January - April 2012

Bridportarts Centre

January - april 2012

www.bridport-arts.combox office : 01308 424204

Booking open:

Members - 13 December

General - 20 December

take part p.28

exhibitions p.24

community p.20

performance p.5

concessionsas part of our continued commitment to making the artsaccessible to all, Bridport arts Centre is offering an earlybird concession price of £3 for half our events thisseason.

20 tickets will be held until two weeks before the eventfor full-time students, young people between 16-18 yearsof age, those in receipt of income Support, Job Seekersallowance and Housing Benefit, Disabled. ID required

Sponsored by

Bridport arts Centre

South Street

Bridport

Dorset, DT6 3nr

Office: 01308 427183Email [email protected]

Website www.bridport-arts.com

Welcome to our first season of 2012, a year that

promises a great deal, particularly with the Olympics

on their way to Dorset. But before then we’ve got an

excellent programme for you, including an exciting new

initiative.

We are working in partnership with the Curzon

Cinema group as part of it’s new digital network,

bringing you weekly screenings of the latest releases

from the Curzon programme. We have upgraded our

equipment to make the arts Centre a great place to

watch movies – why not come and experience it for

yourself.

Finally, as part of our constant efforts to improve our

service, we’re launching a new box office system to

make buying tickets for all our activities quicker and

more efficient. i hope it enhances your experience of

Bridport arts Centre.

polly Gifford Director

Programme Manager Margie Barbour

Marketing Manager lisa Wilcock

Learning Coordinator Kate Wilson

General Manager Dee Fenton

Box Office Manager Jill Beed

Caretaker and Gallery Technician Bob Dron

Cleaner Mike Harp

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Bridport’s Film Festival

11 – 15 april 2012 Save the dates for the uK’s only film festival celebrating the

adaptation of books into films.

• Guest artistic Director for 2012:

Francine Stock, novelist and presenter of radio 4’s

The Film programme

• Great films and fascinating speakers

• Master Classes in partnership with BaFTa

Become a Friend of From page to Screen. Help sustain the festival

as a key arts event in the Bridport calendar. Enjoy some extra

benefits too!

annual membership £15 individual, £25 couple.

all details on the website.www.frompagetoscreen.org.uk

FLASH FILM COMPETITION250 words of fiction. 60 seconds of film.Our challenge to filmmakers to make fantastic one minute films, based on the Bridport prize

Flash Fiction winning stories. Cash prizes to be won.

The stories and full details of how to enter are on the website.

Bridport Arts Centre In collaboration with The Electric Palace

an exciting adaptation of E.nesbit’s children’s classic

The Phoenix and the Carpet

Join four children on their adventures as they are whisked around the

world on their new magical carpet, with the help of a mysterious and

fiery phoenix!

This magical production, brought to you by the company behind the

enourmously popular Wolves of Willoughby Chase, features beautiful

live music, incredible puppets and a wonderful winter atmosphere.

Everyone is welcome, but we recommend the story as being suitable

for children aged 5+

Thursday 19 January, 7.30pm£10/£9 members/£7 concs./ £30 family

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Mark Watson:Request Stops

‘Why aren’t you coming to

Berwick?’ ‘Why do you never visit

Shropshire?’ ‘is there a reason

for your endless neglect

of Chorley?’ Most people aren’t

troubled by these questions, but

Mark Watson is.

in response Mark invited fans to

suggest destinations for his

shows. now he’s ready to trundle

around the nation like some sort

of remote-controlled car being

driven by a lunatic. Expect a

mixture of old favourites and new

material.

Mark is best known for his

appearances on Mock of the

Week, never Mind the Buzzcocks

and Have i Got news For you.

Suitable for ages 16+

Saturday 21 January,7.30pm£15/£13 members/£10 concs.

comedychildren

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Scene productions/Company Gavin robertson presents

Vampirates

Twins Grace and Connor Tempest are evicted from their lighthouse

home, and separated by a violent storm.

On board a notorious pirate ship, Connor finds new friends and a new

life – but does he really want to be a pirate?

Grace finds herself on a more mysterious ship whose crew she sees

only at niGHT!

With a swashbuckling soundtrack – this will be a night to remember!

Based on the novel by Justin Stomper.

“A clever combination of two genres will make it as popular

as Pirates of the Caribbean” THE TiMES


Saturday 28 January, 7pm£10/£9 members/£7 concs./£30 family

Miranda Sykesand Rex Preston

We are delighted to welcome

Miranda Sykes, much admired for

her performances with Show of

Hands. She will be joined by rex

preston.

Miranda continues to surprise

audiences with her musical

versatility, demonstrating her

ability as a guitarist and

interpreter of song, slipping

effortlessly between genres. rex

preston has been described as

the most virtuosic mandolin

player. His style & fluidity

augments Miranda’s songs

beautifully.

