Lancaster Arts Autumn 17

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Lancaster Arts; where ideas, creativity and people connect.

Lancaster Arts; where ideas, creativity and people connect.

Hello everyone, In my first year as director of Lancaster Arts I have felt priviledged in getting to know the talented team here and the remarkably rich range of extraordinary artists that come to visit us and show their work.

This season brings our new strapline to life, illuminating how core ideas can connect us together through music, art, dance or theatre or even in family raves such as Big Fish Little Fish.

This season it seemed to us that most of the work we are presenting explores the idea of rework, a theme that has resonance in this time of flux in almost all aspects of our lives. What does it mean to rework a classic and why bother? What does it mean to revisit ideas so they feel relevant now or create work that crosses the boundaries of artforms? Andrew Quick, one of the artistic directors of theatre company, imitating the dog says “The concept of re-working is a constant in our theatre pieces – how the projected image works on the live performer and how the performer in turn re-works the image. We have put this idea at the heart of Nocturnes where the film and stage worlds battle it out for who is in control and who might be telling the truth.”

This season will offer many opportunities for artists to share their ideas and work further. We are particularly proud of our professional development programme, both for aspiring artists here at the university as well as professional artists in the region through connecting them with the very best there is.

This brochure also brings the opportunity for you to meet some of our programming team through the choices they have made and we all look forward to meeting you ‘live’ in our new café|bar before and after the shows. Until then!

Jocelyn Cunningham Director

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Gob Squad is a collective of British and German artists who have been devising, directing and performing together since 1994, exploring the point where theatre meets art, media and real life.

Gob Squad: We Are Gob Squad & So Are You 8pm, 14 November Nuffield Theatre. Price A – p22.

This performance-lecture explores the company’s methods and motivations, lifting the lid on Gob Squad’s participatory performances – where the boundaries between audience and performers often disappear completely.

60mins. 14yrs+

"I’m really excited to bring one of my favourite performance companies, Gob Squad, back to Lancaster Arts, with a whole package of activity. We are the last of only three UK touring venues for War & Peace. "

Gob Squad: War & Peace 8pm, 16 November Nuffield Theatre. Price A – p22.

Is it possible to live a moral life in an ethically imperfect world?

A new live video performance, and collective leaf through the pages of a huge novel dealing with a huge subject. Gob Squad blur history with the present to try and get to grips with the topic of conflict, big and small.

105mins + Post Show Discussion. 14yrs+ Workshop: 15 November. See p21

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imitating the dog: Nocturnes 8pm, Tuesday 17 October & 1pm & 8pm, Wednesday 18 October Nuffield Theatre. Price A – p22.

Internationally acclaimed company imitating the dog return to Lancaster Arts with their latest production.

Nocturnes is a multi-media twist on a 50s spy thriller set during the height of the cold war.

Two operatives holed up in a Berlin apartment in the Russian Zone await instructions. As time passes their relationship to each other and to the orders they receive from their superiors falls apart. Performed on what appears to be a film soundstage, two actors voice a film they can’t see and never acknowledge.

But who is in control? And as the film gathers pace, can the past be changed by present-day actions?

Nocturnes asks important questions about truth and free will and about how we understand what’s real in this post-truth era.

80mins. 14yrs+ Workshop: See p20.

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Medea, written in rage 8pm, Tuesday 31 October Nuffield Theatre. Price A – p22.

By Jean René Lemoine Translated & Directed by Neil Bartlett Performed by François Testory Medea returns from history. This time, she's telling her side of the story…

The stage is set for a gig - a microphone, a bank of speakers, and smoke hanging in the air.

A figure in an extraordinary gown emerges from the shadows. This is Medea - returned from history to tell us her version of events.

This startling, contemporary reimagining of the ancient Greek legend of passion and revenge casts Medea as the ultimate outsider, a stranger filled with rage in a foreign land. Her monologue transports us from ancient Greece to modern Europe and back again in a provocative, bloodsoaked collage of performance, opera, and sexual confession.

80mins. 16yrs+ (strong language & possible nudity) Workshop: 30 October. See p20.

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Chanje Kunda: Superposition 8pm, Thursday 23 November Nuffield Theatre. Price A – p22.

