Phoenix August Brochure by Jake Harvey

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Cinema Art Café Bar August Programme

New film releases

A Simple Life Killer Joe The Hunter

Family Films

Brave Ice Age 4 The Lorax Box Office

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August at a glance King of Devil's Island p4

Dark Horse p4

Your Sister's Sister p4

The Players p5

Killer Joe p5

Mission to Lars p5

A Simple Life p5

The Giants p6

Brave p6

The Forgiveness of Blood p6

Detachment p7

The Hunter p7

Prometheus p6

The Art of Rap p7

Kosmos p7

360 p10

Flowers of War p10

We are Poets p10

The Lorax p10

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We’ve plenty to delight children and young people at Phoenix over the summer holidays. If you want to put a smile on young faces (or just sit in a darkened cinema for a couple of hours!), take a peek at our family films on page 12. Topping the bill we've Pixar’s new blockbuster Brave, with feisty flame-haired Princess Merida battling a beastly curse. Or Ice Age 4: Continental Drift - with hapless Manny, Diego and Sid setting sail on an iceberg! And based on the Dr Seuss book, The Lorax is a charming tale of a young boy’s quest to win a girl’s affections. We asked you to vote in July for your favourite Pixar films and we’ll be showing the final choice over the first two weekends of August. See page 12 for full details. For young people interested in games, video, sound and all things digital, we’re introducing our new digital art summer school – five days brimming with technology and creativity. More details on the family page. There’s also the Phoenix Café Bar, where families are always welcome. With a children’s menu, colouring-in sheets, free cordials, lots of space for buggies, and baby change facilities on site – it’s the ideal home away from home! Hope to see you soon.

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King of Devil's Island 15 (Kongen av Bastøy) • subtitled Fri 3 – Thu 9 Aug Dir: Marius Holst Actors: Stellan Skarsgård Norway 2012, 1hrs 56mins Stellan Skarsgård stars in this award-winning drama from Norway. When young sailor Erling is shipped off to Bastoy – an island prison for teenage criminals – he soon clashes with the island’s brutal regime. Determined to escape, Erling rails against the guards and inspires the other boys to rebel against tyrannical boss Bestyreren (Skarsgård) - but how far are they willing to go? Based on actual events, this is a film of intelligence, power and fury - with stunning performances all round.

Continued from last month Wed 1 – Thu 2 Aug

The Women on the 6th Floor 12A (Les Femmes du 6éme étage) France 2010, 1hr 46mins Jean-Louis (Fabrice Luchini) discovers a joie de vivre he never knew he had thanks to his Spanish maids in this charming French farce.

Two Years at Sea U UK 2011, 1hr 28mins Ben Rivers’ stunning documentary is a beautiful portrait of eccentricity as it follows an old man living alone in the Scottish wilderness.

The Apartment PG USA 1960, 2hrs 5mins Billy Wilder’s masterpiece arrives at Phoenix looking better than ever in a sparkling new restoration.

Your Sister's Sister 15

Dark Horse 15

Fri 3 Aug - Thu 9 Aug

Dir: Lynn Shelton Actors: Mark Duplass, Emily Blunt USA 2011, 1hr 30mins

Dir: Todd Solondz Actors: Jordan Gelber, Selma Blair USA 2011, 1hr 26mins

A hit at the Sundance Festival, this charming indie film has surprised everyone with its wit and humour. When Jack’s brother dies, he takes the advice of his friend Iris and retreats to her family’s cabin to grieve alone. Iris’ older sister Hannah is also staying in the cabin, however, and after a bottle of Tequila the inevitable happens – only for Iris to turn up the next morning! So much better than it sounds, this is a wonderful, hilarious and utterly lovely film.

Indie provocateur Todd Solondz returns with another unflinching portrait of the perennial outsider. Abe is thirty, lives with his parents, has a menial job in his father’s real estate company and is determined to get married, to prove he is not the failure everyone takes him for. As astute and uncomfortable as we would expect from a Solondz film, Dark Horse is nevertheless a funny and surprisingly touching story of a man on the fringes of society and his own family.

