Juice Festival 2009 by NewcastleGateshead Initiative

Juice Festival 22 Oct - 8 Nov NewcastleGatesheadâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s festival for children and young people

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WELCOME TO JUICE FESTIVAL

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Welcome to Juice!! Juice – NewcastleGateshead’s festival for children and young people – is now in its second year. The festival is a celebration of the creativity of children and young people and the fantastic spaces, places, venues and facilities that make NewcastleGateshead such a brilliant place to live, grow up in and visit.

The festival showcases outstanding work created by children and young people – opening with First Draft (see p5) and closing with an exuberant comedy Improthon (p29). Also catch Searching for Lear (p21), Show Us a Secret (p29) and look out for Poetry on the Metro (p24) – a collection of new poems by young writers on the Tyne and Wear Metro. If you are looking for something to do together as a family during October half term, NewcastleGateshead is the perfect place to be – from free events in parks, museums, libraries and galleries to world-class music, theatre and dance. Finally, across the festival there are opportunities to take part in some very special events – join Urban Playground and Gravity Style for their exhilarating combination of free running and street dance (p12), play out on KMA’s specially created Great Street Games (p17) or catch Fevered Sleep’s new production of The Forest (p26). Discover hidden gems such as the Stephenson Works building and enter the world of sleep and dreams for Shhhhh… (p8) And we finish the festival with a playful but completely serious question (p28) – would you trust a nine year old to give you a haircut? With over 40 events Juice has something for everyone – see page 30 for a handy guide of events for different age groups. Whatever you choose to come and do or see we look forward to giving you a warm welcome. Enjoy! Rachel Adam Festival Director

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Festival Programme “Come and see six breathtaking plays! There are funny ones, sad ones, ones with lots of song and angry ones.” First Draft Young Writers

First Draft 9 yrs+

Enter the imaginations of six 10-year-olds from Newcastle and meet an amazing cast of characters. There’s Pearsii and Ringy, a pair of earrings auctioned on eBay, Dan the Banana who dices with death and Rebecca the Butterfly on a mission to steal Tina the Clock. Also featuring Supergurl, a robot and the magic moonlight gem, brother and sister bees Sally and Mike as they search for treasure and Gunky, who used to be a funky monkey but is now just grumpy - and Chicco, a haunted ventriloquist’s dummy who just wants to be his friend. First Draft is a unique annual project giving young people the chance to create a 10-minute play, which is brought to life with the help of professional writers, actors and directors. This year’s plays have been written by Year 5 pupils from St Michael’s RC 4

Primary School, Elswick. Bring all the family along and show your support for the next generation of new writing talent. Supported by The Gillian Dickinson Charitable Trust & The Ernest Cook Trust. www.live.org.uk

Thurs 22-Sat 24 Oct Thurs 7.30pm, Fri and Sat 1.30pm & 7.30pm Live Theatre Box office: 0191 232 1232 Book online: www.live.org.uk Tickets: £6, £4 concessions Family ticket: £16 (4 tickets)

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Break dancing meets Brazil in this explosive and energetic performance of music, rhythm and dance

Family Fun with Fantastic Mr Fox

Tales Told in Tents

5-8 yrs FREE

Together Apart 10 yrs+

10 yrs+

Families

Break dance meets Brazil

Drum up some excitement

Together Apart, brings North East-based break dance group Bad Taste Cru together with AfroReggae, one of the world’s leading socially engaged arts and cultural organisations from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. This hugely exciting collaboration brings explosive energy, rhythm, music and movement as it explores the similarities of two very different worlds.

Start your half-term holiday with a bang! Bring along an empty can and work with the AfroReggae team to make a custom-built drum, learn infectious rhythms from Brazil and then take to the streets of Newcastle for an open air celebration (please see image for approximate can size for the workshop).

Bad Taste Cru are the UK’s current break dance champions and one of Dance City’s resident companies. AfroReggae opened the Rolling Stones concert on Copacabana Beach in 2006 and has played major stages across the world. Forged out of the police massacre of 21 people in their local community in 1993, they have gone on to establish an international profile for their pioneering work in taking young people out of the drug and gang culture of Rio de Janeiro’s favelas (shantytowns), to create performances full of infectious rhythm. 6

AfroReggae Family Day

7 yrs+

A Roald Dahl City Read event

Presented by the Crick Crack Club

Have some real fun - come dressed as your favourite Roald Dahl character for an hour of Fantastic Mr Fox themed events at Newcastle City Library. Get creative and send in a picture inspired by Fantastic Mr Fox or tell us what you love about the book. A selection of your pictures and reviews, sent to Judy Zajac at Newcastle City Library between 11th September and 24th October, will be featured in a special library display and on

Magic horses and felted tents, warrior girls and dust demons, wish-trees and saints...

the Roald Dahl Day website. www.roalddahlday.info

Let Sally Pomme Clayton take you on a magical storytelling journey through Central Asia. This poetic performance combines delightful imagery and playful humour as it weaves myths and fairytales with anecdotes of extraordinary travels. “One of the country’s most highly regarded storytellers... she awakens the imagination of the audience.” The Independent www.northernstage.co.uk

Sat 24 Oct 2pm and 3.30pm Newcastle City Library

Sat 24 Oct 11am

Information: 0191 277 4100

Northern Stage, Stage 2

Tickets: Free but places must be pre-booked

Box office: 0191 230 5151

Tickets: Adult £8, Children £6

Monument

Haymarket

Part of this event is outside, please bring warm clothing. Children must be accompanied by an adult who enjoys noise and fun. www.dancecity.co.uk

Together Apart Fri 23 and Sat 24 Oct 7.30pm AfroReggae family day Sat 24 Oct 10am-2pm Dance City Box office: 0191 261 0505 Tickets: £5

Central Station

Young Ranters 16 yrs+ FREE

Sat 24 Oct 11am

Ready to change the world?

