Take Art Programme Jan - June 2012

UpdatePartnerships

are the key to survival

What’s OnLive shows

across Somerset

Youth DanceUrban

Contemporary Performance

Early YearsArt for the

Under 5s

January – June 2012www.takeart.org

PROGRAMME

What’s On 5 Sheelanagig in Concert

6 Angel Exit: The Secret Garden

7 Caroline Horton: You’re Not Like The Other Girls Chrissy

10 Probe: Small Talk

10 Pretty Good Girl: Luna

11 PuppetCraft: Circle of Tales

11 Kid Carpet and The Noisy Animals

12 Spring Forward 2012

15 Ben Osborne: Jurassic Journey

16 A Beacon of Sound and Light

16 Lightstream

17 A Somerset Journey

17 Florschütz & Döhnert: Mr & Mrs Sommerflügel

20 TheatreAdInfinitum:Odyssey

21 The Stu Brown Sextet: Twisted Toons the Music of Raymond Scott

Welcome to Take Art’s January to June 2012 programme, packed with all our latest news, projects and shows.

For the uninitiated, Take Art is a pioneering arts charity, serving the towns, villages and rural communities

of Somerset. We do this by providing opportunities for people of all ages and abilities to experience,

participate and work within the arts.

Inside Take Art 3 A word from Ralph Lister

4 Think Live, think Local, think Rural Touring

8 Opportunities for the Under 5s

12 Youth Dance in Somerset

14 Exposed: The Technicalities of Dance

18 Supporting Theatre Making in Somerset

22 Listings

Contents

Jan-Jun 2012 | Take Art 2

Having gone through a period of consolidation

after the now famous Somerset arts cuts, Take

Art is looking pretty trim.

We have helped to create two new shows for the

national rural touring circuit, including the comedy

rock satire Pub Rock and Maxwell Golden’s

inspired piece of hip hop theatre CountryBoy’s

Struggle. The latter giving us an unlikely partner

in the Manchester based Contact Theatre and

success with both urban Manchester and rural

Somerset audiences.

Our Dance Service is also looking at new local and

international partnerships, starting with the launch

of Urban Dance, a new participatory dance project

in the Yeovil area aimed at captivating disengaged

young people. Life Circles, the new dance and

older peoples project, kicks off in January 2012,

working with the frail elderly in residential homes

in Devon, Dorset and Somerset.

The Early Years Service are working with

colleagues in the South East to develop a new

show for the under 5s and are also building on the

successes of the Little Big Bang project, which has

helped change the creative culture within Somerset

Childrens’ Centres.

Partnerships inside and outside Somerset will

characterise our developing work programme.

At a time of profound change we wish to

emphasise the positives and optimise our limited

resources. That means linking up with our partners

for a common cause.

As the local authorities are still undergoing reviews

and funding cuts, uncertainty is still in the air for all

of us. Thankfully three year funding from the Arts

Council of England starting in 2012, gives us

a critical degree of stability, at least for the next

few years.

A deep breath and where exactly are we as one year ends and

A word from our Chief Executive

Ralph Lister

3book online at www.takeart.org | Take Art

Update


Think Live, think Local, think...

Rural Touring

Onthefollowing‘What’sOn’pagesyouwillfind

all the shows being promoted in rural Somerset

this season. A fantastic range of music, theatre,

filmandchildren’sshows–somethingtosuit

everyone’s taste.

As you can see by our programme, Take Art

works hard to encourage rural venues to promote

innovative, diverse and exciting work. One of the

ways we are doing this is by the project From the

Ground Up, which has enabled us to take a few

volunteer promoters on scouting trips to festivals

in Wales, Edinburgh and Manchester, with a view

to bringing some great new shows back to

Somerset next year.

Fancy a great local night out? Want to chase those winter blues away? Then why not try our 100% organic top-notch entertainment, delivered straight to your doorstep, or thereabouts.

Kate Scott, promoter from Dulverton said,

“Thanks so much for this opportunity. I absolutely

lovedtheDecibelFestival…I’vedefinitelylearntso

much about diversity of performance, performers

and stages!”

We also asked Kate what being a Live scheme

promoter means to her, “Rural touring brings a

huge ‘added value’ to the smaller communities...

There is nothing more satisfying for a promoter

than to hear the buzz of conversation after a show

that has left its audience stimulated and wanting to

share their thoughts about the experience.”

To get your tickets to any of the shows featured in

this brochure all you have to do is ring the listed

promoter, or buy online via our website

www.takeart.org, where you can also check

accessibilityandfinddirectionstoeachvenue.

What’s On


The five piece gypsy jazz folk band sensation

Sheelanagig always play with charming abandon

and their energetic on-stage antics are guaranteed

to ward off the bad weather blues this season.

Thefivemembersofthebandarecommittedto

putting on a great show, combining the highest

quality instrumental music with a very entertaining

stage act. As musicians they bring a wide range of

musical backgrounds to the band’s unique Balkan

folk, gypsy jazz sound and the results are almost

guaranteedtoigniteadancefloorknees-up.

