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PerformanceProgrammeSeptember-December2009

Boxoffice 01803 847070www.dartington.org/artsDiary

The Arts at Dartington gratefully acknowledges the generous support received for this programme from:

September10 Thursday 8.00pm Great Hall

Totó La Momposina24 Thursday 7.30pm Great Hall

Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

24 Thu - Mon 10am - 4pm Courtyard Tower28 The Drowning Room25 Friday 8.00pm Great Hall

Matthew Board & the Family Tree

October10 Saturday 11.30am & 2.00pm Barn Theatre

Theatre Alibi - High-Muck-A-Muck

11 Sunday 3.00pm Great HallYoung Artist Showcase withSouth West Music School

15 Thursday 6.00pm Studios 3 & 6Dartington Readings I

22 Thursday 8.00pm Great HallBellowhead

23 Friday 8.00pm Studio 1Joy Collective

28 Wednesday 8.00pm Studio 1Faulty Optic - FishClayPerspex

November03 Tue - Sat 7.30pm Barn Theatre07 Dartington Playgoers -

Humble Boy08 Sunday 3.00pm Studio 3

Young Artist Showcase withSouth West Music School

12 Thursday 8.00pm Barn TheatreElysian Quartet

14 Saturday - Sunday Great Hall/Ship Studio15 Devon Baroque19 Thursday 7.30pm Studio 3

Dartington Readings II24 Tuesday 8.00pm Studio 31

Retina Dance Company27 Friday 7.30pm Great Hall

Music for Mary Queen of Scots29 Sunday 11am & 2.30pm Barn Cinema

Travelling Light - How Cold My Toes

December03 Thursday 8.00pm Studio 3

Dartington Readings III05 Saturday 7.30pm Great Hall

Chris Wood06 Sunday 8.00pm Studio 31

Marie-Gabrielle Rotie07 Monday 2pm Studio 31

Lyngo Theatre13 Sunday 7.30pm Great Hall

Dartington Community Choir

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This season the programme includes film anddigital media projects, including our annual filmfestival SHOOT, the opportunity to participate inimmersive residential opportunities, and a busy season of live performances. In this range of work, we are particularly honoured to support some incredibly talented artists from across the region in readings, installations, concerts & performances to entertain, provoke and inspire.Lara Lloyd, Live Art Producer

Totó has the purestvoice of all”The Times

Totó La Momposina’s life has been dedicatedto representing the music of Colombia’sCaribbean coastline. As a singer, dancer and teacher she embodies that fertile placewhere Colombia’s African, Indigenous Indianand Spanish cultures mingle to create aunique musical tradition. Totó is not only itsgreatest interpreter, but a restless innovatorwho has earned respect and admiration in many parts of the world for the power and spontaneity of her performance. She began touring internationally in the 70s with global fame cemented in the 90swith a WOMAD tour across three continentsand the release of her album La Candela Viva on Real World Records.

Totó has been in residence at Dartington this month working with her family whoperform alongside her. The residencyculminates in this performance, with theGreat Hall providing an intimate environmentfor this uplifting and majestic artist as she continues to promote the music of her homeland driven by passion and thesimple joy of performance.

Thursday 10 September8.00pm Great Hall

Totó LaMomposina

Tickets £16.00Concessions £15.00Young People & Students £10.00

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Orchestra ofthe Age ofEnlightenmentand Ian BostridgepresentThe Voice of Handel

Visual artist Kate Marshall and sound artist Ben Hudson collaborate in this live art work,curated by Gareth Ballyn and inspired byMichael Pye’s novel The Drowning Room, thefictional account of Gretje Reyniers, who travelledfrom Holland to New York in the 1940s. Pyecreates a vivid and shocking world in whichReyniers experiences life as a maid, whore,mother, widow and survivor. You are invited toexplore what memories are and how we re-inventourselves through our own stories.