The Sage Gateshead

Hear young people pitch their ideas to change the world and improve our lives as part of BBC Radio 3’s Free Thinking Festval. Free Thinking comes to The Sage Gateshead for the first time this October.

www.bbc.co.uk/freethinking for more

Book online: If you’re over 16 visit information

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Explore the magical world of sleep in this extraordinary interactive world

Shhhhh… 6 months - 6 yrs

Created by The Bare Toed Dance Company Wake up to the world of sleep The historic Stephenson Works building will be transformed into a magical world of sleep - dreams, lullabies, snoring, bouncing on the bed, cocoons and flying. This installation, created specially for Juice, has been directly inspired by children with whom The Bare Toed Dance Company has been working on a ‘Sleep Enquiry’ project this year.

Culture Shock Digital Storytelling 8-11 yrs

12-15 yrs

FREE

15 yrs+

Make your own mini-movie

Squeeze in two special films Young programmers, aged 15-18, have created two exclusive film events for a Juice audience. Films to be announced early September - see Tyneside Cinema website for details.

Participants should wear loose, comfortable clothing. Stephenson Works is situated on 20 South Street, off Forth Street behind Newcastle Central Station.

Come and create your own 2-minute digital story using computers, personal photographs and animation. Your mini-movie will become part of a permanent archive, which will preserve your story for years to come. Culture Shock will collect 1,000 digital stories from people across the North East, over two years. The completed stories will be showcased at a number of events in museums and public venues in the North East - and the ‘minimovies’ will also be available to view online.

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Sun 25-Mon 26 Oct 11am and 2pm

Workshop Times:

Spend a magical hour exploring this extraordinary interactive world and be treated to a short performance by one of the UK’s leading early years dance companies.

Stephenson Works Box office: 0191 261 0505 Tickets: £6 adults, £4 children £12 family (up to 4 tickets inc at least 1 adult)

Central Station

Sun 25 Oct-2.30pm-4.30pm

“I just like music, a little bit soundy - I put bells on my ankles, we danced in the dark and I dream about when I was flying.” Megan - Age 4

www.tynesidecinema.co.uk Sun 25 Oct and Sun 8 Nov Tyneside Cinema

4-11 yrs

Tues 27 Oct-9am-3pm Wed 28 Oct-9am-3pm Sun 1 Nov-2.30pm-4.30pm

Discovery Museum and Great North Museum (details confirmed at the time of booking) Information: 0191 232 6789 please ask for the Culture Shock team Tickets: Free although it is essential to pre-book and you need to be able to attend all sessions

Central Station (Discovery Museum)

Haymarket (Great North Museum)

Monument

Sorcery and Spells

Mon 26 Oct-9am-3pm

Sun 25 - Wed 28 Oct and Sun 1 Nov

Pickin’ Flicks

Any witch way Explore Shakespeare’s spells and sorcery in this active workshop that will have your cauldron bubbling! Led by friendly and experienced professionals from the Royal Shakespeare Company and Theatre Royal Newcastle. Dress up in your best scary costume!! www.theatreroyal.co.uk Mon 26 - Tues 27 Oct 10am-11.30am (4-7yrs), 1pm-3pm (8-11yrs) both days Theatre Royal Box office: 08448 11 21 21 Tickets: £4 for 4 yrs+, £5 for 8 yrs+

Monument

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BubbleJuice at Life Science Centre 4-11 yrs

Bubble Juice Workshops

TEAM Flight - Family Day 7 yrs+

Improv Workshops - The Suggestibles 11-18 yrs

Families

High-flying sports lovers with Magpies, Falcons and Eagles. If you love sport, you’ll love the chance to fly with Newcastle United Foundation, Eagles Community Foundation and Newcastle Falcons Community Foundation. This exciting, high-energy event will help develop your football, basketball and rugby skills. You can help make one of three giant kites to celebrate the Magpies, Falcons and Eagles and at the end of the day you’ll also rub shoulders with professional first team players. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Wear loose, comfortable clothing and suitable footwear for sports activity.

Laugh your head off Think you can make people laugh? Give it a go at one of these open-access improvisation workshops, led by The Suggestibles, the North East’s top comedy group. Improv is the ability to make things up off the top of your head. The workshops will be full of great games that will boost your confidence and find your funny bone. Prepare to laugh your head off. Wear loose comfortable clothing.

Are bubbles always round? Can you touch a bubble without making it pop? How do you make the perfect bubble juice? Roll up your sleeves for this hands-on workshop with Life’s science explainers. Lasts 20 minutes.

BeetleJuice Family Art Workshop

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Create your own scary, creepy crawlies in time for Halloween in this drop-in family art workshop. Materials will be provided and artists from rednile projects will be on hand to help make your horrible creatures. Make a beetle to take home and another to add to our bug infestation in the park. The centrepiece of the day will be a giant beetle created by Kelvin Grove Primary School, Gateshead.

Mon 26-Fri 30 Oct, drop in (sign up at reception) Life Science Centre Information: 0191 243 8210 Tickets: Included in admission price

www.thesuggestibles.com Mon 26-Tues 27 Oct 10am-1pm (11-14 yrs), 2pm-5pm (15-18 yrs) The Bewick Hall, Newcastle City Library

Spooky Electricity Families

Box office: Tickets bookable via Northern Stage Mon 26 Oct 12noon-5pm

0191 230 5151.

