GARFORTH ARTS FESTIVAL 2009
29th June to 11th July 2009
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WELCOME!
With more than 20 events taking place across two weeks, from gigs, to theatre,
to dance and comedy, Garforth Arts Festival has something for everyone. Let
the festival engage the senses, stimulate your imagination and bring music to
your ears. Keep your eye on the website for up-to-date information, new events
and the latest line-ups.
Events are as follows:
Main Event: Playground Party - Sat 11th July
Featuring: Buzzcocks, Chumbawamba, The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain, The
African Children's Choir, Garforth Jazz Rock Band and more...
Doors open: 2.30pm Start: 3.00pmFull Price £15.00, Concessions £10.00,
Family Tickets £30.00(Discounts available for Families and Local Residents
– information to follow.)
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Also available from Garforth Bookshop, 15 Main St. Garforth Tel 0113 286 3534
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OPENING EVENT - Mon 29th June
Breeze International Evening
The opening event of this year's festival is an exciting collaboration with
Breeze as young people from all over the world (including Garforth students)
gather together in a celebration of music and dance.
Venue : Garforth Community College Main Hall
Tickets : FREE
Doors : 7pm
Jon Gomm + support from Garforth Community College musicians
Tues 30th June
Jon Gomm is an acoustic singer-songwriter with an incredible virtuoso guitar
style, where he uses one acoustic guitar to create drum sounds, basslines and
sparkling melodies all at the same time. The emphasis is still on the soulful
vocals and songwriting however, and his original material is influenced by everything
from Robert Johnson to Radiohead. He has a cult following around Europe and
his internet videos have been watched over one million times.
"One of the world's most successful, gifted and inspirational guitar players"
Acoustic Magazine
Prior to this gig Jon will be leading songwriting workshops with 20+ young musicians
from Garforth Community College. The first part of this gig will showcase new
students compositions before a full set from Leeds based guitar genius.
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Venue : Garforth Working Men's Club LS25 1AU
Tickets : £4/3
Doors : 7.30pm
'Coal Face' - St Mary's Youth Theatre
Tues 30th June
Written by Gareth Durasow
Directed by Steve Archdale
The war has been won and now Tommy must come to terms with his new life in Garforth;
a life that has bid farewell to schoolyard games and is about to see him join
the men of iron on the road to Ledston Luck.
But for Tommy, the biggest problem isn't that he's not from round 'ere.
It's that he's from the future!
Set against the austere backdrop of the 1940s mining industry, Coal Face is
a bleakly comic tale about what happens when "the youth of today"
meet the youth of yesteryear.
Newly commissioned play by local writer/poet Gareth Durasow 'Coal Face' takes
as its subject the stories of local Garforth people who belonged to mining families.
This 1 act play has been written for the highly talented St Mary's Youth Theatre
from Garforth.
Venue : Garforth Community College Main Hall
Tickets : £5/4
Show : 7.30pm
'Top of the Pops'Wed
1st July
Make this one top of your list!1st July, Garforth Music Department goes Top
of the Pops, bringing you the ultimate countdown of the songs you love from
the bands you couldn't live without. Garforth Music Department goes Top of the
Pops. Come on Garforth. Let's rock!
Venue : Garforth Community College Main Hall
Tickets : £4/3
Doors : 7.30pm
Samay + support from Garforth Jazz Rock Band
Thurs 2nd July
Bhupinder Singh Chaggar on Tabla, Jesse Banister on Saxophone, Soumik Datta
on Sarod, Giuliano Moderali on Guitar and Kenny Higgins on Bass. Together, they
are a unique collective of musicians who bring their individual style, strengthen
and passion to exploring new ways of understanding and making music. To create
a powerful and distinctive sound that is, so far unknown to the western or eastern
world.
Jesse Bannister a unique musician who is respected as the leading Indian Classical
Saxophonist in the UK has composed a new piece for festival favourites Garforth
Jazz Rock Band.
This concert will feature support from GJRB including the newly commissioned
piece and a full set from Samay.
Venue: Garforth Working Men's Club
Tickets : £6/4
Doors: 7.30pm
East Leeds Youth Has Talent
Thurs 2nd July
Garforth Arts Festival is on the look out for the best talent on offer from
local young people. A round of heats will take place across local schools and
community groups and the best three selected from each, will perform for a panel
of judges at the final on Thursday 2nd July at Garforth Community College. Expected
entries will include music, dance, drama, acrobatics, magic, ventriloquism and
novelty acts. If you think you've got what it takes to be part of East Leeds
Youth Has Talent, then we want to hear from you!
Venue: Garforth Community College Main Hall
Tickets : FREE
Doors: 7pm
Primary Prom
Friday 3rd July
300 children from 6 local primary schools are warming up for the Primary Prom,
set to take place on Friday 3rd July. Strawberry Fields, Ninelands, St Benedicts,
Micklefield, East Garforth and Green Lane primary schools have been working
in partnership with the College, to take up a range of workshops, including
dance led by SLP and music from the College's own staff. The result is a music
and dance extravaganza featuring all 300 children, which will be performed to
two audiences at Garforth Community College as part of this year's Arts Festival
Venue : Garforth CommunityCollege main Hall
Tickets: £3
Doors: 4pm & 7pm
Ceilidh featuring Ylem + Slania
Friday 3rd July
Ylem is a collaboration between Kate Badcock (flute and whistle), Roddy Johnston
(fiddle, whistle and vocals) and Julian Marley (guitar).
"A group of accomplished folk players,the three piece of guitar fiddle
and flute gel particularly well on the Irish and Scottish tunes "RocknReel"
'Slania' is a group of talented young musicians from Garforth Community College.