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Killer Joe 18 Fri 10 – Thu 16 Aug Dir: William Friedkin Actors: Matthew McConaughey, Emile Hirsch USA 2011, 1hr 42mins Anyone who thinks William Friedkin, legendary director of The French Connection and The Exorcist, has lost one ounce of his brilliance and intensity would do well to watch Killer Joe. Matthew McConaughey gives a revelatory performance as the eponymous Joe Cooper,

a crooked Dallas cop and part-time hitman hired by a drug dealer to murder his hated low-life mother for the insurance money.

The Players 18

Mission to Lars TBC

A Simple Life PG

(Les Infidels) • subtitled Mon 6 – Thu 9 Aug

Fri 10 – Mon 13 Aug

(Tao jie) • subtitled Fri 10 – Thu 16 Aug

Dir: Jean Dujardin Actors: Gilles Lellouche France 2012, 1hr 47mins The Artist’s Jean Dujardin writes, directs and stars in this very raunchy film that was a box-office smash in France. Dujardin and some of France’s hottest directing talent (including The Artist’s Michel Hazanavicius) unite for these nine short films about infidelity. From philandering husbands to clueless misogynists, motel escorts to inevitable “medical” problems, the results are hysterical, sexy, vulgar and very French!

A brutal, claustrophobic and darkly comic film that will haunt you long after the credits roll.

Documentary Dir: James Moore, William Spicer UK / USA 2011, 1hr 21mins Tom Spicer is a massive fan of legendary heavy metal band Metallica, and dreams of one day meeting his hero, drummer Lars Ulrich. Tom also has Fragile X Syndrome, a form of autism that makes everyday life a constant challenge. When Tom's brother and sister, Will and Kate, resolve to make his dream come true, they decide to chronicle their journey. The result is a remarkably moving and tender documentary that won't leave a dry eye in the house.

Dir: Ann Hui Actors: Andy Lau, Deannie Yip Hong Kong 2011, 1hr 58mins Tao has cooked and cleaned for film producer Roger and his family for 60 years. When she suffers a stroke she demands to be put in a nursing home rather than become a burden to the young man she helped raise. A tender and understated story about lifelong friendships, and the passing of responsibilities from the old to the young. With terrific performances from Deannie Yip and Hong Kong superstar Andy Lau, this is smart and involving world cinema.

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Prometheus 15 Fri 17 – Mon 20 Aug Dir: Ridely Scott Actors: Michael Fassbender USA 2012, 2hr 3mins Ridely Scott returns to the big screen with a prequel to the Alien franchise. Scientists discover a recurring star-map pattern in cave paintings that may lead to answers about the origins of mankind. Arriving on a distant moon they discover a huge subterranean structure with cylinders of dark liquid – then all hell breaks loose! Expect breathless tension as the crew fight for their lives, and a creepy performance from Michael Fassbender as the android David.

The Giants 15

Brave (2D & 3D) PG

(Les Géants) • subtitled Mon 13 – Thu 16 Aug

Fri 17 – Thu 30 Aug

Dir: Bouli Lanners Actors: Paul Bartel, Marthe Keller Belgium 2011, 1hr 23mins This sublime coming-of-age tale follows the adventures of brothers Seth and Zak and their new friend Danny across the course of one summer in the fields and streams of rural Luxembourg. The 3 leads are superb – believable, heartbreaking and hilarious - and the film casts a wonderful spell of nostalgia for childhoods spent playing in the gloaming. The beautiful score from Belgian folkster The Bony King of Nowhere fits perfectly.

Dir: Mark Andrews Actors: Billy Connolly, Julie Walters USA 2012, 1hr 40mins From the makers of Up and the Toy Story trilogy comes this fantastic animated tale for the whole family. Set in the wilds of Scotland, it follows feisty princess Merida who refuses to act like the demure lady her mother desires, and throws herself into adventures with witches, will o’ the wisps and bears! With a wonderful voice-cast including Julie Walters, Billy Connolly and Emma Thompson, Pixar have done it again. A heartfelt, beautiful and exhilarating film.

