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eleventh edition: may/june 2013

HelloMagalogueMay/June11

After a mini break from Magalogue, we’re back with an extra special bumper edition covering May and June.

Lots of you have said you’d like to know more about events further ahead, so we’re going bi-monthly. That means you can get planning early and make sure you have lots of treats to look forward to. We think that’s fairly essential, particularly if you’re a workaholic or get so caught up in chores you forget to make time for your friends and creative adventures!

So now we’re doing half the number, we’d like to make them twice as good. Send your suggestions to sara@salisburyarts.co.uk and wait and see what happens...

Happy reading!

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Image: Violentango

HelloMagalogueMay/June

Image: Violentango

BIG NEWSLewis, Jodie and Ryan scoop Bronze Arts AwardsIn this edition we’re sending special Magalogue congratulations to Lewis Parrett, Jodie Gale and Ryan Thornborough.

Educated by Wiltshire Council’s Education Other Than At School Team, the three teenagers have been studying for the Arts Award at Salisbury Arts Centre.

Over the last few months, they have taken part in sculpture, painting, animation and filmmaking. We’ve loved watching their creations develop and we’re delighted they’ve achieved this qualification.

Former Scriptwriters Doo Dah participant is up up and away...He may no longer be part of Scriptwriters Doo Dah but we’re still super proud of the very talented John Yates. His play “Our Space”, previously featured in Magalogue, having found its way into Theatre Bristol’s Saturday Shorts, has been taken up by Ripped Script Theatre Company’s Laura Jasper and will be performed at LOST Theatre’s One Act Festival in May and Exeter Ignite Festival in June. Well done John and of course our scriptwriting guru Angie for her wonderful workshop leading!

Image: Pottery by Bea Alabaster

BIG NEWS

Image: Thomas BroomanImage: Pottery by Bea Alabaster

The visual arts debateOur mission is to surprise, challenge and include. Sometimes we achieve that by doing lots of different things but every now and then a work comes along that achieves all three. Sue Austin’s White Lines was one of those works and reminded us why we love debate; when you hear people sobbing over the emotional power of a work while others rage about it, you know you’ve achieved something, you know you’ve stimulated an emotional response.

“The graffitti/vandalism/wheelchair art is an absolute disgrace in this beautiful city”

“Brilliant. This is really important art making really thoughtful points.”

“I saw this on Bedwin Street, thought it was excellent”

“So that’s what the pretty patterns are”

“Yet when someone spray paints on a wall it’s vandalism”

So what made Sue Austin choose to make waves through the city? Sue spoke to Salisbury Journal about her White Lines:“When I started using a wheelchair I found people’s reaction to me completely changed. When I asked people the first words that came to mind when I said ‘wheelchair’ they said things like ‘limitation’, ‘restriction’, ‘fear’ and ‘illness’. But for me I’d been pretty much housebound and the wheelchair gave me an amazing sense of freedom. I want people to see it as an empowering object rather than a limiting object.”

“The idea for this came when I went through some puddles and looked behind afterwards and thought ‘those trails look really interesting’ and they created a maze. The point is to create a thinking space. Many people in wheelchairs have this feeling of being invisible, partly because people physically look over you but partly because of the preconceptions people have. It’s working on various levels of presence and absence. People can trace my wheels through the city when I am physically absent but I become conceptually present as people play and dance along the lines.”

The visual arts debate

Join In... 24 Hour Salisbury5.21am Saturday 11 May - 5.20am Sunday 12 May

What makes Salisbury?

We’ve teamed up with NewRED Studios to create a 24 hour portrait of Salisbury and we need your help...

What does Salisbury look like at sunrise or sunset? What are your favourite views in the early morning or late in the evening? What are we all missing out on when we’re asleep at night?

Join us on a 24 hour adventure to document Salisbury in all its guises. We’re looking for photos and videos taken between 5.21am on Saturday 11 May and 5.20am on Sunday 12 May to become part of a unique multimedia portrait.

We’ll be open for the full 24-hour period so come and say hello and bring us your creations.