In fact blistering live performances have made

Sheelanagig festival favourites across the UK and

intoEuropeandcauseddancefloormayhemfrom

the Scottish Islands to the South of Italy. I have

seen the band several times and they always get

people dancing, whooping and dripping with smiles

and perspiration.

Sheelanagig have been touring now since 2005,

honing their eclectic blend of folk, jazz and world

music. Equally at home on festival stages, village

halls and street corners the band have developed a

devoted following.

“High octane stuff, would liven any party and keep

the dance floor full.” fRoots

“Quality musicianship, vibrancy and sheer joy!”

Folk and Roots

“Lively, wonderful musicians. A great show. Five

lovely young men! Could not have wished for a

better group. Delightful and hugely talented”

Wedmore Village Hall

Fri 13 Jan | 8:00pm | Castle Cary Constitutional

Club BA7 7BY | £7 | 01963 350160

Fri 20 Jan | 7:30pm | Goathurst Village Hall

TA5 2DF | £8 / £7 concs / £6 child | 01278 662382

Fri 17 Feb | 7:30pm | Wootton Courtenay Village

Hall TA24 8RE | £8 | 01643 841067

Sat 18 Feb | 8:00pm Curry Mallet &

Beercrocombe Village Hall TA3 6SY |

£8 / £5 child | 01823 480303

What’s On


Angel Exit

From the life-affirming favourite childhood story

Spoilt orphan, Mary Lennox, is plucked from the

bright vibrancy of India and transplanted to

the grey Yorkshire moors and a big old house

brimming with secrets.

As the wind wuthers around the mysterious manor,

she encounters only locked doors, a curious robin

and a gruff gardener. Mary battles with her own

loneliness and hears strange cries echoing through

the house.

A hidden key unlocks the secret garden, but what

will this garden unlock in Mary? And will she be

able to help her grieving uncle and whoever is

wailing down the corridor?

Unearthing the dark heart of this classic tale,

Angel Exit celebrate the Centenary of Frances

Hodgson Burnett’s The Secret Garden with a

brand new production.

This wonderful children’s show has been presented

in their own rich visual style, blending ensemble

storytelling with striking physicality, beautiful

puppets, live singing and an original soundtrack. A

real family treat for everyone over six years.

“There is so much vivid theatricality and inventiveness

at work here” Lyn Gardner, The Guardian

Fri 20 Jan | 7:30pm | Wedmore Village Hall BS28

4SF | £9 / £8 concs / £5 child | 01934 712649

Sat 21 Jan | 6:30pm | Wiveliscombe Primary

School TA4 2LA | £7 / 5 concs / £22 families (2+2) |

01984 624442

Sun 22 Jan | 3:00pm | Roadwater Village Hall TA23

0QY | £6 / £5 concs / £3 child | 01984 640976

What’s On


You’re Not Like The Other Girls Chrissy Caroline Horton

A fond, comic and poignant portrait of love and war

We saw this one woman show in a village hall in

North Devon and hope you will agree that it is

quitesimplyadelightfromstarttofinish–funny,

captivating and very moving.

January 1945. Paris has been liberated. Christiane,

an eccentric, acutely myopic Parisian girl waits

at Gare du Nord for a ticket to England to be

reunitedwithherfiancé.Whileshewaits,this

gloriously irrepressible mademoiselle recounts

the story of her love affair with Cyril, a tongue-tied

English teacher from Staffordshire. From a chance

encounter at Cheadle tennis club, their story takes

us through 1930s Paris and the trials of separation,

when war interrupts their unlikely romance.

A few years ago Caroline Horton’s real life French

grandmother, Christiane, moved into sheltered

housing. Among a lifetime of clutter, Caroline found

a shoebox containing wartime letters. She pieced

together her story from remembered conversations

and the discovered letters, recounting her love affair

with Cyril Horton and memories of occupied France.

You’re Not Like The Other Girls Chrissy

was a hit of the 2010 Edinburgh Fringe, where it

won The Stage award for Best Solo Performance.

“This simple and heartfelt show feels like a real

labour of love… a really tremendous & rounded

performance.” Lyn Gardner, The Guardian

www.carolinehorton.net

DATES AND DETAILS

Weds 8 Feb | 6:45pm (for bar & food) | Hatch

Beauchamp Village Hall TA3 6SG | £10 / £7 concs

(Incls food) | 01823 481909

Thurs 9 Feb | 8:00pm | Stawell & Sutton Mallett

Village Hall TA7 9AE | £7 | 01278 723355

Fri 10 Feb | 8:00pm | Churchinford Village Hall TA3

7RG | £7 / £5 concs / £22 families | 01823 601422

Sat 11 Feb | 7:30pm | Ashbrittle Village Hall TA21

0LF | £7 / £5 child | 01823 672131

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Little Big Bang Super Novas

Little Big Bang was set up to increase creative

opportunities for children and families in Somerset,

offering 750 workshops for the under 5s and 300

training sessions for artists, teachers and Early

Years practitioners.

