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Throughout 2008 Treasures Fresh Festival February Circelation – Harnessing Liverpool’s People & Places Around the City in Eighty Pubs Liverpool Cityscape by Ben Johnson The Big Hope Africa Oyé Throughout ‘08 3 – 5 January Performance: exploring dancing The Photography of April – September 24 May – 2 November 4 – 11 June 21 – 22 June City-wide Philharmonic Hall in the air E. Chambre Hardman City-wide Walker Art Gallery Hope University Sefton Park The Infinite Sea of Possibilities A mass participation project for ‘08 Cutting edge jazz, world and sk-interfaces 15 March March – December Unique celebration of Liverpool’s pubs Commissioned artwork of the Young people’s forum considering One of the biggest free African September ‘07 – July ’08 celebrating Liverpool’s cultural identity contemporary music with 1 February – 30 March Wired Aerial Space Various venues and pub culture. Liverpool Skyline. urgent issues. music festivals. Arts in Regeneration through personal treasure boxes. international artists. FACT Circelation’s Performance Laboratory Touring exhibition of the work by the Creative learning experiences for A series of exhibitions, events and brings aerial circus artists and Liverpool photographer. Out of the Shadows Splatterfest Festival of Hope ‘08 Gymnastics International people who have experienced or Singh Twins The Anne Frank Festival debates exploring biotechnology and dancers together to explore April – September 27 May – mid July 4 – 14 June 21 – 22 June experience mental health distress. Throughout ‘08 5 January – 7 February the underlying subject of skin. anti-gravity performance. St George’s Hall Heritage Centre Unity Theatre Hope Street Liverpool Gymnastics Centre St George’s Hall Heritage Centre Liverpool Anglican Cathedral April The unsung stories of experiences of Liverpool’s International Festival of Church communities join together of Excellence Liverpool’s Public Art Programme Commissioned artwork representing Exhibition celebrating the life and Anima by Momentum Circelation older people with a disability. Children’s Theatre. bringing gospel, hip-hop, rap and soul Leading female gymnasts compete November ’07 – December ‘09 Liverpool’s past and future. works of the young Holocaust victim. 5 – 9 February 11 March to the streets. in this tri-nations warm up event for Various venues Unity Theatre Venue tbc Grand National Twilight City Liverpool Comedy Festival the Beijing Olympic Games. A year long programme of Public Art The Potting Shed The Wayne Shorter Quartet with A highly visual piece experimenting A number of leading voices in 3 – 5 April April – December 28 May – 8 June Lord Mayor’s Parade in city centre and surrounding Throughout ‘08 the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra with innovative lighting design, performance, dance and the arts Aintree Racecourse Various venues Various venues 7 June Knowsley Hall Music Festival discuss the nature of aerial neighbourhoods including; Winter Canning Dock 5 January projection, animation and live music. World famous steeple chase returns. A series of four audiovisual The best names in comedy come to Liverpool City Centre 21 – 22 June dance practice. Lights, Pavilions and Visible Viruses. Fitzcaraldo Theatre Ship hosts Philharmonic Hall performances. Liverpool to make the city laugh. Parade of spectacular floats, music Knowsley Hall monthly cabaret evenings. Multi-Grammy Award winner performs Chinese New Year One Step Forward One Step Back and dance. Some of the biggest names in rock International Table Tennis with the RLPO. 10 February – New Year’s Day by dreamthinkspeak Nirumpama and Rajenda Southport International and pop perform at this two day Tournament (Pre-Paralympics Digital Departures Chinatown 7 April – 10 May April Jazz Festival ‘Kites over the Mersey’ premier event; a phenomenal qualifier) Throughout ‘08 The People’s Opening Liverpool welcomes the Year of the Rat. Liverpool Anglican Cathedral Venue tbc 29 – 1 June International Kite Festival additional to the UK festival circuit. Various venues 11 January 13 – 16 March Magical journey through the beautiful Leading Indian dancers perform Various venues across Southport 7 – 8 June Greenbank Sports Academy Three feature length films St George’s Plateau Chinese Dub EP Release Anglican cathedral. Kathak and Bharatanatyam. For four days Southport will be alive New Brighton Promenade, Wirral Once Upon a Time at the Adelphi Competition amongst top disabled commissioned for 2008. St George’s Hall Plateau will become 11 February with the sound of jazz. Festival featuring stunt and show 27 June – 19 July players as they set their sights on an outdoor stage with a spectacular Venue tbc Roscoe Lecture Series ‘08 kites with imaginative designs. Liverpool Playhouse qualifications for the Beijing Paralympics. Iconic Public Art in the City The Line performance to start the year. Aims to open the City’s eyes to this April Gustav Klimt: Painting, Design A time spanning drama set in the Throughout ‘08 Throughout ‘08 beautifully artistic genre of music. St George’s Hall and Modern Life in Vienna 1900 The Green Fayre famous Adelphi hotel. Globalization – the Making of Various venues Various venues “Liverpool – City of Media”. 30 May – 31 August 8 June Our World. The Royal Society Stockholm artists collective Akay & A line of choreography bringing Roscoe Lecture Series ‘08 Tate Liverpool Court Hey Park, Huyton Pipilotti Rist of Antiquarians Peter will explore the life, behaviour together 100 different people making 18 February A comprehensive exhibition of Promoting World Environment Day 27 June – 31 August 14 March and consumer habits of the average unlikely appearances. St George’s Hall May Klimt’s work. with information on being green. FACT Small Concert Room, Liverpudlian. “Liverpool - City of Sculpture”. One of Europe’s leading contemporary Literate Medicine St George’s Hall Wirral Bookfest Roscoe Lecture Series ‘08 artists presents a UK solo exhibition Sir Neil Cossons traces the origins Jyll Bradley Fragrant Throughout ‘08 Tavener Requiem 7 – 12 April Ecce Cor Meum 9 June celebrating and exploring the power of today’s world and the roots of Throughout ‘08 Liverpool Medical Institute 28 February Various venues around Wirral 1 May St George’s Hall of self invention. globalization. Various venues Programme of lectures recommending Liverpool – The Musical Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral A celebration of books and writers Liverpool Cathedral “Liverpool – Where religious Faith is International visual artist Jyll Bradley reading for doctors. 12 January Sir John Tavener’s new Requiem is an of all kinds. Sir Paul McCartney’s first piece of Part of the Solution not the Problem”. War Requiem by Benjamin The Long Walk celebrates Liverpool’s Botanical ECHO Arena Liverpool attempt to reconcile the world’s warring choral music. Britten 14 – 15 March Collection. Disability Sports Festival Tells the story of Liverpool with one religions through music. Endgame by Samuel Beckett Liverpool International Tennis 28 June Throughout ‘08 of the most original and unusual The Great Hall, Cornerstone 11 April – 3 May Happy Birthday Tate Liverpool 10 – 15 June Liverpool Anglican Cathedral In response to the Morecambe Bay Centre of our Creative Universe Various venues line-ups ever seen in any city. Everyman Theatre 3 – 5 May National Junior Open Karate Calderstones Park A beautiful choral work performed cockling tragedy More Music have Throughout ‘08 A range of sports taster sessions March Matthew Kelly stars in Samuel Beckett’s Albert Dock Tournament Hosts many International players. by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. developed a unique theatrical event. In schools aimed at increasing participation. Roscoe Lecture Series ‘08 darkly comic and seminal masterpiece. Tate Liverpool celebrates its 31 May Touring mechanical sculpture visiting 14 January twentieth birthday. Greenbank Sports Academy Magical Mysterious Regeneration Masterpiece Watercolours Beijing Modern Dance Company schools and outdoor venues. Open Culture St George’s Hall St David’s Day Concert Liverpool Viennese Balls Junior Martial art tournament. Tour: Artists, Architecture and and Drawings 15 March Throughout ‘08 “Liverpool – Holocaust Survivors”. Welsh Choral Union with 12 – 13 April British Open Squash Championships the future of the City 28 June – 9 November Southport Arts Centre Generation 21 Various venues Aled Jones St George’s Hall 6 – 12 May Physical Fest 4 Presented by 12 – 14 June Lady Lever Art Gallery Finale event of the LEAP Dance Festival. Throughout ‘08 The Open Culture project is a platform Roscoe Lecture Series ‘08 1 March Liverpool’s people are invited to dance Liverpool Cricket Club and ECHO Momentum and Hope Street Ltd Tate Liverpool, The University Some of the finest pieces from the In schools to enable the people of Liverpool 24 January Philharmonic Hall the Viennese Waltz accompanied Arena Liverpool May of Liverpool and more. Lever collection go on display. Karl Jenkins Stabat Mater Young people and children become and the region to engage with the St George’s Hall Liverpool Welsh Choral celebrates by the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic The world’s top players compete to be Various venues International conference debating 15 March city planners creating a healthy 21st celebrations for 2008. “Liverpool – City of Sport”. St David’s Day with presenter and singer Orchestra. the Dunlop British Open Champion. Annual physical theatre workshop and regeneration. Liverpool Open Gardens Liverpool Cathedral century city. Aled Jones. performance festival. 29 June Supercross The