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Thu 24 - Mon 28 September10.00am-4.00pm Courtyard Tower

Thursday 24 September7.30pm Great Hall

Matthew Board& the Family TreeLed by Matt Board on guitar, vocals, mandolin and ukulele, The Family Tree’s influences range from Elbow to Arcade Fire to Sigur Rós.

The 5 piece band, often likened to current chart toppers The Maccabees, have been working and studying atDartington while also developing their work at Sawmills Studios. Recently havingperformed at the O2 Academy in Bristol and other venues up and down the country,the Family Tree has accumulated a strongfollowing of dedicated fans, with songsincluding Foxhole, Lifebelt and Point d’Alma.The Family Tree return to play at Dartingtonin a performance set to be unforgettable, as they perform these tracks alongside newdebut material created specifically for theatmosphere and acoustic of the Great Hall.

Sawmills has followed the evolution of The Family Tree and has been thrilled at the development of a singer/songwriterinto a captivating live band” Tom Joyce, Sawmills Studio

www.matthewboard.comwww.myspace.com/matthewboard

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Tickets £9.00 Concessions £7.00Young People & Students £5.00

Friday 25 September8.00pm Great Hall

Overture from Messiah Messiah “Comfort ye ... Ev'ry Valley"Concerto Grosso Op.6 No.9 in FSemele "Where 'er you walk"Jeptha "Waft her, angels"Concerto Grosso Op.6 No.10 in D minorAriodante "Scherza Infida" Suite from TerpsichoreAcis & Galatea "Love sounds the alarm"

World-renowned tenor Ian Bostridge joins theOAE and directors Steven Devine and MatthewTruscott for a concert which features some ofHandel's most beloved arias. From the breath-taking beauty of Where 'er you walk through tothe intensely dramatic Ariodante, the concertshowcases Ian's voice brilliantly & is a fabulousway to celebrate Handel's 250th anniversary.

We’re delighted to welcome back an orchestrathat is rightfully regarded as one of the world'sgreats. As anyone at OAE’s previous sell-outDartington concerts will know, the orchestra’smusicians play with a thrilling vibrancy andenergy that takes period performance from the fringes of music-making into the heart of the musical world.

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Like this? Try Devon Baroque, p.10


Tickets £18.00Concessions £17.00Young People & Students £5.00

The Drowning RoomAn installation

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Dartington Campus ReadingsCo-presented with UCF Performance Writing

A series of performances dedicated toreadings featuring innovative and dynamicwriters, from those who have published theirfirst major collection to those with manybooks behind them. The events includethoughtful and measured readings, multi-channel audio work and engagement with a range of AV media.

Thursday 19 November7.30pm Studio 3David Prior: Sound installationAward-winning composer and sound artistDavid Prior launches his new book/CD BlackWater Brown Water. His numerous awards and prizes include the Bourges InternationalElectroacoustic Music Competition, a PRS ATOMaward and the D&AD yellow pencil award.

Harriet Tarlo: ReadingHarriet Tarlo is a poet and academic whosebooks include Love/Land and Nab. Herinterests include open form poetics, genderand ecopoetics. Harriet will read a selection of her own work.

Thursday 3 December7.30pm Studio 3JR Carpenter: Performance & digital textFiction writer and web artist based inMontreal. She is the winner of the ExpozineAlternative Press Award for Best English Bookfor her first novel, Words the Dog Knows. Herelectronic literature has been presented at theMuseum of Contemporary Canadian Art, TheNew Museum of Contemporary Art, Finland’sJyväskylä Art Museum & The Web Biennial ‘07.

Mark Leahy: performance/readingWriter, artist and curator Mark Leahy operatesbetween textual practice, performance andvisual arts. Tonight’s performance readingmarks the launch of his book Swatches.

Thursday 15 October6pm Studio 3/Studio 6propeller: Installation & performanceIn early 2009 the five members of propeller came together to write for seven days. Theybegan with the proposition:

The materiality of things; stone, wood, flesh, bone, copper. What surrounds us and makes us. Our hands work on the stuff of the universe.

