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FESTIVAL with a difference – aimed at families with a whole host of dance activities, performances, vintage stalls,
stunt kayaks, Capital FM Street Stars, and much more – is coming to Nottingham. Splash Dance is free to attend and takes place at the Water Sports Centre at Holme Pierrepont on July 8 (11am to 5pm). Organised by Nottingham-based Dance4, the event is part of the Big Dance national campaign, which promotes and encourages the development and take-up of dance. “This promises to be a truly sensational
event. It will be an exciting weekend with lots of activities for the whole family,” said Paul Russ, chief executive of Dance4. “As part of Big Dance we’ve organised a
whole series of activities but Splash Dance will be a highlight of the summer calendar.” The appearance of New Art Club will be the highlight of the event. Pete Shenton and Tom Roden, original forces in comedy and dance, will re-invent the white water rapids as an outdoor amphitheatre and create a comical cabaret spectacular. The performance celebrates the theme of heroes and is based around Greek my t h o l o g y ’s twelve labours of Hercules. You can sit on the grass bank and enjoy the artists’ take on the story at 1pm and 4pm. “The performance combines comedy and dance and is a little bit different to what people may have seen before – so please expect the unexpected!” says Tom. Stars from Nottingham’s Got Talent will be entertaining audiences with their songs, dance, acrobatics and beat boxing at 11am, with a samba band to follow and a hip-hop battle of styles at 2.45pm. Further highlights include a vintage market hosted by Pop Up Nottingham and dance fun inside a big top. A Great Britain junior rowing trial will be held on the main lake and you can watch stunt kayaks on the white water course. In an air-filled media hub young people will
be creating their stories about the festival using digital media, film, live broadcasts and social media provided by The Mighty Creative. Capital FM’s Street Stars vehicle will be at the festival. Listeners can grab some giveaways and have their photos taken for the Capital FM website. For those who arriving on the Saturday afternoon and camping overnight there will be a programme of dance activities. More information:
www.dance4.co.uk. Camping pitches are £14/£9 per night. To book pitches call 0115 982 1212 and quote Splashdance 2012.
ALL-STAR JUBILEE LINE-UP
FEEL AT HOLME – SPLASH OUT!
WILDE NIGHT
What’s new in the world of enter tainment
Nottingham P l ay h o u s e artistic director Giles Croft (left) not only directs Oscar Wilde’s masterpiece The Importance of being Earnest in September – he also gets to host a fund-raising dinner (17th) on the set, with fine fare and entertainment. Tickets are £75 on 0115 941 9419.
The Queen has been and gone but the local Diamond Jubilee fanfares continue into July with an all-star classical gala on the 5th (7.30pm). The show offers one of the most talented line-ups of soloists ever to appear at the Royal Concert Hall... and certainly, collectively, the most glamorous. Soprano Lesley Garrett hosts and will reel off an aria or two and the Royal Philharmonic will also be joined by three of Britain’s most brilliant young instrumentalists: violinist Nicola Benedetti, cellist Natalie Clein and trumpeter Alison Balsom. The programme with the RPO under Sian Edwards includes Vaughan Wi l l i a m s ’ The Lark Ascending and concertos by Saint-Saens and Haydn.
From left: Nottingham gala concert soloists Garrett, Benedetti, Balsom, Clein
Tickets £17 - 42. Box office: 0115 5555 or w w w. t rch . c o . u k
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