embrace arts what's on guide feb - july 2015

February – July 2015

The University of Leicester’s arts centre – open to all

What’s on

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P15 Live art

P15 Spoken word

P16 Dance

P18 Music

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ContentsWe are very excited about the range and quality of our offer this season with something for all ages and interests. We are delighted that Arts Council England has re-selected us as one of their regularly funded organisations which enables us to take artistic risks and bring you some of the very best emerging and established talent from across the country.

We are delighted to have won the Access for All award at the Leicester and Leicestershire Excellence in Tourism Awards 2014. We are also proud to be an active partner of Leicester’s range of high quality arts festivals including Dave’s Leicester Comedy Festival, The Spark Festival and Let’s Dance International Frontiers.

Particular highlights for me include Near Gone and Red Riding Hood performances which I saw and loved at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. I am also really pleased that we can welcome back the wonderful Caroline Horton with her new play Penelope RETOLD and old favourites The Coull Quartet and Quick Shifts Dance collective.

Our In Good Company partnership with Derby Theatre and Create Theatre in Mansfield will enable us to welcome some of the most exciting emerging theatre talent in the East Midlands to perform during Leicester’s very own DEparture Lounge Festival in June.

It is an exciting year for us as building work starts to create a whole new gallery to our existing building, doubling our size and creating 3 new spaces for the display of visual art. We are also delighted to warmly welcome Lord Attenborough’s son, the Honourable Michael Attenborough, as our new Patron. We are so grateful for the continued support of the Attenborough family to our work in promoting inclusive practice and nurturing talent.

We are looking forward to welcoming you! Enjoy!

Michaela Butter MBE, Director of Embrace Arts

Welcome

Comedy

Phizzical presents

The Smile of DespairThursday 5 and Friday 6 February at 7.30pm £10 / £6 / £5er Friday 6 February at 2pm £5er

The lives of a married British Pakistani couple are tested in a dark and witty play by Shahid Khan. What happens when your sister secretly desires to steal your husband? Sibling rivalry is taken to the extreme with highs of humour and lows of loss as childhood prejudices and insecurities resurface.

www.phizzical.com

1 hour 30 minutes. 10+ years.

BrightSparks: Arts in Mental Health Group presents

Rob Gee and The Comedy AsylumSaturday 7 February at 7pm £3 / £1

Rob Gee and Matt Hollins develop this outstanding show after a series of comedy workshops working with mental health service users. Supported by Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust, Charity of Carlton Hayes Hospital and other partners.

www.brightsparks.wordpress.com

2 hours. 16+ years.

Embrace the WeekendSaturdays 7, 14 and 21 February at 8.30pm and Sundays 8, 15 and 22 February at 1.30pm £5

A venue within a venue curated by our talented promoter Shaun Turner, who is treating us to a myriad of delights – from well-known and loved comedians to newcomers with a few special guests thrown in. Go to www.embracearts.co.uk for up-to-date info.

1 hour.

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“The Comedy Asylum has built on its’ success year on year since 2007, winning best participatory act at Dave’s Leicester Comedy Festival in 2010” Geoff Rowe, Director of Dave’s Leicester Comedy Festival

“My kids loved him” Jonathon Ross

Hiccup Theatre presents

Three Wise MonkeysFriday 13 February at 10.30am and 4.30pm £7 / party of four £25

Follow our three cheeky monkeys on their journey to wisdom! When should you tell a fib? When do you keep a secret? And when do you help your friends make sense of it all?

Hiccup Theatre bring their exciting style to this classic Japanese proverb, juggling live music, puppetry and mischievous storytelling into a brand new version perfect for little ones and their grown-ups.

50 minutes. 3-7 years.

www.hiccuptheatre.co.uk

With funding from EMCTDC in association with

Embrace Arts @embracearts

Photo by Hitz Rao

Cakecrasher presents

The McMagicSandwich [with fries]Sunday 8 February at 3pm £7 / party of four £25

Comedy magic show! Expect the unexpected! Exploding light bulbs, unexpected chickens, a daring escape from chains, stunning card tricks, slapstick danger and crayzeeeness! Caution: this show may cause internal injury through laughing too hard!