Friday 27 January, 8pm£11/£10 member/

£7 concs.

music theatre

JANuARy box office: 01308 424204

Double act Disability

Theatre presents…

Can I Be FrankWith you?

inspired by Mary Shelley’s

Frankenstein the cabaret style

show is a compilation of

monologues, sketches and songs

written by DaTco’s members,

interspersed with exciting stills

and video footage. provoked by

the myths, misunderstandings and

misrepresentations of disability

and “otherness” in films and life.

‘The show contains monstrous

songs, thought provoking

monologues, freaky, humorous

sketches, mesmerising movement all

explored in a lighthearted way.’

Steve McCarthy, DaTCo member


Friday 3 February, 7.30pm£5/£4 concs.

theatre

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Timberlina & Hey Baylen present

The BIG BINGO SHOW!

a night of riotous rock ‘n’ roll hilarity for everyone - with themed

rounds, impromptu dance routines, reckless danger, topical

interventions, special guest stars, ecological household tips and a

soundtrack to rOCK OuT your week!

Win fantastically cheap prizes or sensational home-crafted treats made

by the glamorous bearded drag lady herself! it’s Bingo ... with balls!

‘Timberlina’s Gem of a Show!’ TiME OuT

ages 14+

Friday 17 February, 7.30pm£8/£7 member/£5 concs.

fun and games

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Bob MarleyBirthday BashFeaturing MIZIZI

Mizizi are a powerful, reggae-

reviving outfit, fronted by

breathtaking Bev Gee who will be

joined by two Bristol-based guest

vocalists - Jashwa Moses and

Dallas.

a line-up of the best of current

reggae artists from the South

West, promising a night of roots

culture not to be missed.

“Playing original material and

covering reggae classics, Mizizi

are a powerful, partying outfit.”

Saturday 18 February, 8pmStanding £12/£10 members/

£8 concs.

Balcony seats £14/£12 members.

reggae musicchildrens theatre

pied piper Theatre present a new play

for the Cultural Olympiad…

Great Gran’s Great Games

Ollie can’t see the point of his Great Gran; and now it’s even worse.

She fell and hurt her hip and had to come to stay.

And what can she do?

She can’t run, jump, skate, anything. She can hardly stand.

However she can do something he can’t. She can swim. In fact, she can do it

rather well. There was a time she did it at the Olympic Games in London.

No! Not those Olympic Games. The other ones in 1948 ... when the athletes

had to bring their own towels!


Saturday 18 February 11am£10/£6 child/£7 concs./£30 family

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The Secret Garden

Angel Exit Theatre, in association with

Activate and Lighthouse, Poole’s Centre

for the Arts.

Spoilt orphan Mary lennox is plucked

from the bright vibrancy of india and

transplanted to a big old house brimming

with secrets on the grey yorkshire

moors, where she encounters locked

doors, a curious robin and strange cries

ringing down the corridor …

angel Exit unearth the dark heart of

Frances Hodgson Burnett’s classic tale for

all the family and retell it in their rich

visual style, blending ensemble

storytelling with striking physicality,

beautiful puppets, live singing and an

original soundtrack.


Thursday 23 February, 7.30pm

Friday 24, 9.15am/2.30pmFor schools booking please contact

[email protected]

for further information

Saturday 25, 11am

£10/£9 member/£7 concs./£6 child

and £30 family

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The F WordFeminism Today and what

it means for us all

“When asked if I’m a feminist, I

always say – well I’m a woman, so

I’d be kind of a ninny not to be!”

Maya angelou

a workshop and discussion on

how feminism changed the world,

how it enhances our lives – and

the challenges that are still

ahead. Come along and talk

about how these issues impact on

our lives, and what place feminism

has for us today. led by

members of the Bridport

Feminist Group.

Saturday 10 March, 3.30pmGarden Café, Free entry

O’Hooley & Tidow Plus support from Dorset based

performers Abi Rich and Margaret

Lyons

Belinda O’Hooley (The unthanks)

and Heidi Tidow are the dapper

gentlewomen behind the

groundbreaking Silent June, one of

MOJO Magazine’s Top 10 Folk

albums of 2010. pioneers of

innovative chamber-folk, their music

defies easy description, crossing folk

and classical boundaries with a hint

Votes for Women

“Mrs Pankhurst is my name, Votes

for Women is my aim...”

an opportunity for everyone to

come and take part in a shared

reading of the play Votes for

Women from The Domestic

Theatre Handbook.

Mrs pankhurst and her daughters,

Keir Hardy, Winston Churchill

and First, Second and Third

women are among the parts that

will be allocated as the audience

arrives at the theatre.