A really important part of Little Big Bang was the

research. We wanted to explore how employing

an artist long term in a Children’s Centre might be

compared with the impact of a visiting artist.

Dr Susan Young from Exeter University has sited in

her mid term report (among other things) that you

get much better connections and results by having

an artist on site in a Children’s Centre.

In truth it has been a hugely successful project

but we want to ensure that these opportunities

continue.

The strong links we have made with The Octagon

in Yeovil, The Regal in Minehead, Somerset Art

Works and Shepton Mallet Digital Arts Festival

mean that many of the region’s arts organisations

now have good relationships with Somerset

Children’s Centres and are programming Early

Years work.

At Take Art, we will also be programming fabulous

international theatre in Children’s Centres as well

as theatres, running workshops for children and

On 31 March 2012, Take Art will come to the end of the three-year LittleBigBangproject – but what’s next for Early Years creativity inSomerset?

professionals, collaborating with Somerset Arts

Organisations to make great work for under 5s

and their families.

The four key artists involved in the project have

built up invaluable experience and understanding

of working in Children’s Centres and we’ll be using

their expertise to inform the Kindling Early Years

training programme.

Find out more about Little Big Bangandthefinal

research report (released in January 2012) by

visiting www.takeart.org.

To be kept in the loop about all our Early Years

work contact [email protected]

Richard Tomlinson

Early Years Creativity Music Day

This March, Kindling is running a music training

day for artists and staff working with the under 5s

in Somerset.

The day has been designed to meet the training

needs of nursery staff, childminders and Children

Centre practitioners to include a healthy mix of

current research and national and international best

practice, along with a luscious networking lunch.

The afternoon will focus on practical music making

workshops led by Early Years music specialists.

If you are interested in developing your music skills,

exploringsomenewideasandfindingoutwhatis

happening in Early Years music then please contact

[email protected], or book directly through

www.earlyarts.co.uk

KindlingisaSouthWestpathfinderpartnerwith

Early Arts, the national Early Years creativity

network, and this training day is part of a

professional development collaboration.

DATES AND DETAILS

Saturday 3 March 2012|10am–5pm|Venue(tbc)

Image by Philly Page

Early Years


Kindling is part of an Arts Council England funded initiative, set up between 16 Somerset arts and cultural organisations (including Take Art) and the Early Years Sector.

By offering regular training opportunities Kindling

supports artists and practitioners working with the

under 5s in the county. We use practical training to

explore theatre, dance, music, visual arts and the

creative environment.

Our aim is to enhance the skills of practitioners

within Somerset to help them develop the creative

and critical thinking of Somerset’s under 5s.

Kindling also supports and champions creative

excellence in Somerset, sharing our experiences

at a national level.

Further details of our 2012 training courses will

be posted on www.takeart.org. To be informed of

future Early Years events contact [email protected]

Image by Richard Tomlinson

Small Talk Probe

“A girl should be two things: who and what she wants” Coco Chanel

Don’t miss ‘dance goddess’ Antonia Grove of Probe in this virtuosic display of disguise and derangement, specially created by Wendy Houstoun. Houstoun stands out as one of the most original artists of her generation, with an international reputation for solo work.

Inherfirsteversuchcreationforanotherdancer,Houstoun channels her capacity to make lucid and humourous observations on contemporary culture. The result is Small Talk, a screen test for a B movie actress embodied by a series of edgy, sexy and unpredictable transformations.

Using stand-up singing, sit down talking, monosyllabic dancing and fast talking movement, the metamorphic Antonia embraces the chameleon desire to be all things to all people.

“a deadpan ditziness worthy of the young Katherine Hepburn” The Telegraph www.probeproject.com

DATES AND DETAILS

Weds 22 Feb | 7:30pm | St George’s Hall, Hinton St

George TA17 8SL | £7 / £5 students | 01460 72355

Luna Pretty Good Girl Dance Theatre

A brave and beautiful story

“Luna,” she repeated softly, more to herself than me. “Appropriate, wouldn’t you say? A girl who can only be seen by moonlight?” Rolling over, I muttered, “You’re such a freak show.” Her hair splayed across my pillow, tickling my face. “I know,” she murmured in my ear. “But you love me, don’t you?” Yeah, I loved her. I couldn’t help it. She was my brother.

Pretty Good Girl Dance Theatre use their unique blendofstorytelling,dance,filmandphysicaltheatre to tell a brave and beautiful story for everyone over the age of 14.

Offering an insight into the life of a transsexual teen; Luna takes the audience on a delicate theatrical and dance evoked journey with Liam/Luna and his sister Regan, as they come to understand Liam’s true identity.