1 hour. 3+ years.

www.cakecrasher.com

Dave’s Leicester Comedy Festival4 – 22 February


ComedyWinterWalker presents

Three KeepersSaturday 14 February at 2pm and 7pm £7 / party of four £25

Welcome to Flounder Rock Lighthouse, where three men live and work, battling the elements with only each other and the seagulls for company. Wise Old Tom and uptight middleman Dick are trying to teach Young ‘Arry the ropes on his first tour of service. When the storm of the century threatens, will disaster strike? Will the lamp shine true? Will the biscuits run out? Watch on …

Art Shark presents

Circus Showgirls Sunday 15 February at 7pm £6

A circus special for an alternative Valentine’s night out, with burlesque and hula hoop performances from the spectacular Scarlett Honey and Doe Demure. Compered by our feisty host Kirsty Munro.

2 hours. 16+ years.

Art Shark performances offer a haven for the casual sketching of costumed models, with great entertainment. For all levels of experience.

Don’t forget your sketchpad and pencil. There will be a prize for favourite sketch on the night.www.artshark.co.uk

Parkin presents

Sexy, Weird and Too Bloody Tall Musical ComedyThursday 19 February at 8pm £6 / £4

Local little man (5 ft 5) Dave Parkin’s music event has mutated! Mary Anne Ratcliffe will impersonate demonic divas, Richard Peel will weirdly poo in your brain, and Chris Joyce (6 ft 6) will be a lyrical and actual giant. Dave might cry (description by David Parkin).

www.davidparkin.org

3 hours. 14+ years.

What’s the Story ShowcaseSaturday 21 February at 8pm £5

The show features comedy and story-telling that will spin a good yarn and make people chuckle. Live performances by Kirsty Munro and those taking part in the What’s the story? workshop. Come and show your support for what may be tomorrow’s new shining stars! Please visit our website for more details.

2 hours. 16+years.

Beyond a Joke presents

Funny Bones Discussion

Sunday 22 February at 3pm FREE

It has been said that comedy thrives on breaking taboos but are there any limits as to what comedians can talk about, and specifically what language they can use when discussing issues linked to disabilities. In recent years high profile comedians have appeared controversial when using certain words or phrases surrounding disabilities. Our panel discuss language and comedy, and whether it matters who is telling the joke.

1 hour. 14+ years.

Dave’s Leicester Comedy Festival


An inventive blend of physical theatre, dance and comedy, inspired by the silent film clowning of Buster Keaton and Charlie Chaplin.

1 hour. 8+ years. www.winterwalker.org.uk

4 – 22 February

2Magpies Theatre presents

The Litvinenko ProjectThursday 19 March at 7pm £8 / £5

Whilst 2Magpies Theatre do not know who killed Alexander Litvinenko, they do know what he liked to eat, drink, and dance, these are precisely what they’re going to do.

Eight years after the Russian dissident was poisoned in a cup of tea in London, the public inquiry into his death has thrust Alexander Litvinenko back into the spotlight in 2015. Have some tea and join us in an aromatic blend of possibility, actuality, fact, fiction, documentary, theatricality and tea.

1 hour. 14+ years.

www.2magpiestheatre.co.uk

Two Destination Language presents

Near GoneSaturday 28 February at 8pm £10 / £5

A heartfelt story about survival… Two performers have a difficult story to tell. They come on stage and attempt to put into words the utterly unspeakable. Delivered in English and Bulgarian, with pounding gypsy inspired music, this beautiful performance fills an empty space with two performers, hundreds of fresh flowers and a storm of emotion. A performance piece that packs a punch transforming your very sense of what it is to be a mother, a father, a child. And you’ll leave more fully alive than ever. Near Gone is a Total Theatre Award Winner 2014 and a Pulse Suitcase Prize Winner 2013.

1 hour. 14+ years.

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Photo by John Lye

“A reminder that even in our darkest times there is hope.” Audience member, Salisbury Arts Centre

Photo by Alma Haser

Derby Theatre presents

Penelope RETOLDMonday 23 March at 8pm £12 / £10 / £5er

Welcome to Ithaca. Island paradise and home to Penelope. She’s married to a world famous war hero and she’s had enough of waiting quietly. Devised and performed by Caroline Horton, made with input from soldiers and military spouses, Penelope RETOLD is an irreverent collision of classic myth, The Odyssey, and contemporary rage. Get ready for a theatrical storm that sweeps through poetry, songs, comedy and YouTube clips towards a poignant and furious conclusion. An epic, heartbreaking and fiercely playful tale of love, loneliness and the need to be free.

1 hour. 13+ years.

www.derbytheatre.co.uk“A compelling monodrama” The Guardian

‘Owdyado Theatre Company presents

Above Bored Thursday 26 March at 7.30pm £10 / £8 / £5er

A police interrogation room. A woman has been detained for questioning after her boss is found dead in suspicious circumstances. In a room down the hall, her colleague also awaits an interview. Just routine questions. But what if the monotony of routine was responsible for pushing one of them over the edge? When does bored become bored to death (albeit someone else’s death)? After all, perhaps it’s not unusual for employees of an adhesive supply company to feel a little… stuck. Above Bored is an original dark comic psychological drama directed by Simon Harvey (Kneehigh, o-region).

www.owdyado.co.uk


Contains some strong language.

“As engaging as it is extraordinary” West Briton


www.twodestinationlanguage.com

Childrenand families

Scottish Dance Theatre present

Fleur Darkin’s InnocenceFriday 13 March at 1pm and 5pm £7 / party of four £25

A unique playroom performance, Innocence invites little ones (and their adults) to explore William Blake’s imagination. Innocence is a magical theatrical journey led by Scottish Dance Theatre’s captivating dancers, with live music, songs, giggles and animal noises by Paul Bradley. Innocence is a wonderful dance adventure for young ones, their families and friends.

50 minutes. 3+ years.

www.scottishdancetheatre.com

“Dazzling…an infectious sense of fun and excitement” The Times


Photo by Maria Falconer


With funding from EMCTDC in association with

Corali presents

Empty Theatre DreamFriday 6 March at 1pm (schools) Friday 6 March at 7pm (public) £7 / party of four £25

Inspired by dreams the performers have had. Empty Theatre Dream uses dance, spoken word, live music and projected animation.

1 hour. 8+ years.

www.corali.org.uk

In Good Company presents

DEparture Lounge Check-In

Friday 5, Saturday 6 and Sunday 7 June £8

DEparture Lounge is In Good Company’s flagship festival: uplifting

audiences and helping artists take flight. The festival doesn’t take-off

until July 2015 but you can check–in for the ride of your life with this

warm-up event curated by In Good Company.

Expect a tasting menu of all DEparture Lounge has to offer, from

innovative performances and insightful masterclasses to hook-ups

and hang-outs with our creative community.

Whether you are an ambitious artist or a curious audience member,

make sure you get on board.

See www.embracearts.co.uk for more information.

Children and families



Photo:© Lee Miller Archives, England. All rights reserved.

Baby DiscoSunday at 11am, 1pm and 2.30pm £5 per child, accompanying adult free

Baby Disco is back by popular demand! Boogie babies, tap-dancing toddlers and mini disco-divas are invited to dance their way on a journey through sound and movement. Embrace Arts’ Princess Diana Hall is transformed into a multi-sensory environment with disco lighting and thematic video projections. Learn some dance moves from Alison Bacon and dance to DJ James Kelly’s musical soundtrack. Our next themes are:

■Space 15 March

■Underwater 24 May

Untied Artists presents

The Boy Who Bit PicassoTuesday 19 May at 11.30am and 2.30pm and Wednesday 20 May at 10.30am and 1.30pm £7 / party of four £25

Come and play down on the farm with Tony and Picasso. We’ll have loads of fun, make crazy pictures and we’ll tell the story of how a young boy became friends with one of the greatest artists who ever lived.

An interactive theatre show with storytelling, music and lots of chances to make your own art, this hands-on family show introduces one of the 20th century’s most influential artists through the eyes of a young boy. 70 minutes. 4-8 years.

Be sure to wear some play-clothes because it’s going to get messy!

www.sparkfestival.co.uk

M6 Theatre Company presents

One Little WordSaturday 23 May at 11am and 1pm £7 / party of four £25

A beautiful and gentle story of friendship, power struggles and the rich world of creative play. We meet two characters who play together – exploring a new space, new objects, dressing up and taking turns - but struggles arise when one of them wants to be the ONLY Captain of the ship! Captivating children’s imaginations with a moving story that is told with original music and just ONE spoken word.


www.M6theatre.co.uk

“Magical” The StagePhoto by Ian Tilton

Horse + Bamboo present

Red Riding HoodTuesday 26 and Wednesday 27 May at 11am and 1.30pm £7 / party of four £25

A young girl, a hungry wolf, and a walk through the woods - it sounds like a recipe for disaster, but Red Riding Hood is not scared… well maybe she is a little bit scared. A gorgeously rendered re-telling of the classic girl-and-the-wolf tale. Exquisite visuals blend with pantomime-style silliness and spooky moments to create an enchanting piece of theatre.


www.horseandbamboo.org


18 - 30 May

1 hour. 0-6 years.