The resulting book, Five Rooms, wascommissioned by the Transatlantic ArtsConsortium, and consists of pieces written byeach member of the company. Tonight’s eventmarks its launch. www.propelleronline.org

Emily Critchley & Jow Lindsay:Readings & performanceOft-published and acclaimed poets and writersEmily Critchely and Jow Lindsay will giveindividual readings alongside performance oftheir recent collaborative work. Emily recentlycompleted a PhD in contemporary Americanwomen’s experimental writing & philosophy atCambridge. Jow was praised by the critic KeithTuma for his work as it “ventriloquizesintelligence and wit” in the Chicago Review.

Theatre AlibipresentsHigh-Muck-a-Muck

Adults £8.00 Young People £6.50Family ticket [2+2] £24.00

Saturday 10 October11.30am & 2pm Barn Theatre

Sunday 11 October3.00pm Great Hall

South WestMusicSchoolYoung ArtistShowcase

Tickets £2.50Young People & Students FREE

ArtistsHenry Tozer Piano Indigo Hicks CelloOriana Buckland Piano

In collaboration with South West MusicSchool we present a series of concertsby some of of the school’s mosttalented young musicians from acrossthe region.

The Young Artist series was launchedearlier this year to showcase thepassion, skill and exuberance of thediverse range of the South West MusicSchool students. The success of thoseconcerts sees the return of this series aswe present this classical music concertfeaturing popular works by Chopin,Bach, Debussy, Beethoven and more.

A humdinger of a show for five to ten year olds featuring live acts, live musicand stupendous puppets. Yes-indeed-ee!

Mister Mac's a puppeteer in Bobolenko'sTravelling Show. And boy, is he rubbish! Word’s out that Mac's gonna be shovellingwolf dung unless he finds a new act fast.So he gets himself a high falutin' newpuppet who takes the crowd by storm. But that gal's way too big for her woodenboots, a High Muck-a-Muck who's set hersights on daring deeds far beyond thecircus and poor old Mac...

Duration: 1 hour

Terrific storytellers” The Guardian

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Bellowheadwith Belshazzar’s Feast

Joy Collective is a new cross-artformperformance initiative led by Exeter-based music artist duo Drunk With Joy (Mila Oshin and Kris Jager).

A diverse mix of South West-basedartists who collaborate to createinterdisciplinary multi-media work, the Collective use new technologies to blur the boundaries of art formsincluding contemporary dance, visualarts, film and live music.

Premiering a number of new solo works and collaborative cross-artformcommissions, the current line-up includesAlice Leach, Beth Carter, Clair Beckett,Curt Hennells, Darren Harvey-Regan,Emma Molony, Ione Rucquoi, JoannaCartwright, Kris Jager, Mila Oshin, RogerLewis & Stuart Mitchell.

www.joycollective.com

Contains nudity, recommended 16+ years and over.


Friday 23 October8.00pm Studio 1

World renowned for its haunting tales, visual theatre, strange animatedfigures and dark humour, Faulty Optic presents the eccentric, droll and compassionate new productionFishClayPerspex.

In this simple, small-scale, low techpiece, Faulty Optic manipulates puppets,miniature and armless pointy-footedfigures, clay, lagging, pens and plastic.

FishClayPerspex is a series of shortcharacter studies and incidences basedupon chance, futility, expectation, doubtand the turmoil caused by the flailingsand failings of the human mind.

Highlights include falling beasts,battered clay, bendy legs, bad drawing,frantic scribbling and the comicscrabbling of a simple, guileless duo.


Wednesday 28 October8.00pm Studio 1


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Thursday 22 October8.00pm Great Hall

Tickets £16.00 Concession £15.00Young People & Students £7.00

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First brought together by duo Spiers and Boden in 2004, the award-winning Bellowheadpresent stunning performances and anexceptional standard of playing. They havebecome one of the most successful groups of its kind, capable of a range of musical stylesfrom big band to soul to classical string, whilealways maintaining a strong connection totraditional English sounds.

