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Friday 2 and Saturday 3 March, 8pm
Acrojou Circus Theatre
WAKE
Conceived and devised by Jeni Barnard and Barney White
Directed and co-devised by Flick Ferdinando
St Paul's Church, Portland Square, Bristol BS2 8SJ
Acrojou’s Jeni Barnard and Barney White tell visually-rich, fast-moving and captivating stories using one of the most mesmerizing of all circus disciplines – the acrobatic wheel. With WAKE - the company’s first full-length show – expect to be taken on a poetic joy ride through a sculptural and filmic landscape as the performers use physical skill, acrobatic choreography and giant rings of steel to present a dark, humorous and uplifting study of one man’s relationship with love, laughter, good manners, snow, death, DIY and dancing.
Age guidance:12+, contains comic scenes of an adult nature
Tickets: £13 (£9 concession)
Bookings: Colston Hall Box Office: 0117 9223686
Friday 9 March - Saturday 17 March, 7:30pm
With matinees at 2.30pm, Saturdays and Thursday
Bristol Old Vic Theatre School
TIME AND THE CONWAYS
by J B Priestley
Directed by Jenny Stephens
When the Conway family gathers in 1919 to celebrate Kay’s 21st birthday, theirs seems like a golden family – still intact and well despite the Great War and ready to enter a new era with bright careers and happy marriages in prospect. But appearances can deceive, and through masterly manipulations of time, J B Priestley lets the audience share the fate-deciding moments from the family’s past, present and future.
Tickets: £15 full (£10 concessions)
First Night special offer: all seats, £10
Bookings: Bristol Old Vic - 0117 973 3955
Thursday 29 and Friday 30 March, 2pm & 8pm
The Fleur Darkin Company
THE BLAKE DIPTYCH: INNOCENCE and EXPERIENCE
Fleur Darkin’s ever exciting dance-theatre ensemble makes its Circomedia debut with two distinct and original shows, each inspired by the passion, imagination and wisdom of the poet, artist, printer and “glorious luminary” William Blake.
Unusually, the afternoon production - INNOCENCE (2pm) - is exclusively for under-sevens and their carers. In it, dance, play, live music, theatre and story-telling combine to create an interactive journey into a realm of mystery, beauty, fun and adventure.
By contrast, EXPERIENCE (8pm and for audiences aged 12+) is a blistering dance-theatre master-class in which fearless choreography, eight world-class dancers, exquisite music by Bristol-based Paul Bradley and designs by the Critics Award-winning Alex Lowde conjure the visions of Blake - the boy who believed in angels, and grew up to reshape British art and literature.
Tickets:
INNOCENCE (2pm): £8 adults; £:4 children. All children must be accompanied by an adult, and there's a limit of three under-7s per carer
EXPERIENCE (8pm): £13 (£9, concessions)
Bookings:
Call Colston Hall Box Office on 0117 922 3686
22 January, 12 February & 8 April
Sundays, 3pm-5pm
Family Workshops
St Pauls Church, Portland Square, BS2 8SJ.
Fun for all the family! All ages welcome (children must be accompanied by a parent), a circus skills workshop for the whole family to take part in together, led by Circomedia staff. Tightwire, tumbling, balance, juggling, trapeze and more...
Please call Rebecca for further info or to book places on
0117 924 7615 or email here
Friday 27 and Friday 28 April, 8pm
State of Emergency
DESERT CROSSINGS
Bristol gets its first chance to see a brand new work, choreographed by one of Africa’s best-admired contemporary dance-makers, Gregory Maqoma, and inspired by the interlocking histories of the red rock landscapes of south west England’s Jurassic Coast and the Skeleton Coast, Namibia.
In it, five dancers from different cultural backgrounds journey through Earth’s history, sharing memories, timeless stories, universal hopes and dreams. With an original score by Steve Marshall and after-show talk / questions and answers.
Age guidance: 12+
Tickets: £13 (£9 concession)
Bookings: Call Colston Hall Box Office on 0117 922 3686
Friday 4 and Saturday 5 May, 7.30pm
Phoenix Dance Theatre
CROSSING POINTS
The internationally renowned Phoenix Dance Theatre makes its first visit to Bristol with a four-part bill offering two brand new works, choreographed by Ana Luján Sánchez and Kwesi Johnson; the return of a thrilling classic by Henri Oguike and a chance to find out how the five dancers, a microphone and beatbox rhythms featured in Aletta Collins’s sassy Maybe Yes Maybe, Maybe No Maybe can set audiences of all ages laughing out loud.
Age guidance: 8+.
Tickets: £13 (£9 concession)
Bookings: Call Colston Hall Box Office on 0117 922 3686
Thrilling gifts from Circomedia
Circomedia gift vouchers can be exchanged at any time of year for a thrilling range of memorable experiences - from beginner lessons in trapeze, aerial ropes or mixed circus skills to family workshops, children’s courses or tickets to a circus-theatre show.
Vouchers start from as little as £10, rising to whatever amount you choose and can be personalised with the recipient’s name &/or gift cards if desired.
To discuss the gift package which best suits you, please call
Gillian Donald on +44 (0) 117 947 7288 or send an email to gilliand@circomedia.com.
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