J a n u a ry / Febru a ry 2013

WELCOME: Be inspired!Happy New Year and welcome to an update of what’sgoing on here at artsNK.NKDC Chairman, Cllr Mrs Marion Brighton talks about whatthe arts mean to her. Read the update on the excitingTransported Project. Do you know what a zygote is? FIndout about forthcoming shows at TOT and catch up on thenew dance programme. All this in this issue!Remember to visit our website following the links belowfor more information on each article. Further details aboutthe work of artsNK can be found at: www.artsnk.org

INSIDE OUT: My Story- Cllr Mrs Marion Brighton OBE, Council Leader NKDCWhen, over twenty years ago, others said to Cllr Mrs MarionBrighton and planning officer Clive Redshaw that you can't havean arts service without an arts building, their reaction was: ohyes you can; if we can't bring people to us to experience art,we'll take art to the people! Thus it was that artsNK was born.Cllr Brighton reflects on those days:"We realised that, because the area for which we were respon -sible was not economically significant in terms of manufactur -ing, we needed to turn to tourism to aid economic develop -ment. The idea we had was to create a team of 5 arts workers

who would go out into the towns and villages to give people arts experiences which they may not have hadbefore."

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Cllr Brighton has no doubt whatever about the value, which the arts bring to communities."Apart from the real economic advantages which they bring to the tourist industry, recessionary times arewhen people benefit most from activities which take them out of themselves and give them immenserewards for what is, relatively speaking, remarkably little cost."Understandably, artsNK is an organisation of which Cllr Brighton is justifiably proud, but their worth is meas-urable against objective criteria too."artsNK, by going out into communities as they have done and continue to do, have gained so much experi -ence in working with those communities, that I really feel that they know what people want; they are verymuch in touch with them. I think it's an enormous honour to think that artsNK has been asked to be the leadorganisation in a project which is going to deliver the exciting and innovative arts programme 'Transported'in the districts of Boston and South Holland."Nearer home, Cllr Brighton also reflects on artsNK's success in gaining funding for developing festivals in NK:"We have had enormous success with the Festivals that have taken place in the District. The Safire Festivalof 2011 was a particular favourite of mine: it was so ambitious and impressive, and enormously popular."Does Cllr Brighton have any other favourite artworks or projects?"Perhaps I should conclude by acknowledging the beauty of the stained glass window here in the counciloffices - a daily reminder of how far we've come since those early times!"To read the full interview, go to:

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TRANSPORTED: artsNK Leads The WayartsNK has been successful in its application for the Arts Council'sCreative People and Places funding. Working with Lincs ArtistForum and LCVS, artsNK will be delivering an exciting, multi artsform programme to encourage more people to engage in the arts.In discussion with North Kesteven District Council, it has beenagreed that artsNK will be the lead partner in this dynamic newpartnership for Boston and South Holland, bringing its experienceand capacity to the task of managing an important opportunity forLincolnshire.For more information on this development, visit:

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FESTIVAL FLYING HIGH!: Zygote Festival 2013Plans are underway for a spectacular Festival for Sleaford to takeplace in October 2013.artsNK has produced regular festivals, community celebrations,carnival processions and more recently the spectacular light nightexperiences, and the teams now intend to take this to the nextlevel with a stunning and ambitious event that combines festivalart forms with aerial work, dance, projects and pyrotechnics.For more information about the progress and opportunities of ourSleaford 2013 festival, now officially named as the Zygote Festivalto reflect the town’s connection with the seed industry, visit:

SPRING INTO ACT- ION: Terry O'Toole Theatre, Spring ProgrammeThe new season at Terry O'Toole Theatre is set to provide enter-ta inment for all ta s tes and ages, begin n ing with ACTi o nCommunity Theatre's presentation of Dick Turpin the Panto! Formusic lovers, Jazz quartet Empirical makes a welcome return onJanuary 24th at 7.30pm, followed by Britain’s leading b-boy crew,Bad Taste Cru. This month also sees the opening of our springc h i l d ren's the a tre with de li g h t ful fa i rytale prod u c tion TheNightingale from Horse and Bamboo Theatre.In February, Finnish folk septet 'Frigg' offers the chance for a freepre-show Ploughman's platter if booked with the Emily PortmanTrio on March 21st.If you’re looking for a new interest, our popular Djembe Workshopsre-start in the New Year on Tuesday 9th January at 7.00pm and

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ACTion Community Theatre are holding open auditions for their production of Tom’s MidnightGarden on Sunday 27th January at 3.00pm. For more information, visit:

STRICTLY DANCE!: A Spring In Your StepThe artsNK dance team has several exciting projects and events tak-ing place throughout the next couple of months, including:NKSchool and artsNK's Spring Primary Dance Festival: a festival cel-ebrating the idea of children moving from year 6 up to SecondarySchool, led by a professional dance artist who will create dancepieces with the pupils to be performed at the Festival. For moreinformation, visit: www.artsnk.org/whats-on/spring-primary-dance-festivalInspiring Young Talent Showcase 2013: artsNK's annual communityshowcase, featuring all artsNK youth dance and hip-hop groupsfrom ages 4 through to 19 years, our in-house youth dance perform-ance companies kNacKer'd and redXco, as well as local community,school and college groups. For more information, visit: www.artsnk.org/whats-on/inspiring-young-talent-2013True Motion U.Dance Platform (county level): this, the 2013 countyU.Dance platform to be held at Lincoln Performing Arts Centre onSaturday 9th March, is a day and evening event featuring the verybest of Lincolnshire's young dance talent. artsNK is delivering andco-producing this event the alongside Dance4. For more informa-tion, visit: www.artsnk.org/whats-on/true-motion-udance-platform-2013

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