“The sun is a flaming cocktail of hydrogen Literally too hot to handle Hot enough to melt a landing probe I have the same fire in me” Superposition will take you down the rabbit hole of physics: from the quantum world of the tiny to the expanses of the universe – via a lap dancing club – seeking to answer some big questions on Life.

A playful journey of discovery: about science; sensuality & spirituality and how our bodies magically mirror the universe through constellations of particles twinkling within us.

Developed With the Lowry in association with Contact, STUN and hÅb

Kate O'Donnell/ Transcreative: You’ve Changed 8pm, Friday 1 December Nuffield Theatre. Price A – p22.

So, let's, face the music and dance...

It’s fourteen years since Kate transitioned and a lot has changed. However, where gender is concerned, are we still stuck in the dark ages? When there’s no rule book, sometimes you just have to write your own.

Through song, dance, hard-won wit and wisdom, You’ve Changed shines a light on the ins, outs, ups and downs of transitioning. Challenging the idea that genitals equal gender, Kate literally bares all, exploring what's down there and what's up here.

Kate’s changed: that’s clear, but what she really wants to know is, have you?

60mins. 15yrs+ 60mins. 16yrs+ "Kate's work is always an explosive reminder of what pride there is to take in being queer" Leo Burtin Theatre Programmer 6

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Anjali Dance Company: Genius

Joli Vyann: Imbalance

2pm & 8pm, Thursday 9 November Nuffield Theatre. Price A – p22.

“Whatever you can do, or dream you can do, begin it. Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it.

Begin it now.” Göethe An exceptional group of six dancers perform two dramatic explorations of genius in an inspirational performance full of eminent talent and creative power.

Gary Clarke’s Beethoven takes a touching and darkly humorous look at the extraordinary personal life and musical works of Ludwig van Beethoven.

Lea Anderson has created a stylized and gently humorous exploration of the legend of the vampire Nosferatu and his depiction in film.

“One of the brightest companies in British Dance” Donald Hutera 80mins (inc. interval). 8yrs+ Workshop: 8 November. See p20.

8pm, Tuesday 28 November Nuffield Theatre. Price A – p22.

Combining exciting acrobatic skills and athletic dance, this energetic, thought-provoking performance explores our obsessive dependence with technology, asking whether our lives are ‘in’ or ‘out’ of balance?

It’s rare nowadays not to ‘log in’ at every opportunity- the breakfast table, nights out with friends, even in bed! How well connected are you?

When and how do we separate ourselves from the virtual chaos surrounding us?

“Joli Vyann pushes aside the boundaries between acrobatics and dance with a graceful and elegant show” Lyn Gardner- The Guardian 60mins + Post Show Discussion. 8yrs+ Workshop: 29 November. See p21.

"Companies exploring the intersection between dance and circus really fascinate me. With my life so dependent on technology this show really resonated."

Jamie Wooldridge Dance & Circus Programmer

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Tom Stade: I Swear

Kieran Hodgson: Maestro

8pm, Saturday 28 October Nuffield Theatre. Price A – p22.

8pm, Wednesday 22 November Nuffield Theatre. Price A – p22.

Renowned for his carefree attitude and broad-minded vision, nothing is taboo to this enlightened and captivating comedy legend. Combining off-the-scale charm, razorsharp wit and a no-holds-barred attitude, Tom pledges to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth.

In 2003 Kieran Hodgson heard the music of Gustav Mahler and decided to write a symphony. 13 years later, he returns with a violin and a story about falling in love and attempting something far beyond your abilities.

As seen on BBC One’s Live at the Apollo, Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow, The John Bishop Show and Ch4’s Comedy Gala.

Hailed as ‘The best live comedy to start 2017’ by The Guardian, Kieran Hodgson presents his second Edinburgh Comedy Award nominated smash-hit character comedy show.

Kick back and enter the awesome and mischievous world of Tom Stade as he provides an inspiring and incisive antidote to these dark and uncertain times. Simply sublime comedy…I SWEAR. 60mins + support. 16yrs+

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“A gorgeously witty piece of one-man comedy theatre” ★★★★ The Times 60mins. 14yrs+

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Messy Noisy Wriggly For families with children aged 0-5 years Our Saturday-morning workshops are especially designed to support our smallest visitors in their creative exploration and expression. Lead by artists, these hands-on sessions offer something for curious and creative minds – of all ages – to enjoy.

