Creative Midlands South |
- New Theatre: Sebastienne Williams Bolt-Hole Theatre
- Spoken Word and Music
- Spoken Word
- Selector Talk
- Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes Armed Forces Day- 29th June
- TOGFEST at Bradwell Abbey Sat 29th June
| New Theatre: Sebastienne Williams Bolt-Hole Theatre Posted: 19 Jun 2013 10:11 AM PDT Thursday 5.9.2013 Thursday Scratch Nights Sebastienne Williams & Bolt-Hole Theatre Thursday 22 August / 6.30pm / Free Bolt-Hole Theatre is the creation of Sebastienne Williams, an actress and musician based in Milton Keynes. Sebastienne will be joined in this performance by Melissa Parke, an actress and dancer based in London. Bolt-Hole's mission is to create interesting, unusual and challenging work that will reach out to, and connect with, audiences on a personal level. Inside the Chocolate Box is Bolt-Hole's first production. |
| Posted: 19 Jun 2013 10:07 AM PDT Thursday 15.8.2013 Thursday Scratch Nights Spoken Word - Jah Vis, Jen B, Tim Scott Thursday 15 August / 6.30pm / Free Jen B performs poetry and spoken word at festivals in the summers with World Shift Media, helps to run the open mic night every Tuesday at the Watershed in Newport Pagnell and also performs at Properstock Music Festival Milton Keynes. 'I aspire to travel the world, speaking to people from all over and performing at festivals and events around the globe' Poet Tree Alliance formed in 2011 and have set up acoustic and poetry nights across the city. With support from ArtsGateway they also set up The Peoples Gallery in Great Linford, a gallery project that ran from June to July of 2011, and have exhibited work at the SnowZone in the Xscape and have performed at ProperStock Music Festival Milton Keynes. Neil and Mark Sharkey, AKA Moly, create cinematic electronic compositions inspired by artists such as Ennio Morricone. 'I believe art is there to enlighten our lives. A world without art is unimaginable. Our music is a mix of modern sounds played in a classic style and played from the heart with emotion' Karizmatic Roots 'works to raise self and world awareness, encouraging open-mindedness and appreciation through connection and expression'. His message manifests in various mediums including music, poetry, writing and art. Dedicated to his activism he has set up a self publishing label titled Open Being. |
| Posted: 19 Jun 2013 09:03 AM PDT Thursday 8.8.2013 Thursday Scratch Nights Spoken Word with Debrorah Fielding, Richard Frost, Elena Cay, Guy Russell, James Brightman Thursday 8 August / 6.30pm / Free The first of two consecutive evenings of spoken word from several Milton Keynes based writers and poets. The Bard of Stony Stratford is a figurehead for the spirit of creativity, culture and community in the town. The Bard will hold tenure for one year, during which time they will write bespoke pieces celebrating local cultural activities and achievements, and perform at community events. Since its original conception in 2011, the Bard of Stony Stratford has become established as a cultural envoy for the town. The third Bard, Richard Frost, has performed at the Library on National Libraries Day and has accepted invitations to write and perform poetry to celebrate the Big Draw, a Riverside Festival fundraising event, the Stony in Bloom Seed Day, the Community Orchard Apple Day and numerous others. Deborah Fielding is a writer based in Milton Keynes. 'I am interested in the particular, the details. My work is concerned with the specific - moments of decision, action or stillness. I delight in a sharp line, a perfect curve or a beautiful sequence and have an affection for unifying events in community - whether joyful or distressing - they make great stories'. Fielding has completed an MA in Creative writing at the University of East Anglia. Guy Russell has been writing and publishing poetry in many styles and genres since he was teenager. Most recently he has been using traditional forms to express contemporary sensibilities about relationships, aesthetics and science. Russell has lived in Milton Keynes since 1996. He is currently the chair of the Literature Panel at Arts Gateway MK and works for the Open University. Recent publications in Emergency Verse (Caparison), Brace: A New Generation In Short Fiction (Comma), Troubles Swapped For Something Fresh (Salt) and The Iron Book of New Humorous Verse (Iron). He reviews poetry in Tears in the Fence and elsewhere. James Brightman: 'Without a doubt, Milton Keynes has been a constant inspiration in the decade of my poetry life. In my normal life it has been quite the muse too, but there are only so many times that someone can sit under the Midsummer Place tree without being swiftly moved along. All the poems that I have submitted have their breath and soul situated in Milton Keynes – the singing Big Issue seller of CMK, the gardens of Willen Hospice and the suburban stoicism of Bletchley town to name but a few.' Eleni Cay is a researcher who occasionally likes to escape the everyday to the world of poetry. 'I love swans, Chopin and watching the clouds. Sometimes, from a fleeting spurt of inspiration, my thoughts come to me as metaphors and create a unique, authentic space which longs to be shared. I firmly believe in the power of such spaces in all of us. These lyric confessions are my invitation to open up such spaces in you and your friends. Together, we can capture the serendipity of life.' |
| Posted: 24 Jun 2013 09:00 AM PDT Wednesday 7.8.2013 Exhibition Events David Rayson: The Mythology, romance and necessity of the studio 7 August 2013 / 6.30pm / All Welcome The Romance, Mythology and Necessity of the Studio. The historical, cultural and bespoke status of the studio will be explored through visual images, filmic reconstructions and seminal writings. The studio as a retreat, as workshop, a place to make a mess in, an inner chamber of ideas, a gateway to moments of heroic genius. By the square foot, the loft, the regenerated warehouse, the spare room, the converted garage, the studio building underway in the garden as those of us approach retirement, and the kitchen table. Also the non-studio practices, mobile, temporary production spaces, the performative, the art event, the ready-made, the nomadic photographer, film-maker, and visionary shaman. In fact anywhere we can turn our light on… David Rayson was appointed Professor and Head of Painting at the Royal College of Art in 2006. He is a practicing artist, tutor and curator and his work has been exhibited widely in the UK and internationally. His work is included in major collections held by the Tate, Whitechapel Art Gallery, the British Council, Deutsche Bank, Rubell Family Collection, The Open University and The Contemporary Art Society. Rayson's work relates directly to the visual potential of the everyday, enabling the ordinary to be realised as fantastic. He continues to support emerging artists through his engagement with many survey exhibitions and organisations such as the Jerwood Charitable Trust, The Valerie Beston Young Artist Trust, The Threadneadle Art Prize, The Red Mansion Art Award, and The British Council, and his involvement in many artist-led initiatives. |
| Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes Armed Forces Day- 29th June Posted: 25 Jun 2013 04:30 AM PDT  Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes Armed Forces Day
& Waterside Theatre, HIGH WYCOMBE Tourist Information Centre, Eden Shopping Centre |
| TOGFEST at Bradwell Abbey Sat 29th June Posted: 25 Jun 2013 03:37 AM PDT The Line up so far. Tickets available from the website or Hollywood Music- Stony Stratford, Rock Hard Music - Old Wolverton, Hobgoblin Music - Newport Pagnell Flutatious The Cracked Tin Soldiers Late Day Breakers DD Powers Duo Tickets are £15.00 & £2.00 for chilren under 12 years of age. The Togfest Music Festival is held at: |
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