Brighton Festival: Diary

Brighton Festival will once again bring people together to celebrate creativity in all its forms in venues both familiar and unusual across the city, for three weeks this May, with acclaimed recording artist, poet, playwright and novelist Kate Tempest as Guest Director.

Kate Tempest’s programme celebrates what she calls the ‘Everyday Epic’ – art that helps us connect to ourselves and others, explores our individual stories and differences, and encourages audiences to take a walk in someone else’s shoes; from Five Short Blasts: Shoreham, a maritime journey on the River Adur, to The Gabriels trilogy of plays from award-wining playwright Richard Nelson.

Many of Tempest’s interests, passions, and inspirations are explored in an eclectic line-up spanning theatre, dance, visual art, film, music, debate, comedy and spoken word.

Reflecting her belief that: “The arts should be in our communities, not only on elevated platforms or behind red velvet ropes”, Brighton Festival 2017 sees two new ventures: The Storytelling Army, a dynamic collective of people from all walks of life who will be performing in unexpected locations around the city, and Your Place, a diverse line-up of mixed arts programmed in partnership with Brighton People’s Theatre, Festival artists and local residents in the Hangleton and Whitehawk communities.

For the full programme of events visit brightonfestival.org
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Throughout the festival

For the Birds
An immersive nocturnal experience exploring the beauty and mystery of the avian world, a trail of installations by leading sound and light artists, brought together by Jony Easterby.
Sat 6 – Sun 28 May (except Mon & Tue), Woodland Location, £12, £10

They/Onlar
A multi-screen video installation by Ipek Duben which provides a glimpse of everyday discrimination experienced by religious, ethnic, or sexual minority groups in Turkish society.
Sat 6 – Sun 28 May, Fabrica, Free

Five Short Blasts: Shoreham
A maritime journey on the River Adur created by Australian artists Madeleine Flynn and Tim Humphrey in collaboration with Shoreham’s water communities.
Sat 6 – Sun 28 May (Everyday except 8, 9, 15 – 17, 24 & 25 May), Shoreham Harbour, £20

Cathie Pilkington
Acclaimed sculptor Cathie Pilkington makes use of dolls in unexpected and challenging ways in her work.

The Life Rooms
The exhibition features two pieces, Anatomy of a Doll, which responds to Degas’ ballerinas, and Harmonium, which transforms a wooden shelving unit into unexpected tableaux.
Sat 6 – Sat 27 May, University of Brighton Gallery, Free

Doll For Petra
This new piece is a sculptural response to a carved wooden doll made by Eric Gill for his daughter Petra.
Throughout the Festival, Ditchling Museum of Art & Craft, Museum entry: £6.50, concessions £5.50, Under 16s free

Collisions
Lynette Wallworth’s Virtual Reality film experience recreates the moment indigenous Martu Elder Nyarri Morgan a witnessed an atomic test – his first encounter with Western culture.
Sat 6 – Sun 28 May (not Mon & Tue), Lighthouse, £5

The Hum
By way of a free app, The Hum provides a new way of experiencing the urban environment, weaving together visuals and a composed soundtrack.
Sat 6 – Sun 28 May,
Downloadable App, Free