“Everything was Fabulous! The music, the people hosting, everything!”

© Lee Miller Archives, England. All rights reserved

theuntiedartists.co.uk

The Krazy Kat Theatre Company presents

Mattress Mattress! The story of The Princess and The PeaSunday 31 May at 3pm £7 / party of four £25

Set in an awfy drafty Castle in the remote Scottish Highlands, the tale is told… She arrives, drookit, during a thunderstorm and claims to be a ‘Princess’. The Prince’s mother tests this unexpected guest by placing a pea in her bed covered by 20 mattresses. With two bemused actors, a couple of kilts and a slew of highly stylised puppet figures, this fast and funny family show features singing, sign language, dancing aboot and big laughs...

55 minutes. 5-8 years.



With fully-integrated sign language throughout.

www.krazykattheatre.co.uk

Photo by Chris de Wilde

Spoken word

It’s impulsive.... it’s spontaneous.... it’s poetry…. It’s SPRINGSunday 8 March, 12 noon – 8pm FREE workshops and performances

Celebrate spontaneous poetry and create your own poems on the day. SPRING’s open mic poetry groups of Leicester return to Embrace Arts. Organised by Bobba Cass of Pinggg…K!

10+ years.

Tetrad presents

Us and ThemSunday 15 March and 3 May at 7pm £6 / £4

A performance platform for emerging artists from the midlands area to showcase scratch work and engage in networking opportunities as well as sharing work with peers and wider audiences.

3 hours. 16+ years.

Live art


Arts BarThe perfect place to meet with friends at any time of the day or evening. Enjoy our high quality coffees and teas, as well as a range of hot and cold drinks, including alcohol. We also offer a range of hot and cold food, with all recipes devised by the University’s award-winning Executive Head Chef.

Odd Doll presents

Worried WalrusSunday 17 May at 3pm £7 / party of four £25

It’s time for the Annual Animal Beauty Contest! This year’s contestants include Terry the Tree Frog, Randy the Panda, Mary-Rose the beautiful flamingo and a brand-new, first-time competitor… Wendy the Walrus! Wendy has had her bath, exfoliated her skin and polished her tusks but what happens when the other animals boo her off-stage?

Spectacular puppet show performed alongside live original music. Join Wendy on her magical journey to the bottom of the ocean where she makes some unlikely new friends who help her to re-think what real beauty is…


www.odddoll.co.uk “Utterly mesmerizing!” The List


Quick ShiftsSunday 26 April at 6pm £6 / £4

Adventures in improvisation continue as Quick Shifts return for another series of impromptu dance performances. Led by a pioneering group of dance explorers, these evenings navigate the unpredictable terrain of improvised performance, asking questions, breaking new ground and excavating the endless potential of the spontaneous moment.

Each show offers something different and the Quick Shifts artists are regularly joined by other UK and international guest performers and musicians. There are frequent opportunities for you to engage in discussion with the artists and participate in a range of ways including online and even occasionally onstage (but this is not compulsory!).

2 hours. www.quickshiftsimprovise.org

Stopgap Dance Company presents

Sg2 in Exhibition Thursday 14 May at 7.30pm £10 / £8 / £5er

A new era of invention; Exhibition is a collection of eclectic dance miniatures featuring Stopgap’s emerging artist company Sg2.

Exhibition includes: The Garden, inspired by the haunting stillness of the Garden of Earthly Delights and the torturous hell induced by the forbidden fruit; Traces, reflecting the patterns and traces we leave that interweave and connect us; Bound For… one man’s exploration of his relationship with his wheelchair; and Slide with the Sun that captures the individual acts of the dancers and their competitive relationships.


www.stopgapdance.com

Dance

Photo by Eleanor Walker

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Dance

Friday 12 June at 7.30pm £6

An eclectic mix of group and solo routines by Doe Demure’s burlesque group. A naughty but glamorous night not to be missed! Compered by Mrs Marjorie Hawkins brutally dragged out of retirement. With her “don’t pity me” attitude she enjoys getting to know the audience through songs.

