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The international arts festival for the East of England 7–22 May 2010 Funded and supported by Principal Sponsor – National Express East Anglia 02 Director’s welcome Principal Sponsor – National Express East Anglia Welcome Festivals are all about stories. Come to that, life is all about The newest chapter in the NNF story involves the visual stories. This year’s Festival has an almost infinite number, arts, where we’re collaborating with this city’s brilliant and I’d like to share just a few of those I explored while gallery scene. Blockbuster exhibitions, visually stunning programming this, my sixth Norfolk & Norwich Festival. and intellectually grounded work like RedBall: Norwich and a Tim Etchells’ triple bill will attract a massive new I started with ideas about change. We’ve just gone through Festival audience. huge economic change, political change is imminent and environmental change looms in the future. The arts, which The audience features, too. Our participatory, genre-busting create pictures of potential new worlds, are ideally placed to shows – from Haircuts by Children to Music for Seven Ice guide us through periods of change. Jordi Savall’s Jerusalem, Cream Vans – all have irresistible individual tales to tell as for example, makes the possibility of Middle East accord they capture the independent, confident, refusing-to-be- believable, while Ian McEwan and Metis Arts explore a world categorised essence of our part of the world. after the environmental tipping point. And if, like me, you tell But what of the overarching narrative? Simple: the Festival people from elsewhere stories of why our part of the world celebrates the meeting of extraordinary artistic talent from is such a vibrant and appealing place, rare performances around the world with the beauty, the places and the people by John Cale (co-founder with Lou Reed of the Velvet of the East of England. Our recent success story is thanks to Underground), Michael Nyman, David McAlmont, Paco Peña support from our core funders, our sponsors, our audiences, our will help us tell that story. artists and a dedicated Festival team who love what they do. The first 200 or so years of the Festival centred on great Ultimately, though, the final story is yours. The choices classical music, and this year’s classical narrative is as you make as you read this brochure and decide what you’ll compelling as ever: three great orchestras, three inspiring see, experience or participate in will defineyour Festival choirs and world-class chamber music from Alina Ibragimova, story. No two Festival adventures will be the same, but I hope Louis Lortie, Leif Ove Andsnes. Stories need excitement, too, that whatever you encounter in your journey is surprising, which we provide with three of the world’s greatest circuses enriching and satisfying. (les 7 doigts de la main from Canada, NoFit State from Wales and Circus Ronaldo from Belgium), 16 nights of decadence in Jonathan Holloway our Spiegeltent and with the biggest firework event ever seen Artistic Director in the East of England. Norfolk & Norwich Festival “The arts are ideally placed to guide us through periods of change” Photography: Raphael Helle (Jonathan Holloway) Year-round Festival Staff Jonathan Holloway Director / Chief Executive Jade Trendall Learning Assistant Norfolk & Norwich Festival Ltd Pel Plowden PA to Artistic Director Lloyd Mitchell Head of Finance Augustine Steward House Alison McFarlane Executive Director Imogen Frith Finance Officer 14 Tombland Matt Burman Executive Producer Helen Read Honorary Treasurer Norwich NR3 1HF Jenny Vila Producer T: 01603 877750 Tom Brocklehurst Production Assistant Board of Directors F: 01603 877766 Paula Sanchez Development Director Caroline Jarrold (Chair), Jane Hawksley, W: www.nnf10.org.uk Charlotte Stannard Development Manager Nichola Johnson, Ben Keane, Richard Packham, Company registration Matthew Sanders Head of Communications Carol Pearson, Mark Proctor, Paul Timewell number 2100377 Daisy Turville-Petre Communications Officer Festival Trust Phaedra Shanbaum Communications Officer John Alston (Chair), Sir Nicholas Bacon, Clare Lovell General Manager Christopher Dicker, Anthony Jarrold, Dates, times, prices, artists and programme Katherine Stapley General Assistant Caroline Jarrold, Christopher Lawrence, Christina Birt Head of Creative Learning are correct at time of going to press, but may Professor Edward Acton, be subject to change Louise Dennison Learning Project Officer Richard Packham, Roger Rowe, Hannah Walker Learning Project Officer The Very Reverend Graham Smith © Norfolk & Norwich Festival Ltd 2010 Book online at www.nnf10.org.uk www.nnf10.org.uk Contents 03 NNF10 7–22 May 2010 Welcome to the 2010 Norfolk & Norwich Festival, the international arts festival for the East of England. Sixteen heady days of the very best in music, theatre, dance, circus and visual arts lie in store, so read on and start planning your Festival