Gateshead International Stadium

Tickets: £5

Box office: Tickets only bookable via Northern

Stage 0191 230 5151 Tickets: £4.50 (spectators free)

Gateshead Stadium

Central Station

Monument

FREE

An eye-catching experience In this electrifying activity led by Tom Mulholland, you’ll be able to create a Halloween character and provide the Juice to light up its eyes. No booking

Families

FREE

Make your crawlies the creepiest

This event is held in Saltwell Park, Gateshead at the Octagonal Lawn near Pets Corner (or stable block if bad weather). This is an outdoor event, please bring warm clothing. www.gateshead.gov.uk Tues 27 Oct 10am-2pm Saltwell Park, Gateshead Information: Gateshead Arts Development Team 0191 433 6917/6919

required. www.twmuseums.org.uk/discovery Mon 26 Oct, drop in between 10.30am-12.30pm and 1.30pm-4pm Discovery Museum Information: 0191 232 6789

Central Station

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Urban Playground and Gravity Style Residency

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Urban Playground and Gravity Style combine Parkour, or free-running, with contemporary and street-dance styles. In this residency, created specially for Juice Festival, there are opportunities to take part in workshops, performances and discussion groups.

Parkour meets contemporary street-dance in this breathtaking performance and fantastic series of workshops and discussions

Workshops Families

12-18 yrs

Two fantastic opportunities for young people and families to learn and perform alongside Urban Playground and Gravity Style, creating bespoke ‘micro-choreographies’ in and around The Sage Gateshead. To take part you must be able to attend both the workshop date and the two performances on Friday 30 and Saturday 31 October.

Fusion - Free performances Fusion, performed by Urban Playground and Gravity Style, is a breathtaking high of physical expression, played at speed and height, exploring the relationship between the human body and architecture. Featuring Charles Perriere and Malik Diouf - founding members of The Yamakasi and co-creators of Art Du Deplacement. Performances of the ‘micro-choreographies’ created during the residency and Fusion will take place at The Sage Gateshead/Performance Square on Friday 30 and Saturday 31 October from 6pm - 6.30pm. 12

Fri 30-Sat 31 Oct 6pm Performance Square (east side of The Sage Gateshead)

Gateshead

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Families

FREE

Please note in the event of wet weather the workshops and performances will take place on the concourse of The Sage Gateshead.

Discussions 16+ yrs

FREE

Parkour, a relative of free-running, has a controversial reputation; loved by participants, celebrated on screen and yet seen by some as an urban nuisance. Juice presents these open discussions as part of the larger residency with Urban Playground and Gravity Style to open up these areas of debate and discussion around architecture and performance. Drop in! No booking required (subject to capacity).

Young People’s Workshop

Parkour and Architecture Discussion

Wed 28 Oct 12.30pm - 6pm Open to anyone aged 12 - 18yrs

Thurs 29 Oct, 6.30pm - 7.30pm The Sage Gateshead (Northern Rock Foundation Hall)

Family Workshop Fri 30 Oct 10am - 3pm, followed by rehearsals for the performance at 6pm Open to anyone aged 12 - 18yrs accompanied by an adult who is also up for the challenge

Parkour and Performance Discussion Sat 31 Oct, 12.30pm - 1.30pm The Sage Gateshead (Hall Two) Presented in association with Dance City

Workshop Booking To book your place and for further information contact helen.green@dancecity.co.uk or telephone 0191 261 0505. Places are limited and will be allocated on a first come basis (£5 per person). 13

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Drumming and Steel Pan Workshops

Happy Halloween at BALTIC

8 yrs+ & families

Spinning Sounds - Girasons Under 5s

Families

clarinet, Celtic harp, percussion) move around the hall, sharing music and crossing language barriers without words.

Enchantment from Spain

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Spinning Sounds, or ‘Girasons’ in Spanish, is an enchanting concert for under 5s created by L’Auditori from Barcelona. Their wide musical repertoire celebrates the magical world of children - toys, dances, animals and celebrations. Six musicians (including piano, bassoon, flute,

Wed 28 Oct 1pm and 2.30pm Hall Two, The Sage Gateshead Box office: 0191 443 4661 Tickets: Adults £8, Children £4

2 yrs+ & families

FREE

You can’t beat these family-friendly workshops

Happy Halloween pumpkin carving and parade

Two exciting musical activities for children aged 8+ and their families to take part in - both aimed at absolute beginners and led by experienced tutors! Come and have a go at Drumming (led by Tariq Iman) and Steel Pans (led by Wendy Brown). Both sessions are supported by skilled and friendly youth leaders aged 14-18.

Help us carve up to 1000 pumpkins over three days. Get into the spooky spirit and dress up in your best scary costume to get carving creatively. Everyone welcome, including weird witches, spooky spiders and gruesome ghouls! Show off your carved creation and fabulous fancy dress in a spooky Halloween Parade across Gateshead Millennium Bridge and Baltic Square.

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Thurs 29-Sat 31 Oct 11am-4pm (3.30pm on Sat)

Gateshead Wed 28 Oct 2pm and 3pm

Pumpkin Parade on Sat 31 Oct 3.30pm-4.15pm

The Arches, The Sage Gateshead

Creative Collages Families

14-18 yrs

FREE

Creative juices ready?

Put on a performance in just six hours!

Get your creative juices flowing and make colourful collages based on the amazing views of the River Tyne.

Using Shakespeare’s plays as a starting point, create a performance inspired by Shakespeare’s themes and characters in just six hours, and show your work to family and friends at the end of the day. Led by friendly and experienced professionals from the Royal Shakespeare Company and Theatre Royal Newcastle. Part of the RSC Newcastle season 2009.

www.twmuseums.org.uk/hatton Tues 27 Oct, drop in between 10.30am-12.30pm or 1.30pm-4pm Hatton Gallery Information: 0191 222 6057

Play in a Day

(at the back of building) Box office: 0191 443 4661 Tickets: £5 concessions available

Gateshead

Red, Red, Red Families

FREE

Red all about it! Help paint the Laing red by participating in lots of red-themed activities. No booking required.

www.theatreroyal.co.uk

www.twmuseums.org.uk/laing

Wed 28 Oct 10am-4pm

Wed 28 Oct, drop in between 10.30am-12.30pm

Theatre Royal

and 1.30pm-4pm

Box office: 08448 11 21 21

Laing Art Gallery

Tickets: £15

Information: 0191 232 7734

Also at BALTIC during half-term Spooky Storytelling and Building Tour. A Tour with a Difference for under-13s with their families. Spooky fancy dress encouraged as you delve into the fascinating history of BALTIC. Sat 24 Oct-Sun 1 Nov Tours at 10.45am-11.30am and 11.45am-12.30pm

www.balticmill.com BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art Information: 0191 478 1810