Three-time winners of Best Live Band at the BBC folk awards, invited to become band in residence at London's South Bank Centre, and following performances at festivals all over Europe (Glastonbury, Roskilde, The BigChill...) Bellowhead bring their sensationalshow to the Great Hall.

This is a standing gig, with limited balcony and side benches seating. Please book early!

www.bellowhead.co.uk

This concert will raise funds for local charityTorbay Breast Care Unit which offers supportand guidance for women with breast cancer.


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With the exception of The Who,Bellowhead are surely the bestlive act in the country”The Independent

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Sunday 8 November3.00pm Studio 3

South WestMusicSchoolYoung ArtistShowcase

Tickets £2.50 Young People & Students FREE

Percussion Programme featuringHarriet Riley Molly Lopresti-Richards Kizzy Brooks KEVICC Percussion Group

Following on from the classical musicconcert in October, South West MusicSchool present a selection of its highlyenergetic young percussionistsalongside the growing percussiongroup from KEVICC.

Amongst other instruments theemerging artists will showcase theirtalents on marimbas and timpani,with this concert set to launch a rangeof percussion-based performances and opportunities at Dartington overthe coming months.

Tickets £8.00 Concession £7.00Young People & Students £5.00

Thursday 12 November8.00pm Barn Cinema

Playgoers Society of Dartington Hall presents

Humble Boyby Charlotte Jones


Tue 3 - Sat 7 November7.30pm Barn Theatre

A comedy about broken vows, failedhopes and the joys of beekeeping.Written for the National Theatre in2001, Charlotte Jones’ witty playfocuses on the theme of life in both afamily and an apiary.Well known actress and director LesleyDavis returns to direct Playgoers in thisdelightful modern classic, which is sureto bring a broad smile to the face.Felix Humble is a modern day Hamlet,returning home stricken by his father’sdeath and his mother’s proposed re-marriage. Meanwhile, his father’s once busy beehive has fallen silent,which seems more than coincidence...

Founded in 1946 by Dorothy Elmhirst,the Playoers Society continues to mix thetalents of enthusiastic amateurs andtheatre professionals alike to present abroad range of challenging plays. For infovisit www.playgoers.co.uk


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This film/performance collaborationshowcases the Barn’s combinedperformance and digital projectionenvironment at its best, with the screening of 1927 silent movie classic My Best Girl and live sound track performed by the Elysian Quartet.

Elysian Quartet has performed all over theworld to great acclaim and is the only Britishstring quartet of its generation dedicatedexclusively to contemporary, improvised and experimental music. The Elysians havecollaborated with artists as diverse as DamoSuzuki, Meredith Monk and Simon Fisher-Turner and have performed many newcommissions including recent works byGraham Fitkin and Keith Tippett. For thisevent the Elysians perform their own worksand improvisations to accompany the movie,which stars Mary Pickford and Buddy Rogers.

Box office: 01803 847070

Elysian QuartetCo-presented with Birds Eye View

Commissioned for the Sound & Silents programme at the Birds Eye View Film Festival.


Choreographer: Filip Van HuffelDancers: Robert Guy, Steven Martin, Matthew Slater, Brian Tjon Tjauw LiemComposer: Joris Vanvinckenroye

Four great young male dancers are joined by a double bass player as they perform a raw and exhilarating piece of athleticdance. Powerful and energetic movementdemonstrates the skill of the dancers and emphasises their connection with the live soundscore.

Acclaimed Belgian composer / musician Joris Vanvinckenroye creates the soundscorefor Antipode. By manipulating the sound of his double bass, both acoustically andelectronically, Joris creates a rich musicallandscape, which drives the performance with percussive power and serene melody.

Retina is an ambitious contemporary dancecompany producing dance performances ofdiffering scales; from theatre performances to large-scale site-specific events, multi-media projects and a wide range of accessibleparticipatory residencies and workshops.

Filip Van Huffel's work emphasises puremovement that affects the viewer theatricallythrough a physically vibrant movement quality.

