Thank you to all the staff, volunteers and supporters who have made the Lift Off! weekend such a special event.
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HELLO! Welcome to Lift Off! – our four-day celebration marking the launch of Wiltshire Creative. We hope you find much to enjoy as fireworks, circus, theatre, music, dance and much more explode into the streets and spaces of our wonderful city. We look forward to seeing you there!
From everyone at Wiltshire Creative
FRIDAY 24 AUGUST 7pm–9.30pm (times are approximate)
Cathedral Close, FREE
MUSIC IN THE CLOSE Come and get the party started with live music from covers group The Deloreons and soul band Just Us. Bring a picnic or purchase from food and drink stalls. As dusk falls the evening will end with…
FIREWORKS Heralding the opening of the Lift Off! weekend in spectacular style with a fireworks display set to music over the Cathedral.
Presented in association with Pains Fireworks. With thanks to The Bell Tower Tea Rooms.
SUPPORTED BY
FOUNDING SPONSORS
MONDAY 27 AUGUST
WITHOUT WALLS FREE theatre and circus performances on the streets of Salisbury!
11am, 1pm & 4pm
THE BEWONDERMENT MACHINE (see Sunday for details)
11am–4pm (all day)
Travelling Light Circus presents
11.15am & 2.45pm
11.45am & 1.45pm
12.45pm & 3.30pm
12pm & 3pm
11am, 1pm & 4pm
Guildhall Square, FREE
11am–5pm
All day
ARTS QUEST (see Saturday for details)
12pm–4pm
Salisbury Arts Centre, FREE
LIVE MUSIC AT THE ARTS CENTRE End the Bank Holiday weekend with a mix of blues, rock and folk while enjoying refreshments from the bar and barbecue.
12.15pm Lucas Hardy Acoustic folk with a modern rock edge
1pm Hopback Blues Band High-octane blues!
2.15pm The MeloDaemons A tantalising mix of folk, jazz & reggae
3.30pm Nick Harper “Betjeman with a guitar” (Guitarist Magazine)
12pm–4pm
Salisbury Playhouse, FREE
JAZZ AT THE PLAYHOUSE Spend your Bank Holiday relaxing to live music in the foyer at Salisbury Playhouse. The Cafe Bar will be serving drinks and snacks.
12pm Jacques Desfontaines Songs by Sinatra, Fitzgerald, Aznavour, Piaf and others
1pm Frockstars The duo with a difference – disco, soul and a good old sing-a-long
2.15pm Cinnamon Jazz Latin, swing and light funk
3.20pm Sagat Guirey Duo A fusion of composed and improvised music on guitar and double bass
SUNDAY 26 AUGUST 11am–5pm
Salisbury Arts Centre FREE
11am–4.30pm
12pm–4pm
All day
ARTS QUEST (see Saturday for details)
CRISP PACKET ART As part of Arts Quest, artist Alison Harper will be working on an installation of stitched crisp packets, illustrating the vibrancy of this material. Come along and make flowers and garlands from this overlooked material, at Priory Square in The Maltings from 12pm–4pm. SUN ONLY.
ILLUSTRATION WORKSHOP As part of Arts Quest, illustrator Cliff Wright, best known for his work on the Harry Potter books, will be holding a FREE drop-in workshop in Salisbury Library from 12pm–4pm. Come along and contribute to a collective art piece. SAT AND SUN.
WITHOUT WALLS FREE theatre and circus performances on the streets of Salisbury!
11am, 1pm & 4pm
THE BEWONDERMENT MACHINE A magical cycle-powered carousel, incorporating puppetry and animated sculptures.
11am–4pm (all day)
Travelling Light Circus presents
11.15am & 2.45pm
Candoco Dance Company presents
DEDICATED TO… To women, to love, to life, to friendship – a celebration of female strength and support. Candoco Dance was awarded the Outstanding Achievement in Dance at the 2015 UK Theatre Awards.
11.45am & 1.45pm (also 4.15pm Sunday only)
Market Square, FREE
Rosie Kay Dance Company presents
MODERN WARRIOR A fast-paced urban takeover inspired by vintage martial arts movies. Two opposing groups meet in an epic stand-off. Channel your inner Bruce Lee, become part of the action or simply watch as the legend unfolds.
12.45pm & 3.30pm
The Market Square, FREE
Ockham’s Razor presents
BELLY OF THE WHALE The performers, like surfers on a wild sea, ride a giant semi-circular see-saw made of
wood and steel which creaks and groans as it transforms from a catapult, a gently rocking cradle, a tunnel, a slide – creating an ever changing land and soundscape.