Gateshead

Haymarket

Monument

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Take part in a new 21st century game, triggered by human movement

Paws and Claws with Catherine Rayner Illustrator in Residence at Seven Stories

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Paws and Claws with Catherine Rayner The Big Draw: Augustus and His Smile for all

Great Street Games

the family. 8 yrs+

Families

A fantastic opportunity to work with the winner of this year’s prestigious Kate Greenaway Award for Picturebooks, Catherine Rayner. Catherine will be the first ever illustrator in residence at Seven Stories, invited specially for the Juice festival. Illustration Masterclass for children aged 8+ Wed 28 Oct, 10.30am-12noon Thurs 29 Oct, 2pm-3.30pm

Learn ink and watercolour techniques, used by Catherine in her own work, as you create your own picturebook illustration. Booking essential.

Fri 30 Oct, drop-in between 10am-12.30pm, 1.30pm-4pm

Paws, Claws and Paint Pots at the ready, BIG CATS are on the loose. Create a GIANT version of Augustus the Tiger, the star of Catherine Rayner’s classic tale Augustus and His Smile. Using collage, paint, prints and paper, create a truly ferocious feline. Booking not essential but this event is expected to be popular - please plan your visit accordingly. www.sevenstories.org.uk Wed 28-Fri 30 Oct Seven Stories Box office: 0845 271 0777 ext 715 Tickets: Pre-book for 28 and 29 Oct £2 deposit Seven Stories admission fee: Adult: £5.50, 4-15ys: £4.50, Under 4’s: Free Family passes available

All ages FREE

Come and take part in a series of outdoor games, running simultaneously in three North East locations; Gateshead, Sunderland and Middlesbrough. Each area competes against the others in this world-first event created by media artists KMA. Projected light and thermal-imaging technology are used to create jaw-dropping interactive playing arenas in which the physical movements of players determine the outcome of the games. Develop your game-playing skills as you progress through a number of levels to help your area to victory or to simply have fun.

Metropolitan Borough Council, Middlesbrough Council, Sunderland City Council and Juice Festival. Supported by the BT Group.

Games repeat in ten minute cycles. Great Street Games is open to everyone and does not exclude those with limited mobility.

Baltic Square, Gateshead

Commissioned by The Great North Run Cultural Programme in association with Gateshead

www.greatstreetgames.org.uk Thurs 29 Oct-Sun 1 Nov 5.30pm till late. Centre Square, Middlesbrough Mowbray Park, Burdon Road, Sunderland

Gateshead

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Explosive b-boys alongside hip hop style poetry and street art in this evening of urban art and dance Body Language 12 yrs+

(May contain strong language)

Hip hop and spoken word extravaganza

Put together North East based b-boy champions Bad Taste Cru and the next generation of North East b-boys War Kidz. Then throw in Midlandsbased spoken word artist PolarBear and renowned artist Goonism, and you’ve got one big hip hop extravaganza. Don’t miss this fantastic chance to witness explosive b-boying mixed with hip hop style poetry, and fresh art. You can preview images of Urban Playground and Gravity Style’s free-running work, experiment with street art techniques and even pick up some b-boy skills after the performance. For one great night only! Presented in association with Apples and Snakes, the UK’s leading organisation for performance poetry and spoken word. www.dancecity.co.uk www.applesandsnakes.org Wed 28 Oct 7.30pm (doors 7pm) Dance City Box office: 0191 261 0505 Tickets: £5

Central Station

The Hidden Tyneside Trail 7-11 yrs FREE

Discover the old library’s secrets Be the first to discover the secrets of the oldest libraries in Newcastle at a special evening launch event. Devised by Lynn Huggins-Cooper, the author of Walking With Witches (a story partly set at the Lit and Phil itself!), the trail will become a permanent feature for The Lit & Phil during opening hours. For this special Juice Festival evening, follow the trail around the building with Halloween activities and scary storytelling in a creative journey of hidden secrets. Due to the age of the building, access is limited. Please contact us in advance to discuss possible arrangements.

7 yrs+

This fun and interactive show is performed entirely in French and tells the story of Lea, who is transported into a strange world and cannot get home without a mystery song. Help her discover The Song of Return through funky songs, rhythms, break dance battles and film. Younger siblings will also enjoy the musical journey. www.thesagegateshead.org Thurs 29 Oct 2pm Hall Two, The Sage Gateshead Box office: 0191 443 4661 Tickets: Adults £7, Children £3.50

Gateshead

www.litandphil.org.uk Wed 28 Oct 7pm-8.30pm

“I am looking forward to working on the Body Language project with Bad Taste Cru and the poet, it will be fun and an interesting new thing for me and my crew to try’’

Sound Bites: La Chanson du Retour

Orange Peel People Sculptures and Juice Carton Baskets

The Lit & Phil Library Information: 0191 260 3348

Central Station

Families

FREE

Sculptures with a-peel Create original Orange Peel sculptures with artist Kate Stobbard. www.twmuseums.org.uk/shipley Thurs 29 Oct, drop in between 10.30am-12.30pm & 1.30pm-4pm Shipley Art Gallery Information: 0191 477 1495

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by Kathryn Williams; following extensive interviews with eight young women between the ages of 12 and 24. The play captures their experiences of being a girl in places as diverse as Indonesia, New Guinea, Portugal, Zimbabwe and Tyneside, and explores their hopes and fears about becoming a woman.

Shipley Lates: Fashion Fix 12 yrs+

Beneath the Banyan Tree

FREE

7 yrs+

A free fix of culture on a Friday night

Dancing between two worlds

Get your glad rags on for a night of fabulous fashion, celebrating the exhibition The Story of The Supremes from the Mary Wilson Collection.