Tuesday 24 November 8.00pm Studio 31

Retina Dancepresents AntipodeVan Huffel... bends his dancers in amazingshapes with an intriguing interplay of limbs,quirky balances and exciting athleticism”.The Guardian

See a clip of Antipode visitwww.retinadance.com

Antipode was made possible with support from Arts Council England, ccBe Antwerpen and Nottingham City Council.

Tickets £10.00Concessions £9.00 Young People & Students £5.00

Weekender Pass - £35Saturday10.30am Watch and listen: Baroque workshop2.30pm Talk: The Ecological Handel4.30pm Talk/recital: Handel & the English Flute8.00pm Concert: London: Earthly Paradise

Sunday 10.30am Talk: Handel & his World 12.00pm Open rehearsal: Handel Unravelled3.00pm Concert: Handel & his London Band

Receive a free programme and enjoy all ofthe above including concerts for just £35 from the Dartington box office. Limitedavailability - early booking recommended.

Accommodation OfferB&B 13 & 14 Nov - £177.15pp (Including dinner Sat, & lunch Sat and Sun)B&B 14 Nov - £115.65pp (Including dinner Sat & lunch Sat and Sun)

To book call 01803 847100. Quote 'HandelWeekend' to receive this special rate.

‘Play Baroque’ Orchestral WorkshopSaturday 10.30am - 1.00pm - £10

Call 01647 221388 for more info and to book

Saturday 14 & Sunday 15 November

Following on from the OAE's Handel homage in September, this year's Handel anniversary celebrations continue with Devon Baroque's weekend-long programme of events dedicated to the composer, his music and his times.

London: Earthly Paradise of Foreign MusiciansSaturday 8pm Great HallMargaret Faultless, Reinmar Seidler, AndrewWilson-Dickson and soprano Rachel Nichollspresent a programme based on a 1754 concertperformed by a small group of Handel’s friends.

Hellendaal Sonata in G major for violin & continuoBononcini Arias from CamillaLanzetti Sonata in F major for cello & continuo Handel Italian AriasHandel Sonata in D major for violin & continuo

Tickets £12.00 £11.00 concessionsYoung People & Students £5.00

Handel and his London BandSunday 3pm Great HallDevon Baroque directed by Margaret Faultless

Handel Arrival of the Queen of ShebaHandel Concerto Grosso from Op.3Handel Organ Concerto in D minor, Op.7 no. 4Handel Concerto Grosso from Op.6Handel Concerto from Alexander’s Feast

Tickets £18.00 £17.00 concessionsYoung People & Students £5.00

The Full Handel Experience

Devon Baroquepresents The Handel Experience

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Julia Doyle:En mon triste et doux chantMusic for MaryQueen of Scots


Friday 27 November7.30pm Great Hall

Julia Doyle sopranoJames Weeks harpsichord

Dartington and Totnes Early MusicSociety co-present soprano Julia Doyleand harpischordist James Weeks with aprogramme originally put together inhonour of Mary Queen of Scots.

Byrd Crowned with flow'rs and liliesMauduit Eau vive, source d'amourAnon C'est un amant, ouvrez la porteKinloch Kinloch his [Lang] pavaneJohn Dowland Sweet, stay awhileJohn Dowland Flow my tearsByrd What steps of strifeByrd O Lord, how vainJames Weeks Dowland Transcriptionsfrom The Open Consort (2005)Carissimi Lamento di Maria StuardaAnon Pavan 'My ladys delight'Byrd In angel's weedPurcell When I am laid in earthByrd The noble famous Queen

Award-winning theatre companyTravelling Light packs a whole yearinto one enchanting hour in thisbrand new production.

The team that brought you Shadow Play join forces with dance companyChamploo to take young audiences on a magical journey through the seasons.From the seed-sprouting vitality ofspring to the frosty frozen fingers ofwinter, this wordless mix of performance,music, and dance will captivate anddelight the very youngest children and their families.

