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June 2022
Live Music :KUSH TRIO
KUSH fiddle, guitar and tabla trio featuring Ruth Angell, Sid Peacock and Mendi Singh. All three have worked with each other on many projects over the past 20 years. This trio builds on that relationship and presents a fusion of Celtic folk and North Indian musics. Sid Peacock is leader of Surge Orchestra and has collaborated with musicians from around the world. Mohinder Singh is an internationally recognised tabla player having performed with Take That and collaborated with Peter Gabriel,…
Find out more »July 2022
Samba Drumming Workshop
Come and play exciting Brazilian rhythms on samba drums in this unusual one-off workshop! Guaranteed to be fun, loud, creative and hands on! Explore simple samba rhythms with calls and responses, a groove and some breaks. Have Fun feel confident with drums and in creating an, exciting piece of samba music. ''I was impressed and delighted with Peta's capacity to easily make a group of people of different ages and with no musical experience to play a complex Brazilian rhythm as…
Find out more »September 2022
FILM: Elvis (12A)
Elvis is Baz Luhrmann's biopic of Elvis Presley, from his childhood to becoming a rock and movie star in the 1950s while maintaining a complex relationship with his manager, Colonel Tom Parker. ★★★★★ "blistering, turbocharged chronicle of the King" The Guardian 7.8 IMDB "‘Elvis’ Is Ecstatic, Jittery, Horny, Tireless, and Tragic. Just Like the King" Rolling Stone From his rise to fame to his unprecedented superstardom, rock 'n' roll icon Elvis Presley maintains a complicated relationship with his enigmatic manager,…
Find out more »LIVE MUSIC: The Incredible Rhythm Band
The Incredible Rhythm Band are back Live- Their sensational sold out performance in February has brought them back by popular demand. We are now merging the Tea Dance event scheduled for Sun 25 Sept to create one joyous evening to lift spirits and get hips moving! The Sapa Dance teacher Marcia Sarcina will be there to show us some moves on the night! The Sounds of Santana, Tito Puente & other funky Latin grooves- Featuring, Sticky Wicket, Peta Piper, (percussion …
Find out more »Live Cool Latin Tea Dance with The Little Rhythm Band
This event is now being merged with the Incredible Rhythm Band event on Saturday 24th September 8pm. The Latin Dance teacher will still be there to teach us some moves! Hope to see you there. Afternoon Tea Dance- with The Little Rhythm Band and Sapa Dance School Latin dance Teacher An afternoon of Cool latin Music and Salsa- Opportunity to learn some Latin Dance. To a live Band -Everyone Welcome-join in or just watch and enjoy the music and Dancing.…
Find out more »October 2022
Royal Opera House : Madama Butterfly (Puccini)
‘Love cannot kill: it brings new life.’ On a starlit night in Nagasaki, these are the words spoken by American naval officer Pinkerton to young geisha Cio-Cio-San. But as they both learn, words and promises carelessly spoken can have indelible consequences. With a score that includes Butterfly’s aria, 'Un bel dì, vedremo' (‘One fine day’) and the ‘Humming Chorus’, Giacomo Puccini’s opera is entrancing and ultimately heart-breaking. Moshe Leiser and Patrice Caurier’s exquisite production takes inspiration from 19th-century European images…
Find out more »The Royal Opera House: Aida (Verdi)
he Royal Opera House: Aida (Verdi) Wednesday 12th October 6.45pm Princess Aida has been kidnapped: a valuable prize in a war between Egypt and Ethiopia. Meanwhile, the ambitious soldier Radames wrestles with his feelings for her. As they draw closer together, each must make an agonizing choice between their loyalty to home, and their love for each other. ★★★★"Robert Carsen's prescient new production of Verdi's opera finds parallels in today's headlines." Culture Whisper ★★★★The Daily Express In this new production, director…
Find out more »Live: Mid Wales Opera: Puss in Boots
Montsalvatge’s ‘Puss in Boots ’El Gato con Botas MWO Small Stages Autumn 2022 Mid Wales Opera’s fifth Small Stages tour kicks off our Fairy Tales season with Catalan composer Montsalvatge’s beautifully crafted one-act version of the familiar tale of ‘Puss in Boots’, El Gato conbotas. Premiered in Barcelona in 1948 and rarely performed, this age-old children’s story tells of the wealth-seeking, match-making cat who, in return for a hat, a sword and a pair of boots, secures for his young…
Find out more »Live Music: Niwel Tsumbu and Eamon Cagney Duo
“Niwel Tsumbu and Éamonn Cagney’s duo is one of the most authentic,organic and exciting cross-cultural encounters to emerge in Irish World Music in the last ten years.” – Mel Mercier, Director, IrishWorld Academy of Music and Dance. “This duo had a cataclysm of moods and moves to share, unveiling a cavernous stash of redemptive music, and promise of much more to come.” Irish Times. Niwel Tsumbu and Éamonn Cagney are known for their incredible musicianship and exciting performances. Their…
Find out more »Live Music : Clun Valley Jazz: Matt Ridley Quintet & Fergus McCredie’s Trio
For details and to book your reservations Text 07768 504322 or Email clunvalleyjazz@gmail.com Saturday 22nd October Matt Ridley Quintet Following on from two critically acclaimed albums on the Whirlwind Recordings label, accomplished bassist and composer Matt Ridley strikes out again with a new quintet featuring some rising stars of the UK jazz scene. Ridley is joined by his go-to drummer of 8 years, George Hart, longtime collaborator Ant Law, and the recent pairing of Tom Hewson on piano and the young Alex Hitchcock on…
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