Aspiring dancer, Anjali, travels between two worlds - her imaginary world, in which the colourful animal characters from the Indian fables of the Panchatantra come to life, and the cold reality of trying to adjust to life in the UK and the challenge of making friends at school.

The evening will include talks by movers and shakers from the world of fashion and performances by The Good Natured. Get crafty and create your own couture accessories, or dress to impress in gorgeous gowns and sequinned skirts. You can also shake, rattle and roll by creating your own non-alcoholic cocktails at our specially created Juice Bar. Sponsored by Abercrombies Interior Design. Exhibition organised in partnership with the V&A, London and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum. www.twmuseums.org.uk/shipley Fri 30 Oct 6pm-10pm Shipley Art Gallery Information: 0191 477 1495

Here Come the Girls and Searching for Lear

Come and enjoy this vibrant fusion of theatre, traditional Indian and western dance, puppetry and music that reminds us to celebrate each others’ cultural differences. “A gorgeous presentation of Indian dance and fable that’s just so sumptuous. It’s really quite lovely, for adults, kids, anyone...” CBC Radio Metro Morning, Canada Presented by Theatre Hullabaloo in partnership with Theatre Direct Canada.

12 yrs+

One night, two plays, lots of talent An evening of fresh young talent. Live Youth Theatre presents Here Come The Girls and Mongrel UK, based at The Sage Gateshead, is putting on Searching for Lear. Here Come The Girls - “It’s like you’re at a bridge and you can still cross the bridge and go back to being a girl but you’re so close to the other side....” The play is an exploration of what it’s like to be a young woman in the 21st century. Girls of all ages and backgrounds tell their stories and share their opinions, hopes, fears and ambitions. This thought-provoking and celebratory production was collated and edited by writers Carol McGuigan and Beth Coverdale and features music composed

In Searching for Lear, teenagers Edmund and Edgar set out to search for their lost mother. On a strange journey into the night they meet two old men who tell them the story of a mad King, his Fool and his power-hungry sisters. The night gets crazier as it continues, but where will it all end up? Working with young musicians from The Sage Gateshead’s Youth and Community Programme and a professional artistic team, Mongrel UK have produced a powerful piece of music theatre that takes Shakespeare’s King Lear and Beckett’s Waiting for Godot and combines them in a hilarious and moving roller-coaster ride! Mongrel UK is an ensemble of young people from different cultures and backgrounds producing music theatre that bites! www.thesagegateshead.org

Fri 30 Oct 7pm (double bill) Hall Two, The Sage Gateshead Box office: 0191 443 4661 Tickets: Adults: £7, Under 18’s: £3.50

Gateshead

www.northernstage.co.uk Fri 30 Oct 10.30am and 1.30pm Northern Stage, Stage 2 Box office: 0191 230 5151 Book online: www.northernstage.co.uk Tickets: Adult £8, Children £6

Haymarket

“I am looking forward to taking part in the Juice festival and performing in Searching for Lear as I think it is a great opportunity for young people to get together and share their skills and ideas’’ Saya aged 17

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Come down to the valley and pick and mix from fantastic activities across four venues.

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Join us on a moving journey, seen through the eyes of a young South African refugee

Paint! At Seven Stories – Paws, Claws and Paint Pots at the ready, BIG CATS are on the loose! (See page 16)

Print! At Northern Print, Stepney Bank – make a print and turn it into a badge to take away with you in 10 minutes! 10am-5pm, last entry 4.15pm. Free drop in event, booking not required.

Ouseburn Valley Family Day

All ages welcome, but children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult at all times. Info: 0191 261 7000 www.northernprint.org.uk

Families

FREE

Explore! Newcastle Community Heritage at Ouseburn Farm presents The Ouseburn History Mystery Tour, created for children, led by children. Step out of time and tour the Ouseburn Valley with the help of our mystery guests from the past. Morning tours: 10.00; 10.30; 11.00; 11.30. Afternoon tours: 1.00; 1.30; 2.00; 2.30. One hour tours start and finish at Ouseburn Farm. Free but please book in advance on 0191 232 3698 or www.newcastlecommunityheritage.org/hes

Ride! Visit Stepney Bank Stables and have your very first ride for only £5, then meet some of the stars of CBBC’s “The Stables”. Fun for all ages whether you’re 2 or 92! Booking required to ride, spectators free. Information and tickets: 0191 261 5544 www.stepneybank.co.uk Fri 30 Oct, see above for details Ouseburn Valley – www.ouseburnnewcastle.org Age suitability: Family

Manors

Creature Features Families

FREE

Wanted: Fantastical animals Find out about the extraordinary local environment in our Natural Northumbria Gallery. Then why not create your fantasy animal that could survive there. www.greatnorthmuseum.org 22

Fri 30 Oct, drop in between 10.30am-12.30pm or 1.30pm-4pm Great North Museum Information: 0191 222 6765

Haymarket

Every Year, Every Day I am Walking 12 yrs+

(Contains challenging themes)

A South African journey you’ll never forget With the World Alliance for Arts Education, we welcome high-profile physical theatre company Magnet Theatre, who’ve been operating in and out of South Africa for the past 22 years. Tracing the story of a young refugee forced to journey to a new place through many dangers and uncertainties, Every Year, Every Day I am Walking is a response to the developing crisis facing refugees in South Africa. Originally commissioned by the African Festival for Children and Young People in Yaoundé, Cameroon, Every Year, Every Day I am Walking uses very little spoken language as the story is told through physical images created by the performers and an evocative original musical score.

Performed once before in the UK, at the 2008 London International Festival of Theatre, the 70-minute show receives standing ovations wherever it plays. “Creative sorcery - simplicity is the key to this profoundly moving tale about loss and survival. Exquisite.” Adrienne Sichel, Argus Tonight Directed by Mark Fleishman, with Jennie Reznek and Faniswa Yisa and original music by Neo Muyanga. Magnet Theatre receives generous support from The National Lotteries Distribution Trust Fund. www.dancecity.co.uk Sat 31 Oct-Sun 1 Nov 7.30pm Dance City Box office: 0191 261 0505 Tickets: Adults £7.50 Under 18s £4.50

Central Station

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...to the Poet Laureate

From Exploding Popcorn... Taking the theme ‘My City’ new poems have been written by young writers across NewcastleGateshead. Ten of these poems have been chosen to be presented on posters and carriage cards on the Tyne and Wear Metro during Juice.

The sound of my breath dips in and out. So I begin night writing. The stars type themselves far out in space. Who would guess, to look at my sleeping face, the rhymes and tall tales I invent?

Be inspired by poetry on the move during the festival. This fantastic collection of poems by Robert Adamczyk-Hedley age 11, Ellis Caisley age 10, Mathew Dobson age 10, Max Gallagher age 11, Catherine Jones age 11, Shivani Lal age 14, Beth Leckie age 9, Kiran Lloyd age 13, Varun Narayanan age 16 and Ryan Todd age 9, can also be read on the Juice website and on www.nexus.org.uk. Poetry on the Metro

from Nightwriting, forthcoming children’s collection, Faber

is produced in association with New Writing North.

The escalator to cinema heaven, Popcorn exploding like shooting stars Forbidden Planet Is like walking in another universe When you venture in. Full of strange animals The River Tyne shining like the sun Each shop is a ticket to a new world. Matthew Dobson

“It was very exciting having my poem chosen and I can’t wait until the poems are in print for everyone to see!” Matthew aged 10

Exploding Popcorn - Poetry on the Metro 8 yrs+

Carol Ann Duffy

Comedy of Errors - Told by an Idiot

16 yrs+

6 yrs+

The People’s Poet

Shakespearian Comedy

Newcastle Centre for the Literary Arts proudly presents our new poet laureate, Carol Ann Duffy, reading from her work.

Created in association with acclaimed theatre company Told by an Idiot, this new production of The Comedy of Errors offers children an ideal first opportunity to see a live Shakespeare performance. When two sets of identical twins, with identical names, are shipwrecked as infants, their father can save only one of each set. Years later, Antipholus and Dromio arrive in Ephesus in search of their long-lost brothers only to find that everyone there seems a little odd… Part of the RSC Newcastle Season 2009.

‘In the world of British Poetry, Carol Ann Duffy is a superstar.’ The Guardian New Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy writes for both children and adults. She has won numerous awards, including the Signal Prize for Children’s Verse for The Oldest Girl in the World (2000), the Whitbread and Forward Prizes, and the Lannan and E. M. Forster Prize in America. In 2005, she won the T. S. Eliot Prize for Rapture (2005).

This celebratory event is hosted by performance poet Kate Fox and young writers, who invite you to join them as they share their work from the Poetry on the Metro project. Look out for poems across the Tyne and Wear Metro during October and celebrate our city through the spoken word.

www.ncl.ac.uk/ncla

Sat 7 Nov 10.30am

Fri 6 Nov 7pm

Box office info: 08448 11 21 21

King’s Hall, Armstrong Building, Newcastle

Tickets: £5 Student tickets

www.live.org.uk

University

1 free teacher ticket for every 10 students ages

Box office: 0191 222 7619

25 and under. Ages 26 and over £10

or email Melanie.Birch@ncl.ac.uk

Tues 3 Nov 6.30pm Live Theatre Box office: 0191 232 1232

www.theatreroyal.co.uk

Theatre Royal

Monument

Tickets: £8 adults / £4 concessions / £3 school/college parties

Haymarket

Tickets: £5

Manors

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There is a place at the very heart of the forest. A place where things are not quite what they seem. People become animals, birds become music, wood becomes water, leaves become light. Everything moves (can you hear it?), everything changes (can you see it?). It’s all around you. It’s full of adventure. It’s bursting with life. The Forest is a thrilling new performance for 5 to 7 year olds, combining dance, images, sound and light. “A luminous production, wordless and freeform that holds the children fascinated in its grasp.” **** Time Out on ‘Brilliant’ 2008 “Fevered Sleep offers a lesson in how companies creating work for the very young are producing some truly sensational theatre.” The Guardian 2008 Like all Fevered Sleep’s work for children, the seating area and staging for The Forest is designed as one environment to ensure that the audience feel completely connected with the performance. Please note there is a specific capacity for children (56) and accompanying adults (36) so that each child can sit alongside the stage and enjoy an intimate, engaging experience.

A Fevered Sleep/Fuel Production Created by Fevered Sleep Choreography and Direction by David Harradine & Sam Butler Commissioned by Lyric, Hammersmith, developed at Sadler’s Wells and Young Vic and supported by The Corn Exchange, Newbury through its Evolve programme. 5-7 yrs Thurs 5, 1.30pm (schools) Fri 6, 10.30am and 1.30pm (schools) Sat 7, 10.30am and 1.30pm (family) Sun 8 Nov, 10.30am (family) Dance City Box office info: 0191 261 0505 Tickets: £7.50 adults and £4.50 children

Central Station

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Audience participation is essential at Improthon. Shout out suggestions and see what happens!

Would you trust a nine year old to cut your hair?

