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Brighton Dome is the cultural hub of Britain’s most creative city and the south coast’s premier multi-arts venue. Our three historic spaces – Concert Hall, Corn Exchange and Pavilion Theatre – have played host to some equally historic moments from Abba’s 1974 Eurovision victory and Jimi Hendrix’s album preview to Brian Eno’s 2010 Festival stewardship.

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Mother’s Day Special Open DayOnce again Brighton Dome offers the mothers of Brighton & Hove a relaxing treat on their special day. Join us in the spacious and soothing environment of the Brighton Dome Foyer to enjoy live music plus performances and activities to keep the children busy. Massages are available plus one free glass of Prosecco for all mums! Watch out for special tours and free events across the cultural quarter venues.Sun 3 Apr, 11am – 3pmBrighton Dome FoyerFree

Spring into the Arts

Welcome to our spring season, three months of first-class arts and entertainment across the three performing spaces at Brighton Dome and Festival.

As leaders in bringing international dance to the city we are showcasing wonderful talent from around the world with first UK visits from Danish Dance and New York’s Ailey 2, part of the iconic Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre. We also have a return visit from the very popular parody ballet troupe, Les Ballets Trockerdero de Monte Carlo and a welcome return home for the global phenomenon that is Stomp.

Our music programme is equally globetrotting, ranging from the quintessentially English Penguin Cafe Orchestra to both the Buena Vista Social Club™ and the Creole Choir from Cuba. In classical music we welcome the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra for their first of regular visits to us alongside our long-standing and very important residencies with the London Philharmonic and Brighton Philharmonic Orchestras. We also continue to build a regular series of chamber music events with recitals from acclaimed pianist Paul Lewis and our associate artists the Heath Quartet.

Our audience has shown a growing hunger for theatre across both the Pavilion Theatre and the Corn Exchange.So this season’s programme includes returns for Joe Bone in Bane II and also Lone Twin following their sell out event from last year’s Brighton Festival. Plus don’t miss our second Scratch Night where you get to sample a selection of new works in development and offer your much valued feedback to our artists as part of our Artist Development programme.

With our new Foyer Bar – now open 6 days a week – free events like our Mother’s Day open day, our members scheme packed with discounts and exclusives, opportunities to meet the artists and an ever evolving series of workshops and participatory activities, there are more ways than ever to get involved. I do hope to see you at Brighton Dome this spring.

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Tue 29 Mar - Sun 3 AprConcert Hall Tue-Sat, 7.30pm, Sat & Sun, 2.30pm£15, £18, £20, £22.50 (Tue - Thu eve and mat)£17.50, £20, £22.50, £26 (Fri & Sat evenings)Children go half price on top three ticket prices

STOMP – the British theatrical sensation that has become a truly global phenomenon – comes home to Brighton. With brand new routines, new choreography and new music, STOMP is now fresher, faster and funnier than ever!

If you have never experienced STOMP then this is your chance to see why this breathtaking show thrills audiences around the world. Combining theatre, dance, comedy and percussion, eight performers use boots, bins, brooms and everything including the kitchen sink to hammer out an explosively feelgood rhythm.

‘ Pure stage magic, you’ll be dancing in your seats.’ Sunday Telegraph

‘ Exhilarating, entrancing, terrific.’ The Independent

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‘ One of those breathtaking moments for which every dance fan hopes.’ Boston Herald (on Kridt)

Anton & Erin Puttin’ on the Ritz

Following last year’s hugely popular first visit, Anton Du Beke and Erin Boag are back for their latest ballroom extravaganza.

Dance icons and national treasures, Anton and Erin are best known as favourites of BBC1’s ballroom phenomenon Strictly. The couple have partnered a glittering array of celebrities from Lesley Garrett and Esther Rantzen to Julian Clarey, Austin Healey and, this season, Anne Widdicombe.

Here they present a new live celebration of ballroom dance set to the timeless music of Cole Porter, Leonard Bernstein and Irving Berlin. Featuring guest dancers and live orchestra (conducted by Richard Balcombe).

Presented by Raymond Gubbay

Valentine’s Ball with the Berkeley Square Society Band

Who says the art of romance is dead! Brighton Dome’s annual Valentine’s Ball has become a perennial favourite for star-crossed lovers (or just good friends!) of all ages and genders, offering an unforgettable evening of classic ballroom dance.

The 10-piece Berkeley Square Society Band provides the music, evoking a golden age of the foxtrot, quickstep and cha-cha-cha. So if you want to waltz till you wilt, or simply sit back and soak up the ambience, make your Valentine’s date a night to remember...

Learn all the right moves at our ballroom workshop. See p24 for details.

Mon 14 Feb, 8pmCorn Exchange £14, £25 couples

Fri 25 Feb, 7.30pmConcert Hall £24.50, £29.50, £35

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Scandinavia’s foremost dance company celebrates its 30th anniversary with its first ever UK visit. Combining the classical lines of ballet with the power of modern dance, this triple bill showcases the company’s diverse range and British born artistic director Tim Rushton’s distinct movement vocabulary.

Enigma – with music by Mathias Friis-Hansen – layers sensual duets as the dancers strive for a shared understanding. CaDance – a testosterone-fuelled competition between the company’s five male dancers, is driven by Andy Pape’s thrilling score performed live onstage by two drummers.

The 2005 award-winning Kridt (Chalk) – inspired by Peteris Vasks’s suite for strings Musica Adventus and the texts of Ecclesiastes – reimagines one man’s life as he faces his own mortality.

Presented by Dance Touring Partnership.UK tour is supported by the National Lottery through Arts Council England and the Danish Arts Council Committee for the Performing Arts. Brighton Dome and Danish Dance Theatre are supported by the Danish Ministry of Culture and by the Embassy of Denmark.

Fri 4 & Sat 5 Feb, 8pmCorn Exchange£12.50, £15 (£10 concessions)Post show talk on Friday

Danish Dance Theatre

May Probe

A darkly humorous modern-day romance told through dance, text and song.

May is on the brink, doing all she can to stop her thoughts from tipping her over the edge. Douglas thinks too much. He fancies himself as a bit of a writer. He wants his words to change May’s world, but he has problems of his own.

Written by Tim Crouch (Royal Court, National Theatre) and directed by Pete Shenton (New Art Club), this daring dance theatre work is the latest iconic production from award-winning Probe (Have we met somewhere before? and Magpie). It is brought to life by Probe artistic director Antonia Grove, Lost Dog’s Ben Duke and performer/musician Scott Smith. Supported by The Point, Eastleigh, the Nightingale Theatre

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Tue 22 Mar, 8pmPavilion Theatre £12.50 (£10 concessions)

‘ ...a brilliant and imaginative production showing us all the future of British dance is in safe hands.’ The Stage (on Magpie)

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Ailey 2

New York’s outstanding young company Alvin Ailey 2 brings an exhilarating dance programme to Brighton Dome.

Ailey 2 grew out of the eponymous Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre, formed in 1958 by the legendary African-American dancer and choreographer. Under former Ailey dancer Sylvia Waters, Ailey 2 draws together America’s best young dance talent, translating their strength, agility, grace and soul into stirring and powerful performances.

Together, this acclaimed ensemble produces a diverse dance repertoire that includes Alvin Ailey’s signature work Revelations and thrilling new works by today’s most in-demand choreographers.

ProgrammeThe External Knot, choreography Troy PowellSplendid Isolation II, Jessica LangThe Hunt, Robert BattleRevelations, Alvin Ailey

Presented by Dance Consortium

Tue 1 & Wed 2 Mar, 8pmConcert Hall £12.50, £15, £19.50, £22.50£7.50 school groupsPlus post show talk on Tue

Tues 1 & Weds 2 Mar, 6.30pm, Pre:View dance work by emergent artists Lila Dance and Joss Arnott Dance, Corn Exchange, Free to ticket buyers Weds 2 Mar, 11am, Free Schools Mini-MatineeYears 5 & 6, Booking essential, Hilary.cooke@brightondome.org

ProgrammeSwan Lake II, Raymonda’s Wedding, Pas de Deux and Go for Barocco

‘ No matter how many times the dancers… perform Revelations, it evokes tears with its blend of grace and rapture.’ Washington Post

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Ballet’s very-grandes dames are back! Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo (or ‘The Trocks’ to their friends) return with a lorry load of costume changes and lashings of diva attitude.

