy season of live performances.

In this range of work, we are particularly honoured to support some incredibly talented artists from across the region in readings, installations, concerts & performances to entertain, provoke and inspire.

The Arts at Dartington gratefully acknowledges the generous support received for this programme from:

Dartington is a pioneering charity nurturing ideas to address pressing problems. We work together for advancement of the arts, sustainability and social justice.

Totó has been in residence at Dartington this month working with her family who perform alongside her. The residency culminates in this performance, with the Great Hall providing an intimate environment for this uplifting and majestic artist as she continues to promote the music of her homeland driven by passion and the simple joy of performance.

“ Totó has the purest voice of all”

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Tickets £16.00 Concessions £15.00 Young People & Students £10.00

Totó La Momposina Totó La Momposina’s life has been dedicated to representing the music of Colombia’s Caribbean coastline. As a singer, dancer and teacher she embodies that fertile place where Colombia’s African, Indigenous Indian and Spanish cultures mingle to create a unique musical tradition. Totó is not only its greatest interpreter, but a restless innovator who has earned respect and admiration in many parts of the world for the power and spontaneity of her performance.

She began touring internationally in the 70s with global fame cemented in the 90s with a WOMAD tour across three continents and the release of her album La Candela Viva on Real World Records.

Lara Lloyd, Live Art Producer

Access info p.15 How to find us p.16 Booking info p.17 Keep in touch p.17 Diary back page

Thursday 10 September 8.00pm Great Hall

The Times

With thanks With grateful thanks to the members of the Arts Society for their invaluable support of The Arts at Dartington in a multitude of ways

Contact The Barn / Dartington Hall / Totnes / Devon / TQ9 6DE box office 01803 847070 / administration 01803 847074

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Thursday 24 September 7.30pm Great Hall

Tickets £18.00 Concessions £17.00 Young People & Students £5.00

Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

World-renowned tenor Ian Bostridge joins the OAE and directors Steven Devine and Matthew Truscott for a concert which features some of Handel's most beloved arias. From the breathtaking beauty of Where 'er you walk through to the intensely dramatic Ariodante, the concert showcases Ian's voice brilliantly & is a fabulous way to celebrate Handel's 250th anniversary.

and Ian Bostridge present The Voice of Handel Overture from Messiah Messiah “Comfort ye ... Ev'ry Valley" Concerto Grosso Op.6 No.9 in F Semele "Where 'er you walk" Jeptha "Waft her, angels" Concerto Grosso Op.6 No.10 in D minor Ariodante "Scherza Infida" Suite from Terpsichore Acis & Galatea "Love sounds the alarm"

We’re delighted to welcome back an orchestra that is rightfully regarded as one of the world's greats. As anyone at OAE’s previous sell-out Dartington concerts will know, the orchestra’s musicians play with a thrilling vibrancy and energy that takes period performance from the fringes of music-making into the heart of the musical world.

Like this? Try Devon Baroque, p.10

Thu 24 - Mon 28 September 10.00am-4.00pm Courtyard Tower

The Drowning Room An installation Visual artist Kate Marshall and sound artist Ben Hudson collaborate in this live art work, curated by Gareth Ballyn and inspired by Michael Pye’s novel The Drowning Room, the fictional account of Gretje Reyniers, who travelled from Holland to New York in the 1940s. Pye creates a vivid and shocking world in which Reyniers experiences life as a maid, whore, mother, widow and survivor. You are invited to explore what memories are and how we re-invent ourselves through our own stories.

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Friday 25 September 8.00pm Great Hall

Tickets £9.00 Concessions £7.00 Young People & Students £5.00

Matthew Board & the Family Tree Led by Matt Board on guitar, vocals, mandolin and ukulele, The Family Tree’s influences range from Elbow to Arcade Fire to Sigur Rós.

The 5 piece band, often likened to current chart toppers The Maccabees, have been working and studying at Dartington while also developing their work at Sawmills Studios. Recently having performed at the O2 Academy in Bristol and other venues up and down the country, the Family Tree has accumulated a strong following of dedicated fans, with songs including Foxhole, Lifebelt and Point d’Alma.