Improthon

Show us a Secret

16 yrs+

Hosted by The Suggestibles

Competition winners’ exhibition Coinciding with a major exhibition of work by world-renowned photographer, Martin Parr, BALTIC presents Show us a Secret, an exhibition of work by young photographers. Young people aged 14 - 18 were invited to photograph an aspect of NewcastleGateshead that has the ability to show secret lives, secret discoveries or bring an insight into local life. Six images selected by Martin Parr will be displayed in Quay at BALTIC throughout Juice Festival and on BALTIC’s website. Martin Parr’s major exhibition PARRWORLD opens at BALTIC on 16th October.

www.wunderbarfestival.co.uk

Improthon is a multi-media theatrical-comedy extravaganza with all the foot-stomping whoop and drama of a sports tournament, except the players are young improvisers, and you, the audience, get to shout out suggestions for them to act out. Students from Gosforth, Boldon, Ryton and Heaton schools, Gateshead College and Northumbria University have taken part in skills-boosting workshops and knockout rounds to bring you the final three teams battling it out to become ultimate winner. Improthon is also being broadcast live at the Tyneside Cinema and on the internet. Go to: www.livestream.com/improthon.

www.mammalian.ca

A Magic If Media Production.

Haircuts by Children

Mammalian Diving Reflex Would you trust a 9 year-old to give you a haircut? A trim? A new look? It’s entirely up to you and your young stylist. During Juice Festival, children from Walkergate Primary School will be working with Canadian arts company Mammalian Diving Reflex and a local stylist. And by the weekend of the 7 – 8 November, they will be ready to offer free haircuts for the public at Saks Newcastle salon. Haircuts by Children playfully engages with the empowerment of children, with trust in the younger generation, and with the thrills and chills of vanity. Haircuts by Children has been presented at festivals around the world including the Milk International Children’s Festival for the Arts in Toronto and the 2008 Sydney Festival. 28

All ages FREE

Co presented with Wunderbar Festival (See page 34)

The Suggestibles are also leading open access Improv Workshops (see page 10). Sat 7-Sun 8 Nov

www.thesuggestibles.com

Saks Newcastle Salon, 23 Market Street Bookings: 0191 261 2989 - Please quote

Sun 8 Nov 6.30 pm (doors 6.15pm)

‘Haircuts by Children’ at time of booking

BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art

We’re looking for volunteers to get their hair cut!

Box office: Tickets via Northern Stage

Under 16’s must be accompanied by an adult.

0191 230 5151

Places are limited.

Tickets: £5

WARNING – Improv may lead to strong language!

Monument

In association with BALTIC Centre For Contemporary Art and The Journal www.balticmill.com Thurs 22 Oct-Sun 8 Nov 10am-6pm (apart from Tuesdays 10.30am-6pm) BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art Information: 0191 478 1810

Gateshead

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Events Listings With over 40 events, there’s something for everyone. Check out what’s on each day...

Date

Event

Wed 28 Oct

The Hidden Tyneside Trail

Wed 28 – Thurs 29 Oct

Paws, Claws and Paintpots 16 Illustration Masterclass

Wed 28 – Sat 31 Oct

Urban Playground & Gravity Style

Thurs 29 – Sun 1 Nov

Great Street Games

Thurs 22 Oct – Sun 8 Nov Show us a Secret

Thurs 29 – Sat 31 Oct

Happy Halloween Pumpkin Carving

Fri 23 – Sat 24 Oct

Together Apart

Tales Told in Tents

Thurs 29 Oct

Sound Bites: La Chanson du Retour

Sat 24 Oct Sat 24 Oct

Young Ranters

AfroReggae Family Day

Orange Peel People Sculptures and Juice Carton Baskets

Sat 24 Oct

Thurs 29 Oct

Sat 24 Oct

Family Fun with Fantastic Mr Fox

Fri 30 Oct

Here Come the Girls and Searching for Lear

Sun 25 – Mon 26 Oct

Shhhhh…

Fri 30 Oct

Beneath the Banyan Tree

Fri 30 Oct

The Big Draw: Augustus and His Smile

Fri 30 Oct

Creature Features

Date

Event

Thurs 22 – Sat 24 Oct

First Draft

Page 0-5yrs 5-7yrs 7-12yrs Family Teens

Page 0-5yrs 5-7yrs 7-12yrs Family Teens 19

Sun 25 Oct and Sun 8 Nov Pickin’ Flicks

Sun 25 – Wed 28 Oct and Sun 1 Nov

Culture Shock Digital Storytelling Workshops

Mon 26 – Tues 27 Oct

Sorcery and Spells

BubbleJuice

Fri 30 Oct

Ouseburn Valley Family Day

Mon 26 Oct – Fri 30 Oct Mon 26 – Tues 27 Oct

Improv Workshops

Fri 30 Oct

Shipley Lates – Fashion Fix

Mon 26 Oct

Spooky Electricity

TEAM Flight – Family day

Sat 31 Oct – Sun 1 Nov

Every Year, Every Day I am Walking

Mon 26 Oct Tues 27 Oct

BeetleJuice

Tue 3 Nov

Exploding Popcorn – Poetry on the Metro

Tues 27 Oct

Creative Collages

Thurs 5 – Sun 8 Nov

The Forest

Wed 28 Oct

Spinning Sounds – Girasons

Fri 6 Nov

Carol Ann Duffy

Wed 28 Oct

Body Language

Sat 7 Nov

Comedy of Errors

Wed 28 Oct

Play in a Day

Sat 7 – Sun 8 Nov

Haircuts by Children

Wed 28 Oct

Red, Red, Red

Sun 8 Nov

Improthon – hosted by The Suggestibles

Wed 28 Oct

Drumming and Steel Pan workshops

The age bands give a broad indication of age suitability, however please check the event listings for more detailed guidance.