The Forgiveness of Blood TBC • subtitled Fri 17 – Thu 23 Aug

Dir: Joshua Marston Actors: Tristan Halilaj, Sindi Lacej Albania / USA 2011, TBC Marston’s (Maria Full of Grace) new film is a moving tale of honour and tradition that picked up awards at the Berlin and Chicago film festivals. After a local farmer kills his neighbour, the aggrieved family enact a 15th century law whereby they have the right to kill any male family member in retribution. Teenager Nik is forced to stay indoors and Marston expertly builds the tension as cabin fever sets in.

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Kosmos 12A

Mon 20 – Thu 23 Aug

• subtitled Mon 27 – Thu 30 Aug

Dir: Tony Kaye Actors: Adrien Brody USA 2011, 1hr 37mins Adrian Brody stars as Henry, an emotionally numb substitute teacher in Tony Kaye’s (American History X) take on the American school system. Henry prefers the brief time he spends with classes as no sentimental attachments with the students can develop. His inherent apathy hits a stumbling block, however, when he is assigned to a school with a particularly dysfunctional family. Full of Kaye’s visual flair, with a superb and understated performance from Brody.

The Hunter 15 Fri 24 – Thu 30 Aug Dir: Daniel Nettheim Actors: Willem Dafoe, Sam Neill Australia 2011, 1hr 41mins Daniel Nettheim’s award-winning debut feature stars Willem Dafoe as Martin David - a former soldier turned professional hunter recruited by an unscrupulous biotech company to hunt down and kill the Thylacine, the supposedlyextinct 'Tasmanian tiger'. Lodging with eco-warrior Lucy, Martin’s mission raises the ire of sceptic locals, but all is not what it seems in the midst of the Tasmanian forest. Beautifully shot, this is a gripping yarn with a sensational performance from Dafoe.

Dir: Reha Erdem Actors: Sermet Yesil, Türkü Tura Turkey / Bulgaria 2010, 2hr 2mins Turkish director Erdem’s new film is a treat for lovers of art-house and challenging world cinema. Arriving in a remote village, a stranger gains a reputation as a miracle worker after saving a boy from drowning. Adopting the name “Kosmos”, the stranger begins a peculiar relationship with the sister of the boy he saved. Is he a saviour? And how will the village react when one of his miracles fails? Bold, brilliant and bizarre - this is one-of-a-kind cinema.

Something From Nothing: The Art of Rap 15 Fri 24 – Mon 27 Aug Documentary Dir: Ice-T, Andy Baybutt UK / USA 2012, 1hr 51mins Rap superstar turned director Ice-T traces the roots of Rap from its street poetry beginnings to the multi-billion dollar entertainment machine it is today. The film brings together such hip-hop royalty as Chuck D, Afrika Bambaataa, Eminem, Nas, and Snoop Dogg (many of whom freestyle to the camera) to tell the story of the people, beats, rhymes and passion of this musical phenomena.

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The Apartment The Women on the 6th Floor Two Years at Sea Two Years at Sea Salzburg Festival: La Boheme The Apartment The Apartment The Women on the 6th Floor The Apartment The Women on the 6th Floor Two Years at Sea The Women on the 6th Floor King of Devil’s Island Pixar Vote Winner: Ratatouille King of Devil’s Island Your Sister’s Sister Dark Horse Your Sister’s Sister Pixar Vote Winner: Ratatouille King of Devil’s Island Your Sister’s Sister Dark Horse Pixar Vote Winner: Ratatouille King of Devil’s Island Your Sister’s Sister Dark Horse Lazy Sunday: Your Sister’s Sister King of Devil’s Island Pixar Vote Winner: Ratatouille Dark Horse Your Sister’s Sister King of Devil’s Island Your Sister’s Sister Digital Arts Summer School King of Devil’s Island The Players