adventure. Festival Director’s welcome 2 Circus, theatre and dance 30 Jonathan Holloway introduces this year’s programme Literature 41 NNF10 overview 4 NNF10 for families 42 NNF10 launch events 6 Two spectacular outdoor performances launch Visual arts 48 this year’s Festival – and they’re both free New for 2010 – a major addition to the Festival programme Classical music 8 Booking information 57 Contemporary music 16 It’s your Festival 58 NNF10 at the Spiegeltent 26 One of the hits of NNF09 is back – and this time Sponsors and supporters 61 for the whole 16 days of the Festival Festival Diary 62 Make the most of NNF10 Under-25s £5 tickets For most Festival events, a number of tickets will be available to under-25s for just £5, giving access to some of the best seats in the house. Tickets must be booked in advance and proof of age will be requested at the performance. Sponsored by 17 20 Become a Friend 27 45 of the Festival Sign up as a Festival Friend and enjoy ticket discounts on most Festival events. Go4Less The Festival is delighted to support Norwich City Council’s Go4Less scheme – cardholders can enjoy a 10 per cent discount on tickets for most 07 Photo: Yannick Derennes Photo: Yannick Festival events. Book by phone on 01603 766400 04 Highlights Principal Sponsor – National Express East Anglia The NNF10 adventure starts here Over the following pages, you’ll find details of more than 100 world-class performances featuring internationally acclaimed companies and ensembles. But that doesn’t tell the full Festival story. This year, in addition to everything you’d expect, NNF spreads its wings to take in a number of exciting new initiatives which make our offer to you, the audience, bigger, better and more exciting than ever. Among the highlights are: From Gallery to Street New for NNF10! From blockbuster exhibitions in the city’s leading galleries to a series of unmissable installations throughout the city, there’s a major programme of visual arts events running throughout the Festival. Look out for Kurt Perschke’s irresistible, inflatable red ball as it’s squished and squashed into 14 different locations across Norwich. Festival Gardens With our biggest programme ever, this year Chapelfield Gardens will be transformed into a buzzing Festival Gardens for the whole 16 days of the Festival. The Spiegeltent will be home to a sensational line-up of circus, music, cabaret and burlesque late into the night while a daytime programme of family performances, tea dances and other activities will keep Festival-goers of all ages more than happy. Book online at www.nnf10.org.uk www.nnf10.org.uk Highlights 05 A Celebration of Talent Through the Escalator Outdoor Arts and Without Walls initiatives, the Festival will be co-commissioning and providing a showcase for some of the brightest creative talent in the Eastern region and the UK. There’ll be chances aplenty to enjoy world premières and works in progress. It’s Your Festival 60 giant flags will be created by local community groups and schools to bring a spectacular blaze of colour to Eaton Park and the Festival Gardens. It’s just one example of a growing year-round programme which sees NNF making creative connections and partnerships with new audiences across the city and county. Make Your Own Festival A great festival shouldn’t just let you sit back in your seat and be a passive observer or listener. From dance workshops to having your hair cut by children or creating your own cardboard town, there are more opportunities than ever for you to come and take part in the Festival yourself. Book by phone on 01603 766400 06 MG FREE Principal Sponsor – National Express East Anglia MG FREE at the Festival This year’s free outdoor performances will be the Festival’s biggest, loudest and most spectacular to date, so don’t miss out on the biggest parties in town. Be sure to bring your friends and family along too! Festival Launch Les Vernisseurs (The Varnishers), with Friday 7 May 4.45pm their utterly riotous show, Happy Urban Millennium Plain Chaos. Join the celebrations as they (outside the Forum) lead a parade around the streets of Norwich and the city centre is turned Free and unticketed for all the family into a gigantic, ribbon-filled, confetti- covered playground. The Dhol Foundation at 4.45pm and Les Vernisseurs at 5.30pm Performance lasts approximately 90 minutes. MG FREE Performance sponsored by This year’s Festival is launched in style with a brilliant double-bill of free outdoor performances. The thunderous percussion groove machine that is the Dhol Foundation will lead the way, The Dhol Foundation will also perform in followed by the dazzling French troupe Norwich city centre at 1.00pm on the same day. Book online at www.nnf10.org.uk www.nnf10.org.uk MG FREE 07 Free Ephémère Bird and Fire Saturday 8 May 10.15pm Earlham Park fireworks World première Free and unticketed for all the family MG FREE In 2009, we rocked Norwich with our biggest, loudest, most spectacular fireworks show to date.