The Family Tree return to play at Dartington in a performance set to be unforgettable, as they perform these tracks alongside new debut material created specifically for the atmosphere and acoustic of the Great Hall. “ Sawmills has followed the evolution of The Family Tree and has been thrilled at the development of a singer/songwriter into a captivating live band” Tom Joyce, Sawmills Studio www.matthewboard.com www.myspace.com/matthewboard In association with MA Show Dartington 09

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Saturday 10 October 11.30am & 2pm Barn Theatre

Dartington Campus Readings

Sunday 11 October 3.00pm Great Hall

South West

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Theatre Alibi presents

High-Mucka-Muck A humdinger of a show for five to ten year olds featuring live acts, live music and stupendous puppets. Yes-indeed-ee!

Mister Mac's a puppeteer in Bobolenko's Travelling Show. And boy, is he rubbish!

Word’s out that Mac's gonna be shovelling wolf dung unless he finds a new act fast.

So he gets himself a high falutin' new puppet who takes the crowd by storm.

But that gal's way too big for her wooden boots, a High Muck-a-Muck who's set her sights on daring deeds far beyond the circus and poor old Mac...

Young £2 Artist £2 Showcase

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Artists Henry Tozer Piano Indigo Hicks Cello Oriana Buckland Piano In collaboration with South West Music School we present a series of concerts by some of of the school’s most talented young musicians from across the region.

The Young Artist series was launched earlier this year to showcase the passion, skill and exuberance of the diverse range of the South West Music School students. The success of those concerts sees the return of this series as we present this classical music concert featuring popular works by Chopin, Bach, Debussy, Beethoven and more.

Like this? See more young artists introduced on, p.8

Duration: 1 hour

“ Terrific storytellers” The Guardian

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Adults £8.00 Young People £6.50 Family ticket [2+2] £24.00

Tickets £2.50 Young People & Students FREE

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Co-presented with UCF Performance Writing A series of performances dedicated to Thursday 19 November readings featuring innovative and dynamic 7.30pm Studio 3 writers, from those who have published their first major collection to those with many David Prior: Sound installation books behind them. The events include Award-winning composer and sound artist thoughtfulEARLY and measured readings, multi- EARLY David Prior launches Black his new book/CD EARLY EARLY EARLY BIRD work and engagement BIRD BIRD BIRD awards EARLY channel audio with BIRD His numerous Water Brown Water.

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Thursday 15 October 6pm Studio 3/Studio 6 propeller: Installation & performance In early 2009 the five members of propeller came together to write for seven days. They began with the proposition: The materiality of things; stone, wood, flesh, bone, copper. What surrounds us and makes us. Our hands work on the stuff of the universe.

The resulting book, Five Rooms, was commissioned by the Transatlantic Arts Consortium, and consists of pieces written by each member of the company. Tonight’s event marks its launch. www.propelleronline.org Emily Critchley & Jow Lindsay: Readings & performance Oft-published and acclaimed poets and writers Emily Critchely and Jow Lindsay will give individual readings alongside performance of their recent collaborative work. Emily recently completed a PhD in contemporary American women’s experimental writing & philosophy at Cambridge. Jow was praised by the critic Keith Tuma for his work as it “ventriloquizes intelligence and wit” in the Chicago Review.

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Harriet Tarlo: Reading Harriet Tarlo is a poet and academic whose books include Love/Land and Nab. Her interests include open form poetics, gender and ecopoetics. Harriet will read a selection of her own work.

Thursday 3 December 7.30pm Studio 3 JR Carpenter: Performance & digital text Fiction writer and web artist based in Montreal. She is the winner of the Expozine Alternative Press Award for Best English Book for her first novel, Words the Dog Knows. Her electronic literature has been presented at the Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art, The New Museum of Contemporary Art, Finland’s Jyväskylä Art Museum & The Web Biennial ‘07.

Mark Leahy: performance/reading Writer, artist and curator Mark Leahy operates between textual practice, performance and visual arts. Tonight’s performance reading marks the launch of his book Swatches.