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Sun 12 Lazy Sunday: A Simple Life Pixar Vote Winner: Toy Story A Simple Life Ice Age: Continental Drift Killer Joe Pixar Vote Winner: Toy Story Killer Joe Mission to Lars Ice Age: Continental Drift A Simple Life The Giants Mission to Lars Killer Joe Salzburg Festival: The Magic Flute A Simple Life Killer Joe Killer Joe Ice Age: Continental Drift Killer Joe The Last King of Scotland A Simple Life The Giants A Simple Life Ice Age: Continental Drift Killer Joe The Giants A Simple Life Exposure Live Killer Joe On the Road Killer Joe Ice Age: Continental Drift Killer Joe The Giants The Giants A Simple Life Brave 3D The Forgiveness of Blood Brave 2D The Forgiveness of Blood Brave 3D Prometheus 2D

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Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap

Brave 3D Salzburg Festival: Don Giovanni Brave 2D The Hunter Brave 3D

Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap

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Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap

Brave 3D Bike Festival film Brave 2D

Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap

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Dark Horse Your Sister’s Sister King of Devil’s Island Your Sister’s Sister The Players Dark Horse The Players King of Devil’s Island The Players Dark Horse King of Devil’s Island Your Sister’s Sister Your Sister’s Sister King of Devil’s Island The Players Dark Horse King of Devil’s Island Your Sister’s Sister Dark Horse The Players The Players King of Devil’s Island Your Sister’s Sister Dark Horse King of Devil’s Island The Players A Simple Life Ice Age: Continental Drift A Simple Life Pixar Vote Winner: Toy Story Photoshop Basics Fringe Festival Launch party Mission to Lars Killer Joe A Simple Life Ice Age: Continental Drift Killer Joe Pixar Vote Winner: Toy Story Mission to Lars A Simple Life Mission to Lars Killer Joe

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Brave 2D Autistic Spectrum Screening: Brave 2D Prometheus 2D Brave 3D The Forgiveness of Blood Brave 2D The Forgiveness of Blood Brave 3D Prometheus 2D Brave 2D Lazy Sun: Brave 3D Prometheus 2D Brave 2D The Forgiveness of Blood Brave 3D Prometheus 2D Brave 2D The Forgiveness of Blood Brave 3D Prometheus Brave 2D Detachment Brave 3D The Forgiveness of Blood Brave 2D The Forgiveness of Blood Brave 3D Brave 2D The Forgiveness of Blood Brave 3D Detachment Detachment Brave 2D The Forgiveness of Blood Brave 3D Brave 2D Detachment Brave 3D The Forgiveness of Blood Education Salzburg Festival Events

Kosmos Brave 2D Brave 3D The Hunter Brave 2D The Hunter Brave 3D Kosmos Brave 2D The Short Cinema Brave 3D The Hunter Brave 3D The Hunter Brave 2D Kosmos Brave 3D The Flowers of War The Lorax 360 We Are Poets Social Cinema: A Clockwork Orange The Flowers of War 360

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Shadow Dancer • The Intouchables • Electrick Children The Dark Knight Rises • Tarkovsky Retrospective

Films to look out for in September

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6.15pm 6.15pm 8.30pm 8.45pm Wed 29 1.30pm 2.30pm 4pm 5pm 6.15pm 8pm 8.30pm Thu 30 3.45pm 4pm 6.15pm 6.15pm 8.30pm 8.45pm 3.15pm Fri 31 4pm 6.15pm 6.30pm 8pm 8.30pm 8.45pm

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The Lorax (3D) U Fri 31 Aug – Thu 6 Sep Dir: Chris Renaud Actors: Danny DeVito USA 2012, 1hr 26mins Based on Dr Seuss’ beloved tale, when Ted learns that his crush Audrey wants to see a real tree, he leaves his plastic hometown of Thneedville to find one. Encountering a hermit known as

the “Once-ler”, Ted is told the dangers of ignoring the advice of The Lorax, the guardian of the forest. From the makers of Despicable Me this is fabulously entertaining with a pertinent green message.