Luna is based on the award winning novel by critically acclaimed author Julie Anne Peters. www.prettygoodgirl.com

DATES AND DETAILS

Thurs 1 Mar | 7:45pm | Sexeys School, Bruton

BA10 0EN | £7 / £6 concs / £5 child | 01749 813694

What’s On


Circle of Tales PuppetCraft

A myth from Africa

It all started so long ago, before there were any stories. One day a woman, called Mazanendaba, set out to search for stories. She hunted up and down mountains and through thick bush, asking thehelpoffriendlyandfierceanimals,untilwiseElephanttoldherwhereshecouldfindthesecretof wonderful storytelling.

Circle of Tales is told with African and English words and song, wood and wire puppets and the sweet, sweet sounds of music played on traditional African instruments.

PuppetCraft will also be running a music workshop before the show for families from six years and up, who will get to play their lovely wood and metal instruments.

“Always entrancing, inventive, quality puppetry.”www.puppetcraft.co.uk

DATES AND DETAILS

Sun 12 Feb | 4:30pm | Mark Village Hall TA9 4NY |

£6 / £5 concs | 01278 641370 (Music Workshop at

3.15pm | £3 / £1 child)

Sun 11 Mar | 3:30pm | St George’s Hall, Hinton St

George TA17 8SL | £6 / £4 child / £18 families (2+2)

| 01460 72355

Kid Carpet & The Noisy Animals Kid Carpet

A punk rock musical for kids and adults

Kid Carpet & The Noisy Animals follows the adventures of the charismatic singer and his animal band as they make friends, play games, contemplatetheworldandfinallyrockoutata grand dance contest. This lively enchanting show contains a unique mix of theatre, comedy, animation and original live music.

Kid Carpet has an international reputation as a pioneerofcatchy,lo-fi,electro-popmusicandhasnow turned his hand to live theatre. This is a fresh and fantastically fun show for 3-8 year olds and adults, produced by Theatre Bristol.

“All electric guitars, jumping around and telling adventure stories.... Oliver Postgate meets The

Beastie Boys!” Theatre Bristol

DATES AND DETAILS

Sat 3 Mar | 3:00pm | Castle Cary Primary School

BA7 7EH | £7 / £3 child / £15 families |

01963 350160

Sun 4 Mar | 3:00pm | Milborne Port Village Hall

DT9 5RE | £7 / £4 child / £20 family | 01963 250063

What’s On


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Youth Dance

Spring Forward 2012

In association with U.Dance

Now in its 8th year, Take Art’s successful County

Youth Dance Platform Spring Forward features

more young dancers than ever, with over 30

youth dance groups and 300 young people from

across Somerset getting a chance to perform on a

professional stage.

Spring Forward 2012 will feature three shows, two

at the Tacchi Morris Arts Centre in Taunton on the

26 & 27 of March and one at The Octagon Theatre

in Yeovil on 17 May.

Take Art has a strong commitment to the creative, social and health benefits of Youth Dance, working in such diverse areas as UrbanDance and professional development. Have a look at our three current Youth Dance projects and see how you can get involved.

The platform is open to any school or independent

youth dance group to apply, as long as the young

people are aged 11 years and over. If you have

a group of young dancers who wish to participate

in this platform please get in touch with

[email protected]

EVENT DETAILS

Monday 26 March and Tuesday 27 March |

7.30pm | The Tacchi Morris Arts Centre, Taunton |

£6.50 / £5.00 conc / £4.50 students |

01823 414141

Thursday 17 May | 7.30pm | The Octagon Theatre,

Yeovil | £6.50 / £5.00 conc £5.00 / £4.50 students |

01935 422884

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Somerset Youth Dance Company (SYDC)Somerset Youth Dance Company is an initiative

that aims to give talented young dancers in

Somerset an experience of being in a professional

dance company. SYDC dancers train in advanced

contemporary dance techniques and work with

professional choreographers.

SYDC is open to anyone over 15 from Somerset

to audition and due to demand Take Art has also

introduced a SYDC Juniors, for those younger

talented dancers who want to get a head start and

train alongside the older group.

In early 2012 SYDC will be performing as part of

Outset Festival at The Brewhouse in February and

at Spring Forward 2012 in March and May.

The group will also be applying to be part of Dance

South West’s regional Youth Dance platform, which

is due to take place in March at Pavilion Dance

in Bournemouth.

Urban Dance ProjectYeovil’s Urban Dance Project is now well into its

pilot year and has a strong steering group of young

people from a range of different schools and Urban

groups, self titled ‘The Yeovil Allstars’.

ThefirstUrbanJamhappenedinNovember

andfeaturedperformancesbyAffix,Formulate,

Octagon Street Dance Crew, a Beat Boxer and

specialguests‘Xclusive’,whowerefinalistsin

Bristol’s best dance act.

There will be two more small Urban Jams in

February and April, which will lead to a bigger

event in July in partnership with Big Dance.

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Beata ‘Borys’ Kosc Photography

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EXPOSED has been set up to help dance artists

increase their technical skills on and off the dance

floor,fosteringprofessionaldevelopmentand

innovation in dance, and dance related technology.

