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OPEN THE DOOR TO 9 DAYS OF CREATIVITY AND CURIOSITY didsburyartsfestival.org 15%OFF CONTENTS ON PRESENTATION COMMISSIONS 4-5 OF THIS LEAFLET* DIDSBURY ARTS FESTIVAL 2019 FESTIVAL A CURIOUS FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS 6-12 Welcome to Didsbury Arts Festival 2019 EVENTS – our 10th year! We are delighted to be able BY GENRE 14-43 JULIAN WADDEN TAKE to present an exciting nine-day programme VENUES MAP 24-25 of more than 100 events and exhibitions ON AVERAGE 11 WEEKS AT A GLANCE 44-46 spanning a huge range of arts and culture. FROM LAUNCH TO COMPLETION! OUTREACH 48-49 That’s 3 weeks faster than the closest Our theme this year is ordinary seem rather quite Curiosity and we hope the extra-ordinary. SUPPORTERS agent in Didsbury! programme will encourage I would like to thank all of the & FRIENDS 50 festival audiences to be artists who will be performing curious; to try something or exhibiting their work new, challenge perceptions during the festival. IN 2018 JULIAN WADDEN ACHIEVED and discover ] skills and We are delighted to be able A massive thank you to AN AVERAGE OF £6,600 MORE ON experiences. Our Arts to showcase the work of so the people of Didsbury Council England funded many local artists alongside for supporting DAF over EACH SALE THAN OTHER ‘LEADING’ Curious Commissions some of the most inspiring the past 10 years – DAF AGENTS IN DIDSBURY** programme will see two artists from the region truly is a festival by award-winning theatre and beyond. the community, for the **Detatched Properties companies, Powder Keg Thank you also to the community and we hope and Northern Rascals, fantastic festival board and you will continue to be premiere site-specific committee, our volunteers part of our journey as productions during the and partners and our funders we look towards the next JULIAN WADDEN OFFER A festival, transporting and sponsors – without 10 years. FREE ‘MARKET READY’ SERVICE audiences into a curious whom, the festival would not Be market ready world and making the be possible. Ella Wild Festival Director in 2019 with To put you in the best buying position without the pressure KEY INFORMATION Julian Wadden Buy Tickets Accessibility We would love to have your of being on the open market Tickets are available via the If you have any queries relating feedback! festival website (plus booking to accessibility during the Complete a survey online at fee where relevant) for all festival, please email didsburyartsfestival.org from applicable events, as indicated [email protected] Saturday 22nd June or look out in the listings. Donate for paper versions at events. JULIAN WADDEN HAVE THE HIGHEST Information is correct at the The Didsbury Arts Festival is a time of printing. registered charity (1158370). Make sure you are following STAFF TO PROPERTY RATIO us! 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All information obtained on getagent.co.uk and dataloft. CURIOUS COMMISSIONS CURIOUS COMMISSIONS We are delighted to be presenting cutting-edge This Is Where It Happened FAMILY F commissions in unique locations as part of Powder Keg the festival, created by award-winning theatre SAT 22 AND SUN 23 JUNE | 12PM AND 3PM | STARTING POINTS AT COMEDY COMEDY companies, Powder Keg and Northern Rascals. DIDSBURY LIBRARY AND WITHINGTON BATHS | FREE, REGISTRATION C A key part of the project is an exciting REQUIRED | 8+ | T F DANCE DANCE This is where we gathered. D programme of workshops delivered by arts organisation Z-arts to local community groups This is where we first held hands. FOOD This is where it happened. F through Southway Housing Trust and pupils at Ladybarn Primary School, Green End Primary Based on true stories and real-life events shared by the people of Didsbury, THEATRE THEATRE School and Parrs Wood High School. T storytellers will guide you on a journey Participants have created props and inspired TALK through echoes and memories of the T content as part of the workshops, playing a key places you walk past every day – turning the ordinary in to the extraordinary WALK WALK role in shaping the unique look and feel of both W and sparking a sense of curiosity in the productions. Don’t miss what is sure to be a everyday. Presented by award-winning FILM F memorable experience as part of the festival. Manchester theatre company Powder Keg, Curious Commissions is funded by Arts This Is Where It Happened promises