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The Flowers of War 15 We are Poets TBC

Fri 31 Aug – Thu 6 Sep

(Jin líng shí san chai) • subtitled

Dir: Fernando Meirelles Actors: Rachel Weisz, Anthony Hopkins, Jude Law UK / Austria 2011, 1hr 50mins Fernando Meirelles, the director responsible for The Constant Gardner and 2002’s worldwide sensation City of God, returns with this hard-hitting and superbly acted drama loosely based on Arthur Schnitzle’s La Ronde. With a cast that includes Jude Law and Rachel Weisz as a married couple reaching breaking point and Anthony Hopkins as a father in search of his missing daughter – this is intelligent cinema for grown-ups, and all the better for it.

Fri 31 Aug – Thu 6 Sep Dir: Yimou Zhang Actors: Christian Bale, Ni Ni China 2011, 2hr 16mins Yimou Zhang’s (Hero, House of Flying Daggers) new drama stars Christian Bale as an American caught up in the Japanese invasion of Nanjing in 1937. Posing as a priest, he attempts to protect a group of local women from marauding Japanese troops by sheltering them in an abandoned church. The highest grossing Chinese film of all time, this is powerful stuff with a brilliant central performance from Bale.

Fri 31 Aug – Mon 3 Sep Documentary Dir: Daniel Lucchesi UK 2012, 1hr 90mins This uplifting documentary follows a group of young performance poets chosen to represent the UK in the annual poetry slam competition “Brave New Voices” in Washington DC. The six selected poets’ back-stories are gradually revealed as they struggle with nerves and worry about the American reaction to their more controversial poems. The talent on display is jaw-dropping, while the final performances are spellbinding. A film to be cherished.

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From Kampala to Leicester

The Story of Leicester’s Ugandan Asian Community, 1972 – 2012 Phoenix is proud to show The Last King of Scotland as part of Leicester Arts & Museums Service's series of special events to mark the 40th anniversary of the expulsion of Ugandan Asians and their subsequent move to Leicester. The anniversary is supported by an exhibition at New Walk Museum & Art Gallery. To find out more visit leicester.gov.uk/ugandanasianstory

The Last King of Scotland 15 Tue 14 Aug 6.30pm Based on Giles Foden's celebrated novel, James McAvoy stars as Dr James Garrigan – a young Scottish medic who becomes personal physician to Ugandan dictator Idi Amin (Forest Whitaker) – and witnesses the events under his brutal regime in the 1970s. Whitaker won an Oscar for his stunning portrayal of Amin, and the film is a powerful piece of work.

The Social Cinema: A Clockwork Orange Fri 31 Aug Time: 8pm til late Tickets: £5 / £6 sofa seats

It's funny how the colours of the real world only seem really real when you viddy them on the screen. Gather together, oh my droogs, The Social Cinema is back and this time it’s real horrorshow! Join us in the Phoenix Café Bar as we return with another monthly selection of classic and cult cinema with a more social, interactive edge. And we’re kicking off with A Clockwork Orange. All blood, bravura and bowler hats, Kubrick’s controversial masterpiece would become the very epitome of the cult movie. As with all our cabaret screenings there’ll be a specially-themed food and drinks menu, bespoke cocktails, a late bar with DJs, gaming, prizes for fancy dress and even sofas for the early birds! Space is limited so book soon. Contact the box office for full details.

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Family Films

Ice Age: Continental Drift

Brave

Fri 10 – Thu 16 Aug

Supportive Environment Screening

Still in the pursuit of his treasured acorn, Scrat the squirrel inadvertently causes a cataclysmic shifting of the tectonic plates which sees our favourite trio of Manny the Mammoth, Sid the Sloth and Diego the Sabre-toothed Cat separated from their loved ones and cast adrift on an iceberg. Encountering a group of swarthy pirates, the three friends face a fight to get home!