Come in a hat that suits a

suffragette, or a suffragette’s

“better half”

Soup and a roll available from

Garden Café at £3.50

Friday 9 March, 1pm Free entry

International Woman’s Day

redCape

Theatre presents

1 BeachRoad a tale of friendship,

defiance, a shrinking

island, synchronized

swimming and trying to

turn back the tide. By

exploring the

metaphorical

connections between

alzheimer’s and coastal

erosion the play asks:

“What is it like to lose

everything - your home

and your memories?”

From red Cape Theatre,

the company who

brought us the

breathtaking ‘idiot

Colony’.

“A thoughtful, unsettling and beautifully conceived touring show…that mixes

film, live performance, a wonderful soundscape and waterless synchronised

swimming. It looks beautiful, too.” lyn Gardner – THE GuarDian

Sunday 11 March, 7.30pm £12/£11 members/£8 concs.

box office: 01308 424204 MARCH11

Celebrations at Bridport Arts Centre

Special price! Buy tickets for O’Hooley & Tidow

and One Beach Road for £16

of burlesque theatricality. The Fragile,

released in February 2012, sees them

touring the country with their

irresistible blend of striking

arrangements, sublime harmonies

and cheeky northern banter.

“Striking and refreshingly ambitious.

A bold, unsettling debut.”

The Observer

Saturday 10 March, 7.30pm£10/£9 members/£7 concs.

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The urban FolkQuartet

The phenomenal urban Folk

Quartet is made up of Joe

Broughton, paloma Trigas, Frank

Moon and Tom Chapman.

Whether you’re a fully fledged fan

of real music or just looking for a

good night out - this is the band

for you. Froots called them

“impossibly funky” so get ready

to dance the night away.

“Up there with the best of them…

amazing playing”

Mike Harding BBC radio 2

Saturday 17 March, 8pm£10/£9 member/

£8 concs.

Tavaziva Dance present

Sensual AfricaCurtain raiser by portrait,

Dorset’s youth dance

company

Sensual africa is the

choreographic work of art,

crafted with sublime precision

following Bawren Tavaziva’s

inspirational voyage to one of

africa’s most beautiful and diverse

countries, Malawi.

a fresh interpretation of their

coming of age rituals.

in a nutshell … SEnSual.

age recommendation 12+

Thursday 22 March,7.30pm£10/£9 member/£5

Bulawayo -ZimbabweanDance Bandan evening of dancing

drumming and delight.

The infectious music of Bulawayo:

hypnotic and joyous ndebele and

Shona vocals from Cecilia

ndhlovu take listeners on an

educational journey through

Zimbabwe. Driven by classic jit-

jive guitar and rolling Chimurenga

bass, matched with the powerful

drum patterns of modern

Zimbabwe, the classic sound of

Bulawayo has arrived.

Saturday 7 April, 7.30pm Balcony £12/£11/£10

Standing £10/£9/£5

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limbik Theatre presents…The Harbour

peter, a quiet, awkward fisherman, still lives at home with his acerbic and

overbearing mother. One fateful night, he brings a seal-woman home

from the sea. as Sally grows into life on land, their hopes and secrets

catastrophically collide in this funny, moving, and visually striking retelling

of a Selkie myth. With simple staging and haunting live music, The

Harbour unearths an over-fished world filled with impossible desires.

“Such revels are the reason we venture forth to the theatre.”

-THE praGuE pOST

Thursday 12 April, 8pm THE Bay THEaTrE WEyMOuTH

£10/£9 members/£7 concs.

Josh WiddicombeandCharlie Barker

Charismatic hyperactive funnyman

Charlie Baker was a regular on

Richard Bacon’s Beer and Pizza

Club, BBC 2’s Never Mind The

Buzzcocks, iTV1’s Odd One In. He

starred in the last series of The

Comedy Store and performed on

The Rob Brydon Show Christmas

Special.

“A superior take on the modern

showman” – THE GuarDian

nominated best newcomer in

Fosters Edinburgh Comedy

awards. Josh opens the doors to

how his upbringing in a tiny village

in rural Devon didn’t prepare him

for the realities of life and

relationships. now regarded as

one of the best up-and-coming

acts on the uK circuit, he

regularly performs with Michael

Mcintyre, Kevin Bridges and alan

Carr.

“This is one of the most individual,

accomplished, hilarious and

unforgettable hours I have had this

year.” **** THE SCOTSMan

Sunday 15 April, 8pm£12/£11 members/£10 concs.

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The Seagull EffectWhere were you on

October 16th 1987?

as a couple’s relationship

crumbles and they’re confronted

by its debris, Britain is hit by the

unexpected 1987 storm. using

exciting and evocative staging,

multimedia and personal

recollections, idle Motion pick

their way through the chaos left

behind during those remarkable

six hours. This show was the pick

of Edinburgh Festival 2011.

“Moments of breathtaking

surprise...this is a show you should

rush to get a seat for.”