2 hours 30 minutes. 16+ years. www.doedemure.co.uk


Doe Demure presents

Chicas Locas Burlesque ShowcaseSaturday 28 March at 7.30pm £6

The Chicas Locas are Doe Demure’s burlesque group, a mix of experienced and new performers. Enjoy a variety of group and solo routines in a naughty but glamourous night not to be missed. Compered by rock ‘n’ roll bad boy Johnny Smith.

Photo by Digital – Mechanic

Sacred Words of the Gurus: Sikh KirtanSaturday 14 March at 7pm £10

Shabad means hymn. A Shabad is also a sacred song selected from Sikhism’s scripture known as Guru Granth Sahib, everlasting Guru of the Sikhs. An evening of sacred words of the Gurus knitted with classical and semi classical style, blended with the melodious sound of saxophone and the versatile rhythms of tabla. Take a free CD of Shabads after the performance. Artists: Tofail Ahmed, Bhupinder Singh Bhabra and Gurprit Matharu.

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Colours of Melody presents

Music for Guitar and FluteSunday 29 March at 7.30pm £10 / £5er

Classical guitarist Nick Fletcher and flautist John Hackett will perform works by J.S. Bach, G.F Handel, Carlo Domeniconi, Claude Debussy, Ibert, Edward Elgar and others.

2 hours. 12+ years.

www.nickfletcherguitar.com

Charles Owen: piano recitalWednesday 15 April at 1pm £7 / £5er

Grieg: 6 movements from the Lyric Pieces Schubert: Sonata in B flat, D 960

Charles Owen is one of the finest British pianists of his generation. He has performed nationally and internationally. Returning to Embrace Arts, Charles Owen will perform captivating classical works. This concert has been made possible thanks to The Ernest Mathieson Bequest.

www.charlesowen.net

The Coull Quartet: Intimate VoicesFriday 8 May at 7.30pm £15 / £12 / £5er

Haydn: Quartet in F Op 74 no 2 Sibelius: Quartet in D minor Op 56 (Voces Intimae) Beethoven: Quartet in E flat Op 127

Sibelius’s title for his dark and brooding D minor Quartet refers to the ghostly, disembodied chords in the central movement, but it could equally be applied to Beethoven’s sublime E flat quartet Op 127, the first of his magnificent late works for the medium, and also to this exuberant and conversational work by the ‘Master of the String Quartet’, Joseph Haydn.

www.coullquartet.com

2 hours.

Photo by John Batten

2 hours. Families welcome. www.coloursofmelody.vpweb.co.uk


Jazzy Evening Fusion Sunday 22 February at 7pm £10

An evening of north Indian and light classical music. The evening will be decorated with traditional and light classical music fused with saxophone, tabla, vocal and world percussion. A programme for absolute pleasure showcasing the art of saxophone: its sound, pitch, melody, harmony and rhythm. Artists: Tofail Ahmed and Josh Vande Hey.

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Parkin Presents Thursday 18 June at 8pm £6 / £4

Tired of loud guitar bands in smelly pubs? Cherry picked piano pop in a charming atmosphere that will make you see the stars of the Midlands music scene in a whole new (candle) light. Outside of the noisy pubs, this is a chance to get up close and delicate with your favourite songsmiths. Keep an eye on our website for programme updates.

www.davidparkin.org

2 hours 45 minutes. 16+ years.

Concert of American MusicSaturday 7 March, Fraser Noble Hall at 7.30pm £10 / £8 / £3 / party of four £20

Aaron Copland: Appalachian Spring Aaron Copland: Old American Songs (soloists Nicky Bingham and Chris Marlow) John Adams: Son of Chamber Symphony

Copland’s music is a great favourite with concert goers: The old American Songs take us back to the atmosphere of the pioneers of the American continent. John Adams is one of the best known minimalist composers. Son of Chamber Symphony is a wonderful example of his work with its exciting interplay between wind, strings and percussion.

2 hours.

Concert of Classical MusicSaturday 6 June, Fraser Noble Hall at 7.30pm £10 / £8 / £3 / party of four £20

Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto Wagner: Wesendonck Songs Haydn: Symphony No 103, ‘Drum Roll’

Welcoming back soloist Son-Yon Kim in the Mendelssohn Violin Concerto, a great favourite with audiences all over the world. This concert will feature the first appearance of Charlotte Howes, singing songs composed by Wagner for his lady friend Madam Wesendonck who lived on the shore of Lake Zurich in Switzerland. Haydn’s music is full of vitality and happiness.