WRIGGLY GALLERY: TURNAROUND DANCE THEATRE 10am & 11.15am, Saturday 28 October Nuffield Theatre. £3.50 - £2.50 This tactile, auditory and movement-based workshop with TurnAround Dance will introduce children to the wonderful world of movement. Join our friendly fox on a magical journey through the jungle, and perhaps we’ll discover the mythical Phoenix…

NOISY GALLERY: AROUND THE WORLD WITH KABANTU 10am & 11.15am Saturday 11 November Nuffield Theatre. £4.50 - £3.50

Big Fish Little Fish: Family Rave

Kabantu take a musical trip around the world, from South Africa to Scotland, giving children the chance to have a go at conducting, musical tennis and drum battles along the voyage!

2pm, Sunday 24 September Great Hall Complex. Web Advance: £8/£6.

Award- winning Big Fish Little Fish Family raves are back at the Nuffield Theatre! BFLF is the family rave experience that children and adults can enjoy together.

K-Klass will be playing a fabulous DJ set with live PA from Bobbi Depasois. You can expect a (grown up) dance & house music set, bubbles, giant balloons, glitter cannons, legendary parachute dance, crafting and play dough tables, colouring-in mural, tents, tunnels and inflatables.

Baby chill area for the tiny ones. Free glow sticks and transfer tattoos. Plus stalls for: cakes, ice-lollies, face painting and a licensed bar for the grown-ups. Dance, craft, laugh, be daft!

This is a concert presented especially for children where they can join in and discover more about instruments and music from other countries and cultures.

MESSY GALLERY: SKETCHBOOK STUDIO WITH DAVID HULSTON 10am & 11.15am, Saturday 25 November Nuffield Theatre. £3.50 - £2.50 Inspired by the impossible experiments you’ve discovered in Sketch 2017 (p17) In this hands-on workshop you’ll make your own sketchbook, experiment with techniques and materials for recording ideas, and discover your next artwork, invention, or story. All you need to bring is your imagination.

Optional fancy dress: 'Animal Fantastical' - come along as any animal you like!

Book early, as our last event sold out fast!

150mins. 0-8yrs. Adults must attend with a child.

TurnAround Dance Theatre Join us in September for a free family preview of an exciting dance circus show p18 9

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Festival of Theatre for Children & Families The Big Imaginations Festival showcases the best in children’s and family theatre. Spread across Cheshire, Greater Manchester and Lancashire, children and families are invited to choose from 9 performances and experience the wonderful magic of children’s theatre. Here at Lancaster Arts we are delighted to present three productions as part of the Big Imaginations Festival.

The full Big Imaginations Festival runs from 19 October – 5 November. For more information about other family events taking place around the North West, visit: www.bigimaginations.co.uk/festival

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Darren Pritchard Dance: Body of Light 11am & 2pm, Saturday 21 October Nuffield Theatre. Price C – p22.

Take one finely tuned body, one home-gaming device and three creative minds, mix vigorously and see what happens. The result: a seamless landscape of flowing imagery, where the body’s movements translate into sweeping brushstrokes, and the boundaries of flesh and pixel blur into one.

A very human journey into the world of technology.

30mins (+30mins stay & play). 3yrs+ & their familes Art Cart: 1-2pm. Free.

Art Cart Art Cart provides hands-on arts and crafts activities for children (and their grownups), with themes taken from the shows.

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Action Transport Theatre: Happily Ever After 2pm, Sunday 22 October Nuffield Theatre. Price C – p22.

The queen is growing impatient. Her lazy son will never be king until he grows up, gets married and starts acting like one.

She invites hundreds of princesses from across the land, hoping to find the perfect bride for the prince, but he isn’t impressed by any of them. Then one day a princess arrives accompanied by her brother…

Happily Ever After is a hilarious show from Action Transport Theatre, created in partnership with The Proud Trust. ATT’s highly visual, wordless storytelling and comedy clowning will delight audiences of all ages.

The show is inspired by the Dutch children’s book King and King by Linda de Haan and Stern Nijland. It’s a not-tobe-missed fairytale with a twist.

Little Angel Theatre: Handa’s Surprise 10.30am, 1.30pm, 2.30pm, Monday 23 October Nuffield Theatre. Price C – p22.

Travel to Kenya and follow in Handa’s footsteps as she journeys to see her best friend Akeyo, in the next village.

Handa is taking 7 delicious fruits as a surprise – but 7 different animals have 7 very different ideas… Could you resist the sweet-smelling guava? How about a ripe red mango or a tangy purple passion fruit?

A blend of physical performance, puppetry, live music and song combine to create an intimate, magical production with audience participation. Come and share in the magical tangerine surprise!

Based on the book by Eileen Brown, published by Walker Books Ltd. 35mins. 2-6yrs

50mins. 5yrs+ Art Cart: 1-2pm. Free.

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Concerts

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Brodsky Quartet Opening Concert 7.30pm, Thursday 19 October Great Hall. Price D – p22.

TANAKA At the Grave of Beethoven SHOSTAKOVICH Quartet No. 4 in D, Op.83 J.S. BACH The Art of Fugue Nos. 1 & 6 MENDELSSOHN Fugue from Four Pieces, Op.81 BEETHOVEN Grosse Fuge, Op.133 We're thrilled that our dear friends the Brodsky Quartet will open the Lancaster concerts season for us. Their commission by the celebrated Japanese composer Karen Tanaka takes inspiration from Beethoven's youthful Opus 18 and challenges us in our anxious and tense contemporary lives to seek serenity and peace. The second half is a celebration of the Fugue. The creative use of counterpoint in the hands of the greatest masters - Bach, Mendelssohn & Beethoven is not simply technical wizardry but music of incredible intensity and emotional energy which will lift you off your seat!

6.45pm Foyer Music

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David Greilsammer (Piano) Scarlatti : Cage 7.30pm, Thursday 26 October Great Hall. Price D – p22.

The New York Times recently selected this recital as one of the ten most important musical events of the year.

David Greilsammer is well known for his audacious and novel programmes. In a unique blend of works by Cage and Scarlatti he explores the soundworlds of both composers to intoxicating effect. You might imagine that Cage is the more experimental of the two? But the truth is both were pioneers of their age who brought new sonorities and techniques into writing for the piano. Two pianos will be on stage - one prepared and one au naturel.

6.45pm Pre-Concert Talk – Beginner’s Guide to Prepared Piano

“How many women composers can you name? You’ll notice that we’re increasing our focus on female composers and I’m really looking forward to hearing a number of works by women throughout this season. The classical world is slowly, steadily building support and recognition for their work... but perhaps we can help speed it up a bit!”

Fiona Sinclair, Music Programmer

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English Touring Opera 7.30pm, Friday 17 November Lancaster Priory. Price D – p22.

J.S.BACH B Minor Mass Jonathan Peter Kenny (Conductor) The Old Street Band Mixed Singers of Lancaster & Cumbria Choirs

Widely hailed as one of the world's greatest musical compositions, Bach’s Mass in B minor is one of the great statements of faith in music: a mighty response to life’s terrible silences. Bearing witness to this music, whether as an audience member or a chorister, is one of the things that can change your life.

ETO’s orchestra and soloists are collaborating with local choirs to build an opulent experience welcoming back many local singers who took part in last year’s extraordinary performance of Bach’s St John Passion.

"I had to hold back tears as I listened spell-bound all evening" Audience member from St. John Passion 2016

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Schubert Ensemble 7.30pm, Thursday 30 November Great Hall. Price D – p22.

MOZART Piano Quartet No.2, K493 CHARLOTTE BRAY New Piano Quartet Zustande BRAHMS Piano Quartet No.1 in G minor As part of their final concert season The Schubert Ensemble will bow out in celebratory style with fifty concerts planned in the UK and abroad.

This programme features an evocative new quartet by Charlotte Bray which explores the ice formations of Greenland.

