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LOCAL EVENTS
WHAT’S ON IN MARCH Matilda Mann at The Louisiana
Bristol Light Festival
Bristol College of Massage and Bodywork n Throughout March Bristol College of Massage and Bodywork offers high quality training in the heart of Clifton. Founded in 1986, it runs a variety of different courses including: monthly holistic massage introductions for beginners; professional training in holistic, remedial and sports massage and Indian head massage; varied CPD workshops for qualified therapists; and a low cost graduate massage clinic every Thursday. bristolmassage.co.uk Bristol Film Festival: Little Women n 4 March, Arnos Vale Cemetery Join Bristol Film Festival in Arnos Vale Cemetery, Bristol’s very own Victorian Garden Cemetery, for a screening of Greta Gerwig’s (Lady Bird) 2019 adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s coming-of-age classic Little Women, which saw both Saoirse Ronan and Florence Pugh receive Oscar nominations. bristolfilmfestival.com
The Royal Photographic Society: Meet John Hajdu MBE n 6 March, at RPS and online John Hajdu is a survivor of the Holocaust in Hungary and lived under the subsequent socialist regime in Budapest. Having lived in the UK since 1957, John’s experiences of life after the Holocaust and as a refugee tell of the turmoil of post-World War II Europe. John will talk about his life in Hungary and UK. The event is live and also streamed via Zoom. rps.org
ShangrilART n 5 March, Lost Horizon Celebrating powerful female energy and creativity ahead of International Women's Day. An all- girl line up will be taking over Lost Horizon for an afternoon of local talent. Buy affordable art from independent artists, grab yourself some tasty street food and hang out for a drink or two, soundtracked by live DJs. shangrilart.com
Moishe's Bagel n 10 March, St George’s Bristol Folk favourites Moishe’s Bagel return to St George’s with their specially commissioned live score for Mikhail Kalatozov’s 1931 Soviet documentary, Salt for Svanetia. Set in the remote Caucasus mountains of Georgia, the visually stunning film tells the story of the indigenous Svan people and their ancient traditions, set against the context of Soviet modernisation and the first five year plan.
Bristol Light Festival n 1–6 March, around Bristol Bristol Light Festival will return to fill the 32 THE BRISTOL MAGAZINE
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city with light and colour, and showcase Bristol as the vibrant, playful and creative city that we know and love. This year, the festival will feature six world premier works, brand new for Bristol, alongside some of the best of the UK’s talent, all making their Bristol debut at carefully selected locations across the city centre. Visitors can wander and explore the city’s streets to see the light art works come to life and enjoy Bristol’s wonderful retail and hospitality businesses along the way. Everything is free to attend and open to everyone across the full week. bristollightfestival.org
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Formed in Edinburgh in 2003, Moishe’s Bagel combine the energy and passion of world folk with the excitement and soul of improvisation, and they absolutely love playing at St George’s. stgeorgesbristol.co.uk Bristol Bach Choir n 19 March, St Mary Redcliffe In its much-anticipated return to the beautiful environs of St Mary Redcliffe, Bristol Bach Choir will present a programme of unsurpassed beauty, tranquillity and serenity. Maurice Duruflé’s setting of the Requiem text is regarded as one of the glories of 20th century choral repertoire. In this performance, there will be a virtuosic accompaniment on the magnificent Harrison and Harrison organ. Morales was the leading Spanish composer of sacred music in the mid-16th century. His Missa pro Defunctis is the perfect foil in a programme to the lush harmonic language of Duruflé’s composition. bristolbach.org.uk Bristol Ensemble: Spring in the Air n 19 March, Trinity-Henleaze URC Celebrating the coming of spring, this concert features virtuosic music for wind ensemble from across the centuries. At the heart of the programme is Mozart's threemovement Quintet, scored for piano, oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoon, alongside works by Ravel, Shostakovich and Malcolm Arnold. henleazeconcertsociety.org.uk Ramshackicious presents Club Supreme n 23–27 March, Loco Klub Audiences in Bristol become the first to experience the latest mix of physical theatre, clowning, puppetry, animation, video and