The Trocks’ dance extravaganzas are an inspired blend of sharp-eyed parody and pin-point homage to the formal world of classical ballet. Their comic calling card is that all parts are played by men: the heroes, the villains, the swans, even the princesses! Winners of the Critics Circle National Dance Awards and the TMA Theatre Award, they are an international phenomenon. Catch them in full flight for ‘the funniest night you’ll ever have at the ballet.’ (Sunday Times)

Presented by Dance Consortium

Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo

Tue 15 & Wed 16 Mar, 8pmConcert Hall£12.50, £18.50, £22.50, £27.50Plus post show talk on TueTues 15 Mar, 4.15pm, Free Open Rehearsal

‘ Each Trocks visit brings delicious new surprises... we might have come to laugh but we stayed to worship.’ ***** Sunday Telegraph

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Richard Thompson Band The Dream Attic Tour

Richard Thompson is one of Britain’s greatest living songwriters and a dazzling guitar virtuoso, capable of breathtaking drama and sublime delicacy. His songs have been covered by everyone from R.E.M to Elvis Costello.

Last year – prior to curating the prestigious Meltdown Festival – Thompson took off to America’s West Coast with full electric band. The result was Dream Attic, a powerful collection of all new material recorded live on the road. Now in a special UK tour, Thompson brings this new album and new band to the UK stage, demonstrating once again why he’s the most revered and compelling of all live performers.

If you like John Martyn, Fairport Convention, Ian Matthews, try this!

Presented by Serious

The Creole Choir of Cuba

If you thought Cuba was all about rum and salsa, think again. The Creole Choir of Cuba tells a whole new story. The choir’s Latin name Desandann means literally ‘descendants’. Their a cappella songs – rich harmonies and jubilant melodies accompanied only by the feverish beat of congas – preserve and celebrate the Haitian folk traditions of their ancestors.

On the back of a string of five-star reviews, they’ve recently been snapped up by Peter Gabriel’s Real World label, played WOMAD and guested on Later... with Jools Holland. Their music is unlike anything you’ve heard before, performed with virtuosic bravado and cathartic emotion.

If you like Soweto Gospel Choir, Blind Boys of Alabama, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, try this!

Presented by Serious

Thu 3 Feb, 8pmConcert Hall £19.50, £24.50Seated (reserved)

Sun 6 Feb, 8pmConcert Hall £15, £17.50, £20Seated (reserved)

‘ Riveting, enlightening, witty, moving, provocative and entertaining – strongly recommended.’ Time Out

‘ They brought audience members to their feet with tears of joy – spiritually uplifting and a must-see.’ The Voice

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LOL (lots of love)Luca Silvestrini’s Protein Luca Silvestrini’s award-winning Protein turns the everyday into witty and profound dance theatre. Now, its timely new production puts love, wanting and connectedness centre stage. Logging on to our lives online, LOL (lots of love) delves into the world of electronic communication to uncover the evolutionary shift that social networking and the Internet have had upon the way we live, love one another and belong to society in general. With video animation and lighting by the co-creators of Protein’s Dear Body, plus original sound score, LOL (lots of love) resounds with trademark black humour, social comment and high-energy physical theatre.

Commissioned by Dance East, Greenwich Dance and The Place and supported by South Hill Park Arts Centre, Bracknell

Fri 1 & Sat 2 Apr, 8pmCorn Exchange £15 (£12.50 concessions)£7.50 school groups

Tango Fire – Flames of Desire

Argentina’s hottest dance company is back direct from Buenos Aires. And this time it stokes up the heat with a brand new production Tango Fire – Flames of Desire.

The show features ten dancers – including three world tango champions – accompanied by live quartet, Quatrotango, and one of Argentina’s finest young singers. Together they bring this archetypal art form to life with all its rawness and sophistication, sensual energy and grown-up passion. Smouldering men; beautiful women and breathless dance – this is tango at its most seductive and fiery.

Join the cast on stage 30 minutes before performance for a traditional milonga, a public dance that replicates the atmosphere of the late night dance halls of Buenos Aires. (Limited numbers will apply & no stilettos permitted.)

If you like Paco Pena Dance Company, Bajofondo Tango Club, Gotan Project, try this!

Fri 29 & Sat 30 Apr, 7.30pmConcert Hall£15, £19, £22, £25.50Plus post show party on Fri

‘ Extremely clever and constantly entertaining.’ The Times **** (on Dear Body)

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Penguin Cafe Orchestra & Portico Quartet

Formed in 1972, Simon Jeffes’ genre-busting collective Penguin Cafe ploughed a unique musical furrow, taking in everything from 16th-century pastorals to Cajun hoedown. Since then their music has permeated contemporary culture including films like Napoleon Dynamite and countless theme tunes. Following last year’s sets at Big Chill, Bestival and a sell-out Albert Hall Prom, Penguin Cafe is back. If one band has inherited PCO’s joyous eclecticism, it’s the Mercury-nominated Portico Quartet. Citing influences from Miles Davis and Philip Glass to Malian kora master Toumani Diabate – and named-checked alongside the likes of Radiohead and EST – its percussive jazz hooks and contemporary classical textures are pleasingly familiar yet thrillingly new. If you like Brian Eno, Philip Glass, Cinematic Orchestra, try this! Presented by Serious

Fri 18 Feb, 8pmConcert Hall £12.50, £16 Seated (reserved)

‘ Eccentric, charming, accommodating, surprising, seductive, warm, reliable, modest and unforgettable….’ Brian Eno (on Penguin Cafe Orchestra)

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‘Fizzing energy – a highly entertaining night out.’ The Times

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Orquesta Buena Vista Social Club featuring Omara Portuondo

Journey to the sizzling heart of Havana’s dancehalls for some of the finest Cuban music ever made.

An extraordinary line-up comes together in this 15-piece band to present an evening of inspirational Latin music. Taking the stage alongside her fellow Buena Vista stars is Latin Grammy-winning singer Omara Portuondo, one of the last original members.

Join this extraordinary ensemble for a musical excursion that revisits the original multi-million selling 1996 Buena Vista Social Club™ recordings and takes us right up to the present day.

Presented by In Time Music

Shlomo Mouthtronica One Man. One Mouth. One Mic...

British beatboxing sensation Shlomo takes us on a one-man musical mash-up using nothing but his mouth, a microphone and a loop sampler. His soulful vocal gymnastics have already seduced the likes of Bjork, Jarvis Cocker and Damon Albarn.

Now, in an intense mix of original soundscapes and breathtaking renditions of classic tunes, this genre-hopping voice-box alchemist gives us the last word on beatboxing artistry.

Sat 12 Mar, 7pmCorn Exchange £12.50 (£10 concessions)£8 workshop£18 combined ticket for event and workshop

Sun 17 Apr, 7.30pmConcert Hall£28.50, £32.50 Buy 10 tickets and get 1 freeSeated (reserved)

‘ This kid’s good. Jaw-droppingly good.’ The Guardian

‘ He’s like a one-man Hollywood action film soundtrack.’ The Times

‘ …taking the atmosphere up to a breathless level.’ The Independent

Iron and Wine plus support

Texan troubadour Sam Beam, struck a chord with his spare rendering of The Postal Service’s Such Great Heights on the soundtrack to 2004 Indie flick Garden State. Those who dug deeper discovered a literate and melodic tunesmith with a prolific output of lush Americana. Since 2002 he’s released three full-length albums, a collection of EPs and the Calexico collaboration In the Reins. His latest – Kiss Each Other Clean – is poised for imminent release.

If you like Mountain Goats, Calexico, Jose González, try this!

Presented by Melting Vinyl

Wed 9 Mar, doors 7.30pmCorn Exchange£15 adv

Esben and the Witch Brighton-based trio, signed to the achingly cool indie label Matador perform their debut album Violet Cries. Taking their name from a dark Danish folk tale, they often weave fairytale elements into their music and shows with porcelain owls, alabaster busts and Victorian lamp-posts, creating an odd, other worldly atmosphere of claustrophobic and brooding sounds. These rising stars are one to watch.

‘Electronic, melancholic pop... sure to cast an everlasting spell on you.’ NME

Presented by Melting Vinyl

Tue 1 Feb, doors 8pmPavilion Theatre£7 adv

Hurts plus Clare Maguire

Hailing from Manchester, Hurts – a.k.a. vocalist Theo Hutchcraft and keyboard player Adam Anderson – make such a convincing case for an 80s-inspired synth-pop revival that they even seduced the Princess of Pop herself, Kylie Minogue, no less, to guest on their 2010 debut album Happiness. Though drawing inevitable comparisons with classic era Depeche Mode, ABC and Tears for Fears, they have honed their own distinct style of edgy, exotic glamour.

If you like Scissors Sisters, ABC, Monarchy, try this!

Presented by Kilimanjaro and Lout Promotions

Wed 2 Feb, doors 7.30pmConcert Hall£14 adv

The Stranglers Black and Blue Tour

In a career spanning four decades, the original punk-pop renegades the Stranglers have notched up a staggering 24 singles and 18 albums in the Top 40. From early era proto-punk classics like Peaches, Something Better Change and No More Heroes to the pop sophistication of Strange Little Girl, Always the Sun and the seminal Golden Brown, the Stranglers have provided the soundtrack to an era.

Catch them live as they road test tracks from their forthcoming album alongside their greatest hits.

Presented by SJM Concerts

Fri 18 Mar, doors 7pmConcert Hall£23 adv

A Day To RememberRising from the creative hotbed of Florida in 2003, A Day to Remember combined the punk-pop of Blink 182 and New Found Glory with brutal hardcore beats, sending shudders through the underground. Following their ubiquitous rocked-up cover of Kelly Clarkson’s Since U Been Gone, and 2008’s summer long Vans Warped Tour, comes the band’s latest album Homesick, their heaviest and catchiest yet, guaranteed to launch them into the big time.

If you like Blink 182, New Found Glory or Silverstein, try this!

Presented by Lout Promotions

Fri 4 Feb, doors 7pm Concert Hall £15 adv

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Stephen Bell conductorTamsin Waley-Cohen violinGemma Rosefield cello

Tchaikovsky Fantasy-Overture The Tempest Delius Walk to the Paradise Garden Delius Concerto for Violin and Cello Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5 in E minor

An Anglo-Russian programme exploring two very popular and two less familiar works by well-known composers.

Tchaikovsky’s Fifth is probably the most played and widely recognised of all his symphonies. Delius’s Walk to the Paradise Garden is similarly well-loved and frequently performed. Presented alongside these perennial favourites are two works by the same composers, both rarely heard in the modern concert hall: first, the former’s Fantasy-Overture The Tempest – with its tone picture of stormy and still seas; then the latter’s little known Double Concerto, performed here in anticipation of Delius’s 150th anniversary next year.

Sponsored in memory of Cecil Ernest Barnes.

Sun 16 Jan, 2.45pmConcert HallPre-concert interview, 1.45pm

Barry Wordsworth conductorNjabulo Madlala baritoneBrighton Festival Chorus

Walton Coronation March Crown Imperial Vaughan Williams Five Mystical Songs Walton Belshazzar’s Feast

Mysticism, kings and kingsmanship underpin this all-English programme. The Old Testament drama of the Babylonian king and his fated downfall found its most powerful expression in Walton’s monumental Belshazzar’s Feast, commissioned for the 1931 Leeds Festival and notable for its huge orchestration. His Crown Imperial was written for the Coronation of George VI in the immediate aftermath of the abdication crisis. Vaughan Williams’ Five Mystical Songs sets four poems by George Herbert from his 1633 collection The Temple: Sacred Poems. Featured soloist Njabulo Madlala is winner of the Kathleen Ferrier Award in 2010.

Sun 30 Jan, 2.45pmConcert HallPre-concert interview, 1.45pm

Barry Wordsworth conductorEvelina Puzaite piano

Mozart Overture The Magic Flute Beethoven Piano concerto No. 3 in C minor Schumann Symphony No. 3 in E flat (Rhenish)

After last season’s unashamedly romantic Valentine’s Day concert, this year the BPO examines the slightly darker aspects of love in the tribulations of Mozart’s Magic Flute and the trials of the Schumann/Wieck love story echoed in the Rhenish symphony. Love, they say comes in all forms and Beethoven’s third piano concerto stems from the period of his life in which his political allegiances bordered on love for a consul –Napoleon Bonaparte!

Evelina Puzaite’s appearance is supported by the Kirckman

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Sun 13 Feb, 2.45pmConcert HallPre-concert interview, 1.45pm

Brighton Philharmonic OrchestraBarry Wordsworth conductorMatthew Trusler violinElizabeth Atherton soprano

Brahms Academic Festival Overture Bartók Concerto for Violin No. 2 Mahler Symphony No. 4 in G major

Brahms’s youthfully bumptious and celebratory Academic Festival Overture opens this concert. It closes with Mahler’s Fourth Symphony, the shortest, smallest and arguably most popular of his symphonic works. Its finale – the soprano setting of the Wunderhorn song Das himmlische Leben – reflects a child’s vision of heaven and was originally meant to round off the last movement of Mahler’s Third Symphony.

Sponsored in memory of the late Raymond Gooch.

Sun 6 Mar, 2.45pmConcert HallPre-concert interview, 1.45pm

Barry Wordsworth conductorThomas Carroll cello

Beethoven Overture Coriolan Dohnányi Konzertstücke in D Brahms Symphony No. 2 in D major

This final concert opens with Beethoven’s depiction of the conflict between bravado and tenderness, a classic of his middle period compositional style. Dohnányi was an almost exact contemporary of Bartok but their musical styles are very different. Here, instead of one of his more familiar piano works, the orchestra performs his passionate and melodic Konzertstücke for cello, marking a welcome return visit for soloist Thomas Carroll. Finally, Brahms’s second symphony – moving from its quiet and soulful opening movements to its cheerful, lyrical finale – lends a spring-like air of optimism to the conclusion of this closing concert.

Sun 27 Mar, 2.45pmConcert HallPre-concert interview, 1.45pm

Sat 26 Feb, 7.30pm Concert Hall£10, £15, £18, £23, £27.50 Premium seats £32.50

London Philharmonic Orchestra Danail Rachev conductorSofya Gulak piano*

Schubert Overture RosamundeRachmaninov Piano Concerto No. 3 Beethoven Symphony No. 7

The theme that opens Rachmaninov’s Third Piano Concerto oozes Slavic atmosphere so readily you can almost taste it. What follows is an astounding piece that leads its listeners through a series of hypnotic aural sensations, each as alluring as the last. It could well be the aesthetic opposite to Beethoven’s most rugged, potently charged symphony. The Seventh is all ‘sit-up-and-listen’ next to Rachmaninov’s ‘lie-back-and-hear’. With their common strength, vision and beauty, they make the perfect orchestral concert partners.

* Winner of the 2009 Leeds International Piano Competition.

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Arabian Nights

Kirill Karabits conductor

R Strauss Don Quixote Rimsky-Korsakov Scheherazade

Richard Strauss’s Don Quixote is the most elaborate and richly detailed attempt to portray musically the adventures of Cervantes’ romantically deranged hero. Three themes depicting Don Quixote, his love Dulcinea and the ever faithful Sancho Panza are ingeniously transformed and combined as a succession of musical tableaux.

Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherazade follows the stories of Aladdin, Sinbad and Ali Baba, which have long since passed into folk legend in the West. The music overflows with invention, masterful orchestration and unbridled energy.

Since taking on the position of principal conductor of the BSO in September 2009, Kirill Karabits has received a huge amount of critical acclaim for performances and recordings with the orchestra.

Shimmering Szymanowski

Kirill Karabits conductor Nicola Benedetti violin

Bach/Webern Ricercar Szymanowski Violin Concerto No.1 Beethoven Symphony No. 3 Eroica

Anton Webern’s 1935 orchestration of Bach’s great Prussian fugue is a tribute to the inspiration and skill of his predecessor, providing a unique 20th-century take on the high Baroque.

The likely inspiration for Szymanowski’s Violin Concert No.1 was Noc Majowa, a poem by the Polish poet Tadeusz Micinski. Containing music of considerable originality and beauty, it displays the composer’s penchant for sensuous, rhapsodic meditation.

The Eroica is arguably Beethoven’s first truly Romantic composition. It opens with two staggering chords that announce to the world the arrival of a precocious new talent and force of personality that has rarely been matched since.

Sat 19 Feb, 7.30pmConcert Hall£10, £15, £18, £23, £27.50

Sat 19 Mar, 7.30pmConcert Hall£10, £15, £18, £23, £27.50

Paul Lewis Piano

Schubert Sonata for Piano No. 15 in C Major Schubert Drei Klavierstücke Schubert Sonata for Piano No.17 in D major

This spring multi award-winning pianist Paul Lewis embarks on a two-year Schubert project, performing all the composer’s mature piano works from the Wanderefantasie onwards. This recital showcases some of these key pieces including perhaps the most exuberant of all Schubert’s sonatas, the 17th, written in the mountain spa of Gastein in 1825 during a rare interlude of joyful repose in what was otherwise a markedly turbulent and troubled life.

Paul Lewis is one of today’s most distinctive and poetic pianists. He won the Gramophone Instrumental Award and Record of the Year in 2008, his 2009 recording of Schubert’s Winterreise with Mark Padmore was a Gramophone and Sunday Telegraph pick of the year, and last year he became the first ever pianist to play all five Beethoven piano concertos during a single Proms season.

Sat 5 Feb, 7.30pmConcert Hall£10, £15, £17.50, £20(£10 concessions for top three ticket prices)

Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

‘ It was thrilling to hear and watch Nicola Benedetti in a truly risk-taking performance that lived so much in the body and fused the sinews of the violin and the nervous system of the player.’ The Times

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James Baillieu Piano

Haydn String Quartet in D, Op. 71 No. 2Dvořák String Quartet in E flat, Op. 51 No. 10 Brahms Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 34

Brighton Dome is delighted to welcome back these accomplished young musicians as part of a new series of chamber music performances in the Corn Exchange.

Written to be performed in London’s 800-seater Hanover Square rooms, Haydn’s Opus 71 quartets are arguably his most bold and outgoing statements in the form. Dvořák’s ‘Slavic’ Opus 51 Quartet resonates with nationalistic pride, its spirited Czech folk dance motifs brought to an exuberant finale with a boisterous Bohemian reel. Brahms’ Piano Quintet was completed during the summer of 1864 and was dedicated to Her Royal Highness the Princess Anne of Hesse. The work began life as a string quintet, following which Brahms transcribed the quintet into a sonata for two pianos before taking its final form.

The Heath Quartet was formed in 2002 at the RNCM under Dr Christopher Rowland. Selected by YCAT in 2008, they won first prize and the Audience Prize at the Tromp International Competition in Eindhoven and second prize at the Haydn International Competition in Vienna. They made their Brighton Festival debut in 2010 in the same year as releasing their debut CD recording.

Fri 8 Apr, 7.30pmCorn Exchange £12.50, £15 (£10 students)

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Sussex Salon Series

A series of roundtable discussions between University of Sussex academics, other expert contributors and you, the audience. Ask a question or register your views using our electronic voting system.

Are EU countries right to ban the wearing of religious symbols?Belgium, France and Italy have all taken steps to ban the wearing of religious symbols, such as the veil, in public places. Do such steps violate human rights or ensure them, and what are the legal, ethical and practical implications? The panel includes Dr Alana Lentin (The Crises of Multiculturalism) and Dr Sue Collard (expert in France and French politics). Wed 2 Feb, 8pm

Pavilion TheatreOwing to the success of its first season the Sussex Salon Series has now moved to the Pavilion Theatre £6 (£4 concessions), price includes one free drink

What is the role of law in International Affairs?Does international law play any role in governance of conflict zones such as Palestine, Iraq and Afghanistan? How can such law be best enforced? Speakers include Professor Craig Barker (International Law and International Relations) and Dr Tarik Kochi (The Other’s War: Recognition and the Violence of Ethics). Wed 9 Mar, 8pm

What does a Festival add to a city?Can a festival help develop a city’s identity? Do all its inhabitants benefit or only an elite few? Debate this topic in advance of Brighton’s own Festival with a panel led by its CEO, Andrew Comben, and Dr Monica Sassatelli (Becoming Europeans: Cultural Identity and Cultural Policies).Mon 2 May, 8pm

Jimmy Carr Laughter Therapy

Jimmy Carr is a ‘fun slinger’ of international repute. In Laughter Therapy – his ninth solo show – he shoots from the hip: non-stop jokes, gags and banter aplenty. If you’ve got a sick sense of humour then maybe laughter is the best medicine. Not to be taken if you have a sensitive disposition!

Presented by Chambers Management

Sun 20 Mar, 8pmConcert Hall £25

Ed Byrne Crowd Pleaser

Ed Byrne’s last show put the king of observational comedy in a whole Different Class. Now, the star of Mock the Week and Have I Got News For You returns for some unashamed Crowd Pleasing. Exploring subjects and situations Ed finds frustratingly maddening – cats, cake, religion: the usual suspects – Crowd Pleaser puts a hilarious spin on Ed’s troubled life.

Presented by Phil MacIntyre

Tue 19 Apr, 7.30pmConcert Hall £20

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The Treason Show Mark Brailsford and his infamous Treason Show gang of satirists - now in its record breaking 11th year - bring you a brand new show based on all the news that’s new and (un)approved. Brighton’s resident slick and irreverent topical comedy sketch team pinprick the pomposity of the great and good with their acclaimed brand of biting satire and satirical song. (Not for the hard of thinking).

Age 18+

21 & 22 Jan, 11 & 12 Mar, 29 & 30 Apr, 8pmPavilion Theatre£12.50 (£10 concessions)

Bourgeois & Maurice Shedding Skin

Straight from Sadlers Wells c/o the fourth dimension, alt-cabaret duo Bourgeois & Maurice present their brand new show Shedding Skin. Part cabaret, part theatre, part catwalk freak-show, their riotous musical double act blends catchy pop hooks with stiletto-sharp satire. Expect old songs, new songs, stunning costumes and ‘gloriously inappropriate decadence’ (The Guardian).

Age 16+

Mon 14 Feb, 8pmPavilion Theatre£12.50 (£10 concessions)

Tim Key The Slutcracker

With a combination of poetry, film and athletic clambering. Tim Key is the swarthy bard from Charlie Brooker’s Newswipe (BBC 4) and the pretty question master from We Need Answers (BBC 4). Catch him at his off-kilter best in this daredevil act of suit wearing and lager drinking. Age 16+

Presented by The Invisible Dot

Mon 21 Feb, 8pmPavilion Theatre£10.50 (£8.50 concessions)

Angelos EpithemiouI can’t believe this but they are making me go and do MORE of these bloody shows... Apparently because loads of people came to the last ones at Christmas, they reckon I should do it again...I’m gutted coz I’ve just bought a video player and I’ve got loads of things to watch. Anyway, if it is a bad telly night, then come and watch me mucking about. I’ll be doing 3 jokes, 2 impressions and 1 dance. Bye. From Angelos. Age 16+

Presented by Live Nation and MHA

Sat 5 Mar, 7.30pmCorn Exchange£17.50

‘ Savagely funny… fantastically silly.’ The Guardian

‘ Savagely comic cabaret, Bourgeois and Maurice deserve to be household names.’ Attitude

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Sid Lester’s Big Night In

Meet Sid Lester, old-time vaudevillian and natural raconteur as he takes arms against the threat of time. He wants to entertain you with a tap-dance and a ditty, intertwined with anecdotes from his many years on stage. He may lose track of what is past and what is present, of what is real and what is imagined.

One thing for certain is that he will hold the stage like a trouper and recreate (if a tad more arthritically) the finale of his unforgettable 1985 Royal Variety performance.

Written and Performed by Sue MacLaineSue MacLaine is supported by and through the Artist Development programme at Brighton Dome and Festival.

Scratch Night

Brighton Dome & Festival’s Artist Development Programme supports and mentors selected local artists to help develop new work.

For a taste of tomorrow’s theatre and performance today, check out our Scratch Night. Catch new productions before the curtain goes up, and get special sneak previews of work-in-progress performed in front of an audience for the very first time. What’s more, this is your chance to make a difference: have your say and help shape the work itself by giving the actors and creators your feedback after the show.

Contact ad@brighton.org for more info and submit your proposals for inclusion.

This forms part of Brighton Dome’s artist development project In Process/In Performance. Visit the blog to comment and give feedback brightondome.wordpress.com

Wed 23 Mar, 8pmPavilion Theatre£4

Fri 18 Mar, 7.30pmPavilion Theatre£10 (£8 concessions)

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Keepers The Plasticine Men

200 years ago, far off the Welsh coast, one man faced an ordeal so diabolical that it would go down in maritime legend, changing the way lighthouses were run forever.

Using live music and little more than a ladder and a trapdoor, The Plasticine Men conjure up the confines of the infamous Smalls Lighthouse and the stormy companionship of its two keepers. Based on a true story.

The Plasticine Men are an award winning collective of theatre-smiths, scouring the land for stories that beg to be told onstage.

Thu 17, Fri 18 Feb, 8pmPavilion Theatre £10 (£8 concessions)

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Bane II A one-man show written and performed by Joe Bone

Bane is back and this time he means business.

Hired hand Bruce Bane works the mean streets of pulp fiction. As he goes about his shadowy business down back alleys and eerie sidewalks, he shoots from the hip and asks questions later. Inspired by hard-boiled detective stories and classic film Noir, Bane II is the second instalment of Joe Bone’s hilarious one-man trilogy.

Joe plays all the parts, bringing his comic antihero and tale of bloody revenge to life with just his body, his voice and live guitar soundtrack.

Thu 10 Mar, 8pmPavilion Theatre£10 (£8 concessions)

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‘ A beautifully crafted piece of no-frills physical theatre.’ The Guardian

‘Moving and poignant... Sid’s still got it.’ Totaltheatre.com

Thu 24, Fri 25 Mar, 7.30pmPavilion Theatre £8 (£6 concessions)Plus post-show talk on Fri

Time for the Good-Looking BoyBox Clever

An Urban Ghost Story by Michael Wicherek.You’re in love, exams are over, summer is here and the party has started. University and the big decisions lie ahead, but everything is suddenly about to change. A young man tells the story of a night to remember with consequences he’ll never forget.

Time for the Good-Looking Boy is a compelling, witty, one-man show about the harsh realities of growing up, independence and a journey that will change lives forever. Written by Michael Wicherek and presented by Box Clever (Dirty Kissing; Sixteen Up), it is an extraordinary story of an ordinary young man.

Age 12+

‘The publicity calls this ‘an urban ghost story’ but it is not about spookiness; it is about understanding life.’ British Theatre Guide

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Sun 13 Feb, 11am and 2pmPavilion TheatreAge 3+ , Duration: 50 mins£7 adults (£5 concessions)£22 family ticket (2 adults, 2 children)

DRUM Oily Cart One of Britain’s best-loved creators of theatre for the very young presents a new multi-sensory adventure. Listen to the gentle rhythm of the big bass drum, watch the shadows dancing on the surface of small drums. This intimate, interactive show combines the magic of performance with the sheer pleasure of taking part to conjure a creative wonderland of the imagination.

There are two shows;11am - babies and toddlers aged 6 months to 2 years. 30 capacity including adults2pm - young people with profound and multiple learning disabilities or an Autistic Spectrum Condition, aged 2-11yrs. Capacity is for 6 young people and 6 carers.

For more information contact

Rebecca.fiddler@brightondome.org // 01273 260831

Storm in a Teacup Horse + Bamboo

Created by Alison Duddle and Bob Frith.

It’s not always easy making friends, especially when you live in a lighthouse surrounded by dangerous rocks, towering waves and troublemaking seagulls. An exciting opportunity for a tea party with a friend arises when the supply boat comes, but the lighthouse keeper’s nervousness turns what could have been a delight into a disaster. It is only when a storm blows in and real disaster looms that he can find the courage to save the day and rebuild his friendship.

Told with an inventive mix of masks, puppetry and music, this delightful family showcomes from the same team that brought you Little Leap Forward.

Sat 26 Mar, 11am & 2pmPavilion TheatreAge 4+Duration 45 mins plus 10 mins Q&A £7 adults (£5 concessions) £22 family ticket (2 adults, 2 children)

Sat 19 Mar, 11am & 2pm Pavilion TheatreDuration 55 minutes1 adult and 1 child £7.50All additional tickets £5

Way Back Home Big Wooden Horse

An inter-galactic adventure tale for families and young children. Oliver Jeffers, award-winning author of How to Catch a Star and Lost and Found, returns with an inter-galactic tale about a little boy seeking adventure.

One day a boy finds a plane in his cupboard. He flies his plane higher and higher until he runs out of petrol and lands on the moon. He is frightened, lost and alone until a passing Martian lands there too! Who is the strange alien? Can they be friends? And how will they find their way back home?

This exciting new production for families and young children has been created by the team behind the hit shows The Night Before Christmas and Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!

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Fri 25 Feb, Sat 19 Mar, 7.30pmPavilion Theatre £12.50, £15 (£10 concessions)

The Catastrophe Trilogy Lone Twin Theatre A celebration of the human spirit’s ability to survive even the most testing of times, The Catastrophe Trilogy is made up of three pieces which share a common interest in the act of storytelling. Touching, comic and resolutely hopeful, this is a unique collection of works by this ever-surprising international ensemble.

2pm Alice Bell (2006) is a fictional character born into a fictional conflict, seeks happiness in a divided land, finding love and companionship but at a terrible cost. Part DIY-musical, part fairy-tale, Alice Bell offers a portrait of life as an act of hope, life as something to sing and dance about.

4.30pm Daniel Hit By A Train (2009) is inspired by Postman’s Park, a Victorian memorial in the City of London commemorating 53 people who each lost their lives in the act of saving another. Each tragedy is told in turn, in all its comedic, vaudevillian glory. Sincere, but unafraid to raise a smile to these most selfless of souls, Daniel Hit By A Train stands as a testimony to our need and instinct to help each other.

7.30pm The Festival (2010) is a chain of events that discretely alters a private world to devastating effect when two lives cross at a festival of music and song. Told against a backdrop of the here and now The Festival is a simple story of love and expectation, of family and companionship, of the mundane and the extraordinary.

Sat 26 Mar, 2pm (Alice Bell), 4.30pm (Daniel Hit by a Train) & 7.30pm (The Festival)Corn Exchange£12.50 (£10 concessions) per show£30 for the trilogy

Tightrope Amici Dance Theatre Company

Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to the greatest show on earth... An ageing circus company has stuck together through thick and thin, struggling against all the odds to survive. But is it finally last chance saloon and will this be their last curtain call?

Tightrope – Amici Dance Theatre Company’s 30th anniversary production – is a circus experience like no other. There’s clowns and jugglers, knife throwers and illusionists, trapeze artists and aerialists, and, of course, the not-to-be-missed, death-defying tightrope walker. All delivered with Amici’s trademark colour, movement and anarchic spirit.

Amici integrate able-bodied and disabled artists and performers to challenge conventional attitudes to disability and the arts.

Fri 18 & Sat 19 Mar, 7.30pmCorn Exchange £12.50, £15 (£10 concessions) Plus post show talk on Fri

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Young Bands Nights

Once again the Pavilion Theatre hosts the best unsigned bands on the local scene.

Tue 15 FebBrighton-based alt-rock outfit Sky Harbour rub up against the rugged anthemic rock of Tonight We Fly, plus The Miscreants.

Wed 16 MarSteyning-based Indie-rock-funksters Half Crown, four-piece Worthing ska- rockers Loose Edge and Brighton’s own post punk renegades For Marla go pedal to the metal with Doug Hayman in the bar.

Wed 20 AprHotly tipped Brighton pop pretenders Raising Maisie get a run for their money from Hastings trio The Seize and acoustic duo Husky George.

Plus in partnership with Young Bands NightThu 21 April, 7pm

Allstars NightShowcasing a selection of bands from the Shoreham Allstars music collective, this night will feature unpredictable, uncompromising and unforgettable live sets delivered with style, energy and raw talent by some of the south coast’s finest young musicians.Presented by Soundlocker Projects

£4 / £3 under 12s

Free for Shoreham Allstars members

Brazilian Carnivalfeaturing Maracatu Cruzeiro do Sul & Tudo Bem! Be part of an authentic carnival and celebrate in hot Brazilian style! Come along to enjoy an afternoon of Latin delights with samba workshops led by dancing extraordinaires Marta and Ricardo and drumming workshops with Maracatu mestre, Paul.

Then dance your socks off to the vibrant Brazilian beats of Maracatu Cruzeiro do Sul and samba band Tudo Bem!

Carnival costumes are welcome and bring your dancing shoes!

Dick Whittington and his Cat Maisie Adult Panto

For almost a decade now Brian Ralfe and co. have given the Xmas panto a raucous, X-rated makeover with such memorable titles as Peter Pansy, Cinderfella and Mother Goosed. Now comes the latest slice of outrageous adult entertainment as the usual cast of camp characters seek their fortune in Dick Whittington and his Cat Maisie.

Please note that this is an adult show and is

not suitable for children.

Sat 12 FebWorkshops: 2.30pm - 4pmCarnival party: 5pm - 8pm

Pavilion TheatreAdults £8/£10 inc workshopChildren £5/£7 inc workshopFamily (2 adults & 2 children): £23/£28 inc workshop

Doors 7.30pm, starts 8pm Pavilion Theatre£4Are you a local band with a following? Want to play at Brighton Dome? Or even programme your own nights? To get involved, contact: rebecca.fidler@brightondome.org

National Children’s Orchestra

Featuring the best young musical talent the UK has to offer, the NCO makes a welcome return to Brighton Dome and the first appearance of the 2011 Under 13 Orchestra. We are looking forward to a night of technically brilliant, youthfully exuberant music, showing a fresh approach to repertoire from those who are still discovering it. Watching these young musicians – there’ll be over 100 on stage – is sure to reignite your passion for classical music, confident of its future in their young hands.

Bad Girls – The Musical Brighton Theatre Group

Based on the classic TV series of the same name, this lively musical invites you, at Her Majesty’s Pleasure, to revisit HMP Larkhall and its infamous inmates. As idealistic new wing governor Helen Stewart battles with the entrenched old guard of Jim Fenner and sidekick Sylvia ‘Bodybag’ Hollamby, it’s business as usual behind bars for Shell Dockley, Noreen Biggs, Yvonne Atkins and the rest of the bad girls.This amateur production retells their story with a live jazz-swing-rock score played by full orchestra.

Presented in arrangement with Josef

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Shakespeare Festival Sussex Downs

Over four evenings, four of Shakespeare’s plays are performed by students from Sussex Downs College.

The Tempest A Supernatural voyage spawned by an unjust act. Join us for an evening of ambiguities

A Midsummer Night’s Dream The magical, majestic and mere mortal intermingle in an extraordinary fantasy in this vivid version of Shakespeare’s classic.

King LearShakespeare’s great tragedy in which Britain becomes engulfed in Civil War

MacbethShakespeare’s most powerful tragedy comes to life in this modern tale.

The Blue Camel Club Carousel

Brighton’s regular creative club night for people with learning disabilities is hosted by the Shut Up and Listen Radio Show. Featuring music made by learning disabled musicians worldwide, with DJ’s, VJ’s, film and performance. There is a chill-out room, bar and lots of space for dancing, for that authentic clubbing experience.

The Blue Camel Club is a celebration of learning disabled peoples achievements as artists and participants across Brighton & Hove and beyond.

Full disability access.

Mon 28 Mar, 7pmCorn Exchange£4 / access assistants free

Tue 29 Mar – Sat 2 AprPavilion TheatreTue – Fri, 7.30pm; Sat, 5pm & 8.15pmTue – Thu & Sat, 5pm, £12.50; Fri & Sat eve, £14

3, 4, 5 & 6 April, 7pmPavilion Theatre£6 (£4 concessions)

Sat 9 Apr, 7pmConcert Hall£10, £15, £18£8, £13, £16 concessions£5 under 16s

‘ A magnificent concert.’ The Guardian

Thu 24 Feb – Sun 6 Mar, 5pm and 8pmPavilion Theatre£17 Tue 1, Wed 2, Thu 3 Mar, 5pm matinee, £20 (inc two course meal and drinks at Pinocchio’s)

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Valentine’s Ball Workshop with Carola Degener-Pereira

Learn all the right moves from the fast rhythm cha-cha-cha to slow waltzes with professional dance teacher Carola Degener-Pereira, and get ready for the big night out at Brighton Dome’s Valentine’s Ball.

Mon 7 Feb, 8pm – 10pmPavilion Theatre£5

Danish Dance Theatre

Free beginner and intermediate workshops on Thur 3 Feb available to those with group booking tickets for the show. Please email hilary.cooke@brightondome.org for more information.

Udify - Choreography in A Weekend

An exclusive opportunity for young and aspiring dancers and choreographers to work with an up-and-coming contemporary dance company. Udify produce dance works that express a heightened representation of space, energy, textures and patterns, is mesmerising to watch, and has a clear visual aesthetic.

This intensive weekend course serves as an introduction to choreographic techniques and creates a space in which to experiment ideas on dancers and fellow peers. Bring a notebook, suitable clothing, and an idea!

‘Don’t miss this opportunity to work with this flourishing company’ - Londondance.com

Fri 5 Feb, 7 – 9.30pmSat 6 Feb, 10 – 5pmSun 7 Feb, 10 – 4pm (with informal sharing at 5pm)Pavilion TheatreSuitable for A-Level and Foundation students (16+)£45

The Game of Masks with Florence Leon of Artichoke Artgroup

Masks have been part of the theatrical tradition for centuries – primitive masks, tragedy masks, comedy masks. Discover their different forms of expression and physical language and find out how everyday objects can take on new life in this hands-on workshop with actor/director/award-winning practitioner Florence Leon (La Mancha School of Image and Gesture). Please bring three objects to work with (cardboard box, book, water bottle etc.) and wear comfortable black clothes.

Age 18+Sun 20 Feb, 11am – 4.30pmPavilion Theatre£15

Alvin Ailey Mini-Matinee for Schools

How did Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater become what it is today? What is its dance vision and how does it transform this to the stage through choreography, costumes, lighting, etc? Find out in this entertaining and interactive mix of history, demonstration and performance – including the Ailey classic Revelations in its entirety.

Wed 2 Mar, 11am (one hour, no interval)For years 5 & 6 only Concert HallFREE but booking essential – email hilary.cooke@brightondome.org

Beatbox Masterclass with Shlomo

Do you ever wonder how pro beatboxers make such incredible noises with their mouth? Join acclaimed British beatboxer, Shlomo as he takes you through the basics and shares the secrets of his skills. This is a 1 hour master-class and all ages are welcome.

Sat 12 Mar, 4.30pmCorn Exchange£8 / £18 combined ticket with the event and workshop

Amici Dance Theatre Company Workshops

‘Amici affirms life, creativity and the power of compassion.’ Financial Times

Amici Dance Theatre Company integrates disabled and non-disabled artists and performers in its groundbreaking shows and workshops, challenging conventional attitudes about disability and the arts. Now there are two opportunities to get up close and personal with their inclusive dancing methods and unique teaching practices.