- THE HEralD

Friday 20 April, 8pmplus a 9pm Q&a Session

after the show

£12/£11 members/£8 concs.

Simply Human

a day of dance, puppetry, drama,

music and song bringing together

work created by young people

from West Dorset, Belgrade,

Serbia and Srebrenica in Bosnia

and Herzegovina.

a chance to explore ideas and

play followed by an evening of

music, bands and food.This is part of a week-long youth

event looking at rights – artistic,

human, cultural, democratic,

educational and food-through the

Eu Cultural partnership project,

“Wake up” run by Opera Circus

with Musicians without Borders

international (nl), Teater Mimart,

Serbia, institute of Music for Human

and Social Development, university

of Edinburgh in association with

partners Musicans without Borders

BiH, youth Council and youth

Centre, Srebrenica, Bih.

Saturday 28 April

Brass Monkey

no one sounds like Brass

Monkey! Their 2009 album Head

of Steam heralds another chapter

in the life of a band that has

thrilled the live music scene in

various incarnations since it’s

debut in 1980.

it’s a treat to see masters of their

art combine with such open

hearted enthusiasm to reach such

tremendous heights. Feel the

power!

With Martin Carthy, John

Kirkpatrick, Martin Brinsford, paul

archibald and roger Williams.

Wednesday 25 April, 8pm£15/£14 members/ £12 concs.

dancetheatretheatre folk music

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Old Tom’s Tales

Martin Maudsley retells one man’s life-story

threaded with countryside capers, magical folktales

and tender yarns that together hold the bitter-sweet

emotions of life. live folk music from Fiona Barrow

is entwined around the words.

“A gentle interweaving of traditional tales and oral

history told with real warmth and underscored with

delicate, sensitive music.”

David ambrose, artistic Director,

Beyond the Border Festival.

Friday 20 January, 7.30pm£7/£5 concs.

StoryCafé

Hags Harridens Harpies and Trollops

Jane Flood has been telling stories since 1989 and

has a word hoard of more than 400 stories from

around the world. For tonight’s performance she will

be accompanied by master musician Martin

Solomon, creating an exciting and other worldly

atmosphere with the combination of spoken word

and live music.

Friday 16 March, 7.30pm £7/£5 concs.

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Emily Wright

and Philip CloutsVocalist Emily Wright brings her unique singing style

to Bridport with philip Clouts at the piano. “One of

the rare few who step beyond singing jazz songs

jazzily to use their voice as an instrument ... it’s

Emily’s rich vocalisation and her flawless alto range

that make songs like “You Must Believe in Spring so

riveting” VEnuE MaGaZinE

Friday 13 January

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8pm in the Art Garden CaféCome and enjoy some soulful songs and smooth tunes in our

intimate art Garden Café. Bring your voice or instrument to join in

for a short jam session as part of the evening. Admission £8

JazzCafé

Steve Conway

and Philip Cloutsaccompanied by philip Clouts at the piano, Steve’s

style is based on material from the rat pack Era, his

distinctive sound has been forged from his love of

the great jazz vocalists including Frank Sinatra and

nat King Cole.

Friday 10 February

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Jazz in the Theatre with

Philip Clouts a mix of jazz, funk and world music from the CD

Sennen Cove written by philip Clouts, pianist in

afrobeat band ZubopGambia.

Featuring uplifting music inspired by the sights and

sounds of the South West while staying true to his

own musical roots. His quartet features saxophonist

Carlos lopez-real from the london F-irE collective,

whom Dave liebman says: “Plays with a sound that

comes from his soul”.

“Dorset’s coastline, added to Africa Latina flavours,

inspires much attractive writing and cogent, punchy

quartet playing” Jazz uK

Friday 9 March, 8pm£10/£9 members/£8 concs.

Zoe Schwarz –

Blue CommotionFeaturing established jazz musicians stamping their

personality on blues flavoured tunes delving as far

back as Willie Dixon, Billie Holiday and Muddy

Waters, and reaching forward via some originals

penned by Zoë and rob Koral.

The musicians include the amazing Gareth Williams

on piano, the legendary paul robinson on, Steve

Thompson on double-bass, band leader rob Koral on

guitar, and the captivating and highly individual vocals

of Zoë Schwarz.

“One of the most engagingly natural partnerships in

jazz” - Chris parker – Vortex london

Friday April 6, 8pm£10/£9 members/£8 concs.

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Friday 3 February 11am

Sarah Power and

Nathan ValeSarah power soprano

and nathan Vale tenor

Winners of many awards and

competitions, Sarah and nathan

have chosen a programme

that will include glorious arias and

duets by Handel and Schumann,

from West Side Story, The Mikado

and The Merry Widow.

Classical Concerts£8/£7 member and £5 concs.

Coffee included.

Friday 9 March 11am

The Cavaleri

Quartetanna Harpham

and Ciaran McCabe violins

ann Beilby viola

and rowena Calvert cello

Mozart String Quartet

in B flat major K589

Ravel String Quartet

in F major

prize winners in the 2011 royal

Overseas league Competition

the Cavaleri Quartet made it’s

Wigmore Hall debut in 2010.

an incisive and superbly crafted

performance.

Friday 27 April 11am

Alasdair Beatson piano

Mozart Sonata in F major K332

Ravel Sonatine

Schubert Wanderer Fantasy

We welcome back alasdair…

“Here is a young artist of

exceptional talent and confidence,

making musical sense of all he

played” The independent

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ComedyCafé

Bringing the brightest new talent on the uK comedy circuit

right here to Bridport. resident MC and local comedian

Tom Glover will introduce five of the hottest new acts

every month, plus a professional headliner who is making

waves on the comedy scene. To perform at the Comedy

Cafe email Tom at [email protected] £5|£3|8pm

James AldersonThe Guide awards Best

Comedian nominee James

alderson burst onto the

comedy scene in 2010. Still

relatively new to the circuit

James was shortlisted for both iTV’s “Show me the

Funny” and the BBC new Comedy awards in his

first year and is now regularly headlining gigs across

the uK.

“He simply oozes charm, wit and great, great jokes.”

Screamlounge Comedy ClubMarch 23

Iszi LawrenceTime Out recommended

comedian, former london

lite Comedy pick, iszi

lawrence was a semi-finalist in the acclaimed BBC

new Comedy awards. Having headlined across

Europe, iszi has also had sell out shows at Camden,

Brighton and Edinburgh Fringe festivals.

“Manages to be both intelligent and silly - a winning

combination” Jo CaulfieldApril 27

Wes PackerWes packer was the 2006

winner of the prestigious So

you Think you’re Funny

competition, an award once

won by Dylan Moran, peter

Key and lee Mack.

Wes has also appeared on iTV’s Glee Time,

paramount Comedy’s The World Stands up and

performed on the opening night of the Cardiff

Comedy Festival 2011.

“The laughs were loud and long … darkly disturbing and

richly comic.” SOuTH WalES ECHO

January 27

Jessica FostekewJessica Fostekew’s 2011

Edinburgh show featured in The

independent’s ‘Top Ten

newcomers’ list. She also writes

for Channel 4’s Stand up for the

Week and radio 4’s The now

Show.

“Intensely Funny ... Fireball of fun” - TiMEOuT

February 24

All acts are booked to perform but are subject to change. Material may not be suitable for under 16s.

Curzon@ Bridport arts Centre marks a new era for the venue and its already varied

and exciting programme. Curzon Cinemas has over 70 years of cinema experience and

its position as one of the most respected independent cinema chains in the country

enables Curzon@ to offer you the very best in digital cinema; screening the latest in

independent, European and world film, on state of the art digital equipment.

The programme will launch in January. Full details will be available onour website, Facebook and in local media.

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Twelfth NightSt Gabriel’s Strolling players present an evening of prose, poetry and

music written over the centuries by authors familiar and unfamiliar

celebrating the season of Christmas. From the first snows of December

until the end of the Twelve Days of traditional celebration.

Candles and firelight, music played on violin and guitar and words from

William Barnes and Thomas Hardy, Kenneth allsop and Henry

Williamson amongst others, making an atmospheric evening to round off

the Christmas season.

Friday 6 January, 7.30 pm £6, £4 concs.

refreshments available.

Spirit of BridportCommunity Dayand FestivalLaunch The Spirit of Bridport holds its

second community market

showcasing the best of Bridport’s

community groups and small

businesses. Today also sees the

launch of a community

photographic project based on

robert Golden’s iconic HOME,

inviting townspeople to document

the changes they have seen in

their own lives and to the town

itself, in pictures.

The evening event sees the official

gala launch of the first Spirit of

Bridport Festival of Culture to

take place from 11 - 27 august

2012. Wine and a finger buffet will

be available.

Sat 4 February

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Dorset PoetryOld and New as well as reading favourite

poems by Hardy and Barnes,

David Bushrod and John Kemp

will read a selection of their own

poems. John from his collected

poems and David from

Marshwood Vale, the collected

edition of his Dorset

poems.

Humorous local poems will be

read by Chris prideaux and John

Challis will read Barnes in his

genuine Dorset accent!

Wednesday 8 February, 11am£5

An evening of new radio drama a chance to hear scripted readings of some of the excellent new work

created during the autumn Writing Drama for radio course. Featuring

talented actors, live music and a wonderful sound effects table.

A Bridport FM project For more information on Bridport’s community radio

project visit www.bridport-arts.com

or contact [email protected]

Wednesday 15 February, 7.30pm£5

Bridport FM

Bridport youth Dance present

TapistoryTapistory is Bridport youth Dance’s

eighth annual performance.

a collaborative production by nikki

northover with additional choreography

by niki McCretton, Jonny Hoskins and

Xavi Monreal, Tapistory will include tap,

street and contemporary dance

with musical compositions

by andrew Dickson and rob lee.

it will be a night of dynamic dance

from these talented

young dancers.

Thursday 1, Friday 2 andSaturday 3 March at 7.30pm

£9/ £7 Children and Students

Supported by: BaC, WDDC

and Bridport Town Council

Encoreaward winning theatre group

Encore will be announcing their

spring production early next year.

Keep checking www.bridport-

arts.com and the local press for

further details.

Production dates: 27 – 31 March.

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exhibitions - allsop Gallery open Tuesday to Saturday 10am-4pm free admission to exhibitions

Drawing: the visual representation of thoughtThis fascinating exhibition brings together both finished drawings and sketchbooks showing how artistsdevelop their ideas from concept to finished artwork.participating artists: Bob Ballard, Marie Blake, David Brooke, Elaine Dixon, Jo Dixon, Gerry Dudgeon, JohnHurford, Julia Hutton, Caroline ireland, Kate lynch, Duff pearce, Myrtle pizzey, anthony B. Smith, Kit Surrey,Mart Tebbs and Stella Murray Whatley.

21 January – 15 February

Walk and TalkExhibition Curator David Brooke will lead an informal Walk and Talk around the gallery on Saturday 4 February. FREE

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Fiona RobinsonParallel lines of enquiry Fiona robinson’s drawings are known for their subtlety. They reveal themselves through repeated looking just

as her process itself slowly unfolds through time.

Work arising from her 2010 Fellowship at the Ballinglen arts Foundation, ireland is exhibited alongside a short

story by alain robbe-Grillet. Exploiting parallels between the repetition in her work and that of robbe-Grillet,

she draws attention, in a wider context, to the connections between processes across different art forms.

25 February – 24 March

Artists TalkHear more about Fiona robinson’s Work on Saturday 3 March, 2pm FREE

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2 x 2 x 2 Emerging Artists ShowcaseThis year 2x2x2 takes a different view of the idea of emerging artists. all four artists are well established, but

all have seen significant changes and developments in their work, and so it is their current practice that is

emerging. There will be an opportunity to meet each pair of artists and hear about their work.

Part 1: Tara

Harland-Vinney

and Nico Kalinosky

30 March – 11 April

Meet the artists:Wednesday 4 April,7pm, Free

Part 2: Michael J Chappell

and Charles Hallsworth

13 April – 25 April

Meet the artists: Wednesday 18 April, 7pm FREE

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International Women’s Day Celebrationa showcase of work by local young women to celebrate

international Women’s Day 2012.

3 – 31 March

Michael TaylorMichael Taylor is a self-taught artist based in Bridport. Of his subject matter he says, “There is something of the

infinite in nature; the sky and the earth join the sea in a world fused together by the elements. Lost, we wander through

it, but each part of the whole.”

Foyer and Café Galleries31 January – 25 February

café and foyer galleries

Parachute Art & Play With angi porter - for children under 5

Fun and creativity for the very young. at parachute art & play the

emphasis is on exploration not the finished result with an awareness

that creative expression develops imagination and learning skills.

Children play, assisted by their carers, with safe, non-toxic art materials

and scrap. paint, sculpt, print, music and bubbles. lots of fun for

everyone with all materials included.

Maximum 12 places.

Booking essential.

Tuesdays from 31 January to 24 April (not 14 Feb, 3 and 10 April) 10.30 am to 12pm / £5 or £2.50 concs. per session

TAkE PART box office: 01308 424204 28

Junior BACStage

Brand new Theatre Club for eight

to 11 year olds with Jonny

Hoskins.

a new club for all children who

love drama and performing. a

chance to improvise, play drama

games, build characters, create

scenes and have fun. led by

lecoq trained actor and director

Jonny Hoskins.

Wednesdays from 11 January to 21 March(not Feb 15) 4 -5.30pm, £4 per session

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angi and Banjo present

The Crazy Victorian SlideshowDrawing Extravaganza

Wild and wonderful drawing workshop led by the equally wild and

wonderful anji and Banjo. amazing art workshops will be created in

special Victorian themed slideshow setting! The workshop will feature

a host of unusual characters and methods to help you create your

drawing including: Silhouette ArtistInk skittlesShooting Gallery (water guns with ink)

The Amazing Tattooed Timmy (it’s just face paint really)

a truly memorable experience for 6- 11 year olds.Tuesday 14 February 10.30am- 3pm and 1.30-3.30pm

£6 per session/ £5 concs./£5 sibling.

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take part for children

From Page to Screen Film-makingWorkshops

peter Snelling from My pockets http://www.mypockets.co.uk/

will run workshops with young people making words into pictures.

Tuesday 2 April for 8 - 11 year olds, 10.30am - 3.30pm

£20 / maximum 10 places

Thursday 3 & Friday 4 April for 12 - 18 year olds

10.30am - 3.30pm / £40 for both days / maximum 10 places

All participants will need to bring a packed lunch - all equipment provided.

Bridport youth Dance With nikki northover Term starts 9 January


BACStage inspiring Theatre

Workshops for 12 -18

year olds

physical Theatre

with niki McCretton

another opportunity to work

with inspiring choreographer,

dancer and performer niki

McCretton to explore and create

dynamic and challenging theatre.

participants will devise their own

show during the term and

perform it at the arts Centre at

the end of the course.

Wednesdays from 11 Jan – 21 March (not Feb 15)5.45 - 8pm / £4.50 per sessionEnd of term show 21 March, 7pm

take part for teenagers

Mondays4.30 - 5.30pm Middle tap/contemporary Level 1ages 8 - 11 years. Term fees: £45

5.30 - 6.30pm Middle tap/contemporary Level 2ages 10 - 13 years Class full

6.30 - 7.30pm Senior contemporaryages 14 years + with dance experience. Term fees: £54

Please call Nikki on 077 659 71357 or e-mail [email protected] for more details.

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take part for adults

Active Art

active art welcomes artists, keen

amateurs, students and beginners.

in the large allsop Gallery/studio

at the arts Centre, a dialogue

with the truth as represented by

excellent and agile life models.

Forms and attitudes of

personalities outside of ourselves

evoke vital gestures and dynamic

responses creating the conditions

for freedom of expression and

refining skills.

Allsop GalleryJanuary 10 - 1310am - 12.30pm

and 1.30pm - 4pm.

£6 / £5 members /

£4 students per session

Alive LifeDrawingWith John Meaker

alive life Drawing offers

excellent models and fundamental

observational and analytical skills.

a great resource for artists and

tuition for students and

beginners. Tutor John Meaker

offers conscientious tuition,

technical guidance and creative

challenges.

To book call John Meaker

T: 01935 872 461

Thursdays 6.30 - 9.30pmTerm starts 19 Januaryand runs till 29 March andthen again from 26 April.(no class 31 March)

Stitch and knit

all levels of stitches are welcome

to come along for a relaxing

afternoon with other creative

needleworkers. Support and

guidance given to new members

to help create beautiful things.

Come along and be inspired.

Children welcome

but must be in your care.

Fortnightly on Thursdaysbetween 2 - 4.30pm.Drop in session

5, 19 January, 2, 16 February, 15, 29 March, 12, 26 April.Free event.

Friday for Friends Friendship club for adults with

learning difficulties. This term

offers an exciting opportunity to

join a photography workshop.

learn to use your camera

effectively and work towards

displaying your work in an

exhibition at Bridport art

Centre. The sessions will be held

over a period of six weeks for

one hour.

For further information contact

Elaine Grant 01308 422 666

1.30 - 3pm. £5 per session

to include refreshments

afterwards in the Garden cafe. 16 March, 20, 27 April, 4, 11, 18 MaySupported by West Dorset Mencap


An Introduction to Physical TheatreWith niki McCrettona chance for anyone interested in performance to explore, devise and

have fun by tapping into their own rich resources and using the skills

they already possess (but perhaps haven’t yet identified) to create

fascinating work.

Saturday 21 April, 10.30am - 1.30pm£15 / £12 concs. 15 places maximum


with Greta Stoddart

Greta runs small monthly groups

which involve close criticism of

your poems. Only a few places

remaining.

For bookings please call

The poetry School

on 0207 582 1679

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WDDFASlecture programme

January to May 2012

At Highlands End18 January 2-00 for 2.30pm

Eveline EatonA Visit to New York

It’s Art and Architecture

At Bridport Arts Centre22 February 2-00 for 2.30pm

kate WilliamsEmma, Lady Hamilton

Scandal? Celebrity & Art

in 18th Century Britain

21 March 2-00 for 2.30pm

Deborah LambertBoxing Clever

The use, evolution and design of

boxes in the UK

18 april 2-00 for 2.30pm

Denise HeywoodLaos

From historic buddhist temples

to modern silk

16 May 2-00 for 2.30pm

Anthony kellyTransports of Delight

The Art of the Travel Poster

in the 1930s

Film SocietyWorld Cinema on your DoorstepJanuary – April 2012

10 January archipelago

24 January peepli live

7 February Mother

21 February The Hunter

6 March Winter’s Bone

20 March 24 City

3 April Cave of Forgotten Dreams,

followed by the aGM

For more information call: 07770 261348 or email

[email protected] www.bridportfilmsociety.co.uk

Dorchester Festival20121st - 5th June

The World Comes To Town

an international festival with five days of events

in and around town

Farmers Markets 9am - 1pm2nd Saturday of every month14 January

11 February

10 March

14 aprilFantastic locally producedfood

VISITOR INFORMATION box office: 01308 424204 34

visitor informationcafé & markets

Members’ booking opens 13 December

General booking opens20 December

OnlineTickets are available online

through our new booking service.