2 hours.

Knighton Chamber OrchestraConductor: Paul Jenkins

www.knightonchamberorchestra.co.uk


Craft ShopOriginal art, crafts and gifts by UK artists and designers are available in our Craft Shop from Just £2. We also have art materials for sale.

All the proceeds from the shop help to support the artists and the exhibition programme at Embrace Arts.

Brian Humpherson QuintetFriday 20 March at 7.30pm £8 / £6

The return of this fine group of local musicians presenting their usual varied programme of standards and jazz originals with Don Blakeson – Trumpet, Mike Read – Saxophone, Martin Slipp – Bass, Brian Humpherson – Piano, Dougie Wright – Drums and featuring the vocal talents of Nicole van de Kuinder. A toe-tapping evening guaranteed to go with a swing! 2 hours.

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University music Jazz

University of Leicester SinfoniaSunday 21 June Fraser Noble Hall at 7.30pm £10 / £8 / £3

Conductor: Michael Sackin with Sara Humber (mezzo-soprano) Leader: Elizabeth Medrow

Brahms: Tragic Overture Mahler: Adagietto from Symphony No.5 Mahler: Five Rückert Lieder Brahms: Symphony No.4 in E minorPhoto by Jeremy Oackley

Leicester Jazz House presentsEvan Parker and Alexander HawkinsFriday 27 February at 8pm £10 / £5er

A special concert recorded for future release sees two musicians from different generations representing the cutting-edge of musical creativity. Evan Parker has been one of the most important figures on the European improvised music scene for nearly 50 years, well known as one of the world’s foremost exponents of solo saxophone music.

Noteworthy young composer-improviser Alexander Hawkins is an adept performer in completely improvised situations. Highly accomplished composer, his own music explores the boundaries between improvised and composed music.

2 hours 30 minutes.

Pete Oxley / Nicholas Meier Guitar DuoFriday 17 April at 8pm £10 / £5er

Pete Oxley and Nicolas Meier have found common ground in bringing an eclectic range of seasonings to the jazz palette, drawing on influences from Spain, Brazil and the Far East and using a plethora of different steel and nylon stringed instruments in each concert.

Together, Oxley and Meier released their debut album ‘Travels to the West’ in 2012, recorded whilst touring in the West Country, which showcases their original compositions, as well as featuring music by the likes of Chick Corea, Milton Nascimento and Pat Metheny.

2 hours 30 minutes.

“Masterful and intimate playing” All About Jazz

Nikki Iles Trio Friday 27 March at 8pm £10 / £5er

Pianist, composer and educator, British Nikki Iles has a flawless technique and dazzling improvisational prowess ably partnered by the superb skills of Duncan Hopkins and Tristan Maillot.

Internationally-known on both sides of the Atlantic, Toronto-based bass player Hopkins and Nikki have recorded two albums with the transatlantic ‘Secret Quartet’. They will be joined by French-born and London-based jazz drummer Tristan Maillot.

2 hours 30 minutes.

www.leicesterjazzhouse.co.uk

Both Mahler items are all about love and vulnerability. Brahms works are impressive for their compelling concentration of thought. Our soloist in the Rückert Lieder sang so memorably in a set of Strauss songs in May 2014.

2 hours. www.universityofleicestersinfonia.co.uk


Bardi Symphony Orchestra presents

Bardi Young Musician Concert 2015Sunday 5 July, Fraser Noble Hall at 2.30pm £12 / £10 / £3

Fourth concert in the Bardi Young Musician Concert series. The Bardi Symphony Orchestra will be again conducted by Paul Hilliam.

2 hours 30 minutes. www.bardi.org.uk

FREE lunchtime musicTuesdays starting at 12.45pm

Escape your routine, enjoy lunch at The Arts Bar café and experience a variety of lively music. Please visit www.embracearts.co.uk for details. Performances last no more than an hour.

Interested in performing at one of our Soundbites? Contact Surrinder on [email protected] or 0116 223 1521.