Amici - Free Groups/Schools Workshop If your school, college or disability group would like to attend one of Amici’s special daytime workshops please contact admin@turtlekeyarts.org.uk (020 8964 5060).

Mon 14 & Tue 15 MarPavilion TheatreFree

Amici - Open Workshop If you’re a teacher, arts practitioner, dance student or just curious, come along and discover the magic of Amici with influential Artistic Director Wolfgang Stange.

Tue 15 Mar, 7pm – 9pmPavilion Theatre£5

STOMP Workshops

Global theatre phenomenon STOMP invites you to join its ranks for a bin-bashing, tub-thumping percussion experience. The first workshop – for grown-ups and young stompers – puts a whole new slant on the Mother’s Day bash! So bring your mum and watch her stomp! Or give her a treat in the Dome Foyer Cafe/Bar while you (and accompanying adult) become urban rhythm warriors together.

Sun 3 Apr Corn Exchange11am Adult & child (8 – 10 years), £6 each 11.45am 11 – 13 years, £6 each 12.45pm 14 – 16 years, £6 each 2pm 16+ and adults, £7 each

Tribal Groove with Ollie Heath

Learn the art of body percussion, try your hand at African drumming, get busy beat- boxing and find out how to bash the trash as Brighton rhythm master Ollie Heath puts you through your percussion paces in this two-day workshop. A rip-roaring start to the week and an Easter Holiday treat! Age 7 – 12 yearsMon 18 & Tue 19 Apr, 10am – 3pm Pavilion Theatre£30

Lorraine Bowen’s Easter Singalong with Lorraine Bowen

Easter is a time for celebration and sharing, and what better way to spring into summer than with the joy and power of communal song! Cabaret performer Lorraine Bowen gets you singing and swinging to a quick-fire variety of styles – from pop to sea shanties – all delivered with infectious joie de vivre. Reading music is not required but a sandwich is (lunch not provided)! Beginners and all ages welcome.lorrainebowen.co.uk

16+ Sat 23 Apr, 11am – 4pmPavilion Theatre£20

Tango Workshop with Carola Degener-Pereira

Limber up for the Tango Fire after-show party at this special introduction to the most seductive of all dance styles.

Tue 26 Apr, 8pm – 10pmPavilion Theatre£5

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NEW! Brighton Dome Foyer Bar

Brighton Dome’s spacious, sunlit Foyer is the perfect place to catch up with friends, hold informal meetings or quietly work with free WiFi. With comfy seating and activities for kids, it’s the ideal spot for some well earned downtime between shopping sprees. Its close proximity to Brighton Museum & Art Gallery and the Royal Pavilion also means there’s nowhere better to plan your city sightseeing.

Now open six days a week, the café offers a wonderful array of coffees and teas, organic juices, locally sourced food and delicious homemade cakes. Plus there’s regular live acoustic music.

In the evenings the café becomes a bar, so pop in early for drinks before the show begins. You can even pre-order interval drinks and save queuing times. Look out for this icon and simply ask at the bar before the performance starts.

Tue – Sun, and Bank Hols Monday, 10am – 5pmEntrance via Church Street.NB On occasion the foyer may close for private events.

To check call 01273 261550.

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press. Brighton Dome reserves the right to change the programme in unforeseen circumstances. We may ask customers who cause unreasonable disturbance during events to leave. Once paid, for tickets are non-refundable. Brighton Dome is committed to treating all customers and members of staff equally.

Under-14sWith the exception of events specifically aimed at younger people, under-14s coming to see a show are not allowed into the venues without a ticket-holding adult. Age limits for children’s shows are determined on an event by event basis.

Hearing protectionLoud noise can cause permanent hearing damage. Complimentary hearing protection is available from any member of staff.

Find Us Brighton Dome is located in the heart of the city’s cultural quarter, a stone’s throw from the Royal Pavilion. It consists of three venues: the Concert Hall and Corn Exchange – including the Brighton Dome Café/Bar – (entrance on Church Street), and Pavilion Theatre (entrance on New Road).

TravelBrighton Station is a ten-minute walk, with fast, regular services to London provided by Southern trains www.southernrailway.comFor local bus info visit www.buses.co.ukFor accommodation recommendations see www.visitbrighton.comFor more info on public transport and walking routes visit www.journeyon.co.uk

Car Park OffersThe nearest car park is Church Street NCP. Ticket holders save 25% on charges from 5pm to midnight (Mon – Fri, £4/hr; Sat – Sun, £5/hr). Validate your car park ticket with staff at the end of the performance. Members save 30% at any time of day. The Lanes car park on Black Lion St is a five minute walk and only costs £4.50 from 6pm to midnight. Parking charges and deal correct at time of printing.

AccessBrighton Dome is committed to making your visit easy and enjoyable. Full details on venue access available at brightondome.org • Wheelchair-accessible foyers, ticket offices, bars &

auditoriums • Discounts and complimentary access assistant tickets

(subject to availability)• Accessible toilets

• Lifts • Access dogs welcome • Large print brochures available on request

• Induction loops (Corn Exchange & Pavilion Theatre) • Sennheiser infrared hearing assistance

(Corn Exchange & Pavilion Theatre) • Sennheiser radio frequency hearing assistance

(Concert Hall) • Wheelchair viewing platforms at standing concerts

(Concert Hall) • Signed performances programme

• On-street disabled parking spaces nearby • Baby change and family friendly

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Coming Soon

‘ Eccentric, Far fetched and Unbelievably Good.’ The Telegraph

The Interminable Suicide Of Gregory Church Written and Performed by Daniel Kitson

Gregory had fifty seven letters to write. He’d never written that many letters, not in one go. In fact, he’d never written a single letter and it was taking significantly longer than he’d anticipated. He’d started, full of optimism, curiously enough, at 9 am and now here he was 8 hours later half way through letter twenty four. He glanced at his watch and then at the noose hanging over his head.

Gregory sighed.

Had he known how long suicide letters take, he thought, he wouldn’t have cancelled the milk for the morning.

The story of a death postponed by life.Fringe First Winner 2009

Tue 3 & Wed 4 May, 8pmPavilion Theatre£12

New work from the dancers of Hofesh Shechter Company

The internationally acclaimed dancers of Hofesh Shechter Company will reveal their own creative voices in an evening of dance that promises to showcase the undoubtable talents of these exceptional young artists.

Dancers from the UK, Taiwan, France, USA and Germany all of whom are currently touring in Shechter’s work worldwide will take time to find their own choreographic voices, working with live music, text and video in a unique new programme supported by Brighton Dome, South East Dance and The Place.

Tue 7 Jun, 8pmCorn Exchange£7.50 (£5 concessions)

‘ Brighton Festival must be one of the biggest and most adventurous arts festivals in the country.’ Classic FM

‘ The British company’s dancers move with not just the precision of training and technique but the vibrance of personality.’ The Oregonian

Brighton Festival 2011

You know spring is in the air when Brighton Festival rears into view with three weeks of world-class events, concerts, debates and discussions across the city. Packed with premieres, commissions and classic performances from the biggest names in dance, music, theatre, books, outdoor spectacle and family friendly entertainment, Brighton Festival 2011 is a dream ticket to the very best in international contemporary arts.

Members get more! Become a Brighton Dome and Festival Member for exclusive benefits;A FREE Brighton Festival ticket up to the value of £20 Advanced Festival booking period Private Members’ lounge during the Festival And many more year-round benefits brightonfestival.org/members

Sun 7 – 29 May, 2011brightonfestival.orgFestival launch and priority booking 16 Feb. Public bookings 25 Feb.

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January16 Jan Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra 2.45pm CH p12

20 Jan USSU Variety Show 8pm CE W

21 Jan The Treason Show 8pm PT p16

USSU Variety Show 8pm CE W

22 Jan The Treason Show 8pm PT p16

23 Jan Frock Me Vintage Fashion Fair 11am CE W

29 Jan Paint the Town Red 8pm CH W

30 Jan Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra 2.45pm CH p12

February1 Feb Esben & The Witch 8pm PT p11

2 Feb Hurts 7.30pm CH p11

Sussex Salon Series 8pm PT p17

3 Feb Richard Thompson 8pm CH p9

4 Feb Danish Dance Theatre 8pm CE p4

A Day To Remember 7pm CH p11

5 Feb Danish Dance Theatre 8pm CE p4

Paul Lewis 7.30pm CH p14

6 Feb Creole Choir of Cuba 8pm CH p9

Francis Rossi 7.30pm CE W

7 Feb White Lies 7.30pm CE W

12 Feb Brazilian Carnival 5pm PT p22

13 Feb Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra 2.45pm CH p12

The Way Back Home 11am & 2pm PT p21

14 Feb Valentine’s Ball 8pm CE p5

Bourgeois & Maurice 8pm PT p16

15 Feb Young Bands Night 8pm PT p22

17 Feb Keepers 8pm PT p18

NME Tour 7.30pm CH W

18 Feb Penguin Cafe & Portico Quartet 8pm CH p9

Keepers 8pm PT p18

19 Feb Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra 7.30pm CH p15

Martlets Musical Spectacular 4.30pm & 7.30pm CE W

21 Feb Tim Key 8pm PT p16

24 Feb Dick Whittington & His Cat Maisie 5pm & 8pm PT p22

See Festival times vary CH W

25 Feb Anton & Erin 7.30pm CH p5

Dick Whittington & His Cat Maisie 5pm & 8pm PT p22

26 Feb London Philharmonic Orchestra 7.30pm CH p13

Dick Whittington & His Cat Maisie 5pm & 8pm PT p22

27 Feb Tinie Tempah 7.30pm CH W

Dick Whittington & His Cat Maisie 5pm & 8pm PT p22

28 Feb Dick Whittington & His Cat Maisie 5pm & 8pm PT p22

March1 Mar Ailey 2 Pre:View 6.30pm CE p6

Ailey 2 8pm CH p6

Dick Whittington & His Cat Maisie 5pm & 8pm PT p22

2 Mar Ailey 2 Pre:View 6.30pm CE p6

Ailey 2 8pm CH p6

Dick Whittington & His Cat Maisie 5pm & 8pm PT p22

3 Mar Dick Whittington & His Cat Maisie 5pm & 8pm PT p22

4 Mar The Streets 7.30pm CH W

Dick Whittington & His Cat Maisie 5pm & 8pm PT p22

5 Mar Angelos Epithemiou 7.30pm CE p16

KT Tunstall 7.30pm CH W

Dick Whittington & His Cat Maisie 5pm & 8pm PT p22

6 Mar Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra 2.45pm CH p13

Frock Me Vintage Fashion Fair 11am CE W

Dick Whittington & His Cat Maisie 5pm & 8pm PT p22

7 Mar Let’s Dance 7pm CH W

8 Mar Let’s Dance 7pm CH W

9 Mar Let’s Dance 7pm CH W

Iron and Wine 7.30pm CE p11

Sussex Salon Series 8pm PT p17

10 Mar Let’s Dance 7pm CH W

Bane II 8pm PT p18

11 Mar Dorothy Stringer Dance Show 7pm CH W

The Treason Show 8pm PT p16

12 Mar Dorothy Stringer Dance Show 7pm CH W

The Treason Show 8pm PT p16

Shlomo Mouthtronica 7pm CE p10

15 Mar Les Ballet Trockadero 8pm CH p7

16 Mar Les Ballet Trockadero 8pm CH p7

Young Bands Night 8pm PT p22

17 Mar Example 8pm CH W

18 Mar The Stranglers 7pm CH p11

Sid Lester’s Big Night In 7.30pm PT p19

Tightrope 7.30pm CE p20

19 Mar Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra 7.30pm CH p15

Tightrope 7.30pm CE p20

DRUM – Oily Cart 11am & 2pm PT p21

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20 Mar Jimmy Carr 8pm CH p17

22 Mar May 8pm PT p5

23 Mar Australian Pink Floyd 7.30pm CH W

Scratch Night 8pm PT p19

24 Mar Time for the Good-Looking Boy 7.30pm PT p19

25 Mar Time for the Good-Looking Boy 7.30pm PT p19

26 Mar Lone Twin – Catastrophe Trilogy 2pm CE P20

Lone Twin – Catastrophe Trilogy 4.30pm CE P20

Lone Twin – Catastrophe Trilogy 7.30pm CE P20

Storm in a Teacup 11am & 2pm PT p21

27 Mar Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra 2.45pm CH p13

28 Mar Blue Camel Club 7pm CE p23

29 Mar Stomp 7.30pm CH p3

Bad Girls - The Musical 7.30pm PT p23

30 Mar Stomp 7.30pm CH p3

Bad Girls - The Musical 7.30pm PT p23

31 Mar Stomp 7.30pm CH p3

Bad Girls - The Musical 7.30pm PT p23

April1 Apr Stomp 7.30pm CH p3

LOL 8pm CE p8

Bad Girls - The Musical 7.30pm PT p23

2 Apr Stomp 2.30pm & 7.30pm CH p3

LOL 8pm CE p8

Bad Girls - The Musical 5pm & 8.15pm PT p23

3 Apr Mothers Day Special Open Day 11am - 4pm BDF p2

Stomp 2.30pm & 4pm CH p3

Shakespeare Festival 7pm PT p23

4 Apr Shakespeare Festival 7pm PT p23

5 Apr Shakespeare Festival 7pm PT p23

6 Apr Shakespeare Festival 7pm PT p23

7 Apr Sounds from the City 7.30pm PT W

8 Apr Heath Quartet 7.30pm CE p14

Sounds from the City 7.30pm PT W

9 Apr National Children’s Orchestra 7pm CH p23

17 Apr Orquesta Buena Vista Social Club 7.30pm CH p10

18 Apr Russell Watson 7.30pm CH W

19 Apr Ed Byrne 7.30pm CH p17

20 Apr Young Bands Night 8pm PT p22

21 Apr Shoreham Allstars Night 7pm PT p22

25 Apr Katie Melua 7.30pm CH W

29 Apr Tango Fire 7.30pm CH p8

The Treason Show 8pm PT p16

30 Apr Tango Fire 7.30pm CH p8

The Treason Show 8pm PT p16

May1 May Frock Me Vintage Fashion Fair 11am CE W

2 May Sussex Salon Series 8pm PT p17

3 May The Interminable Suicide Of Gregory Church 8pm PT p28

4 May The Interminable Suicide Of Gregory Church 8pm PT p28

7 – 29 May Brighton Festival 2011 times vary p28

7 Jun Hofesh Pre:View 8pm PT p28

Workshops5 Feb Udify – Choreography in a Weekend 7pm PT p24

6 Feb Udify – Choreography in a Weekend 10am PT p24

7 Feb Udify – Choreography in a Weekend 10am PT p24

Valentine’s Ball Workshop 8pm PT p24

13 Feb Danish Dance Theatre Workshop time vary TBC p24

20 Feb The Game of Masks 11am PT p24

2 Mar Alvin Ailey Mini-Matinee 11am CH p24

12 Mar Schlomo Masterclass 4.30pm CE p10

14 Mar Amici school’s workshop times vary PT p24

15 Mar Amici school’s workshop times vary PT p24

Amici Open Workshop 7pm PT p25

3 Apr Stomp Workshops times vary CE p25

18 Apr Tribal Groove 10am PT p25

19 Apr Tribal Groove 10am PT p25

23 Apr Lorraine Bowen’s Easter Singalong 11am PT p25

26 Apr Tango Workshop 8pm PT p25

Key● Brighton Lives ● Dance ● Classical ● Coming Soon

● Comedy ● Music ● Performance/ Circus

● Theatre ● Young theatre ● Workshops ● Talks

BDF Brighton Dome Foyer CE Corn Exchange CH Concert Hall PT Pavilion Theatre

W These events can be found online: brightondome.org

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