27APRIL - 1MAY

DORCHESTERFESTIVAL

2006

‘RUMBA INTHERINGS’OVER 70 SPECTACULAR EVENTS INDORCHESTER’S ANCIENT HENGE

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RUMBA IN THE RINGS, TANGO IN THE TOWN HALL,SALSA IN THE STREETS, OVER 70 SPECTACULAR

EVENTS AT DORCHESTER’S ANCIENT HENGE,MAUMBURY RINGS - COME AND JOIN THE FIESTA!

Hello and welcome to the 6th Dorchester Festival - a celebration ofHispanic culture alongside national and local artists. 26 performancesare free and happening in Maumbury Rings, our main festival venuefor 2006.

We have a big white tent in the Rings, where large scale events takeplace. We have the huge southwest based Show of Hands, from theCameroon, members of the Baka tribe, with Baka Beyond and fromHonduras a fantastic salsa band Duende. We have formed our ownFestival Samba Band with Magic Drum, which will be leading theprocession.

This Festival links up with the Fair Trade Foundation, with a talk by itspatron George Alagiah, and sponsorship from Respect Organics, whohave also organised the Soil Association exhibition at a new venuePoundbury Gardens.

The Dorchester Festival is supported by grants from Arts CouncilSouthwest Heritage Lottery Fund, Dorchester Town Council, DorsetCounty Council for the Youth Arts activities and West Dorset DistrictCouncil. This funding enables us to provide free events makingDorchester come alive with the festival buzz.

Watch out for the unusual, be stunned by the passion of flamenco,taste the bananas, come to our Strictly Latino tea dance - there’ssomething for everyone.

Sharon Hayden, Artistic Director

FESTIVAL STAFFHelen Pritchard - Creative ProducerPat Yonwin - AdministratorMaddy Pethick - Community LiaisonAlastair Nisbet - Chair of Dorchester Arts Centre

STEERING COMMITTEEAlexina Gannon, Sue Cottam and Esther Yarnold

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VISUAL ARTThursday 27th April - 1st MayPOUNDBURY GARDENS Open daily 12noon - 4pm FREEExhibition opening Thursday 27th April at 1pm

The Soil Association’s Art from Organic Farms exhibition aims to helpbring the ‘culture’ back into agriculture during the Dorchester Festival.

Over 100 artists up and down the country have been working on organicfarms to create artworks that celebrate organic food: from landscapesalive with wildlife to free-ranging livestock.

www.soilassociation.org/arts

There are over 50 Soil Association farms and producers inDorset. Here is a selection to look out for:Becklands Farm, Bothen Hill Produce, Childhay ManorOrganics, Clipper, Dorset Farms, Green Valley Farm Shop,Long Crichel Bakery, Long Crichel Organic Garden,Longmeadow Organic Vegetables, Manor Farm, Manor FarmOrganic Milk Ltd, Neal’s Yard (Natural) Remedies Ltd, RespectOrganics, Stoate, NR and Sons, Sunnyside Organic Farm,Sydling Brook Organic Farm Shop

ART FROM ORGANIC FARMS

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VISUAL ART27th April - 1st MayTOWN HALL 11am - 6pmAn exhibition of textile, print andphotographic works inspired byurban nature and adventure. Thisproject reveals one artist’s quest to

VISUAL ART27th April -1st MayDORCHESTERART CENTRE11am - 6pmFREE

Photographyexhibition fromDorset basedColombianphotographerPaola Valencia.

LOOKING FOR THE BLACK REDSTART

PAOLA VALENCIA

uncover the wildlife wonders - inparticular the Black Country, which isbetter known for its industrialheritage than its natural beauty.Excited by news that one of Britain’srarest birds, the Black Redstart, hadbeen spotted along the Birmingham /Wolverhampton tramline and canalnetwork, the artist set out on hercreative journey and invited localpeople to join her. Looking for the Black Redstart - anoriginal commission by The Public,West Midlands. www.thepublic.com

A rambling we shall go!Come and join Clare and take a freshlook at your local area! WildlifeRambles take place on Friday at4pm and Saturday at 11am, startingoutside the Corn Exchange

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COMMUNITY PROJECT27th April - 1st MayMAGISTRATES ROOM 11am - 6pm FREECommunity embroiderer, Suzanne Finch invites you to contribute toDorchester 700’s Celebration Tapestry. You are welcome to stay for the dayor just drop in! Help us paint the tapestry or just watch us work.Supported by Dorchester Town Council

DORCHESTER 700 TAPESTRY

VISUAL ART: DOLORESSÁNCHEZ CALVO27th April - 1stMayTOWN HALL 11am - 6pm

Commissioned for theTenerife Biennale thisseries connects with theartist’s interest onconcepts of transposition,advertisement languages,icons, clichés, kitsch andstereotypes. The Beatles- now as much a part ofBritain’s past heritage asDickens or Shakespeare -do not represent the realmusicians, but instead theidealised characters fromthe animated movie, “TheYellow Submarine” -together they form part ofa ‘Disneyland’ image ofBritain - a Model Britain.

