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Glasbury Arts presents Artists of the Llanthony Valley |
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Glasbury Village Hall - Saturday, January 29 2011 - 10.30am to 2pm The inaugural Annual Art Lecture, Artists of the Llanthony Valley, will focus on the lives and work of JMW Turner, who painted the abbey in 1841 and John Piper who did the same exactly a century later. John and William Gibbs will also look at Eric Gill, who, though he founded an artistic community close to Llanthony at Capel-y-ffin, did little work depicting the area. The lecture will also examine, through the arts, the changes in rural life. Tickets: by telephone on 01497 847426; in person at Old Forest Arts, The Craft Centre, Hay-on-Wye; or by email to boxoffice@glasburyart.co.uk |
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Glasbury Arts presents An evening of opera with members of the Chorus of Welsh National Opera |
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Sunday 30 April, 2011 at 7.30pm - Gwernyfed Drama Studio, Three Cocks near Glasbury
Welsh National Opera is a multi award-winning touring opera company performing to over 140,000 people a year across England and Wales. The Chorus of Welsh National Opera has 40 members and became professional in 1968. Since then it has become internationally recognised as a world-class ensemble by both critics and audiences. Recent productions including Khovanshchina, The Sacrifice and Aida have drawn huge praise for the Chorus. Most Chorus members have active concert and operatic solo careers. The Chorus has performed in many major state events, including singing for HM The Queen as she opened the new Welsh Assembly. Come and sing with Welsh National Opera Chorus Master Stephen Harris and four members of the WNO Chorus There are 60 places available for Welsh National Opera’s workshop in Glasbury – we are looking for a balance of voices among the singers taking part. Open to all levels of ability, you just need to have a passion for singing. Tea and coffee provided, but participants need to bring a packed lunch. Concert £9.50/£7.50 Combined concert/workshop ticket £15/£13 Friends Scheme discount applies Tickets: by telephone on 01497 847426; in person at Old Forest Arts, The Craft Centre, Hay-on-Wye; or by email to boxoffice@glasburyart.co.uk |
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Glasbury Arts presents Tea Hodzic Trio in concert |
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Glasbury Village Hall - Saturday, 19 March 2011 at 7.30pm Téa Hodžic’s evocative and expressive voice has enchanted audiences from Womad to the South Bank to Sarajevo, garnering rave reviews wherever she performs. In this trio, a slimmed down and condensed incarnation of the Balkan super-group, Szapora, Téa explores the songs of her homeland, the former Yugoslavia, and its bordering countries – The Balkans and beyond - to the accompaniment of virtuoso musicians, violinist Oliver Wilson-Dickson, a ‘fearsome fiddler’ said BBC Radio 4, and Luke Carver Goss on accordion. An evening of music that is intimate, passionate and irresistible lies in store as the audience is taken on a journey through Macedonian songs and circle dances, music from Serbia, Montenegro and Bosnia, and further afield from Bulgaria, Romania and even Russia as well as generous servings of traditional Roma or gypsy material. “Her voice haunted me for the rest of the day...” Clive Davies The Times “There's a dark and haunting beauty to this music,” Simon Broughton, London Evening Standard Ticket prices £8/£6 Friends Scheme discount applies Tickets: by telephone on 01497 847426; in person at Old Forest Arts, The Craft Centre, Hay-on-Wye; or by email to boxoffice@glasburyart.co.uk |
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Glasbury Arts present India Dance Wales in Life |
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Saturday, 19 February 2011 in Gwernyfed Drama Studio, Three Cocks near Glasbury India Dance Wales is the country's leading professional Indian dance company and has been enchanting audiences with the art of classical Indian dance for almost three decades. The company is renowned for creating innovative and dazzling works that are authentic, accessible and visually stunning, specialising in the classical dance form of Bharata Natyam, one of the most dynamic and internationally popular styles of Indian dance and Life is no exception. Inspired by the writings of Indian mystic and spiritual teacher Osho, a fusion of Carnatic (South Indian classical) and western music, together with expressive narration and dynamic dance movements, come together to explore the stages we all go through in life. The professional dancers and musicians of India Dance Wales have pooled their remarkable talents to create a spectacle which is both touching and unforgettable. Whether you are a lover of dance, passionate about music or simply want to enjoy something new - you'll love Life. Ticket price: £9/£7. Friends Scheme discount applies. As well as the dance performance the company will be organizing dance workshops for local schools, hosted jointly by Glasbury Arts and Gweryfed High School on February 18. Tickets: by telephone on 01497 847426; in person at Old Forest Arts, The Craft Centre, Hay-on-Wye; or by email to boxoffice@glasburyart.co.uk |
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Glasbury Arts present Planetarium Night with the Stars - When Art Meets Science |
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Saturday, 11 December at 7.30pm - Glasbury Village Hall In February 2010, Gwernyfed High School Astronomy Club transformed the village hall into a planetarium and provided an unforgettable night for everyone who managed to buy a ticket. Due to popular demand they are now repeating this memorable experience, offering another unmissable opportunity to see the beauty and the science of the universe in a fascinating new way. You’ll see and learn about stars, galaxies and nebulae not easily visible to the naked eye as Gwernyfed High School Astronomy Club present material located through the Faulkes Telescopes in Hawaii and Australia. Accompanying the planetarium experience there will be: - an exhibition of photographs taken through the telescopes and artistic interpretations of some of the images, plus photographs by Mike Featherstone which will give a unique view of the sky over Powys.
- A buffet meal
All included in the ticket price.
Ticket prices £12/£9 Friends Scheme discount applies Half the net proceeds from this event will be donated to the Gwernyfed High School Timbuktu Fund. Tickets: by telephone on 01497 847426; in person at Old Forest Arts, The Craft Centre, Hay-on-Wye; or by email to boxoffice@glasburyart.co.uk |
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