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Oct '14 saw the fourth annual arts festival in Bournemouth. Under the amazing curatorship of Director Carol Maund, the festival grows every year. And this year there was a burgeoning fringe too. Here's a taste of what we enjoyed. | ||
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The opening weekend highlight was our old friends Carabosse with their fire garden. We have seen them at Brighton and Battersea, and now Bournemouth. They create a magical space with all their different displays of real fire. There was even a proper 'river of fire' in the Bourne. A health and safety officer's nightmare. | ||||||
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We also enjoyed all the wacky free cabaret events in the lower gardens. Examples included The lift (below and movie) and the People's Front Room (in the bandstand, converted to a lounge) as well as dancing in the Square to the Regular Joe's, and the 'new beach hut' competition. | |||||||
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We went to see Fuel's production, The Roof, where the audience are in the middle encircled by a 360 degree stage set of rooftops where the actors play out a computer game, using parkour. We wore headphones for the soundtrack. It was an immersive experience - 'game over'. WATCH VIDEO CLIP BELOW FOR A FLAVOUR | |||||||||||||||
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We went twice to St Peter's church. First to see the world premiere of a jazz oratorio composed by pianist Robert Mitchell. Called Invocation, it was a piece in praise of teachers, including those in the black culture like Martin Luther King. | |||||||||||||||
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The second concert at St Peters was by Fieri Consort. They sang choral pieces by Poulenc, Saint Saens, Ravel, Stravinsky and others. Interesting and unusual - not the sort of thing we normally go to. | ||
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At the Pavilion we enjoyed a concert by the Bourenmouth Symphony Orchestra conducted by Kirill Karabits. A great rendering of the Rachmaninov 'Paganini Rhapsody' with the soloist, the young musician of the year Martin James Bartlett. | ||||
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We went top a couple of events at the very wonderful Shelley Theatre, just round the corner from us. We enjoyed the madcap comedy cabaret from Slightly Fat Features - juggling, magic, music and more. Then the virtuoso playing of Jack Maguire (violin) and Carlos Bonell(classical guitar). Really enjoyed the world premiere of a suite by local composer Paul Cole 'depicting' Latin America. | ||
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