The effects of climate change are implicit in the work and send a chill of conscience through the listener. In addition, the Ensemble treat us to two manifestations of perfection for the piano quartet - a joyous way for us to celebrate their glorious career together.

6.45pm Foyer Music Maestro Join Kieran Hodgson as he decides to write a symphony after hearing the music of Gustav Mahler p8.

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In partnership with Lancaster Jazz Festival

Clare Teal & Trio: Ella Remembered 7.30pm, Thursday 7 December Great Hall. Prices: £22.50 - £9.50. Supporters £14.50.

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The unforgettable genius of Ella Fitzgerald is worthy of celebration in any year but we especially wanted to share her 100th anniversary with you.

Award-winning jazz vocalist and BBC Radio 2 presenter Clare Teal explores Ella’s legacy from her early days at the height of the Swing Era through the Great American Songbook, surely the biggest treasure trove of song ever recorded. Clare’s Trio brings together the greatest jazz musicians in the land and their performances are sheer joy – share an evening with them and revel in this intimate celebration of Ella’s life and music.

6.45pm Foyer Music

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Exhibitions

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The autumn gallery programme is influenced and informed by Lancaster University’s Fine Art Department - from a response to our physical space with Impermanent Durations, to the often private and reflective space of the sketchbook.

Artists and audiences will open up their worlds through Sketch and a project with artist David Hulston.

Impermanent Durations: On Painting and Time Beth Harland (UK) | Laura Lisbon (US) David Thomas (AU) | Ian Woo (SG) 16 October - 10 November Opening Event from 4pm, 13 October Impermanent Durations: On Painting and Time is an experimental exhibition and collaborative project by four contemporary painters. The artists will work together in the gallery, responding to the space and reacting to each other to create an immersive installation.

This is the third staging of the project following presentations in Australia and Singapore. Each iteration investigates the relationship between the pictorial and spatial qualities of painting within architectural space. Working in a range of materials and media Impermanent Durations deals with transience and how painting can offer a site-sensitive experience of time.

Join us to open the exhibition on 13 October with a Panel Discussion from 4pm, and evening event from 5.30pm celebrating the publication of a special issue of the Journal of Contemporary Painting.

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Credit: 'Makers of the Multiverse', 2017, commissioned by Spacex, Exeter.

Sketch 2017

Tuesday Talks

20 November – 15 December Opening Event 6.30pm, 22 November

Tuesdays, 1-2pm

The sketchbook is a place for impossible experiments alongside the ordinary and observed.

With 100 artists' sketchbooks to handle and explore, this exhibition is a journey through the diversity of drawing and the sketchbook itself, and an invitation into the most intimate studio space of the artist.

Originated by Rably Drawing Centre in 2005, Sketch is a biennial touring exhibition of artists' sketchbooks, selected from an international open call. The 2017 edition was selected by Tom Hammick (painter and printer), Peter Randell-Page RA (sculptor), and Gill Saunders (Senior Curator (Prints), Word & Image Dept., V&A Museum).

We’ll take the experience and possibilities of the sketchbook further through other activities and displays, including work influenced by Dorothy Wordsworth’s journals by Sarah Corbett and Zoe Benbow made through collaboration with Lancaster University English Department and the Wordsworth Trust.

Join us on 22 November for the exhibition opening, where we'll announce the winner of a Lancaster Arts Sketch commission.

OCT 17 Kathryn Elkin OCT 24 Juneau Projects OCT 31 Kate Owens NOV 7 Gemma Anderson NOV 14 Ian Hartshorne NOV 21 Jill Gibbons Presented in collaboration with Lancaster University’s Fine Art Department, our Tuesday Talks programme invites artists, thinkers and curators to explore an aspect of their practice in a lunch-hour.

Visiting speakers shape the form of their talk, so expect anything from discussion of a current interest to a live performance.

For more information on the artists and their talk visit our website.

"This Autumn, our learning programme PROJECT SKETCHBOOK brings together participation and creative reflection: encouraging children’s enthusiasm for making art, alongside developing their vocabulary for talking about art and ideas. From this, to our Season Launch, post-show discussions and LA Extra programme, I’m excited by a season which celebrates great art - and the conversations it generates. " Harriet Hill-Payne, Assistant Curator 17

Author Talk & Theatre Preview

Anthony Horowitz: The Word is Murder 7pm, Tuesday 12 September Great Hall. £25-£21. Ticket includes novel.

