Dartington What's On May-Jun 2012

MAY-JUN/12 What’s On www.dartington.org

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Cover image: Tashi Lhunpo Monks at Dartington Š Alice Carfrae

Contents Page News 3 Film 4-12 Barn Kids 13 Events 14-15+ 18-19 Calendar 16-17 Festivals 20-21 Learning 22-24 Food Drink 25 Residencies 26 Hire 27 Shops 28 Get Involved 29 Your Visit 30-32

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What’s On:

May / June 2012 Welcome to our May / June What’s On guide which is packed with films, events, courses and more at Dartington.

Festival season is now in full swing at Dartington.

We hope you can join us at HOME – our 2 day festival of acoustic music is back for its 3rd year, featuring Tashi Lhunpo Monks, Show of Hands, and Krar Collective - see page 21 for the full line up. Our second annual food fair takes place at the Shops at Dartington over the Jubilee weekend celebrating all that’s great about South West produce – see page 28 for details. Shakespeare fans shouldn’t miss Dartington Playgoers presenting Taming of the Shrew in the glorious setting of the outdoor tennis court – see page 15.

Meanwhile alongside Torbay Council we present RedBall UK, coming to a outdoor space near you – see page 19.

We hope you find plenty of interest and that we will see you at Dartington soon.If you have any feedback please let us know on feedback@dartington.org Vaughan Lindsay, Chief Executive Officer

About Dartington Based near Totnes in South Devon, we occupy a 1,200 acre estate which was bought in the 1920s

by Dorothy and Leonard Elmhirst as the base for their experiment in rural regeneration. Today we remain true to their ethos, committed to addressing important issues through experimentation, collaboration and new ideas.

We welcome visitors all year round. Whilst you’re here, explore our grounds and gardens, have lunch in the White Hart and drop into the Shops at Dartington on your way home. You’ll be helping to support our work.

Dartington Hall, Totnes, ­Devon, TQ9 6EL. 01803 847000 www.dartington.org

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Image © Kate Mount

News In Brief Annual review available

Our most recent annual review ‘A Year Made in Dartington’ is now available. If you’re a Dartington member you’ll receive a copy in the post soon, otherwise pick up a copy next time you’re at Dartington or view it on our website.

Blue Plaques unveiled If you’ve been looking closely you may have noticed some heritage plaques have popped up on buildings around the Dartington estate and beyond commemorating buildings which were part of Dartington Hall School. Alumni from the school recently officially unveiled the plaques with a walk around the sites followed by a well earned drink at the White Hart. A trail map of the plaques and their locations will soon be available for visitors.

Schumacher College New Cob and Timber Framed Barn

Annual Review

We’re very excited that a new natural build is going up on the Schumacher College campus.

The timber framed cob barn - the first example of Natural Building going on the Dartington Estate for many years - is being built by local natural builders and also by students on the Schumacher Natural Build Certificate.

Welcome Songs -

A Cultural Olympiad Inspire project This major new community music project is produced by Dartington for the London 2012 Festival. Renowned folk artist Eliza Carthy and vocal ensemble I Fagiolini will lead communities across England in performing a suite of celebratory Welcome Songs. Written by Eliza, the songs take inspiration from four areas with links to the Games - Chipping Campden, Much Wenlock, Weymouth and Stoke Mandeville. Talented young musicians from South West Music School will perform the suite on the Weymouth live stage, ahead of the official Games Opening Ceremony.

With thanks to Arts Council England and PRS for Music Foundation for financial support.

Eliza Carthy

To read the latest news about Dartington, our work and the people we work with please visit www.dartington.org

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Barn Cinema

Salmon Fishing in the Yemen [12A]

Introduction

We are delighted to present our May & June programme of films; a wide selection of new & old, light & dark. Tim Burton’s Dark Shadows has Johnny Depp in a vampire tale with a twist, and Glenn Close tackles another intriguing role as the eponymous heroine in Albert Nobbs. Salmon Fishing In The Yemen is an indie rom-com that has got everyone talking, and Wes Anderson’s Moonrise Kingdom is a quirky love story of two 12-year old runaways.

Marley is a detailed biography of Bob Marley which also examines his religious & philosophical beliefs; surely a must-see for fans of the man and his music.

For the child in all of us, Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists is a delightfully silly offering from Aardman Studios that is sure to be a joyful experience for ‘children’ both young and old.

With Titanic reissued in 3D and back in cinemas, for me, the hidden gem in this programme is A Night to Remember, by far the best ‘Titanic’ film ever made.

Made in 1958, and without the benefit of CGI, this film gets to the places that James Cameron arguably failed to do with his blockbuster 40 years later.

Fri 11 May / 8pm, Sat 12 May / 5pm Sun 13 May / 2pm, Sun 13 - Mon 14 May / 8pm Tue 15 May / 5pm, Wed 16 - Thu 17 May / 2pm & 8pm DIRECTOR Lasse Halstrom CAST Ewan McGregor, Emily Blunt

Kristen Scott Thomas

UK 2011 / 1hr 47m

A visionary sheik who believes his passion for salmon fishing can enrich the lives of his people dreams of bringing the sport to the not so fish-friendly desert. Willing to spare no expense, he instructs his representative to turn the dream into reality, an extraordinary feat that will require the involvement of Britain’s leading fisheries expert who happens to think the project both absurd and unachievable.

That is, until the Prime Minister’s overzealous press secretary latches on to it as a ‘good will’ story.

The Pirates! in an Adventure with Scientists! [U] Fri 4 May / 5pm, Sun 6 May / 2pm Mon 7 May / 2pm & 5pm, Tue 8 - Thu 10 May / 5pm DIRECTOR Peter Lord & Jeff Newitt CAST Hugh Grant, Salma Hayek, David Tennant ANIMATION UK / USA 2011 / 1hr 28m

In Aardman’s latest swashbuckling hit, Pirate Captain sets out on a mission to defeat his rivals Black Bellamy and Cutlass Liz for the Pirate of the Year Award. Great fun for all ages.

Jim Whittle, Cinema Programme Manager

Booking Information Ticket Prices £7.75 Full Price £6.50 All concessions £5.25 Matinée £5.25 Students £4.00 Young People £3.50 Children’s Matinée Films

Gift Vouchers

Barn Cinema Gift Vouchers are now available from the Box Office in either £5, £10 or £20 denominations.

The Dartington Box Office is open from 12.30-7.00 seven days a week for advance bookings and one hour prior to any scheduled event for door sales.

Box Office Telephone 01803 847070 Book online: www.dartington.org/film 4

Mozart’s Sister [12A] Fri 4 May / 8pm, Sat 5 - Sun 6 May / 5pm & 8pm Mon 7 & Tue 8 May / 8pm Wed 9 & Thu 10 May / 2pm & 8pm DIRECTOR René Féret CAST Marie Féret, Marc Barbé, Delphine Chuillot,

France 2010 / Subtitles / 2hrs

Written and directed by René Féret, Mozart’s Sister is a re-imagined account of the early life of Maria Anna ‘Nannerl’ Mozart, five years older than her more famous brother and a musical prodigy in her own right.

Box Office 01803 847070

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel [12A]

Buck [TBC] Tue 15 May / 8pm, Wed 16 & Thu 17 May / 5pm

Fri 11 May / 2pm & 5pm, Sat 12 May / 8pm Sun 13 & Mon 14 May / 5pm

DIRECTOR Cindy Meehl Documentary USA / 2011 / 1hr 28m

DIRECTOR John Madden CAST Judi Dench, Bill Nighy, Maggie Smith

UK 2012 / Colour / 2hr 4m

An examination of the life of acclaimed ‘horse whisperer’ Buck Brannaman, who after a tragic childhood became a well-known expert in the interactions between horses and people.

In a welcome return for this Barn hit, British retirees travel to India to take up residence in what they believe is a newly restored hotel. Less luxurious than its advertisements, the Marigold Hotel nevertheless slowly begins to charm in unexpected ways.

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The Island President [PG]

Albert Nobbs [15]

Wed 23 May / 2pm & 8pm, Thu 24 May / 5pm DIRECTOR Raou Jon Shenk Documentary USA 2011 / 1hr 41m

Fri 18, Sun 20, Tue 22 - Wed 23 May / 5pm Sat 19, Mon 21, Thu 24 May / 8pm Thu 24 May / 2pm

After bringing democracy to his country, President Mohamed Nasheed of the Maldives, the lowest-lying country in the world, takes up the fight to keep his homeland from disappearing under the sea.

DIRECTOR Rodrigo García

CAST

Glenn Close, Mia Wasikowska, Aaron Johnson, Brendan Gleeson, UK/Ireland 2011 / 1hr 53m

This beguiling tragi-comic tale has been a labour of love for star Glenn Close. She first played the title character on stage 30 years ago, co-wrote the screen adaptation with Irish novelist John Banville, and also served as a producer on the film.

The Monk [15] Fri 25 & Sun 27 May / 5pm, Sat 26 & Mon 28 May / 8pm DIRECTOR Dominik Moll CAST Vincent Cassel, Déborah François,

Spain/France 2011 / Subtitles / 1hr 40m

Albert Nobbs struggles to survive in late 19th century Ireland, where women aren’t encouraged to be independent. Posing as a man, so she can work as a butler in Dublin’s most luxurious hotel, Albert meets a handsome painter and looks to escape the lie she has been living.

Based on Matthew Lewis’s 1796 gothic novel, The Monk revels in its beguiling atmosphere of long-repressed emotion ultimately unleashed. The period details - costumes, locations and sets - are stunning, as is Cassel’s riveting performance as a man unmoored by sexuality and torn away from all he once held as true.

A Night to Remember [U] Fri 25 May / 8pm, Sat 26 May / 5pm Sun 27 May / 2pm & 8pm

Meal Deal Sun 8pm

see page 25

DIRECTOR Roy Ward Baker CAST Kenneth More, Ronald Allen, Robert Ayres,

UK 1958 / B&W / 2hr 3m

A new restoration of this epic drama marks 100 years since the sinking of the Titanic. A Night to Remember portrays in brilliant, semi-documentary style the night of April 14, 1912, when the luxury liner struck an iceberg and sank, taking 1,513 passengers and crew members to the bottom of the ocean.

The Hunger Games [12A]

Delicacy [12A]

Sun 20 May / 2pm

Fri 18, Sun 20, Tue 22 May / 8pm Sat 19, Mon 21 May / 5pm

DIRECTOR Gary Ross Cast Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson

USA 2011 / 2hr 22m

Based on the best-selling novel by Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games is set in a future where the state selects a boy and girl from its twelve districts to fight to the death on live television. Katniss Everdeen volunteers to take her younger sister’s place for the latest match.

Bonsái [15] Mon 28 May / 5pm, Tue 29 May / 8pm

DIRECTOR David Foenkinos & Stéphane Foenkinos CAST Audrey Tautou, François Damiens

France 2011 / Subtitles / 1hr 49m

In this tender romance based on a best-selling French novel, successful Parisian Nathalie finds herself suddenly widowed after a three-year marriage to her soulmate. To cope with her loss she buries herself in her work, to the dismay of her friends.

Meal Deal Sun 8pm

Director Cristián Jiménez Cast Gabriela Arancibia, Cristóbal Briceño

Chile/Argentina/Portugal/France 2011 / 1hr 28m

Based on the much-lauded novel by Alejandro Zambra, Bonsai is the second feature from cult Chilean director Cristián Jiménez. A young writer recounts an earlier romance in hope of attracting his new love interest.

see page 25

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Blackthorn [15]

Café de Flore [TBC]

Tue 29 & Wed 30 May / 5pm, Thu 31 May / 2pm & 8pm

Fri 1 - Thu 7 June / 5pm

DIRECTOR Mateo Gil CAST Sam Shapard, Eduardo Noriega, Stephen Rea Spain/USA/Bolivia/France

2011 / Colour / Subtitles / 1hr 42m

DIRECTOR Jean-Marc Vallée CAST Vanessa Paradis, Kevin Parent

Canada/France 2011 / 2hrs

In Bolivia, Butch Cassidy (now calling himself James Blackthorn) pines for one last sight of home, an adventure that aligns him with a young robber and makes the duo a target for gangs and lawmen alike.

Being Elmo: A Puppeteer’s Journey [TBC]

Healing a broken heart isn’t easy. Sometimes it takes a lifetime...or two. Café de Flore is a love story about people separated by time and place but connected in profound and mysterious ways. Atmospheric, fantastical, tragic and hopeful, the film chronicles the parallel fates of Jacqueline, a young mother with a disabled son in 1960s Paris, and Antoine, a recentlydivorced, successful DJ in present day Montreal. What binds the two stories together is love - euphoric, obsessive, tragic, youthful, timeless love.

Wed 30 May / 2pm & 8pm, Thu 31 May 5pm DIRECTOR Constance Marks Cast Kevin Clash, Whoopi Goldberg, Frank Oz DOCUMENTARY USA 2011 / Colour / 1hr 20m

The Muppet Elmo is one of the most beloved characters among children across the globe. Meet the unlikely man behind the puppet - the heart and soul of Elmo Kevin Clash.

Half Term films

Dark Shadows [TBC] Fri 1 - Thu 7 June / 8pm DIRECTOR CAST

Tim Burton Johnny Depp, Michelle Pfeiffer, Eva Green USA 2011 / Colour / TBC

Fans of Tim Burton are sure to delight in his latest film. Spanning over two centuries, Dark Shadows follows the fortunes of Barnabas Collins. Master of Collinwood Manor, Barnabas is rich, powerful and an inveterate playboy...until he makes the grave mistake of breaking the heart of Angelique Bouchard. A witch, in every sense of the word, Angelique dooms him to a fate worse than death: turning him into a vampire, and then burying him alive. Two centuries later, Barnabas is inadvertently freed from his tomb and emerges into the very changed world of 1972.

He returns to Collinwood Manor to find that his once-grand estate has fallen into ruin and the Collins family have fared little better...

A Cat in Paris [PG]

Mirror Mirror [PG]

Sun 3 - Tue 5 June / 2pm

Wed 6 - Fri 8 June, Sun 10 June / 2pm

DIRECTOR Jean-Loup Felicioli, Alain Gagnol CAST Dominique Blanc, Bruno Salomone

France 2010 / Colour / 1hr 10m

DIRECTOR Tarsem Singh CAST Lily Collins, Julia Roberts, Armie Hammer

USA 2012 / Colour / 1hr 46m

A thrilling mystery unfurls in the alleys and on the rooftops of Paris, during one adventurous evening.

An evil queen steals control of a kingdom and an exiled princess enlists the help of seven resourceful rebels to win back her birthright.

Meal Deal Sun 8pm

see page 25

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Moonrise Kingdom [TBC] Fri 15, Sat 16 June / 8pm Sun 17 June / 2pm & 8pm Mon 18 & Tue 19 June / 5pm Wed 20 June / 8.15pm Thu 21 June / 2pm & 8.15pm DIRECTOR CAST

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2 Days in New York [TBC]

Even The Rain [TBC]

Meal Deal Sun 8pm

see page 25

Fri 8 & Sun 10 June / 5pm, Sat 9 & Mon 11 June / 8pm

Fri 8 & Sun 10 June / 8pm, Sat 9 & Mon 11 June / 5pm

DIRECTOR Julie Delpy CAST Chris Rock, Daniel Brühl, Julie Delpy

USA 2012 / 1hr 31m

DIRECTOR Icíar Bollaín CAST Gael García Bernal, Luis Tosar Karra Elejalde

Spain/Mex/Fr 2011 / Colour Subtitles / 1hr 43m

Marion (Delpy) has broken up with Jack (2 Days in Paris) and now lives in New York with their child and her new American boyfriend, Mingus. But when her French family descend for a visit, two worlds collide and no one is left unscathed.

Spanish director Sebastián and his crew are in Bolivia to shoot a budget motion picture about Christopher Columbus. They soon encounter a different story - a modern day tale of excessive water charges, privatization and riots.

Wes Anderson Bruce Willis, Edward Norton, Tilda Swinton, Bill Murray USA 2012 / Colour / Running time TBC

Director Wes Anderson (The Life Aquatic, The Royal Tenenbaums) brings his unique style together with an all star cast in his latest film.

Set on an island off the coast of New England in the 1960s, a young boy and girl fall in love and are moved to run away together. Various factions mobilize to search for them and the town is turned upside down - which might not be such a bad thing.

Meal Deal Sun 8pm

see page 25

All in Good Time [12A]

Goodbye First Love [15]

Cave of Forgotten Dreams [U]

Damsels in Distress [15]

Tue 12 June / 5pm, Wed 13 June / 2pm & 8pm Thu 14 June / 5pm

Tue 12 June / 8pm, Wed 13 June / 5pm, Thu 14 June / 2pm & 8pm

Tue 19 June / 8pm

Fri 15 - Sun 17 June / 5pm Mon 18 June / 8pm

DIRECTOR Nigel Cole CAST Amara Karan, Reece Ritchie, Meera Syal

UK 2012 / Colour / 1hr 33m

DIRECTOR Mia Hansen-Løve CAST Lola Créton, Sebastian Urzendowsky

France/Germany 2012 / Subtitles / 1hr 52m

East is East writer Ayub Khan-Din returns with another funny, tender-hearted portrait of family strife. Based on his popular play Rafta, Rafta, the film is set in Bolton where Atul and Vina are celebrating their marriage amid meddling parents and nosy neighbours.

A chronicle of the romance between serious, intensely focused 15 year old Camille and Sullivan, an older boy who wants to travel the world.

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DIRECTOR Werner Herzog Documentary Canada/France/USA 2011 Colour / 1hr 30m

Werner Herzog gains exclusive access to film inside the Chauvet caves of Southern France, capturing the oldest known pictorial creations of humankind in their astonishing natural setting.

DIRECTOR Whit Stillman Cast Greta Gerwig, Adam Brody, Analeigh Tipton

USA 2012 / Colour / 1hr 39m

Three girls set out to change the male-dominated environment of the Seven Oaks college campus, and to rescue their fellow students from depression, grunge and low standards of every kind.

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The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists! [U]

The Life & Death of Colonel Blimp [U]

Saturday 5 May / 2pm

Wed 20 & Thu 21 June / 5pm Director Michael Powell & Emeric Pressburger Cast Roger Livesay, Deborah Kerr, Anton Walbrook

UK 1943 / Colour / 2hr 42m

One of the most audaciously adventurous of the celebrated Powell and Pressburger collaborations, this artistic wartime masterpiece shows the lifetime of experiences both on and off the battlefield that moulded a stuffy and tradition-bound Home Guard.

The Source [15] Sun 24, Tue 26 & Wed 27 June / 5pm Mon 25 June / 8pm, Thu 28 June / 2pm & 8pm DIRECTOR Radu Mihaileanu CAST Leïla Bekhti, Hafsia Herzi and Biyouna

Belgium/ 2011 / Colour / Subtitles / 2hr 5m

Our Saturday matinée film club for kids.

For all BarnKids matinées adults must be accompanied by a child Tickets: £3.50 each for children and accompanying adults.

Barn Kids Members: £1 off ticket price For membership info please contact: nikki.mustafa@dartington.org u Suitable for all ages pg Parental guidance suggested 12a May be unsuitable for children under 12 children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult 12 Exhibition to only those aged 12 and over

Sun 24 & Tue 26 June / 8pm, Mon 25 June / 5pm

The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!

The Hunger Games [12A]

Rango [PG]

Saturday 26 May / 2pm

Director Gore Verbinski / 1hr 47m

A Cat in Paris [PG] Saturday 2 June / 2pm Director Jean-Loup Felicioli / 1hr 10m

Meal Deal Sun 8pm

Mirror Mirror

Wed 27 June / 2pm & 8pm, Thu 28 June / 5pm

A thrilling mystery that unfurls in the alleys and on the rooftops of Paris, over the course of one adventurous evening.

Mirror Mirror [PG] Saturday 9 June / 2pm

Director Tarsem Singh / 1hr 46m

DIRECTOR Gareth Evans CAST Iko Uwais, Ananda George, Ray Sahetapy

Indonesia / USA 2011 / Subtitles / 1hr 43m

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Perseus braves the treacherous underworld to rescue his father, Zeus, captured by his son, Ares, and brother Hades who unleash the ancient Titans upon the world.

“Contains moderate fantasy violence and threat” More details at pbbfc.co.uk

Rango is an ordinary chameleon who accidentally winds up in the town of Dirt, a lawless outpost in the Wild West in desperate need of a new sheriff.

see page 25

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Saturday 12 May / 2pm

Director Jonathan Liebesman / 1hr 40m

Set in a future where the state selects a boy and girl from the twelve districts to fight to the death on live television, Katniss Everdeen volunteers to take her younger sister’s place for the latest match.

“Contains intense threat, moderate violence and occasional gory moments” More details at pbbfc.co.uk

The director of Touching the Void turns his attention to a reggae legend in this must-see for Bob Marley fans. For details of a late night screening at Home Festival see page 20.

Deep in the heart of Jakarta’s slums lies an impenetrable safe house for the world’s most dangerous killers and gangsters. Until now, the rundown apartment block has been considered untouchable to even the bravest of police. But under the cover of darkness an elite swat team takes it on...

Wrath of the Titans [12A]

Saturday 19 May / 2pm

DIRECTOR Kevin Macdonald Documentary UK/USA 2011 / 2 hr 24 m

The Raid: Redemption [15]

Pirate Captain sets out on a mission to win the Pirate of the Year Award.

Director Gary Ross / 2hr 22m

In a remote North African village a battle of the sexes ensues when men refuse to fetch water from a distant well.

Marley [15]

Director Peter Lord, Jeff Newitt / 1hr 28m

An evil queen steals control of a kingdom and an exiled princess enlists the help of seven resourceful rebels to win back her birthright.

African Cats

[U] Saturday 16 June / 2pm Director Alistair Fothergill, Keith Scholey / 1hr 29m

African Cats

A nature documentary centered on two cat families and how they teach their cubs the ways of the wild.

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Release

by Icon Theatre Thursday 24 May 8pm Studio 1, Dartington Space Tickets £10 / Concessions £9 / Students & U16s £5 Release explores the lives of three prisoners in their first months after release, combining high energy physical theatre, an original score and mixed media to create an explosive insight into just how hard it is to go straight.

Post Show Discussion To celebrate the launch of Dartington LandWorks, a landscaping enterprise for ex-prisoners, Release will be followed by a post-show discussion led by award winning Guardian columnist and former prisoner Erwin James.

The Taming of the Shrew The Playgoers Society of Dartington Hall Friday 29 June – Saturday 7 July, 7.30pm (except Sunday 1 June) Matinée Saturday 30 June, 2.30pm The Old Tennis Court, Dartington Space Open air performance. Picnicking from 6pm.

Tickets £10 / Concessions £9 / Students & U16s £5

The Bina Gibson Annual Lecture presented by Kingsbridge Peace Group Sunday 27 May, 3pm Great Hall

Tickets £4 / Concessions £3 / Students & U16s £2

Speaker: Kate Hudson. Talk followed by a Q&A session on “Are Nuclear Weapons on the Way Out?”

Plymouth’s Military Wives Choir

Saturday 16 June, 7pm Dartington Hall

Directed by Anthea Roberts

Tickets £22.50

The Playgoers are back with their ever-popular annual al-fresco production. While Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew has been described as “...a macho fantasy for an alcoholic yob”, one of its distinguishing features is the playwright’s sympathy with and understanding of women characters. This production will focus on the exuberance and vitality of the piece; plenty of stage business, visual humour and dancing.

Fundraising concert in aid of The Royal British Legion’s Poppy Appeal. Also features One Accord and soloist, Jenny Abbot.

For tickets call The Royal British Legion on 01392 273111 or 07769671590.

National Gardens Scheme Open Day Sunday 10 June, Dartington Gardens Donations

Please visit the gardens and make a donation.

All monies raised go to the National Gardens Scheme.

Dartington Community Choir

Great Debate

Does Integrated Medicine Make Sense?

“Faure and Friends”

Saturday 26 May, Great Hall, Dartington 6pm for 6.30pm, pay bar in hall – finish at 8.30pm

Sunday 10 June 2012 7.30pm Great Hall, Dartington Tickets £14 / Concessions £13 / Students & U16s £5

Free event – please book your ticket via box office.

Donations invited on the night.

An Evening of French music . . .

This is contentious – some say alternatives should all be available so that patients have choice. Others that it encourages vulnerable people to use unproved or disproved treatments. The recent case of the officially cancelled (but still run privately) Totnes Cancer Clinic conference demonstrates the need for an open forum to discuss the contribution of integrated medicine. This debate is run jointly with The Disputables, a Plymouth-based initiative run with the support of Peninsula Arts.

Chaired by David Parsley (TotnesFM), panellists include Andy Lewis (Quackometer), Becky Simpson (cancer-survivor through integrated medicine). See website for latest panel update

Following on from Dartington Community Choir’s two performances of Brahms’ Requiem, the choir continues its 30th anniversary year with Faure and Friends, a concert of choral music by Faure, Saint-Saens and Gounod which will include Faure’s Pavanne, Messe Basse and Cantique de Jean Racine.

Conductor: Jonathan Watts

See page 18 for details of our next Great Debate ‘Blowing Hot and Cold’ 14

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Headhunters 5pm / This Must be the Place 8pm Headhunters 5pm / Le Grande Illusion 8pm Building Bridges Choir 11am - 1pm Abundant Life: Tai Chi 11am-12:15pm Dartington Community Gamelan 4.30pm - 8pm Le Grande Illusion 2pm / Headhunters 5pm & 8pm Cheese and Wine Evening The Pirates! 5pm / Mozart’s Sister 8pm Billie Bottle and the Multiple (Jazz Performers) BarnKids: The Pirates! 2pm / Mozart’s Sister 5pm & 8pm The Pirates! 2pm / Mozart’s Sister 5pm & 8pm Dan the Juggler The Pirates! 2pm & 5pm / Mozart’s Sister 8pm The Pirates! 5pm / Mozart’s Sister 8pm Mozart’s Sister 2pm / The Pirates! 5pm / Mozart’s Sister 8pm Building Bridges Choir 11am - 1pm Abundant Life: Tai Chi 11am-12:15pm Dartington Community Gamelan 4.30pm - 8pm Mozart’s Sister 2pm / The Pirates! 5pm / Mozart’s Sister 8pm Best Exotic Marigold Hotel 2pm & 5pm / Salmon Fishing... 8pm BarnKids: Wrath of the Titans 2pm / Salmon Fishing... 5pm Best Exotic Marigold Hotel 8pm Salmon Fishing... 2pm / Best Exotic... 5pm / Salmon Fishing...8pm Course: Soul in Nature - Best Exotic Marigold Hotel 5pm / Salmon Fishing... 8pm Salmon Fishing in the Yemen 5pm / Buck 8pm Salmon Fishing... 2pm / Buck 5pm / Salmon Fishing... 8pm Building Bridges Choir 11am - 1pm Abundant Life: Tai Chi 11am-12:15pm Dartington Community Gamelan 4.30pm - 8pm Salmon Fishing... 2pm / Buck 5pm / Salmon Fishing... 8pm Albert Nobbs 5pm / Delicacy 8pm 20th Anniversary Celebration of Raddon Hill Clog Morris Dancers BarnKids: Hunger Games 2pm / Delicacy 5pm / Albert Nobbs 8pm The Hunger Games 2pm / Albert Nobbs 5pm / Delicacy 8pm Course: Hoodwinked! ...

- Delicacy 5pm / Albert Nobbs 8pm Albert Nobbs 5pm / Delicacy 8pm Island President 2pm / Albert Nobbs 5pm / Island President 8pm Building Bridges Choir 11am - 1pm Abundant Life: Tai Chi 11am-12:15pm Dartington Community Gamelan 4.30pm - 8pm Albert Nobbs 2pm / Island President 5pm / Albert Nobbs 8pm Release by Icon Theatre 8pm The Monk 5pm / A Night to Remember 8pm BarnKids: Rango 2pm / Night to Remember 5pm / The Monk 8pm Great Debate: Integrated Medicine 6pm Course: Ecopsychology...

- A Night to Remember 2pm / The Monk 5pm / A Night to... 8pm The Bina Gibson Annual Lecture 3pm Course: Fearlessness in the Face of...

- Bonsai 5pm / The Monk 8pm Blackthorn 5pm / Bonsai 8pm Being Elmo 2pm / Blackthorn 5pm / Being Elmo 8pm Building Bridges Choir 11am - 1pm Abundant Life: Tai Chi 11am-12:15pm Dartington Community Gamelan 4.30pm - 8pm Blackthorn 2pm / Being Elmo 5pm / Blackthorn 8pm

Box Office 01803 847070

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Fri 1 Café de Flore 5pm / Dark Shadows 8pm Barn Cinema Sat 2 BarnKids: A Cat... 2pm / Café de Flore 5pm / Dark Shadows 8pm Barn Cinema Sun 3 A Cat in Paris 2pm / Café de Flore 5pm / Dark Shadows 8pm Barn Cinema Sun 3 Diamond Jubilee Celebration 12pm onwards Courtyard, Dartington Hall Sun 3 – Tue 5 Dartington Food Fair - The Shops at Dartington Mon 4 A Cat in Paris 2pm / Café de Flore 5pm / Dark Shadows 8pm Barn Cinema Tue 5 A Cat in Paris 2pm / Café de Flore 5pm / Dark Shadows 8pm Barn Cinema Wed 6 Mirror Mirror 2pm / Café de Flore 5pm / Dark Shadows 8pm Barn Cinema Thu 7 Building Bridges Choir 11am - 1pm Studio 20 Thu 7 Abundant Life: Tai Chi 11am-12:15pm Studio 6, Space Thu 7 Mirror Mirror 2pm / Café de Flore 5pm / Dark Shadows 8pm Barn Cinema Thu 7 Devon Dinner Dartington Hall Fri 8 Mirror Mirror 2pm / 2 Days in New York 5pm / Even the Rain 8pm Barn Cinema Sat 9 BarnKids: Mirror Mirror 2pm / Even the Rain 5pm / 2 Days... 8pm Barn Cinema Sun 10 National Gardens Open Day Dartington Gardens Sun 10 Mirror Mirror 2pm / 2 Days in New York 5pm / Even the Rain 8pm Barn Cinema Sun 10 Dartington Community Choir 7.30pm Great Hall Mon 11 – Fri 15 Course: Complexity and Collaboration - Schumacher College Mon 11 Even the Rain 5pm / 2 Days in New York 8pm Barn Cinema Tue 12 All in Good Time 5pm / Goodbye First Love 8pm Barn Cinema Wed 13 All in Good Time 2pm / Goodbye First Love 5pm / All in Good... 8pm Barn Cinema Thu 14 Building Bridges Choir 11am - 1pm Studio 20 Thu 14 Abundant Life: Tai Chi 11am-12:15pm Studio 6, Space Thu 14 Dartington Community Gamelan 4.30pm - 8pm Studio 3 Thu 14 Goodbye First Love 2pm / All in Good Time 5pm / Goodbye... 8pm Barn Cinema Fri 15 Damsels in Distress 5pm / Moonrise Kingdom 8pm Barn Cinema Sat 16 BarnKids: African Cats 2pm / Damsels in Distress 5pm Barn Cinema Sat 16 Plymouth’s Military Wives Choir 7pm Great Hall Sat 16 Moonrise Kingdom 8pm Barn Cinema Sun 17 Moonrise Kingdom 2pm / Damsels in Distress 5pm Barn Cinema Sun 17 Moonrise Kingdom 8pm Barn Cinema Mon 18 – Fri 22 Course: Animals and Us - Schumacher College Mon 18 – Fri 22 Course: Body and Earth - Schumacher College Mon 18 Great Debate: Blowing Hot and Cold 7pm Dartington Hall Mon 18 Moonrise Kingdom 5pm / Damsels in Distress 8pm Barn Cinema Tue 19 Moonrise Kingdom 5pm / Cave of Forgotten Dreams 8pm Barn Cinema Tue 19 – Thu 21 The Home & The World Creative Summit - Dartington Hall Tue 19 – Mon 16 Jul One Endless Garden Daily 9am – 5.30pm Dartington Space Wed 20 The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp 5pm / Moonrise... 8.15pm Barn Cinema Thu 21 Building Bridges Choir 11am - 1pm Studio 20 Thu 21 Abundant Life: Tai Chi 11am-12:15pm Studio 6, Space Thu 21 Dartington Community Gamelan 4.30pm - 8pm Studio 3 Thu 21 Moonrise Kingdom 2pm / Colonel Blimp 5pm / Moonrise... 8.15pm Barn Cinema Fri 22 & Sat 23 Home Festival 2012 - www.dartington.org/home Sun 24 The Source 5pm / Marley 8pm Barn Cinema Mon 25 – Fri 29 Course: Harmony - Schumacher College Mon 25 Marley 5pm / The Source 8pm Barn Cinema Tue 26 The Source 5pm / Marley 8pm Barn Cinema Wed 27 The Raid 2pm / The Source 5pm / The Raid 8pm Barn Cinema Thu 28 Abundant Life: Tai Chi 11am-12:15pm Studio 6, Space Thu 28 Building Bridges Choir 11am - 1pm Studio 20 Thu 28 The Source 2pm / The Raid 5pm / The Source 8pm Barn Cinema Thu 28 Dartington Community Gamelan 4.30pm - 8pm Studio 3 Fri 29 – Sat 7 Jul The Taming of the Shrew 7.30pm Old Tennis Court, Space Sat 30 The Taming of the Shrew 2.30pm & 7.30pm Old Tennis Court, Space

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All information contained in this brochure was correct at the time of printing, however Dartington Hall Trust reserves the right to make changes to the programme where necessary.

Diary: May 2012

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Dartington Food Fair

It’s coming...

Destination Dartington for a great fun family day out

RedBall UK

Sunday 3 – Tuesday 5 June, The Shops at Dartington Tickets £4 / Children Under 12 Free / Free Parking

This summer, New York artist Kurt Perschke is bringing his celebrated art project, the fifteen foot inflatable RedBall to the UK. Co-produced

by Torbay Council and The Dartington Hall Trust, it arrives on the streets of the English Riviera in Torbay in June. RedBall then tours to Plymouth, Exeter, Weymouth and London’s South Bank before ending its journey with a special event at Dartington.

Torbay 2 - 5 June Plymouth 8 - 10 June Exeter 15 - 17 June Weymouth 21 - 24 June London 27 June - 1 July

Dartington Food Fair is back and it’s even bigger and better. Three days of celebrating and sampling the incredible wealth of produce in the South West of England, with over 50 local producers, chef demonstrations, family entertainment, live music and Diamond Jubilee celebrations.

Book online or pay on the door. www.dartington.org/food-fair

Diamond Jubilee Celebration

Sunday 3 June, 12pm onwards, Dartington Hall Come and celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee with us in the medieval courtyard. Watch the Thames river pageant on our big screen at 2pm and enjoy a local hog roast.

In Conversation with Kurt Perschke Tuesday 3 July, 6:30pm, The Barn Tickets £4

Great Debate - Blowing Hot and Cold

Join Kurt Perschke in conversation with public art expert Maggie Bolt, reflecting on the RedBall Project - a final chance to catch the ball in the UK! For more information visit: www.redballuk.co.uk

Chaired by Jonathan Dimbleby

Monday 18 June, 7pm Dartington Hall

Tickets £8 / Concessions £7 from Box Office

On-shore wind power can make a major contribution to the UK’s renewable energy targets and aspirations.

Can we realise the potential contribution of on-shore wind power in reducing carbon emissions, enhancing energy security and substituting for energy imports in view of resistance at local planning level?

In partnership with TRESOC

Shared Inventions

High Cross House on the Dartington estate is now open under National Trust management.

Studio 5, Dartington Space 9.00am to 5.30pm

Tickets FREE - Please book in advance via the box office.

This exhibition marks the launch of Carol Ballenger’s new book of photographs celebrating Dartington’s gardens, fields and woods.

Opening Celebration - Thursday 21 June 6.30pm 8.30pm at Dartington Space. Refreshments available.

For more info visit: www.artslive.org.uk

Composer Hugh Nankivell has led an innovative early years project in two Torbay Schools where school children have created their own musical inventions. They will now share them at this informal performance featuring South West Music School students and the Music Mayhem Band.

Funded by Youth Music and managed by The Dartington Hall Trust supported by Torbay Council

tuningworlds: Secret Songs

An installation in Dartington Hall Gardens 2012 -2013

Eight music boxes hidden in the gardens play gentle songs for garden dwellers to enjoy. Pick up a map in the Welcome Centre. Part of tuningworlds, a worldwide music improvisation project.

Log on to www.tuningworlds.net and tell us what else you heard. The best sound story will win a secret song, written specially for them.

The Home & The World - creative summit Tue 19 - Thu 21 June, Dartington Hall

Full Price £295 / Concessions (fulltime Students) £195 Virtual Registrations £100

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High Cross House Exhibitions

An exhibition by Carol Ballenger

Tuesday 19 June - Sunday 16 July

Sunday 1 July, 3.30pm Great Hall

This creative summit explores art and ideas that connect directly to the world around us.

Produced in partnership with Aune Head Arts. www.thehomeandtheworld.info

One Endless Garden

Box Office 01803 847070

Current and upcoming exhibitions include:

Thoughts to the Edge

This interactive exhibition displays visitors’ comments about High Cross House and how they would like to see it presented by the National Trust in the future.

Story of High Cross House

Telling the fascinating story of High Cross House, its impact and legacy, this insightful exhibition helps to put the property into the wider context.

Artists in Residence

Jane Molloy, Beth Heaney, Dick Bixby, Lotte Hobbs For more information visit: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/high-cross-house

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Dartington International Summer School 21 July - 25 August 2012

Get Involved This summer, if you live locally you could…

• Take part in a free workshop • Listen to Showcase concerts • Come to Free Family Friendly concerts • Watch a Masterclass • Do a Summer School course at a special rate • Come to an evening concert

Look out for our local leaflet or call 01803 847080 for further details

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Friday 22 June 7.00pm - Late Tashi Lhunpo Monks (Tibet) Solarference (UK) The Dhol Foundation (UK) Ryoko Nuruki (Japan) Patrick Duff (UK)

Saturday 23 June 12.30pm - Late Show of Hands (UK) Krar Collective (Ethiopia) Jackie Oates Band (UK) SANS (UK/Finland/Armenia) James Froud Band (UK) Sanna Kurki-Suonio (Finland) Solarference (UK) Romany Diamonds (Poland) Patrick Duff (UK) Ben & Alfie (UK) Tigran Aleksanyan (Armenia) Nicky Swann (UK) Ryoko Nuruki (Japan) Emily Wright (UK) Matthew & Me (UK) Bristol Reggae Orchestra (UK) South West Music School (UK) Ballet Nimba (Guinea)

Friday 12 - Sunday 14 October, Dartington Hall

Festival Tickets

Interrogate! is back for another year and this time happiness will be taking centre stage.

Friday – 7pm - late full price £20 / over 60s £15 Benefits £12.50 / Students £10 / under 16s £7.50 (1 free U16 ticket with any adult ticket)

Through music, debate, dance and art we’re going to be scaling the peaks and pits of happiness, trying to find out just why happiness has become such a serious business in our society today.

Featuring: The Baghdaddies, Daniel Bye, Maurice Glasman, Mona Siddiqui, Natural Causes, Phillipe Sands, Anna Coote and Ruby Wax www.interrogate.org.uk

Saturday 12.30pm – late full price £45.00 / over 60s £37.50 / Benefits £35.00 / Students £30.00 / under 16s £15.00 (1 free U16 ticket with any adult ticket) Friday and Saturday combined – full price £58.50 / over 60s £43.50 / Benefits £41.00 / students £36.00 / under 16s £20.00 (1 free U16 ticket with any adult ticket) Tickets & Info www.dartington.org/home 01803 847070

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Friday 22 & Saturday 23 June 2012

A festival with acoustic music at its heart

Focussing on acoustic music, voices and song from around the world with unplugged sets from outstanding UK and international artists, join us as the festival enters its third year in the magnificent setting of Dartington Hall’s 14th century courtyard.

‘The UK’s best unplugged roots festival’ WorldMusic.co.uk

Volunteering

It would not be possible to deliver the HOME festival without the support of volunteers.

If you would like to volunteer please contact: Sarah Lawrence - Volunteer Coordinator Tel: 01803 847082 e-mail: sarah.lawrence@dartington.org

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Sustainability Courses at Schumacher College

Short Courses

Short Courses (cont.)

Postgraduate Courses

Through an innovative approach to learning, with experts from around the world, Dartington’s Schumacher College has helped thousands to understand and find solutions for the most pressing ecological and social concerns of modern life.

Soul in Nature: Experiencing the Connection May 14 - 25, 2012

Complexity and Collaboration: Applying Complexity Theory to Organisational Transformation

Full and part time one year programmes starting September 2012

Vocational Courses Schumacher College runs courses in Sustainable Horticulture and Natural Building.

To register your interest in upcoming courses please contact: lou.rainbow@schumachercollege.org.uk

Princess Irene van Lippe Biesterfeld, Satish Kumar, Jonathan Horwitz, Stephan Harding

Using a variety of traditional and transformational practices, this course will help you connect deeply with the natural world.

Fee £750 or Two weeks £1,400 (Save £100 over weekly course price)

Hoodwinked! What Wrecked our Economy and How to Fix It May 21 - 25, 2012 John Perkins

Join ‘Economic Hitman’ John Perkins, an insider in the global financial system, who will explore how predatory capitalism has expanded across the globe, and where the potential is to transform our destructive economic system.

Fee £750

Ecopsychology: Experiencing the Ecological Self May 27 - June 1, 2012

David Key & Mary-Jayne Rust

Through a series of carefully facilitated outdoor experiences and small group work, this course will help participants experience the ecological Self and ask what it really means to “reconnect with nature”.

Fee £800

June 11 - 15, 2012 Eve Mitleton-Kelly

This course provides a sound theoretical and practical grounding for all those interested in creating a more successful and collaborative organisation. Fee £750

Join the growers, leaders and change agents at the forefront of new thinking in Horticulture for resilient and healthy food systems.

Jonathan Balcombe (videolink), Marc Bekoff (videolink), Richard Ryder, Rachel Hevesi, Satish Kumar & others

MA Economics for Transition - achieving low carbon, high well-being, resilient economies

June 18 - 22 2012

This course brings together world renowned experts in animal behaviour, welfare and philosophy to reflect on what we can learn from other species and how it can guide our own individual and social behaviour. Fee £750

Body and Earth

June 18 - 22, 2012

Andrea Olsen and Caryn McHose

This course starts from the insight that our bodies are inherently connected to the natural world.

By engaging with a combination of experiential anatomy and time spent in nature, participants will deepen their relationship to place.

In association with Plymouth University, New Economics Foundation, Transition Network, Eden Project, Centre for Alternative Technology and Duchy College.

For details see: www.schumachercollege.org.uk

Harmony

June 25 - 29, 2012

Margaret Wheatley

The concept of Harmony provides a way of looking at all areas of human activity, from philosophy, ethics and aesthetics, to science, land use, architecture and health care. In this course, esteemed teachers from very different cultural backgrounds will reflect on what harmony means to them and to modern society. Fee £750

Fee £850

(PG Cert and PG Dip) Are you ready for economic change? Help create a system fit for the challenges of the 21st Century.

Fee £750

Hossein Elahi Ghomshei, Ian Skelly, Satish Kumar Emma Clark and Adam Hunt

Our current challenge isn’t the rapid pace of change, it’s uncertainty. How can we persevere in the face of unending challenges and uncertainty?

MSc Sustainable Horticulture and Food Production (PG Cert and PG Dip)

Animals and Us

Fearlessness in the Face of Uncertainty May 28 - June 1, 2012

MSc Holistic Science (PG Cert and PG Dip) Nature is our teacher in this transformational degree from the pioneers of holistic scienc.

N.B. All short course fees include accommodation, food, field trips and all teaching sessions.

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Classes & Courses Abundant Life: Tai Chi

Building Bridges Choir

Studio 6, Space, £6 per session (on the door) N.B. Class will be outdoors if weather permits

Studio 20, Space £5 per session (on the door)

Thursdays 11.00am - 12.15pm

Join Tai Chi Nation for weekly classes in this form of moving meditation which gently exercises the whole body. Follow your class with lunch in the White Hart - two courses for £10 (valid on day of class collect your voucher at the session). Abundant Life is Dartington’s plan for an innovative new community for older people in the Foxhole building on the Dartington estate.

For more information and to read the latest newsletter see: www.dartington.org/abundant-life

Bookbinding and Printmaking courses

Learn new skills at Dartington with unique equipment and expertise from teachers Mary Bartlett and Michael Honnor. Classes are held throughout the year - enrolment is for day or half-day classes over a ten-week term.

For more information see www.dartington.org/arts/craft-education

Residential Weekends

We are delighted to announce residential weekends in Bookbinding and Printmaking - a unique opportunity to stay at Dartington and spend three days working creatively with experts to explore a range of techniques. Suitable for all abilities.

For more information see www.dartington.org/arts/craft-education

Every Thursday, 11am – 1pm

Come and join in with singing Zimbabwean and English traditional songs in this choir led by Chartwell Dutiro and Yvette Staelens. Everyone is welcome, no need to read music as songs are taught by ear, just come and have fun.

Presented by MHARARANO The Mbira Academy supported by The Dartington Hall Trust

Dartington Community Gamelan Young People’s Course (ages 7-15) Thursdays 4.30pm - 5.30pm £3.50 / week, Siblings £2.50

Adult Course (ages 16+)

Thursdays 6.00pm - 8.00pm | £7 / £5 week Studio 3, Dartington Space

Join expert gamelan tutor Saj Landey and learn to play Balinese gamelan - a beautiful collection of tuned metallic percussion instruments. No previous experience required. Sessions take place 19 April - 28 June (except 7 June). Pay for full term or pay per week. Advance booking recommended.

To book call the Box office on 01803 847070 For more information contact Lisa Buckby 01803 847083

Food and drink

Devon Cream Teas from £4.95 per serving

We offer a range of options for eating and drinking at Dartington

Cheese and Wine Evening

Roundhouse Café - open daily 11am - 8pm Next door to the Barn Cinema, this family friendly space serves organic and local produce including cakes, juices, teas, coffee, beer and wine plus Salcombe ice-cream.

The White Hart - open daily from 10am

In the courtyard at Dartington Hall, relax and enjoy some of the finest locally sourced food in Devon.

Bar open 11am - 11pm, Monday to Saturday and 12 noon - 10:30pm on Sunday. Food is served 12pm-2.30 pm and 6pm-9 pm Monday to Friday and 12pm to 9pm on Saturday and Sunday.

Michael Honnor - Printmaking

Movie Meal Deals

Book in advance for selected Sunday night films and get your cinema ticket plus a two course pre-screening supper and a coffee in the White Hart for £21.50. Please see the film section for details of participating films. NOTE: Meal Deal tickets are booked through the Box Office on 01803 847070 Meal Deal

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Enjoy a cream tea and then explore the stunning Grade II listed gardens at Dartington Hall.

Thursday 3 May, £19.95pp Join us for a relaxed evening sampling cheese, wine and canapés from our local suppliers.

To book, call 01803 847147 or email bookings@dartingtonhall.com

Dartington Food Fair

Sunday 3 - Tuesday 5 June Visit us on our stand at ‘The Shops at Dartington’ and learn all about our special offers on leisure packages, festivals, private dining, weddings and private celebrations.

Devon Dinner Thursday 7 June A celebration of all things Devon! Join us and enjoy a sumptuous 3 course meal prepared by our fabulous chefs where at least 80% of the produce used will be from within Devon.

To book, call 01803 847147 or email bookings@dartingtonhall.com

See page 18 for details of our Jubilee Celebrations www.dartington.org

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Studios & Rehearsal Spaces for Your Works Dartington is home to Space, the largest collection of high quality arts spaces available for hire in the South West.

Space includes 8 large performing arts studios, a large multipurpose makers’ studio / workshop space, a gallery and 2 smaller rehearsal studios / meeting rooms. Live performances, film and sound recording can be accommodated - call us to discuss this further.

Residential Facilities A range of residential options are available, from the superb medieval courtyard rooms to more basic single bedroom accommodation.

Call us on 01803 847147 or see www.dartington.org/space

Excellent Conference Facilities Belarus Free Theatre Image © Nikolai Khalezin

Residencies “It’s been invaluable... You get time and space to think and the support from staff has been amazing.”

Freddie Opoku-Addaie, UK choreographer The Dartington residency programme provides studio space and support for artists across all disciplines for research, development, and making new work. Dartington supports artists through commissioning and working in partnership with other producers and organisations, regionally, nationally and internationally.

The focus of our residencies is on work that: * Marks a new area of work for the artist or organisation * Engages with key issues in social justice and sustainability * Offers potential for audience engagement and participation Recent residencies included Freddie Opoku-Addaie, Bristol Ferment Artists and the return of Belarus Free Theatre (pictured). Check out www.dartington.org/blog to read about some of the artists’ experience at Dartington.

For further details see www.dartington.org/arts/residencies or contact residencies@dartington.org

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With our historic halls, conference rooms, seminar studios, performance places, private dining and splendid scenery, Dartington Hall is the ideal venue to host your event. * first-class meeting rooms for groups of 6 to 180 people * well-appointed bedrooms * multimedia equipment and internet connection in every room * Your personal conference team and full technical support * Award-winning food served in private dining rooms or in our restaurant * Choice of day delegate and residential packages Call us on 01803 847147 or see www.dartington.org/meet

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3rd-5th June 2012

Get involved Destination Dartington for a great fun family day out!

• Mitch Tonks will head up a cast of local and well known chefs in the demonstration kitchen • Food Marquee highlighting Devon’s finest produce • Craft marquee – new for this year • Live music every day • Children’s entertainment every day • Get dressed up for the Jubilee 50’s theme on Tuesday

£4 entrance fee, children under 12 go free, and free parking.

To purchase a ticket visit www.dartington.org/food-fair The Shops at Dartington, Cider Press Centre, Shinners Bridge, Dartington, Totnes, Devon TQ9 6TQ

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Here are 5 ways you can get more involved with Dartington.

1. Support our vision

Become a member and receive a range of benefits including: * *

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Invites to special member events Concessions at the Barn Cinema and discount at the Shops at Dartington Brochure mailings

Find out more and sign up online at www.dartington.org/membership

2. Volunteer We simply couldn’t manage without our wonderful volunteers so if you have time to give please get in touch. www.dartington.org/volunteer

3. Debate the key issues of today at the ‘Great Debates’ series With subjects ranging from nuclear weapons to the rehabilitation of offenders, if you are interested in our programmes then these regular events are for you. www.dartington.org/about/great-debates 4. Keep in touch We post regular updates, competitions and news on Twitter and Facebook. You can also subscribe to our e-bulletin to get regular news updates on our work at www.dartington.org/signup.

Every quarter we discuss our plans and answer your questions at our free Community Conversation events – see the website. www.dartington.org/community 5. Let us know what you think You can email us at feedback@dartingon.org

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Your Visit Main Switchboard: 01803 847000 White Hart: 01803 847111 Room Bookings: 01803 847100

Film and arts events booking Box Office 01803 847070 (open 12.30-7pm daily)

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Contact us Admin line: 01803 847074 (9.30-5.30pm Mon-Fri) Email: arts@dartington.org Pre-show / In Person Box office opens one hour prior to an event or film for ’on the door’ sales.

For all course and general enquiries please contact: Schumacher College The Old Postern Dartington, Totnes, Devon TQ9 6EA Tel: +44 (0)1803 865934 Email: admin@schumachercollege.org.uk Book Online: www. schumachercollege.org.uk

Getting Here The Dartington Hall Estate is located 1 mile from Totnes in the heart of South Devon.

By Train: Dartington is a 25 mins walk or a short taxi ride from Totnes Railway Station.

Credit & debit cards We accept most cards.

By Bus: Nearby Totnes is served by the National Express and local services. Dartington is served by the Stagecoach service #165 from the main bus stop in Totnes (outside Morrisons). Info on 0870 6082608 or www.countrybusdevon.co.uk.

Group bookings Buy ten tickets and get the eleventh free.

By Bike: There are bike parks available at Dartington; if you plan to use these please bring your own lock.

Reservations Reserved tickets must be paid for 24 hours prior to the event. We will release tickets that have not been paid for by this time.

By Car: We’re 30 minutes south of Exeter and north of Plymouth on the M5/A38. From the A38 follow signs to Totnes. On-site parking is available. Our postcode, for sat nav, is TQ9 6EL.

Returns Refunds are not available unless an event is not able to go ahead. Exchanges/credit may be offered at the discretion of the Box Office with 24 hours notice.

Concessions Members; over 60s; full time students; U16s; unemployed; disability benefit; DHT staff. Please provide proof of eligibility.

Access 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.

Assistant 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.

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Address: Address: Dartington Hall Dartington Hall Totnes Totnes Devon Devon TQ9 6EL TQ9 6EL

On Foot: A level footpath runs from Totnes station along the river before turning right onto the Dartington Hall drive for the last (hilly) 3/4 mile.

Gardens

Dartington’s beautiful Grade 2* Listed gardens are open dawn to dusk, throughout the year. Please consider a voluntary donation of £3 per person to help us with the considerable costs of maintaining the gardens. Groups of 10 or more are asked to make arrangements by appointment. Please note that no dogs are allowed in the gardens except assistance dogs. To maintain the tranquility that you come to enjoy we ask that you do not picnic or play games in the gardens. A picnic area is available in front of the Roundhouse Café and refreshments and outside seating are available at the White Hart.

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