The group was established as part of the 2008 festival and will perform alongside
Ylem at this event.
After both groups have performed there will be a chance for you to put on your
dancing shoes as both bands will join together for a Ceilidh.
Bring your own drinks!
Venue : Garforth Miner's Welfare Hall, Main Street
Tickets: £5/4
Doors: 7.30pm
Fruit Tree Project + Guests
Saturday 4th July
Fruit Tree Project are an exciting, contemporary, creative, accessible and innovative
new band capable of exploring new terrain whilst, at the same time, taking audiences
along with them! Seven Arts Centre Leeds
"Led by the skilled and energetic Dave Evans they
take on grooves and at times semi-free excitement
equally to create a thrilling array of sounds' Wakefield Jazz Fruit Tree
Project
dave evans - piano
alex wibrew - drums
kenny higgins - bass
guests - t.b.c
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Venue: Garforth Community College Main Hall
Tickets: £4/3
Doors: 8pm
Garforth Gala
Sunday 5th July
Venue : Glebelands Field Garforth
Ticket: £1.50
Doors: 1pm
'Arco' String Recital
Sunday 5th July
Venue: St . Mary's Church
Tickets: £4/3
Doors: 7.30pm
Dance Showcase
Monday 6th July
This evening will showcase exciting and thought provoking performances from
some of the most talented young dancers from across Leeds including;
Garforth Community College
Intake High School
Parklands Girls School
RJC Dance
The evening will feature two new commissions including a contemporary piece
by dance artist Martin Hylton and an African Carnival piece by dance artist
Naomi Czuba.
Venue: Garforth Community College Main Hall
Tickets: £4/3
Doors : 7.30pm
'Indian Wedding' Manasamitra Arts
Tues 7th July 7.30pm
Manasamitra is an arts organization with an Indian focus. Manasamitra works
in partnership with schools and community organisations to provide an complete
India experience using a variety of art forms. For the Garforth Arts Festival,
Manasamitra are working with Garforth Community college to bring to life all
the excitement, colour and vibrancy of an
Indian wedding celebration. Together they will explore India, its various states,
quirks and even food to add to the sensory experience. The festival parade will
be a grand finale as a culmination of the project.
Venue: Garforth Community College Main Hall
Tickets: £4/3
Doors: 7.30pm
Little Leap Forward - The Horse and Bamboo Theatre Company
Wednesday 8th July
The Horse and Bamboo is one of Europe's leading visual theatre companies, producing
original and startling visual theatre through a unique mix, of puppetry, animation,
mask, and music, all of which are created specially for each show. Little Leap
Forward is about family, friendships and creative expression but above all the
need for freedom. It is based on the novel by the internationally known bamboo
flute player, Guo Yue and Clare Farrow and tells the story of Yue's childhood
in China during the Cultural Revolution. The play has been produced as creative
partnership with The Royal Exchange Theatre and Barefoot Books, who published
the original story Little Leap Forward.
"Little Leap Forward bears witness with the eye of a poet, the ear of a
musician and the transformative imagination of a storyteller". The New
York Times (2008)
"Children seeing this production will have their emotions tapped as never
before." The Stage
"A leading force in accessible visual theatre." Manchester Evening
News
Little Leap Forward Production Team and Cast
Production Team
Writer and Director Alison Duddle
Original story by Guo Yue and Clare Farrow
Musical Director Loz Kaye
Bamboo Flute Guo Yue
Set Design Bob Frith
Puppets and Masks Alison Duddle
Film Director Bob Frith
Animator Steff Lee
Costume Design Alison Duddle
Costume Production Felicia Jagne
Additional Making Vanessa CardCast
Mark Whitaker - Tour Manager
Jonny Quick - Technical Manager
Nicky Fearn
Frances Merriman
Venue : Garforth Community College
Tickets: FREE (tickets in advance)
Doors: 1pm
Panjumbi + Guests
Wednesday 8th July
Panjumbi is possibly the country's only pan - led Jazz quintet, playing contemporary
Calypso and Caribbean Jazz. As well as Jazz standards and Trinidadian Calypso,
the band play Brazillian Samba and Bossa Nova and Soul tunes by popular artists
such as Stevie Wonder, George Benson etc.
Panjumbi will be supported by various Steel Pan ensembles from the community.
Venue : Garforth Community College Main Hall
Tickets: £4/3
Doors: 7.30pm
Ricky Tomlinson's Laughter Show
Thursday 9th July
Although best known as the lovable couch-potato, Jim Royle, in 'The Royle Family,
his off-screen life has been far more interesting. He has been a plasterer,
banjo player, comic, union agitator, political activist, award-winning actor
and an unwilling guest of Her Majesty's prison service. Respected for his honesty,
wit and integrity, he makes for outstanding value in all roles.
Ricky Tomlinson as Jim Royle hosts his very own Laughter Show with Tony Barton
(Coronation Street & Emmerdale), Eddie Archer (The Comedians) and the comedy
show band Black Onyx. YouTube
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Venue : Garforth Community College main Hall
Tickets: £18/16
Doors: 7.30pm
The Creation Story - Urban Circus Arts
Friday 10th July
Urban Circus arts / CGAS circus group / St. Oswald's primary school present...
"Boom-Bang-Wallop"
A circus interpretation of creation
A show for all ages telling the well known story with a circus twist and in
a fun and enjoyable manner. Visually stunning with jaw dropping stunts and amazing
skills, featuring
young people from Bradford and Leeds showcasing their diverse range of talents.
High wire, walking globe, stilt walkers Glow juggling and plenty more!
Written/Directed by Daryll hackett
Props/Costumes by Alex Mckniff
Venue: Garforth Community College Main Hall
Tickets: £4/3
Doors: 7.30pm