to be This is Where It Happened Council England a unique and unmissable experience. PERFORMANCE PERFORMANCE P Tales of the Mesmerist Tales of The Mesmerist Northern Rascals WORKSHOP WORKSHOP SAT 22, SUN 23, SAT 29 AND SUN 30 JUNE | 12PM, 1:30PM AND 3PM | W DIDSBURY PARSONAGE TRUST, GARDENS | FREE, NO NEED TO BOOK | 3+ | T F VISUAL ART VISUAL Tales of The Mesmerist will whisk A audiences away in to another world, an enchanted forest where creatures wander, appearing from the shadows to take LITERATURE L you on a magical journey of adventure, mischief and friendship. At times comedic, MUSIC at others poignant, this family-friendly M show explores the importance of support and sparking light in each other’s lives. This commission is the latest chapter in the story of Northern Rascals’ original dance theatre work The Mesmerist, created especially for this unique outdoor setting as part of the festival. Northern Rascals is a multi-disciplinary company created with the idea of taking thought-provoking dance theatre to a variety of audiences, amalgamating different art forms to create a fully immersive experience for audiences. 4 | DAF 2019 didsburyartsfestival.org didsburyartsfestival.org DAF 2019 | 5 FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS Festival Exhibition An Evening with Nell Stevens FAMILY F DURATION | PREVIEW: FRI 21 JUNE, 6:30PM - 8PM | TUE 25 JUNE | 6:45PM DOORS, 7:30PM START | DIDSBURY BAPTIST A L T DIDSBURY PARSONAGE TRUST | FREE | CHURCH | £7 | COMEDY COMEDY An eclectic mix of work in various styles In Mrs Gaskell & Me, author and scholar C by a range of local artists will be shown in Nell Stevens (Bleaker House) blends our summer showcase exhibition. Many of memoir and fiction to explore her life DANCE DANCE D the artists have responded to our festival alongside that of Manchester’s own theme of Curiosity, encouraging you to Elizabeth Gaskell. In 1857, following the FOOD F think again, look at something in a new controversial publication of The Life of light and be curious about people and Charlotte Bronte, Gaskell flees to Rome, places which make up our everyday lives. where she meets Charles Norton, a lifelong THEATRE THEATRE T Artists include: Cate Gibson, Martin friend and the love of her life. In 2013, Nell falls in love with Max, a man who lives in TALK Hedges, Diane King, Graham Lambert, T Kenneth Lawson, Helen Elizabeth Mosley, Paris and then Boston. As they attempt to make their long-distance love work, WALK WALK Carolyn Murphy, Ian Graham Tatersall and W Nell embarks on a PhD and the parallels Paul Winnington. between her circumstances and those FILM F of Gaskell begin to reveal themselves. Get Curious! Nell Stevens will be in conversation with SAT 22 JUNE | DIDSBURY LIBRARY | 12PM – 4PM | FREE | F Deborah Grace a local journalist and member of the DAF Board. Following their PERFORMANCE To celebrate the opening of DAF2019, P discussion, there will be a Q&A with the we will be presenting a day of MIRO: Manchester International Roots Orchestra audience and a book signing session. family activities, drop in workshops, storytelling and creative crafts using WORKSHOP WORKSHOP recycled resources. There will be pop W MIRO: Manchester International Hallé Players and Friends Roberto Corrillo Garcia up performances from Vox-pop choir Roots Orchestra SUN 23 JUNE | 7PM DOORS, 7:45PM START | DIDSBURY BAPTIST singing a selection of modern and classic SAT 22 JUNE | EMMANUEL CHURCH | 7PM DOORS, 7:30PM START | CHURCH | £15 | M VISUAL ART VISUAL pop tunes for all to enjoy, plus a special £10 | M A A festival highlight concert, this gem is not appearance from the Ladybarn Primary to be missed. Using various combinations School Steel Band who will be sound- The Manchester International Roots of violin, piano, viola da gamba, oboe tracking this sunny afternoon. Come and Orchestra return to the festival after LITERATURE a sell-out performance in 2017. The and double bass, this talented group L get curious, try something new and find of Hallé Orchestra players have pulled out more about the festival as we kick orchestra comprises a unique ensemble together a programme which includes: MUSIC off the start of 9 days of creativity and of musicians and music students from M Penderecki - Duo Concertante; Lalliet curiosity! RNCM with roots from across the world. Its repertoire skilfully combines diverse – Tertzeto; Poulenc - Oboe Concerto; See the festival website for full listings.