View guidelines and submission details>>>

Image: Salisbury Arts Centre by Tim Kidner

Join In... 24 Hour Salisbury5.21am Saturday 11 May - 5.20am Sunday 12 May

Live Lunches have multiplied with free music now happening regularly on Saturdays and Sundays. We caught up with 17-year-old Declan Millar, who will be appearing as part of the series for the 2nd time on Saturday 18 May, to find out what Live Lunches mean to the musicians involved:

What does it mean for you to be part of the Live Lunch series?It’s a great opportunity and a great venue. I really like being given the chance to play there and to expand my musical landscape. Also I’m actively trying to get gigs wherever I can, so I really appreciate what Salisbury Arts Centre has done for me. As well as giving me the opportunity to play in Salisbury Arts Centre and Salisbury City Centre, they’ve also fixed up for me to play at the Larmer Tree Festival this year.

Live LunchA treat for you and a platform for new talent...

What was your highlight from your last gig at Salisbury Arts Centre? I thought the sound was really great. Feeling that you’ve got decent sound makes gigs much easier and more enjoyable for the performer. I also really appreciated how friendly and interested people were; I had people saying they’d come and see my sister and me play again in May.

How would you describe your music?Folk/Folk-Rock with a range of influences. I write songs as much as I can and the bulk of my set is my own material, however I also sing covers of songs and artists I most admire and appreciate.

Is there an artist or group that has particularly inspired you?The Incredible String Band have been a huge inspiration in recent years. Also bands like Fairport Convention and Folk-Roots duo Show of Hands who I’ve listened to for years; my first steps in trying to write songs were done in awe of Steve Knightley’s lyrics. Have a listen to Declan>>>

View all summer Live Lunch dates>>>

Image: Declan & Celia Millar

Live LunchA treat for you and a platform for new talent...

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Edinburgh Comedy Previews

It’s that time of year again when people start talking about Edinburgh Fringe. It’s the time when artists start polishing their performances and preparing to share their work for the first time. This year you can see it here earlier than ever with our first Edinburgh Comedy Preview kicking off in May:

Sunday 19 May 8pm: Phil Wang and Jarlath Regan

Sunday 7 July 8pm: Grainne Maguire and Gareth Richards

Sunday 21 July 8pm: Ahir Shah and Iain Stirling

What can you expect from an Edinburgh Comedy Preview?

• A night of laughter with fresh gags and material yet to be exposed to an audience.

• Professional comedians• A little good humoured heckling,

depending on the audience!• A relaxed atmosphere to enjoy a fun

night out with your friends.

In the first of our three summer previews, catch Phil Wang (Winner of the Chortle 2010 Student Comedy Award) and Irish stand-up Jarlath Regan.

Book your tickets for May Edinburgh Comedy Preview now>>>

Star Where did the idea for Star originate?Star was created in a response to a call out from mac birmingham to create a new piece of theatre especially for 2-5 year olds. There were various themes we wanted to explore such as friendship, the unknown, inside / outside, fairytales, dreams and somewhere along the line we began to imagine these two quirky characters living very different lives but both organising their lives around this one Star they both see in the sky.

What can families expect from the show?Star is an intimate and interactive show which invites its audiences to be amongst the action - as each child arrives they are invited to sit on a star on the floor right in the heart of our beautifully designed set and the story unfolds around them.

It is a gentle tale of friendship with warm, welcoming and funny characters who spend too much time on their own and discover that being together is better than life apart. We tell the story with original music (live singing and violin) and a mixture of simple puppets and interesting found objects.

Book your tickets for Star now>>>

Image: Star

Our next family treat is just around the corner so we caught up with Goody and Storey to find out a bit more about their sparkling new show Star, which arrives on Sunday 12 May.

We loved Jack Pratchard when it was here. What made you decide to create a performance suitable for young audiences?We had both been involved in a show for under-5’s at the Little Angel Theatre which was really off-the-wall and fun, and it seemed to us there was something liberating in creating a show for young audiences whose imaginations aren’t so tied down to a boring notion of reality.It was interesting for us to try and make something that isn’t so much about the story (although there is one) and more about a chap who’s really happy with his sewing machine, or a woman who loves her watering can and the fun we could find around that and the objects they use.Young children are so much more willing to play and hopefully the show gives them something they can take home and keep dreaming around.

What’s your ideal audience reaction?They have a great time and they all get up and join in the dance at the end!

Image: Star

a world of music

Music Programmer Thomas Brooman has been exploring the idea of music from near and far and May and June are prime examples. From Son Cubano to British Folk and Argentinian Tango, there’s a world of music to discover at Salisbury Arts Centre over the next couple of months. Sierra Maestra - Saturday 17 MayCuba’s leading Son group Sierra Maestra is a brilliant live group for both dancing and listening to. Expect a lively night out Havana style.

Spiers and Boden - Wednesday 22 MayMulti-award winning Bellowhead frontmen Spiers and Boden specialise in a unique blend of spontaneous English Folk. They’ve always been fascinated by the local traditions, songs and dances that make up the rich tapestry of British Folk and for this gig will be exploring songs with local significance.

A Midsummer Night’s Musical Dream - Friday 21 JuneLatin, Funk, Balkan, Gypsy, Jazz and Flamenco collide as we celebrate Midsummer Night with festival favourites The Magic Tombolinos and Argentinian Tango stars Violentango.

Explore all music events>>>Images: Sierra Maestra, Spiers & Boden and The Magic Tombolinos

Images: Sierra Maestra, Spiers & Boden and The Magic Tombolinos

Ours Was the Fen CountryTuesday 11 June 8pm

“I saw Dan Canham perform his last piece, 30 Cecil Street, at Pavilion Dance South West back in February. I sat perplexed as he laid masking tape all over the empty stage. Gradually a floor plan emerged, recreating the space of the lost and ruined Theatre Royal in Limerick. With a haunting soundtrack recorded in and around the crumbling Irish theatre, he danced in every carefully taped room bringing the history of the beautiful building to life. He walked cautiously across the stage to the sound of creaking floorboards and tap danced perfectly in time to the echo of the very same moves recorded in the Cecil Street building. Amidst the masking tape lines you could feel the space, vast and empty with every echoing movement. In another room he recreated the club nights that used to take place there, to the sounds of a night out in Limerick. By the end of the performance, every taped room was alive with sound, movement and history. When Dan Canham left the stage, I willed him to return and wanted more of the beautiful building he’d created. In 25 minutes he had become one of my favourite performers. I’m really looking forward to seeing his latest creation.” Sara Lock, Deputy Director

From Limerick, Dan Canham has turned his attentions to the Fen Country. Joined by his ensemble, Still House, he will explore universal stories of rural communities fading from view. We’re in no doubt that he’ll capture the atmosphere and the history of the place. We simply can’t wait to see how he does it.

Book tickets for Ours Was the Fen Country>>>

Image: Ours Was the Fen Country

Image: Ours Was the Fen Country

“Dan Canham raises ghosts in spine-tingling

dance-theatre... exquisitely crafted”

Lyn Gardner, The Guardian

Major TomWednesday 26 June 8pmMajor Tom stars one woman and one dog in a fascinating true story exploring the British facination with celebrities and winning. It’s the story of how an average 34 year old became a beauty queen and how her smelly Basset Hound, Major Tom, became a championship show dog.

Get to know the beautiful Victoria Melody and Major Tom with this short trailer:

Find out more and book tickets online>>>

Image: Victoria Melody and Major Tom

Image: Victoria Melody and Major Tom

My Brother the RobotSunday 30 June 11.30am & 2pm

The Snail and the Whale was a massive hit here last summer. What can families expect from My Brother the Robot?It’s great to be coming back! My Brother the Robot has an exciting, thought-provoking plot, lots of humour and some fantastic new songs. What is your personal highlight of the show?The musical section in which Bobbie teaches her brand new robot brother how to move, walk, run and dance.

We’ve read that the show looks at the future of technology and the science of robotics. How do you go about creating a show that is fun for families as well as being informative?The most important thing is the story - any themes come directly from that. In this case, the story is about a young girl who longs for a little brother. Then, when her dad builds her a little brother robot, she (and we) have to work out if it’s the same as the real thing...

What’s your ideal audience reaction?Laughter, applause, clapping along to the songs - and the silent sound of human brain cogs whirring.

Book tickets online now>>>

on screenCatch a preview; click the images below.

You Will Be My Son: Thursday 20 June 7.30pm

Oska Bright Film Festival: Monday 24 June 10.30am & 1pm

Amour: Tuesday 25 June 7.30pmSammy’s Great Escape: Saturday 29 June 11am

Explore the full Film programme>>>