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DANCE CONSORTIUM PRESENTS DANZA CONTEMPORANEA DE CUBA Tue 15 & Wed 16 May 7.30pm
“Drop-dead gorgeous” The Times
PERTH FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS 17TH - 27TH MAY 2012
Jack Bruce and his Big Blues Band Kassidy Martin Taylor & Martin Simpson Jools Holland & His Rhythm & Blues Orchestra With Chris Difford Carol Kidd & her jazz quartet Tim Brooke-Taylor Ceilidh with Skipinnish “John Peel(cid:8)s Shed” Nigel Kennedy, Andrew Litton & The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Berlin Symphony Orchestra & Kit Armstrong English Touring Opera “The Barber of Seville” & “Eugene Onegin” Stile Antico Kathleen Ferrier Celebration Art on the River And more...
Box Office 01738 621031 or online at www.perthfestival.co.uk
L I V E D J ’ S ; F R E E S T Y L E S E S S I O N S ; G R A F F I T I A R T ; H A V E - A - G O W O R K S H O P S A N D M U C H , M U C H M O R E ! Fri 18 & Sat 19 May 7.30pm
(foyer events from 6pm)
FEATURING: VAGABOND CREW (FRANCE) Double world champions bring an explosive show with eight of the world’s best b-boys CLASH 66 (FRANCE/KOREA) This sublime duo challenges the notions of hip hop dance theatre
PLUS LOCAL CREWS: FRI 18 MAY: THE EDINBURGH SOUL REVIEW, DANIEL AING, READY READY SAUCE, JACKIN’ THE BOX SAT 19 MAY: ROCKABEAT, HEAVY SMOKERS, RICE & PEEZ, BAD TASTE CRU
Dumfries & Galloway Arts Festival springs into action with a healthy sprinkling of home-grown talent and a blossoming of national and international acts, all brought together over the 12 day festival which is firmly planted in the region’s cultural calendar . . . Highlights of the 2012 festival, which runs from Friday 25 May to Tuesday 5 June, include the celebrated Opera A La Carte present Mozart’s comic masterpiece Cosi Fan Tutte, The Scottish Chamber Orchestra, The Scottish Ensemble, The National Theatre of Scotland, Nutshell Theatre’s Fringe First winning piece The Allotment. Contemporary and Folk fans might want to look out for the Tim Kliphuis Trio, Rab Noakes and Allan Taylor, The Alastair Anderson Band and Michael Marra. There is also a chance to see the world premiere of Alan Reid’s new work The Gairdner’s Son a mix of music and story telling the life of local hero John Paul Jones.
The festival runs 25th May to 9th of June see www.dgartsfest.com
BOX OFFICE 0131 529 6000 festivaltheatre.org.uk
(bkg fees apply). Registered charity SC018605.
Festival Theatre edinburgh 13/29 NICOLSON STREET
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