bOing! Festival 2022 Brochure

A weekend of brilliant performance and creativity for all ages.

University of Kent, Canterbury

27 & 28 August 2022 boingfestival.com

Welcome to bOing! 2022 After an unexpected break and a tentative return bOing! is now fully back in business!

With the usual mix of the excellent, the new, the original and the unexpected, we are proud to bring you bOing! 2022.

Starting with the big news that we will present the world premiere of Jasmin Vardimon Company’s Alice. Jasmin is a great friend of bOing! and Gulbenkian and we are delighted to be hosting the first public performances of her latest production.

And you told us - we heard you: Luminarium is also back! In a brand-new version (Arboria II) here for the first time. We will also host our biggest ever outdoor music stage, along with the return of the Silent Disco. Many other

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treats await you in and out of the venues including performances by old friends Half a String, Dybwikdans & Frozen Light, plus new friends Le Gateau Chocolat.

Look out for free outdoor action including The Rascally Diner, The Royal Poodle Parade, and our virtual reality swing experience Volo: Dreams of Flight. Plus so much more!

We look forward to welcoming you back to campus on August 27 & 28.

Plan Your Day

These are just some ideas to help plan your day. Ages are just guidelines (unless otherwise stated) not strict rules! And our free, outdoor performances will amaze and entertain all ages…

Babies and toddlers

MOONmoon (0-18 months) p.8 Baby Playground Tent (0-2) p.25

Ages 3-7

Duckie (3+) p.6 Breathe (5+) p.10 Global Sound Stage (All) p.15 The Rascally Diner (5+) p.17 Tree Chic (5+) p.22 Fish Out of Water (All) p.23 Lego Robotics Workshop (5+) p.26 BRAVO! Cardboard Crafts (5+) p.27

Ages 7+

Alice (7+) p.4 Arboria II Luminarium (All) p.12 Global Sounds Stage to (7+) p.15 Pirate Taxi (All) p.16 The Royal Poodle Parade (All) p.20 Volo: Dreams of Flight (8+) p.21 VR Coding Workshop (6+) p.26 Fish Out of Water Dance Workshop (6+) p.28

Accessible bOing!

Fire Songs p.14 Square Pegs Jingle Workshop p.27 All our free outdoor performances!

See you then.

David Sefton Gulbenkian Arts Centre Artistic Director

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A world premiere at bOing!

Having first come to life through a VR experience at bOing! 2021, Jasmin Vardimon Company brings Alice to the stage this year! With a sensory feast of arresting images, powerful performers and striking kinetic scenery, Jasmin Vardimon’s newest creation is a re-imagining of the ground-breaking classic.

A theatre performance in a world that is different, curious, and compelling.

Jasmin Vardimon Company

ALiCE DATES: Sat 27 & Sun 28 Aug TIMES: Sat 3.30pm Sun 11am & 3.30pm LOCATION: ColyerFergusson Hall DURATION: 90 minutes TICKETS: £6 AGES: Recommended for ages 7+

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Duckie is a musical reimagining of Hans Christian Andersen’s The Ugly Duckling with a message of tolerance and self acceptance at its core. Set in an animal circus, we join Duckie on an adventure of self-discovery, asking questions of the ‘happy ever after’ in a celebration of difference. Watch Duckie triumph by realising their strengths in this vibrant and exceptional theatre show – recommended for ages 3+.

Starring Paula Brett as Duckie.

Le Gateau Chocolat

Duckie DATES: Sat 27 & Sun 28 Aug TIMES: 10.30am & 2pm LOCATION: Gulbenkian

Theatre

DURATION: 40 minutes TICKETS: £6 AGES: Recommended for ages 3+

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Norwegian Company Dybwikdans invite us into a universe of song, music and movement in this interactive storytelling. MOONmoon is a musical conversation for our youngest audience members, revolving around melody, rhythm, pulse and timing. MOONmoon, inspired by myths and legends, immerses and surrounds the audience to create an intimate yet spectacular experience.

The event is seated on the floor with a capacity of 10 children (age 0-18 months) and their accompanying adults.