Screen writer of the popular Midsomer Murders and Foyles War, Anthony Horowitz is also a successful novelist who has penned official sequels to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's iconic Sherlock Holmes stories and Ian Fleming's James Bond books.

In his latest crime novel, The Word is Murder Anthony has created a fascinating character in Detective Daniel Hawthorne. His story offers an intriguing and fresh take on the form with the author himself firmly implicated in a fiendish plot.

Admission includes a hardback edition of The Word is Murder, with the opportunity to have the novel signed by the author.

Presented in partnership with Lancaster LitFest and Silverwood Events.

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TurnAround Dance Theatre: The Thief, the Fox & the Phoenix 6.30pm, Thursday 14 September LICA Building. Free.

Follow a lonely boy and his furry fox friend on their quest to find the enchanted Phoenix. Will they overcome jealously and temptation to save the forest and all the woodland creatures? Experience the magic of live aerial circus, dance, humorous characters, transforming sets, beautiful songs, audience interaction and live story telling. An adventure filled with excitement and wonder that the whole family can enjoy.

‘The Thief, the fox & the Phoenix was beautiful and colourful - the audience were engaged throughout.’ Sue Robinson, Spot On Rural Touring.

40mins. 4-8yrs and their families

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Lancaster Arts Extra

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Lancaster Arts presents a wide range of masterclasses, workshops and talks with internationally renowned artists and companies, all designed to complement our rework season.

imitating the dog

François Testory

Times & Dates to suit participants

Monday 30 October For time & location visit our website.

imitating the dog are offering three student groups a FREE THEATRE WORKSHOP for years 10 and above*. imitating the dog’s work relies heavily on choreographic structures, and the company’s new work, Nocturnes, is no exception. This session explores the choreographic deconstruction of an event – it takes a minute of action and orchestrates it to make a show.

This workshop is led by co-artistic director of the company, Professor Andrew Quick, lasts 2-3 hours, and can be arranged at a suitable time for your group. Please contact Alice for more details: alice@lancasterarts.org. *free workshop is dependent on 15+ students attending the performance of Nocturnes (see page 4)

François Testory who performs Medea, written in rage directed by Neil Bartlett on 31 October, leads a masterclass for performers and theatre students interested in the physicality and vocal possibilities of the solo performance.

François’s interdisciplinary and international experience has brought him to explore a diversity of performing styles / schools such as opera, musicals, mime, French "pantomime", physical theatre and techniques. François was principle of the Lindsay Kemp Company and has collaborated with many diverse companies such as Ballet Rambert, Rose English, Simon Vincenzi, DV8 Physical Theatre, Punchdrunk and Gecko.

150mins.

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Anjali Dance 1.30-4.30pm Wednesday 8 November Ludus Dance. £7.

Anjali Dance Company is a pioneer in the development of dance practice for learning-disabled dancers in the UK. This inspiring and informative continuing professional development opportunity is an absolute must for dance practitioners working in inclusive arts.

This session offers: an insight into the working processes of the company; an insight into working with learningdisabled participants and how best to support them in the dance studio; a programme of inclusive dance ideas, tasks and games to take away; key elements when facilitating a class including warm-up, creative starting points, improvisation and creating work for performance; a breakdown of good inclusive dance practice, exploration of processes and techniques; the opportunity to develop your own ideas and try things out in a supportive, encouraging training environment.

This workshop would be of particular interest to dance practitioners working in inclusive arts.

Gob Squad

Joli Vyann

11-4pm Wednesday 15 November £10.

2-4pm Wednesday 29 November.

LICA Building. £5. Free to Supporters.

This workshop offers an insight into the collaborative and improvisational strategies that Gob Squad use when creating and performing work.

Core members of the company will work with participants to generate solo actions within a group process, stealing from and working off each other. The workshop will study ways of coping with ‘invention’ in an improvised situation, by watching and doing, copying and reinterpreting materials and letting go of a singular notion of authorship.

