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Shennaghys Jiu
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shennaghys jiu english tradition today fourday youth music performing art festival isle man festival aim give young performer traditional manx music dance opportunity come together noncompetitive environment share culture celtic nation although isle man long history gaelic music much recorded th century island became destination mass tourism knowledge traditional music began diminish long period decline punctuated work collector dr john clague mona douglas manx traditional music saw resurgence manx music dance taught school island popular interest developed music festival shennaghys jiu cooish group like bree scran shennaghys jiu founded manx musician james alexander juan garrett andrew hannan objective give young people experience participating informal session performing traditional music stage without pressure competition first festival ramsey april year connection town since along manx festival manx litfest yn chruinnaght contribution shennaghys jiu manx culture celebrated commemorative stamp isle man post office festival cancelled due covid pandemic restriction isle man shennaghys jiu wide variety performer act part festival traditional manx music dance prominent feature festival since founded festival grown include act celtic nation galicia shennaghys jiu festival young people large emphasis participation student local primary secondary school perform festival also language dance instrument workshop available throughout festival evening pub session also important part festival introduces young people informal environment traditional music session organiser juan garrett described success festival encouraging see many child playing dancing people attending getting involved festival manx culture although act perform ramsey north island often performance peel west island
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Tynwald Day
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tynwald day manx laa tinvaal national day isle man usually observed july saturday sunday following monday day island legislature tynwald meet st john instead usual meeting place douglas session held partly royal chapel st john baptist partly open air adjacent tynwald hill small artificial mound meeting date back th century known midsummer court attended member two branch tynwald house key legislative council lieutenant governor representative lord mann presides except occasion lord mann another member british royal family present bill received royal assent promulgated tynwald day act tynwald promulgated within month passage cease effect proceeding include presentation petition swearing certain public official tynwald day traditionally held june feast day st john baptist also midsummer day isle man legislated replace julian calendar gregorian calendar great britain done previous year making difference day legislation retained julian calendar purpose determining tynwald day provided midsummer tynwald court shall holden kept upon according natural day upon according kept holden case act never made hence tynwald day occurred june julian calendar july according gregorian calendar subsequently moved back july even though gregorian calendar day ahead julian calendar gregorian calendar leap day july fall saturday sunday tynwald day normally celebrated next monday happened tynwald celebrated millennium yearlong festival event showcasing tynwald world oldest continuous parliament included building replica viking longship called odin raven recreated early norse voyage norway isle man ship landed peel beach tynwald day due covid fair market cancelled legal proceeding took place midsummer court sometimes presided personally lord mann often representative lord mann often british aristocrat monarch resident island duke atholl presided two century passed lord mann participated tynwald day ceremony george vi presided successor elizabeth ii presided millennial anniversary tynwalds establishment occasionally another member royal family may preside prince edward prince wale lieutenant governor preceded swordbearer wear scarlet uniform bear sword state sword state probably date th century may made sir john stanley sword blunt sake safety display manx triskelion traditional three leg symbol also appears manx flag member house key legislative council also attendance speaker house key wear wig black robe gold decoration president tynwald wear wig blue robe silver decoration president robe also display triskelion isle man highest judicial officer deemsters participate ceremony wearing scarlet robe long wig currently three deemsters including first second deemster office great antiquity reflected curious phraseology ancient oath promise execute law isle justly … betwixt party party indifferently herring backbone doth lie midst fish individual invited attend guest honour guest honour include representative united kingdom nation usually including republic ireland scandinavian country recent year scotland wale northern ireland sent separate representative addition united kingdom notable guest recent year included david waddington baron waddington gareth wyn williams rory ohanlon liam cosgrave harald v norway david steel jack mcconnell british lord chancellor charles falconer baron falconer thoroton participant include clergyman leader local government several official including state official isle man participant wear bollan bane otherwise known mugwort detachment band constabulary military also take part ceremony also attended member general public ceremony coordinated tynwald ceremony arrangement committee president tynwald ex officio chairman committee member include speaker house key chief minister recently tynwald setting enhancement subcommittee constituted improve tynwald day celebration president speaker serve former serving chairman tynwald sits individual presiding inspects guard honour lay wreath national war memorial inaugurated foreign head state attending ceremony may accompany lieutenant governor king norway eleven oclock tynwald convenes chapel st john baptist religious service thereafter proceed adjacent tynwald hill path strewn rush tradition traceable celtic custom propitiating sea god manannan offering bundle rush midsummer eve path lined numerous flagpole fly red national flag blue parliamentary flag first procession includes clergyman certain government official second procession known tynwald court procession follows order comprises officer house key member house key chief minister isle man speaker house key messenger house key officer legislative council member legislative council attorney general deemsters bishop sodor man president tynwald messenger legislative council thereafter two guard swordbearer presiding officer lieutenant governor presiding dr john clague described procession book cooinaghtyn manninagh manx reminiscence er laa tin vaal ta sleih cheet voish dy chooilley ard jeh mannin dy chlashtyn ny slattyssyn focklit magh ta ny shenn tosheeyioarree livrey ny slattyn oc dan chiannoort tan chied vriw loo ny feallagh noa stiagh eisht ta dy chooilley hoshiaghjioarey gliooney sheese roish yn chiannoort goaill yn tlat echey veih laueyn yn chiannoort ta toshiaghjioarey glenfaba lhaih ny slattyssyn ayns gaelg tynwald day people come every part isle man hear law pronounced old coroner deliver rod governor first deemster swears new coroner every coroner kneel governor take rod hand governor coroner glenfaba read law manx glenfaba sheading st john situated main ceremony day take place tynwald hill known manx language cronkykeeillown hill church john village st john mound said include soil island parish mound approximately foot metre height includes four circular platform successively decreasing size thereby giving tynwald hill somewhat conical shape ceremony proclaiming law tynwald hill traceable norse practice making public proclamation mound iceland example used lögberg lawrock lawhill purpose origin manmade tynwald hill unclear existed end th century used inauguration sir william le scrope inauguration sir john stanley lord mann first recorded use promulgation law date june sir john stanley presided lieutenant governor together swordbearer officer member legislative council occupy highest level hill officer member house key occupy next level official accommodated lower level foot mound tent cover top platform flag isle man fly flagpole except british sovereign presides royal standard fly royal anthem sung first deemster clerk roll upon instruction lieutenant governor directs coroner glenfaba fence court coroner accomplishes task declaring fence court tynwald name gracious sovereign lord king charge person quarrel brawl make disturbance person answer name called charge audience witness court fenced charge audience witness court fenced charge whole audience bear witness court fenced yn lhaihder reader repeat word manx court fenced coroner appointed coming year take oath coroner six sheadings ascend hill order precedence four coroner commencing coroner glenfaba michael followed clockwise direction around island coroner ayre garff coroner middle coroner rushen first deemster administers oath kneeling coroner book holy content thereof wonderful work god hath miraculously wrought heaven earth beneath six day seven night shall without respect favour friendship love gain consanguinity affinity envy malice well truly execute office coroner sheading appointed ensuing year help god phrase wonderful work god hath miraculously wrought six day seven night alludes book genesis coroner receive ceremonial stave lieutenant governor coroner take oath lieutenant governor state learned deemsters exhort proclaim people ancient form law enacted past year received royal assent law promulgated first deemster english second deemster manx deemsters state title brief description effect act example tynwald day one act promulgated word transfer deemsters function act transfer certain function deemsters treasury act tynwald promulgated within month receiving royal assent cease remain valid deemsters promulgated law individual may present petition redress grievance petition presented foot tynwald hill clerk tynwald conveys lieutenant governor petition referred committee tynwald thereafter singing first verse national anthem deputy chief constable isle man constabulary call participant individually hill proceed chapel tynwald reconvenes chapel tynwald conduct substantive business douglas participates captioning ceremony st john ceremony lieutenant governor president tynwald speaker house key use quill sign certificate documenting promulgation law captioning act concluded lieutenant governor legislative council withdraw leaving member house key session house bill completed stage house key member move bill business house remaining unfinished date suspended continued stage first sitting house next legislative year pro forma motion approved voice vote house key adjourns even remains unfinished business house key still meet motion made adjournment immediate tynwald day tynwald court return douglas three sitting normally held tuesday wednesday thursday following tynwald day however tynwald day fall monday sitting held following week following sitting tynwald adjourns summer reconvening october use quill appears ceased traditionally tynwald day also marked fair market custom still continue recent year tynwald setting enhancement subcommittee introduced several form celebration since week tynwald day commemorated manx national week concert held evening conclusion manx national anthem played firework display staged isle man history isle man government isle man harrison w record tynwald st john chapel isle man douglas high court tynwald report proceeding tynwald court st john’s monday july douglas office clerk tynwald high court tynwald tynwald day — order proceeding high court tynwald tynwald history isle man government tynwald day kermode p c tynwald proceeding isle man natural history antiquarian society vol lex scripta isle man douglas g jefferson man isle encyclopædia britannica th ed london cambridge university press tynwald court isle man illustrated london news july manx reminiscence broderick george tynwald manx cultsite institution prescandinavian origin cambrian medieval celtic study winter – studeyrys manninagh ejournal centre manx study information tynwald hill tynwald day countdown timer
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Yn Chruinnaght
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yn chruinnaght manx gathering cultural festival isle man celebrates manx music manx language culture link celtic culture forerunner yn chruinnaght founded known cruinnaght vanninagh ashoonagh manx national gathering idea william cubbon second director manx museum also honorary treasurer yn çheshaght ghailckagh manx gaelic society world manx association wma programme early festival state yn cruinnaght vanninagh ashoonagh held auspex world manx association manx gaelic society commemoration great national poet object preserving national sentiment great national poet referred thomas edward brown – whose poem including lengthy versestories manx dialect english though gaelic word published macmillan cruinnaght vanninagh ashoonagh organised william cubbon wmas ellan vannin magazine edited festival oneday competitive event held hollantide allhallowtide participant island though least one judge dr j e lyon came across ie outside island member various subcommittee included archibald knox j j kneen mona douglas event included singing including manx gaelic language music including grand concert finale art craft cookery festival came end outbreak second world war aim one leading figure manx traditional cultural affair mona douglas revive yn chruinnaght manx national festival cultural revival starting late led renewed vigour manx language manx traditional music particularly manx dancing mona recognised yn chruinnaght could provide focus cultural activity way give greater recognition manx traditional culture particularly wider context interceltic festival mona douglas organised feailley vanninagh rhumsaa ramsey manx festival held september collaboration ellynyn ny gael art gael organization programme front cover bore modern symbol yn chruinnaght programme announced festival revived ramsey august–september time fiveday interceltic festival held – august mona douglas programme note state decided stage yn chruinnaght ramsey town island important festival like peel recognized centre national revival whereas cruinnaght vanninagh ashoonagh festival manx culture mona douglas conceived yn chruinnaght modern form interceltic festival giving opportunity six celtic nation isle man brittany ireland scotland wale cornwall participate mona douglas particularly pleased receive official recognition yn chruinnaght oireachtas na gaeilge ireland gorsedd beirdd yr eisteddfod genedlaethol wale mòd scotland event held throughout island part yn chruinnaght main focus town ramsey relationship yn chruinnaght ramsey important factor year festival enjoyed venue facility throughout town including variety hotel town hall various church even livestock mart many venue facility ceased available marquee became feature festival however usual plot ramsey marquee longer available yn chruinnaght reconsider siting main focus moved centenary centre peel development traditional art isle man continued apace since late mona douglas recognised energy associated could harnessed revive yn chruinnaght development would undoubtedly taken place way however yn chruinnaght provided focus thinking arranging traditional music spur new creative work drawing traditional theme cooish another festival organised yn çheshaght ghailckagh httpwwwynchruinnaghtcom
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Traditional festival days of Wales
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various tradition practiced certain day year wale currently historically including festivity originating welsh celtic english christian culture recorded law hywel dda three main holiday gwyliau medieval welsh kingdom christmas nadolig easter pasg whitsuntide sulgwyn important holiday feast st patrick gwyl badric march st quiricus gwyl giric june beheading john baptist called welsh gwyl ieuan moch – st john swine – day pig turned wood forage winter august st michael gwyl fihangel september calends winter calan gaeaf november saint day yr holl saint special drink called liquor apostle gwirawd yr ebestyl brewed distributed saint day festival widely celebrated wale longer gŵyl fair canhwyllau candlemas usually february literally translates mary festival candle mark presentation jesus temple based upon account presentation jesus luke – fall th day postpartum period conclusion christmas–epiphany season whitsun celebration pentecost traditional church festival observed statutory bank holiday late may link formal whitsun date move easter broken replaced late may bank holiday fixed end month locally parish celebrated gŵyl mabsant commemoration native saint annual celebration developed dedication prayer programme recreational activity calan mai calan haf may day celebration may marking first day summer one traditional fire festival gŵyl ifan st john day june otherwise known midsummer day
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Caerleon Arts Festival
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caerleon art festival welsh gwyl celf caerllion yearly art literature entertainment event town caerleon near newport wale held july setting week period main weekend hosting headline event festival concluded july festival founded dr russell rhys local gp born llanelli part welsh émigrés london friend dylan thomas later joined gwent county council befriended late newport west mp paul flynn dr rhys resided mynde later went acquire site nowffwrrm opposite home ffwrrm today garden square restaurant small business artist courtyard garden decorated statuary sculpture bought commissioned dr rhys onwards order create centre art caerleon collection curated went become inspiration art festival dr rhys acquired old stable building site present ffwrwm art centre site remains cultural centre today set th century garden site includes celtic art craft store sculpture garden independent restaurant number small business started caerleon festival inspired hayonwye responsible commissioning sculptural work wood worker invited far china expense paid required preserve work village today caerleon nearby area surrounded mythicalstyled wood sculpture depicting idea arthurian knight round table welsh mabinogion today work many welsh artist ed harrison present day festival continues tradition art craft sculpture set dr rhys expands include music literature dance entertainment regularly invite musician country perform recent development festival seen expansion music event staged venue including caerleon town hall st cadocs church openair roman amphitheatre host annual shakespeare play big free weekend alongside river usk two full day free live music dance three stage hanbury quay th century bell inn marquee festival field marquee diverse range performer featured including folk idie rock choir celtic international dance literature lawn festival fringe literary festival held garden priory hotel offer literary discussion reading entertainment hosted around july year prior art festival event supported local caerleon festival charity member well wide range local business including literature wale abp cadw sainsburys celtic manor resort brain brewery welsh government welsh art art united kingdom culture wale caerleon caerleon festival homepage caerleon art twitter caerleon literature society twitter host literature lawn caerleonnet art page
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Do not go gentle festival
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go gentle festival annual art festival founded take place upland suburb swansea wale famous birthplace welsh poet dylan thomas founded pierre davy inspired ireland dylan thomas literary weekend county clare wanted honor welsh poet festival closer home festival held day took name poem go gentle good night among festival location poet former home cwmdonkin drive festival launched ahead centennial festival concentrate literature music also feature theatre film art according founder event curated idea festival dylan might liked program mainly made welsh musician poet writer also featured act far afield ireland denmark brittany
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Fishguard Folk Festival
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since seaport town fishguard wale hosted traditional music festival held late may spring bank holiday weekend feature festival blur audience performer creating opportunity meet artist engage workshop masterclasses soak atmosphere international interest celtic root seen festival introduce attract breton cornish scottish artist alongside regular welsh irish english group organised volunteer tuesday night fishguard folk session festival nonprofit making financed mainly grant ticket sale donation website httpswwwfishfolkfestcouk replaces former site august
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Hay Festival
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hay festival literature art better known hay festival welsh gŵyl gelli annual literature festival held hayonwye powys wale day may june devised norman rhoda peter florence festival described bill clinton woodstock mind tony benn said mind replaced christmas become prominent festival british culture session festival recorded television radio programme reader writer roadshow one show bbcs national radio channel apart bbc radio involved broadcasting festival sky art showed highlight festival handing main coverage bbc event festival founded peter florence parent rhoda norman hayonwye already well known many bookshop festival launched richard booth opened first shop hay gained nickname town book inception festival held variety venue around hay including local primary school moved unified location south town guardian main sponsor festival succeeding sunday time daily telegraph associated brand telegraph medium group two term threeyear sponsor starting festival tata group baillie gifford among principal sponsor along bbc many nonmedia company art council wale british council cristina fuentes la roche international director hay festival since festival expanded year include musical performance film preview childrens festival hay fever run alongside main festival festival held digitally online due covid pandemic late july cofounder director peter florence resigned director commented consider role become untenable due conduct board insistence holding disciplinary hearing absence whilst sick breakdown hay festival one welsh winner queen award enterprise festival included writer carol ann duffy david simon stephen fry david nicholls jenny valentine melvyn bragg scientist martin rees sabine bahn economist anthony giddens nicholas stern howard davy danny quah comedian dylan moran dara ó briain sandi toksvig general speaker david frost desmond tutu rowan williams rhodri morgan eccles centre hay festival writer award given annually two writer support work forthcoming book either fiction nonfiction relating america supported british library eccles centre american study winner receive £ divided four quarterly grant research residency eccles centre curatorial support opportunity promote work hay festival event uk elsewhere biggest ngo bestselling author signed letter condemning abuse free speech abu dhabi abu dhabi hay festival commenced abu dhabi february year author signed letter included wellknown figure stephen fry noam chomsky jung chang bernardine evaristo ngo amnesty international pen international condemned abuse free speech united arab emirate led arrest abuse human right advocate ahmed mansoor time festival held solitary confinement sentenced serve year prison term festival chair caroline michel stated october event would return abu dhabi mark support allegation festival’s curator caitlin mcnamara sexual assault tolerance minister uae sheikh nahyan bin mubarak al nahyan mcnamara claimed assaulted minister met remote island villa february concerning work emirati foreign ministry declined comment personal matter reached britain metropolitan police confirmed received report alleged rape woman july november caitlin mcnamara vowed fight following cps october decision prosecute uae minister alleged attack said occurred outside jurisdiction mcnamara said decision sent message sheikh nahyan others commit similar crime long theyre economic value uk whatever want interview sunday time mcnamara said felt abandoned hay festival interview channel stated mistake made way festival handled reporting sexual assault distressing bookseller proprietor oxford house book paul harris journalist sean dodson called cromwell figure held mock trial treason symbolic beheading effigy richard booth protest criticism festival voiced harris concerned threat posed independent character town overdependence commercial outsider interest hay festival saying cannot trade profile festival week year harris prosecuting argument hay festival become publicly dominant negatively impacted economic fortune many secondhand book shop made town harris argued booth promotional figurehead town due selfdeclared kingship hay negligent promoting issue bookseller festival told press fill town book wont bring people townyou need publicity promotion sucked festival richard used great drumming publicity denouncing festival he able need set council replace opponent republican mission including founder festival peter florence blamed decreasing fortune bookseller individually said need rethink business strategy however harris argued bookseller seen decrease sale year leading revolt popular british novelist robert harris commentating time sympathised bookseller also suggesting recession internet affected fortune duncan fallowell said call festival waterstonesonwye almost lost touch intellectual value matthew engel said many festival goer dont go town idea festival detracts hay clearly preposterous may festival announced would suspend sponsorship baillie gifford response claim raised campaigner intense pressure artist withdraw speaker including k blakemore dawn butler charlotte church nish kumar ania magliano noreen masud torus tsui announced would boycott festival sponsor involvement israel fossil fuel opposition baillie gifford led fossil free book organised letter signed author called disinvest israel hay festival hay festival grown extent carried different corner around world arequipa peru jericó colombia cartagena colombia querétaro mexico segovia spain also smaller edition worldwide called forum meant hold day two panel group discussion dallas united state moquegua peru panama city panama medellín colombia sevilla spain ayacucho peru santiago de chile chile book trade united kingdom book united kingdom official website
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HowTheLightGetsIn Festival
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howthelightgetsin festival philosophy music festival hosted institute art idea aim get philosophy academy people life bringing together philosopher writer academic comedian musician festival debate talk music workshop late night party speaker festival included noam chomsky brian eno ed miliband kimberlé crenshaw philip pullman diane abbott robert skidelsky stanley fish steven pinker laurie penny among others music headliner included clean bandit hot chip donovan comedian included james acaster sarah pascoe phil wang howthelightgetsin hosted twice year may festival normally held hayonwye powys wale time hay festival howthelightgetsin attracts footfall year setting bank river wye september festival held kenwood house london running since may howthelightgetsin launched first fully online festival september festival held next event howthelightgetsin global delhi london new york online festival included event eight stage live streamed delhi london new york aim giving festival global reach making accessible time zone festival author politics fear frank furedi filmmaker david bond author philip pullman labour politician jon cruddas amongst others wellcome trust identity project presented exhibition two day event topic identity school life hosted series philosophy breakfast leading thinker day festival radio huw stephen john rostron duo behind sŵn festival curated night music accompanied live performance johnny flynn cate le bon radio bethan elfyn festival included critical theorist leela gandhi time columnist david aaronovitch poet simon armitage new statesman culture editor jonathan derbyshire screenwriter jez butterworth festival event ranged ghostpoet mount kimbie correspondent comedy screening documentary around world bbc four festival held hayonwye ran may june festival staged almost five hundred session across site five venue amongst speaker festival programme musician brian eno founder glastonbury festival michael eavis literary theorist critic terry eagleton independent scientist inventor james lovelock musical highlight included performance charlotte church emmy great jeffrey lewis junkyard well twelvehour painting marathon artist stella vine accompany performance alternative rock band chapman family london open gallery institution dedicated medium video painting also staged series work filmmaker roz mortimer entitled ‘sites memory’ festival took place may june featured talk terry pratchett john searle angie hobbs nassim nicholas taleb michael mcintyre among others music lineup included sam lee king charles moulettes comedy lineup featured act tom rosenthal phil wang howthelightgetsin attracted footfall across event speaker performer included roger penrose brooke magnanti bruce parry doon mackichan cory doctorow owen jones david nutt molotov jukebox moulettes natalie bennett mr scruff festival took place may included performance talk simon blackburn mike skinner george galloway natalie bennett lawrence krauss michael howard lianne la havas yasmin alibhaibrown rae morris among others part festival new college humanity presented iai school aimed yearolds iai school explored topic free politics sex ethic morality festival took place may june speaker include natalie bennett owen jones ken livingstone bernard carr kwasi kwarteng roger scruton music lineup featured ghostpoet fairport convention gilles peterson c duncan eska tom robinson taking fallow year may festival took place may speaker included political theorist noam chomsky psychiatrist former government drug adviser david nutt linguist john mcwhorter shadow home secretary diane abbott former archbishop canterbury rowan williams economist deirdre mccloskey music lineup featured scissor sister ana matronic hot chip correspondent nerina pallot laura wright september howthelightgetsin hosted first ever london festival ground kenwood house hampstead heath speaker included neuroscientist steven pinker philosopher author rebecca goldstein banksys former agent steve lazarides novelist deborah levy turner prize architect paloma strelitz longtime hawking collaborator roger penrose music lineup included pop duo bloom twin singersongwriter rae morris ahir shah olga koch headlined comedy programme howthelightgetsin returned hay tenth anniversary year may speaker included philosopher language saul kripke change uk mp anna soubry cognitive psychologist donald hoffman novelist janne teller economist writer linda yueh momentum founder jon lansman donovan anna calvi british sea power headlined music programme comedy lineup led lou sander phil wang howthelightgetsin returned ground kenwood house weekend – september topic discussion included fake news problematic sex appeal archetypal bad boy space exploration st century gene editing population control big data speaker included slavoj zizek politician natalie bennett rory stewart theorist surveillance capitalism shoshana zuboff clinical psychologist simon baroncohen economist policy advisor mariana mazzucato music lineup included singersongwriter nerina pallot dj letts electroswing duo sam womp comedian included tony law olga koch sophie duker may festival howthelightgetsins first fully online festival speaker include paul krugman daniel kahneman patricia churchland steven pinker jess phillips self sally phillips shami chakrabarti many online festival event stage day contained multiple live event streamed time audience question real time comment festival also featured social space festivalgoers could meet well speaker musician weekend – september festival hosted next event howthelightgetsin global delhi london new york online festival included event live streamed delhi london new york giving festival global reach making accessible time zone event streamed seven stage line speaker band comedy act addition social space meet festival goer chat speaker artist enjoy livestreamed music speaker attending included nobel prize winning economist joseph stiglitz director tate modern france morris ecofeminist vandana shiva cognitive scientist philosopher daniel dennett theoretical physicist claudia de rham theme festival belief hypocrisy reason howthelightgetsin hay ran may hay wye official website
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List of festivals in Wales
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page includes list festival occur occurred regularly wale list festival wale organised month including location dydd miwsig cymru laugharne weekend laugharne machynlleth comedy festival machynlleth wale international harp festival lost cove surf festival st david hay festival hayonwye urdd national eisteddfod location change inside festival bute park cardiff focus wale wrexham gwyl fach fro barry island balter festival chepstow gwyl gregynog festival gregynog hall fire mountain near abermagwr gottwood festival llanfaethlu big retreat festival lawrenny unearthed festival solva tafwyl cardiff castle llangollen international musical eisteddfod llangollen sesiwn fawr dolgellau dolgellau royal welsh show llanelwedd steelhouse festival aberbeeg parti ponty ynysangharad war memorial park pontypridd good life experience festival summer camp hawarden gower festival gower peninsula big love festival trostrey westival manorbier landed festival llanwrthwl national eisteddfod wale location change green man festival brecon beacon pride cymru cardiff brecon jazz festival brecon green gathering chepstow truefest hayonwye hub festival cardiff tree merthyr mawr festival n° portmeirion abergavenny food festival abergavenny howthelightgetsin hay hayonwye good life experience festival camp good life autumn hawarden aberystwyth comedy festival aberystwyth cowbridge music festival cowbridge gladfest gladstone library hawarden big cwtch crugybar cardiff international film festival cardiff cwlwm celtaidd porthcawl swn festival cardiff iris prize festival cardiff gwyl cerdd dant culture wale music wale
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Monmouth Women's Festival
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monmouth womens festival annual event monmouth wale focusing issue interest woman notforprofit cultural festival including workshop talk event organised small committee volunteer festival ninth event history took place – march guest speaker included julia donaldson erin pizzey jennie bond mark international womens day monmouth organising event community raising awareness issue facing woman locally internationally across race culture celebrating women’s achievement
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Owain Glyndŵr Day
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owain glyndŵr day held annually september wale celebration owain glyndŵr last native prince wale founder first welsh parliament september every year thousand wale celebrate life legacy rebel prince wale owain ap gruffydd c – c commonly known owain glyndŵr welsh leader led longrunning war independence end english rule wale late middle age formed first welsh parliament last nativeborn welshman hold title prince wale owain glyndŵr descendant prince powys father gruffudd fychan ii mother elen ferch tomas ap llywelyn descendant prince deheubarth also descendant llywelyn great house aberffraw september owain glyndŵr proclaimed prince wale instigated year welsh revolt rule king henry iv england troop inflicted series defeat english force captured key castle across wale rapidly gaining control country glyndŵr received naval support scotland brittany also received support king charles vi france welsh army including french contingent commanded owain glyndŵr senior general rhys gethin cadwgan lord glyn rhondda defeated large english invasion force reputedly led king henry iv battle stalling glamorgan four english military expedition repelled owain solidified control wale officially crowned prince wale welsh tywysog cymru held parliament machynlleth outlined national programme independent wale included plan building two national university reintroducing traditional welsh law hywel dda establishing independent welsh church envoy country including france scotland kingdom león spain despite initial success revolt superior english resource wealth began turn tide english force reconquered wale glyndŵr cornered besieged harlech castle managed escape disguising elderly man slipping past enemy night retreated wilderness band loyal supporter continuing war guerrilla tactic throughout wale english borderland last documented sighting ambushed king men brecon capturing leading supporter king henry owain twice ignored offer pardon new king henry v england despite large reward offered capture glyndŵr never betrayed death recorded former follower year age approximately death owain acquired mythical status along cadwaladr cynan arthur folk hero awaiting call return liberate people mab darogan foretold son glyndŵr often referred last prince wale th anniversary glyndŵrs welsh revolt celebration took place across wale including ruthin uprising english begun welsh tourist board also encouraged flying welsh flag home day publisher lolfa printed commemorative stamp protest royal mail decision produce stamp occasion cadw also opened sycharth owain glyndŵrs home glyndyfrdwy public weekend many school organisation commemorate day street parade gŵyl fflam festival flame held celebrate around year resident town corwen denbighshire celebrating link owain glyndŵr townspeople annually gather equestrian statue glyndŵr corwen town square date proclamation day event includes procession wreathlaying ceremony later service held local church day also celebrated harlech annual procession tale place celebration also take place machynlleth town glyndŵr held national parliament wale crowned prince wale going battle english maintain welsh independence child betws gwerfil goch gwyddelwern school also make presentation cambrian band march onwards statue glyndŵr walking tour start owain glyndŵrs parliament house caffi alys town also host night music powys county council building fly welsh flag celebration owain glyndwr day well st david day wale heritage started campaign day designated national public holiday campaign group embassy called day made national day wale th anniversary company newcastle emlyn gave worker option either taking day owain glyndwr day jubilee day british monarch order inclusive therefore decided give staff choice would like take extra holiday welsh politician dafydd wigley called owain glyndŵr saying new national holiday include september owain glyndŵr day nia jones corwen owain glyndŵr day celebration festival committee said certainly owain glyndŵr bank holiday day everyone celebrate death queen elizabeth ii took place eight day glyndŵr day consequence organiser announced cancellation multiple event notably parade wreathlaying ceremony corwen cancelled although organiser decided continue church service lecture community meal planned cadw also announced event machynlleth would go ahead would cancel event harlech castle caused reaction social medium also announced king charles iii would make postaccession visit scotland northern ireland wale visit wale scheduled take place glyndŵr day scheduling visit caused fresh anger many time visit people signed petition calling british royal family end use prince wale title announcement prompted actor activist michael sheen post video social medium questioning whether palace knew king’s visit clashed glyndŵr day described insensitive point insult visit arranged ignorance led sheen ask prince wale long actually meant aware day mean sheen ended video many interpreted opposition continued use prince wale title quoting lily small mr beynons maid dylan thomas milk wood get thing willy got father silly give back love day royal visit marked number protest arrival cardiff castle section crowd booed king car waved banner owain glyndŵr car left castle number group including labour independent wale took part silent protest monarchy saint david day davy r r morgan gerald owain glyn dŵr prince wale ceredigion lolfa isbn morgan owen history wale earliest period including hitherto unrecorded antiquarian lore – history wale google book
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Royal Welsh Show
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royal welsh show welsh sioe frenhinol cymru agricultural show organised royal welsh agricultural society originally welsh national agricultural society formed february influential landowner committee room house common first held take place july year llanelwedd near builth well powys mid wale first show held aberystwyth vicarage field godfrey morgan st viscount tredegar elected president welsh national agricultural society november george v became patron edward viii prince wale became honorary president name changed royal welsh agricultural society held different town every year july alternating north south permanent showground llanelwedd near builth well first used july show held – wwi – wwii – covid pandemic latter year saw event going virtual show last four day attracts visitor annually boosting tourism wale event include judging cattle sheep horse goat pig various domestic animal sheepdog trial sheep shearing competition horse riding competition fourinhand carriage driving display falconry game sport king troop royal horse artillery royal horse artillery art craft show live music given royal status unusual senior member british royal family attend show charles iii familiar sight prince wale following support foot mouth crisis one farming union fuw nominated outstanding contribution agriculture announced show business link agriculture trade stand show opportunity attract new business farming community well network current customer royal welsh show also event young people live farming community wale wale federation young farmer club run series competition across wale throughout year final practical competition usually take place show amongst event stock judging tractor driving welsh cob senior stallion class traditionally held wednesday afternoon show welsh cob wednesday class held using entire main arena fiftyplus stallion paraded trot front grandstand settle judging class linked via heart wale line station builth road connecting bus link transport wale service show time list royal show royal show former english agricultural show official website
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Wakestock (Wales)
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wakestock europe largest wakeboard music festival combining culture music wakeboarding held llŷn peninsula wale pwllheli llanbedrog founded mark durston festival began abersoch north wale back wakeboard contest party car park people played host industry leading band dj along biggest wakeboard competition europe festival sold kilimanjaro live aka kililivecom festival entered second decade become part world wakeboard series festival founder mark durston took exit work project full ownership taken kilimanjaro live festival split three site main festival site penrhos pwllheli marina host main wakeboard competition abersoch bay host big air classic competition festival pride foot snowdonia mountain look cardigan bay festival wakeboard pool gap allows wakeboarders showcase sport festival site pool gap consisted two pool containing total gallon water connected street style handrail wakeboarders slid along whilst towed overhead cable system february announced twitter facebook festival would held year would return festival cancelled organiser said isn’t necessarily case wakestock never happen significant level investment term time money need take place commitment take place announcement official website closed least festival three stage originally called open air stage misadventure stage relentless stage name later changed west stage east stage south stage across three stage mixture live band dj last festival held act included tom odell frank turner john newman razorlight clean bandit duke dumont gorgon city frightened rabbit ella eyre catfish bottlemen jess glynne included bastille rudimental example magnetic man james twin atlantic wiley wretch zane lowe echo bunnymen candela huw stevens catfish bottlemen kid glass house yr eira campsite opened pm thursday july pm camper could attend wakestock preparty purchased thursday night arena pas £ also needed possession weekend camping single day camping vip weekend camping ticket nitro hosted thursday night preparty dj jaguar skill nitro resident jigsaw plastic thumb east arena door opened pmam thursday july channel aired programme showing highlight festival open air stage eric prydz fedde le grand audio bully count sinden bodyrox zinc dynamite mc norman jay kenneth buttplug misadventure stage ndubz mr hudson wiley roll deep mclean pretty light mr phormula relentless live skream toddla mc serocee jakwob plastic thumb jigsaw v rocketman ben proudlove open air stage maxïmo park feeder plan b last republic pete lawrie misadventure stage chase status zane lowe tinie tempah ou est le swimming pool kissy sell tim lyall relentless live scratch pervert nervo goldierocks duke sbtrkt micky slim gutterfunk dj open air stage ting ting futureheads band skull los campesinos race horse polly mackey pleasure principle niwl misadventure stage pete tong robyn sub focus alex gaudino fenechsoler nervo relentless live king blue huw stephen frankie heartstrings yr od master france kickback full list act follows open air stage moby chicane james zabiela wally lópez norman jay tim lyall brandon block xfm stage calvin harris noisettes tommy spark kissy sell goldierocks ebony bone let go war dirty good flamboyant bella relentless pyramid stage mr scruff dj format part time hero goldierocks dj play emily williams open air stage nerd super furry animal elliot minor sibrydion gallop ruth kealy xfm stage pigeon detective fightstar joy formidable little comet spinnerette chew lip haunt relentless pyramid stage chase status goldie london elektricity gutterfunk dj tim lyall james condon manipulate dj aled mann open air stage dizzee rascal zane lowe tinchy stryder red light company mission district fran josh xfm stage zutons jack cuban brother kid british marina diamond jett black yr od lazy boy relentless pyramid stage zane lowe huw stephen goldierocks golden silver young father pritchard v dainton full list act follows friday groove armada pendulum hadouken audio bully plump dj trophy twin numark jurassic friendly fire sam sparro josh gabriel royworld ty part time hero saturday mark ronson happy monday funeral friend calvin harris elliot minor mystery jet operator please blackout six case fire norman jay jazzie b brandon block genod droog kickbox riot sunday street futureheads young knife lightspeed champion nextmen duffy hoosier one night zane lowe dj yoda metronomy dykeenies russian doll incomplete list act ferry corsten yousef mark ronson jack shapeshifters dirty pretty thing get cape wear cape fly brandon block wakestock involved local community partner surrounding area well global name partner list relentless malibu boat yamaha hyperlite jägermeister british army rnli wakestock canada official website wakestock information bbc wale
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Common riding
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common riding equestrian tradition mainly scottish border scotland male female rider ride town along border commemorate practice th th century frequent raid angloscottish border known border reivers also commemorate scottish defeat battle flodden today common riding rideouts riding march continue annual event celebrated summer border scotland town may many rideouts festival week usually one festival day town reenact historic common riding – although many others wellestablished festival ride cemented within town history common riding town berwickupontweed hawick selkirk langholm lockerbie jedburgh coldstream penicuik west linton lanark lauder edinburgh melrose musselburgh galashiels dun sanquhar peebles tradition common riding date back th th century continual land border war england clan border country custom plunder thieve cattle known reiving historical name robbing commonplace amongst major border family lawless battlestrewn time became practice day local laird appoint leading townsperson would ride burgh’s boundary march protect common land prevent encroachment neighbouring burgh people long ceased essential riding continued commemoration local legend history devoted pageantry singing unique tradition centered around equestrian event current time common riding celebrate border town history tradition midsummer period spanning may september rideouts involve hundred horse often ridden costume evoke passion worthy reivers old hawick traditionally start season annual common riding due fact community captured flag english army alongside true common riding town town hold riding currie penicuik west linton peebles biggar galashiels musselburgh dun kelso jedburgh melrose coldstream yetholm annan dumfries lockerbie kirkcudbright wigtown gatehouse fleet one recently instituted common riding copshaw riding newcastleton formed community start celebration election year principal spring choose amongst community leader community celebration elected end ceremony year community principal manwomanpair honoured figure principal usually unmarried man good character principal lead rideout celebrate town show kinship community often different name nominated leaderprincipal annan cornet lass biggar cornet coldstream coldstreamer currie ensign dumfries cornet lass dun reiver lass edinburgh captain edinburgh lass elected right galashiels braw lad also lass elected right called braw lass gatehouse fleet lad lass hawick cornet innerleithen standard bearer lass jedburgh callant kelso kelsae laddie kirk yetholm scottish border bari gadgi bari manushi kirkcudbright cornet lass lanark lord cornet langholm cornet linlithgow provost deacon court lockerbie cornet lass melrose melrosian musselburgh honest lad also lass elected right called honest lass newcastletoncopshaw holm tub flake peebles cornet lass penicuik hunter hunter lass sanquhar cornet lass selkirk standard bearer west linton whipman lass community festivity last week focused around day others last two week programme consist combination ceremony ride out entertainment traditional scottish sport community spirit ride symbolised burgh flag colourful ceremony bussed recalling day knight lady attached ribbon lance battle whereby ribbon tied burgh flagstaff principal lass colour usually town village instance kelso blue white hawick blue yellow today common riding attract large crowd emigrant tourist gathering around world event take place summer season starting hawick first wednesday may continuing till mid september hawick commonriding first largest border festival celebrates legendary capture english flag skirmish hornshole believed taken place traditional checking boundary town common land election night may saturday tuesday leading commonriding cornet supporter rideout visit surrounding village farm first cornet chase take place uphill nipknowes st leonard hut local publican tasked supply customary dish curd cream soordook refreshment official riding march following week hawick celebrated th common riding hotly fought battle prevent woman rider lost court woman taken many year accepted hawick reluctantly accepts female participation activity hawick common riding although certain diehard woman refuse enter hut woman rode common riding accident led banning allmale common riding committee finally allowed preliminary ride out chase friday’s main common riding day common riding saturday drinking event called hut also open woman despite progression saw renewed hostility towards female participant common riding week sunday commonriding june honorary provost council attends kirkin cornet church service held cornet place worship afternoon cornet party travel hornshole memorial cornet lass lay wreath travel moor inspect racecourse following chase monday tuesday wednesday morning second major chase take place thursday morning cornet carry flag first time later principal visit local school cornet asks child given holiday rest week course granted child parent join singing festival song colour bussing colour bussing take place thursday evening town hall honorable provost magistrate played packed hall drum fife band come lass maid honour cornet lass carry flag front hall attendant “busses” flag tying ribbon head staff flag given cornet reminded embodiment tradition glorious heritage cornet charged ride march commonty hawick return flag unsullied unstained halberdier call burgess ride meiths march commonty begin cornet walk around town supporter stopping way tie ribbon memorial friday mair early following morning drum fife band set rouse town towerdykeside ceremony called snuffin take place snuff dispensed old horned mull town official song singer crowd soon disperses surrounding pub traditional rum milk breakfast followed singing old song door border textile towerhouse principal taking turn sing verse principal along many mounted supporter process around town nipknowes main chase take place concluding song toast curd cream hut rider set via williestruther loch acreknowe reservoir ride march cornet ceremoniously cut sod furthermost point common make way racecourse programme horseracing company remount proceeds millpath proclamation made march duly ridden without interruption molestation kind followed singing playing drum fife flag returned temporarily council chamber displayed later cornet party attend commonriding dinner followed ball dancing continues night seeing dawn summit mote saturday mair saturday town roused drum fife band cornet supporter ride wilton lodge park male principal lay wreath remembrance town war memorial procession head moor horse race held pm cornet mounted supporter leave moor town stopping coble pool river teviot dip flag marking boundary hawick land ancient langlands estate cornet return official duty end ceremoniously return flag hon provost council chamber solemn occasion mark end common riding outside rider stand attention stirrup whilst saxhorn band play invocation cornet display flag last time teribus traditionally sung many occasion festivity selkirk common riding celebration history tradition royal ancient burgh held second friday first monday june ceremony one oldest area – rider selkirk boast one largest cavalcade horse rider europe selkirk still owns common land north south town northern boundary linglie ridden day selkirk common riding commemorates disastrous battle flodden eighty men left town one – fletcher – returned bearing captured english flag legend cast flag head indicate men selkirk cut climax day royal burgh standard bearer craft association standard bearer cast colour selkirk ancient market place standard bearer standard bearer picked eligible unmarried young men town applied post trustee common riding trust successor old selkirk town council disappeared following local government reorganisation normally served time attendant previous standard bearer introduced appointment night last friday april carried shoulder high around town accompanied band crowd local many civic duty follow preparation main event participation town common riding festivity including spur night standard bearer attendant meet principal galashiels galafoot receive pair spur dinner galashiels fiona deacon became first female standard bearer carry exservicemans flag common riding week saturday common riding day marked annual childrens picnic primary school child race sunday see inspection rig town racecourse show sunday recently moved ground haining traditionally souters would meet new finery bought festivity sing song town band event include standard bearer dinner monday lady night wednesday female population takeover bar club evening bravest male venture various bussing concert dinner held craft association night afore morn thursday evening senior burgh officer take street cry burley giving notice population march performed following day naming burleymen four ex standardbearers burgh standard bearer attendant trek accompanied band start west port stopping market place high street back row south port read proclamation ending timehonoured phrase great many ready start sound second drum follows bussing concert incorporation weaver hammermen victoria hall followed act remembrance available exstandard bearer march statue fletcher outside victoria hall wreath placed statue chairman exstandard bearer association exstandard bearer walk around statue order year represented town earliest first list exstandard bearer found pub club get busy old friendship renewed much singing bed preparation full day ahead common riding day day begin dawn selkirk flute band begin march around town wakening turn standard bearer provost follows act remembrance exsoldiers war memorial first drum struck silver band play around town lead singing hail smiling morn alternating first verse hymn lead kindly light band stop outside county hotel rendition exiles’ song bright smile continuing victoria hall meanwhile rider assemble back row installation standard bearer bussin royal burgh flag balcony victoria hall procession form march market place awaiting second drum procession move green behind silver band playing airts pipe band along flag incorporation guild foot follows standard bearer attendant mounted cavalcade behind rider begin ford river ettrick onwards linglie glen cavalcade reach summit three brother cairn highest point ride rest standard bearer attendant sing hail smilin morn remounting continuing ride back selkirk foot procession reform market place leaf shawburn toll led band shawburn toll community singing led band rider return gallop procession reform return market place via bleachfield road high street market square ceremony casting colour turn royal burgh standard bearer followed weaver merchant fleshers colonial exsoldiers cast flag tune wi souters exsoldiers standard dipped end hisher performance follows two minute silence honour town war dead broken silver band playing haunting ballad liltin ceremonial end return burgh flag unsullied untarnished standard bearer provost lunch horse racing rig ball held victoria hall saturday end game – gymkhana professional foot racing town cricket club langholms common riding langholms great day attracts large number langholmite exile also tourist world public election cornet take place may come settlement legal dispute th century ensured langholm people certain common right eg digging peat within set boundary every year boundary must remarked maintain right year become celebration town people although originally ridden check boundary horse extremely important part common riding tradition built around year common riding day preceded rideouts horse hill around town day cornet follower able ride – ride well – gallop kirk wynd get monument erected memory sir john malcolm part checking ancient boundary common riding day last friday july cornet receives flag three cry fair two outside langholm town hall one whita hill fair cryer stand back horse emblem – thistle spade crown barley banna – also important barley banna barley bread nailed wooden platter along salted herring large twaipenny nail common riding day concluded returning castleholm tune auld lang syne dancing polka trunk road handing back flag finally singing god save queen origin common riding lauder lost midst time cannot denied pedigree quite lengthy lauder boundary marked field boundary number cairn burgess rode cairn cairn fell upon newer younger men fill pocket stone place upon cairn turn practice abandoned found pocket contained stone bottle refreshment consumed cairn riding march nevertheless serious business date time intimated tuck drum town drummer failure attend duty could result fine early th century burgess ceremony originally held ascension day land crop affair burgh blessed health monarch toasted later date became king birthday respect recorded minute town council early th century expense celebrating king birthday exceed £ rider used race stirk hill town hall proved dangerous rider bystander alike discontinued many protest day closed dinner town hall practice discontinued year resuscitated celebrate coronation king george v continued ever since exception two war revived common riding today differs little original held commemorate victory english battle like town gala day religious aspect still observed kirkin cornet lord blessing sought week event alteration land sold cornet lead follower around march royal burgh lauder halt refreshment waterin stane toast majesty leaving waterin stane cavalcade make burgess cairn surviving cairn place stone upon return report encroachment burgh land recent time “tom waldies bridge” waterin stane burgess cairn repaired improved ensure smooth running common riding millennium cairn top whiteknowe end erected commemorate regaining burgh charter jethart callants festival founded border game festival committee called meeting discus formation pageant first callant rayon mill worker named charlie mcdonald jedburgh callants festival last two week ceremonial ride place historic interest important ride redeswire close carter bar site raid redeswire timely arrival jedburgh contingent cry jetharts turned apparent defeat men liddesdale rout english callant lead mounted cavalcade ferniehurst castle halt ceremony capon tree survivor ancient jed forest return town final ceremony war memorial saturday commences firing cannon race around town followed jedburgh border game date common riding west linton led whipman old scot word carter carrier annual meeting whipmen benevolent society committee paid formal visit local mansion rest day one holiday year time devoted sporting activity gathering styled whipman play ceremony continued since unbroken except two war revived linton whipman installed invested sash office friday evening first saturday june lead mounted procession village saturday begin ride follows weeklong programme activity sport competition barbecue bonfire braw lad gathering annual summer festival town galashiels braw lad gathering established celebrate town history particular commemorates event gala men defeated english soldier field sour plum marriage king james iv scotland margaret tudor england granting burgh charter town sacrifice made local people world war every year local man woman appointed braw lad braw lass take part ceremony lead ride out hundred people ride town across countryside horseback main braw lad day take place saturday beginning braw lad receives burgh flag ride raid stane netherdale site affray cavalcade cross river tweed stop reception abbotsford house riding back town braw lass mix red white rose commemorating marriage laird gala president gathering exchange parchment celebrating granting burgh barony charter finally party proceeds town war memorial clock strike noon braw lad dip flag mark respect fallen soldier period silence held history edinburgh common riding called riding march date inspection common land continuing demise practice revival special riding march held edinburgh celebrate peace end second world war seventy rider took part large crowd reported approaching royal visit dimension greeted rider royal mile practice revived reestablished held annually ever since growing popularity combined memorial battle flodden riding flodden memorial year shortly new year process begin elect edinburgh captain lass elected principal city represent edinburgh coming summer various common ride town festival celebration also civic event within capital come september captain lass lead edinburgh common ride around boundary city morning represent inspection common land common riding captain lass undertake memorial ride royal mile reenact randolph murray captain city band returning battle flodden bearing recovered blue blanket incorporated trade edinburgh news scotland defeated death king james iv captain lass accompanied ride cavalcade including mounted unit royal scot dragoon guard scottish north irish yeomanry rider local stable riding association rider converge mercat cross royal mile escorted high constable edinburgh pipe band lord provost edinburgh commences minute silence remembrance fallen flodden war visit scotland page hawick callants club lauder common riding website hawick common riding website edinburgh riding march jeremy suttonhibbertss photo essay common riding entitled unsullied untarnished tranter nigel story scotland routledge kegan paul ltd bbc scotland news selkirk common riding june picture
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Delting Up Helly Aa
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delting helly aa known brae helly aa final festival shetland island helly aa calendar taking place third friday march parish delting festival originally held brae junior high school first held school continued hold festival remaining junior festival held parent staff school senior junior festival twoyear overlap first senior festival last junior festival since beginning senior festival jarls squad lunch taken place various location associated sullom voe terminal held board tev rangatira firth camp sullom voe brae sailing club firth camp held fraser peterson centre sullom voe terminal canteen fraser peterson centre board accommodation rig safe lancia lunch took place fraser peterson centre every year mid brae inn played host held mossbank community hall manager sullom voe terminal since original galley shed demolished new shed officially opened june galley shed opened harold johnson first senior delting helly aa guizer jarl delting helly aa postponed several time history following death community number time due coronavirus pandemic originally rescheduled take place end october pushed back march march march first postcovid event took place march morning delting helly aa jarls squad gather northern light function room brae squad proceeds march galley shed bill seen galley stand display delting helly aa flag depicts sleipnir raised galley shed squad visit lunnasting brae mossbank primary school olnafirth primary also visited followed lunch mossbank community hall squad muster northern light function room making way brae hall receive torch ahead light squad make way brae singing helly aa song procession terminates delting boating club galley set alight floated busta voe norseman home sung squad make way around hall perform act hall open night brae hall delting boating club mossbank hall voe hall vidlin hall jarls squad visit hall opposite direction rest squad following day known hop day various premise open live music entertainment jarls squad pay visit event taking place
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Eglinton Tournament
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eglinton tournament reenactment medieval joust revel held north ayrshire scotland august funded organized archibald earl eglinton took place eglinton castle ayrshire queen beauty georgiana duchess somerset many distinguished visitor took part including prince louis napoleon future emperor french tournament deliberate act romanticism drew spectator primarily known ridicule poured whig problem caused rainstorm time view mixed whatever opinion may formed success tournament imitation ancient manner custom heard one feeling admiration expressed gorgeousness whole scene considered pageant even wednesday procession seen greatest possible disadvantage dullest eye glistened delight lengthy stately train swept marshalled list participant undergone regular training preparation many work art commissioned inspired eglinton tournament effect public feeling course thcentury gothic revivalism ambition carried event lavish tournament brussels presaged historical reenactment present feature tournament actually inspired walter scott novel ivanhoe attempting living reenactment literary romance eglintons word aware manifold deficiency exhibition — perhaps deeply interested aware humble imitation scene imagination portrayed least done something towards revival chivalry others made profit lord eglinton absorb loss earl granddaughter viva montgomerie recalled memoir spent wealth estate gothic revival rise romanticism late th early th century international phenomenon medievalstyle joust example regularly held sweden gothic novel castle otranto horace walpole – many work sir walter scott popularised idea passionate romanticism praise chivalric ideal walpole one first england renovate mansion mockgothic castle strawberry hill – medieval culture widely admired antidote modern enlightenment industrial age play theatrical work ivanhoe playing six different production london alone perpetuated romanticism knight castle feast tournament caspar david friedrich – germany painted magnificent gothic ruin spiritual allegory jane austen – wrote novel northanger abbey written published satire romantic affectation montgomerie family romantic tale chivalry bound idea revival ideal acquisition pennon spear harry hotspur aka sir henry percy battle otterburn montgomerie price hotspur release building castle polnoon eaglesham renfrewshire montgomery said duke northumberland head percy family made overture return pennon given answer there good lea land eglinton ever chevy chase otterburn let percy come take whig prime minister lord melbourne announced coronation queen victoria would include traditional medievalstyle banquet westminster hall seeking disempower monarchy particular romantic ideology politics general normal activity whig party face recession obviously anachronistic part coronation celebration would considered extravagance furthermore memory embarrassing mishap george iv westminster hall banquet still fresh uproar resulted end proceeding people tried obtain valuable tableware souvenir king william iv cancelled banquet prevent repeat although popular support government refusal hold traditional event many complaint various public struggle well part antiquary tradesman metropolis critic referred victoria slimmeddown coronation scornfully penny crowning despite attempt achieve economy contemporary account point victoria coronation fact cost £ george iv nevertheless coronation feature innovation procession palace westminster abbey popular however ancient great feast cancelled also ritual traditionally paid state anyway throwing gauntlet queen champion symbolic presentation two falcon obeisance past fad urgent need lord eglintons stepfather sir charles lamb knight marshal royal household would led horse great hall westminster part one colourful widely loved ritual august court journal printed rumour earl eglinton going host great jousting tournament castle scotland speculated sir charles son suggested lord eglinton provide nation missing rite passage holding great mediaeval festival whatever detail within week eglinton confirmed rumour true first suggestion mediaeval game would held next private race meeting eglinton including ceremony challenge carried knight clad armour autumn onehundred fifty prospective knight met showroom samuel pratt dealer medieval armor bond street london many backed realised astronomical cost difficulty forty determined try regardless pratt charge arrangement pavilion armour banner decor costume also would supply stand marquee great tent feast ball although armour supplied pratt supposed genuinely medieval unclear many suit actually armour kept track rd marquess waterford display windsor castle pastiche dress rehearsal held london garden behind eyre arm st john wood tavern close regent park last one saturday july nineteen knight participated audience invitation many elite elite said court journal invited watch attended rehearsal went perfectly weather sunny banner armour tent impressive jousting successful even critic conceded tournament likely fine show massproduction memorabilia copy artwork commission tournament demonstrated upperclass britain took notice tory eyed antique armour dreamed courtly love queen victoria twice noted diary discussed tournament lord melbourne although view event would foolish amusement choice duchess somerset queen beauty liking two month live lady flora hastings wrote mother subject upcoming eglinton tournament expressing concern one knight might killed violent sport hand whig social reformer utilitarian expressed outrage fantasy time economy shamble poverty rampant many worker starving emotion ran high satirical cartoon insult passion aroused side whig calling tory wastrel tory calling whig heartless whatever eglintons original intent tournament symbolic romantic defiance face spirit revolution frightening much old guard europe second quarter th century lord eglinton announced public would welcome requested medieval fancy dress possible ticket free would applied expecting healthy turnout — eglinton race meeting generally got local audience — made arrangement grandstand guest comfortable seating expected crowd notified press time morning post court gazette important popular journal offer free ticket response returned across social spectrum reader bath figaro cornish guardian sheffield iris wisbech star east many newspaper — reader every county british isle — applied lord eglinton ticket month august letter came hundred castle eglinton requesting ticket party twenty fifty hundred people scrapbook nearly thousand letter still survives filled plea anecdote promise medieval dress assertion tory sympathy lord eglinton accepted challenge issued requested ticket planned vastly larger effort turnout two order magnitude greater expected final estimate crowd one hundred thousand area transportation lodging overwhelmed nearby town irvine one hotel private home able charge high price take tourist morning tournament road eglinton castle quickly jammed road ayr glasgow thirty mile long filled end end every approach blocked abandoned carriage owner continuing foot new railway ayr irvine opened public august charged thrice normal fee people fought ticket transport guaranteed deposit mile castle poor folk without lodging said spent first night beneath grandstand even hollow treetrunks one visitor travelled london took steam train london liverpool boarded paddle steamer packed people attending tournament deck heavily laden box armour lance horse participant landed ardrossan pier terminus horsedrawn ardrossan johnstone railway disembarking seized upon sort carriage plied upon coal train carried large assortment passenger drawn one horse set little town irvine dismounting thence changed time diver coach car turning romantic wooded road passed close lodge castle lord tourney looking round busy preparation returned irvine found lodging private house across street seagate castle next morning made way tournament tournament held near eglinton castle eight mile west coast scotland ayrshire imitation gothic thcentury georgian mansion battlement turret added event took place meadow holm loop lugton water ground chosen tournament low almost marshy grassy slope rising side knight horseback retinue reached tilt yard c map via enclosed ride g map whilst guest visitor made way stand via route marked f map illustrated group crossed three arched gothic eglinton tournament bridge map eglinton castle ground tilt yard show tilt yard already existence early date recorded fate tournament great parade knight supposed open tournament noon knight little practice mounting horse took long time get prepared knight entourage forty different group supposed ride castle pick lady officer knight return list one drive castle knight jostle back forth past arrangement parade control knightly gridlock took hour longer unfold planned elaborate rehearsal training st john wood prepared participant crowded already sodden condition day time parade ready half mile long three hour late opening parade comprised forty knight entourage ride castle picked lady officer knight returned list picturesque estate drive lined thousand spectator although day dawned clear fine knight entourage struggled organise parade sky began darken moment parade finally arranged — lady somerset queen beauty heralded trumpet — flash lightning great crash thunder black cloud ayrshire let loose sudden violent rainstorm lord eglinton immediately ordered lady carriage knight entourage soon soaked squall covered mud marched list parade route lined umbrella bearing audience tiltyard designed samuel luke pratt stand hold pratts grandstand roof work art splendid scarlet day rain new rainstorm freak severity started leak badly tournament lord eglinton appeared list apologised rain announced weather permitting would try joust next day next announced special guest grandstand medieval banquet ball evening would cancelled banqueting tent also succumbed weather rain flooded lugton water ran around list three side carriage could cross entire audience apart eglintons personal guest stranded without transportation walk mile rain mud nearby village first people found food drink accommodation transport next morning eglinton consulted participant tournament agreed hold second joust august estate staff set repairing damage site including attempting drain list mending grandstand weather final day tournament much better crowd gathered watch albeit fewer fancy dress procession took place followed jousting james fairlie point although eglington nominated symbolic victor edward jerningham suffered injury required medical attention melée held henry waterford john alford separated marshal although day went well heavy mud list continued cause knight difficulty formal ball concluded day commencing medieval banquet people dinner designed follow authentic medieval recipe served gold silver dish specially manufactured occasion ball guest medieval costume entertained orchestra band nd dragoon guard heavy rain returned towards end ball agreed call tournament close eglinton tournament became part english popular culture astleys amphitheatre london used promote medieval reenactment commercial success tournament parodied pantomime covent garden eglinton trophy eglinton testimonial gothic style one metre high silver centrepiece presented th earl eglinton friend admirer commemorate eglinton tournament panorama illustrated tournament using long strip painted canvas wound round tube slowly unwound give view event venue edinburgh tournament inspired successor event earl court london july armour used tournament preserved leeds armoury kelvingrove museum dean castle elsewhere family sold earl eglintons armour sale castle content remnant tournament sold public auction glass crystal used marquee medieval ball feast sold soon ship named eglinton partly constructed wood used jousting arena bow used tournament one cochranpatrick family ladyland house preserved kilwinning abbey tower museum bow made david muir kilwinning using degame wood otherwise known lemonwood flag flew castle bearing earl coat arm eventually donated north ayrshire council kept north ayrshire heritage centre gothic bridge site tournament actually built time tournament even previous bridge originally located yard river place least year time tournament label tournament bridge stuck despite inaccuracy contemporary engraving painting show however heavily embellished gothic addition event possibly ornamental archway th anniversary tournament staff newly opened eglinton country park organised reenactment ran period three day august year may east ayrshire council held exhibition entitled gothic adventure dick institute kilmarnock published book title eglinton trophy loaned earl eglinton north ayrshire council duration two medal produced commemorate exhibition display tournament tournament banquet ball banquet ball knight participated tournament apart eglinton john viscount alford aged knight black lion captain beresford aged knight stag head archibald earl cassillis aged knight dolphin william earl craven aged knight griffin captain ayrshire yeomanry james fairlie aged knight golden lion hon h e h gage aged knight ram george viscount glenlyon aged knight gael sir francis hopkins bart aged knight burning tower hon edward jerningham aged knight swan charles lamb aged knight white rose richard lechemere aged knight red rose walter little gilmour aged black knight henry marquess waterford aged knight dragon participant guest included cropley earl shaftesbury charles marquess londonderry prince louis napoleon princess esterhazy hungary count persigny france count lubeski poland brief audio report victoria albert museum eglinton tournament shield found skelmorlie castle attic
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Eglinton Trophy
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eglinton trophy eglinton testimonial gothic style sterling silver centrepiece presented friend admirer th earl eglinton commemorate medieval reenactment known eglinton tournament held eglinton castle kilwinning north ayrshire foot inch cm height ounce kg weight one largest extravagant trophy kind committee including lord burghersh chaired marquess londonderry king tournament formed set subscription present eglinton piece plate commemorate revival day chivalry two hundred thirtynine people subscribed production trophy limited maximum twenty guinea circa £ modern term foot inch cm high trophy weighing ounce kg designed edmund cotterill – made medieval gothic style messrs r garrard silversmith london cost £ £ modern term took four year complete edmund cotterill charge design studio garrards time empire exhibition said stand head class artist model silversmith production annually exhibited messrs garrard earned house celebrity equal trophy formed modelled cast silver component assembled together create final piece eglinton trophy hallmark therefore silver silver plate rise wide crenelated base side located shield bearing coat arm fourteen knight tournament fifteenth shield blank four shield alcove extend base accompanied sword quill coronet laurel leaf crown etc foot inch cm trophy rise highly ornate gothic pulpit sitting beneath pinnacled canopy jane georgiana lady seymour queen beauty stand act placing wreath upon brow earl eglinton lord victor eglinton tournament beside figure earl knight marshal sir charles montolieu lamb dismounted squire halbardier escort presentation party two hunting dog also present together two page one male one female lady waiting squire lady waiting give impression exchanging glance coat arm also displayed shield behind lady seymour glass case cover trophy wooded framed section rise ornately carved eightsided wooden base emblazoned four coat arm earl coronet silver engraved dedicatory shield base stand around foot inch cm height dedicatory shield read presented archibald earl eglinton visitor eglinton tournament held eglinton castle mdcccxxxix hallmark stamped base trophy front silver standard mark lion passant indicating purity known sterling silver city mark uncrowned leopard indicating london city manufacture year maker mark rg beneath crown indicating r garrard james garrard retired crown indicates company become official crown jeweller honour conferred queen victoria date letter however gothic g year finally duty mark stamp queen victoria head indicating duty paid item made apparent disparity date reflects fact trophy returned assay office finally assembled completed stamped maker delivery committee presentation earl maker mark alignment official hallmark lying slightly trophy presented archibald montgomerie th earl eglinton originally housed within library eglinton castle later ayr county hall ayr featured illustrated illustrated london news june trophy kept housed within original glass wood case cunninghame house headquarters north ayrshire council loaned people ayrshire th earl however still property present earl eglinton construction headquarters cunninghame district council housed wellwood home irvine burn club official royal burgh irvine museum moved eglinton country park visitor centre reenactment marked year since tournament also loaned victoria albert museum insured north ayrshire council undisclosed considerable sum lent east ayrshire council short time april august centrepiece exhibition james henry nixon – eglinton tournament print dick institute kilmarnock trophy great significance local social history area viewed small group normal working hour prior arrangement going appropriate security procedure second silver trophy presented earl citizen glasgow silver statuette measuring cm height representing knight full armour jousting lance horse bearing earl eglintons coat arm acquired east ayrshire leisure trust behalf east ayrshire council believed surviving part second silver trophy rest candelabrum melted silver content sold earl eglinton silver hallmark show statuette date three year eglinton trophy completed silversmith benjamin smith iii london dcrait glasgow eglinton tournament irvine development corporation
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Hogmanay
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hogmanay hogmənay nay scot ˌhɔɡməˈneː scot word last day old year synonymous celebration new year scottish manner normally followed celebration morning new year day january case january—a scottish bank holiday context word hogmanay used loosely describe entire period consisting last day old year first day new year instance event held banner edinburgh hogmanay take place december origin hogmanay unclear may derived norse gaelic observance winter solstice custom vary throughout scotland usually include giftgiving visiting home friend neighbour particular attention given firstfoot first guest new year etymology word obscure earliest proposed etymology come scotch presbyterian eloquence held term corruption presumed ancient greek ἁγία μήνη hagíā mḗnē meant holy month three main modern theory derive french norse gaelic root word first recorded latin entry west riding yorkshire hagnonayse first appearance scot language came record elgin hagmonay subsequent thcentury spelling include hagmena hogmynae night hagmane entry scotch presbyterian eloquence although hogmanay currently predominant spelling pronunciation several variant spelling pronunciation recorded including first syllable variously hɔg hog hʌg hʌug haŋ term may introduced middle scot via french commonly cited explanation derivation northern french dialectal word hoguinané variant hoginane hoginono hoguinettes derived thcentury middle french aguillanneuf meaning either gift given new year childrens cry gift new year eve oxford english dictionary report theory saying term borrowing aguillanneuf medieval french cry used welcome new year consisting unknown first element plus lan neuf new year explanation supported childrens tradition observed part scotland least visiting house locality new year eve requesting receiving small treat sweet fruit second element would appear lan neuf new year source suggesting druidical origin practice overall compare norman hoguinané obsolete custom jersey cry hodgîngnole guernsey asking oguinane new year gift see also la guiannee québec la guignolée doortodoor collection people experiencing poverty compare also apparent spanish cognate aguinaldoaguilando suggested latin derivation hoc anno year suggestion include au gui mener lead mistletoe à gueux mener bring beggar au gui lan neuf mistletoe new year lhomme est né man born word may come goidelic language frazer kelley report manx newyear song begin line tonight new year night hogunnaa record full text manx kelley us spelling ogunaa trolala whereas source parse hogunnaa give modern manx form hob dy naa manx dictionary though give hoptunaa manx pronunciation hopʰ tθu neː generally glossing halloween many manxspecific folklore collection context also recorded south scotland example roxburghshire ⟨m⟩ word thus hunganay could suggest ⟨m⟩ intrusive another theory occasionally encountered derivation phrase thog mi èigheugh hok mi ˈɲeː raised cry resembles hogmanay pronunciation part rhyme traditionally recited new year unclear simply case folk etymology overall gaelic consistently refers new year eve oidhche na bliadhna ùire night new year oidhche challainn night calends author reject french goidelic theory instead suggest ultimate source word norman french scot goidelic variant common norse root suggested full form hoginanayetrollalayhogman aye troll lay manx cognate hoptunaa trollalaa hogmanay trollolay give u white bread none gray invoke hillmen icelandic haugmenn compare anglosaxon hoghmen elf banishes troll sea norse á læ sea repp furthermore link trollalaytrollalaa rhyme recorded percy relic trolle away trolle awaye synge heave howe rombelowe trolle away read straightforward invocation trollbanning speculated root hogmanay may reach back celebration winter solstice among norse well incorporating custom gaelic celebration samhain viking celebrated yule later contributed twelve day christmas daft day sometimes called scotland christmas celebrated festival hogmanay traditional celebration scotland may result protestant reformation christmas seen papist hogmanay also celebrated far north england including richmond north yorkshire traditionally known hagmena northumberland hogmina cumberland hagmanha hagmanheigh north riding yorkshire many custom national local associated hogmanay widespread national custom practice firstfooting start immediately midnight involves first person cross threshold friend neighbour often involves giving symbolic gift salt less common today coal shortbread whisky black bun rich fruit cake intended bring different kind luck householder food drink gift given guest may go throughout early morning hour next day although modern day see people visiting house well middle january firstfoot supposed set luck rest year traditionally tall darkhaired men preferred firstfoot example local hogmanay custom fireball swinging take place stonehaven aberdeenshire northeast scotland involves local people making ball chicken wire filled old newspaper stick rag dry flammable material diameter foot attached foot wire chain nonflammable rope old town house bell sound mark new year ball set alight swinger set high street mercat cross cannon back swinging burning ball around head go end ceremony fireball still burning cast harbour many people enjoy display large crowd flock see attending event recent year additional attraction added entertain crowd wait midnight fire poi pipe band street drumming firework display last fireball cast sea festivity streamed live internet another example fire festival burning clavie town burghead moray east coast fishing community dundee firstfooters carried decorated herring falkland fife local men marched torchlight procession top lomond hill midnight approached baker st andrew baked special cake hogmanay celebration known cake day distributed local child institution also tradition example amongst scottish regiment officer waited men special dinner bell old year piped barrack gate sentry challenge new escort outside gate go answer new year alls well old custom highland celebrate hogmanay saining scot protecting blessing household livestock early new year morning householder drink sprinkle magic water dead living ford around house dead living ford refers river ford routinely crossed living dead sprinkling water every room bed inhabitant house sealed tight branch juniper set fire carried throughout house byre juniper smoke allowed thoroughly fumigate building cause sneezing coughing among inhabitant door window flung open let cold fresh air new year woman house administers restorative whisky bottle household sits new year breakfast hogmanay custom singing auld lang syne become common many country auld lang syne scot poem robert burn based traditional earlier source common sing circle linked arm crossed one another clock strike midnight new year day however intended participant link arm beginning final verse rushing centre group new year eve television programme white heather club presented herald hogmanay celebration show presented andy stewart always began singing come come nice see show always ended stewart cast singing haste ye back performer jimmy shand band ian powrie band scottish country dancer dixie ingram dixie ingram dancer joe gordon folk four james urquhart ann laura brand moira anderson kenneth mckellar male dancer andy stewart wore kilt female dancer wore long white dress tartan sash following demise white heather club andy stewart continued feature regularly tv hogmanay show retirement last appearance comedian andy cameron presented hogmanay show stv bbc scotland peter morrison presented show highland hogmanay stvgrampian axed many year staple new year eve television programming scotland comedy sketch show scotch wry featuring comedian rikki fulton invariably included hilarious monologue gloomy reverend im jolly since programme mainstay bbc scotland hogmanay hogmanay live jonathan watson footballthemed sketch comedy show excuse scotch presbyterian eloquence contained one first mention holiday official church record hogmanay treated general disapproval still scotland hogmanay new year day important christmas eve christmas day although christmas day held normal religious nature scotland amongst catholic episcopalian community presbyterian national church church scotland discouraged celebration christmas nearly year became public holiday scotland conversely january public holiday hogmanay still associated much celebration christmas scotland much world largest scottish city – glasgow edinburgh aberdeen – hold allnight celebration stirling inverness edinburgh hogmanay celebration among largest world celebration edinburgh – recognised guinness book record world largest new year party approximately people attendance number restricted due safety concern organised event cancelled short notice due high wind stonehaven fireball went ahead planned however people braving stormy weather watch fireball swinger process along high street similarly – celebration edinburgh glasgow stirling cancelled day due high wind heavy rain aberdeen celebration however went ahead opened pop music group wet wet wet many hogmanay festivity cancelled – – due covid pandemic scotland scot celebrate new year day special dinner usually steak pie historically present given scotland first monday new year roast dinner would eaten celebrate festival handsel word gift hence handsel day modern scotland practice died period festivity running christmas handsel monday including hogmanay neerday known daft day christmas scotland calennig last day year wale edinburgh hogmanay official site hogmanaynet origin history tradition hogmanay british newspaper archive december hogmanay traditional bonfire
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Ledlanet Nights
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ledlanet night kinrosshire scotland art festival operated around ten year inventive flippant little festival offered performance mounted shoestring budget held hall ledlanet home publisher john calder ledlanet night described length calder autobiography pursuit developed general festival modest beginning many art form offered among opera theatre recital orchestral concert early unexpected addition folk evening well art exhibition mix included one twoperson show different type ranging geraint evans ian wallace donald swann initially mostly produced especially ledlanet season grew ambition later show often bought tour immediate postwar period professional opera could found scotland mainly offering touring company art activity country house unknown festival generally nowhere near widespread since become opera found scotland largely edinburgh international festival scottish opera founded additional opera small scale welcomed handel work much less well known featured prominently ledlanet production including agrippina alcina jill gomez josephine barstow among several singer appearing made impression relatively early stage career il pastore una cosa rara respectively ledlanet night remained small scale even peak seat people performer audience member alike remember well intimate atmosphere little support public coffer festival heavily dependent fundraising regular patron supporter longer sustainable calder attribute sudden end ledlanet night financial consequence divorce second wife
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Links Market
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link market kirkcaldy fife europe longest street fair oldest scotland established annual sixday event attracts visitor town th anniversary event attraction estimated attendance half million visitor link market held along town seafront regular market site recorded
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Scotland's Countryside Festival
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scotland countryside festival annual twoday event take place glamis castle forfar festival originally came wake outbreak foot mouth disease organiser hoped try develop something would good rural economy devastation disease brought outbreak business closed event cancelled people asked move countryside festival intended sign confidence future rural activity scotland countryside festival take place parkland glamis castle childhood home queen elizabeth queen mother festival largest event kind east scotland event hosted scotland countryside festival include scottish food fortnight fife kinross working terrier association terrier lurcher show scottish countryside alliance educational trust countryside day scotland countryside festival website press journal article dundee courier article dundee courier image gallery dundee courier article glamis castle website
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Scottish Food and Drink Fortnight
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scottish food drink fortnight nationwide festival scotland designed celebrate aspect scottish food drink including variety producer history event take place start september organised scotland food drink visitscotland event involves miniature event across scotland designed showcase different aspect scotland cuisine include food festival farmer market street party celebrity cookery show cooking demonstration tasting event tourist people across scotland encouraged try new food made scotland find local scottish producer learn history scottish cuisine showcase new dish host traditional scottish dinner party celebrate wide variety scottish food available example event held include jocktoberfest oktoberfest style beer festival showcasing scottish beer wee g festival perth festival celebrating wide variety scottish gin mixer edinburgh harvest festival harvest festival held royal botanic garden edinburgh demonstrate large selection scottish vegetable available
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Six Cities Design Festival
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six city design festival international design festival take place simultaneously scotland six city aberdeen dundee edinburgh glasgow inverness stirling festival inaugural year main festival period public exhibition event ran may — june two ongoing six city design festival initiative design business learning continue offer conference workshop class nationwide six city design festival delivered lighthouse glasgow scotland national architecture design centre festival backed £ million scottish government festival announced scotland former first minister jack mcconnell february december publication creativity business review commissioned chancellor gordon brown review argued business uk utilising creative industry fullest potential realise profitable impact utilization ongoing project entitled value design fact finder uk design council gathered supporting evidence business invested design past three year increase likelihood turnover growth aligning finding creativity business uk design council six city design festival ongoing design business learning programme support scottish designer educate business profitably engage sector festival officially launched october medium event dance base edinburgh six city design festival design business programme serf two primary function educate scottish business utilising design improve performance productivity international competitiveness provide professional development design community element make design business programme case study practical master class access online resource presentation keynote international business leader six city design festival learning programme provides professional development design community well educational programme design general public element make learning programme practical workshop master class seminar public event including lecture family programme learning programme six city design festival joined highland island enterprise partner national endowment science technology art nesta led project starter archived wayback machine threeyear project — provide business support mentoring opportunity apply startup grant £ new scottish entrepreneur working science technology creative industry six city design festival first main period public programme occurred main festival period may— june free designfocused exhibition talk tour event took place across six city designer peter saville wayne hemingway stefan sagmeister zandra rhodes participated talk exhibition organization vitra design museum norsk form archived wayback machine view scottish show lighthouse glasgow key festival exhibition featuring top scottish designer following international success original scottish show promoted scottish designer milan london glasgow scottish show aimed provide international platform scottish talent six city design festival official site note bibliography scottish executive october – six city design festival scottish executive february – city festival designed success
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Spectra Festival of Light
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spectrum stylized spectrum scotland festival light originally aberdeen festival light annual public art festival held year aberdeen scotland art installation focused around light often including sculpture projection installation founded festival taken place annually february aberdeen city council appointed curated place artsled cultural production agency produce deliver event pilot event coordinated aberdeenbased peacock visual art took place th th february tagline aberdeen festival light participating artist included jørgen callesen jacob takeila einkofi production steinunn location included union terrace garden majesty theatre event ran february main space union terrace garden exhibition added marischal college st nicholas kirkyard seventeen belmont street event took place february added rooftop garden st nicholas centre exhibition space festival year drum award also voted best family event year raringgo magazine festival took place february theme play night tribute creative scotland event scotland’s year young people union terrace garden hosted installation front majesty theatre used projection surface spectrum festival due contract lapsing spectrum returned aberdeen display including tentacle perched building around city addition usual light display taking inspiration scotland’s year coast water spectrum explored aberdeen’s position connecting point culture scotland’s north east coast festival cancelled due covid pandemic spectrum returned city theme scotland’s year story theme latest incarnation festival held february home ashley davis described festival best granite city time queue minute reported resident visitor aberdeen visited festival spectras attendance figure reported follows image spectrum
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Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival
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spirit speyside whisky festival held annually normally first weekend may festival celebrates malt whisky series whisky inspired event across speyside scotland started spirit speyside whisky festival ltd profit company limited guarantee incorporated run festival festival held virtually speyside single malt official website
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Up Helly Aa
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helly aa upheleeah literally holy day type fire festival held annually january march various community shetland scotland mark end yule season festival involves torchlit procession squad costumed participant known guizers culminates burning imitation viking galley largest festival held lerwick shetland capital involves procession thousand guizers march street lerwick last tuesday january rural festival known country helly aa see lower number participant accordance lower population current lerwick celebration grew older yule tradition tar barrelling took place christmas new year well helly aa squad young men would drag barrel burning tar town sledge making mischief according shetland museum catalyst establishment helly aa boredom young men return fighting napoleonic war given opportunity see spectacle abroad concern public safety level drunkenness led change celebration saw drawing inspiration island viking history abolition tar barrelling around – permission eventually obtained torch procession first yule torch procession took place first torch celebration helly aa day took place following year torchlit procession significantly enhanced institutionalised request lerwick civic body hold another helly aa torch procession visit alfred duke edinburgh first galley fabricated burned haldane burgess shetland author wrote book viking path major influence creating viking theme helly aa festival burgess also wrote helly aa song sung burning replica longship elsewhere honorary role jarl introduced festival early twentieth century reality despite many source claiming ancient origin festival many like product victorian dogoodery lerwick uphelly aa first established total abstinence society give young men would otherwise drink silly something name derives upholiday lowland scot word twelfth day brought shetland island th century main guizer dubbed jarl pron yarl committee person must part year one jarl one person elected committee year procession culminates torch thrown replica viking longship galley event happens shetland currently celebrated eleven location – scalloway lerwick nesting girlsta uyeasound northmavine bressay cullivoe norwick waas south mainland delting procession squad visit local hall including school sport facility hotel private party held hall squad performs act may sendup popular tv show film skit local event singing dancing certain aspect festival changed modern day example use blackface banned festival shetland traditionally guizers main festival lerwick always male although woman joined march disguised costume however smaller rural festival include woman south mainland helly aa festival appointed female jarl starting festival restriction womens participation within squad lerwick removed according john jamiesons etymological dictionary scottish language used sense something end derives old norse word uppi still used faroese icelandic helly refers holy day festival scottish national dictionary defines helly probably derived old norse helgr helgi dative accusative case meaning holiday festival series festive day esp period christmas festivity held th dec th jan aa may represent meaning burning clavie olavsfestival ólavsøka helly aa official website lerwick festival
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Whuppity Scoorie
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whuppity scoorie traditional festival dating early th century observed people lanark scotland march celebrate approach spring local child gather around local st nicholas kirk pm wee bell rung starting sign child run around church clockwise direction making noise swinging paper ball string head run longer race safety reason increase fairness younger participant three lap scramble coin thrown member community council host event community council also host whuppity scoorie storytelling festival art workshop event march origin whuppity scoorie unknown several theory try explain ancient custom evolved common theory whuppity scoorie came festival intended celebrate spring frighten winter evil spirit others believe mark time day got longer allowing curfew lifted changed child could play outside longer another theory connects event ancient religious penance penitent whipped three time round church afterwards scoored – washed – nearby river clyde burgh kirk session record make mention punishment celebration could also instituted remember murder william wallace wife tradition first mentioned local newspaper hamilton advertiser around midth century still called wee bell ceremony suggesting link ringing church bell advertiser first referred custom known whuppity scoorie simply became whuppity scoorie next year three lap around church also first mentioned although writer claimed custom year old advertiser also reported local boy day rolled cap tied string bell rang would march new lanark would fight boy coming opposite direction uncommon stone thrown police posted men along road village keep order
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Bradford UK City of Culture 2025
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bradford uk city culture designation given bradford england department digital culture medium sport dcms designation mean bradford gain access funding improve infrastructure art facility host series event celebrating local culture starting twelve month bradford designation may winning bid county durham southampton wrexham county borough become fourth uk city culture since programme began following derrylondonderry hull coventry well second yorkshire bidding contest launched may first contest since open local area united kingdom receiving twenty bid july uk city culture designation given different city every four year dcms aim using art celebrate regenerate forgotten area deadline end july reported record number twenty city area submitted bid hold title uk city culture quarter wale secretary state digital culture medium sport oliver dowden mp stated sheer number applicant title testament huge success city culture bidding competition allowed first time bid region area including group town across one multiple local authority even across border constituent country longlisted awarded £ support bid progressing next stage competition holder set announced december postponed due number applicant longlist released october final shortlist bidder released march bradford announced holder secretary state digital culture medium sport nadine dorries may winning shortlisted bid county durham southampton wrexham county borough received £ runnersup competition judged sir phil redmond chair expert advisory panel uk city culture competition led visit bidder prior final announcement coventry uk city culture – previous winner european capital culture – scheme inspired uk city culture
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Brighton Festival
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brighton festival large annual curated multiarts festival england includes music theatre dance circus art film literature debate outdoor family event take place venue city brighton hove england may first move made hold festival brighton ian hunter eventual artistic director festival submitted programme idea followed weekend conference board brighton festival society born first festival held included first ever exhibition concrete poetry uk alongside performance laurence olivier yehudi menuhin introduction festival programme ian hunter explained original intention festival “the aim brighton festival stimulate townsfolk visitor taking new look art give opportunity assess development field culture serious apparently flippant ride side side” brighton festival celebrated th year festival biggest talking point nutkhuts dr blighty ambitious largescale free immersive outdoor experience cocommissioned partnership royal pavilion museum highlighted story wounded indian soldier hospitalised brighton ww ending night spectacular light display using projectionmapping dr blighty set city social medium abuzz drew audience almost fiveday run festival regularly commission new work artist company brighton festival featured commission cocommissions exclusive premiere including uk premiere laurie anderson unique music dog concert specially designed canine ear uk premiere lou reed drone installation anderson late husband guitar amp feedback mode describes kind close lous music get day reenactment every onstage death play shakespeare brightonbased spymonkey tim crouch blast theory hydrocrackers immersive undercover police drama operation black antler festival cancelled first time history result coronavirus pandemic year since festival appointed guest artistic director anish kapoor brian eno aung san suu kyi vanessa redgrave michael rosen hofesh shechter ali smith laurie anderson kae tempest david shrigley rokia traoré cancelled due covid pandemic lemn sissay direct lemn sissay marwa alsabouni tristan sharp nabihah iqbal frank cottrellboyce brighton fringe england largest art festival edinburgh fringe uk largest art festival norfolk norwich festival uk oldest art festival brighton festival – brighton festival official website brighton festival chorus – website separate element brighton festival
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Canterbury Festival
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canterbury festival kent international festival art take place canterbury england surrounding town village including faversham whitstable margate octobernovember includes performance variety type music art comedy circus theatre walk talk science strand featured performance sir willard white michael nyman hugh masekela rebecca stephen texas joanna macgregor van morrison bryn terfel sophie ellisbextor tom allen michael mcintyre ned sherrin ensemble polish national radio symphony orchestra tchaikovsky symphony orchestra endellion brodsky quartet ensemble cordial brass soweto gospel choir venue include canterbury cathedral great hall kent college malthouse theatre king school westgate hall gregory centre music canterbury christ church university initiated george bell time dean canterbury guest artist time included john masefield gustav holst dorothy l sayers eliot whose drama murder cathedral commissioned bell festival within first ten year festival flourished play festival established closely friend canterbury organization dean time city council got together joined force work festival together first time festival got revamping new theatre built canterbury festival started include almost every art form year festival included music visual art cinema theatre literature international event helped festival gain name kent’s international art festival year festival lasted three week festival two week hold event two week festival goer festival also includes thing like classical music contemporary music dance international music comedy talk even walk festival previously national portfolio organization receiving national art funding art council festival currently supported partner principal sponsor canterbury christ church university celebrated ten year partner principal sponsor festival also supported headline sponsor kent college paul robert associate alongside local support funding business organisation trust across east kent well corporate member vice president festival friend canterbury festival presented programme unique event salon perdu spiegeltent art nouveau temporary venue pandemic canterbury festival presented smaller festival october reduced programme socially distanced seating programme included joanna macgregor performing beethoven sonata canterbury festival welcomed light sound artist luxmuralis canterbury cathedral first time presenting shine let light three day light sound installation attended thousand people
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Cheltenham Festivals
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cheltenham festival registered charity aim bring joy spark curiosity connect community inspire change yearround four worldclass festival jazz science music literature charitable programme education community talent development cheltenham gloucestershire england cheltenham festival responsible four festival include two country oldest first music festival held followed literature festival augmented first jazz festival followed science festival previously linked cheltenham borough council four festival set independently collectively became cheltenham festival registered charity cheltenham festival marketing education development team cheltenham jazz festival formed close relationship bbc radio cheltenhams mix international jazz icon upandcoming new artist unique festival performance seen host world greatest musician bank holiday weekend may past performer include jamie cullum hugh laurie eartha kitt imelda may van morrison stephane grappelli ornette coleman jamie cullum great thing cheltenham jazz festival brings together many genre umbrella jazz… think one best jazz festival world cheltenham science festival formed host international sciencebased talent competition famelab attracts finalist country host live semifinal final festival science festival held cheltenham town hall adjacent garden tented science village built imperial square festival many free activity adult child including discover zone town hall provides handson activity education programme includes series free christmas lecture local school past presenter include robert winston richard dawkins steve backshall brian cox richard hammond tony robinson jonathon porritt kevin conrad colin pillinger adam hartdavis peter higgs james watson cheltenham music festival formed oldest member festival family cheltenham event range free family workshop young artist project concert promotion contemporary composer festival us several venue across county including cheltenham town hall pittville pump room cathedral abbey church well music festival feature film dance visual art spoken word artist previous year include acclaimed violinist cheltenham artistinresidence nicola benedetti marcandré hamelin craig ogden calefax dante quartet noam greenberg ingrid fliter danjulo ishizaka pavel haas quartet allan clayton paul lewis manchester camerata schubert ensemble ailish tynan gareth hancock alekzandar madzar sir peter maxwell davy john potter kathryn tickell james gilchrist taraf de haidouks artistic director alison balsom cheltenham literature festival formed longestrunning literature festival world currently sponsored time sunday time taking place ten day cheltenham town hall imperial square montpellier garden festival host talk workshop debate entertaining event great name modern literature appeared festival time history festival attracts biggest name culture politics sport annually welcome booker prize finalist special booker event past guest included terry pratchett toni morrison ian rankin kate adie patrick stewart richard attenborough simon schama david starkey antony sher michael parkinson terry jones tony robinson sandi toksvig dawn french simon armitage clive james ruth rendell alexander mccall smith bruce parry ray mears frank skinner janet streetporter roger moore tony curtis john barrowman russell davy dave gorman charley boorman alexei sayle mark thomas j k rowling kofi annan salman rushdie byatt benedict cumberbatch steven moffat jennifer saunders broad education outreach programme part cheltenham festival delivering bespoke activity extend reach festival help achieve organisation aim developing talent engaging yearround school community creating unique experience student took part cheltenham festival school offer well teacher school education outreach programme comprises festivalspecific event workshop take place runup festival alongside activity following yearround programme beyond word beyond word reach cheltenham literature festival young people gloucestershire temporarily unable access mainstream schooling due severe mental physical illness working gloucestershire hospital education service programme give student opportunity work writerinresidence work professionally published anthology showcased cheltenham literature festival reading teacher reading pupil reading teacher reading pupil aim engender love reading primary school pupil increasing teacher enthusiasm knowledge high quality childrens literature local network teacher reading group give time space share childrens literature use whole novel teaching result pupil read standard raised lablive lablive take best cheltenham science festival tour presenting spectacular science hundred year student across uk bid inspire engage inquisitive young mind well enjoying science math amazing student learn benefit studying math technology engineering science gcse famelab academy famelab academy science communication competition year student local secondary school student supported teacher prepare minute presentation explain stem topic dynamic engaging way panel judge whose assessment focus content clarity charisma winner school receives masterclass communication skill work placement local stem company entry gloucestershire famelab final musicate musicate aim inspire love music giving child skill engage unfamiliar genre music programme brings primary school teacher early career musician together equips creative approach music education collaboration produce music experience child throughout academic year musician also opportunity plan present bespoke concert school cheltenham jazz music festival official website
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Chichester Street Art Festival
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chichester street art festival took place chichester west sussex england may street artist decorated large number location throughout city street art festival jointly organised street art london neil lawson baker ceo national open art competition curated richard howardgriffin street art london organised secret year beforehand going live may art location included metro house northgate roundabout old electric cinema private house north street superdrug store baffins car park sixtyone panel painted around chichester festival theatre artist nunca liqen run phlegm roa christiaan nagel cityzen kane rolling people thierry noir stik hitnes dscreet “the art long people don’t want taken long outcry” mr lawson baker said however september councillor argued work removed claiming resident understand allowed conservation area wwwstreetartlondoncouk photo gallery
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City of London Festival
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city london festival annual art festival took place city london england two three week june july festival strongly geared towards classical music also offered programme included jazz world music opera film screening lecture guided tour performance usually held within local venue including london ornate church st paul cathedral livery company hall festival announced closing stating however year funding landscape become ever competitive despite achieving support range valued sponsor supporter become increasingly difficult attract level funding necessary stage annual festival many event free aim make art accessible larger proportion city population often held outdoors city street square garden venue included guildhall yard liverpool street station st paul cathedral step finsbury circus garden another part programme festival educational primary secondary school around city involved variety culturally enriching project showcased within main festival programme city london corporation provided main support festival result close tie major business within square mile many company became involved sponsoring supporting festival since inception festival looked london link important international trading centre saw dutch theme highlighted japanese culture showed city connection france trading centre whilst also exploring th anniversary parliamentary abolition slave trade united kingdom longestablished carl flesch violin competition brought aegis city london festival create city london international violin competition festival withdrew support competition held since free winter concert series established ran annually performance midjanuary late march last concert held sing london city london festival produced presented street piano project play im piano placed across london street square garden reaching audience estimated million city london festival
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Coventry UK City of Culture 2021
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coventry uk city culture designation given city coventry england department digital culture medium sport dcms designation mean coventry gain access funding improve infrastructure art facility host series event celebrating local culture coventry selected become third uk city culture since initiative began uk city culture designation given different city every four year dcms aim using art celebrate regenerate forgotten area coventry major manufacturing centre century producing dye leather product cloth ribbon watch recently birthplace massproduced modern bicycle produced motor vehicle decade important role factory second world war coventry devastated bombing raid destroyed large number building city centre city rebuilt second half th century decline manufacturing uk hit coventry hard unemployment poverty rose community began suffer many people sought work elsewhere city also home coventry city fc compete english football second tier championship competed top flight english football year consecutively club also fa cup club diverse devoted fanbase undoubtedly contributed local culture coventry club play seater coventry building society arena longford also host music event previously hosted olympic football match coventry produced uk best known musician including selecter special panjabi mc pa salieu also example building many different period british architecture timber framed house spon street modernist cathedral st michael several wellknown writer born lived coventry including george eliot angela brazil debbie isitt philip larkin lee child competition become uk city culture began january announcement matt hancock secretary state digital culture bidding closed end april shortlist announced july swansea paisley coventry stokeontrent sunderland coventry beat four city town shortlist declared winning bid phil redmond live one show december david burbidge chairman coventry city culture trust led successful campaign win uk city culture title april chenine bhathena appointed creative director coventry year uk city culture july announced city culture event coventry would delayed five month due covid pandemic opening event coventry move planned take place may however though coventry took title may signature opening event pushed back june coventry atlas local history contemporary culture map launched april map contains record collection nine walking trail historical map overlay map collaboration coventry university culture coventry coventry city culture trust coventry atlas developed part coventry great place scheme funded heritage fund art council england historic england partner funding coventry city council university warwick coventry university coventry warwickshire local enterprise partnership coventry’s business improvement district coventry move opening event year saw city transformed rising adversity spectacular performance codirected justine themen nigel jamieson terry hall lead singer coventry band special run threeday music event july turner prize visual art due hosted herbert art gallery museum september january four shortlisted artist present new work herbert year faith hourlong piece theatre take place september jointly produced coventry city culture trust royal shakespeare company consist story told music theatre installation ritual opportunity audience join information people place coventry added wikipedia volunteer organised disruptive medium learning lab coventry university wikimedianinresidence andy mabbett took place series online event april may international exhibition herbert art gallery museum exploring role artist response natural history climate change started opening festival continued august bbcs coverage coventry uk city culture included special episode antique roadshow hospital filmed city documentary classic british car made coventry delia derbyshire myth legendary tape bbc local radio station bbc cwrs initiative told story local people bbcs contains strong language spoken word festival hosted city unnatural history exhibition mentioned woman hour programme bbc radio hull uk city culture – previous winner european capital culture – scheme inspired uk city culture
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dadafest disability art organisation based liverpool uk delivers international biennial festival organises event promote disability deaf art variety cultural perspective alongside festival event dadafest organises opportunity disabled deaf people gain access art includes training youth focused programme dadafest funded art council england liverpool city council well private public sector partner dadafest founded art integrated merseyside aim part shape art network aim integral early campaign greater equality access disabled people disability led john mcgrath development officer organisation became one uk first disability controlled art forum broke away shape network set north west disability art forum nwdaf formally constituted mandy colleran becoming director organisation eventually rebranded dada disability deaf art dadafest dadafest delivered first international festival continued put yearly festival became biennial festival since taken place november – january next dadafest international festival take place november december organisation work number partner deliver festival include national museum liverpool liverpool biennial bluecoat liverpool everyman liverpool playhouse fact unity theatre royal liverpool philharmonic amongst others dadafest international presented high quality exciting work produced artist close home liverpool well internationally challenge ideal celebrate disability culture exciting programme music dance live art comedy much presented highlight included amadou mariam amadou mariam grammy award nominated musical duo mali dadafest international headliner produce music infuses traditional malian sound rock guitar instrument cuba egypt syria india combination dubbed afroblues viewing matin obrien sheree rose rhiannon aaron viewing final trilogy work originally conceived rose bob flanagan address early death cystic fibrosis dadafest international congress – world stage… cant get twoday event explored art delivered artist practitioner across globe context within operate make exhilarating diverse disruptive radical art work assisted suicide musical disabled activist actor comedian liz carr chosen spectacular world musical theatre backdrop explore complex controversial subject assisted suicide new show guide god using dance live music humour interview religious leader academic deaf disabled people acclaimed performer claire cunningham go perilous quest explore major world faith view deafness disability witty illuminating show dadafest international presented breathtaking array high quality disability deaf art around world highlight included art lived experiment curated aaron williamson exhibition addressed idea life art state continual change uncertainty ugly girl terry galloway u noholds barred play wildly comic twist stereotype queer disabled intellectual troublemaker backstage biscuit land highly acclaimed show jess thom staff benda bilili superband appeared philharmonic hall festival brought together large collection exhibition performance included niet normaal difference display exhibition created ine gevers garry robson brought together work artist across world adapted earlier exhibition premiered amsterdam theme exhibition discussed normal decides normality question creator deemed unanswerable worth debating anyway changing capacity changing identity seminar part festival organised university liverpool new thinking living dying research network discussed change people life caused illness disability always loss eavesdropper intervention walker art gallery artist aaron williamson williamson explored secretive dialogue lurking beneath gallery painting also took residence gallery throughout dadafest house mole play created terry galloway worked uk usbased performer musician american ugly law period dadafest celebrated tenth year programme explored theme object curiosity desire investigating identity place everchanging world highlight included object curiosity desire joint exhibition work tom shakespeare tanya raabe simon mckeown bluecoat exhibition also featured work fourth plinth artist turner prize nominee yinka shonibare oska bright short film made people learning disability shown oska bright film festival brighton gimp – uk premiere heidi latskys performance festival every two year may main attention organisation dadafest also organises various project initiative outside festival programme project dadafest organised currently organising dadafest rookie dadafest rookie aim increase employability within creative sector young disabled people training mentoring placement within art organisation project see disabled people involved training mentoring placement within art organisation young dadafest dadafest organises various project involve young people include steering group allow young people make decision project short film separate youth festival dadafest also enables young people earn art award accreditation since start young people program dadafest people involved youth project disability equality action training scheme address issue faced disabled deaf people regarding access everyday opportunity participant course taught issue gain understanding comply disability discrimination act human right work without bias training promotes working social model disability hand website network set designed provide deaf people working art place share idea network others industry artslife research project aim increase attendance disabled deaf people including older people art venue event around merseyside also aim improve experience people attending led liverpool art regeneration consortium mandy colleran – former director ruth gould gould appointed creative director nwdaf chief executive officer dadafest whilst working nwdaf asked create something international disabled people day claimed one day enough set producing festival help steering group result first dadafest december subsequent change dadafest one festival brand jane cordell cordell chair dadafest board run public speaking equality consultancy social enterprise based onsupporting disabled people also considerable experience diplomat laurence clark clark british standup comedian started career dadafest continues perform festival amadou mariam grammy awardnominated afrofunk duo headlined dadafest international dame evelyn glennie glennie scottish percussionist performed liverpool philharmonic hall part dadafest mat fraser fraser actor musician writer patron dadafest mike mccartney mccartney performing artist photographer patron dadafest liz carr carr british actor standup comedian broadcaster international disability right activist aaron williamson williamson internationally acclaimed artist performer sir bert massie cbe massie chairman disability right commission patron dadafest julie mcnamara mcnamara artist writer patron dadafest kaite oreilly oreilly writer playwright dramaturg director teacher identifies disability artist also patron dadafest merseyside tourism award best small event shortlisted best event mersey tourism award putting north west map art award lever award dadafest coveted £ lever prize established north west business leadership team official site disability art online directory
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Don Valley Festival
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valley festival previously known mexborough district music drama festival established festival accredited british international federation festival festival registered charity within united kingdom registered charity number valley festival website british international federation festival website valley festival facebook page
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Fierce!
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fierce international performance festival previously produced fierce earth taken place annually around birmingham england since launch festival may birmingham england group hot air balloon drifted birmingham street early hour morning playing soft music encourage dream related music may artwork una white created part festival fierce held may bank holiday may artist taking part festival chosen way public vote voting commenced march concluded april birmingham repertory theatre warwick art centre birmingham hippodrome also collaborate heavily event fierce festival reappeared several year absence new joint artistic direction laura mcdermott harun morrison tagline live art collision super local hyper fierce launched club fierce xxx featuring new york rapper cake da killa grime mc roxxxan electro punk satirist quilla constance aaron wright became artistic director first festival leadership took place guardian newspaper gave festival five star described daring whirl theatrical thrill seven successful year aaron wright left fierce become head performance dance southbank centre clayton lee become director artistic fierce alongside codirectors pippa frith producing catherine groom operation directorship aaron led three outstanding edition fierce festival aaron led special fierce project key city major participatory public realm artwork paul ramírez jonas healing garden bab three week programme exploring colonialism queerness part birmingham festival birmingham commonwealth game fierce festival also presented performance numerous artist including ron athey franko b gob squad tim miller forced entertainment new fierce festival site official fierce site fierce site blog containing report picture fierce event bbc birmingham birdman fierce festival article ciarán ryan
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Folkestone Triennial
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creative folkestone triennial art festival held every three year folkestone kent england sitespecific artwork commissioned often unusual location around town number work remaining place permanently end festival part permanent creative folkestone artwork exhibition triennial first break usual threeyear cycle following postponement original date due global covid pandemic artist exhibited triennial include lubaina himid tracy emin cornelia parker martin creed myles stephen emma hart sir anthony gormley andy goldsworthy bob roberta smith graffiti artist banksy contributed art buff town announcing part folkestone triennial kind folkestone triennial curated andrea schlieker lewis biggs announcing artist curator lewis biggs described triennial connection folkestone saying treat town gallery adding context history folkestone community engagement involvement development artwork key feature triennial including hoycheong wongs piece working folkestones islamic cultural centre relationship extended wongs collaboration local islamic community artist simon davenport architect shahed saleemmakespace triennial piece commissioned strong element community engagement include commissioned pioneering place east kent funded art council england national lottery heritage fund inspired former site folkestones ship street gasworks include jacqueline donachies piece inspired social club remained derelict site long ceased production morag myerscough designing gateway welcome pavilion former gasworks site triennial significant educational programme growing since first inception edition involved learner across school community group developed talk tour workshop conference school community higher education programme triennial expand footprint online virtual tour video content according organiser direct indirect impact folkestone triennial worth £ million including £m grant donation £ million visitor spend £ million medium value independent survey conducted triennial finding visitor gave good excellent rating artwork rated folkestone triennial good excellent triennial attracted article regional national international medium well item radio television coverage billion hit across web article generating combined medium value excess £m inspired folkestones past present future inaugural triennial saw work displayed folkestones beach harbour park marine promenade historic building artist included christian boltanski tacita dean jeremy deller tracey emin langlands bell heather ivan morison mark wallinger richard wilson work retained still included creative folkestone artwork collection include tracey emins series work baby thing mark wallingers folk stone patrick tuttofuocos folkestone richard wilson hole adam chozkos pyramid christian boltanskis whisper pae white barking rock richard wentworths series racinated theme highlighted outwardlooking facet folkestone town place gateway culture politics environmental warning fundamental notion shore contribute sense place belonging notable highlight included cornelia parker folkestone mermaid version copenhagen little mermaid local woman acting model sculpture parker piece still viewed overlooking folkestones sunny sand part permanent creative folkestone artwork collection dotted across town along work richard wentworth hamish fulton tonica lemos auad k dolven paloma varga weisz ruth ewan spencer finch christina iglesias additional artist presenting hailed algeria morocco kosovo israel egypt guyana india brazil denmark spain germany usa andy goldsworthy seen headline act berlinbased artist michael sailstorfer attracted medium attention hiding £ carat gold bar folkestone beach bar yet found despite rush dig artist work still featured permanent creative folkestone artwork collection include cézanne charles john marshall aka rootoftwo pablo bronstein diane dever jonathan wright strange cargo muf architecture ian hamilton finlay tim etchells sarah staton kwan yoko ono contributed two piece earth peace skyladder banksys art buff renowned graffiti artist banksy gatecrashed triennial painting mural called art buff side palace amusement payer park october website announced mural part folkestone triennial kind soon vandalised addition phallic symbol spray painted onto previously empty plinth artwork flown u sold two month creation september london judge – richard arnold – ruled banksys mural art buff must delivered creative foundation known creative folkestone storage new york kept curator december exhibition banksys work miami failed sell finally returned folkestone inspiring creative folkestones celebration creativity community plinth double edge theme play ambiguity dialogue deceit according curator lewis biggs audience tasked exploring world way might change always possible issue explored included border threshold margin periphery gateway liminal notable work triennial still reside piece folkestone artwork collection include antony gormleys another time xxi richard woods holiday home sequence featuring model second home sea bob roberta smith folkestone art school marc schmitz dolgor serods giant shellcumgramophone piece siren described example work seems fallen earth east cliff remaining piece folkestone artwork collection collection include work amalia pica rigo diane dever decorator sol calero michael craigmartin lubaina himid gary woodley bill woodrow david shrigley studio ben allen whose architectural piece clearing still feature first floor bar folkestones quarterhouse additional artist exhibiting triennial included alex hartley emily peasgood nomeda gediminas urbonas hoycheong wong theme plot subtitled urban myth relation verifiable reality gap story materiality first artwork unveiled triennial iswas rana begum brightly painted new beach hut replacing rundown chalet along coast folkestone sandgate interactive sculpture skating situation mainline railway viaduct harbour arm collaboration turner prizewinning collective assemble local skate boarder event include outdoor newly commissioned public artwork artist including assemble rana begum gilbert george atta kwami pilar quinteros richard deacon supported roger de haan charitable trust art council england folkestone estate kent county council shepway district council sponsored saga supported roger de haan charitable trust art council england along kent county council shepway district council oak foundation supported roger de haan charitable trust art council england folkestone hythe district council kent county council oak foundation henry moore foundation eu interreg north sea region cupido individual work often supported specific funders eg pilar quinteros piece cocommissioned england creative coast beach hut folkestone hythe district council piece jacqueline donachie jacqueline poncelet morag myserscough commissioned pioneering place east kent funded art council england national lottery heritage fund
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Fort Process
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fort process multidisciplinary sonic art festival set newhaven fort newhaven south coast england produced lost property festival take place within structure th century coastal defence commissioning sitespecific art installation performance respond fort architecture network subterranean tunnel first edition held september later edition festival well received positive review wire quietus freq others festival initially conceived alastair kemp founder newhavens eleusinian press proposed idea group brightonbased art music promoter response east sussex county council announcing newhaven fort would become privately run interested party would form art collective lost property handle festival organisation across three edition festival presented wide range artist musician including sarah angliss adam basanta pierre bastien mike blow peter brötzmann steve noble john chantler rhys chatham audrey chen poulomi desai leslie deere timothy didymus graham dunning max eastley exeaster island head michael finnissy limpe fuchs mariska de groot ian helliwell daniel w j mackenzie darsha hewitt konk pack kyoka joshua le gallienne grischa lichtenberger liminal toshimaru nakamura seijiro murayama evan parker aura satz semiconductor tim shaw plural artaud beat gabey tjon tham tetsuya umeda zimoun
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Free Art Fair
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free art fair exhibition contemporary artwork performance art london fair culminated artwork given away end jasper joffe founder claim set fair something different everyone else time year noncommercial something excites people value art selling jasper joffe set first free art fair participation artist giving art away free three empty shop space portman village near marble arch london described radical departure art fair commercialism year taking place october time frieze art fair written alternative asking question marketdriven art fair fair took place near marble arch reported £ art given away people queuing two night get artwork artist including gavin turk stella vine fair moved barbican centre fifty artist participated including marlene duma one world expensive female artist auction result time participating artist artist anonymous centre attention matthew collings stuart cumberland stephen farthing rose gibbs alex hamilton peter harris saron hughes lee johnson chantal joffe jasper joffe peter lamb cathy lomax amanda loomes bruce mclean stephen nelson house o’dwyer harry pye danny rolph bob roberta smith terry smith markus vater edward ward michael ward participating artist artist anonymous centre attention matthew collings jimmy conwaydyer sacha craddock stuart cumberland adam dant stephen farthing rose gibbs luke gottelier alex hamilton peter harris pablo helguera saron hughes lee johnson sayshun jay james jessop chantal joffe jasper joffe peter lamb cathy lomax amanda loomes marta marce bruce mclean alex gene morrison stephen nelson house o’dwyer harry pye danny rolph martin sexton bob roberta smith terry smith geraldine swayne chris tosic gavin turk markus vater stella vine michael ward douglas white charlie woolley performance laura wilson frog morris lee campbell mark dean quinn dora wade adrian lee jenny baines rebecca birch calum fkerr jordan mckenzie charlotte young victori melody alex staiger peter bond sarah turner daniel lehan participating artist artist anonymous phil ashcroft centre attention maria chevska matthew collings jimmy conwaydyer sacha craddock stuart cumberland adam dant marlene duma stephen farthing rose finnkelcey jaime gili rose gibbs alex hamilton peter harris pablo helguera russell herron james howard catrin huber saron hughes lee johnson sayshun jay james jessop jasper joffe sonia khurana peter lamb cathy lomax amanda loomes robin mason bruce mclean hugh mendes alex gene morrison chloe mortimer stephen nelson house o’dwyer henrik potter harry pye danny rolph martin sexton bob roberta smith terry smith eva stenram matthew stone geraldine swayne chris tosic josef oconnor markus vater edward ward michael ward douglas white charlie woolley performance art curated lee campbell frog morris official free art fair website archived january wayback machine art fair money art debate saatchi gallery
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Frieze Art Fair
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frieze art fair annual contemporary art fair first held london regent park developed founder contemporary art magazine frieze fair since expanded include edition four city addition acquiring several art fair following original frieze art fair also referred frieze london fair added frieze master also london dedicated art made year frieze new york frieze los angeles frieze seoul frieze acquired armory show new york expo chicago american holding company endeavor acquired majority stake frieze frieze magazine launched amanda sharp matthew slotover artist tom gidley magazine initially conceived alternative established art publication like artforum drew contributor like hilton al peter schjeldahl lynne tillman slotover sharp parted way gidley launched frieze art fair early edition fair saw steady increase attendance rising first fair frieze noted among first art fair implement practice like commissioning work artist holding artist talk fair multiple writer stated original frieze art fair helped unite london art scene gaining prominence significant investment institution like tate modern despite high attendance suggested fair visitor intend buy work frieze stopped selfreporting sale figure claiming figure accurate given many sale happen private following end fair run gavin brown’s enterprise booth frieze transformed flea market showcasing fair willingness embrace immersive art experience since mids auction house like christie sothebys phillips expanded midseason contemporary sale coincide frieze london slotover participated formal debate london saatchi gallery artist including jasper joffe subject whether art fair money joffe claimed criticism frieze slotover led work banned fair year may slotover sharp announced launch two new art fair frieze new york frieze master first edition occurring directed victoria siddall frieze master held concurrently original frieze art fair comprises art made year global director siddall launched freizes fair los angeles new york london american talent agency holding group endeavor acquired controlling stake frieze brand including magazine art fair following acquisition slotover sharp continued lead company simon fox former medium executive reach plc named ceo overseeing publication fair hauser wirth invited classic scholar mary beard open fake museum frieze consisting artifact bought ebay fair expanded addition frieze los angeles followed frieze seoul writer compared frieze presence los angeles seoul original presence london noting similarity city art scene london art scene city considered rising importance art world frieze acquired two additional local art fair armory show new york expo chicago fair continue operate independent brand space hire £ per meter fair income £ square meter rentable sale £ million gallery visitor nonprofit programme frieze project initiated polly staple curator fair income gallery £ million square meter rentable sale £ million gallery visitor public admission price £ gallery application place booth – square meter fair sponsored deutsche bank ag u gallery included gagosian zach feuer gallery matthew mark barbara gladstone british gallery included white cube lisson gallery victoria miro gallery european gallery included hauser wirth gallery came beijing melbourne moscow auckland gallery exhibitor american british celebrity opening included claudia schiffer david bowie alexander mcqueen tracey emin launched book strangeland coincide fair october – preview october mika rottenberg cartier award october – preview guest including tracey emin jake dinos chapman well sam taylorwood mario garcia torres win cartier award neville wakefield becomes curator frieze project october – ticket price public entry cost £ £ fair featured talk speaker including carsten holler yoko ono cosey fanni tutti winner cartier award wilfredo prieto october – artist showcased visitor gallery country curator daniel baumann sarah mccrory fair included work stephanie syjuco monika sosnowska per oskar leu ryan gander kim coleman jenny hogarth sculpture park included work paul mccarthy vanessa billy winner cartier award jordan wolfson october – frieze project curated sarah mccrory work annika ström nick relph shahryar neshat jeffrey vallance spartacus chetwynd amongst others sculpture park included work jeppe hein slav tatar franz west hanspeter feldmann winner cartier award simon fujiwara october – pv october frieze project curated sarah mccrory work bik van der pol pierre huyghe christian jankowski luckypdf laure prouvost cara tolmie winner emdash award anahita razmi october – also first year frieze master frieze new york edition featured leading international contemporary gallery artist frieze project curated sarah mccrory work thomas bayrle aslı çavuşoğlu dis grizedale art yangjiang group joanna rajkowska winner emdash award cécile b evans october – featuring gallery country people attended fair pilvi takala received emdash award nicola lee becomes frieze project curator october – visitor participating gallery country mélanie matranga inaugural frieze artist award october – gallery different country participated number visitor year rachel rose frieze artist award david horvitz hired pickpocket place sculpture pocket attendee annual frieze art fair part “frieze projects” program commissioned interactive activity fair said horvitz “imagine much money concentrated among collector galleries—and there’s person walking around who’s basically trained thief” october – october – camden art centre emerging artist prize frieze wong ping regent park october – exhibitor country square meter inaugural los angeles edition february – presented paramount picture studio cancelled light global health concern regarding covid coronavirus regent park october – exhibitor £ per square meter ££ per square meter focus regent park october – exhibitor £ per square meter shed manhattan may – exhibitor admission coex world trade center september – exhibitor shed manhattan may – exhibitor frieze artadia prize introduced winner jessica vaughn coex world trade center september – exhibitor coex world trade center september – exhibitor frieze sculpture park curated since clare lilley yorkshire sculpture park historic piece joining contemporary collection outset contemporary art fund founded candida gertler yana peel philanthropic organization dedicated supporting new art charitable foundation focus bringing private funding supporter trustee public museum gallery art project outset established world first acquisition fund connected art fair ongoing collaboration tate frieze proved cornerstone foundation program institutional acquisition frieze magazine armory show art fair expo chicago art basel art cologne official website interview frieze cofounder amanda sharp frieze triptych financial time new master fair end classic art friezeout guardian letter panelist presenting frieze ny art fair
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Garforth Arts Festival
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garforth art festival annual art festival take place garforth leeds england event take place twoweek period june july ending fullday ‘playground party’ final saturday festival feature variety art form including comedy theatre circus music literature art dance event commissioned educational project involving child professional artist event festival held garforth academy garforth working men club st mary church garforth miner welfare hall ‘playground party’ held ‘sunken’ playground outside garforth academy act performing garforth main street ’ festival launched took place eight day saw collaboration slp college breeze international youth festival headliner shaun hunter festival musical procession garforth main street college led peace artiste zimbabwean dance group siyaya worked local primary school part festival ’ festival extended nine day similar diversity throughout festival act dennis rollins’ badbone co headlined main event also appearing festival snake davis band cara dillon chumbawamba ’ festival grew day event included masterclass concert innovative string quartet brodsky quartet sean hargreaves trio north star steel pan orchestra poetry broadcaster poet ian mcmillan playground party saw performance cara robinson eliza carthy ratcatchers james taylor quartet kate rusby headliner courtney pine ’ expanding festival day long involved opening second stage local group folk group ‘slania’ garforth choir ‘blue jeans’there talk tony benn gervase phinn also performing soweto kinch support garforth jazz rock band brighouse rastrick brass band playground party saw leeds band middleman krm daft monkey jazz jamaica britain got talent series star flava supporting headliner richard hawley ’ festival saw event held day threequarters educational project event host child took part african music exchange project help garforth academy partner school mzuvele high school durban south africa indian wedding ceremony joined complete year procession festival included breeze international festival samay jazz trio fruit tree project coal face theatre commission mining guitarist jon gomm highlight festival ricky tomlinsons laughter show playground party saw second stage renamed everybody love fabulous music stage hosted local band koodoo fair fight headliner myriad main stage saw ukulele orchestra great britain chumbawamba african childrens choir support headline act punk band buzzcocks ’ saw event take place day festival expanded african exchange project procession song written mzuvele high school festival featured act including mighty zulu nation slam poet rommi smith art form music xtra programme croshaw family serious sam barrett comedian john hegley alasdair robert band playground party included dance project performance involving student working phoenix dance theatre elfm stage played host local act maggie gary stewart main stage saw performance oompah brass london community gospel choir get cape wear cape fly festival headliner seth lakeman ’ festival featured event across day including many educational project highlight two week included street dance spectacular involving student jazz vocalist nicki allan comedy cabaret heaven justice event working young actor led red ladder theatre company story street blue band mojo playground party hosted two educational project including student working urban strawberry lunch performing original composition dance project conjunction phoenix dance theatre procession featured collaborated song written mzuvele high school garforth jazz rock band involved child elfms stage provided performance act bramley primary school choir liz reynolds tiger talked main stage saw salsa celtica south african musician hugh masekela support headliner singer songwriter billy bragg ’ festival featured day event expanding diversity educational project highlight included chocolate story camerata vocal musica aurea tribute paul simon graceland album leeds musician gary stewart hannah james sam sweeney rock n roll band louis louis louis festival also featured urban art project child learning skill art skateboarding beat boxing culminating work skatepark playground party saw opening indoor arena hosting performance child working phoenix dance theatre mugenkyo taiko drummer playground party also featured performance mzuvele high school choir travelling durban first performance uk main stage saw shlomo lip factory nitin sawhney support headliner saw doctor ’ festival featured ten event across day highlight festival included great big paint garforth based folk band jacobean ruff hayley gaftarnick tribute beatles please please album rock n roll band hot foot powder simon lindley spanish guitarist eduardo niebla playground party hosted three stage including elfm stage indoor arena saw performance child working zulu tradition phoenix dance theatre main stage featured performance leedsbased band love society hope social alongside kate rusby lau ruby turner headliner bellowhead ’ tenth garforth art festival saw nine event take place across day programme highlight fortnight included leeds based jazz ensemble dread supreme kippax brass band evening celebrating music joni mitchell folk trio lady maisery eva quartet le mystère de voix bulgares stephen frost improv allstars bad shepherd playground party hosted number educational project featuring rockschool uk second stage hosted hee haw session included performance local act maia hunting bear main stage saw performance ellen escapade vieux farka touré skatalites wonder stuff headline act leveller band ’ festival saw day event strong emphasis community project artist programme featured garforth brass micklefield male voice choir generation celebration year manasamitra borealis saxophone quartet tom gee band also included evening dedicated france bernstein story sing freedom featuring song alexander lestranges zimbe playground party hosted various educational project including piece samba band body percussion workshop pom pom bombing second stage hosted chapel fm featured performance artist arcarode samuel parkes main stage saw performance garforth jazz rock band ubunye alongside bbc big band featuring clare teal seth lakeman femi kuti positive force headliner brand new heavy garforth art festival promoted school partnership trust charitable nonprofit making organisation curated organised festival director dave evans proceeds festival reinvested community additional funding come school partnership trust art council england artsleeds outer east area management team httpwwwgarforthartsfestivalcouk archived july wayback machine
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GFest – gayWise LGBT Arts Festival
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gfest gaywise festival lgbt annual crossarts festival london england platform lesbian gay bisexual transgender queer artist organization venue promote lgbt queer art organized art charity wise thought gfest feature queer artist talented individual specializing various form art including visual art theatre dance performance short film festival also host debate workshop party artist individual took part gfest launch gfest took place palace westminster lgbt first lgbt art initiative launched house common gfest held november fifth year festival hosted festival artistic director ceo artistic director wise thought niranjan kamatkar event th year gfest gaywise festival presented online first time precautionary response covid pandemic november daily publishing dozen filmed story recording live webinars bame lgbtqi people across uk presented online gfest gaywise festival wise thought
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Hackney Wicked
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hackney wicked annual art festival take place hackney wick east london first hackney wicked festival took place august started local artist supported residence gallery elevator gallery decima gallery wallis gallery held annually since artist venue across hackney wick supporting event festival included artist venue event regularly listed london whats guide va friday late partner festival event receives funding art council england since sponsored lq group receives support artist venue hackney wick key supporter event include residence gallery elevator gallery decima gallery wallis gallery see studio coracle regatta openvizor create crate brewery carlton london exhibition space gavin turk schwartz gallery stour space formans smokehouse gallery art council england organiser couldnt fully fund growing event instead opted put money effort smaller event official website
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Hockley Hustle
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hockley hustle annual oneday music art festival held multiple venue nottingham centred around hockley area running since raised £ various charity community festival began life part oxjam music festival raising money oxfam initially seven venue involved since grown incorporating venue act since inception raised £ various local charity past artist include saint raymond sheku kannehmason jake bugg latter two also took part online version festival held coronavirus restriction twoyear hiatus hockley hustle returned official website hustle collective
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International Youth Arts Festival
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international youth art festival iyaf annual youth art festival held royal borough kingston upon thames every july festival founded robin hutchinson mbe young people delivered festival participant volunteer since inception iyaf openaccess performing art festival festival programme includes range art form including theatre dance music comedy visual art childrens show international youth art festival take place – july international youth art festival openaccess mixed art festival book performer anyone may participate type performance official programme categorises show section theatre comedy child family show music circus since first international youth art festival venue across royal borough kingston upon thames supporting artist transforming venue performance space festival includes event staged venue including rose theatre arthur cotterell theatre kingston library fairfield recreation ground eagle brewery wharf library club andy currums trevor blackman aniela zaba festival patron include angellica bell michael underwood tom holland tom chamber chike okonowo sheridan smith matt lucas robin hutchinson mbe
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Keighley Festival
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keighley festival festival held town keighley west yorkshire england twoweek period june july year festival consists various local event gala aim incorporate local talent hobby pastime illustrate diversity local community spirit keighley festival started various name year called keighley festival keighley festival amalgamates festival learning keighley festival known keighley festival httpswebarchiveorgwebhttpwwwkeighleyfestivalinfo official web page official website page linked
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The Late Shows
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late show one weekend annual cultural initiative developed tyne wear since intended attract new audience museum gallery become largest programme organised united kingdom museum night festival programme started onenight event cultural venue taking part including discovery museum baltic centre contemporary art laing art gallery venue stayed open late put free event exhibition aimed entice new younger audience door outset many different agency came together open door continued midmay attraction feature art site region described north east legendary culture crawl art council england case study demonstrates impact report give headline information thus late show bronze award winner north east england tourism award laing art gallery biscuit factory baltic centre contemporary art victoria tunnel newcastle sage gateshead moorbank botanic garden closed hatton gallery tyne wear archive service north england institute mining mechanical engineer literary philosophical society newcastle upon tyne bessie surtees house julia vogl jenny holzer bill griffith entry london museum blog evaluation case study bill griffith explains ethos functionality late show culture museum night site late show main page
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London Awards for Art and Performance
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london award art performance awarded different art category london festival fringe awarded year central london venue presented artist performer made outstanding contribution art form debut contemporary art award ceremony archived fringe report london award art performance
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London Festival Fringe
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london festival fringe festival promotes art entertainment london england addition helping artist performer stage work festival run london award art performance year various art category including jazz music theatre comedy film origin london festival fringe started london borough southwark festival promote london bridge area london east end initiated group volunteer enthusiast london bridge festival held july support southwark council local business festival saw event span three week including stand comedy live music film art performance concentrated mainly along borough high street tooley street near london bridge underground railway station success event increasing interest theatre performance lack suitable theatre venue area spurred organizer expand scope festival include london west end becoming london festival fringe festival run london bridge festival limited nonprofit company established group enthusiast resident southwark borough festival committee act facilitator artist performer providing infrastructure logistics support selling ticket organize show venue area spanning festival clustered around london west end london bridge area festival saw beginning festival also run london award art performance theatre playwright jazz new music new comedy poetry photography award judged based panel judge selected established artist performer london circuit first festival held show event half fringe theatre production fringe report fringe theatre
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London Image Festival
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london image festival lif annual festival showing international photography cinematography festival open competition allows entry photographer skill level £ grand prize official website
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London Map Fair
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london map fair established twoday annual event traditionally held june royal geographical society kensington london brings together around map dealer exhibitor attracts hundred dealer curator collector around world according ken jennings europe largest event buying selling antique map noted largest specialist fair kind exhibitor offer range atlas travel book globe nautical chart town plan topographical print related ephemera fair also organizes lecture cartographic expert mapsellers academic guest speaker included peter barber former head map collection british library laurence worm former president antiquarian booksellers’ association writer broadcaster nicholas crane author alan ereira artist adam dant fair also organizes talk map collecting beginner held throughout weekend current organizer fair tim bryars massimo de martini map fair website
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Lumiere festival
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lumiere uk largest light festival festival produced londonbased creative company artichoke debuted durham festival part inspired fête de lumières lyon hosted winter time free attend festival typically comprises number light artinstallations well illuminating iconic building location festival take place biennially november durham since occasionally toured location reusing popular illumination durham creating new bespoke installation first lumiere festival took place durham recommissioned durham county council every two year since people attended fourday event central exhibit durham cathedral illuminated projected image lindisfarne gospel festival returned durham significantly larger size attracting visitor generating £ million local economy event held crowd highlight including projection walking elephant installed elvet bridge festival returned durham fifth time november returned year anniversary november sixth festival first time history artwork spread across durham county rather concentrated durham city centre light show taken derry northern ireland almost people visited separate art installation around city including illuminated sculpture placed around peace bridge projection austin department store four night festival fire garden held st columbs park january festival brought london first time light installation sited around piccadilly grosvenor square king cross front westminster abbey illuminated coloured light projected onto statue artist patrice warrener metrehigh ft neon letter top centre point building temporarily set trafalgar square leicester square garden light created french artist tilt centred around statue william shakespeare saturday installation temporarily switched king cross station evacuated due overcrowding caused festival january festival returned second london edition four day work art public display king cross fitzrovia mayfair west end westminster victoria south bank waterloo durham durham derry durham durham london durham london durham durham durham official website
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Made in Hull
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made hull opening season hull uk city culture began opening event ran – january opening event devised creative director sean mcallister writer rupert creed consisted installation eight location across city hull marked beginning city period uk city culture fouryearly event end opening event january people reported visited event positive reaction reported national local medium headline location multimedia sound light installation hull queen victoria square entitled hull devised zsolt balogh soundtrack dan jones whitefriargate main shopping street running queen victoria square number shop window installation including recreation family caravan holiday recreation well known second hand gift shop city fake news agent amuse agent assembled preston likely featuring advert flyer fake event many injokes hull resident zebedees yard sound installation invisible flock recreated roar crowd hull city football match full volume floodlight fruit market installation called hullywood icon featured resident hull photographed actor famous scene film scale lane collaboration named makeamplify displayed dignity labour installation reflecting unemployment sanction benefit system young people hull high street underpass dual carriageway jesse kanda displayed multiscreen sound installation called ember recreating club music scene yorkshire arrival departure projected onto deep using stopframe animation image sound story people arriving world projected onto iconic aquarium soundtrack terry dunn humber street urban projection playful vantage point allowed visitor take part installation see projected large scale production team opening event consisted creative director sean mcallister writer rupert creed production designer ala lloyd lighting designer durham marenghi sound designer dan jones lead producer niccy halifax january foot rotorbade installed queen victoria square part look series installation blade manufactured siemens factory alexandra dock hull place march installation known blade announced programme surprise general public small hour sunday january giant artefact slowly driven centre city put place installation devised artist nayan kulkarni blade set angle tip metre ft ground allowing double decker bus pas underneath installation first series known look programme temporary artwork created city’s public space place blade installed victoria square discovered planning permission structure required place day city culture chief executive martin green said installation surprise agreed planning permission would sought retrospectively throughout initial threemonth season hull maritime museum displayed multimedia installation depicting bowhead whale otherwise known greenland right whale installation designed student hull school art design music student hull university installation brought visitor face face digitally rendered whale looking screen exhibit whale habitat whaling important part economy hull event nod towards heritage interactive light artwork installed river hull tidal barrier member public speak microphone word transcribed onto west tower barrier well many project commissioned professional artist whole city culture year supported sixty community project encouraging local people group develop event work first season one dramatic installation called wish communicate simply placed coloured filter light block flat transforming large scale light installation second temporary installation queen victoria square weeping window sculpture featuring thousand ceramic poppy cascading window maritime museum commemorates died first world war especially merchant navy royal navy artist paul cummins designed tom piper officially opened march installation part blood swept land sea red display tower london end opening event january people reported visited event positive reaction reported national local medium day opening tabloid newspaper chose focus isolated example bad behaviour seen reporter instead actual launch event report led swift rebuttal local source including police commander reported arrest injury serious incident hull city culture official website made hull page official website hullywood icon main blog page
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Manchester International Festival
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manchester international festival biennial international art festival specific focus original new work held english city manchester run factory international festival biennial event first taking place june–july subsequently recurring summer mif take place summer organisation based blackfriar house adjacent blackfriar bridge due move new £ million new home factory international festival promoted initiated three prefestival commission first took place november gorillaz performed live manchester opera house recording performance later released demon day live dvd second school festival song new piece ennio morricone nicholas royle sung strong school choir organised young voice took place december third art installation conjunction imperial war museum turner prizewinning artist steve mcqueen response iraq war tribute british service personnel killed conflict exhibited great hall manchester central library february july first edition festival ran june – july festival showpiece production monkey journey west reworking ancient chinese legend journey west damon albarn jamie hewlett collaborating first major project since gorillaz albarn wrote score hewlett designed set costume adapted directed chen shizheng whose credit range classical chinese opera meryl streep movie dark matter show also featured chinese circus acrobat shaolin monk chinese vocalist production designed created théâtre du châtelet cooperation manchester international festival berlin state opera performed palace theatre well monkey festival showcased two event first il tempo del postino visual art show curated han ulrich obrist philippe parreno produced conjunction théâtre du châtelet paris performed manchester opera house new stage adaptation pianist combining original word władysław szpilman spoken actor peter guinness music frédéric chopin performed leading pianist mikhail rudy directed neil bartlett museum science industry manchester finance mif festival made £m loss £m worth funding minus £m expenditure made council contingency made festival economic impact region £m manchester international festival took place – july october press release announced first three commission wereprima donna rufus wainwright debut opera everybody love winner new theatrical experience director neil bartlett unique environment within manchester art gallery solo piano violin cello j bach work called j bach chamber music hall created zaha hadid architect entire festival programme featuring commission announced march included kraftwerk steve reich commission performed manchester velodrome performance art marina abramović whitworth art gallery procession along deansgate organised jeremy deller collaboration elbow hallé orchestra manchester alternative rock band epiphany also appearing part procession festival also featured felt like kiss multimedia production created documentarymaker adam curtis damon albarn punchdrunk theatre company artist included de la soul lou reed laurie anderson antony johnson manchester camerata carlos acosta durutti column performing tribute late tony wilson finance mif festival made £m profit £m worth funding minus £m expenditure made £m deficit incurred festival economic impact region £m edition festival ran june july staged original project featuring artist performer björk damon albarn snoop dogg marina abramović victoria wood wu lyf drug air cav along punchdrunks doctor production crash elysium manchester international festival director alex poots stated important thing u make artistically culturally important festival highest quality abolition northwest regional development agency contributed £ festival resulted loss funding manchester international festival björk began mif live debut new album biophilia dave simpson guardian stating provided stunning visual display adding icelandic singer made typically eyepopping entrance huge platform shoe sporting blue white facepaint sinéad oconnor also performed festival earning favourable review damon albarn debuted opera doctor dee based life elizabethan scientist philosopher john dee palace theatre directed rufus norris production described mean opera conventional sense guardian alfred hickling described dr dee erudite affair giving four star finance mif festival made £m profit £m worth funding minus £m expenditure economic impact region £m festival returned ran july attracting estimated quarter million attendee generating £ million city manchester day festival included performance new commission special event included collaboration artist maxine peake kenneth branagh xx massive attack tino sehgal rob ashford kenneth branagh directed new adaptation macbeth church st peter ancoats branagh starred macbeth alongside alex kingston lady macbeth performance daily telegraph dominic cavendish described thrilling cinematically fluid production five star review production cocommissioned new york park avenue armory played rave review may june show run mif macbeth broadcast cinema around world national theatre live one main event massive attack v adam curtis collaborative performance massive attack robert del naja baftawinning filmmaker adam curtis took place mayfield depot robert wilson directed mikhail baryshnikov willem dafoe surrealist adaptation daniil kharms short story old woman palace theatre mif introduced member scheme granted people access priority booking highly anticipated event also new £ ticket scheme allowing greater manchester resident lower income access event festival organiser acknowledged ticket reach local resident lower wage manchester city council provided £ million funding festival boosted local economy £ million finance mif festival broke even £m worth funding minus £m expenditure economic impact region £m manchester international festival returned ran july november manchester international festival announced first three new commission mif tree code new contemporary ballet directed choreographed wayne mcgregor music composed jamie xx visual concept olafur eliasson performance took place – july manchester opera house inspired book tree code jonathan safran foer featured soloist dancer paris opera ballet tale mr tumble new theatre show young child family justin fletcher invited audience step inside colourful world one cherished tv character show took place manchester opera house – july manchester international festival announced full lineup spring january announced next mif commission would wonderland new musical music damon albarn book lyric moira buffini would directed rufus norris wonderland inspired alice wonderland lewis carroll coproduction national theatre performed palace theatre manchester th june july wonderland tour national theatre opening monday november running festival initially expected attract visitor however end figure finance mif festival broke even £m worth funding minus £m expenditure economic impact region £m november announced alex poots manchester international festival founding director would stepping role mif poots left take role chief executive culture shed new york may announced poots would succeeded john mcgrath artistic director national theatre wale festival announced coproduction giselle english national ballet sadlers well theatre directed akram khan performed palace theatre manchester september production go tour bristol hippodrome mayflower theatre southampton sadlers well theatre london later year manchester international festival took place june july first four commission announced autumn together creative community programme called festival festival opened parade disparate individual manchester runway piccadilly garden city people closed celebration installation statue friedrich engels tony wilson place outside home major production included fatherland created frantic assembly scott graham musician karl hyde playwright simon stephen jane horrocks cotton panic telling story cotton famine new order performing piece synthesiser ensemble royal northern college music show entitled σnoklgmif produced collaboration artist liam gillick performance commission event took place day record visitor count manchester international festival took place july opening event collaborative bellringing event created yoko ono production announced late include tree musical work south africa idris elba kwame kweiarmah dystopia skeptas vision future david lynch major presence festival exhibiting painting sculpture showing series film presenting three night show lynchinspired musician home maxine peake regular mif star show nico nico project custombuilt structure science industry museum house atmospheric memory performance piece portraying speech air artist appearing creating work festival include chimpom abida parveen ivo van hove philip glass tania bruguera laurie anderson july guardian published story describing torus allenmartin sarah henley removed work tree said questionable circumstance two writer worked project four year elba asked develop idea musical based album idris elba present mi mandela allenmartin also collaborated kweiarmah joined project may rewrote part material tree later billed created idris elba kwame kweiarmah allenmartin henley described creative input included research scriptwriting well play title threatened legal action went public story mif issued statement counter description event describing tree new work based original script kweiarmah entirely creation factory international £ million theatre art venue built former site granada studio st john quarter manchester manchester quay ltd mql development partnership allied london manchester city council permanent home manchester international festival name come factory record independent record label founded late tony wilson venue designed rem koolhaas office metropolitan architecture oma opened manchester international festival mif factory international used venue arcadia art installation design deborah warner even though construction work yet complete exhibition included recorded contribution simon russell beale roxxxan jane horrocks brian cox lioness david thewlis many others september factory international announced opening programme building included free mind immersive matrix filmsthemed dance music visual effect experience creative team including composer michael ‘mikey j’ asante mbe choreographer kenrick ‘ho’ sandy mbe founder boy blue artist e devlin playwright poet sabrina mahfouz director danny boyle programme announcement also included balloon world biggest ever show yayoi kusama welcome series special event performance curated people greater manchester note original timeline follows may – planning application submission january december – construction january june – commissioning facility test event july – opening ceremony reference note manchester city council july executive meeting factory manchester project delivery report manchester city council pp – retrieved august point pdf manchester international festival official website – including link press review manchester international festival twitter greater manchester fringe festival – run annually july
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Middlesbrough Mela
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middlesbrough mela also known boromela free annual twoday long multicultural festival mela held middlesbrough england one largest event kind north east england middlesbrough mela blend traditional mela sanskrit मेला celebration multicultural life people middlesbrough collaboratively organised committee resident supported middlesbrough council mela first held middlesbrough central garden centre square moved venue larger albert park returned sevenyear break localised flooding albert park caused event cancelled th anniversary drew record audience two day festival would celebrated th anniversary however festival cancelled due global pandemic festival celebrates culture entertainment world class music hip hop bhangra performed across main alternative stage musical performance complemented wide range family friendly activity across range culture bazaar featuring wide range stall food market featuring cuisine around world local organisation middlesbrough institute modern art frequently organise activity event complement mela notable past performer included hunterz raxstar rameet kaur lehmber hussainpuri past sponsor event included middlesbrough council middlesbrough college cleveland police crime commissioner unison art council england coast country housing cleveland centre middlesbrough mela