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BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art South Shore Road Gateshead NE8 3BA 0191 478 1810 Map Ref – F4

Life Science Centre Times Square Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 4EP 0191 243 8210 Map Ref – A5 Live Theatre Broad Chare Quayside Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 3DQ 0191 232 1232 Map Ref – E4

Discovery Museum Blandford House Blandford Square Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 4JA 0191 232 6789 Map Ref – A4

Newcastle City Library Charles Avison Building Newbridge Street West Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 8AX 0845 002 0336 Map Ref - C/D2

Gateshead International Stadium Neilson Road Gateshead NE10 0EF 0191 433 5700 Map Ref – Off Map

Northern Print Stepney Bank Ouseburn Valley Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 2NP 0191 261 7000 Map Ref – G2

Stephenson’s Works 20 South Street Off Forth Street Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 3PE Map Ref – C5

Great North Museum: Hancock Barras Bridge Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4PT 0191 222 6765 Map Ref – C1

Northern Stage Barras Bridge Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RH 0191 230 5151 Map Ref – C1

Theatre Royal Grey Street Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 6BR 08448 11 21 21 Map Ref – C3

Ouseburn Farm Ouseburn Road off Lime St Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 2PA 0191 232 3698 Map Ref – G2

The Lit and Phil 23 Westgate Road Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 1SE 0191 260 3348 Map Ref – C4

Saks Salon 23 Market Street Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 6JE 0191 261 2989 Map Ref – C3

The Sage Gateshead St Mary’s Square Gateshead Quays Gateshead NE8 2JR 0191 443 4661 Map Ref – E5

Kings Hall, Armstrong Building University of Newcastle (opposite RVI) Queen Victoria Road Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU 0191 222 7619 Map Ref - B1 Laing Art Gallery New Bridge Street Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 8AJ 0191 232 7734 Map Ref – D2

Saltwell Park Saltwell Road Gateshead, NE8 4SF 0191 433 6917 / 6919 Map Ref – Off Map

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Seven Stories, Centre for Children’s Books 30 Lime Street Ouseburn Valley Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 2PQ 0845 271 0777 ext 715 Map Ref – G3

Dance City Temple Street Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 4BR 0191 261 0505 Map Ref - A4

Hatton Gallery The Quadrangle University of Newcastle Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU 0191 222 6057 Map Ref – C1

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Shipley Art Gallery Prince Consort Road Gateshead NE8 4JB 0191 477 1495 Map Ref – Off Map Stepney Bank Stables Stepney Bank Ouseburn Valley Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 2PN 0191 261 5544 Map Ref – F/G2

Tyneside Cinema 10 Pilgrim Street Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 6QG 0845 217 9909 Map Ref – C3

Travel

Access Events within the festival are open to all and we aim to encourage participation, attendance and

Bus/ Metro: Please contact the NEXUS traveline on 0871 2002233 or www.travelinenortheast.info

offer a welcoming experience. If you have a specific access requirement we will endeavour to make the event fully accessible wherever possible. Please let the venue in question know your requirements at the point of booking. 33

OTHER CULTURE10 EVENTS

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Credits and Thanks! With thanks to all the following organisations who, as partners have made this year’s Juice Festival possible. With special thanks to everyone who has contributed to the festival’s delivery group.

Odin’s Glow

Xperience’09

Partners

FREE

Apples and Snakes

Ticketed event, booking essential

22–25 Oct

24–25 Oct

Newton under Roseberry, nr Guisborough

Longsands Beach, Tynemouth

Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art BBC Radio 3 Free Thinking Festival Dance City

Experience a magical and mythical journey through light, art, music and dance… This unique event explores the myths of Nordic past, the legend of Odin and brings to life the celebrated stories surrounding Roseberry Topping, Tees Valley’s famous landmark.

Thanks also to all the children, young people, schools and artists who have made work for the festival. Juice Festival Steering Group Carol Bell, Vikki Carr, Jeanne Hale, Stella Hall, Karolynne Hart, Penny Rae, Iain Watson, Katherine Zeserson. Festival Director, Rachel Adam Festival Co-ordinator, Claire Newton

See the very best surfers, BMXers, skaters and snow sports stars in action at this free extreme sports festival. Xperience’09 gives you the chance to try new sports alongside the professionals.

Eagles Community Foundation

www.xperience-festival.com

Life Science Centre

Photography Credits

Live Theatre

Jon Spaull, Allen Mushen, Assumpta

Magic If Media

Burgués, Dan Brady, Keith Pattison, Kevin

New Writing North

Radcliffe, Mark Wessels, Matthew Andrews,

Newcastle Arts Development Team

Mowtown Records Archive, North News,

Newcastle Centre for the Literary Arts

Peter Atkinson, Richard Kenworthy,

Newcastle City Library

Tony Griffiths.

www.odinsglow.co.uk

Falcons Community Foundation Gateshead Arts Development Team Gateshead International Stadium

Thanks also to the many festival volunteers.

Newcastle Community Heritage at Ouseburn Farm Newcastle United Foundation Nexus Northern Print Northern Stage

Wunderbar Festival

Winter Festival

FREE

Seven Stories

6-15 Nov

Throughout December

Silverlink Holdings

Across NewcastleGateshead

Stepney Bank Stables

100 ping-pong balls… 90 haircuts… 80 artists… 50 events… 10 days… 1 lizard…1000s of shooting stars.

Wunderbar is a dynamic new festival of contemporary performances, visual art, and extraordinary happenings for the North East. Follow us and find out more on the website.

Enjoy the festive season in NewcastleGateshead this December with a packed programme of events, performances and celebrations. The awardwinning Enchanted Parks returns when Saltwell Park in Gateshead is transformed by atmospheric installations, light, sound and performance into an enchanting seasonal wonderland, a memorable walk through a world of imagination, the unusual and the surprising for all the family. And don’t miss New Year’s Eve Carnival as it travels through the streets of Newcastle and welcomes 2010 in style.

www.wunderbarfestival.co.uk

www.NewcastleGateshead.com

Some events £

Whilst every care has been taken in the accuracy of producing this guide, the publisher is not liable for any errors or omissions which may inadvertently occur. All information in this publication is subject to change. Details are correct at time of going to print – August 2009

Saks, Newcastle Juice design & layout: El Roboto

The Great North Run Cultural Programme

Intriguing encounters and interactions in everyday spaces and traditional venues, placing the audience at the heart of the experience.

The Journal The Lit & Phil Library – The Mining Institute The Sage Gateshead Theatre Royal Newcastle Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums Tyneside Cinema World Alliance for Arts Education Wunderbar Festival

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