This workshop would be of particular interest to professional theatre practitioners and students.

Joli Vyann workshops are fun and educational. Each workshop is tailored to the participants, and include a variety of activities covering contemporary dance, contact dance and partner acrobatics. Joli Vyann have created a unique choreographic blend of hand to hand and contemporary dance, inspired by the dance and circus worlds. Their workshops give an insight into their athletic style of dance and how they devise they work, to turn dance into a story.

This workshop would be of particular interest to dancers of all abilities and students.

Russell Maliphant 6-7 December On campus and in Lancaster City Centre.

Put academics with disciplines ranging from computing to neuroscience, professionals from the world of dance and the arts together with dance enthusiasts and the resulting combination of ideas, passion and experience will create fascinating new observations with the following quote by Langevin and Yandow as a starting point.

'The fascia is a metasystem, connecting and influencing all other systems, a concept with the potential to change our core understanding of human physiology.' Langevin and Yandow (2002) 6 December In conversation with Russell Maliphant Community Workshop 7 December Dance Masterclass

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Information

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Ticket prices 2017/18

Community & student events

Price A: Theatre

The Haffner Orchestra Great Hall. 11 November

Web Advance: Adults: £13.50 Under 26s & Students: £9.50 Standard: Adults £15. Under 26s & Students: £11 Supporters: £11 (Limited free tickets for U26s)

Lancaster University Theatre Group Nuffield Theatre. 24-26 November Medsoc presents Cinderella Nuffield Theatre. 2-4 December.

Price C: Family Theatre Web Advance: Adults: £7. Children: £6 Standard: Adults £8. Children: £7 Supporters: £6

Price D: Concert Tickets

Volunteer opportunities for all ages

Web Advance: Adults: £19 Under 26s & Students: £9.50 Standard: Adults £20.50 Under 26s & Students: £11 Supporters: Adults £14.50 Under 26s: FREE

Want to meet new people, be part of a thriving community and get involved with all aspects of Lancaster Arts’ work? Want to see great shows and gain experience working in an arts centre recognised internationally for quality and innovation?

Youth Pass: Parents and their children (U16) can get 50% off concert prices. Call for details.

Learn more about volunteering with Lancaster Arts.

Email: volunteer@lancasterarts.org

Concert Programmes

To mark the 100th anniversary of the White Lund Explosion, we are working in partnership with the Friends of Lancaster City Museum and artists Adam Gregory and Gillian Lees to create a sound and light commission, BLASTED with local primary schools to present at Light Up Lancaster in November.

£3 / Concert Friends: £2 / Supporters: £1

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Purchasing your tickets You will always get the cheapest tickets online at lancasterarts.org – Supporters receive the same supporter price through all booking methods. Tickets can be purchased by calling 01524 594151 between 12noon and 5pm, Monday to Friday (from Tuesday 29 August). Our Box Office (in the Peter Scott Gallery) is staffed weekdays between 12noon - 5pm and from 90mins before the start of the performance.

Buy our tickets in the city centre You can purchase your tickets to our events in person, or via telephone, at either the Lancaster Visitor Information Centre (VIC) situated within The Storey or at the Morecambe VIC at The Platform.

Web advance Discounts are available for online bookings made up to 24 hours before the performance start time. After this time, our standard ticket rates apply.

Concessions

Refunds/exchanges

A 10% discount applies (on Box Office and Web Advance rates only) to seniors (over 60s), the unemployed, disabled people and their essential companions. We have separate rates for students (full time education) and under 26s. Where appropriate, ID may be required on collection of tickets.

Web Advance concession tickets must be collected in person.

There is a no-refund policy unless a performance has been cancelled. Box Office tickets may be exchanged only if the box office is contacted more than 24 hours in advance. All Web Advance tickets are non refundable. We are unable to reserve seats without payment.

Free tickets for U26s & students

Unless stated, the time stated on all our publicity refers to the performance start time. The admittance of latecomers is decided by the visiting artists/company and it is not always possible to admit latecomers. Please ensure you arrive in plenty of time.