The event in February will bring together regionally

based choreographers, dance artists, theatre

technicians and lighting designers, as well as the

Universities ‘Technical Production’ students. It will

be lead by Russell Maliphant and Michael Hulls,

two of the UK’s foremost creative teams working

in dance.

EXPOSED will begin with a half-day lecture

demonstration that will explore and articulate the

relationship between choreography and lighting.

The following two days will be practical, with

tasks set by Hulls, and plenty of opportunities for

participants to learn how to use the theatre facilities

atBathSpa.Thefinaldaywillfeatureadance

platform event, with performances from artists and

companies who have applied to take part.

If you think EXPOSED is an event that could

benefityourcareerasadanceartistand/orlighting

technician, then we would like to hear from you.

Application details will be released in December

2011, via the Take Art website www.takeart.org

and the danceandtheatresomerset.net website.

For further information, please contact Cath James

at Take Art.

Exposed

Exposed movement, exposed wires, exposed ideas… dance meets technology in this exciting new collaboration between Take Art Dance and Bath Spa University, starting in February 2012 with a four day EXPOSED training event.

Jurassic JourneyBen Osborne

Beautiful film, photography, poetry and music

Jurassic Journey is a brand new multimedia

presentation celebrating the Jurassic Coast World

Heritage Site, brought to you by award-winning

photographer and popular rural touring presenter

Ben Osborne.

Showcasing his amazing photography, video and

sound recordings, the show also features specially

commissioned music, composed by Dorset’s

Sammy Hurden, poetry, written by inventive and

tender Devon-based poet Matt Harvey and some

engaging characters created by artist/sculptor

Lal Hitchcock.

Commentary, audio-visual sequences,

soundscapes and humour will create a richly

entertaining evening for anyone interested in

what happens when four artists take a close (and

occasionally sideways) look at a coast near you.

Ben is well-known in Somerset for his wonderful

shows, Life in the Freezer and Common Source.

We are delighted that he has created a new show

about the beautiful Dorset coastline, a favourite

walking spot for so many Somerset folk.

www.benosborne.co.uk

DATES AND DETAILS

Weds 14 Mar | 7:30pm | Holford & District Village

Hall TA5 1RY | £7.50 / £4.50 child | 01278 741184

Thurs 15 Mar | 7:30pm | Stoke St Mary Village Hall

TA3 5BY | £10 / £8.50 concs / £6 child (Incls glass

of wine & nibbles) | 01823 443899

Fri 16 Mar | 7:30pm | Clapton & Wayford Village

Hall TA18 8PS | £9.50 / £5 child / £24 families (2+2)

(Incls refreshments) | 01460 74849

Sat 17 Mar | 7:30pm Davis Hall, West Camel BA22

7QX | £8 / £7 child | 01935 851214

Sun 18 Mar | 7:30pm | Wellington Arts Centre TA21

8PS | £8 / £6 concs | 01823 667388

Thurs 22 Mar | 7:30pm | Ashbrittle Village Hall

TA21 0LF | £7 / £5 | 01823 672131

Fri 23 Mar | 7:30pm | North Cadbury Village Hall

BA22 7DW | £7.50 / £4 child | 01963 440735

Sat 24 Mar | 7:30pm | Kingsdon Village Hall TA11

7LL | £7 / £6 concs / £20 families | 01935 841162

What’s On


Celebrating Somerset: Light Waves A Beacon of Sound and Light

As part of Light Waves and Celebrating Somerset,

a beautiful floating beacon of sound and light will

be sent down the Taunton & Bridgwater Canal for

three nights in March.

The beacon will leave Somerset Square in Taunton

on Wed 21 March and spend three days travelling

along the waterway, coming to rest at Bridgwater

Marina on Friday 23 March. The opening event

in Taunton will also feature live music sung and

played from the water, illuminated boats and

projections on land.

Under 5s and their families are especially catered

for when the beacon reaches Bridgwater at twilight

on Friday 23 March.

DATES AND DETAILS

Wednesday 21 March to Friday 23 March 2012

| Taunton & Bridgwater Canal | Free Event | Please

visit www.takeart.org for more details

Celebrating Somerset: Light Waves Lightstream

An interactive and colourful light inspired installation

and workshop curated especially for young children.

Walk, crawl or shuffle through the Lightstream and

explore a multi-faceted world of lights, enormous,

tiny, white and multi-coloured. You will see lights

that glow, lights that move and lights that leave

echoes. Even some noisy lights! Children can

interact with the installation: make lights wobble by

clapping their hands, change the colour of lights by

moving their bodies and command lights on and off.

The installation will be active for 45 minutes

and after a much-needed snack, there will

be an informal and illuminating workshop, for

accompanied children 2-5 years old.