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Missing Believed Wiped
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missing believed wiped annual event hosted british film institute screen previously wiped television material uk recently recovered missing believed wiped founded dick fiddy remains involved event bfi southbank also public effort using television spot medium raise awareness past event featured material recovered personal collection comedian bob monkhouse event featured extract drama recording found library congress united state event december featured early dennis potter play emergency – ward two rediscovered episode doctor footage david bowie performance jean genie top pop january believed lost two doctor episode part galaxy hartnell era part underwater menace troughton era kaleidoscope bbc archive treasure hunt doctor missing episode dad army missing episode dick fiddy missing believed wiped searching lost treasure british television isbn missingepisodescom report event report missing believed wiped nft november bbc documentary name bbc aborted launch night
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Norfolk and Norwich Festival
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norfolk norwich festival art festival held annually norwich england one oldest city festival england held since tracing root back initially conceived fundraiser norfolk norwich hospital history purely classical musical festival saw performance many famous artiste composer conductor recent year festival moved away focus diversified include variety circus performance contemporary music dance visual art childrens event today norfolk norwich festival art organisation based norwich england primarily responsible eponymous international art festival held annually may event also held throughout wider county norfolk festival organisation work creative learning scheme across norfolk support art council england norwich norfolk council received funding become bridge organisation art council england festival established triennial event support ongoing construction norfolk norwich hospital grew earlier musical fundraiser hospital dating back far including annual performance oratorio norwich cathedral early day festival mainly held st andrew hall st peter mancroft event consisted primarily oratorio large scale choral work performed norwich festival chorus strong noted premiere time included last judgement german romantic composer conductor louis spohr see list oratorio th century triennial festival continued develop reputation throughout victorian edwardian period suspended first world war revived patronage norwichs first female lord mayor ethel colman saw premiere significant classical work including edward elgar sea picture sung clara butt e j moerans rhapsody centenary concert based norfolk folksong frank bridge enter spring ralph vaughan williams job masque dancing arthur bliss morning hero also benjamin britten hunting father oftrecounted story festival vaughan williams intervention stop orchestra mocking yearold britten work vaughan williams told presence greatness referring young composer want play britten work would play vaughan williams premiering five tudor portrait festival musical festival also attracted prestigious musical director including sir henry wood sir thomas beecham sir malcolm sargent norman del mar vernon handley festival became annual event following agreement director festival norwich fn fn started first annual festival art music norfolk devoted organising wide range activity embracing art music industry norfolk director triennial approached proposal fn would run two consecutive year triennial continuing every third year however triennial decided annual event agreed case fn would cease functioning three year direction marcus davey director roundhouse london scope festival changed classical music cater larger variety music theatre dance visual art part widening festival scope new art initiative called first norfolk norwich festival visual art week begun evolved norfolk norwich open studio open gallery event significant change moving festival october may direction jonathan holloway artistic director melbourne festival australia year jonathan artistic director chief executive norfolk norwich festival audience increased turnover quadrupled festival took delivery creative partnership norfolk part uk flagship creativity school programme composer visited festival period include philip glass ute lemper michael nyman john cale laurie anderson terry riley ray davy david bedford also performed festival programme featured michael clark company doigts de la main ontroerend goed nofit state circus circus ronaldo forced entertainment amongst others featured artichoke dining alice chouf ouchouf mariano pensotti mariza kronos quartet among others recent musical commission include dan jones music seven ice cream van holloway succeeded william galinsky formerly organiser cork midsummer festival ireland october announced daniel brine would taking festival director saw festival go hiatus caused covid pandemic return festival main east anglian participant creative learning school programme working norfolk school creative partnership scheme cut government festival receive total £ million annually art council england enable become bridge organisation developing art opportunity child young people acting bridge art education sector sir henry wood – sir thomas beecham – norman del mar vernon handley richard philip heather newell marcus davey jonathan holloway – william galinsky – daniel brine present norfolk norwich festival
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Philosophy Now Festival
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philosophy festival large philosophy festival held every two year central london festival hosted organised newsstand magazine philosophy aim take philosophy widest possible audience festival open general public little cost first philosophy festival held held partly mark th anniversary launch philosophy magazine since philosophy festival become regular biannual event second philosophy festival held third fourth january fifth january festival oneday event involving contribution dozen philosophy organisation including philosophy royal institute philosophy festival held conway hall large art deco building bloomsbury central london festival us entire building usually three four event running one time regular feature philosophy festival presentation philosophy award contribution fight stupidity always includes acceptance speech sometimes made via video link philosophy festival announced award would first time given childrens author cressida cowell official website
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Photo London
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photo london annual photography event held somerset house london may gallery publisher show sell work photographer curated exhibition talk award also given established ran royal academy art old billingsgate stopped relaunched since held somerset house photo london established daniel newburg held royal academy art november purchased reed exhibition also owned paris photo reed ran newburg acting creative director old billingsgate stopped photo london relaunched company candlestar led michael benson fariba farshad took place september photo london gallery publisher show sell work photographer curated exhibition talk following award given part photo london krasznakrausz book award la fabrica book dummy award mack first book award magnum photo graduate photographer award photo london master photography award sebastião salgado mccullin taryn simon edward burtynsky stephen shore shirin neshat nick knight martin parr photo london artproof award photography event held time london include prix pictet exhibition victoria albert museum deutsche börse photography prize exhibition photographer gallery peckham photography festival southeast london offprint independent photobook publisher fair tate modern brighton photo biennial paris photo official website
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Sluice Art Fair
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sluice art fair also known sluice stylized sluice londonbased biennial contemporary art fair open alternative gallery art organisation run artist curator sluice art fair founded artist karl england art historian ben street first iteration fair taking place mayfair week frieze art fair gallery included transition gallery fordham studio art fair moved bermondsey opposite white cube expanded incorporate gallery cardiff manchester birmingham liverpool bristol southampton athens barcelona brooklyn new york third iteration londonbased fair sluice take place london oxo tower sluice collaborated collaboration centotto theodoreart exchange rate international expo brooklyn new york sluice official website
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Spill Festival
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spill festival performance artistled biennale experimental theatre live art uk began take place variety venue london ipswich england festival produced pacitti company artistic director robert pacitti launched spill festival present new experimental theatre performance work new established work uk international artist addition biennale festival spill national platform showcase take place every two year ipswich present artist early stage career working field live art performance experimental theatre selected open submission process festival held various venue space london ipswich including barbican southbank centre national theatre studio soho theatre shunt vault shoreditch town hall greenwich dance laban soho square toynbee studio production included covet care sheila ghelani trans act julia bardsley collected work eve dent ringside mem morrison sacred rite spring raimund hoghe three duet pacitti company spill festival approximately live performance artist australia belgium germany italy u across uk spill festival paradiso romeo castellucci italy inferno romeo castellucci italy dinner america rajni shah uk night follows day victoria tim etchells forced entertainment belgiumuk forest pacitti company uk purgatorio romeo castellucci italy saving world gob squad germanyuk vision excess ron athey lee adam usauk true story two people julie tolentino usa listen secret fetish richard haynes australia aftermath tear meat vision julia bardsley uk mode alikseer harminder singh judge uk tear eros carla esperanza tommasini italyuk porcelain project grace ellen barkey needcompany belgium look mummy i’m dancing vanessa belgium kim noble die kim noble uk orgy tolerance jan fabre belgium prototype robin deacon uk void story forced entertainment uk intermission pacitti company uk feel love george chakravarthi uk glorious rajni shah thou wilt harminder judge guess stage exploded sylvia rimat eldersfield chapter king england body house version shabnam shabazi uk unto u child born rachel mar foley jo bannon sense world darren white spill salon public space bring group people together along ‘thinkerinresidence’ look overriding theme within festival public salon expert range different territory discus relevant issue affecting performance spill festival spill festival spill overspill guardian article lyn gardner spill
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Stockton International Riverside Festival
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stockton international riverside festival sirf annual outdoor art festival stocktonontees england includes british international performer first stockton riverside festival founded frank wilson first festival took place august known stockton international riverside festival sirf grown internationally famous event attracts thousand spectator founder frank wilson awarded mbe service festival art north east recognising impact festival made stockton sirf celebrated th anniversary local musician collaborated start stockton riverside fringe festival companion event sirf grew small free onestage oneday fringe event intended showcase local talent become tenth festival multistage paid event headlined calvin harris onwards produced tee music alliance collaboration stockton borough council renamed stockton weekender headlined maxïmo park pogues primal scream public enemy would last year following festival tee valley music alliance announced would longer organising festival failed sell enough ticket cover cost considered longer financially viable since mids sirf regularly funded stockton borough council since council received national portfolio organisation funding art council england value approximately £ per annum festival programme delivered dedicated team employed local authority sirf community carnival programme commission artist engage local school community group supporting create costume carnival structure music performance interpreting annually agreed theme become vibrant colourful procession centre stockton starting noon saturday afternoon festival grown participant spread different community group previous carnival theme included stockton international riverside festival sirf stocktonontees borough council
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Weston-super-Mare Sand Sculpture Festival
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westonsupermare sand sculpture festival held annually since beach westonsupermare english county somerset festival earned weston title “sand sculpting capital” uk artist sand festival use sand water make sculpture exhibition open april october year first festival used tonne sand featured giant king kong approximately tonne sand beach used international artist create exhibit north somerset initially sponsored event however stopped funding alternative sponsor sought festival themed around hollywood festival based theme upon time included exhibit traditional childrens story beatrix potter alices adventure wonderland chronicle narnia also included recently made film game throne hobbit hunger game £ donated development art education site town council art student weston college assisted creation sculpture may three sculpture damaged vandal medium related westonsupermare sand sculpture festival wikimedia common official website
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York Mediale
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york mediale international medium art festival produced mediale founded incorporated charity june linked city position unesco city medium art york mediale founded hosted first festival name first york mediale festival ran september – october featured event installation york art gallery holy trinity church goodramgate york guildhall king square artist including isaac julien phil coy deep lab second york mediale festival started october varying enddates different part four main installation featured human nature series three installation memo akten kelly richardson rachel goodyear held york art gallery may good neighbour digitally enhanced walking documentary layerthorpe october absent sitter virtual audiovisual experience gazelle twin october people love exhibition kit monkman york minster november –to november
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Zoo Art Fair
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zoo art fair londonbased nonprofit art fair held annually october event got name first venue london zoo regent park established reputation showcasing new innovative contemporary british art according kit hammonds lecturer royal college art london event something quite interesting later lost viability due competition frieze art fair last zoo art fair held fifth zoo art fair held october royal academy art burlington garden central london one foremost international platform emerging contemporary art talent fair showcase yearold commercial noncommercial art organisation across country exhibitor include gallery project space artist collective curatorial group publication addition special exhibition include solo show last year champagne perrierjouët prize winner karla black john jones award winner elad lassry sitespecific group show work vinyl responding architecture building los vinilos well programme film video series performance since zoo art fair identified platformed emerging commercial noncommercial art organisation including gallery project space artist collective curatorial group publication london frieze art fair zoo art fair nonprofit enterprise sponsored established gallery collector art business public funders well commercial brand business zoo art fair exhibitor year old international exhibitor including uk international organisation brazil czech republic denmark france germany india italy netherlands portugal spain sweden switzerland usa turkey selected independent selection committee visitor attending five day sale £ million sale zoo art fair exhibitor year old exhibitor including uk international organisation brazil belgium switzerland germany denmark usa netherlands tokyo selected independent selection committee first time visitor attending five day sale £ million sale zoo art fair exhibitor exhibitor including uk mexico berlin los angeles invitation visitor attending four day sale £ million sale zoo art fair exhibitor year old uk exhibitor invitation visitor visitor sale £ million sale zoo art fair exhibitor year old local london space invitation visitor visitor four public day sale £ worth work sold zoo art fair homepage
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Maiden City Festival
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maiden city festival ulsterscots tha maiden citie blythetid take place derry northern ireland second week august year festival described diverse varied programme event underscore organiser desire provide something everyone well showcase protestant tolerance openness event included bluegrass wall childrens heritage visual art workshop drumming event including member north west african community music kind verbal art centre foyle ulster scot highland gathering firework display fifth annual scottish dance competition historical walk talk finale relief derry pageant apprentice boy derry th relief derry celebration august festival commemorates action protestant apprentice boy shut city gate force catholic king james december king james laid siege city december august protestant force william orange relieved city festival coordinator billy moore described festival way protestant community derry minority community able make contribution life city diversity expression culture outset themed maiden city festival showcase protestant culture tolerance openness mean showcasing heritage entrusted apprentice boy derry festival begun small way interrupted due funding organisational issue billy moore apprentice boy able confirm return festival thanks funding irish government department foreign affair well derry city council department culture art leisure department foreign affair largest sponsor event cost approximately £ run paying £ towards cost brochure festival featured logo sponsor including department foreign affair roinn gothic eachtracha northern ireland government department funded festival tune £ – £ – £ – included funding offered londonderry regeneration initiative post development worker associated advertising recruitment cost addition ulsterscots agency made available £ – £ – £ – £ – art council northern ireland provided £ national lottery funding – maiden city festival official apprentice boy derry site
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Soma Festival
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soma festival sanskrit सोम sóma meaning drink god see soma drink irish féile soma annual music art cultural festival festival includes concert musical performance wellbeing activity art exhibition food drink stall language event music workshop pub session festival began take place castlewellan county northern ireland festival directed tíona mcsherry run team volunteer festival established headline performance olllam niamh parson john mcsherry band artist lorcan vallely barry kerr exhibited festival glór uachtar tíres scoil samhraidh shéamuis uí néill annual irish language weekend became part soma programme included annual basis since festival received support district council ring gullion aonb heritage lottery fund enabling expand programme festival headlined irish singer cara dillon olllam balkan alien sound festival headlined singersongwriter duke special supported newly created newry mourne district council supercouncil festival expanded greatly performer included beoga moxie karen matheson muireann nic amhlaoibh pauline scanlon john spillane john mcsherry dónal oconnor irish language music cabaret hosted rté raidió na gaeltachta presenter rónán mac aodha bhuí piper paddy keenan singer mary dillon among musician giving workshop event festival received sponsorship tourism northern ireland year festival featured performance lisa hannigan eddi reader dónal lunny flook declan orourke breaking trad celebrate ni year food drink soma festival initiated nowannual soma taste experience bringing together artisan food craft beer producer county around ireland soma body soul became another annual festival feature wellbeing professional offering free paid activity two day soma craft fair market square held castlewellans upper square soma kid held lower square soma festival estimated attracted participant including musician artist wellbeing practitioner entertainer cook festival took place july year planned lineup included kt tunstall liam ó maonlaí performer th anniversary soma festival included andy irvine dónal lunny kíla soma festival archived may wayback machine official website
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Aberdeen Alternative Festival
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aberdeen alternative festival multiarts festival took place every october aberdeen scotland festival featured theatre dance comedy music visual art event various venue across city event began grew become second largest festival scotland edinburgh festival fringe idea originated city councillor david clyne clyne arranged venue get permanent home old community centre converted lemon tree event space late festival began see decreasing attendance municipal government ended subsidy festival soon festival ended lemon tree remains active venue concert event lemon tree official site
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Aberdeen International Youth Festival
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aberdeen international youth festival festival performing art one scotland major international cultural event ran year festival brought young people performing art company music group across globe provided showcase talent bringing together professional artist well ticketed event festival staged parade openair performance fringe programme community venue programme attracted people seventy event throughout north east scotland year concert dance show gala aberdeen held venue majesty theatre music hall lemon tree well smaller venue church queen cross church aberdeen also featured touring programme taking event rural venue aiyf programme included symphony orchestra steel band song recital jazz traditional music world music ballet contemporary traditional dance festival also produced opera opera garden well performance developed participating company working together course festival november announced aberdeen city council cease funding event march announced festival trust wound aberdeen hosted international festival youth orchestra dispute manager local organising committee regarding participation south african performer resulted event moving exeter time local organising committee aberdeen began new incarnation event aberdeen international festival music performing art name changed aberdeen international youth festival festival established fulltime office base aberdeen new chief executive stephen stenning appointed development time include creation grampian youth orchestra stewart aitken formerly artistic director wigan pier theatre company became chief executive opera garden aberdeen international youth festival opera project named aberdonian opera singer mary garden project aspired continue work providing new challenge performance young singer conceived artistic director gidon saks project brought together young singer across world three week produced fullscale opera production opera garden staged così fan tutte eugene onegin giovanni carmen magic flute falstaff turn screw hansel gretel festival dance summer school ran year welcomed teacher major school company worldwide including paris opera ballet school kirov bolshoi company dance summer school held annually part aberdeen international youth festival school offered intensive course dance student aged – performance course advanced level student fulltime training career dance music theatre course taster day younger dance student claudio abbado cheremosh ukrainian dance company kyungwha chung aaron copland zaira cosico noel edmonds evelyn glennie rolf harris nigel kennedy julian lloyd webber magnus magnusson simon rattle josé serebrier leopold stokowski university philippine concert chorus philippine baranggay folk dance troupe patron festival included lord provost city aberdeen honourable marchioness aberdeen temair dame evelyn glennie lisa milne cbe aberdeen international youth festival aiyf dance school
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Craigmillar Festival Society
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craigmillar festival society cf community art organisation craigmillar area edinburgh scotland ran regarded important contributor community art movement many production onwards involved craigmillar castle craigmillar festival committee established mother group peffermill primary school southeast side edinburgh festival celebrated local talent support local councillor jack kane kane became councillor craigmillar served first chairman craigmillar festival society remaining honorary president death craigmillar one socioeconomically deprived public housing estate east edinburgh helen crummy local mother asked headteacher peffermill primary school son could lesson learn play violin reportedly school replied take u time teach child r far less music crummy joined peffermill school mother club wanted showcase craigmillar child talent develop decided put festival peffermill school mother club responded knocking door pulling local talent staging people festival music drama art crummy explained headmaster said sure good idea show think key showing u weve done since one first event organised crummy mother group craigmillar pageant focused craigmillar castle result success annual craigmillar festival created central transforming area local art music scene following introduction urban aid programme british government craigmillar festival committee gained official recognition charitable status changed name craigmillar festival society cf cf started five paid neighbourhood worker would point contact advice support craigmillar community also made referral social service example initiated different social club instance lunch club one housebound socially isolated neighbourhood worker also involved activity festival grammar group pantomime early cf also began publishing newsletter – craigmillar festival news – somewhat uncertain start grew monthly local newspaper continued interruption final edition coverdated march surviving almost exactly year successor publication craigmillar chronicle later chronicle ran june early principle cf instituted comprehensive plan action document became standard guide social community enterprise one placed art culture centre regeneration indeed cf received major antipoverty research grant european community one example popular initiative lead cf bingham belle neighbourhood worker claire elder developed belle drama music group would perform festival old tyme musical hall popularity group helped raise awareness need bingham led successful campaign maintaining local facility community centre youth centre bingham activity cf continued allyear round annual summer festival major cultural event craigmillar beginning annual festival marked year political musical theatre performance written local people major social issue affecting many artist politician researcher came craigmillar either see become involved community activity cf thought inspiring influence creation similar national international community initiative include easterhouse festival society notting hill carnival also work neil cameron reg bolton australia craigmillar festival society helped create many thing amongst mermaid sculpture pedro silva gentle giant sculpture jimmy boyle bill douglas trilogy particular childhood funded british film institute since conception cf involved government employment training scheme speaking communityled documentary cf training manager tom farmer explained weve always tried mostly succeeded deliver quality scheme last year funding government training scheme cut dramatically even society still succeeded placing people per year fulltime employment moment society run innovative yte unify scheme first kind believe scotland bring adult youth trainee together workshop project cover unify scheme joinery training workplace castlebrae business centre craigmillar festival society recognised leader production community musical theatre production professional actor worked closely local people effect since local people came together produced well production first community musical time machine castle cooncil curse time motion man willie wynn culture vulture oh gentle giant shoo dampbusters watch fit hero kicking stink dream recent grease niddrie style included song craigmillar people play part arled bairn candy barrie promised many local people began performing community production went become successful professional performer among alice henderson johnni stanton went form company notably faye milligan steamie james micky macpherson created awardwinning edinburgh film company plum film craigmillar festival cf subject documentary art catalyst craigmillar story produced plum film directed simon hynd commissioned craigmillar communiversity funded craigmillar partnership film us archival footage bbc interview local people including helen crummy documentary developed success art catalyst craigmillar exhibition city art centre documentary wellreceived saltire society short documentary competition edinburgh international film festival society also link professor eric trist tavistock institute billy connolly richard demarco anne lorne gillie joan bakewell michael marra bill paterson work cf globally recognised distinguished commentator making reference include social impact participation art seminar house art lover glasgow organised scottish art council chaired seona reid director donald campbell city imaginationedinburgh signal book eric trist new direction hope eric trist qwl quality working life closing address international conference qwl harbour castle hilton toronto august – september rafael ramirez beauty social organization accedo munich alan barnett community mural people art associated university press george mcrobie small possible london jonathan cape — part e f schumacher small beautiful trilogy alison jeffers gerri moriarty culture democracy right make art kenneth calman art catalyst craigmillar communiversity press charles landry franois matarasso art regeneration comedia david harding head environmental art sculpture – glasgow school art art people publication david harding art catalyst craigmillar communiversity press also compared peckham experiment bromley bow centre healthy living centre concept recent year bromley bow centre taken communiversity concept develop education programme cf disbanded final annual craigmillar festival occurred summer episode bbc scotland show story journalist mark stephen speaks involved cf explains funding ended project syphoned individual programme fought access funding legacy cf life form craigmillar art heritage organisation developed founder rachel cloughton explained project aim preserve celebrate area pioneering history create resource locally led nationally significant craigmillar festival revived community art notforprofit art organization niddrie edinburgh pictorial history british film institute top scottish film time
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Cupar Arts Festival
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cupar art festival biennial art festival take place cupar scotland twelve day october visitor expected attend festival feature artist around world welcomed scottish parliament official website
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Edinburgh Art Festival
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edinburgh art festival annual visual art festival held edinburgh scotland august coincides edinburgh international fringe festival art festival established receives public funding creative scotland kim mcaleese appointed festival director succeeding sorcha carey carey director collective edinburgh edinburgh international festival began significant visual art exhibition included early year exhibition included french artist pierre bonnard édouard vuillard retrospective three scottish colourists samuel peploe francis cadell leslie hunter rembrandt thereafter acknowledgement festival authority visual art needed emphatically represented festival series partnership forged festival society art council great britain royal museum scotland national gallery scotland university edinburgh royal scottish academy exception looked beyond art scotland contributed declared part festival’s international aim exhibition bring work foreign artist scotland cultivated interest scotland amongst wealthy collector patron around world visual art existed outside programme edinburgh festival presented instead across wide range organisation city permanent gallery artistled initiative left many gallery visible profile august time programming substantial exhibition campaign newspaper scotland sunday brought together representative group gallery director first visual art festival piloted organisation produced festival guide commission collaborative project celebrate promote exhibition edinburgh museum gallery august creating collective united marketing platform showcase artistic programme since edinburgh art festival grown scotland largest annual visual art festival comprising exhibition across venue festival also commissioned cocommissioned major artwork around city artist including martin creed callum innes richard wright susan philipsz following scaled offering due covid pandemic edinburgh art festival launched hybrid programme summer festival included work isaac julien archie brennan emeka ogboh alberta whittle sekai machache christine borland andrew gannon karla black alison watt among others writing art newspaper tim cornwell noted black life matter movement continues resonate strongly weekend postcovid opening edinburgh art festival eaf venue festival include royal botanic garden jupiter artland fruitmarket edinburgh sculpture workshop national gallery scotland edinburgh annuale official website
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Edinburgh Mela
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edinburgh mela annual multicultural festival held edinburgh scotland one festival make edinburgh festival first mela sanskrit word meaning gathering meet held meadowbank stadium organised member city minority ethnic community festival moved pilrig park leith link running three day september event attracts around people year melas south asian event spread around world south asian subcontinent mela mean gathering describe festival market trade event religious gathering melas celebrated music dance theatre fashion food stall melas distinguished bringing together south asian culture country promoted south asian diaspora abroad melas first came britain late eighty people bangladesh india pakistan tradition subcontinent established mela edinburgh chinese african group also involved first festival held meadowbank stadium london road edinburgh edinburgh mela company formed sir geoff palmer chair foysol choudhury mbe shami khan rajnish singh graham clark azra sharifqayyum saad nazir jessica yang vimal dsouza shahid riaz sonia aksi chris purnell –present stephen stenning liam sinclair jazz singh leith link – present pilrig park ocean terminal meadowbank stadium one main attraction festival concert show main stage outdoors offering headline show like music dance performance food tent offer drink also dedicated bar serving beer spirit soft drink throughout day selection stall selling traditional dress jewelry handmade product different country around world kids’ area divided two one side attraction often include trampoline bouncy castle free activity child
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Edinburgh People's Festival
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edinburgh people festival art festival labour festival edinburgh scotland intended celebration indigenous talent cultural entertainment venue across city especially outer scheme price everyone afford inspired labour government established edinburgh festival celebration art people people festival reestablished colin fox later elected parliament lothian msp reaction high ticket price edinburgh festival fringe lack event away city centre initially organised scottish socialist party trade union local artist carry tradition original edinburgh people festival – acknowledges cultural contribution made hamish henderson ewan maccoll joan littlewood norman buchan joe corrie since people festival presented show saughton prison edinburgh royal infirmary scottish parliament stand comedy club woodburn miner welfare bmc club gorgie artspace craigmillar north edinburgh art centre well community centre north south east west city people festival awardwinning exhibition constructed inmate saughton prison tell story organisation origin present day centrepiece last year radical book fair august programme included hamish henderson memorial lecture launch book robert burn mean celebrate poet th anniversary walking tour radical edinburgh concert song people tour rebus edinburgh endorsed ian rankin edinburgh people festival archived february wayback machine
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Fèis Bharraigh
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fèis bharraigh scottish gaelic pronunciation ˌfeːʃˈvarˠaj annual gaelic art culture event held barra first event held event continue promote encourage foster develop practice study scottish gaelic language literature music drama culture island barra vatersay fèis movement came group parent individual isle barra became concerned local tradition dying island child taught traditional music context formal education first fèis mean festival gaelic laid path many fèisean inspired success first fèis spring around scotland one community led tailored local need fèisean held across scotland fèis bharraigh launched barrafest live edge weekend festival traditional modern scottish music held tangasdale machair barrafest held – july list celtic festival official website
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GENERATION: 25 Years of Contemporary Art in Scotland
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generation year contemporary art scotland nationwide exhibition programme held scotland showcasing work contemporary scottish artist programme traced development art scotland since featured artist venue art emerged scotland period characterised diversity rather one particular style dominant trend generation delivered partnership national gallery scotland glasgow life creative scotland part culture glasgow cultural programme charles avery beagle ramsay karla black christine borland martin boyce roderick buchanan duncan campbell steven campbell paul carter nathan coley alan currall dalziel scullion moyna flannigan alec finlay luke fowler michael fullerton douglas gordon ellie harrison louise hopkins kenny hunter callum innes jim lambie lucy mckenzie wendy mcmurdo alan michael jonathan monk rosalind nashashibi katie paterson ciara phillips david sherry david shrigley lucy skaer simon starling sue tompkins hanna tuulikki alison watt cathy wilkes richard wright aberdeen art gallery lanntair atlas art centre contemporary art dundee contemporary art dick institute dovecot studio duff house edinburgh art festival glasgow print studio glasgow womens library gallery modern art gracefield art centre house art lover inverleith house inverness museum art gallery kelvingrove art gallery museum mount stuart house national gallery scotland people palace paxton house perth museum art gallery pier art centre riverside museum royal scottish academy talbot rice gallery fruitmarket gallery tramway
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Glasgow International
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glasgow international gi biennial visual art festival take place glasgow scotland glasgow thriving contemporary art scene gi offer platform artist country well showcasing best local international contemporary art festival started due covid pandemic especially impact art edition gi postponed ninth edition gi opening presented hybrid person online exhibition event including exhibition venue across glasgow commissioned programme included work jenkin van zyl yuko mohri ana mazzei sarah forrest nep sidhu francelise mcgurn gi curating scotland contribution venice biennale scotland represented alberta whittle official website
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List of Edinburgh festivals
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list art cultural festival regularly taking place edinburgh scotland city become known festival since establishment edinburgh international festival edinburgh festival fringe run alongside latter largest event kind world term edinburgh festival commonly used single festival various festival put separate unrelated organisation however widely regarded part event particularly various festival take place simultaneously august year term edinburgh festival often used refer specifically fringe largest festival sometimes international festival original official art festival within industry people refer festival collectively edinburgh festival plural listed chronological order start date year foundation bracket dead dawn edinburgh international science festival ceilidh culture edinburgh international childrens festival formerly imaginate festival leith festival leith jazz blue festival edinburgh international film festival edinburgh annuale edinburgh international magic festival edinburgh jazz blue festival edinburgh art festival edinburgh international festival edinburgh festival fringe royal edinburgh military tattoo festival formerly festival spirituality peace edinburgh international book festival edinburgh mela edinburgh international television festival fringe colour leith comedy festival africa motion scottish international storytelling festival festival politics edinburgh horror festival edinburgh hogmanay edinburgh people festival claim heritage earlier festival name – edinburgh interactive festival edinburgh international internet festival edinburgh swing festival fringe film festival fringe film video festival ffvf ifest — internet festival conference west port book festival – free book festival involving secondhand bookshop west port area edinburgh festival city edinburgh festival guide festival take place edinburgh member festival edinburgh edinburghfestivalguidecouk comprehensive listing small large edinburgh festival history edinburgh festival edinburgh festival classroom resource national library scotland scottish screen archive selection archive film edinburgh festival
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St Magnus Festival
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st magnus international festival annual weeklong art festival take place midsummer island orkney north coast mainland scotland festival founded group including composer sir peter maxwell davy resident orkney orcadian poet george mackay brown artistic director alasdair nicolson succeeded glenys hughes artistic programme consists mainly music alongside drama dance literature visual art managed small staff many local volunteer also offer accommodation visiting artist artist appeared festival include vladimir ashkenazy nicola benedetti colin currie evelyn glennie john harle angela hewitt steven isserlis paul lewis john lill tasmin little joanna macgregor lisa milne steven osborne isaac stern many orchestra ensemble visited festival scotland england festival poet included carol ann duffy john gallas seamus heaney jackie kay gwyneth lewis liz lochhead andrew motion national theatre scotland also appeared festival st magnus festival commissioned music composer including james macmillan judith weir simon holt sir richard rodney bennett thea musgrave sally beamish edward mcguire william sweeney gordon mcpherson david horne premières work sir peter maxwell davy included work written collaboration inspired work orcadian writer george mackay brown visual art drama dance project also commissioned festival including trio original play alan plater education community project included many resident orkney st magnus festival chorus includes around singer part archipelago festival pride involvement local community support provided local resident festival tour project visited orkneys outer island give workshop performance school community beginning type fringe festival called magfest included latenight show circus cabaret comedy music childrens event orkney conducting course st magnus composer course writer course singer course also run alongside festival conductor composer course held th anniversary festival director alasdair nicolson attributed lack funding st magnus international festival st magnus international festival facebook
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Syn Festival Edinburgh
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syn festival edinburgh cultural festival edinburgh organisation involves individual southern europe syn festival first ran multiartsfestival comprises musical cinema theatre visual art event hosted event numerous venue edinburgh including upper church summerhall adam house teviot row house blue drill hall syn festival edinburgh aim promote ‘the cultural discourse south north mediterranean great britain’ aim reflected composition steering group began edinburgh university hellenic society initiative steering group subsequently included people come greece similarly title signifies intention organiser promote intercultural dialogue website note ‘syn mean “with” “together with” well signifying mathematical addition greek’ syn festival edinburgh collaborated drama international short film festival bethere animation festival alba new music festival also cooperated edinburgh greek festival hosting visual art exhibition accompanied theme film screened latter two festival held teviot row house march may two exhibition edinburgh filmhouse collaboration edinburgh greek festival festival revolved around theme ‘mediterranean’ aim organiser also encourage dialogue around refugee crossing mediterranean festival featured emerging artist performer musician filmmaker part festival visual art exhibition “metamorphosistransformation” ran – march blue drill hall context visual art exhibition artist engaged scottish greek broadly european mythology artist mhairi bellmoodie michael dawson alex hackett alix villanueva rebecca holloway яachel lee axe marnie julia alexandra mee ursula mestre fionnuala mottishaw georgia murray kyle noble ioanna papadimitriou paraskevi papagianni tonia papapetrou despina petridou marissa stoffer roween suess jacqueline thow christopher philip ward susana wessling festival also included greek night music dance food country festival hosted exhibition entitled utopia exhibition involved artist built thomas more utopia festival also included ‘feel vibe band night’ event featured seven band playing diverse music genre world folk music klezmer jazz blue funk fusion ska reggae well industrial live drumcore syn festival edinburgh run event july httpwwwsynfestivaledinburghcouk
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Festival N°6
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festival n° festival number annual art music festival held around portmeirion wale festival presented wide range music genre across multiple stage advertised familyfriendly festival various area festival targeted family no mischief meadow child designated family camping area one organizer stated due size village festival likely grow beyond attendee across weekend july festival organiser announced festival would taking indefinite break first event took place september around people attended festival returned every year festival take place north wale village portmeirion snowdonia coast welsh county gwynedd village location composed many edifice inspired architecture italian coastal town portmeirion village built architect sir clough williamsellis festival take place throughout village main music event located adjacent field typical italian infrastructure show atypical side portmeirion village part festival atmosphere music event activity range colonnade garden river dwyryd tanglewoods beach festival name based cult tv show prisoner filmed largely location portmeirion main character called number played actor patrick mcgoohan series number secret agent held prisoner mysterious coastal village tv show iconic village made famous internationally n° festival includes live music poetry reading comedy talk cultural activity festival also includes range participative activity complement mainstream music event develop differentiation music festival included giant mind urban sketching extraordinary bubble slow reader club released minialbum may recorded joe duddell portmeirion town hall called live festival bbc radio wale also regularly broadcast live festival dj adam walton bethan elfyn presenting show site since festival n° hosted hundred musical artist many artist performing comedy talk performance art festival partnership electric elephant festival artist performed since included event portmeirions village offer visitor limited availability accommodation village visitor also possibility make reservation hotel bunk house cottage camper van yurt tipi tent ticket price almost doubled success first year people take shelter leisure centre porthmadog car park parkandride service flooded car became stuck organiser condemned putting car park flood plain despite issued flood warning due heavy rainfall official website
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Helfa gelf
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helfa gelf english art trail welshlanguage name largest open studio event north wale artist however defunct annual art event held every september starting extended five county north wale art trail combined artist open studio artist open house event located kind venue studio gallery village hall even garden shed although independent body sought much external sponsorship organised cooperation many body including county council art council wale betsi cadwaladr university health board anglesey art forum royal cambrian academy oriel plas glyn weddw bodelwyddan castle gwynedd economic partnership menter môn cadwyn clwyd art trailhelfa gelf official website clwyd theatr cymru bbc photo gallery event flintshire chronicle call artist
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Laugharne Weekend
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laugharne weekend annual literary art festival laugharne wale held spring dylan thomas described laugharne timeless mild beguiling island town festival deliberately smallscale size town ensures festival grow beyond certain bound location mean festival visitor townspeople rub shoulder artist performer according festival cofounder richard thomas cardiff writer john williams festival involves locality would sooner start another festival rather let grow big laugharne weekend concentrate literature music drawing largely writer musician wale connection wale previous headline performer included patti smith ray davy kink mick jones clash actor michael sheen writer caitlin moran poet john cooper clarke comedian harry hill alexei sayle painter peter blake event take place laugharnes club church halls—tiny intimate venue entail close proximity audience performer principal venue used millennium hall congregational church rugby club laugharne weekend music director richard james formerly welsh band gorky zygotic mynci official site
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National Eisteddfod of Wales
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national eisteddfod wale welsh eisteddfod genedlaethol cymru largest several eisteddfod held annually mostly wale eight day competition performance considered largest music poetry festival europe competitor typically number overall attendance generally exceeds visitor highest recently attending festival pontypridd eisteddfod held cardiff bay fencefree maes event held virtually name amgen event held oneweek period national museum wale say history eisteddfod may traced back bardic competition held lord rhys cardigan castle local eisteddfod certainly held many year prior first national eisteddfod even became regular annual event eisteddfod held national scale wale gwyneddigion eisteddfod provincial eisteddfod abergavenny eisteddfod great llangollen eisteddfod however national eisteddfod wale organisation trace history back first event held aberdare one dramatic event eisteddfod history award chair poet elli humphrey evans bardic name hedd wyn poem yr arwr hero winner announced crowd waited winner stand accept traditional congratulation chairing ceremony winner appeared announced hedd wyn killed previous month battlefield passchendaele belgium event portrayed academy award nominated film hedd wyn second world war eisteddfod held fear would bombing target instead bbc broadcast eisteddfod radio programme chair crown literature medal opposed usual prose medal awarded onward newly created rule required competition held welsh however setting mass latin allowed controversially used allow concert featuring international soloist recent year effort made attract nonwelsh speaker event official website stating everyone welcome eisteddfod whatever language speak eisteddfod offer bilingual signage simultaneous translation many event though wireless headphone also welsh learner area called maes effort helped increase taking eisteddfod reported profit £ despite costing £m stage eisteddfod attracts people annually national eisteddfod cardiff drew record crowd visitor attending proposed national eisteddfod cardiff would use permanent building host event rather traditional maes site tent due partially lack suitable land could repaired affordably festival billed eisteddfod fence medium held cardiff bay eisteddfod llanrwst returned traditional maes eisteddfod postponed month international covid pandemic first year eisteddfod taken place since event cancelled short notice outbreak great war incomplete national eisteddfod traditionally held first week august competition held welsh language however setting mass latin allowed controversially used allow concert featuring international soloist venue officially proclaimed year advance time theme text competition published organisation location begun year earlier location generally known two three year ahead eisteddfod act eliz c allowed local authority give financial support event traditionally eisteddfod venue alternate north south wale decision hold eisteddfod south wale thus seen controversial decision later reversed montgomeryshire named host county occasionally eisteddfod held england although last occasion hundred tent pavilion booth erected open space create maes field space required mean rare eisteddfod city town instead held somewhere space car parking day visitor alone requires several large field many people camp site whole week festival quasidruidic flavour main literary prize poetry prose awarded colourful dramatic ceremony auspex gorsedd bard island britain complete prominent figure welsh cultural life dressed flowing druidic costume flower dance trumpet fanfare symbolic horn plenty however gorsedd ancient institution pagan ceremony rather romantic creation iolo morganwg first became formal part eisteddfod ceremonial nevertheless taken seriously award crown chair poetry great honour chairing crowning ceremony highlight week presided archdruid important award include prose medal first introduced welsh learner year award first introduced three rank membership gorsedd ascending order honour ovates wear green robe green signifying verdant spring bard wear blue robe blue signifying season druid wear white robe white signifying old age sanctity stone circle already one created gorsedd stone usually taken local area stone circle icon across wale signify eisteddfod visited community costsaving measure eisteddfod first use temporary fibreglass stone circle druidic ceremony instead permanent stone circle also benefit bringing gorsedd ceremony onto maes previously often held many mile away hidden public well main pavilion main stage venue week fixture every year hosting gig maes bllwyfan maescaffi maes b fixture maes pabell lên literature pavilion neuadd ddawns dance hall pabell wyddoniaeth thechnoleg science technology pavilion maes learner pavilion least one theatre cwt drama drama hut tŷ gwerin folk house lle celf art place hundred stondinau stand booth group society council charity shop exhibit sell since alcohol sold maes previously noalcohol policy eisteddfod wellknown award poetry chair awarded awdl long poem strict metre new bardic chair specially designed made eisteddfod crown awarded pryddest poem free verse new bardic crown specially designed made eisteddfod eisteddfod began award welshlanguage album year albwm cymraeg flwyddyn maes b event venue england italic eisteddfod visited traditional county wale visited six seven current city wale bangor cardiff newport st david swansea wrexham visited wrexham classified town wrexham attained city status never visited st asaph attained city status gold medal national eisteddfod wale royal national mòd welsh learner year official website english official website welsh
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Portmeirion
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portmeirion welsh pronunciation pɔrtˈmei̯rjɔn folly tourist village gwynedd north wale lie estuary river dwyryd community penrhyndeudraeth mile km porthmadog mile km minffordd railway station portmeirion designed built sir clough williamsellis baroque style owned charitable trust served location numerous film television show famously village television show prisoner many building within village listed cadw welsh historic environment service architectural historical importance garden listed grade ii cadwicomos register park garden special historic interest wale sir clough williamsellis portmeirions architect denied repeated claim design based fishing village portofino italian riviera stated wanted pay tribute atmosphere mediterranean however draw love italian village stating fallen portofino indeed image remained almost perfect example manmade adornment use exquisite site williamsellis designed constructed village incorporated fragment demolished building including work number architect portmeirions architectural bricolage deliberately fanciful nostalgia noted influence development postmodernism architecture late th century main building hotel cottage white horse mermaid salutation private estate called aber iâ english ice estuary developed site late thcentury foundry boatyard williamsellis changed name interpreted frozen mouth portmeirion port place coast meirion county merioneth meirionydd sited minor remains mediaeval castle known variously castell deudraeth castell gwain goch castell aber iâ wood outside village recorded gerald wale williamsellis bought estate uncle sir osmond williams bt victorian crenellated mansion castell deudraeth intention incorporating portmeirion hotel complex intervention war problem prevented williamsellis always considered castell “the largest imposing single building portmeirion estate sought way incorporate eventually support heritage lottery fund european regional development fund well wale tourist board original aim achieved castell deudraeth opened welsh opera singer bryn terfel bedroom hotel restaurant august year williamselliss death village portmeirion source inspiration writer television producer noël coward wrote blithe spirit staying fountain upper fountain suite portmeirion george bernard shaw h g well also early visitor architect frank lloyd wright came famous guest included gregory peck ingrid bergman late stanley long former raf photographer came create collectible stereoview series vistascreen village many connection beatles manager brian epstein frequent visitor along paul mccartney george harrison spent th birthday harrison portmeirion filmed interview beatles anthology documentary musician jools holland visited whilst filming tv music show tube impressed studio building home blackheath built design inspired portmeirion portmeirion owned charitable trust always run hotel us building hotel room selfcatering cottage together shop cafe tearoom restaurant portmeirion today major tourist attraction north wale day visit made payment admission charge village setting inaugural festival n° took place september featured headline act spiritualized primal scream new order festival ran year september portmeirion festival organiser announced festival would taking indefinite break architecture critic lewis mumford devoted large part chapter book highway city portmeirion called artful playful little modern village designed whole piece fantastic collection architectural relic impish modern fantasy architect williamsellis equally home ancient traditional world stark welsh countryside brave new world modern architecture realized earlier architectural contemporary constricted desiccated modern form become architect pay attention mechanical formula exploitation newly fabricated material visible human result sense portmeirion gay deliberately irresponsible reaction dull sterility much pass modern architecture today prompted impulse reclaim architecture freedom invention — possibility pleasurable fantasy — abjectly surrendered cult machine mumford referred architecture romantic picturesque baroque form tongue cheek described total effect relaxing often enchanting playful absurdity delicate human touch making village happy relief rigid irrationality calculated folly modern world house anchor arch hotel building lady lodge inside pantheon vaulted ceiling gate house decorated mural fresco frankfurtborn artist friend clough williamsellis han feibusch portmeirion town hall grade listed building incorporating stonework hercules hall demolished emral hall flintshire many building structure within village listing ground gwyllt meaning wild place contain collection rhododendron exotic plant wildgarden setting begun williamselliss time previous owner george henry caton haigh continued developed since williamselliss death gwyllt form approximately triangular shaped area peninsula north hotel area formerly pleasure garden aber iâ mansion stretch coast dwyryd estuary location sea mean frostfree making possible grow rare plant camellia outstanding rhododendron collection early twentieth century area also contains dog cemetery garden designated grade ii cadwicomos register park garden special historic interest wale television series film shot exterior scene portmeirion often depicting village exotic european location include danger man episode view villa starring patrick mcgoohan fourepisode doctor story titled masque mandragora set renaissance italy last episode citizen smith christmas episode buon natale filmed partly portmeirion scene filmed final episode time tv series cold foot cbeebies series gigglebiz spinoff series captain adorable shot portmeirion village llanargollen appeared welsh preschool show name sc also shot portmeirion location music video concert scottish band altered image used portmeirion video see eye siouxsie banshee used portmeirion setting recording passenger laughing prisoner spoof video included various scene prisoner – patrick mcgoohan returned portmeirion film exterior prisoner surreal spy drama portmeirion played starring role village mcgoohans retired intelligence agent known number incarcerated interrogated albeit pleasant surroundings williamsellis request portmeirion identified screen filming location credit final episode series indeed williamsellis stated levy entrance fee deliberate ploy prevent village spoilt overcrowding show broadcast itv uk winter cbs u summer became cult classic fan continue visit portmeirion host annual prisoner fan convention building used lead character home series used prisonerthemed souvenir shop many location used prisoner virtually unchanged year large outdoor chess board installed homage appearance series prisoner connection portmeirion used filming location number homage series ranging comedy skit episode bbc documentary series celt recreated scene prisoner instance included jools holland starred spoof documentary laughing prisoner stephen fry terence alexander hugh laurie much shot location portmeirion included archive footage mcgoohan portmeirion along welsh village morfa bychan used location filming supergrass video alright video includes numerous reference prisoner iron maiden recorded song called prisoner album number beast documentary programme album part classic album tv series lead singer bruce dickinson wanders avenue portmeirion describes song written band manager obtained permission patrick mcgoohan use dialogue show song introduction channel music programme tube produced video xtc song meeting place man sailed around soul filmed portmeirion band wearing costume prisoner series episode wheeler dealer finished caterham taken portmeirion pay homage prisoner featured lotus predecessor caterham list garden wale plas brondanw popeye village portmeirion pottery note official website pleasure portmeirion bbc archive
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Art in Action at Waterperry
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art action art craft festival held ground waterperry house oxfordshire day july artist craftsman set studio marquee visitor watch work visitor could interact artist view exhibited work well buy commission art art action ended year due key staff member retiring difficulty finding replacement handmade britain hoping take exhibition first art action took place around artist visitor since grown artist performer visitor annual pilgrimage many people interested visual art art action organised school economic science registered charity owns waterperry house staff event volunteer school however recent year increasing number volunteer come elsewhere art action provided creative environment artist craft worker could demonstrate skill engage public marquee hosted artist similar discipline painting sculpture printmaking calligraphy illustration textile woodwork metalwork jewellery ceramic glass artist performer came country around world large market marquee designer maker sold produce included leatherwork toy ceramic glass jewellery hat body care textile art action offered range practical class available child adult example included pottery jewellery making wood carving glass engraving watercolour class adult run uk art college institution included city guild prince school traditional art guild glass engraver art academy south east london west dean college live performance included music recital performing art lecture storytelling child visitor could also visit waterperry garden take guided tour fresco inside waterperry house event organised jeremy sinclair – art action
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Bath Fringe Festival
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bath fringe festival annual art festival held bath england bath fringe founded counterbalance classicaldominated bath music festival people perceived elitist outoftouch younger local audience wanted many way bath fringe direct descendant walcot festival included element theatre pop festival ‘happening’ ecoactivism local creativity supported bath art workshop festival among oldest continually operating england includes around event taking place around late may bank holiday running day end may beginning june initial fringe festival became smaller hosted fewer dozen event new group cooperative local artist promoter venue manager audience member revitalised festival bath fringe tends try create organisation run specific event strand variously given birth fab fringe art bath visual art part festival walcot independence day — large popular outdoor party much local creativity discontinued streats — street outdoor sitespecific installation performance unusual space run annual bedlam fair street festival financed fringe part independent street art network little fiets – greenpowered activist event like ‘the wheel thing’ vision immersive new writing minifestival created fake escape run conjunction bath fringe since many people working event committee set volunteer although parttime worker common many fringe festival round world programme consists people presenting event venue one hired duration – bath fringe however run core programme streetoutdoortented event maintains open access policy imposing artistic constraint work participant put major task organisation revolve around production print programme website facilitating others put include event relative financial independence individual sponsor venue maintained although funding received local bath north east somerset council art council england southwest hold britain’s major greenfield festival glastonbury womad big green gathering others held within mile bath – city important place development british pop festival free festival — popular festival credential go back pioneering bath festival blue progressive music many people working festival technician facility also work big event crossover performer bath fringe sits ‘festival scene’ tradition much development fringe theatre although walcot festival emphasis outdoor performance ‘guerilla’ event put pioneer development currently called ‘street arts’ fringe theatre festival website historical walcot festival fringe art bath bath fringe art council england little fiets bath northeast somerset council
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Brighton Photo Biennial
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brighton photo biennial bpb known photoworks festival monthlong festival photography brighton england produced photoworks festival began often held october play host curated exhibition across city brighton hove gallery public space previous edition curated jeremy millar gilane tawadros julian stallabrass martin parr photoworks brighton photo biennial announced merger photoworks name changed photoworks festival brighton photo fringe bpf run parallel biennial providing complimentary series exhibition talk festival began announced merger photoworks following successful art council england national portfolio funding application secured future newly merged organisation three year first edition biennial produced new leadership bpb agent change photography politics space produced curated photoworks jeremy miller became inaugural curator brighton photo biennial edition festival included exhibition make life beautiful dandy photography brighton museum art gallery parade mark leckey fabrica formerly holy trinity church brighton inconsiderable thing rachel harrison peter fraser university brighton gallery honest open submission exhibition phoenix gallery untitled boris mikhailov gardner art centre addition exhibition brighton photo biennial included project outside gallery context included collaboration swiss artist beat streuli local newspaper argus image artist city inhabitant distributed pullout paper three consecutive saturday project festival included wind blown cloud alec finlay insight patrick killoran london brighton art car rally boot sale collaboration vauxhall motor art car rally boot sale continued beyond brighton photo biennial festival running annually since curated gilane tawadros trustee photoworks gilanes vision bpb presented mix historic contemporary photography exhibition artwork show adel abdessemed richard avedon phyllis baldino david claerbout william eggleston walker evans paul fusco alfredo jaar gabriel kuri van leo glenn ligon steve mcqueen lee miller richard misrach henna nadeem mitra tabrizian fiona tan kara walker andy warhol orson welles henna nadeem exhibition picture book britain led photoworks publication name text david chandler dr benedict burbridge brighton photo biennial entitled memory fire war image image war curated renown british art historian julian stallabrass explored representation saturation use currency image modern conflict festival named eduardo galeanos publication name saw ten exhibition exploring theme wide variety artist citizen journalist medium public stallabrass edition festival saw extend beyond city brighton hove nearby region chichester winchester eastbourne hastings portsmouth exhibition included agent orange pallant house gallery work philip jones griffith design solidarity design archive iraq lens vietnam university brighton gallery photographing first world war charleston farmhouse photography revolution memory trail latin american left winchester gallery sublime image destruction de la warr pavilion unveiled voice woman afghanistan independent photographer gallery war memorial aspex mister baghdad calling lighthouse controversial incommensurable banner fabrica incommensurable banner received critical acclaim controversial press brighton photo biennial new york exhibited prior uk locally nationally display graphic imagery resulting exhibition closing door year old highly topical edition festival led stallabrass revisiting work artist photoworks publication memory fire image war war image edited book contextualised exhibition talk work presented biennial supplemented new work interview critique publication received critical acclaim within photography industry review art newspaper aperture online word saw british documentary photographer martin parr take helm curator titling edition new document portraying vibrancy photography reflection diversity city brighton hove photography critic sean ohagan commented guardian year brighton photo biennial may yet become model great british photo festival future addition usual format exhibition around city parr bpb extended scope festival pitching uk first frameless photography festival commissioning artist produce sitespecific work brighton context parr gave reason “as curator want make festival fresh distinctive focused brighton hove city ideal venue photo biennial natural cultural constituency proximity london promise potentially huge audience presenting best new work exciting imaginative way brighton photo biennial continue put photography brighton hove national international map fourth edition biennial programme event also grown include larger education participation strand previous edition led inclusion brighton white night encouraged public artist engage photography light different unexpected way first edition biennial following merger bpb photoworks brighton photo biennial agent change photography politics space curated photoworks director celia davy programme curator dr benedict burbridge following footstep predecessor bpb grew hosting exhibition across brighton hove workshop talk symposium exhibition portrayed acclaimed national international contemporary photographic practitioner filmmaker explored theme image activism conflict uprising protest urban exploration included four version three route preston paris control order house edmund clark uneven development jason larkin corine silva freedom career john hoppy hopkins geography seeing trevor paglen october thomson craighead five thousand foot best omer fast urban exploration various artist critical image cairo alternative news agency ronnie close beautiful horizon olho da rua whose street photograph argus archive political squatting brighton another space urban farming london havana lulu ash bpb photobook show various artist agent change biennial attracted visit october november making one europe largest photography festival critic peter popham described bpb edgier ever tackling difficult subject matter poverty wealth disparity politics independent poster image festival year seafront demo argus archive project jubilee square made local press one protester depicted identified image long ago forgotten protester janice harnden spotted image whilst walking past university brighton gallery interview conducted natalie lloyd janice read photoworks site sixth brighton photo biennial held october november theme community collective collaboration single curator rather emphasis partnership seventh brighton photo biennial held – october theme beyond bias reshaping image eighth brighton photo biennial entitled new europe exploring theme brexit change bring britain europe well migrant crisis rise farright politics festival renamed photoworks festival take place september october theme proposition alternative narrative participant include farah al qasimi poulomi basu roger eberhard ivars grāvlejs yijun liao pixy liao alberta whittle due social distancing measure related covid pandemic festival take three form outdoor exhibition billboard throughout brighton hove deconstructable magazine displayed home poster text julia bunnemann simon baker pamila gupta thyago nogueira others online brighton photo fringe bpf run parallel biennial providing complimentary series exhibition talk format international photography festival look photo biennial official website brighton photo fringe
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Format International Photography Festival
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format international photography festival stylised format biennial photography festival held derby uk established take place march various venue derby including quad university derby derby museum art gallery derwent valley mill market place nearby city format comprises yearround programme international commission open call residency conference collaboration though exhibit work established photographer predominantly platform emerging photography guardian called uk leading photography festival format take place march – july format established louise clements mike brown built legacy past derby photography festival organised quad partnership university derby directed cofounder louise clements also known louise fedotovclements – directed monica allende theme transform took place septemberoctober included work adam broomberg oliver chanarin theme photocinema included work aaron schuman wim wenders theme right right exposure public realm—street photography included work giacomo brunelli raymond depardon bruce gilden joel meyerowitz chris steeleperkins raghu rai alex webb zhang xiao work street photography collective inpublic including nick turpin speaker opening weekend included bruce gilden nate larson john maloof vivian maier chris steeleperkins mark sealy amy stein nick turpin michael wolf joel meyerowitz theme subtitle factory mass production festival two category focus curated exposure comprising work selected open submission programme included work ken grant erik kessels archive modern conflict included work zhang xiao theme evidence directed louise clements included work larry sultan mike mandel evidence offyear episode theme called regeneration curated musée de lélysée lausanne switzerland included work student different nationality art institution theme habitat—landscape environment migration digital world idea home displacement conflict regeneration headline exhibition explored anthropocene included work david moore play lisa john slideshow lisa barnard sohrab hura ursula biemann john maclean tom hunter w w winter studio derby format conference included talk martin parr included work mark neville displaced ukrainian battle stigma brighton photo biennial look photo biennial official website
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London Art Week
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london art week cooperative approved art gallery auction house situated mayfair st james district central london england deal precontemporary art old master antiquity london art week partnered european fine art fair tefaf maastricht new york city unlike frieze art fair take place temporary tent construction within brick mortar art gallery small geographical district central london london art week launched marketing platform unite master drawing london established master drawing sculpture week established master painting week established founding director crispian rileysmith london art week company incorporated notforprofit limited company london art week launched december event add longstanding july event london art week partnered national gallery fitzwilliam museum ashmolean museum oxford wallace collection sir john soane museum london london art week organises specialist talk art historian expert within several member gallery speaker included lennox cato joanna tinworth exhibition curator sir john soane museum adam lowe director factum arte jane munro curator fitzwilliam museum robert bracey british museum cocurator ashmolean museum exhibition imagining divine also practical talk legal issue consider buying art specialist legal firm specialising fine art sector official website
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Look Photo Biennial
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look photo biennial stylised look photo biennial biannual photography festival based liverpool uk fourweek programme take place various venue liverpool across north west april may date back began current format led open eye gallery festival centred prior called look liverpool international photography festival run opposing year liverpool biennial look website state look photo biennial see world lens screen culture context want think overcome visual reflex see drastic change taking place right uk across globe fresh eye festival includes archive work recent work newly commissioned work emerging established artist liverpool uk elsewhere majority work new shown uk first time festival take place four week includes exhibition conference talk tour workshop participation activity screening competition fringe activity look liverpool international photography festival launched response series event initiated manchesterbased photography network redeye look led open eye gallery artistic director stephen snoddy included work edward burtynsky homer sykes john davy donovan wylie robert polidori mitch epstein venue included walker art gallery international slavery museum liverpool hope university open eye gallery theme think director patrick henry included work barbara kruger martin parr rankin august sander weegee tom wood exhibition curated imogen stidworthy venue included open eye gallery bluecoat chamber walker art gallery cornerhouse gallery liverpool hope university tate liverpool foundation art creative technology liverpool john moore university exhibition research centre victoria gallery museum held various venue including bluecoat chamber open eye gallery curated ying kwok theme city exchange incorporated hong kong exchange city included work wong wo bik brighton photo biennial format international photography festival official website look liverpool international photography festival – gallery daily telegraph
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Oxford Odissi Festival
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oxford odissi festival annual indian classical dance festival held university oxford united kingdom festival founded indian dancer choreographer baisali mohanty organised oxford odissi centre association high commission india united kingdom beside exhibiting new innovative choreography odissi festival showcase form indian classical dance festival conceptualised baisali mohanty master degree student university oxford classical dancer choreographer help popularise odissi form indian classical dance one premier seat learning first edition festival held may grove auditorium magdalen college university oxford festival host solo duet group choreography major attraction festival fusion featuring odissi kathak bharata natyam mohiniyattam highlighting interconnectedness run different dance form reflection underlying unity among diverse indian culture httpswebarchiveorgwebhttpwwwsouthasiaoxacukoxfordodissifestival
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Settle Stories
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settle story registered charity company founded sita brand following running settle storytelling festival charity seek promote storytelling individual community organisation sita brand performance storyteller theatre director writer producer established ran first settle storytelling festival settle small market town north yorkshire aim festival increase access traditional modern form storytelling improve storytelling skill user increase availability access diversity story storytelling core initiative belief brand power storytelling help people learn communicate universal truth brand belief story ignite imagination way help people listen learn make emotional connection idea effectively communicate others also saw festival way contributing economic development market town funding obtained art council england additional contribution craven district council settle town council first settle storytelling festival successfully launched involving professional storyteller musician artist people attended similar number local child taking part schoolsbased workshop following success festival settle story became registered charity registered charity subsequent festival following year saw steady increase visitor attending event festival since grown become largest storytelling festival north england event june settle story established w r mitchell archive unique collection audio visual recording life north west england particularly yorkshire dale charity process digitising material making available resource learning see settle story established joinery venue creative space user meet create share art work company funded art council heritage lottery fund settle town council trust foundation commercial sponsor individual company continues innovate developed number digital project including live streamed event interactive fiction company created world first listening gallery bt heritage phone box worked shanthamani muddaiah create new work life hand w r mitchell archive collection oral history recording photograph material collected w r mitchell year period record history yorkshire cumbria lancashire mitchell bill journalist historian author book article yorkshire dale joined dalesman magazine editor – onward bill toured region recording cassette tape memory local people wide range topic particularly everyday experience people remembered told dale people word dialect recognition work awarded mbe made honorary doctor letter university bradford dr mitchell amassed collection audio tape accompanying collection photograph video footage interviewee january settle story received £ heritage lottery fund grant pilot project digitise selection cassette tape make recording available online archive continues support volunteer settle story homepage settle story registered charity charity commission england wale w r mitchell archive online
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We're Here Because We're Here (art event)
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artwork form event devised jeremy deller occurred across united kingdom july th anniversary battle somme commemorated throughout day volunteer men dressed replica british army uniform world war appeared group railway station shopping centre place volunteer represented individual named soldier died first day battle approached speak instead handed card member public bearing name age regiment person represented hashtag wearehere deller described card like small tombstone time time volunteer would sing recursive refrain tune auld lang syne sung trench battle planning event kept secret occurred advance publicity nonetheless many picture subsequently appeared social medium advertised hashtag deller assisted rufus norris artistic director national theatre came idea asking volunteer speak public event produced birmingham repertory theatre national theatre volunteer trained conjunction number regional theatre project commissioned uk art programme set world war centenary public reaction overwhelmingly positive journalist simon ricketts described project power art human tribute sombre significance wearehere deeply uplifting action much needed creative review called one meaningful uk public art project recent time evening day event deller norris discussed bbc radio front row programme documentary jeremy deller broadcast bbc television november remembrance sunday deller norris book photograph event published battle st anniversary location included deller jeremy norris rufus cultureshock medium isbn official website remembering fallen somme one event participant footage belfast youtube includes singing
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Big Dance UK
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big dance dance initiative united kingdom happened every three year nineday biennial festival dancing mostly taking place nontraditional dance space museum shopping centre park bridge station gallery library aim inspiring people different way dance initiated mayor london ken livingstone greater london authority programme delivered partnership art council england delivered event inspiration physically active dance second big dance festival took place – july following second mayoral election may boris johnson elected next mayor london programme selected london legacy trust uk project receiving £ million deliver festival ongoing development programme led big dance hub – five leading dance organisation capital big dance london legacy trust uk programme delivered greater london authority partnership art council england national programme delivered foundation community dance partnership big dance hub big dance largest cultural participation project london festival culmination cultural olympiad london olympic paralympic game big dance recent festival centred xx commonwealth game glasgow big dance final festival bringing big dance finale decade date – july big dance londonbased dance initiative initiated mayor london displayed wide variety dance breakdancing ballet big dance one keynote project london festival first big dance took place nine day july launched ken livingstone received support tessa jowell secretary state culture medium sport led culture team greater london authority part mayor london office programme delivered partnership art council england received commission bbc one minute programme dancing street live broadcast trafalgar square evening july dancing street cohosted bruce forsyth zoë ball involved many strictly come dancing star anton du beke erin boag camilla dallerup dance event park bandstand shop window tube station school museum even top nelson column big dance also developed reputation creating breaking guinness world record provide example nearly people took part big dance class worldrecord attempt different city choreographed luca silvestrini artistic director protein dance partnership bbc radio network part dancing street new world record created dancer performed different dance style choreographed jeanefer jeancharles simultaneously one music track culmination evening dance trafalgar square broadcast bbc one audience almost five million people also included longest riverdance line attempt dancer swing flip one minute russell sargeant jiving lindy hopper many dance organisation artist teacher arranged open class workshop performance local public space example place took forecourt british library pineapple dance studio opened door siobhan davy dance hosted live streaming dance australia accompanied music korea live performance entrance building dance uk launched manifesto city hall london youth dance held first panlondon youth dance showcase scoop – outdoor amphitheatre london critical success factor campaign simplicity idea enthusiasm dance community others engage new audience participant dance transport london key partner providing promotional opportunity tube network highprofile pr campaign production big dance time guide panlondon campaign well supported wide range marketing outlet including londondancecom crucially website invited school professional voluntary group get involved upload information part first highprofile celebration diversity innovation enjoyment dance big dance celebrated people involved big dance london delivered funding greater london authority art council england – july big dance key element cultural strategy festival launched millennium bridge mayor london boris johnson erin boag bruno tonioli strictly come dancing surrounded dancer ranging jive latin enthusiast flamenco dancer representative english national ballet society london theatre event festival included performance shop window oxford street regent street alfresco dancing regent park performance step st paul cathedral student london dance school choreographed shobhana jeyasingh big chair dance feature presented capital age festival southbank centre involved older londoner seven locality around capital working choreographer maresa von stockert jonzi gauri sharma tripathi breaking record event presented big dance bbc blast took place trafalgar square five world dance record attempted one afternoon day led strictly come dancing erin boag bbc london medium partner presenter lesley joseph christopher biggin also attendance day culminated silent rave dj set bbc london jazzie b record attempt largest bollywood dance sapnay school dance ballet dancer pointe kipups one minute penultimate moment festival marked mass choreographed dance event people dancing routine choreographed aletta collins trafalgar square london pm july guinness world record attempt – largest dance class world learnt remotely supported viral web campaign sign warm turn dance’ people age encouraged watch learn online video dance preparation event could turn day perform mass performance big dance proposed london cultural strategy group regional programme best met aim legacy trust uk programme offer significant potential reach new participant unite community dance activity programme offered natural link art sport part cultural programme lead olympic paralympic game legacy trust uk charitable trust united kingdom established support range cultural sporting activity connection olympic paralympic game held london aim trust provide lasting cultural sporting legacy game across uk regional programme across uk legacy trust uk provided funding £million agreed june deliver festival well ongoing programme development big dance took place – july programme launched january spitalfields market big dance trailer piece choreography jeanefer jeancharles sound compilation mikey j boy blue involved five london hub community dance group artist featured avant garde dance soloist english national ballet london swing dance society jasmin vardimon siobhan davy dance third big dance festival officially launched london palladium mayor london boris johnson july people jerry mitchell sheridan smith camilla dallerup exclusive performance choreographed jerry mitchell whose work includes love never dy legally blonde musical created choreographed version cant stop beat hairspray cast included dance captain west end musical student dance school part council dance education training network programme also featured event workshop photography exhibition various performance around london heritage site kensington palace underground bunker dalston many shopping centre included project big dance school pledge international partnership project british council aim encourage school uk across world extra minute dance day big dance week join worldrecord attempt school took pledge offer minute dance big dance week take part attempt break world record largest multivenue dance class choreography created hakeem onibudo artistic director impact dance music composed mikey j boy blue entertainment big dance bus adapted routemaster bus made debut tour stop london borough reaching estimated member public delivered workshop addition bus made appearance beachside hove brighton launch big dance southeast big dance bubble fully portable special event space known rosy designed raumlaborberlin produced project portavilion bubble made five stop london park one commissioned big dance hub addition x £ microgrants awarded inspiring project across capital big dance older people programme dancing stage saw older people perform choreography natasha gilmore clore ballroom royal festival hall focus capital age festival produced east london dance big dance popup cinema also made debut inflatable screen displayed billy elliot walpole park ealing strictly ballroom potter field tower london workshop strictly dancing star karen hardy hairspray hornchurch havering largest tea dance worldrecord attempt royal opera house successful couple although record overtaken finale big dance marked massive dance performance called big world dance directed luca silvestrini protein dance choreographed using inspiration southbank centre dance atlas interactive online map people posted signature move thousand people invited transform central london giant openair stage show stopping dance gigantic scale start line southbank centre finishing line trafalgar square big dance received sponsorship tmobile programme included weekend dance event westfield london shopping centre panlondon tour big dance bus competition louie spence outdoor screening workshop dirty dancing trafalgar square big dance festival took place – july olympic edition big dance plan announced press may royal opera house included interview wayne mcgregor artistic director wayne mcgregor random dance also resident choreographer royal ballet jacqueline rose director big dance programme aim fully accessible open age range community ie school student young older people strand programme include performance – small massive usual unusual space location photography – dance inspiration exhibition space film competitionsscreenings – danceled content genre fashion – design inspired byand dance library engagement programme – reading dance archive programme – revealing history dance dance company debate – choreographerscritics big dance bus tour international school pledge british council world record attempt – dance key date campaign included week countdown period day festival big dance trail – may big dance week – – july number big dance project took place year leading recently dance student university east london performed big dance royal flash mob outside buckingham palace appeared spontaneous dance performance flash mob month planning formal permission palace stage event celebrate queen duke edinburgh patronage performing art young people united kingdom student performed anna buonomos choreography mix michael floyd mo creatives ltd additional dancer brought creative academy middlesex university london contemporary dance school havering school turbelles ultimate dance nrg making total dancer danced queen rock blasting step queen victoria memorial dance work programme led london big dance hub took place employer across commercial local authority charity health sector across london aim programme explore benefit creative dance project taking place workplace improves physical mental emotional health employee project involved hour dance activity experienced dance artist create dance work live performance andor film group also opportunity attend performance take part activity celebratory event lilian baylis studio sadlers well brought participant together across project perform dance work watch film socialise big dance trail started friday may world record attempt school across world largest simultaneous dance routine – multi venue location people target choreography devised wayne mcgregor launched january event followed weekend warm event nation big dance bus popup dance floor set tour london big dance school pledge international partnership project british council inspire project part get set programme project two aim encourage school uk across world extra minute dance day big dance week – july encourage school uk across world take part worldrecord attempt largest simultaneous dance routine – multi venue may aim programme encourage school use dance fun creative way increase physical activity runup london olympic paralympic game british council school online programme promoted big dance school pledge school around world project form part work support lasting partnership school uk country aim increasing young people capacity skill understanding outlook required live work global society choreography available download big dance website january participant invited learn choreography school take part world record attempt school site pm may school encouraged undertake provide extra minute dance big dance week – july total young people took part world record attempt across nation big dance bus adapted doubledecker routemaster london bus touring location host day dance special bus stop popup dance floor aim programme take dance area cultural infrastructure area people traditionally engage art individual bus stop programmed include mixture following workshop cover range dance style local performance showcase dance competition flash mob event provide open stage freestyling tea dance big dance bus toured big dance popup cinema giant inflatable screen screened range film outdoor location event took place evening sundown following day activity space front popup cinema big dance library event took place local library promote wealth resource offer encourage interest dance people involved dance involved reading selection title dance performance around library building big dance week – july many event performance taking place across uk coordinated big dance hub many individual organisation big street dance day took place saturday july uk moment celebration dance public square across country aim encourage many organisation possible take public space whether street square park sport stadium provide many opportunity possible people dance together backdrop olympic paralympic game international partner also encouraged organise event locally big dance trafalgar square took place london wayne mcgregor creative director trafalgar square created largescale dance piece participant across london performed alongside professional dancer wayne mcgregor random dance english national ballet community group vocational school across capital channel commissioned leopard film make film big dance broadcast sunday july big dance big dance commonwealth edition backdrop xx commonwealth game held glasgow big dance festival week took place – july big dance pledge took place may choreography produced scottish ballet nearly people performed dance across nation big dance bus toured third time making stop included function big dance programme use power dance mobilise community generate legacy change big dance became london legacy trust uk programme led mayor london partnership art council england fourth big dance took place – july part london festival – finale cultural olympiad national programme wrapped around big dance london big dance became national programme led foundation community dance collaboration greater london authority council dance education training dance champion group sport recreation alliance youth dance england behalf consortium dance take lead – ukwide alliance dance organisation brought together maximise opportunity london community participatory dance member dance take lead london programme received support range organisation including sport england nh london – changelife london council museum library archive interactive shape big dance highlighted within london olympic paralympic game health legacy compendium reported nh london greater london authority gla unique form strategic citywide government london made directly elected mayor separately elected assembly mayor london spokesman lead preparation statutory strategy transport spatial development economic development culture environment mayor also control budget gla transport london tfl london development agency lda metropolitan police authority mpa london fire emergency planning authority big dance programme led greater london authority provide access network medium marketing funding opportunity support many area programme art council england work get great art everyone championing developing investing artistic experience enrich people life support range artistic activity theatre music literature dance photography digital art carnival craft art council england achieving great art everyone year strategic framework art share many key strategic aim big dance also independence legal financial administrative structure needed support programme ensure operates transparency fairness complies responsibility public funding art council england key partner initiating pilot big dance celebration across england london office funding development involvement major event london legacy trust uk programme english region northern ireland scotland wale well four national programme registered charity england wale aim make award money individual organisation charitable purpose including without limitation cultural educational healthy sporting charitable activity benefit community approved territory major funder big dance programme legacy trust uk offered opportunity help create lasting lifechanging benefit london olympic paralympic game big dance london one regional programme supported ltuk trust funding act catalyst link grassroots activity lead game basis three fundamental objective unite culture sport education line value vision olympics make difference involved support grassroots project often small scale uniting community interest local regional level big dance hub crucial delivery programme across nation continue provide network legacy programme big dance hub leading dance development organisation appropriate level stability expertise aspiration facilitate uniting cultural physical activity across range partner dance organisation whilst different experience working local authority partner expertise learning participation possibly providing pathway progression initial encounter highlevel performance participatory programme particular group host youth dance company outreach activity big dance hub plan big dance build existing expertise experience together organisation provide network diverse strength specialism range dance genre london five big dance hub follows five hub responsible coordinating activity number local authority area based total local authority london borough city london make greater london area local authority coordinated london council allowing participation major event big dance celebratory week repeat involvement estimated million people involved four year part ongoing programme london would represent around one quarter population london across uk million people involved big dance success london big dance hub network provided suitable structure build upon national programme national programme coordinated eight big dance hub across english region big danceofficial site archived link foundation community dance archived link british council archived link art council england dance uk
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Blackpool Dance Festival
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day blackpool dance festival world first famous annual ballroom dance competition international significance held empress ballroom winter garden blackpool england since also largest ballroom competition couple country took part festival early st century festival held may cover ballroom latin american dancing american smooth incorporates british open championship category adult amateur professional couple formation team two new category introduced british rising star amateur ballroom latin competition two invitation event professional team match exhibition competition create much interest junior dance festival blackpool sequence dance festival incorporates british sequence championship british national dance festival also held annually blackpool annual world professional dancesport championship often held blackpool five time connected dance festival world largest amateur dance festival annual euro dance festival rust germany show professional dancer combined workshop wide range dancer beginner professional depicted awardwinning japanese film shall ダンス directed masayuki suo u remake shall dance mai played tamiyo kusakari original film paulina played jennifer lopez film competed dance championship together partner suffered fall semifinal causing disqualified blackpool dance festival official website blackpool dance home page danceplaza
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Breakin' Convention
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breakin’ convention international hiphop theatre festival based london england founded produced annually sadlers well theatre artistic direction playwright dancer jonzi since inception since may breakin’ convention expanded activity beyond threeday festival include tour across uk developing new theatre work local hiphop artist produce yearround professional development course ukbased hiphop choreographer artist dancetheatre company early jonzi recently appointed artistic director chief executive sadlers well alistair spalding proposed idea hip hop festival took entire venue celebrating hip hop culture emphasis dance jonzi appointed associate artist theatre march founded still brock production later jonzi production focus education professional development hip hop dance uk breakin convention brought early pioneer culture including electric boogaloos tommy clown vagabond crew introduced future awardwinning company zoonation boy blue entertainment jonzi de valois award outstanding contribution critic circle national dance award breakin convention supported art council england list hip hop music festival hip hop culture battle year notorious ibe breakin convention official website sadlers well official website breakin convention mf magazine feature
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Dance Master UK
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dance master uk dance competition held annually united kingdom dance master uk established late international dance teacher association male equivalent long running competition miss dance great britain dance master uk theatre dance competition boy held annually uk national final held winter garden blackpool england final also include judging miss dance great britain international ballet championship entrant wish compete national final dance master must first qualify competition winning regional heat heat held dance festival nationwide throughout year majority festival independently run must apply idta order stage heat dance master enter regional heat competitor must aged year day competition must amateur dancer fulltime training professional dancer permitted enter heat competitor performs threeminute solo dance modern theatre cabaret style may include jazz tap song dialogue instrumentation comedy dance dominant discipline classical ballet character dance national dance style permitted idta request competitor present solo specially choreographed competition competitor win regional heat must perform solo without change national final qualify national final competitor must win heat score mark represent festival final runnerup place also awarded runnerup may compete national final scored qualifying mark heat winner unable compete common dancer compete numerous regional heat throughout country order qualify national final national final dance master organised idta held annually winter garden blackpool final competitor compete series danceoffs judged panel specialist adjudicator narrow number competitor selection finalist finalist perform judge grand final winner dance master title awarded winner dance master uk receives trophy cash prize trophy also awarded runnerup rd place winner hold title one year new winner chosen following year title holder may compete retain title automatically qualify place national final prestigious competition winner dance master normally enjoy number benefit including dancing various idta seminar event invited perform idtas annual showcase gala major uk theatre winner scott millar sharon wood school dance drama runner max penfold rd place jake kitching winner harrison smallman jelli studio runner daniel richards splinter dance studio rd place jack skelton bad winner harry wilson scott stevenson school runner harrison smallman jelli studio rd place james wilkinson jones nadines dance company winner kieran price tab studio runner ashley chafer marilyn baker school dance rd place james wilkinson jones nadines dance company winner arron hough sk dance runner james buckley adele taylor winner reece woodier tab studio runner benjamin holloway adele taylor school dance rd place michael brown kathleen knox school dance winner rhys yeoman runner nathan johnson nadines dance company rd place benjamin holloway adele taylor school dance winner joseph burridge runner jamal wolfe rd place samual wall winner stephen garrity thornton academy dance studio middlesbrough runner samual wall rd place nathan colman winner rio samuel dawn dawson academy dance dolphin dance studio runner connor macleod georgie school theatre art rd place dex lee morgan aslanoff school winner matthew koon centre pointe school dance runner josh kinsella phil winstons theatreworks rd place connor mcleod georgie school theatre art winner billy george armley school dance runner john stevenson janice wilson school dance rd place botting premier dance academy winner ‘’’ danny rowe ‘’’ ‘’lumsdale theatre arts’’ winner andrew wragg amersall school dance winner joseph connor dupont dance stage school runner craig moffat rd place matthew croke maureen law sharon berry school dance master uk winner international dance teacher association official site joseph connor
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