Where possible and for the majority of our events (excluding hires, student performances) we offer a limited number of free tickets to our Under 26 / Student Supporters. To become a Supporter please call the Box Office or visit lancasterarts.org/students

Campus construction Lancaster University is undertaking building work around the Great Hall complex this autumn. Please follow any signed diversions that may be in place. Information is available at: www.lancaster.ac.uk/spine

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Late admission

Accessibility Lancaster Arts welcomes deaf and disabled patrons. Please tell us if you have any access requirements at the time of your booking. We are here to help so please do not hesitate to approach any staff member for assistance during your visit. A hearing loop system is available and guide or assistance dogs are welcome.

By Car

Parking

By Bus

Leave the M6 motorway at junction 33 and take the A6 north towards Lancaster.

Turn right at the third set of traffic lights on the A6 into the University main drive. Take the first exit left from the roundabout at the top of the main drive and follow signs for the Great Hall Complex. Our postcode for your 'Sat Nav' is LA1 4YW.

Visitor parking is available (free anywhere on campus after 6pm and weekends), including wheelchair accessible spaces.

See map for nearest locations for parking.

For weekday parking there are pay and display machines.

Alternatively parking scratchcards can be bought at the Reception lodge.

Parking charges only apply weekdays before 6pm.

Buses run every 5-20 minutes from Lancaster City centre to the central underpass on campus. There are also frequent services from Morecambe, Blackpool and Preston. For bus information call 'Traveline' on 0871 200 22 33.

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Autumn 2017 Diary Launch Event

Great Hall

EXHIBITIONS Impermanent Durations: On Painting and Time Sketch 2017

Peter Scott Gallery Peter Scott Gallery

THEATRE, DANCE & COMEDY Anthony Horowitz: The Word is Murder imitating the dog: Nocturnes Tom Stade: I Swear Medea, written in rage Anjali Dance Company: Genius We Are Gob Squad & So Are You Gob Squad: War & Peace Kieran Hodgson: Maestro Chanje Kunda: Superposition Joli Vyann: Imbalance Kate O'Donnell/Transcreative: You’ve Changed

Great Hall 7pm, 12 September Nuffield Theatre 8pm, 17-18 October & 1pm, 18 October Nuffield Theatre 8pm, 28 October Nuffield Theatre 8pm, 31 October Nuffield Theatre 2pm & 8pm, 9 November Nuffield Theatre 8pm, 14 November Nuffield Theatre 8pm, 16 November Nuffield Theatre 8pm, 22 November Nuffield Theatre 8pm, 23 November Nuffield Theatre 8pm, 28 November Nuffield Theatre 8pm, 1 December

CLASSICAL CONCERTS Brodsky Quartet David Greilsammer (Piano) English Touring Opera Schubert Ensemble Clare Teal & Trio

Great Hall Great Hall Lancaster Priory Great Hall Great Hall

FAMILY TurnAround Dance: The Thief, the Fox & the Phoenix Big Fish Little Fish: Family Rave Darren Pritchard Dance: Body of Light Action Transport Theatre: Happily Ever After Little Angel Theatre: Handa’s Surprise Wriggly Gallery Noisy Gallery Messy Gallery

LICA Building 6.30pm, 14 September Nuffield Theatre 2pm, 24 September Nuffield Theatre 11am & 2pm, 21 October Nuffield Theatre 2pm, 22 October Nuffield Theatre 10.30am, 1.30pm & 2.30pm, 23 October Nuffield Theatre 10am & 11.15am, 28 October Nuffield Theatre 10am & 11.15am, 11 November Nuffield Theatre 10am & 11.15am, 25 November

The cheapest tickets are always available online at lancasterarts.org VISIT: www.lancasterarts.org EMAIL: boxoffice@lancasterarts.org CALL: 01524 594151 (Mon-Fri 12-5pm from Tuesday 29 August)

16 October – 10 November 20 November – 15 December

7.30pm, 19 October 7.30pm, 26 October 7.30pm, 17 November 7.30pm, 30 November 7.30pm, 7 December

PETER SCOTT GALLERY The Gallery is open Mon-Fri 12-5pm during term, and an hour before performance events. For gallery enquiries please email gallery@lancasterarts.org or call 01524 594151.

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