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Brouhaha International Festival
One World One StageBrouhaha returns to unity for four nights giving you the chance to take a closer look at music and dance from across the globe.Each night brings together a different combination of companies for a unique festival experience. Previous years have played to sell out audiences and received rave reviews. All Performances 7:30pm £8.00/£6.00 concessions |
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All Feet Can Dance.Tuesday 22 JulyTraditional dance, that focuses on work from three island cultures.Acrobats of Silence: Crete/Greece A range of ceremonial dances that will have you up on your feet. Dance Ensemble: Martinique Affectionate dances of Bellair and Beguine mixing it up with the cheeky gender-switching antics of carnival time. Belmont Freetown Cultural Arts and Performance Company: Trinidad & Tobago Viey La Cou [theme for Liverpool International carnival 2008] features various characters from carnival folklore; Jammettes; Blue Devil; King Sailor; Bat; Dame Lorraine; Jab Jab; Fancy India; Imps; Pierrot Grenade; The Midenight Robber and Burrokeet. showtime: 7:30pm tickets £8.00/£6.00 concessions BOOK HERETuesday 22 July 7.30pm
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Global BeatsWednesday 23 JulyA night of old and new, traditional and contemporary music with influences from across the World.Roots & Routes: Holland A mix of hip hop, Jazz and urban beats accompanied by some of Holland’s finest Mc’s. Don't Panic Brass Band: Gdansk/Poland A young, fresh and stirring fusion of polish traditional compositions of Mazura, Polonaise and Ober. Don't Panic! Brass Band features various instrumentations and breaks from traditional styling. La Paranza del Geco: Torino/Italy Move your feet to the rhythmic and electrifying music and dance of Southern Italy, not for the faint hearted. showtime: 7:30pm tickets £8.00/£6.00 concessions BOOK HEREWednesday 23 July 7.30pm
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SpiceThursday 24 JulyBrouhaha has been able to develop a new music and dance performance with partners from Europe and India for Liverpool Mela, in Princes Park. Tonight you will see the individual work.Diabo a Sete: Coimbra/Portugal Fusing traditional Portuguese instruments and the contemporary rhythms of rock, reggae and Jazz. House of Suarez: Liverpool/UK A new contemporary dance ensemble who have developed several works under chorographer Darren Suarez. Attakkalari Centre for Movement Arts: Bangalore One of India’s finest dance companies, headed up by choreographer and Artistic Director Jayachandran Palazhy, fuse physical traditions with contemporary dance. showtime: 7:30pm tickets £8.00/£6.00 concessions BOOK HERETuesday 24 July 7.30pm
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Latino MondoFriday 25 JulyA night of dance work, travelling from Europe to Latin America in a cultural celebration of old and new.Association Capoeira Senzala: France Welcome to the creative game of Capoeira, where the performer frees not only his body but also his soul. An exploration, blending traditional and contemporary dance, acrobatics, afro-brazilian rhythms, combat, song, and axé [energy]. Universidad Nacional: Costa Rica The Dance Group Award winners in the 2007 Festival of Costa Rica present Psicotopos, a fantastic dance aerial work. Ballet Enteredanzas: Murcia Spain This is Enteredanzas 11th Brouhaha and they continue to push contemporary flamenco into uncharted territories. They present several dances with castanuelas and rhythmic clapping. showtime: 7:30pm tickets £8.00/£6.00 concessions BOOK HEREFriday 25 July 7.30pm
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Contacting the World 08Sunday 27 July to Saturday 2 AugustTwelve emerging theatre companies from across the globe journey to Hope Street to perform in one extraordinary festival.After a year of exchanges and collaborations, companies from Berlin, Bethlehem, Gdansk, Istanbul, Kathmandu, Liverpool, London, Lusaka, Manchester, Mumbai, New York and Rio de Janeiro will all arrive in Liverpool to perform brand news shows, run workshops and animate the streets. Contacting the World 2008 has been created for Liverpool's Capital of Culture year by Contact, working with unity. Supported by the Liverpool Culture Company, Arts Council England, British