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KINGSTON SUMMER ART SEASON
Listing all the top Art and Creative Events going on in Kingston during the summer.
Sponsored by John Lewis with a Summer exhibition in store, the events include Kingston University and Kingston College Degree Shows, exhibitions and events at the Museum, Open Studios at FusionARTS and art at The Rose Theatre and much more. Look out for leaflets and posters.
Phone: 07957 882238
From:1st June 2010
To: 31st August 2010
KINGSTON ROTARY CLUB DISPLAY
Find out all about Kingston Rotary. We will be providing a display in Kingston Market place. Visitors will be able to see a Dragon Boat similar to those that will be used in the races on Sunday 18 July. When 48 teams take part in Dragon boat challenges races, most teams will be sponsoring charities of their own choosing. This time Kingston Rotary will be sponsoring the 'River Thames Boat Project'
Link: www.kingston.gov.uk/rotary
On:10th July 2010
MEWE AND FRIENDS - MATURITY
Rose Theatre Main House. 7.30pm. £4.50 - £10 Suitable for 15+.
MeWe is a youth organisation whose purpose is to educate and uplift young people through performing arts and supplementary education. Projects include performing arts, cultural works and international collaboration with art organisations across the world. 'Maturity' will be devised by the young people from the youth theatres participating in MeWe's International Exchange project. During the festival the young people will come together, look into the future, express their hopes and aspirations for when they are adults and consider what defines maturity. The piece created will be based totally on their ideas, dreams and emotions.
Phone: 8712301552
Link: www.seetickets.com
On:10th July 2010
CIRCUS SUBURBIA - STUDIO CIRCUS
Rose Theatre Studio. £4.50. Suitable for 10+.
Wed 7 8.45pm
Fri 9 9.30pm
Sat 10 8.00pm
Circus Suburbia are a group of young, talented performers, who have brought their specialist skills from around the UK, to create an energetic and entertaining contemporary circus. This 45-minute late night studio show using physical strength and flexibility, manipulation and lighting will create and unforgettable experience full of comedy, illusion and graceful skill, both on the ground and in the air.
Phone: 8712301552
Link: www.seetickets.com
From:7th July 2010
To: 10th July 2010
THEATRE ORB & OFF THE WALL - HERONS BY SIMON STEPHENS
Rose Theatre Studio. £4.50 - 8.00. Suitable for 15+.
Thurs 8 3.30pm
Sun 11 5.00pm
Theatreob: "shining a light on a new writing." Pioneering professional theatre.
Off the Wall - Edgy. Bold. Dynamic. "Young people's theatre at its best".
Collectively producing fresh contemporary, challenging and innovative work.
Phone: 8712301552
Link: www.seetickets.com
From:8th July 2010
To: 11th July 2010
CARDBOARD CITIZENS - ACT NOW
Rose Theatre Studio. £4.50-8.00. 12.00 noon. Suitable for 12+
Cardboard Citizens creates theatre that can effect change - personal, social and political - both in the lives of displaced and homeless people and in society's perceptions of them.
ACT NOW is Cardboard Citizens theatre programme for young people aged 16-25 not in education, employment or training with experience of homelessness. Through partnering with the National Youth Theatre and Centrepoint, young people are engaged and then supported to access education, employment and training, moving them out of and away from homelessness.
Phone: 8712301552
Link: www.seetickets.com
From:9th July 2010
To: 11th July 2010
EGO PERFORMANCE COMPANY - CHICKEN!
Rose Theatre Studio. £4.50. 6.00pm. Suitable for 14+.
High quality performances to be proud of. EGO supports, educates and nurtures anyone who wants to unlock their potential to be more confident and creative individual. Exciting opportunities. Surprising discoveries.
"Nothing like a game of chicken to get the old adrenaline pumping." Joan and Jim meet on a speed date where they learn more about themselves than each other. A comic look at living life in the fast lane.
Phone: 8712301552
Link: www.seetickets.com
On:10th July 2010
PANTS ON FIRE - METAMORPHOSIS
Act Main House (Arthur Cotterell Theatre). £4.50-8.00. Suitable for 9+.
Tues 6 5.00pm
Wed 7 12.00noon
Thur 8 11.00am & 7.30pm
Sat 10 11.00am & 6.00pm
Pants on Fire is a theatre company based in London. The company was formed in 2004 By Peter Bramley and Hannah Bentley. So far, they have produced 4 productions... with 20 performers.... performed in 4 countries... and won 3 awards! From original devised shows to re-workings of classical texts, the performances focus on the ensemble, visual storytelling, energetic play and magical theatricality. Love original music and song is a distinct element in all of the work. Puppets, masks, inventive props and costumes, mime, dance, projections of original film are all used. In addition to producing and performing theatre, they provide unique training and performance opportunities for actors.
Metamorphosis tells the Greek myths through the world of WWII. This dark and different piece blends puppetry, live original music and songs, gas masks and gramophones in a dynamic, funny and often touching journey.
Phone: 8712301552
Link: www.seetickets.com
From:6th July 2010
To: 10th July 2010
COOMBE BOYS SCHOOL - AMBUSH BY DAVID FOXTON & FUSION YOUTH THEATRE - SPIDER STORIES
Act Main House (Arthur Cotterell Theatre). £4.50-8.00. Suitable for all ages.
Fri 9 7.30pm
Sat 10 2.00pm
One evening... two performances!
Drama at Coombe Boys' School is a thriving and popular subject and the school is delighted to once again be able to showcase the dramatic talent as part of IYAF. Ambush follows a group of young 'freedom fighters' who take refuge having been ambushed on their way to attack a military outpost. They are wounded and scared. Who tipped of the authorities - is it one of their own number? And where are owners of the house, why is there no indication of the house on their maps and why are they not being pursued??
FYT is an award winning performing arts group who have performed nationally from London to Edinburgh Fringe Festival as well as internationally in Africa, Japan and Europe.
Once there were no stories in the world. The Sky God had them all. Anansi went to him and asked how much they would cost to buy. FYT bring their fantastic adaption of these traditional African tales of a spider, Anansi 'The Trickster' to life through drama, dance and physical theatre!
Phone: 8712301552
Link: www.seetickets.com
From:9th July 2010
To: 10th July 2010
UGLY DUCKLING THEATRE COMPANY - SALUTE
Act Studio (Arthur Cotterell Theatre). £4.50. 7.30pm. Suitable for all ages.
Ugly Duckling is an exciting youth theatre group comprised of a young crew, all under 19. Following their success with Carrie's War at IYAF 2009, they are back with a hard hitting drama for 2010.
Salute is the time honoured story of war with a modern twist, following the lives of those caught in conflict. Surrounded by war, a young boy must find a way to survive as a child soldier. This piece of new writing, supported by the International charity 'War Child', tells the story of degradation and eventual hope.
Phone: 8712301552
Link: www.seetickets.com
On:10th July 2010
BOUNCE THEATRE - THEATRE IN UNUSUAL SPACES
Free. Suitable for all ages.
Sat 3 Sat 10
Sun 4 Sun 11
A multi-site performancepiece that is inspired, influenced and shaped by the architecture of Kingston. Taking place in museums, alley ways, along the river and in a teepee, the pieceis an oppurtunity to felect on the spaces, stories and history that have shaped who we are today.
Phone: 8712301552
Link: www.seetickets.com
From:3rd July 2010
To: 11th July 2010
CIRCUS SURBURBIA & SWAMP CIRCUS - PICNIC WITH THE CIRCUS
Fairfield Park. Free. Suitable for all ages.
Fri 9-Sun11 =free workshop and rehersals
Sun 11 at 7.00pm performance
Circus Suburbia is working with Swamp Circus to being community Circus to Kingston. We offer accessible workshops to all, providing participants with opportunities to use their new skills in live performances.
Three days of Circus workshops, experimenting in the park and picnics in the sun, culminating in a community outdoor show to celebrate the IYAF. With aerial acrobatics, fire juggling, displays of daring stunts and YOU. Come along and join the circus, or sit and watch with a glass of lemonade and bowl of strawberries, whilst your friends perform. (We provide the circus, you provide your feast). Brought to you by Circus Suburbia, Swamp Circus and the youth-of-today in Kingston.
Phone: 8712301552
Link: www.seetickets.com
From:9th July 2010
To: 11th July 2010
CLASSWORKS THEATRE - THE INSECT PLAY
Canbury Gardens. 3.00pm. Free. Suitable for 11+.
Classworks supports the creative and social development of young people through access to high quality opportunities in the performing arts, including 4 youth theatres for ages 11-25 and a professional touring theatre company.
Combining text theatre with hip hop dance, Classworks creates the world of a young soldier returning from a tour abroad. Finding himself displaced and uncertain about life he becomes distracted by the rituals of an insect world. The insects irritate him as they flirt, steal and kill, all operating to their own set of rules in a struggle for power. As they scurry around we are made aware of our own passions, instincts and vices as the cycle of human life is brutally, yet humorously reproduced.
Phone: 8712301552
Link: www.seetickets.com
On:10th July 2010
EMERGENCY EXIT ARTS - STREET ARTS ACADEMY
Market Place and Clarence Street. Free Suitable for all ages.
Sat 10 2.00pm & 6.00pm
Sun 11 12.00pm
A special street theatre performance devised by the street Arts Academy... showing that theatre isn't just for inside building!
"It's about taking ownership of the streets that you live in" - 2009 participant.
"It's terrifying and empowering at the same time!" - member of SAA Youth Panel.
"It's real, you cant hide, you have to deal with the situations spontaneously... it's a serious challenge but seriously fun!" - 2010 Participant
Phone: 8712301552
Link: www.seetickets.com
From:10th July 2010
To: 11th July 2010
EAGLE BREWERY WHARF RIVERSIDE
Free. Suitable for all ages.
Sat 10
Sun 11
Music and Dance by the riverside, presented in conjunction with the River Celebrations and Kingston Rowing Regatta which is also taking place this weekend.
Phone: 8712301552
Link: www.seetickets.com
From:10th July 2010
To: 11th July 2010
STANLEY PICKER GALLERY
Avant Gardening's Suburban Treasure Trail Kingston Summer Art Season.
Avant Gardening works with local communities to develop creative responses to environmental issues like global warming, recycling and bio-diversity, through encouraging participants to creatively reconsider their relationship with their local environment.
For Kingston Summer Art Season 2010 we have invited Avant Gardening to work with our own local community on a range of participatory activities involving art, gardening and food that will map-out the suburban location of the gallery for all our visitors. An extended programme of activities will culminate in a week of special events and workshops for local residents of all ages and interests to discover the Gallery and enjoy what it has to offer.
Kingston Summer Art Season is an annual celebration of the Visual Arts taking place throughout June and July at key sites around the town, including John Lewis Kingston, Kingston Museum, Stanley Picker Gallery, Fusion Arts, Penny School Gallery and other selected venues
Phone: 8712301552
Link: www.seetickets.com
From:3rd July 2010
To: 10th July 2010
NEW WORLD TRANSITIONAL COLLECTIVE - LET'S CYCLE TO THE STARS
The Toilet Gallery. £4.50. Suitable for 8+.
Sat 10 12.00pm 5.00pm 8.00pm
Sun 11 12.00pm
The New World Transitional Collective is a space research group of a different kind... formed by an astronaut, a cosmonaut, an elusive space technician and of course YOU.
Space specialists from NWTC invite you to join their search for a New World.
We cycle together into strange, beautiful galaxies, where planets may orbit around you and words may float in the sky.
As we become lost in space we provoke questions of evolution, environment and desire.
Phone: 8712301552
Link: www.seetickets.com
From:10th July 2010
To: 11th July 2010
FACULTY OF BUSINESS AND LAW - POSTGRADUATE OPEN DAYS FOR KINGSTON UNIVERSITY
Saturday 24th April 10.30am - 2pm
Saturday 3rd July 10.30am-2pm
Saturday 4th September 10.30am-2pm
Postgraduate Open Days give you an idea of our suite of postgraduate/post-experience programmes. As well as representation from all the courses below, there will also be separate areas for those interested in an MBA or Human Resource Management:
-Accounting & Finance
-Banking
-Business IT
-General Management
-Human Resources Management
-Leadership and Management in Health
-Law
-Marketing
-Doctoral Programmes
-Foundation degree/BA(Hons) top-up
Venue: Room 6234, Frank Lampl Building, Kingston Hill Campus, Kingston University
Phone: 8712301552
Link: www.rosetheatrekingston.org
From:24th April 2010
To: 4th September 2010
KINGSTON MUSEUM - SUMMER EXHIBITION
Ancient Wisdom
Find out what the ancients did for us. Shoot down a castle wall with a Roman catapult and see how the Egyptians locked their doors. Build an aqueduct to guide water to a village and try the Greek way of using the Sun to burn the enemy's ships. There is art and music as well and you can even write your name in hieroglyphics.
Ancient Writing
Write your name in hieroglyphics and use a clay tablet to translate a message in cuneiform.
Aqueduct
Place channels and pillars to build an aqueduct to channel water from a spring to a village.
Archimedes Screw
Turn a handle to watch balls travel up the screw – originally invented by Archimedes to lift water.
Catapult
Build a castle wall and fire balls with a catapult machine to knock it down.
Gears
Assemble cogs on a magnetic table to turn the grinding stone.
Locks
Try opening an Egyptian and a Roman lock and see how they work.
Make a Mosaic
Use small marble and stone tiles to create your own design.
Mirrors of Fire
Position three mirrors to concentrate the ‘sunlight' onto a ship and watch how quickly the temperature rises.
Musical Scales
Pluck a guitar string in the correct places worked out by Pythagoras and play harmonious chords.
Roman Arch
Build a Roman arch and see how strong it is.
Signals
Communicate with your friend using flags, how the Romans used to do.
Hero's 5 Simple Machines
Experiment with the lever, wheel, screw, pulley and wedge. These were the only machines ancient builders had to help them lift heavy weights.
South Pointing Chariot
Wheel the chariot around the gallery and work out how the man always points south.
Word Spinner
Make up entirely new word from Greek and Roman roots, or understand the origin of familiar words.
Phone: 020 8547 6460
Link: www.kingston.gov.uk/museum
From:10th July 2010
To: 28th August 2010
WATCH ALL THE WORLD CUP MATCHES AT YOUR LOCAL TENPIN FANZONE
Love bowling? Love football even more!
Why not watch the World Cup at your local Tenpin Fanzone? Tenpin Kingston will be screening all the matches live in their specially designed Fanzone with the burgers, beer and the atmosphere on tap.
With large viewing screens, comfy seating and beer from around the world you can support your country in style. Whether you are coming with your mates, work colleagues or family why not enjoy a game of bowling after the match with great bowling deals to be had.
Phone: 0844 445 7007
Link: www.therotundakingston.co.uk
From:11th June 2010
To: 10th July 2010
VITAMIX DEMONSTRATION IN THE LIVING KITCHEN, BENTALLS
Vitamix Smoothie Demonstrations in the Living Kitchen.
Fresh berries, succulent peaches, sweet watermelon - it's the ideal time to enjoy healthy and delicious seasonal fruits. Vitamix demonstration shows you how to make perfect smoothies and juices, bursting with flavour and loaded with nutrients.
Living Kitchen, Lower Ground Floor.
Phone: 0208 546 1001
Link: www.bentalls.co.uk
From:8th July 2010
To: 11th July 2010
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