Soundbites


DiaryFebruary

Thu 5 7.30pm Comedy Phizzical: The Smile of Despair p4 Fri 6 2pm / 7.30pm Comedy Phizzical: The Smile of Despair p4 Sat 7 7pm Comedy BrightSparks: Rob Gee and The Comedy Asylum p4 8.30pm Comedy Embrace the Weekend p5 Sun 8 1.30pm Comedy Embrace the Weekend p5 3pm Comedy Cakecrasher: The McMagicSandwich [with fries] p5 Fri 13 10.30am / 4.30pm Comedy Hiccup Theatre: Three Wise Monkeys p5 Sat 14 2pm / 7pm Comedy WinterWalker: Three Keepers p6 8.30pm Comedy Embrace the Weekend p5 Sun 15 1.30pm Comedy Embrace the Weekend p5 7pm Comedy Artshark: Circus Showgirls p6 Thu 19 8pm Comedy Parkin: Sexy, Weird and Too Bloody Tall Musical Comedy p7 Fri 20 Visual art Chila Kumari Burman p24 Sat 21 8pm Comedy What’s the Story Showcase p7 8.30pm Comedy Embrace the Weekend p5 Sun 22 1.30pm Comedy Embrace the Weekend p5 3pm Comedy Beyond a Joke: Funny Bones p7 7pm Music Colours of Melody: Jazzy Evening Fusion p18 Fri 27 8pm Jazz Leicester Jazz House: Evan Parker and Alexander Hawkins p23 Sat 28 8pm Theatre Two Destination Language: Near Gone p8

March Fri 6 1pm / 7pm Children and families Corali: Empty Theatre Dream p11 Sat 7 7.30pm University music Knighton Chamber Orchestra: Concert of American Music p21 Sun 8 12pm Spoken Word SPRING p15 Fri 13 1pm / 5pm Children and families Scottish Dance Theatre: Fleur Darkin’s Innocence p11 Sat 14 7pm Music Colours of melody: Sacred Words of the Gurus: Sikh Kirtan p18 Sun 15 11am / 1pm / 2.30pm Children and families Baby Disco p12 7pm Live art Tetrad: Us and Them p15 Thu 19 7pm Theatre 2Magpies Theatre: The Litvinenko Project p8 Fri 20 7.30pm Music Brian Humpherson Quintet p20 Mon 23 8pm Theatre Caroline Horton: Penelope RETOLD p9 Thu 26 7.30pm Theatre ‘Owdyado Theatre Company: Above Bored p9 Fri 27 8pm Jazz Leicester Jazz House: Nikki Iles Trio p23 Sat 28 7.30pm Dance Doe Demure: Chicas Locas Burlesque Showcase p16 Sun 29 7.30pm Music Nick Fletcher and John Hackett: Music for Guitar and Flute p18

April Wed 15 1pm Music Charles Owen: Piano Recital p19 Fri 17 8pm Jazz Leicester Jazz House: Pete Oxley / Nicolas Meier Guitar Duo p23 Sun 26 6pm Dance Quick Shifts p17

May Sun 3 7pm Live art Tetrad: Us and Them p15 Fri 8 7.30pm Music The Coull Quartet: Intimate Voices p19 Thu 14 7.30pm Dance Stopgap Dance Company: Sg2 in Exhibition p17 Sun 17 3pm Children and families Odd Doll: Worried Walrus p14 Tue 19 11.30am / 2.30pm The Spark Festival Untied Artists: The Boy Who Bit Picasso p12 Wed 20 10.30am / 1.30pm The Spark Festival Untied Artists: The Boy Who Bit Picasso p12 Sat 23 11am / 1pm The Spark Festival M6 Theatre Company: One Little Word p13 Sun 24 11am / 1pm / 2.30pm The Spark Festival Baby Disco p12 Tue 26 11am / 1.30pm The Spark Festival Horse + Bamboo: Red Riding Hood p13 Wed 27 11am / 1.30pm The Spark Festival Horse + Bamboo: Red Riding Hood p13 Sun 31 3pm Children and families Krazy Kat Theatre: The story of The Princess and the Pea p14

June Fri 5-Sun 7 TBC Theatre In Good Company: DEparture Lounge Check-In p10 Sat 6 7.30pm University music Knighton Chamber Orchestra: Concert of Classical Music p21 Fri 12 7.30pm Dance Doe Demure: Chicas Locas Burlesque Showcase p16 Thu 18 8pm Music Parkin Presents p20 Sun 21 7.30pm University music University of Leicester Sinfonia p22

July Sun 5 2.30pm Music Bardi Young Musician Concert 2015 p22

Visual art

Chila Kumari BurmanFriday 20 February - Sunday 19 April FREE Preview Friday 20 February at 6pm - 9pm

Using painting, sculpture and collage, London based artist Chila Kumari Burman explores Asian femininity, gender and identity politics, and the relationship between pop culture and high art.