Sat 18 Aug Time: 10.30am Join us for a screening designed for those with specific needs, and for children on the Autistic and Asperger’s spectrum and their families. Pixar’s brand new film is a wonderful fairy-tale adventure with a feisty Scottish princess. See main film listings page 6 for full details.

Pixar Vote Winners! Across July the good people of Leicester voted for their favourite Pixar films and over the first two weekends of August we screen the final films!

Ratatouille

Fri 3 - Sun 5 Aug

Toy Story (2D)

Fri 10 - Sun 12 Aug

Also Showing: The Lorax (see page 10) and Brave in 2D & 3D (see page 6)

Playback Digital Arts Summer School Mon 6 – Fri 10 Aug Times: 10am - 4pm Tickets: £125 (including lunch) Ages: 12+

Interested in games? video? photography? sound? Playback is a five day course for young people to learn new skills in a range of digital media and technologies. Digital arts collective Ludic Rooms invite you to help them transform the Phoenix into an urban play space. Each day we’ll look at games and how we play them.

Over the week we’ll work with a range of technologies, creating new games using video, photography, sound... and post-it notes! Combining creativity and technology, we’ll make a giant game that encourages exploration and interaction with our surroundings. www.ludicrooms.com/playback

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Courses On the Road Thu 16 - Fri 17 August Times: 10am – 4pm Tickets: £40 / £36 conc. From Bonnie and Clyde to Easy Rider, the road movie is one of the film industry’s most enduring genres. Learn how the road movie has been used by film makers around the world, understand the common narrative schemes, “quests”, journeys of self-discovery and self-destruction, and how the genre has been romanticised over the last 80 years.

Spanish Cinema Now

Screenwriting for Horror

Mondays, 3 Sep – 29 Oct Times: 7pm - 9pm Tickets: £63 / £54 conc.

Thursdays, 6 Sep – 1 Nov Times: 7pm - 9pm Tickets: £108 / £99 conc.

Take a journey through three decades of Spanish cinema. This course includes film clips, discussion and debate around Spain’s most talented directors – among them Pedro Almodovar its film stars, genres and themes, including the long-lasting effects of the Spanish Civil War on its people.

Learn how to write the horror film of your nightmares! This course will provide an indispensable set of tools for writers and film buffs alike. Combining critical and practical work, participants will discuss key concepts such as structure, place, sex and psychology in one of the most successful and controversial of movie genres.

Digital Arts

Artists in residence DMU Cube Gallery at Phoenix

Two artists from DMU’s Institute of Creative Technologies' Masters Programme will be creating artworks which interact with the public. See them at work and get involved in their installations.

Exodus

Martin Rieser Tue 14 – Thu 30 Aug The expulsion of Asians from Uganda by Idi Amin in 1972 happened within ninety days. The stories of those who fled are told through an interactive artwork in the Phoenix Café Bar and an audio trail between Phoenix and New Walk Museum. Their accounts of expulsion, migration and new

lives in Leicester are told in their own words. Exodus is part of a series of events marking the 40th anniversary of the expulsion from Uganda and connects with the exhibition From Kampala to Leicester at New Walk Museum and Art Gallery. Supported using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England

6 – 11 Aug Melanie Moeller will be developing a system where moving around the room triggers video and effects. 20-25 Aug Tove Dalenius will be creating an interactive system exploring ethical issues with electronics production, waste and the environment.

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Salzburg Festival Live Opera from the Salzburg Festival Since the festival’s inauguration in 1920, Salzburg has established itself as the most important festival for opera, drama and concerts in the world. We present three of its most mesmerising shows on the big screen via satellite across the month of August.

La Boheme Wed 1 Aug Doors open: 6.15pm Show Time: 6.30pm Tickets: £13.50 / £11.50 conc. Running time: 3hrs One of the most frequently performed of all operas, Puccini’s La Bohème is based on the tales of Henri Murger, who memorialised the life of Parisian artists and bohemians in the serialised novel Scènes de la Vie de Bohème in the mid-19th century.

Don Giovanni The Magic Flute Mon 13 Aug Doors open: 5.45pm Show Time: 6pm Tickets: £13.50 / £11.50 conc. Running time: 4hrs (approx) Probably Mozart’s best-known opera, The Magic Flute was created by the composer with his gifted librettist Emanuel Schikaneder in 1791. Jens-Daniel Herzog’s production presents the story as a clash of two worlds: on one side, the world of light and rationality; on the other, the world of night, feelings, imagination and dreams.

Sun 26 Aug Doors open: 7.15pm Show Time: 7.30pm Tickets: £13.50 / £11.50 conc. Running time: 3hrs (approx) Recorded in 2008 Claus Guth’s direction takes Don Giovanni out of its traditional squares and palaces and into the wild woods, where animals live, mystery lurks, and the notorious ladies’ man seeks shelter. In Guth’s almost cinematic production, every character appears to be seeking either salvation or damnation.

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Events Phoenix at the Fringe Celebrating the best in local music and art

Launch Party Fri 10 Aug Time: 7pm Free entry Once again, Phoenix is hosting the official launch party for the Leicester Fringe Festival 2012 – and everyone’s welcome! There’ll be live music including the sensational Martha Bean (‘fingerpicking wizardry and pitch-perfect falsetto’ – Leicester Mercury), the launch of the Festival’s Music Video Exhibition, and much more. Don’t be late – the first 50 guests will get a free drink courtesy of Cuttlefish, and Phoenix will give away 25 film tickets!

Exposure Live Wed 15 Aug Time: 8pm Tickets: £4 / £3 Phoenix members One of the highlights of last year’s Fringe, Exposure Live presents a night of diverse live music and short silent films. The evening will include sublime piano melodies courtesy of Kenworthy, and darkly lilting folk songs from Tom Morris interspersed with selected silent films sourced by Exposure Live, Phoenix and the BFI.

Bank Holiday Biking! 2012 Ride Leicester Festival Thu 23 - Mon 27 Aug Free event A chance for all the family to get on their bikes - Phoenix is a major stop-off point for hundreds of cyclists taking part in Sky Ride Leicester, a fun traffic-free ride through Leicester on Sunday 26th Aug from 10am – 4pm. Get involved – more at www.goskyride.com – and don’t forget to stop by Phoenix for a well-earned drink! Phoenix will also host a live music launch event for the Festival on Thu 23 Aug in the evening, and be screening three Bike-tastic films on Fri 24th, Sat 25th and Sun 26th – (details, including pricing, to be announced shortly on www.phoenix.org.uk)

Ride Leicester : Iain Jaques

The Short Cinema Wed 29 Aug Time: 8pm Tickets: £3 Phoenix plays host once again to Leicester’s annual film industry showcase and get together. The Short Cinema film festival returns to show some of the best short films produced by filmmakers in the Midlands on the big screen. With films from both new and established filmmakers, the evening always delivers an exciting and eclectic mix of genres and styles. Why not submit your film? The deadline for entries is Friday 27th July. Contact alexzandra.jackson@phoenix.org.uk for more information.

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*Concessions are available with proof of status, for: • Unemployed • Under 16s • Disabled • Retired in receipt of state pension

Phoenix, 4 Midland Street, Leicester, LE1 1TG

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3D films cost an additional £1.50

Box Office 0116 242 2800 Book Online www.phoenix.org.uk

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Rutland Street NCP on Halford Street (LE1 1TQ) is a short walk from Phoenix and costs £3.80 all day for Phoenix customers (with tickets stamped at the Phoenix box office). Free parking is available all week after 6pm, and on Sundays, on bays marked with single yellow lines around the building (pay & display prices apply at other times).

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