FOUR days of free entertainment over the August Bank Holiday weekend will celebrate the arts across the city of Salisbury and launch Wiltshire Creative’s first season of programming. The programme includes live music, street theatre, circus, fireworks and a new opera by Salisbury-based composer Howard Moody. The Lift Off! weekend runs from Friday 24th to…
SHAFTESBURY-based TLW Dance returns to the Exchange at Sturminster Newton on Saturday and Sunday 28th and 29th July with four performances of The Book of Legends. This is the company’s sixth full length performance at the Exchange, following the sell out Nutcracker two years ago. The Book of Legends celebrates both literature and musical icons,…
THE Station at Bristol’s Broadmead is the setting for a speical street dance event from 27th to 29th July. Still House’s new show, Sessioon, is perrormed by Steppaz with Afrobeats from Empire Sounds in this MAYK production. First seen at Bernie Grant Arts Centre in Tottenham as part of LIFT, it is described as an…
THE tithe barn at Tisbury, home of Messums, welcomes dance fans on 27th and 28th July, for three performances by the Alexander Whitley Dance Company. On Friday and Saturday evenings, with a Saturday matinee, choreographer Alexander furthers the Messums connection with conteporary dance with performances of a triple bill, Noumena, Ulysses Awakes and the world…
BRIDPORT’S Millennium Green is the setting for a colourful celebration of the music, dancing and culture of Rajasthan, on Monday 30th July from 7pm. The Grand Indian Circus features a supergroup of elite street circus artistes drawn from Rajasthan’s legendary entertainment communities, performing breathtaking acts of courage and bravery. Some of the performers will be…
SOMERSET arts organisation Actiontrack has a summer school for eight to 18 year olds and creative lab projects at the David Hall at South Petherton in August. From Monday 30th July to Friday 3rd August, the Actiontrack Summer School, a partnership with Actiontrack in Taunton and South Somerset District Council, will offer five days of…
ONE of the Royal Ballet’s great stars, Lauren Cuthbertson is joining the line-up for this year’s Covent Garden Dance Company visit to the gardens of Hatch House near Tisbury, on 20th to 22nd July. Due to a change in schedule Cuthbertson, a Royal Ballet principal, joins an illustrious line-up at Hatch House. where she will…
THE highlight of the second performance weekend at Messums Wiltshire, in its magnificent tithe barn in Tisbury, will be the finale of a five year project to marking the life of Veronica Stewart, who died in 2011 but whose legacy has been to support emerging artists. On Saturday 21st July at 6.15pm, the trust, set…
A NIGHT to Celebrate Israel will be held in the Concert Hall at Poole’s Lighthouse on Wednesday 18th July. Moved from the Theatre because of flood damage, the event includes music, dance and speakers, and starts at 7pm. For more details, contact the venue.
POOLE Lighthouse will host a Tea Dance on Thursday 19th July, not just for couples but for anyone who enjoys dancing and wants to make new friends. And those who don’t dance are welcome to come along, sit back, relax and listen to the music while enjoying a cup of tea and a slice of…