Council and the Granada Foundation. Don't miss this chance to see the new international face of theatre. Festival Saver ticket and other discounts available, please visit www.contact-theatre.org for up to date listings and information. The collaborative CTW performances will all take place at LIPA. unity will be the home of additional performance work by current and former CTW companies: CTW Performances 2008 7.30pm Sun 27 - Fri 1 Aug £6/4 Venue: Paul McCartney Auditorium, LIPA Double Bills CTW Workshops 2008 Every Day 10am, 12pm, 2pm, 4pm Sun 27 - Fri 1 Aug £4/2 Venue: LIPA Street performance every day in Hope Street. FREE Festival Performance and Workshop Tickets £50/28 Festival Performance Ticket £30/18 Joint Workshop and Performance Ticket £8/5 For more information, call + 44 (0) 161 274 0600 LIPA PERFORMANCES Sunday 27 July Afro Reggae, Brazil – Rua Paris 10A Space 3, Manchester – Buy: Sell Monday 28 July Positive Impact, Liverpool – So You Think You Know…? Al Harah, Palestine – Face Hook?! Tuesday 29 July Aarohan, Nepal - Dhruba Die Zwiefachen, Germany - a way Wednesday 30 July Other Side of the Mirror, Poland - Archedream Bare Feet, Zambia – Tujuka Must Die! Thursday 31 July Evam Youth Forum, India - Hair Tiyatro 0.2, Turkey - Hayali Friday 1 August Creative Arts Team Youth Theatre, New York – In The Shadows Phakama, London – When Time Is Not LIPA WORKSHOPS All workshops will last between 60 – 90 minutes. Tickets £4 (£2 concession) Sunday 27 July 10am Bare Feet - Hips & Groins 12pm Other Side of the Mirror – Me And You In The Space (1 ) 2pm Bare Feet - Hips & Groins 4pm Other Side of the Mirror - Me And You In The Space (2) Monday 28 July 10am Creative Arts Team - Improvisation 12pm Phakama - Give And Gain (The Phakama Methodology) 2pm Creative Arts Team - Devising 4pm Phakama - Give And Gain (The Phakama Methodology) Tuesday 29 July 10am Evam Youth Forum – Looking For Rhythm 12pm Tiyatro 0.2 - Movements In The Dark 2pm Evam Youth Forum - Looking For Rhythm 4pm Tiyatro 0.2 - Movements In The Dark Wednesday 30 July 10am Al Harah – Palestinian Young People And Theatre 12pm Positive Impact - Musical Theatre 2pm Al Harah - Palestinian Young People And Theatre 4pm Positive Impact - Musical Theatre Thursday 31 July 10am Afro Reggae - Body Language To The Spoken Word 12pm Space 3 – For Sale 2pm Afro Reggae - Body Language To The Spoken Word 4pm Space 3 – For Sale Friday 1 August 10am Die Zwiefachen - a way 12pm Aarohan - Cultural Dance Form 2pm Die Zwiefachen – a way 4pm Aarohan – Cultural Dance Form unity Performances Performances at unity offer a chance to see extra work by young companies participating in the current and former CTW’s. This will not be their CTW devised show (which all take place at LIPA) but other work the company have created. Tickets priced at £6 (£4 concession). All shows at 2pm. Sunday 27 July Evam Youth Forum, India – BODY PIECES Inspired by Oliver Sachs, Evam explore the body pieces of the participants using meditation, martial arts and space. A CTW 08 company. PERFORMED IN ENGLISH Monday 28 July Other Side Mirror, Poland VARIATIONS ON THE TEMPEST by William Shakespeare The audience will be taken on a voyage. Expect to lose yourself in this promenade performance. A CTW 08 company. PERFORMED IN POLISH Tuesday 29 July Afro Reggae, Brazil URUCUBACA A performance inspired about the reality of life in a favela in Rio de Janeiro. from the pioneering Afro Reggae. A CTW 08 company. PERFORMED IN PORTUGUESE Wednesday 30 July Kattaikuttu, India DICE AND DISROBING An exert from Kattaikkuttu’s Dice & Disrobing in which young female performers take on both male and female roles. Kattaikkuttu is a traditional form of theatre from Tamil Nadu. A CTW 02 Company. Thursday 31 July Hand Made, London MADE IN ENGLAND Three young men journey into their past to discover their roots. Hand Made are an emerging theatre company that grew out of a CT2 a CTW 06 company. PERFORMED IN ENGLISH Friday 1 August Bare Feet, Zambia HOW THE HIPPO LOST HIS HAIR A performance based on the stories of childhood created by hundreds of children living on the streets of Lusaka. A CTW 08 company. PERFORMED IN ENGLISH Performances take place at LIPA and unity showtime at unity 2:00pm and LIPA 7:30pm tickets: £6.00/£4.00 concessions Workshops take place at LIPA tickets £4.00/£2.00 concessions |
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