Canterbury Festival 2017 Programme Announcement

 

 

	1 Festival Programme Announcement
	2 September Spectacular
	3 An afternoon with Austen
	4 Rosie Turner: in conversation
	5 Made in Kent Winners Announced
	6 Poet of the Year Anthology News
	7 Proms at Rochester Castle

 

Visit the Festival website from 6 July onwards, and see what October has in store for you! The line-up for 2017 is one of the strongest ever. It positions young talent from Kent alongside international names in music and performance. From the quirky to the classical, there’s something for the culture-vulture and fun-seeker alike.

You may have read that Canterbury Festival is no longer part of Arts Council England’s National Portfolio. We’re determined to preserve the Festival so your support is more crucial than ever. Book early, bring your friends, consider sponsoring an event and spread the word – your Festival needs you!

 

Festival Programme Announcement

The Festival programme will be live on the Festival website from 9.30am today. If you have requested a paper copy of the brochure, it will be arriving on your door step before the weekend.

Thank you to Nebulo for their excellent design work this year and Su Swan, whose lino print of the Buttermarket takes pride of place on the cover. We hope you enjoy reading the brochure, as much as we have enjoyed putting it together.

September Spectacular

Friday 1 September 2017

7.30pm, Westgate Hall, Canterbury CT1 2BT

A fabulous fundraising evening, where the Festival will be evoking the glamour, frivolity and decadence of the beautiful Spiegeltent. Enjoy a cabaret cocktail of hilarious comedy, cutting edge variety and jaw dropping circus, all wrapped up by dancing the night away with the fantastic KD Jazz and Dance Orchestra.

‘It would be best to have the harp’ (Persuasion)

Sunday 10 September 2017

3pm, Charlton Park, Bishopsbourne, CT4 5JA

Join the Festival Friends for an afternoon recital of beautiful harp music performed by Camilla Pay. This will be accompanied by readings from the works of Jane Austen. £15 tickets (including tea and cake) are available from Tina at the Festival Office.

Rosie Turner: in conversation with Peter Williams

Thursday 28 September 2017

7pm, Canterbury Auction Galleries

Rosie Turner describes her 36 years in Festivals as ‘a life sentence’ – but she says this with a huge smile on her face. In an intimate and revelatory interview, journalist and broadcaster Peter Williams puts Canterbury Festival’s Director under the microscope. Meet the woman behind the organisation.

 

Made in Kent Winners Announced

Festival Showcases for Theatre and Dance

 

The Festival is delighted to announce the winners of this year’s Made in Kent Theatre and Dance competitions. October will see showcases from each of the winners as part of the Festival programme. Enjoy performances from Loop Dance Company, Rachel Birch-Lawson and Outset Dance on Tues 24 October, and The Lamentable Tragedie of the Canterbury Strangler performed by Weighty Bowl on Thurs 26 October.

 

Poet of the Year Anthology Cover 2017

Each year the cover of the Poet of the Year Anthology is based on the previous year’s winning poem.  This year’s picture relates to the lines” In truth, it glows with subtlety: not ablaze” from Love (through lidded eyes) by Jan Syrkiewicz and was created by Zofia Olszowska, a student at King’s School, Canterbury.

Zofia received a £25 prize from our sponsors, the School of English at the University of Kent, for her winning design presented to her by Tony Walder, Chairman of the Friends.

 

and in other news… Proms at Rochester Castle

Saturday 15 July 2017

 

7pm, Rochester Castle Gardens

Why not make the most of the lovely weather. Our friends in Rochester are hosting a Prom at Rochester Castle. Pack up your picnic and enjoy an evening of classical entertainment. The show will have the audience waving their union flags to the sound of The Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra.