Wheee! 2010 Children's Festival Brochure

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4 - 10 June 2010 Lakeside’s International Children’s Theatre & Dance Festival

WELCOME TO

! e e e Wh 2010 is the sixth Lakeside International Children’s Theatre Festival, and - now we are six - we’ve decided to do away with the longest festival title ever and introduce a new one which is much shorter and is also much more representative of the child and familyfriendly delights that it represents.

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brings a wealth of talent from Belgium, Spain, Italy, and Scotland with some absolutely beautiful theatre which will in turn delight, charm and thrill you and your children.

Nat Gras’ lovely Sheeptight will make children smile with recognition and will also ring true with every adult who’s ever struggled to get their little one into bed at night; TPO’s Kurdish Garden is sumptuously beautiful with their magic carpet digital imagery presenting stunning visuals and gentle dance that everyone can enjoy; Andy Manley’s brilliantly appealing My House was recently on Broadway as part of an award-winning season of Scottish theatre; and Aracaladanza’s Nubes is quite simply everything that’s great about Aracaladanza in one glorious show.

Add to that a fab festival weekend including: wild lakeside walks in Highfields Park with the artist Karen Logan; an enchanting Oogly Boogly experience for 12 - 18 month olds and their parents or carers; a site specific performance 'On the Way to the Mad Hatter's Tea Party' from Lakeside's Youth Theatre and Maison Foo; a story tent; a Labyrinth with a Wishing Tree at its centre; a clutch of different make and do workshops including origami, jewellery-making, and puppet making plus henna-hand painting and face-painting, an interactive Watering Tree and crowd-pleasing sets from comedian James Campbell and local rock 'n' roll heroes Johnny and the Raindrops.

Top all that off with a totally brilliant Architects of Air Luminarium - Levity II - and you have a recipe for sheer delight all round.

Looking forward to seeing you at the festival!

Shona, and everyone at Lakeside

£7 ALL TICKETS

Friday 4 & Saturday 5 June, 10.30am, 1.30pm & 3.30pm 60 Mins including playtime!

Suitable for 2 - 4 years and parents/carers

NAT GRAS (BELGIUM) PRESENTS

SHEEPTIGHT Moon in the sky, story in your ear, boy in bed - and sheep jump over the fence… Good night, sheep tight!

Snuggle up and enjoy Nat Gras’s delightful performance.

Specially created for toddlers, this gentle and charming dance theatre about bedtime rituals will bring smiles all round as children and their carers recognise much of their own experience in this performance! Immediately following the performance, there’s a chance to enjoy a special playtime in the theatre space with a range of fun things to do.

Saturday 5 June, 11am, 12.30pm, 2.30pm Sunday 6 June, 12.30pm and 2.30pm Running time 40 mins including playtime!

Suitable for ages 18 months - 3 years and parents/carers

MY HOUSE

Created and performed by Andy Manley In association with Starcatchers My house is orange.

The ceiling is furry, The walls are jaggy, The faces are shiny, I like my house, It’s a lot like me.

Come and visit a very special house - where all is not as it seems. Watch the rooms and chimneys grow, and see how many shapes and textures you can spot!

ÂŁ7 ALL TICKETS

Sunday 6 June 3.30pm Monday 7 June 10.30am & 1.30pm running time approximately 50 mins Suitable for ages 4+ and their families

TPO (ITALY) IN CO-PRODUCTION WITH TEATRO METASTASIO STABILE DELLA TOSCANA AND LYRIC THEATRE HAMMERSMITH PRESENTS

THE KURDISH GARDEN Imagine a mysterious path leading from each of four gateways, travelling through different Kurdish landscapes and taking inspiration from Islamic gardens before arriving at a place dedicated to a different colour and element: yellow earth; blue - Water; Green - leaves; and red - love. Two dancers, an evocative soundscape, and artist Rebwar Saeed’s beautiful paintings combine in this entrancing performance for everyone. A welcome return ALL for the company who performed here in 2005 with The Japanese Garden, and in 2007 with The Italian Garden.

Wednesday 9 June 1.30pm & 7pm

TICKETS £7

Wednesday 9 June 1.30pm & 7pm Thursday 10 June 10.30am & 1.30pm Running time approx 50 mins Suitable for ages 4+ and their families

ARACALADANZA (SPAIN) PRESENT

NUBES (CLOUDS)

Firm favourites of Lakeside audiences who raved about previous shows Nada Nada, Pequeños Paraisos and Visto Lo Visto, Enrique Cabrera’s company return with their newest work Nubes (Clouds).

Inspired by the work of the Surrealist artist Magritte, this fabulous dance theatre plays with the theme of clouds in the most magical way.

Expect the company’s trademark playfulness in which the most extraordinary objects are imaginatively brought to life, a flipper dance which is laugh out loud funny, and a ladder dance which takes your breath away.

This is classic Aracaladanza.

ALL TICKETS £7

FAMILY WEEKENDS ACTIVITIE

Friday 4 - Sunday 6 June 11am-6pm

ARCHITECTS OF AIR PRESENT

LUMINARIUM ÂŁ3 (15 minute visit at peak times); final admission is half-hour prior to closing time. Children must be accompanied by an adult. The Luminarium is wheelchair accessible.

Nottingham based Architects of Air return to Lakeside with their biggest Luminarium, Levity II. Designed by Alan Parkinson a luminarium is a monumental installation that people enter to be immersed in the beauty of colour and light.

These magnificent inflatable structures have been seen all over the world in 35 countries, on 5 continents and enjoyed by over 1 million people since 1992.

FAMILY WEEKENDS ACTIVITIE 5 and Saturday June Sunday 6

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Many activites are FREE but some activities require you to book in advance at the box office (0115 8467777), or online at www.lakesidearts.org.uk

WILD WALKS

Join the artist Karen Logan on a leisurely walk through the lovely woodland su rroundings of Highfields Park, sto pping off to create your own un ique additions to hang amongst the trees.

Suitable for all ag es.

Children under 8 must be accompanied by an adult.

SATURDAY 5 JUNE 11am -6pm 11am-6pm 11am-6pm 11am-6pm 12noon 12noon 12noon 1.00pm 1.30pm 1.30pm 2.00pm 2.00pm 2.30pm 3pm 3.30pm 3.30pm

Luminarium - Levity II Make and do arts and crafts Labyrinth and Wishing Tree Interactive Watering Tree Wild Walk with Karen Logan Oogly Boogly On the way to the Mad Hatter's tea party Flying Panda performance James Campbell Comedy for Kids Oogly Boogly On the way to the Mad Hatter's tea party Walk with Karen Logan Flying Panda performance James Campbell Comedy for Kids Walk with Karen Logan Oogly Boogly

£3 from box office Drop in Drop in Drop in Book at box office £5 from box office Park Amphitheatre Amphitheatre £5 from box office Park Book at box office Amphitheatre Amphitheatre Book at box office £5 from box office

FAMILY WEEKEND ACTIVITIES

Oogly Boogly Photography by Anna von Kooj

SUNDAY 6 JUNE 11am-6pm 11am-6pm 11am-6pm 11am-6pm 12noon 12noon 1pm 1.30pm 2.00pm 2.30pm 3pm 3.30pm 3.30pm 4.30pm

Luminarium - Levity II Make and do arts and crafts Labyrinth and Wishing Tree Interactive Watering Tree Walk with Karen Logan Oogly Boogly James Campbell Comedy for Kids Oogly Boogly Walk with Karen Logan Johnny and the Raindrops James Campbell Comedy for Kids Walk with Karen Logan Oogly Boogly Johnny and the Raindrops

£3 from box office Drop in Drop in Drop in Book at box office £5 from box office Amphitheatre £5 from box office Book at box office Amphitheatre Amphitheatre Book at box office £5 from box office Amphitheatre

More amphitheatre events to be announced. Please check posters on the day.

Saturday 5 & Sunday 6 June 12 noon, 1.30pm & 3.30pm Tickets ÂŁ5 from box office. ÂŁ10 for 2 adults, 1 toddler Suitable for 12-18 months

OOGLY BOOGLY Dance4 presents an event, performance and game for toddlers aged 12-18 months and their parents/carers. Oogly Boogly takes places in a specially made inflatable space, designed by Alan Parkinson of Architects of Air. Spaces are limited so book early!

Photography by Benedict Johnson

DANCE4 PRESENT

4 weeks of summer schools working across the visual and performing arts alongside a fantastic range of artists.

NO experience necessary, just bags of enthusiasm!

Monday 2 August - Friday 6 August 10am-3.30pm, 8-12 years £65

BIG IDEAS! BIG ART! Join artist Liz Sparks and imagine life as a small person - much like the Lilliputians in Gulliver’s Travels or like the Borrowers and create a giant and spectacular installation in the theatre to which your family and friends will be invited at the end of the week.

Monday 16 August - Friday 20 August 10am-12noon, 6-7 years £35 1-4pm, 8-10 years £45

ELASTIC FANTASTIC DANCE WEEK Create a performance with dance and movement and lots of stretchy bits.

A fun filled week led by dancer and choregrapher Lucy Killingley.

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SATURDAY 29 MAY - SUNDAY 27 JUNE WALLNER GALLERY D H LAWRENCE PAVILION Since February this year, 11 young people aged 13 - 22 have been working with Lakeside's Galleries Education Officer, Ruth Lewis-Jones, to curate their own exhibition especially for the children's festival. During this time they have been visiting exhibitions, talking to professional curators, and meeting artists in their studios. This exhibition is the result of their fascinating journey from tentative ideas to public display.

Exhibition Opening Saturday 29 May, 11am-12 noon.

Come along and meet the curators.

Whilst visiting the festival, take a look at all Lakeside's Exhibitions.

GET INVOLVED! MAKE A WHEEE! SHOW IN A WEEK WITH FLYING PANDA • Monday 31 May - Saturday 5 June, 1- 3.30pm 10-14 years, £40 (full week only) • Monday 31 May - Friday 4 June, 9.30 - 12noon 7+ years, £8 per session Join the Flying Panda team of Andy Barrett, Julian Hanby, Ling Peng and Helen Fownes-Davies for a week of half term theatre fun influenced by great ideas from the company's recent visit to Sichuan Opera in China involving: Monday: mask making and puppetry Tuesday: banner making Wednesday: storytelling Thursday: music and movement Friday: character and performance The 10-14 age group must be able to commit to the full week of afternoon worksops, and perform the completed performance show as part of our Amphitheatre programme on Saturday!

OTHER FREEO THINGS TO DE AT LAKESID

University of Nottingham Museum Department of Archaeology Follow the signs up the hill behind the Portland Building and discover the University Museum which has a remarkable collection of objects reflecting the everyday lives of people living in this area, including some found at the Roman site of Margidunum (Bingham). Become a Museum Investigator and try out some of the activity sheets you’ll find inside the special Investigator bags.

Weston Gallery, D H Lawrence Pavilion

Saints, Sinners and Story Tellers...

Our medieval exhibition is full of intriguing and beautifully illustrated books, originally housed at Wollaton Hall. Take a walk round and have some fun completing the Gallery Activity Sheets.

On Sunday 6 June, look out for a very special Medieval visitor who will help bring history to life!

OTHER FR THINGS TO EDE AT LAKESIDEO D H L Pavilion Crafts Case

ABIGAIL BROWN

Don't miss Abigail Brown's gorgeous display of very special little beings, curated by Lakeside's Crafts Co-ordinator Lesley Beale for Wheee!

A multi-talented artist, illustrator and maker, all of Aibgail's beautifully crafted items are for sale.

Please ask at the box office for assistance. For more information please see www.abigail-brown.co.uk

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Djanogly Art Gallery 8 May - 13 June

MAREK TOBOLEWSKI

Pick up an Art Investigator satchel at the gallery desk, and get to know the work of Nottingham-based artist Marek Tobolewski, Lakeside's current Artist in Residence.

Marek's fascinating paintings are about movement and stillness. Follow his lines which loop and wriggle across the picture surface and keep your eyes in constant motion; and think about the patterns they create.

SUNDAY BEST

£6 ALL TICKETS

Children’s theatre and dance is something we do all year round at Lakeside, and we are delighted to give you a sneak preview of some of the shows coming up later this year...

Sunday 17 October, 3pm

James Campbell’s

COMEDY and Songs 4 Kids Suitable for 6 years + and families Brand new stand-up comedy mixed with funny songs about life, sausages and how superheroes got to the toilet... Check out an advance preview at the Wheee! festival weekend when James is performing twice each day in the afternoons.

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Sunday 31 October, 12.30pm and 3pm

Theatre Hullabaloo in partnership with the egg

The Night Pirates Inspired by the book by Peter Harris and Deborah Allwright Suitable for 3 years + and families When dark shadows come stealing down Tom’s bedroom walls he thinks it might be monsters. But Tom’s not afraid, for he’s a brave little boy. So he peeps out of the window and what should he see but PIRATES. Stranger still they’re GIRL PIRATES, stealing the front of his house!

In this fantastical moonlit adventure with puppets, song and ballet-dancing pirates, Tom crosses the high seas and joins the pirates on an island adventure.

Presented with kind permission from Egmont Publishing. www.theatrehullabaloo.org.uk

Sunday 21 November, 12.30pm and 3pm

M6 Theatre

Sunflowers and Sheds

£6 ALL TICKETS

Suitable for 4 years + and families Fresh from their touring success with One Little Word, M6 return with a brand new show. On the allotments down by the railway, Frank’s peaceful routine is turned upside down by the arrival of lively Isabella and her chickens on the neighbouring plot. But through the changing seasons, the seeds of friendship grow alongside the raspberries and runner beans …

CHRISTMAS 2010

4 - 30 December

Tall Stories and Network of Stuff bring you

Them With Frozen Tails Co-commissioned by Brighton Dome and the Roundhouse

ÂŁ7 all tickets. Recommended for age 5+ Two unlikely tales - and one impossible one...

'If only some adult theatre was as witty and inventive as this' The Times

Take two funny chaps, some arctic animals and a touch of frost. Add an improbable, an impossible and a seasonal tale - one created live from audience suggestions in a hilarious act of on-thespot invention. The result? A side-splitting, utterly festive alternative to pantomime for all the family.

Celebrated children's theatre company Tall Stories are behind the international success of the stage adaptation of The Gruffalo, which continues its sell-out tour after West End and Broadway runs.

The company's unique brand of physical storytelling theatre has taken them world-wide, but now they're back at Lakeside and working alongside the fabulous Network of Stuff to delight and entertain people of all ages!

BOOKING INFORMATION AND HOW TO GET HERE

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Lakeside Arts Centre is located at the South Entrance to the University of Nottingham campus, just off the A6005, University Boulevard. If approaching by the M1, leave the motorway at junction 25 and join the A52 to Nottingham. Turn right at the third roundabout (Priory), from there the University is signposted.

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All tickets can be bought from Lakeside Box Office 0115 846 7777 (unless otherwise stated), or you can book on-line at www.lakesidearts.org.uk

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Lakeside’s International Children’s Theatre & Dance Festival Lakeside Arts Centre University Park Nottingham NG7 2RD 0115 846 7777 www.lakesidearts.org.uk