DATES AND DETAILS

Thurs 10 May | 10:00am and 1:00pm |

The Octagon Theatre | 01935 422884

Mon 14 May | 10:00am and 1:00pm | The Tacchi

Morris Arts Centre: The SPACE | 01823 414141

What’s On


Light Waves is part of Celebrating Somerset, a year of celebrations for 2012 organised by Tim Hill. The project has been created by the Somerset RFO team, working hard to develop the arts in Somerset. For more details and to get involved contact [email protected]

Celebrating SomersetA Somerset Journey

Celebrating Somerset presents A Somerset

Journey, a moving performance tour with the

aim of gathering the sounds, stories and songs

of Somerset in a specially made vehicle called

the Ark Hive. This electric powered device will

travel around the county in May and June 2012,

along with a small troupe of operators and

performers. As well as gathering the stories and

songs the troupe will start to create new stories

and songs to exchange with the people

they meet.

A Somerset Journey will visit pubs, schools, 12

Children’s Centres, community centres, fairs and

gatherings and put on short shows and be the

focus for celebrations and special events.

DATES AND DETAILS

May & June 2012 | All over Somerset |

Free Event | www.somersetarts.com

Mr & Mrs SommerflügelBy Florschütz & Döhnert

On Tuesday 12 June Take Art and The Tacchi

Morris in Taunton are co-presenting two

performances of Mr&MrsSommerflügel, an

Early Years international show by famed German

company, Florschütz & Döhnert.

Described as a poetic circus for children from

two up, this beautiful show has proved a big hit

with younger audiences all over the world, mixing

fantasy and surrealism with imaginative visuals

and storytelling.

It tells the story of the strange little world of animals

that Mr&MrsSommerflügel are getting out of

their magic suitcase and how it can be beautifully

foolish to catch some things, like trying to hold the

shadowofabutterflyinahandkerchief.Withplenty

of charming tricks the two actors make use of their

menagerie to seduce each other.

“During the show the children - and especially the

youngest ones - were roaring with laughter. A very

beautiful discovery.”MichelBélair

DATES AND DETAILS

Tuesday 12 June | 10:00am & 1:00pm |

The Tacchi Morris Arts Centre | Under 5s & Families

| 01823 41414117book online at www.takeart.org | Take Art

What’s On

For Early Years elements, contact [email protected]

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We do this by offering support, resources and

opportunities to artists, companies, venues,

programmers and rural and urban communities

across the county.

One such opportunity is Made in Somerset, an

annual series of events designed to celebrate

performance work and generate stimulating debate

around dance and theatre-making.

Over 500 people participated in this year’s Made in

Somerset Festival, which took place in venues big

and small across Somerset from 4 to 11 October

2011. Produced in partnership with colleagues

across the county, it showcased 18 full-length

performances from the best of Somerset theatre,

dance and spoken word.

Co Director of Theatre, Mark Helyar, said,

“We took a risk by completely re-inventing Made in

Somerset this year. It paid off - the festival

has been amazing, full of positive energy, great

ideas and a vast range of live performances,

workshops and showcases.”

Highlights included an Open Space debate at

The Brewhouse Theatre and a Practitioners Day

in Langport.

Our challenge now is to capitalise on the success

of this year’s Made in Somerset to enable artists

and companies to continue to make work and

flourishinthecurrentlandscape.

One of the ways we are going to do this is by

offering the following three skills development

workshops; Releasing your Fundraising Potential,

On the Road and Creative Speed Dating.

Take Art dreams of a county where artists, practitioners, companies and venues are inspired and enabled to create, produce and present extraordinary theatre for the people who live in and around Somerset.Our ambition is to help make this happen.

What is Take Art Theatre?

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1. Releasing your Fundraising PotentialA one day workshop to help artists and

companies to develop their fundraising

knowledge and skills.

Where: The Brewhouse, Taunton, TA1 1JL When: Wednesday 25 January Time: 10am to 5pm Cost: £20 Book early: only 20 places available

Bookings: www.takeart.org

Produced in partnership with Equity, Wide

Awake Devon and Apples and Snakes

2. On the RoadA one-day training, knowledge and skillshare

workshop on how to create, market and tour

shows for the rural circuit.

Where: Williams Hall, Stoke St Gregory, Nr Taunton, TA3 6EU When: Friday 9 March Time: 10am to 5pm

Cost: £20

Produced in partnership with Equity and Apples

and Snakes

3. Creative Speed DatingA dynamic event for artists, companies, venues,

promoters,graduates–anyone,infact,involved

intheperformingandvisualarts–toforgenew

working relationships!

Where: The Tacchi-Morris Arts Centre, Taunton, TA2 8PD When: Tuesday 8 May Time: 7.30 to 9.30pm

Cost: Free

Produced in partnership with the

Tacchi Morris Arts Centre

For more information about the above, as well as other support, resources and opportunities, visit www.danceandtheatresomerset.net

What’s On


OdysseyTheatre Ad Infinitum

A journey that will ignite the imagination and awaken the senses

One actor. One hour. One man’s epic quest

to reunite with his family and seek his bloody

revenge.