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Tickets £16.00 Concession £15.00 Young People & Students £7.00

Thursday 22 October 8.00pm Great Hall

Bellowhead “With the exception of The Who, Bellowhead are surely the best live act in the country”

Wednesday 28 October 8.00pm Studio 1

Joy Collective

Faulty Optic presents

Joy Collective is a new cross-artform performance initiative led by Exeterbased music artist duo Drunk With Joy (Mila Oshin and Kris Jager).

with Belshazzar’s Feast

First brought together by duo Spiers and Boden in 2004, the award-winning Bellowhead present stunning performances and an exceptional standard of playing. They have become one of the most successful groups of its kind, capable of a range of musical styles from big band to soul to classical string, while always maintaining a strong connection to traditional English sounds.

Friday 23 October 8.00pm Studio 1

Three-time winners of Best Live Band at the BBC folk awards, invited to become band in residence at London's South Bank Centre, and following performances at festivals all over Europe (Glastonbury, Roskilde, The Big Chill...) Bellowhead bring their sensational show to the Great Hall.

A diverse mix of South West-based artists who collaborate to create interdisciplinary multi-media work, the Collective use new technologies to blur the boundaries of art forms including contemporary dance, visual arts, film and live music.

This is a standing gig, with limited balcony and side benches seating. Please book early!

Premiering a number of new solo works and collaborative cross-artform commissions, the current line-up includes Alice Leach, Beth Carter, Clair Beckett, Curt Hennells, Darren Harvey-Regan, Emma Molony, Ione Rucquoi, Joanna Cartwright, Kris Jager, Mila Oshin, Roger Lewis & Stuart Mitchell.

www.bellowhead.co.uk

The Independent

FishClayPerspex World renowned for its haunting tales, visual theatre, strange animated figures and dark humour, Faulty Optic presents the eccentric, droll and compassionate new production FishClayPerspex.

In this simple, small-scale, low tech piece, Faulty Optic manipulates puppets, miniature and armless pointy-footed figures, clay, lagging, pens and plastic.

FishClayPerspex is a series of short character studies and incidences based upon chance, futility, expectation, doubt and the turmoil caused by the flailings and failings of the human mind.

Contains nudity, recommended 16+ years and over.

Highlights include falling beasts, battered clay, bendy legs, bad drawing, frantic scribbling and the comic scrabbling of a simple, guileless duo.

Tickets £9.00 Concessions £8.00 Young People & Students £7.00

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www.joycollective.com

Image by Alice Leech

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Tue 3 - Sat 7 November 7.30pm Barn Theatre

Sunday 8 November 3.00pm Studio 3

Thursday 12 November 8.00pm Barn Cinema

Tickets £8.00 Concession £7.00 Young People & Students £5.00

Playgoers Society of Dartington Hall presents

South West

Humble Boy

Music School

Elysian Quartet

This film/performance collaboration showcases the Barn’s combined performance and digital projection environment at its best, with the screening of 1927 silent movie classic My Best Girl and live sound track performed by the Elysian Quartet.

by Charlotte Jones

Young Artist Showcase

A comedy about broken vows, failed hopes and the joys of beekeeping.

Written for the National Theatre in 2001, Charlotte Jones’ witty play focuses on the theme of life in both a family and an apiary.

Well known actress and director Lesley Davis returns to direct Playgoers in this delightful modern classic, which is sure to bring a broad smile to the face.

Felix Humble is a modern day Hamlet, returning home stricken by his father’s death and his mother’s proposed re-marriage. Meanwhile, his father’s once busy beehive has fallen silent, which seems more than coincidence...

Percussion Programme featuring Harriet Riley Molly Lopresti-Richards Kizzy Brooks KEVICC Percussion Group

Amongst other instruments the emerging artists will showcase their talents on marimbas and timpani, with this concert set to launch a range of percussion-based performances and opportunities at Dartington over the coming months.

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Commissioned for the Sound & Silents programme at the Birds Eye View Film Festival.

Elysian Quartet has performed all over the world to great acclaim and is the only British string quartet of its generation dedicated exclusively to contemporary, improvised and experimental music. The Elysians have collaborated with artists as diverse as Damo Suzuki, Meredith Monk and Simon FisherTurner and have performed many new commissions including recent works by Graham Fitkin and Keith Tippett. For this event the Elysians perform their own works and improvisations to accompany the movie, which stars Mary Pickford and Buddy Rogers.

Following on from the classical music concert in October, South West Music School present a selection of its highly energetic young percussionists alongside the growing percussion group from KEVICC.

Founded in 1946 by Dorothy Elmhirst, the Playoers Society continues to mix the talents of enthusiastic amateurs and theatre professionals alike to present a broad range of challenging plays. For info visit www.playgoers.co.uk

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Saturday 14 & Sunday 15 November

Devon Baroque

presents The Handel Experience Following on from the OAE's Handel homage in September, this year's Handel anniversary celebrations continue with Devon Baroque's weekend-long programme of events dedicated to the composer, his music and his times.

London: Earthly Paradise of Foreign Musicians

Handel and his London Band

Saturday 8pm Great Hall

Sunday 3pm Great Hall

Margaret Faultless, Reinmar Seidler, Andrew Wilson-Dickson and soprano Rachel Nicholls present a programme based on a 1754 concert performed by a small group of Handel’s friends.

Devon Baroque directed by Margaret Faultless

Hellendaal Sonata in G major for violin & continuo Bononcini Arias from Camilla Lanzetti Sonata in F major for cello & continuo Handel Italian Arias Handel Sonata in D major for violin & continuo

Handel Handel Handel Handel Handel

Tuesday 24 November 8.00pm Studio 31

Tickets £10.00 Concessions £9.00 Young People & Students £5.00

Retina Dance

Choreographer: Filip Van Huffel Dancers: Robert Guy, Steven Martin, Matthew Slater, Brian Tjon Tjauw Liem Composer: Joris Vanvinckenroye Four great young male dancers are joined by a double bass player as they perform a raw and exhilarating piece of athletic dance. Powerful and energetic movement demonstrates the skill of the dancers and emphasises their connection with the live soundscore.

presents Antipode

“ Van Huffel... bends his dancers in amazing shapes with an intriguing interplay of limbs, quirky balances and exciting athleticism”.

The Guardian

Arrival of the Queen of Sheba Concerto Grosso from Op.3 Organ Concerto in D minor, Op.7 no. 4 Concerto Grosso from Op.6 Concerto from Alexander’s Feast

See a clip of Antipode visit www.retinadance.com

Tickets £18.00 £17.00 concessions Young People & Students £5.00

Antipode was made possible with support from Arts Council England, ccBe Antwerpen and Nottingham City Council.

Tickets £12.00 £11.00 concessions Young People & Students £5.00

Weekender Pass - £35

Accommodation Offer

Saturday 10.30am Watch and listen: Baroque workshop 2.30pm Talk: The Ecological Handel 4.30pm Talk/recital: Handel & the English Flute 8.00pm Concert: London: Earthly Paradise

B&B 13 & 14 Nov - £177.15pp (Including dinner Sat, & lunch Sat and Sun) B&B 14 Nov - £115.65pp (Including dinner Sat & lunch Sat and Sun)

Receive a free programme and enjoy all of the above including concerts for just £35 from the Dartington box office. Limited availability - early booking recommended.

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Retina is an ambitious contemporary dance company producing dance performances of differing scales; from theatre performances to large-scale site-specific events, multimedia projects and a wide range of accessible participatory residencies and workshops.

Filip Van Huffel's work emphasises pure movement that affects the viewer theatrically through a physically vibrant movement quality.

The Full Handel Experience

Sunday 10.30am Talk: Handel & his World 12.00pm Open rehearsal: Handel Unravelled 3.00pm Concert: Handel & his London Band

Acclaimed Belgian composer / musician Joris Vanvinckenroye creates the soundscore for Antipode. By manipulating the sound of his double bass, both acoustically and electronically, Joris creates a rich musical landscape, which drives the performance with percussive power and serene melody.

To book call 01803 847100. Quote 'Handel Weekend' to receive this special rate.

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Friday 27 November 7.30pm Great Hall

Sunday 29 November 11.30am & 2pm Barn Theatre

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En mon triste et doux chant Music for Mary Queen of Scots

Saturday 5 December 7.30pm Great Hall

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The team that brought you Shadow Play join forces with dance company Champloo to take young audiences on a magical journey through the seasons.

From the seed-sprouting vitality of spring to the frosty frozen fingers of winter, this wordless mix of performance, music, and dance will captivate and delight the very youngest children and their families.

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Chris Wood is an uncompromising writer whose music reveals his love for the unofficial history of the English speaking people. Chris broadens his music with an award from the Contemporary Music Network who have identified him as a major commentator on contemporary English life.

Adults £8.00 Young People £6.50 Family ticket {2+2] £24.00

Performing in the Great Hall as part of the Handmade Life tour, the band includes fellow Imagined Villagers Andy Gangadeen and Barney Morse Brown on drums and cello and Robert Jarvis on trombone - the instrumentation matches Wood's voice perfectly while the content of the new songs retains his vision. Subtle yet massive!

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Local up-and-coming music stars and students of South West Music School, brothers Ben (double bass) and Alfie (violin) Weedon reunite with their former mentor Chris Wood as support.

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Singer of the Year & Album of the Year BBC Folk Awards 2009

“ It takes real skill and guts to produce work for children like this.”

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Award-winning theatre company Travelling Light packs a whole year into one enchanting hour in this brand new production.

Tickets £10.00 Concessions £9.00 Young People & Students £5.00

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How Cold My Toes

Byrd Crowned with flow'rs and lilies Mauduit Eau vive, source d'amour Anon C'est un amant, ouvrez la porte Kinloch Kinloch his [Lang] pavane John Dowland Sweet, stay awhile John Dowland Flow my tears Byrd What steps of strife Byrd O Lord, how vain James Weeks Dowland Transcriptions from The Open Consort (2005) Carissimi Lamento di Maria Stuarda Anon Pavan 'My ladys delight' Byrd In angel's weed Purcell When I am laid in earth Byrd The noble famous Queen

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Dartington and Totnes Early Music Society co-present soprano Julia Doyle and harpischordist James Weeks with a programme originally put together in honour of Mary Queen of Scots.

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Julia Doyle soprano James Weeks harpsichord

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Chris Wood’s Handmade Life

With Ben & Alfie Weedon

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Sunday 6 December 8.00pm Studio 31

Monday 7 December 2.00pm Studio 31

Sunday 13 December 7.30pm Great Hall

Marie-Gabrielle Rotie

The Lyric Hammersmith, Lighthouse Poole and

Dartington Community Choir

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Lyngo Theatre

Black Mirror

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What A Wonderful World

Black Mirror searches for the self in an endless hall of mirrors and memories and plunges the audience into a world of shadows, darkness and bewitching transformations.

Before anything new is made it must be dreamed. Welcome to the Sea of Tranquillity, where we make the new day every night. What do you want in tomorrow's world?

An antlered huntress, a woman covered in hair, the spirit of Nosferatu, an ancient crone, a child afraid of the dark... all find their faces in this emotive contemporary dance solo.

On our dream holiday you can hide your face amid a crowd of stars or get your hands on the stuff of creation.

Hop on our sleeper train and take a journey through the space before time.

Black Mirror features a specially commissioned electro-acoustic score from prize-winning composer Nick Parkin. Commissioned by Laban.

Another highly-interactive show for the early years from Lyngo.

You'll get a big bang out of it!

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Dartington Community Choir presents motets on the mystery of Christmas: O Magnum Mysterium together with traditional carols for all the audience.

Conductor: Jonathan Watts

Tickets £13.00 Concessions £12.00 Young People & Students £5.00 Like this? Also look out for news online of the KEVICC Carol Concert, coming soon

access Wheelchair access is available at The Barn, Great Hall, Studio 1, Studio 3 and Studio 31. There are accessible toilet facilities adjacent to these venues. For patrons who have a hearing impairment, The Barn and Great Hall offer an infra-red system.

Assistance dogs are welcome. Please phone in advance for advice on access and any assistance needed. Our staff will be pleased to help you.

Large print brochure available.

Please phone 01803 847074

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Adults £7.00 Young People £5.00 Family ticket {2+2] £21.00

Film Archive Restoration Project Dartington Hall founders the Elmhirsts were at the cutting edge of education, agriculture, social regeneration and the arts, including the use of film to document, educate and entertain.

The documentation of the restoration of the estate, research trips, community events and local industry led to the amassing of up to 700 hours of film and video footage. This footage, along with short films by the pioneering Dartington Film Unit, forms the nationally significant Dartington Film Collection.

Today the decades old collection is in a vulnerable condition requiring immediate attention. The Film Conservation Project aims to bring the collection back into full use, turning it into an accessible resource that can be shared and enjoyed. www.dartington.org/flmarchive for info

Expires 25th October

Tickets £10.00 Concessions £9.00 Young People & Students £5.00

Film & Digital Media

SHOOT 2009

[12A suggested]

Totnes Short Film Festival Tuesday 8 September / 8pm The 4th annual Totnes Short Film Festival brings the best up-and-coming, local filmmakers to the Barn Cinema and the Barrel House. The festival showcases a selection of the best short films in the region. Last year’s top entry - as voted by audiences went on to screen for a week in front of Terence Davies’ Of Time and The City in the main Barn programme. Who knows where this year’s winner will end up?

THE BIG SLEEP Tuesday 15 September Enjoy dinner in our restaurant, watch Mid-August Lunch (“You won’t find a more charming film” Guardian) and stay overnight in our medieval courtyard.

Dinner + Movie + B&B: £95 per couple.

01803 847075 to book ask for single rates.

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How tofind us Finding us by car

By bus

From Exeter Follow the A38 which splits left to Torbay or straight on to Plymouth. Take the Plymouth (A38) road. After Ashburton take the A384 and follow signs to Totnes. After approx 4 miles, you enter Dartington village. Turn left at the Church and follow the road for 1 mile.

Mon-Sat The no.165 bus from Totnes and Buckfastleigh serves the Hall. For times and info call 0870 6082608. There are no late evening buses from the Hall.

From Plymouth Take the A38 as far as the A385 turning, signposted Dartington. After approximately 3.5 miles, you reach a mini-roundabout.

Turn left and then right at the Church.

Follow the road for 1 mile.

Parking is available on-site.

By train Totnes Train station is 1.5 miles from us, roughly a 35 min walk or a 5-10 min taxi ride (rank at station). A level footpath travels from the station to Dartington, alongside the river, for 0.75 mile and meets with the Dartington Hall drive. Turn right here and follow the drive for the remaining 0.75 mile (mostly uphill).

Get involved & How to book Membership

Email

Support Dartington’s performing arts programme and enjoy a range of benefits by joining the Arts Society.

Alternatively you can join our free emailing list to receive listings & updates.

See www.dartington.org/signup to join.

Arts Society members receive our brochures free, concessionary ticket prices, discounts and exclusive invites.

Contact us

For more information about the Arts Society please visit our website, ask at the box office or call 01803 847082.

Address The Barn / Dartington Hall / Totnes / Devon / TQ9 6DE

Box Office Opening Times Monday - Friday: 12.30 - 7.00pm* Saturday & Sunday: 1.00 - 7.00pm*

Reservations Please note that reserved tickets must be paid for prior to the day of the event. We will release any tickets that have not been paid for by the day of the event.

www.dartington.org/arts

01803 847070 Online

www.dartington.org/arts Pre-show ‘On the door’ tickets are sold in the hour prior to the event or film, subject to availability.

In advance by post Send your order and cheque (payable to The Dartington Hall Trust) to The Barn, Dartington Hall, Totnes, TQ9 6DE, enclosing an SAE if you’d like your tickets sent to you. *Box office opening times exclude the one hour prior to an event or film. When the box office is closed there will be an announcement with programme info.

Box-office 01803 847070 Administration 01803 847074 Email arts@dartington.org Website www.dartington.org/arts

Credit & debit cards We accept Visa, Mastercard, Maestro, Delta, Solo and Electron.

Returns We are normally unable to offer refunds or exchanges.

Concessions Arts Society Members; over 60s; full time students; U16s; unemployed; DHT employees.

Please provide proof of eligibility at time of purchase or at time of collection.

Group bookings Buy 10 tickets and get the 11th free.

Please note: the box office will be closed all day on Monday 14 September.

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