Leicester’s new public fully accessible art gallery

FREE entry for all

3 major exhibitions each year

Over 400 square meters of exhibition space, doubling the size of the building

Funded by Arts Council England and over 1,000 generous donors

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We are still seeking additional support to complete the Appeal. Please join your many neighbours and friends and help fulfil Richard Attenborough’s original vision to improve access to the arts for all. It is not too late you can still donate and be a generous benefactor of our new gallery at the Richard Attenborough Centre.

For more information about how to donate, please contact Ave Vinick at 0116 252 2176 or [email protected] or make a gift online at www.le.ac.uk/breakingbarriers.

Chila Kumari Burman, Swing, 2006

Our new gallery will be opening soonWe are very excited to announce we are building a new home for contemporary art in Leicester!

The Breaking Barriers Appeal

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Buses: 47, 47a, 48, 48a, 80 / 80a

Car parking: After 6pm and at weekends – free at the Medical Sciences Building next door. Weekdays – pay and display on Lancaster Road and in Victoria Park (De Montfort Hall, entrance on Granville Road). Four spaces at Embrace Arts for blue badge holders.

Cycle parking: at Embrace Arts and in front of the Medical Sciences Building.

Buy your tickets in advance and avoid the queues – we do not charge a booking fee, however you book.


How to book

How to find usEmbrace Arts, Lancaster Road, Leicester LE1 7HA

t: 0116 252 2455 e: [email protected] www.embracearts.co.uk


RNID Typetalk service: 18001 0116 252 2455


AccessGo online to www.embracearts.co.uk.

Call us to pay by debit or credit card on (0116) 252 2455.

Pop in to see us and buy over the counter.

Post details of the tickets you would like, a cheque for the total made payable to ‘University of Leicester’ and a SAE to Box Office, Embrace Arts, Richard Attenborough centre, PO Box 138, Lancaster Road, Leicester LE1 7HA.If we post your tickets to you, whether ordered online, by phone or by post, we charge £1 postage and packing.

Box office open 9.15am – 7pm, Mondays – Fridays and one hour before all performances (closed Bank Holidays).

Tickets also available from: The Point, University of Leicester Students’ Union, Percy Gee Building (9am – 5pm, Monday – Friday, term time). T: (0116) 223 1181Visit Leicester, 7-9 Every Street, Town Hall Square, Leicester. T: (0116) 225 4000 (credit card bookings accepted) and at www.goleicestershire.com

Concession prices: ■ Over 60s (for performances and events

only)■ Under 19s and members of National

Union of Students (NUS)■ ES40 holders■ Those in receipt of incapacity allowance,

severe disablement allowance, disability living allowance, and disability working allowance, unless otherwise stated.

Proof of concession may be asked for.A discount may be available for parties of 10 or more. Please ask when booking.

: Embrace Arts and Fraser Noble Hall are fully accessible to disabled people. Both venues have:

induction loop systems.

wheelchair accessible toilets.

There are four car parking spaces for blue badge holders at Embrace Arts and two at Fraser Noble Hall.

Embrace Arts has a new, spacious adult changing facility with a height-adjustable changing bed, hoist and shower, made possible by funding from Leicester City Council’s Disabled Children’s Services and the University of Leicester.

Seating is unreserved unless otherwise stated.

Free public wifi.

Disabled patrons requiring particular assistance are entitled to a free ticket to bring a personal assistant.

Sorry, we only give refunds if a performance, event or workshop listed in this guide is cancelled.

Every effort has been made to ensure all information is correct at the time of printing. However, we reserve the right to make amendments as necessary.

Wherever possible, our performance details include guidance on age suitability and approximate duration (including interval unless otherwise stated). As this information is provided by the promoters / performers, we regret we cannot guarantee its accuracy.

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Engage with our fantastic programme with the support of our education team. We offer tailored term time and holiday programmes. Explore your creative side, meet world class artists with Embrace Arts. For more details, please contact: [email protected]

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