12pm & 3pm
DIP Enjoy the comedy antics of this world famous trampolinist.
11am, 1pm & 4pm
Guildhall Square, FREE
Tangled Feet Theatre in association with Wiltshire Creative and Southwark Council presents
BOOTS ON THE GROUND Inspired by the centenary of the mass demobilisations from WW1 and the tales of modern-day veterans, Boots On The Ground is a promenade headphone show which invites audiences to exchange their shoes for a pair of army boots and follow the intertwining stories of men who are stepping back from war. Can they find peace on their return to civilian life? Setting out from an Army tent in Guildhall Square, the audience form a unit, are given their marching orders and embark on a 45 minute walk together around Salisbury.
The walk covers a distance of approximately 1.2 miles, but is walked in short bursts with several stops. Book your FREE place in advance at Salisbury Playhouse. A limited number of tickets will be available on the day. Recommended age 14+. The route is suitable for wheelchair users.
SATURDAY 25 AUGUST 10am–4pm
Salisbury Arts Centre FREE
LIFT OFF! ARCHIVE EXHIBITION Celebrating the arts in Salisbury with fascinating displays and archive material from Salisbury Arts Centre, Salisbury International Arts Festival and Salisbury Playhouse. Come and add your own memories!
11am–4.30pm
Salisbury Playhouse, FREE
A SPLENDIFEROUS STORY EXPLOSION Familiar fairy tales performed in surprising and unfamiliar ways, in and around Salisbury Playhouse. Performed by Wiltshire Creative community groups, including Stage 65 Youth Theatre, Jigsaw Youth Dance Company, Mind the Gap, Dance SIX-O, Wiltshire Young Carers and Zone Arts. Also starring the irregularly ingenius (misspelling intentional!) Herr Grimm, the great, great, great, great grandson of one of the Brothers Grimm (the more talented one).
Short performances throughout the day. No need to book – just come along with the family and discover what’s happening.
All day
Across the city centre, FREE
ARTS QUEST Use the map on the reverse of this leaflet to follow one of three visual arts trails across the city centre. Solve the puzzles as you discover the art created by local artists along the way. You can begin the trails at either Salisbury Arts Centre or Salisbury Playhouse.
ILLUSTRATION WORKSHOP As part of Arts Quest, illustrator Cliff Wright, best known for his work on the Harry Potter books, will be holding a FREE drop-in workshop in Salisbury Library from 12pm–4pm. Come along and contribute to a collective art piece. SAT AND SUN.
FELTMAKING DEMONSTRATION New Forest textile artist Sarah Waters will be running hands-on feltmaking demonstrations at Priory Square in The Maltings from 12pm–4pm. SAT ONLY.
12pm–4pm
Salisbury Arts Centre, FREE
FAMILY FIESTA Immerse yourself in an afternoon of arts and crafts activities for all the family, from pre-school dance, pottery and drumming to book making, live music and storytelling.
11am
Tickets £10
PUSH TALK: MY LIFE IS ONLY MIRACLES Simon Gronowski in discussion
To accompany the performances of the opera Push later today, Simon Gronowski recounts how his mother pushed him off a train bound for Auschwitz in 1943 in order to save his life.
Tickets available in advance from Wiltshire Creative Ticket Sales at Salisbury Playhouse or by calling 01722 320333.
5pm & 8pm
PUSH A performance of the opera by Howard Moody
Performed by Salisbury Festival Chorus and La Folia Orchestra
An opera by Howard Moody telling the story of Simon Gronowski, whose mother pushed him off a train bound for Auschwitz in 1943 in order to save his life. Commissioned by Battle Festival and Glyndebourne Opera, there will be two performances in the atmospheric setting of St Thomas’s Church.
‘This opera should be compulsory viewing by all adults and children, to ensure that such events must never again be allowed to happen’ (review of première 2016) A La Folia Production in association with Wiltshire Creative.
Tickets available in advance from Wiltshire Creative Ticket Sales at Salisbury Playhouse or by calling 01722 320333.
INCORPORATING
LIFT OFF! SALISBURY A FOUR-DAY CELEBRATION OF THE ARTS ACROSS THE CITY
TO LAUNCH WILTSHIRE CREATIVE’S FIRST SEASON
August Bank Holiday Weekend | Friday 24 – Monday 27 August 2018
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