Dybwikdans

MOONmoon DATES: Sat 27 & Sun 28 Aug TIMES: 10.15am, 11.15am

& 1pm

LOCATION: Grimond DURATION: 40 minutes TICKETS: £6 AGES: For ages 0-18 months

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See life from the perspective of an acorn. Half a String’s Breathe is beautifully realised through a truly unique blend of puppetry, thumping D&B, ethereal folk songs and live camera work. Find the epic in the tiny in this celebration of trees, nature and finding space in a buzzing community.

Half a String

Breathe DATES: Sat 27 &

Sun 28 Aug

TIMES: 11am & 1.45pm LOCATION: Grimond DURATION: 55 minutes TICKETS: £6 AGES: Recommended for ages 5+

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Architects of Air return to bOing! with another stunning Luminarium experience. ‘Arboria II’ is an immersive and interactive sculpture, dedicated to the theme of ‘trees’ and designed to evoke wonder at the beauty of light and colour.

Inside the inflated structure, you will encounter three tree-like structures where cones and spheres combine to create a brightly luminous tree trunk and branches that reach over their head. A transformative and sensory experience for any age.

Architects of Air

Arboria II – Luminarium DATES: Sat 27 & Sun 28 Aug TIMES: 10am - 5pm (timeslots) LOCATION: Cathedral

Meadow

DURATION: 20 minutes TICKETS: £4 AGES: All

Tickets can be bought on the day (expect queues at busy times). We recommend that you book entry in advance for a timeslot – a limited number of tickets are available.

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Frozen Light

Fire Songs DATES: Sat 27 & Sun 28 Aug TIMES: 11am & 2pm LOCATION: Jarman Building DURATION: 60mins TICKETS: £6 per group (1 x

PMLD, Autistic or Complex Needs participant and accompanying carers/guardians/family members)

AGES: Designed for audiences

with profound and multiple learning disabilities, this show is also recommended for audiences 14 with autism and complex needs

Frozen Light create an immersive sensory sound experience for audiences with profound and multiple learning disabilities (PMLD), performed in collaboration with a local choir. In the embrace of choral harmonies, the audience join Frozen Light on their latest sensory exploration. From a soulful connection around a campfire, travelling into the celestial music of the cosmos itself, audiences will experience a whole new world of awe and wonder. Join us for an hour of original music interwoven with epic sensory experiences in a new kind of production from Frozen Light.

Music for Change are back with a brilliant line up of world music performances and workshops for all ages on our Global Sounds Stage at the Cathedral Meadow from 10am – 3pm.

Global Sounds Stage

For the first time City Sound Project will be at bOing! following their hugely successful live music festivals in the city centre. They’ll be taking over the music stage from 3-5pm with a programme of live bands, artists and DJs perfect for a summer’s afternoon!

DATES: Sat 27 &

Music for Change & City Sound Project Sun 28 Aug

TIMES: 10am - 5pm LOCATION: Cathedral

Meadow

TICKETS: Free AGES: All

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Image © Alex Brenner

Pirates of the Carabina

Pirate Taxi DATES: Sat 27 &

Sun 28 Aug

TIMES: 12.15pm & 4.15pm LOCATION: bOing! Hilltop DURATION: 40 mins TICKETS: Free AGES: All

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The small-scale outdoor circus show with large tales to tell! Sometimes serious, but more often funny, Pirate Taxi is a family-friendly circus show suitable for adventurers of all ages.

Taking place in, on and around an old-school London Taxi, Pirate Taxi has all the hallmarks of a Pirates of the Carabina show – original live music, humour, a mechanically ingenious set and extraordinary aerial performance.

Everybody clap your pans – it’s time for The Rascally Diner!

Cook up a stink as part of Rufus Skumskins O’Parsley’s kitchen crew or bring a pot to bang and ward off evil cakes in this fun-filled, messy performance about food. Inspired by the award-winning children’s book ‘The Rascally Cake’, by Jeanne Willis and Korky Paul, join LAStheatre for a riotous and ridiculous outdoor family performance.