MODEL BRITAIN

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ART AND NATUREFriday 28th AprilCORN EXCHANGE 4pm - 5.30pm £3 /£2A rambling we shall go! Come and joinus and take a fresh look at your localarea! Artist Clare Thornton invites youto join her on a ramble accompaniedby local nature experts, who will sharetheir expertise and enthusiasm. Theramble starts outside the CornExchange and ends at the Town Hallwith tea and cake and a chance tolook around the exhibition - Lookingfor the Black Redstart. All welcome!Supported by Clipper Tea

WILDLIFE RAMBLE

THEATREThursday 27th AprilCORN EXCHANGE 8pm £8 £6 membersA dark fable of love and loss,inspired by the Myth of Melusine,written by Hattie Naylor. Matthew isdead. The last guest has left thewake, leaving his parents and youngfiancée in the family home. No one issleeping. Grief can make monsters ofus all... Platform 4 has developed areputation for stunning visual theatre,blending text, movement and objectswith evocative sound and light tocreate unique theatrical gems.“Poetic, moving and touchingtheatre.” Total Theatre 2004

PLATFORM 4 - SHIVER

(Shivering is the body’s response tolower body temperature and one ofthe first symptoms of hypothermia;you should end your dive if you beginto shiver).

LIVE ARTFriday 28th AprilTOWN CENTRE 11am - 4pmFREE

Hard.Soft. Owen and Rebeccahit the town during the daywith aspirations to get intimatewith the locals. Armed withpillows and handbags theyinvite you to slip your handsinto their pouches and leave ahard or soft story, memory orcuriosity in return for one oftheirs. No hard pressure, justsoft pleasure!

LISTUS

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LIVE ART

LIVE ARTFriday 28th AprilTAPAS BAR 5.30pm £6 / £5 (includes tapas andSangria)Join us for Sangria from 5.30pm

6pm: PROPELLER - WE ARETHE RIVERS WE SWIMTHROUGHA performance-lecture thataddresses the disappearance ofspecies and the collapse of theplanet’s ecological infrastructure. Elements of performance, video,writing, academic and journalisticresearch come together toquestion and provoke our attitudeof separateness. Propeller is aperformance group working

collaboratively around ideas ofecology, perception andorientation.

7.15pm: GILLIAN WYLDE WILLBE OKGillian Wylde is not a blessed DJ.Gillian Wylde is a mongrel vinylrotator.

8pm: LISTUS - HARD. SOFT.Emptying the contents of theirhandbags and pillows, the couplestand amongst the rubble offeathers and nails, revealing yourstories and fantasies anonymouslyand forcing themselves toremember their own.

If you would like moreinformation on Live Art in Dorsetsee www.piCOt.org

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FABULOSO & FLAMENCO DANCEFriday 28th April CORN EXCHANGE 7pm £15 / £13 members

Exploring modern harmony, crossing over into contemporary ideas andyet retaining the great traditions within his compositions. His trio is inthe absolute vanguard of modern flamenco utilising jazz and classicalharmonies within his music. An exhilarating night of flamenco music,percussion and dance not to be missed.

THE JUAN MARTIN TRIO

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COMEDY NIGHTFriday 28th AprilBIG WHITE TENT, MAUMBURY RINGS 9.30pm £18 / £16 members“I couldn’t stand being a nobody. America put too much value on beingtall and blonde. So I used laughter to make people take notice.”Ruby started off writing for Not the Nine O Clock News. Ruby eventuallygot a chat show after drunkenly interviewing Michael Grade (who washead of Channel 4 at the time) in a tent at the Edinburgh festival. She subsequently made a range of programmes (most featuring hername in the title and most you will have seen!).Join us outdoors in the ancient henge as Ruby gives us her account ofwhat Dorchester is really like!

RUBY WAX

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with MARÍA JOSÉ GARCÍASaturday 29th AprilYURT, MAUMBURY RINGS 10am - 12noon £3 / £2

María José García from Cartagena, Spain (title of Bailarina Profesional:Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia, Madrid) is delighted to offer thisworkshop of flamenco dancing focussing on footwork, flowing armmovements and playing castanets. Comfortable clothing, hard soledshoes and plenty of energy are recommended.

COOKINGDEMONSTRATIONSaturday 29thAprilBIG WHITE TENT,MAUMBURY RINGS11am FREE

Join well-known celebritychef Lesley Waters for El desayuno (Spanishbreakfast) cookingdemonstration. Teachinghas always been Lesley’sgreat passion and openingher own cookery school inDorset is the realisation ofa long held dream. Herenergetic style ofpresentation is expertlycombined with simple andclear guidance, making herclasses both entertainingand informative.

FLAMENCO DANCE WORKSHOP

THE KARAOKE TAXI

STREET THEATRESaturday 29th AprilTOWN CENTRE 10.30am FREEAn eccentric family arrive in Dorchestertown centre. Look out for the Lada taxi, 3passengers at a time.

LESLEYWATERS

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ART THROUGHYOGA WORKSHOP

ART AND NATURESaturday 29th AprilTOWN HALL 11am £3 / £2A rambling we shall go! Come andjoin us and take a fresh look at yourlocal area! The artist Clare Thorntoninvites you to join her on a rambleaccompanied by local natureexperts, who will share theirexpertise and enthusiasm. Theramble starts outside the CornExchange and at the Town Hall withtea and cake and a chance to lookaround the exhibition - Looking forthe Black Redstart. All welcome!

STORYTELLING

WILDLIFE RAMBLE

DRAWING FROM WITHINSaturday 29th AprilYURT, MAUMBURY RINGS 12noon£3 / £2Using the automatic drawingtechniques of the Surrealists,combined with a series of yogapractices, artist and yoga teacherRochelle Carswell will unleash yourhidden creativity.

with CASSANDRA WYE

Saturday 29th AprilLIBRARY 11am FREE

Saturday 29th AprilYURT, MAUMBURY RINGS1pm FREE

A fiesta of folktales from Spainand South America createdespecially for DorchesterFestival. To tantalize and temptall ages

Cassandra has been dancingstories around the world since1991, from Barbados to Borneo,from international festivals toinner city farms, fromuniversities to monasteries, fromthe depths of the jungle to theedge of the sea.

WWW.DORCHESTERFESTIVAL.ORG

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THEATRE OF ADVENTURESaturday 29th AprilTOWN CENTRE 12noonFour Fairtrade bananas are on the streets of Dorchester. Commissionedby Fairtrade organization, Banana Link, they have an important missionin the world of humanity. Watch out for fruity, hilarious happenings.This event is sponsored by http://www.doollee.com/

“RESPECT THE LOCAL ORGANICFARMERS AND PRODUCERS”Saturday 29th AprilMAUMBURY RINGS 1pm - 4pmFREE

Sample, taste and buy fresh,organic food from your localfarmers who care about theenvironment we live in.

BANANAS!

FARMERS FAIR

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PROCESSION THROUGHDORCHESTERSaturday 29th AprilTOWN CENTRE 12.30pm

Join this vibrant carnival as itstampedes through the town centrelead by The Dorchester Samba Band.The band was formed by MagicDrum especially for DorchesterFestival. The Samba Band will befollowed by over 100 children incarnival costume. During the last twoweeks Dorchester School childrenhave been working with textile artist,Catherine Grimaldi to discover the artof carnival!

In partnership with Departure Arts

CARNIVAL

DESPERATE MENSaturday 29th AprilMAUMBURY RINGS 1pm - 3pm10 minute shows for 6 people ata time. FREEAn eccentric family arrive...presenting their ramshackleroad show from the back oftheir vehicle, with a story to telland miracles to perform. With cheese, vodka, a livingforest and the bear......

TRUCK, TENT,TAXI

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TOMÁS JIMÉNEZ & MARÍA JOSÉGARCÍASaturday 29th AprilBIG WHITE TENT, MAUMBURYRINGS 1.15pm FREEFrom Cartagena, Spain, TomásJiménez - “a flamenco guitarist oftremendous passion and virtuosity” -and María José García offer authenticflamenco in which the dance,castanets and guitar solos are usedto express all of the emotions of thispassionate art form.

AN AFTERNOONOF FLAMENCO

PERFORMINGLANDSCAPESWORKSHOP

PROPELLERSaturday 29th AprilMeet at BIG WHITE TENT,MAUMBURY RINGS 1pm £3 / £2Or: ‘when birds look into houseswhat impossible worlds they see.’We will begin with a series of walksand practical tasks aimed at slowingdown our habitual patterns of seeingand recognising what’s around us.The workshop is of interest toanyone wishing to find ways ofinhabiting and responding tolandscape: people who work or havean interest in art, biology, theenvironment and ecology.

TALK / WALK Saturday 29th AprilMeet at BIG WHITE TENT,MAUMBURY RINGS 12 noonFREETalk and walk with local historian, BillPutnam (Principal Lecturer inArchaeology, BournemouthUniversity, retired).

ISLAND VOICES

SINGING Saturday 29th AprilBIG WHITE TENT, MAUMBURYRINGS 2pmA community choir. Their originalsongs with music by Sammy Hurdenexplore Portland and it’s uniquecharacter.

GUIDED WALKAROUND THE

RINGS

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OUTDOOR THEATRESaturday 29th AprilMAUMBURY RINGS 3pmMeet a man with a bear’s heart, atelepathic granny, and a brassy bandof musical misfits. Tickle your fancy,rattle your cortex, and laugh yourhead off! In their 25th year thelegendary Desperate Men bring tolife a timely tale of travelling outsiderssearching for a better life upon thisblessed soil.

WORKSHOPSaturday 29th AprilYURT, MAUMBURY RINGS 2.15pm£3 / £2The Magic Drum Circle is open to all.Drum Circles are about people comingtogether as a community. We provide allsorts of different drums and percussionbut you are welcome to bring your own(but no snare drums please).

MAGIC DRUMCIRCLE

with SAMMY HURDENSaturday 29th AprilYURT, MAUMBURY RINGS 4pm £3 / £2Sammy Hurden is a Dorset-basedvoice workshop leader andsongwriter. No need for experienceof singing in a choir or readingmusic... just bring your voices.

SINGINGWORKSHOP

THE MIRACLESHOW

MAKINGPERFORMANCE

WORKSHOP

LISTUSSaturday 29th AprilBIG WHITE TENT, MAUMBURYRINGS 2.30pm £3 / £2Live Art group Listus presents aworkshop to explore alternative ways ofcreating performance, using the self asprinciple tool and site of investigation.The aim of the workshop is to providean exploration into ways of working /creating as an independent artist, withparticular emphasis on the process ofcreating and making performance.

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FIRE PERFORMANCESaturday 29th AprilMAUMBURY RINGS 2.30 and7.30pm FREE

ZacFire welcome you toMaumbury Rings with aspectacular outdoor fire show.

DORSET STORIESby SYLVIA TOWNSEND WARNERpublished by Black Dog BooksTalk & Readings by local authorJUDITH STINTON and publisherPETER TOLHURST.Saturday 29th AprilDORSET COUNTY MUSEUM.7.30pm. £8 / £6 (to include glass ofwine)The writer, Sylvia Townsend Warner,spent the best years of her life inDorset. Most of her short stories areset in Dorchester (Dumbridge) duringthe war years. Warner’s characterscome from all walks of village life andare observed in stories that areelegant, original and witty.

PAPA GEORGE BAND

THE WIMBORNE MINSTRELS

SUMER IS ICUMEN INSaturday 29th AprilST PETER’S CHURCH 7.30pm £7A concert of early music from both sides of the Channel. Tickets (concs.available) from Harmony Music 01305 260360 Camera Corner 01305264535, St Peter’s Church or on the door.

ZACFIRE

DORSET STORIES

BLUESNIGHTSaturday 29th AprilDORCHESTER ART CENTRE 8pm £9 / £4.50* in advance. £10 / £5 on door. *Under 18s / NUSPapa George is one of Britain’s leading live bluesartists.

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SHOW OF HANDS

FOLK MUSICSaturday 29th AprilBIG WHITE TENT, MAUMBURY RINGS 8pm £15 / £13 membersEngland’s most successful acoustic roots duo and one of the finest folkacts around return to Dorchester for this special event.“formidable operators in the roots arena. A class act.” The Independent

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FESTIVAL WEEKEND TIMETABLE

Thursday 27th Apri lPlatform 4 - Shiver • Corn Exchange • 8pm

Friday 28th Apri lListus • Town Centre • 11am - 4pmWildl i fe Ramble • Corn Exchange • 4pm - 5.30pmLive Art • Tapas Bar: Dorchester Arts Centre • 5.30pm The Juan Martin Trio Fabuloso • Corn Exchange • 7pmRuby Wax • Maumbury Rings, Big White Tent • 9.30pm

Saturday 29th Apri lDesperate Men • Town Centre • 10.30amLesley Waters • Maumbury Rings, Big White Tent • 11amFlamenco Dance workshop • Maumbury Rings, Yurt • 10am - 12noonStorytel l ing with Cassandra Wye • Library • 11amWildl i fe Ramble • Meet at Corn Exchange • 11amGuided History Walk • Maumbury Rings • 12noonArt Through Yoga workshop • Maumbury Rings, Yurt • 12noonBananas! • Town Centre • 12noonCarnival Procession • Town Centre • 12.30pmDorchester Festival Farmers Fair • Maumbury Rings • 1pm - 4pmStorytel l ing with Cassandra Wye • Maumbury Rings, Yurt • 1pmThe Man with the Bear’s Heart • Maumbury Rings • 1pm - 3pmPerforming Landscapes workshop • Maumbury Rings • 1pm - 2.30pmAn Afternoon of Flamenco • Maumbury Rings, Big White Tent • 1.15pmIsland Voices • Maumbury Rings • 2pmCircus Arts • Maumbury Rings, Big White Tent • 2pmMagic Drum Circle • Maumbury Rings,Yurt • 2.15pmSinging workshop • Maumbury Rings,Yurt • 4pmThe Miracle Show • Maumbury Rings • 3pmMaking Performance workshop • Maumbury Rings, Big White Tent • 2.30pmSumer is icumen in • St Peter’s Church • 7.30pmZacFire • Maumbury Rings • 7.30pmDorset Stories • Dorset County Museum • 7.30pmShow of Hands • Maumbury Rings, Big White Tent • 8pmBluesnight • Dorchester Art Centre • 8pm

Sunday 30th Apri lSinging workshop • Corn Exchange • 10.30amBuild a Bull • Maumbury Rings • 12noonCarmen • Dorchester Arts Centre • 12noonBlood Wedding • Dorchester Arts Centre • 2.15pmMoveable Feast • Maumbury Rings • 12noon - 6pmViva la Vida • Maumbury Rings, Big White Tent • 12.30pmRichard Hil l • Maumbury Rings, Yurt • 1pm and 2.30pmQX • Maumbury Rings, Big White Tent • 1pmAntara workshop • Maumbury Rings, Yurt • 3pmGiant open-air tea dance • Maumbury Rings, Big White Tent • 3pmMakeShift Theatre • Maumbury Rings,Yurt • 4pmGeorge Alagiah • Corn Exchange • 5.30pmEl Nocha Latino • Maumbury Rings, Big White Tent • 7.30pmAntara and Kausary • Dorset County Museum • 8pm

Monday 1st MayWhiskey • The Plaza Cinema • 11amA Story for al l Seasons • Corn Exchange • 11.30am and 2pmFlamenco Guitar For Beginners workshop • Maumbury Rings, Yurt • 11.30amYouth Theatre Platform • Maumbury Rings • 11.30am and 2pmRussell Dawson and Peter Oakes • St. Mary’s Church • 11am and 3.30pmJewellery workshop • Maumbury Rings,Yurt • 1pmJohn Bullock • Food Tent • 1.30pmThe Celt ic Fiddle Festival • Maumbury Rings, Big White Tent • 1pm and 3.30pm

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1. Dorchester Arts Centre 2. Dorset County Library 3. Old Crown Court4. Dorset County Museum 5. Corn Exchange / Town Hall 6. The Plaza Cinema7. St Mary’s Church 8. Poundbury Gardens 9. Maumbury Rings

Baka Voice Music workshop • Maumbury Rings, Yurt • 2pmRinky Dink • Maumbury Rings • 2pmChildren of Utopia • Maumbury Rings • 2.30pmThomas Hardy Society • Poundbury Gardens • 3pmThe Gondoliers • Old Crown Court , High West Street • 4.30pm and 6.30pmBombon el perro • The Plaza Cinema • 4pmBig Banana • Maumbury Rings, Banana Campaign Stage • 4.30pmBaka Beyond • Maumbury Rings, Big White Tent • 8pm-11pm

Exhibit ions: Thursday 27th Apri l - Monday 1st MayArt from Organic Farms • Poundbury Gardens • 12noon - 4pmLooking for the Black Redstart • The Town Hal l • 11am - 6pmModel Britain • The Town Hal l • 11am - 6pmPaola Valencia • Dorchester Art Centre • 11am - 6pmDorchester 700s Tapestry • Magistrates Room • 11am - 6pm

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SINGING WORKSHOP

QUANGLE WANGLE CHOIRSunday 30th AprilCORN EXCHANGE 10.30am £3 / £2

Come and help the Quangle Wangle Choir raise the roof of the CornExchange. Whatever your level of experience come and have funlearning new songs at a Harmony singing workshop. Then sit back andenjoy a short but lively concert.

VISUAL ART WORKSHOPSunday 30th April - Monday 1st MayMAUMBURY RINGS 12noon FREE

The bull is one of the most powerful symbols of the hispanic world. Tocelebrate this mighty beast join artist Karen Abadie to build a larger thanlife 3D bull. Come along, get your hands dirty with this exciting creation.

BUILD A BULL

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HISPANIC FILM

CARMEN(1983) Dir. Carlos Saura. 102 min.Sunday 30th AprilDORCHESTER ARTS CENTRE12noon £5 / £4Carlos Saura’s exhilaratingflamenco Carmen based on Bizet’smost popular opera.

BLOOD WEDDING(1981) Dir. Carlos Sunday 30th AprilDORCHESTER ARTS CENTRE2.15pm £5 / £4Ballet version of the FedericoGarcia Lorca play about a youngman who is forced to take revengeagainst his would-be bride and herlover when, during the weddingrehearsal, she runs away with amarried man.

WHISKEY (15)PLAZA 11am £5 / £4Monday 1st May(2005) Dir: Juan Pablo Rebella,Pablo Stoll. 94mins.“A deadpan comedy shot throughwith a vein of despair, Whisky isthe story of two souls seeminglystuck in neutral, with a third inrelentless drive!” Manohla Dargis,New York Times

BOMBON ELPERRO(2004) Dir Carlos Sorin. 97 mins.Monday 1st MayPLAZA 4pm £5 / £4In Patagonia, a mechanic whodreams of a different life starts tothink big after his adopted pupwins first prize at a local dog show.

In partnership with Dorchester Film Society

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RICHARD HILL

FLAMENCO GUITARSunday 30th AprilYURT, MAUMBURY RINGS 1pm and 2.30pm FREE

Richard Hill presents guitar pieces from “guitar rich” countries ofEcuador, Cuba and Brazil. He will accompanied by perscussionist LekanBabalola who has worked with Ry Cooder and Ali Farkre- Toure.

YOUTH ARTS

MOVEABLE FEAST CREATIVEWORKSHOPS FOR YOUNGPEOPLESunday 30th April andMonday 1st MayMOVEABLE FEAST YURT,MAUMBURY RINGS 12noon -6pm FREEThese workshops involvesessions of building, making,doing and having fun. Why notcome along, see what’shappening and have a go at allthat is on offer - drop-in or stayas long as you like! All sessionswill be free.

VIVA LA VIDA - JOSEPHINEDYERSunday 30th AprilBIG WHITE TENT, MAUMBURYRINGS 12.30pm FREE

Viva la Vida is a dance pieceinspired by the Mexican painterFrida Kahlo. Hurried, colourfulstill-life of exotic fruit, Viva laVida affirms Frida’s passionateembrace of life.

CONTEMPORARYDANCE

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GIANT OPEN-AIR TEA DANCE.STRICTLY COME DANCINGWITH THE PURBECK BIGBANDSunday 30th AprilBIG WHITE TENT, MAUMBURYRINGS 3pm FREEFor one afternoon only thisevent will transform MaumburyRings into a giant dance floor.The Purbeck Big Band has eightBrass, five Saxes, and fourRhythm. Anyone can join in fora quick dance and a cup ofFairtrade tea. See how we canall play a part in alleviatingpoverty in developing countries.

STRICTLY LATINOCOME DANCING

SOUTH AMERICAN MUSICWORKSHOPSunday 30th AprilYURT, MAUMBURY RINGS3pm £3 / £2Explore the music of SouthAmerica in this workshop asAntara bring together rhythms,melodies and the sound of theinstruments of their continent.

ANTARA

DORCHESTER ARTS CENTRECOMPANY IN RESIDENCESunday 30th AprilYURT, MAUMBURY RINGS4pm FREE

Dorchester Arts Centre’s newin-house company MakeShiftTheatre, are delighted to bringtheir own brand of performanceto this year’s festival. Themovement-based piece takes itsinspiration from the colours andtraditions of Hispanic cultures.

To find out more aboutMakeshift visit their website atwww.makeshifttheatre.co.uk

MAKESHIFTTHEATRE

BOX OFFICE:01305 266926

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QXSunday 30th AprilBIG WHITE TENT, MAUMBURY RINGS 1pm £3 / £2QX is inspired by Don Quixqote, and builds upon Carlos Cortes’movement based works, with strong visual and interactive elements.Audience and performers share a unique experience and have theopportunity to shape their own adventure. Set in a Cuban baratmosphere, a cast of eight performers do a live road movie. Cervantesmeets David Lynch and they have a walk outdoors. Be prepared for theunexpected! “Strong choreography...it worked wonders” (Latest 7, Brighton)

PHYSICAL THEATRE

ANTARA AND KAUSARYSOUTH AMERICAN MUSICSunday 30th AprilDORSET COUNTY MUSEUM 8pm £10 / £9 (inc. glass of wine)

Kausary and Antara join forces to present the music of South America,bringing together the rhythms, melodies of their continent. Featuringmulti-instrumentalists and singers from Chile, Peru and Argentina, themusicians perform compositions that tell stories and share traditions in avibrant and enchanting show.

SOUTH AMERICAN MUSIC

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PATRON OF THE FAIRTRADEORGANISATIONSunday 30th AprilIntroduced by Minette WaltersCORN EXCHANGE 5.30pm £15 / £13 members

BBC Six o’clock Newspresenter George Alagiah,patron of the FairtradeFoundation, is a passionateadvocate of fair trade, with areal vision for a UK role inboosting world awareness.

58 countries across Africa, Asiaand Latin America supplycoffee, tea, coca, fruit, spices,cotton and other products tothe fair trade market. In 2004Fairtrade sales across the globedelivered an extra $100m toproducers in developing inbuilding their businesses and incommunity projects focusing oneducation, health and theenvironment.

George Alagiah will be speakingabout Fairtrade as a powerfultool for peace and stability,offering mutual respect betweenproducers and consumersthousands of miles apart.

Book early and join GeorgeAlagiah for Yummy Cakes andtea upstairs in the Town Hallafterwards.

Event sponsored by RespectOrganics with support fromClipper Tea

GEORGE ALAGIAH

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SAMBA AND SALSA NIGHTSunday 30th AprilBIG WHITE TENT, MAUMBURY RINGS 7.30pm £15 / £13 members

MAGIC DRUM ORCHESTRAGlyn Bush and Ralph Cree (Magic Drum Orchestra) are big fans ofdrums from all over the world - especially Brazil and Africa and theMagic Drum Orchestra explore the rhythms of these countries.www.magicdrum.org.uk

DUENDEDance the night away to the fantastic seven piece Salsa band,Duende. Their repertoire includes uplifting Salsa and Meringuerhythms, as well as instrumental Latin, jazz and romantic ballads, mostof which are their own compositions. Duende’s leader and frontman,Honduran-born Ramon Vallejo, has extensive experience as a band-leader and composer, including associations with the Afro-CubanAllstars and members of the Buena Vista Social Club.

EL NOCHE LATINO

Salsasiempre

SALSA DANCE CLASSESwith UKA QUALIFIED TEACHERS

Mondays - Dorchester • Tuesdays - Blandford and YeovilWednesdays - Bridport • Thursdays - Weymouth

For further information please contact Mal or Carolon 01305 835297 or 07811 987931

www.salsasiempre.co.uk • Email: salsasiempre@aol.com

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A STORY FOR ALL SEASONS

ART & NATURE CHILDREN’S THEATREMonday 1st MayCORN EXCHANGE 11.30am and 2pm £4 / £3

Tell Tale Hearts present a magical, highly engaging theatre experiencefor children aged between 3 and 7 that combines puppetry withmesmerising interactive installations to explore the cyclical nature of theseasons.

Loosely based on Hans Christian Anderson’s ‘The Ugly Duckling’, AStory for all Seasons features creative installations and animal puppetsaccompanied by an inspirational soundscape designed to excite andinvolve young audiences. The participation element of the project bringsnature into the heart of the experience as the audience journeysphysically through the seasons.

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YOUTH ARTSMonday 1st MayYURT, MAUMBURY RINGS 1pm £3 / £2. Ages 7-12Have fun creating unique jewellery items from recycled materials and foundobjects. Using basic hand tools, jewellery designer Rachelle Carswell willshow you how to transform a variety of common household reclaimed itemsinto wearable art!

JEWELLERY WORKSHOP

YOUTH THEATRE PLATFORM

Monday 1st MayMAUMBURY RINGS 2.30pmA fusion of flamenco, hip-hop and seventies disco.

CHILDREN OF UTOPIA

ALONG THE SHORE composed by Peter HopeSaturday 6th May 2006 at Lighthouse, Poole

Tickets £10 (students £5) 08700 668701

Monday 1st MayBIG WHITE TENT, MAUMBURYRINGS 11.30am and 2pm FREEYouth theatre groups from the SouthWest present a range of performancepieces for this exciting platformshowcasing the theatre groups of thefuture . Some finished, some works inprogress, and some experimental.If you would like to join Dorchester YouthTheatre contact DAC on 01305 266926.

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FOLK MUSIC Monday 1st MayBIG WHITE TENT, MAUMBURY RINGS 1pm and 3.30pm

Kevin Burke (Ireland), Christian Lemaître (Brittany) and André Brunet(Quebec) combine their talents, musical traditions, and spontaneoushumor for an evening of dazzling energy and subtle grace. Called “threeof the finest folk violinists anywhere” by The Washington Post, thesetraditional masters showcase their regional repertoires and togetherconjure an experience of breathtaking performances.

RUSSELL DAWSON AND PETER OAKES

THE CELTIC FIDDLE FESTIVAL

CLASSICAL MUSICMonday 1st MayST. MARY’S CHURCH 11am and 3.30pm £5 / £3

Local musicians Russell Dawson (violin) and Peter Oakes (piano) playMozart’s Violin Sonata in E Minor, K 304; and Brahms Violin Sonata in DMinor, Op. 108. Tickets are available from Harmony Music, Dorchester;Octagon Café, Poundbury and at the door.

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COMMUNITY EVENTMonday 1st MayOLD CROWN COURT, High West Street 4.30pm and 6.30pm £8 / £6The Gondoliers is the sunniest of the Savoy Operas. With Gilbert’s wittywords and Sullivan’s marvellous music it is a favourite with many G & Sfans. Take a Pair of Sparkling Eyes, When a Merry Maiden Marries andDance the Cachucha are just some of the tunes, to set your feettapping!Costumed local soloists will sing the principal roles and an ad hocchorus will join them for the day under the musical direction of ChristinaPage. Abridged by Rosemary Gameson, the opera is presented with alinking narration to last just over an hour (Courtroom benches are hard -please bring your own cushion).To join Chorus of Gondoliers and Contadine costs £15 for the day. Bringa suggestion of southern European peasant costume and arrive in timeto register at 9.30am. Scores will be provided. Christine Page (choralAnimateur for Dorset) will rehearse the music during the day and directthe two performancesTo book, contact box office (01305) 266926

THE GONDOLIERS

THOMAS HARDY SOCIETYMonday 1st MayPOUNDBURY GARDENS 3pm. £5 / £4 with cup ot teaDr. Alex Chadzay Barnes’ biographer and former chairman of the WilliamBarnes society and Furse Swan former chairman of the Thomas HardySociety - will present a programme of prose and verse entitled ‘Down toEarth’ at the new Poundbury Gardens centre to accompany the exhibition.The programme will centre on the rural heritage and will include writings byHardy, Barnes, Edward Thomas and R.S. Thomas amongst others.

DOWN TO EARTH

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FOOD Saturday 28th April - Monday 1st MayMAUMBURY RINGSEnjoy organic food made with locally producedingredients. Food and drinks served throughout the day.Listen to random readings by South West poets, pick upa good read or learn about local history in the café library.With celebrity Librarian literature officer Josie Hickin.

HENRY’S BEARD

BIG BANANA

BAKA VOICE MUSIC WORKSHOP

THE BAKA TRIBEMonday 1st MayYURT, MAUMBURY RINGS2pm £3 / £2

Join the Baka musicians inthis hands on musicworkshop to learn how thespirit of the music lives in therhythm.

YOUTH MUSICMonday 1st MayBANANA CAMPAIGNSTAGE, MAUMBURY RINGS4.30pm FREEYoung Dorset bands take tothe Banana Campaign stage.

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BAKA BEYOND

EMBRACING THE SPIRIT OF THE FORESTMonday 1st MayBIG WHITE TENT, MAUMBURY RINGS 8pm - 11pm £15 / £13 members

The Festival Finale performance by world music group Baka Beyondjoined by five Baka people from the rain forest of Cameroon. Eightmusicians have worked with Baka Beyond from Senegal, Sierra Leone,Ghana, Britain and Brittany, to create this afro-celt sound. Drawn fromthe sounds of the Cameroon, the music combines the rhythm andenergy of these different cultures. The Baka are a hunter-gatherercommunity, facing changes through deforestation. Baka Beyond collectroyalties from their music and reinvests them in the rain forest people.For the rain forest pygmies’ music is part of everyday life and everydaylife is a communal effort with the forest.

WARNING: This music can cause serious enjoyment!

“If there has to be a definition of world music this is it” Andy Kershaw

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HOW TO BOOK TICKETS

Be sure of your tickets - book in advance!

Festival Box Office, Dorchester Arts Centre, School Lane,The Grove, Dorchester, Dorset DT1 1XRTelephone 01305 266926Monday - Friday 10am to 4pm

◆ By Post: Complete the enclosed booking form and return with a chequemade out to Dorchester Arts Centre. Please enclose an SAE.

◆ Telephone Booking: 01305 266926. The office will be open Monday -Friday 10am - 4pm. We accept credit / debit cards.

◆ Personal booking: Tickets can be bought direct from Dorchester ArtsCentre.

◆ From Dorchester Tourism Information Centre, Antelope Walk: Ticketswill be available from 24th April. NB: No telephone booking facility.

◆ At Venues: Remaining tickets will be available at venue prior to event.

Accommodation: Information from West Dorset Tourism InformationCentre, Antelope Walk, Dorchester, Dorset DT1 1BE. Tel 01305 267992.

Disabled access: We welcome people with disabilities at DorchesterFestival events. The Corn Exchange and Dorchester Arts Centre have goodwheelchair access. Wheelchair access to The Town Hall can be provided onrequest. The Dorset County Museum has a shallow step to the ground floor,but does not have a disabled access toilet. The Plaza Cinema does nothave disabled access. Outdoor venues are generally accessible.

Priority Booking for Dorchester Arts Centre members and friends22nd March - 3rd April

FESTIVAL BOX OFFICE

01305 266926

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

DorchesterArts Centre

THOMAS TROTTER

PRE-FESTIVAL RECITAL BY BRITISH VIRTUOSO ORGANISTWednesday 26th AprilST MARY’S CHURCH 7.30pm £12 / £10 (NUS)Supported by South Dorset Organists’ Association

Dorchester Festival 2006 Main Sponsors

Respect Organics based in Shaftesbury Dorset supplya range of organic cakes into Tesco’s and leadingorganic stores throughout the UK. Respect take great

care in selecting traditional recipes, using only the best organic ingredientsand making every single cake a real treat. Priced at a small premium abovenon organic products these products are for every consumer to takeadvantage of. By consumers’ interest we show our concern for maintainingthe countryside in its traditional form and its links to music, art, poetry andour very being as people.

We are proud of our ability to sponsor the Dorchester Festival which webelieve has an amazing eclectic cultural programme that will appeal toeveryone throughout the South and West.

Dorchester Festival is a DAC Events Projectwww.dorchesterfestival.org • info@dorchesterfestival.org

The details in this brochure were correct at the time of going to print DorchesterFestival reserves the right to make changes to the programme in the event ofunforeseen circumstances.

With thanks to our other sponsors and partners Coyne Butterworth (Dorchester)Ltd, The I.J Brown Partnership, www.doollee.com, Dorchester Film Society,Poundbury Gardens, Soil Association, Fairtrade Foundation.

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FESTIVAL BOX OFFICE

01305 266926

DORCHESTER FESTIVAL 2006 MAIN SPONSORS

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