Winner of The Stage ‘Best Solo Performer’

Award,Lecoq-trainedTheatreAdInfinitum

reinvents Homer’s timeless Greek myth.

Odyssey follows the Greek warrior Odysseus in

his relentless attempt to get home so he can see

his wife and son again before he dies. Up against

the God Poseidon and his hurricanes, Odysseus

encounters nymphs that sexually enslave him,

ferocious one-eyed monsters and countless

other colourful creatures. Whatever hardship he

faces, he endures, Odysseus’ tough heart won’t

give in. But after twenty year’s away from home

will everything be as he left it…?

Passionate, highly physical, and poignant

storytelling brings this breathtaking adventure

to life. ‘Best of the Fringe’ (Observer) and an

OfficialFringeSell-OutShow2009,thiscritically

acclaimed tour de force is currently touring UK

theatres and internationally.

“A love of storytelling, great physical movement

and the power to hold an audience in the palm of

his hand’” ****The Scotsman

“Outstanding - world class. One of the best things

I have ever seen anywhere. Ashbrittle has never

given a standing ovation before” Ashbrittle Village

Hall audience members.

www.theatreadinfinitum.co.uk

DATES AND DETAILS

Thurs 8 Mar | 8:00pm | Churchinford Village Hall

TA3 7RG | £7 / £5 concs / £22 families |

01823 601422

Fri 9 Mar | 7:30pm | Chaffcombe Village Hall

TA20 4BJ | £8 (Incls refreshments) |

01460 65909

Sat 10 Mar | 8:00pm | Neroche Village Hall

TA3 6TY | £8 / £6 child | 01460 234377

What’s On


The Stu Brown Sextet

Jazz and Cartoons – That’s All Folks!

The Stu Brown Sextet was formed in 2008 by

drummer, Stu Brown, to celebrate 100 years of the

little known band leader, composer and inventor,

Raymond Scott.

Raymond’s wacky, hyper-animated, eyeball-

popping ‘cartoon jazz’ is most widely recognisable

for its use in the Looney Tunes cartoons from the

1940’s onwards and more recently, in Ren and

Stimpy and The Simpsons. His manic, offbeat

compositions, such as Dinner Music for a Pack

of Hungry Cannibals and Square Dance For Eight

Egyptian Mummies are performed with zest and

spontaneity by this brilliantly orchestrated sextet.

This group has proved to be immensely popular

with audiences of all ages and backgrounds, from

jazzfans,togeneralmusiclovers,tofilmand

animations fans, as well as families with young

children. The Stu Brown Sextet have played

to packed crowds at many of the UK’s leading

festivals, including London jazz festival 2011.

Twisted Tunes – The Music of Raymond Scott

was one of Mojo magazine’s top ten jazz albums

of 2009.

The show opens with a specially commissioned

shortdocumentaryfilmaboutRaymondScott.

Take Art are hoping to arrange animation

workshops for primary school children in both

ChilthorneDomerandKilvetoproduceafilmtobe

screened during the show.

Thurs 22 Mar | 7:00pm | Chilthorne Domer

Recreation Centre BA22 8RD | £7 / £3.00 child |

01935 410970

Fri 23 Mar | 7:30pm | Kilve Village Hall TA5 1EA |

£7.50 / £3.50 child | 01278 741157

Listings


Tobookticketscalltheboxofficenumberorbookonlineatwww.takeart.org

Full information about the accessibility of venues is available online.

Someticketsmayincludesupperandrefreshments.Enquirewiththeboxofficeformoreinformation.

All details correct at the time of going to press.

Date Time Company Event Venue Venue No. Page

Fri 13 Jan 8:00pm Sheelanagig In Concert Castle Cary Constitutional Club 27 5

Fri 20 Jan 7:30pm Sheelanagig In Concert Goathurst VH, Nr Bridgwater 10 5

Fri 20 Jan 7:30pm Angel Exit The Secret Garden Wedmore VH, Nr Cheddar 18 6

Sat 21 Jan 6:30pm Angel Exit The Secret Garden Wiveliscombe Primary School 5 6

Sun 22 Jan 3:00pm Angel Exit The Secret Garden Roadwater VH, Nr Williton 2 6

Wed 25 Jan 10am Take Art Theatre Releasing your Fundraising The Brewhouse, Taunton 8 19Potential

Weds 8 Feb 6:45pm Caroline Horton You’re Not Like The Other Hatch Beauchamp VH, 13 7Girls Chrissy Nr Taunton

Thurs 9 Feb 8:00pm Caroline Horton You’re Not Like The Other Stawell and Sutton Mallet VH, 16 7Girls Chrissy Nr Bridgwater

Fri 10 Feb 8:00pm Caroline Horton You’re Not Like The Other Churchinford VH, Nr Taunton 8 7Girls Chrissy

Sat 11 Feb 7:30pm Caroline Horton You’re Not Like The Other Ashbrittle VH, Nr Wellington 6 7Girls Chrissy