LAStheatre

The Rascally Diner DATES: Sat 27 & Sun 28 Aug TIMES: 10.15am & 1.15pm LOCATION: Gulbenkian

Lawn

DURATION: 60 minutes TICKETS: Free AGES: Recommended for ages 5+

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Dulce Compania

The Royal Poodle Parade DATES: Sat 27 &

Sun 28 Aug

TIMES: 11.15am, 1pm

& 3.30pm

LOCATION: Walkabout DURATION: 30 minutes TICKETS: Free AGES: All

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A sensational walkabout parade bringing a blast of colour and some charming poodles to bOing! The Royal Poodle Parade performance from Dulce Compania features 5 jumping stilt walkers, stunning costumes and cute pups.

Inspired by Leonardo da Vinci’s fabulous flying contraptions, his studies of flight and his pioneering work on perspective – riders will groan in horror before squealing with delight as they pilot their swing-powered machines over cliff edges, zoom along the water and spiral upwards through clouds.

Spaces on a first come first served basis throughout the day. A wheelchair accessible swing will be avaliable.

Studio GOGO

Volo: Dreams of Flight DATES: Sat 27 & Sun 28 Aug TIMES: 10am - 5pm LOCATION: Gulbenkian

Lawn

DURATION: 5 minutes TICKETS: Free AGES: Recommended for ages 8+

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Richard Layzell

Tree Chic DATES: Sat 27 &

Sun 28 Aug

TIMES: 12pm, 2pm & 3pm LOCATION: Meet outside Gulbenkian and be led to a secret location DURATION: 30 minutes TICKETS: Free AGES: Recommended for ages 5+

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This unique family experience is for children over 5 and their parents.

Join creative ecologist and educator Richard Layzell in a 30 minute walk and workshop of discovery and celebration to find out: what is a tree?

What are trees for? Can they really talk to each other? How old are they? How do you know when a tree is sad? and more!

Fish Out of Water is a fresh, familyfriendly outdoor dance performance using hip hop, interactive sculptures & responsive music to explore themes of belonging, otherness, displacement & migrancy. Follow the dancers as they find themselves in a strange new place and help them overcome bizarre, colourful obstacles. By the end of the show, you can help them build a home somewhere new and show them that whatever challenges we face, we are stronger together.

Check out their dance workshop on p.28.

Michaela Cisarikova Dance Company

Fish Out of Water DATES: Sat 27 & Sun 28 Aug TIMES: 11.30am & 3pm LOCATION: Gulbenkian

Lawn

DURATION: 25 minutes TICKETS: Free AGES: All

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University of Kent Sport

Kent Sport Mini Sessions DATES: Sat 27 & Sun 28 Aug TIMES: 10.15am- 4.15pm &

The University of Kent, School of Physical Sciences

Crime Scene DATES: Sat 27 Aug TIMES: 10.30am, 11.30am, 12.30pm, 2.30pm & 3.30pm LOCATION: The Burrow DURATION: 30 minutes TICKETS: £4 AGES: Recommended for ages 6+

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Have you ever wanted to be a real Crime Scene Investigator? Come and have a go in our reconstructed crime scene! You’ll have the opportunity to dress up in the protective suits and use equipment to collect a variety of evidence samples.

10.15am-2.45pm LOCATION: bOing! Hilltop DURATION: Sessions vary through the day TICKETS: Free AGES: All

Kent County Council & University of Kent iCCi

Baby Playground Tent DATES: Sun 28 Aug TIMES: 10am, 12pm, 2pm & 3pm LOCATION: bOing! Hillstop DURATION: 45 minutes TICKETS: Free AGES: Recommended for ages 0-2

Our friends at Kent Sport are offering some brilliant free activities at bOing! 2022.

Join Baby Playground artists on a gentle sensory journey creating a magical experience for you to share with your child.

Suitable for all ages there is no pre-booking, just turn up.

Join us for Drums Alive, Zumbatomic and Street Dance on Saturday and Mini Sports Sessions on Sunday.

All the family can join in and get moving, drumming and singing with our brilliant Playground musicians with some free outdoor all-age family sessions at 11am & 4pm.

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Workshops at bOing!

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Code Kids

Code Kids

Square Pegs Arts

Animate Arts

Virtual Reality Coding Workshop

Lego Robotics Workshop

Jingle Writing

BRAVO! Cardboard Crafts

DATES: Sat 27 & Sun 28 Aug TIMES: 12pm LOCATION: Grimond DURATION: 60 minutes TICKETS: £4 AGES: Recommended for ages 6+

DATES: Sat 27 & Sun 28 Aug TIMES: 10:30am & 2pm LOCATION: Grimond DURATION: 60 minutes TICKETS: £4 AGES: Recommended for ages 5+

Learn to code in a virtual world in the palm of your hand. Give your 3D creations behaviour, animation, and movement.

Interact with a virtual world entirely created by you.

Use Lego to build smart robots and bring your robot to life using code!

Great way of introducing concepts such as engineering and coding to kids. Learn coding in a fun way! Lego also helps to bring out your child’s creative side as they design and build a Lego robot.

DATES: Sat 27 Aug TIMES: 10am, 11.30am and 1pm LOCATION: Jarman Building DURATION: 45 minutes TICKETS: Free AGES: 7+

Join Square Pegs Arts for this fun and creative workshop. During these workshops we will work in small groups to come up with radio jingles for miscellaneous object and products. These sessions are open to everyone but are particularly designed for young people who identify as learning disabled/autistic/ neurodivergent.

DATES: Sat 27 & Sun 28 Aug TIMES: 10.45am, 1.15pm & 3.30pm LOCATION: Grimond DURATION: 60 minutes TICKETS: £4 AGES: 5+

Come and have a tuneful time making your very own musical instrument with cardboard supremos Animate Arts. You’ll be amazed at what you can create with the help of our professional artists. Take your creation home with you and play it to your heart’s content!

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Workshops at bOing!

Michaela Cisarikova Dance Company

Fish Out of Water Dance Workshop DATES: Sun 28 Aug TIMES: 12.30pm LOCATION: Jarman

Building

DURATION: 60 minutes

A creative workshop using hip hop and contemporary techniques, exploring the themes of travel, learning a piece of the choreography from the show and facilitating creativity to enhance your individuality through improvised exercises and games.

Exhibition at bOing!

An exhibition of artwork by local school children on how humans might interact with technology in the next 30 years.

The art has been bought to life and turned into a theatrical costume and a life-size puppet by stage and theatre professionals. You’ll also have the chance to draw, build, or model your own future human to take home!

Future Human Exhibition DATES: Sat 27 & Sun 28 Aug TIMES: 10am - 5pm LOCATION: Jarman

Building

TICKETS: Free AGES: All

TICKETS: £4 AGES: Recommended for ages 6+

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Films at bOing!

All films are screened in the Gulbenkian Cinema.

Lightyear

Minions: The Rise of Gru

DATE: Sat 27 Aug AD TIME: 11am TICKETS: £3.50 / Baby on lap

DATE: Sun 28 Aug TIME: 11am TICKETS: £3.50 / Baby on lap

(0-18months) +£1 CERT: PG

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Relaxed Screening

Minions: The Rise of Gru

The definitive origin story of Buzz Lightyear, the hero who inspired the toy, Lightyear follows the legendary Space Ranger after he is marooned on a hostile planet.

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(0-18months) +£1

The Railway Children Return

This summer, from the biggest global animated franchise in history, comes the origin story of how the world’s greatest supervillain first met his iconic Minions.

DATE: Sun 28 Aug AD TIME: 3pm TICKETS: £3.50 / Baby on lap

(0-18months) +£1

CERT: PG

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DATE: Sat 27 Aug TIME: 3pm TICKETS: £3.50 / Baby on lap

In ‘The Railway Children Return’ a new group of children are evacuated to a Yorkshire village during World War 2, where they encounter a young soldier, who like them, is far away from home…

CERT: U

Open to all, especially those with learning difficulties and autism. The film will be screened in a relaxed, safe and inclusive environment. Subtle changes to the cinema experience include: • The lights being kept on at a low level and lower than usual sound levels • No trailers or advertisements just the film • Allowance for increased levels of movement and noise • Captioned subtitles and audio description available Presented in partnership with Square Pegs Arts.

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2022 Performance Timetable TICKETED PERFORMANCES

LOCATION

Alice (p.4)

Colyer-Fergusson Hall

AGES

Duckie (p.6)

Gulbenkian Theatre

MOONmoon (p.8)

Grimond

0-18 months

Breathe (p.10)

Grimond

5+

Arboria II Luminarium (p.12)

Cathedral Meadow

All

Fire Songs (p.14)

Jarman

All

City Sound Project at bOing! (p.15)

Cathedral Meadow

All

Pirate Taxi (p.16)

bOing! Hilltop

All

The Rascally Diner (p.17)

Gulbenkian Lawn

5+

The Royal Poodle Parade (p.20)

Walkabout

All

Volo: Dreams of Flight (p.21)

Gulbenkian Lawn

8+

11.15

10.15

Baby Playground (Sun) (p.25)

bOing! Hilltop

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Family Playground (Sun) (p.25)

bOing! Hilltop

All

Silent Disco

Gulbenkian Lawn

All

Tree Chic (p.22)

Secret Location

5+

Crime Scene (Sat) (p.24)

The Burrow

6+

10.30

Lego Robotics Workshop (p.26)

Grimond

5+

10.30

VR Coding Workshop (p.26)

6+

FILMS

3.30

11.30

3 Street Dance

Zumbatomic

Drums Alive

Street Dance

Zumbatomic

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10

12

2

3

11

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10 - 5 10am

All

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10 - 5

All

Jarman

5pm

1.15

bOing! Hilltop

Fish Out of Water Dance Workshop (Sun) (p.28) Jarman

3pm

4.15

10.15

Kent Mini Sports Sessions (Sun) (p.25)

Future Human 30 Exhibition (p.29)

2pm

3-5

Drums Alive

7+

1pm

12.15

All

Jarman

4pm

2 12 noon

10 - 3

All

Square Pegs Jingle Workshops (Sat) (p.27)

5 pm

1.45

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Gulbenkian Lawn

6+

4 pm

2

11am

bOing! Hilltop

5+

3 pm

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Fish Out of Water (p.23)

Grimond

2 pm

10 - 5

Kent Sport (Sat) (p.25)

BRAVO! Cardboard Crafts Workshop (p.27) Grimond

1pm

3.30

11.15

10am Cathedral Meadow

12 noon

10.30 10.15

PMLD

WORKSHOPS

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11am 11 (Sun Only)

3+

FREE PERFORMANCES Global Sounds Stage (p.15)

10am

7+

11am

12 noon

1pm

12 11.30

2pm

3pm

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12.30

2.30

4pm

5pm

3.30

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1.15 11.30

3.30

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10 - 5 10 am

11am

12 noon

Cinema (Sat) (p.30)

Gulbenkian Cinema

Lightyear (PG)

Cinema (Sun) (p.31)

Gulbenkian Cinema

Minions: The Rise of Gru (U)

1pm

2 pm

3 pm 4 pm Relaxed Film Screening: Minions: The Rise of Gru (U) The Railway Children Return (PG)

5 pm

All performances subject to change.

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The bOing! bus stop is only 5 mins walk to the main festival site.

Plan your journey at stagecoachbus.com FREE PARKING Car Parking is free across the whole University campus for bOing! This map highlights the 2 closest, but if they are full you can use any of the car parks on site.

Canterbury West

For sat navs use postcode CT2 7NB

Tickets & Information

Book online at boingfestival.com or call 01227 769075 Keep in the loop @boingfestival

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By offsetting the paper for this programme 174kg of Carbon Dioxide (CO2) has been balanced. This is equivalent to greenhouse gas emissions from driving 429 miles in an average CBP013568

gasoline-powered passenger vehicle.