Booking fee and postal charges

apply.

By PhoneCall the Box Office on 01308

424204. We accept payment by

most credit and debit cards. if your

call is taken by the answerphone,

please leave your telephone

number and we will call back.

In PersonThe Box Office is open 10am to

4pm Tuesday to Saturday, and one

hour before an evening performance.

By PostSend a cheque made payable to

Bridport arts Centre to: Bridport Arts CentreSouth StreetBRIDPORT DT6 3NR

RefundsBridport arts Centre does not

refund money for tickets.

ReservationsWe are happy to reserve tickets

for one week, after this they will

be deleted from the system. please

collect no later than 30 mins

before the performance.

ConcessionsOur concessionary rates apply to

those in receipt of disability

benefit, job seekers’ allowance or

income support. proof may be

requested.

Notelatecomers will be asked to delay

entering the auditorium until a

suitable pause in the performance.

AccessWe have a level access foyer,

theatre and cafe. please advise us

when booking tickets of any

special requirements.

The Allsop Gallery isaccessible via a platformlift.

Car Parkingparking bay for disabled drivers

immediately outside the venue.

Other visitors are advised to use

the South Street car park on the

left hand side further down South

Street, leaving town.

The Art Garden CaféEthical café serving delicious food

using the best local, organic and

fair trade produce.

Morning coffee, light lunches. nice

wholesome home cooked fare in a

child friendly environment, healthy

tuck available for Kids’ Shows.

Bring in your laptop and make use

of our free wifi access.Open: Wednesday - Friday 10am - 2pmSaturday 10am – 4pm with Cream Teas (2-4pm)

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RefreshmentsOur bar serves local guest ales

and a wide selection of alcoholic

and non-alcoholic beverages. The

bar is open one hour before the

performance on all evening events.

interval drinks may be ordered in

advance. Snacks and ice-cream are

also available.

Bridport arts Centre

South Street

Bridport

Dorset, DT6 3nr

Office: 01308 427183Email [email protected]

Website www.bridport-arts.com

Bridport arts Centre is

registered in England and Wales

as a Company limited by

Guarantee no. 3550280.

Charity number 1069780

JanuaryFri 6 Twelfth night 7.30pm

Fri 13 Jazz Café - Emily Wright 8.00pmThurs 19 The phoenix and the Carpet 7.30pm

Fri 20 Storytelling Café - Martin Maudsley 7.30pmSat 21 Mark Watson 7.30pmFri 27 Miranda Sykes and rex preston 8.00pmFri 27 Comedy Café - Wes packer 8.00pmSat 28 Vampirates 7.00pm

februaryFri 3 Sarah power and nathan Vale 11.00amFri 3 Can i Be Frank With you? 7.30pm Sat 4 Spirit of Bridport

Wed 8 Dorset poetry Old and new 11.00amFri 10 Jazz Café - Steve Conway 8.00pm

Wed 15 an Evening of new radio Drama 7.30pmFri 17 The Big Bingo Show! 7.30pmSat 18 Great Gran's Great Games 11.00amSat 18 Bob Marley Birthday Bash 8.00pm

Thurs 23 The Secret Garden 7.30pmFri 24 The Secret Garden 9.15am/2.30pmFri 24 Comedy Café - Jessica Fostekew 8.00pmSat 25 The Secret Garden 11.00am

marchFri 9 The Cavaleri Quartet 11.00amFri 9 Jazz Café with philip Clouts 8.00pmFri 9 Votes for Women playreading 1.00pm

Sat 10 The F Word 3.30pmSat 10 O'Hooley and Tidow 7.30pmSun 11 1 Beach road 7.30pmFri 16 Storytelling Café - Jane Flood 7.30pmSat 17 The urban Folk Quartet 8.00pm

Thurs 22 Sensual africa 7.30pmFri 23 Comedy Café - James alderson 8.00pm

aprilFri 6 Jazz Café - Zoe Schwarz 8.00pmSat 7 Bulawayo 7.30pm

Thurs 12 The Harbour 8.00pmSun 15 Josh Widdicombe & Charlie Barker 8.00pmFri 20 The Seagull Effect 8.00pm

Weds 25 Brass Monkey 8.00pmFri 27 alasdair Beatson 11.00amFri 27 Comedy Café - iszi lawrence 8.00pmSat 28 Simply Human

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