Sun 12 Feb 4:30pm PuppetCraft Circle of Tales Mark VH, Nr Bridgwater 17 11

Fri 17 Feb 7:30pm Sheelanagig In Concert Wootton Courtenay VH, 1 5Nr Minehead

Sat 18 Feb 8:00pm Sheelanagig In Concert Curry Mallet & Beercrocombe VH, 14 5Nr Taunton

Weds 22 Feb 7:30pm Probe Small Talk St George’s H, Hinton St George, 21 10Nr Crewkerne

Thurs 1 Mar 7:45pm Pretty Good Girl Luna Sexeys School, Bruton 28 10

Sat 3 Mar 10am Kindling Training Early Years Creativity Music Day tbc 9

Sat 3 Mar 3:00pm Kid Carpet Kid Carpet and The Noisy Castle Cary Primary School 27 11Animals

Sun 4 Mar 3:00pm Kid Carpet Kid Carpet and The Noisy Milborne Port VH, Nr Sherborne 29 11Animals

Thurs 8 Mar 8:00pm Theatre Ad Odyssey Churchinford VH, Nr Taunton 8 20Infinitum

Fri 9 Mar 7:30pm Theatre Ad Odyssey Chaffcombe VH, Nr Chard 19 20Infinitum

Fri 9 Mar 10am Take Art Theatre On the Road Training for Touring Williams Hall, Stoke St Gregory, 15 19Nr Taunton

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Sat 10 Mar 8:00pm Theatre Ad Odyssey Neroche VH, Nr Taunton 12 20Infinitum

Sun 11 Mar 3:30pm PuppetCraft Circle of Tales St George’s H, Hinton St George, 21 11Nr Crewkerne

Weds 14 Mar 7:30pm Ben Osborne Jurassic Journey Holford & District VH, 10 15Nr Bridgwater

Thurs 15 Mar 7:30pm Ben Osborne Jurassic Journey Stoke St Mary VH, Nr Taunton 11 15

Fri 16 Mar 7:30pm Ben Osborne Jurassic Journey Clapton & Wayford VH, 20 15Nr Crewkerne

Sat 17 Mar 7:30pm Ben Osborne Jurassic Journey Davis Hall, West Camel, 25 15Nr Yeovil

Sun 18 Mar 7:30pm Ben Osborne Jurassic Journey Wellington Arts Centre 7 15

Thurs 22 Mar 7:30pm Ben Osborne Jurassic Journey Ashbrittle VH, Nr Wellington 6 15

Thurs 22 Mar 7:00pm The Stu Brown Twisted Toons Chilthorne Domer Recreation 22 21Sextet Centre, Nr Yeovil

Fri 23 Mar 7:30pm The Stu Brown Twisted Toons Kilve VH, Nr Bridgwater 3 21Sextet

21-23 Mar Celebrating A Beacon of Sound and Light Taunton & Bridgwater Canal 8-10 16Somerset

Fri 23 Mar 7:30pm Ben Osborne Jurassic Journey North Cadbury VH, 26 15Nr Yeovil

Sat 24 Mar 7:30pm Ben Osborne Jurassic Journey Kingsdon VH, Nr Somerton 24 15

Mon 26 Mar 7.30pm Take Art Dance Spring Forward The Tacchi-Morris Arts Centre, 8 12Nr Taunton

Tues 27 Mar 7.30pm Take Art Dance Spring Forward The Tacchi-Morris Arts Centre, 8 12Nr Taunton

Tues 8 May 7.30pm Take Art Theatre Creative Speed Dating The Tacchi-Morris Arts Centre, 8 19Nr Taunton

Thur 10 May 10:00am Celebrating Lightstream The Octagon Theatre, Yeovil 23 16 & 1:00pm Somerset

Mon 14 May 10:00am Celebrating Lightstream The Tacchi Morris Arts Centre: 8 16 & 1:00pm Somerset The SPACE, Nr Taunton

Thurs 17 May 7:30pm Take Art Dance Spring Forward The Octagon Theatre, Yeovil 23 12

May & June Celebrating A Somerset Journey All over Somerset 17

Tues12June 10am Florschütz Mr&MrsSommerflügel TheTacchiMorrisArtsCentre, 8 17& 1:00pm & Döhnert Nr Taunton

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1. Wootton Courtenay

2. Roadwater

3. Kilve

4. Holford

5. Wiveliscombe

6. Ashbrittle

7. Wellington

8. Taunton

9. MonktonHeathfield

10. Bridgwater

11. Stoke St Mary

12. Neroche

13. Hatch Beauchamp

14. Curry Mallet

15. Stoke St Gregory

16. Stawell

17. Mark

18. Wedmore

19. Chaffcombe

20. Clapton

21. Hinton St George

22. Chilthorne Domer

23. Yeovil

24. Kingsdon

25. West Camel

26. North Cadbury

27 Castle Cary

28. Bruton

29. Milborne Port

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Take Art Programme Jan - June 2012