It takes real skill and guts to produce work for children like this.”The Guardian

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Singer of the Year & Album ofthe Year BBC Folk Awards 2009Chris Wood is an uncompromising writerwhose music reveals his love for theunofficial history of the English speakingpeople. Chris broadens his music with an award from the Contemporary MusicNetwork who have identified him as a majorcommentator on contemporary English life.

Performing in the Great Hall as part of theHandmade Life tour, the band includes fellow Imagined Villagers Andy Gangadeenand Barney Morse Brown on drums and cello and Robert Jarvis on trombone - theinstrumentation matches Wood's voiceperfectly while the content of the new songsretains his vision. Subtle yet massive!

Local up-and-coming music stars and studentsof South West Music School, brothers Ben(double bass) and Alfie (violin) Weedon reunitewith their former mentor Chris Wood as support.

Trespasser is my album of the year” Billy Bragg

Chris Wood’sHandmadeLife

Saturday 5 December7.30pm Great Hall


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Bristol Old Vic, BirminghamRepertory Theatre and

Travelling Lightpresents

How Cold My Toes

Sunday 29 November11.30am & 2pm Barn Theatre

Adults £8.00 Young People £6.50Family ticket {2+2] £24.00


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Like this? See also p.04 & 14

Like this? Also see Bellowhead on p.06Box office: 01803 847070

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DartingtonCommunityChoir


Sunday 13 December7.30pm Great Hall

Monday 7 December2.00pm Studio 31

The Lyric Hammersmith,Lighthouse Poole and

Lyngo Theatrepresents

What A Wonderful World

Adults £7.00Young People £5.00Family ticket {2+2] £21.00

Dartington Community Choir presents motets on the mystery of Christmas:

O Magnum Mysterium together withtraditional carols for all the audience.

Conductor: Jonathan WattsBefore anything new is made it mustbe dreamed. Welcome to the Sea ofTranquillity, where we make the newday every night. What do you want in tomorrow's world?

On our dream holiday you can hideyour face amid a crowd of stars or getyour hands on the stuff of creation.Hop on our sleeper train and take ajourney through the space before time.

Another highly-interactive show for the early years from Lyngo. You'll get a big bang out of it!


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Marie-GabrielleRotiepresents

Black Mirror


Sunday 6 December8.00pm Studio 31

Black Mirror searches for the self in an endless hall of mirrors andmemories and plunges the audienceinto a world of shadows, darkness and bewitching transformations.

An antlered huntress, a woman coveredin hair, the spirit of Nosferatu, anancient crone, a child afraid of the dark... all find their faces in this emotivecontemporary dance solo.

Black Mirror features a speciallycommissioned electro-acoustic score from prize-winning composer Nick Parkin. Commissioned by Laban.

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Like this? Also look out for news online of the KEVICC Carol Concert, coming soon

Large print brochure available.Please phone 01803 847074

Wheelchair access is available at The Barn, Great Hall, Studio 1, Studio 3 and Studio 31. There are accessible toilet facilities adjacent to these venues. For patrons who have a hearingimpairment, The Barn and Great Halloffer an infra-red system.Assistance dogs are welcome. Pleasephone in advance for advice on accessand any assistance needed. Our staffwill be pleased to help you.

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Film &Digital MediaFilm ArchiveRestoration ProjectDartington Hall founders the Elmhirstswere at the cutting edge of education,agriculture, social regeneration and the arts, including the use of film todocument, educate and entertain.

The documentation of the restoration of the estate, research trips, communityevents and local industry led to theamassing of up to 700 hours of film and video footage. This footage, alongwith short films by the pioneeringDartington Film Unit, forms the nationallysignificant Dartington Film Collection.

Today the decades old collection is in avulnerable condition requiring immediateattention. The Film Conservation Projectaims to bring the collection back into fulluse, turning it into an accessible resourcethat can be shared and enjoyed.

www.dartington.org/flmarchive for info

SHOOT 2009 [12A suggested]

Totnes Short Film FestivalTuesday 8 September / 8pmThe 4th annual Totnes Short Film Festivalbrings the best up-and-coming, local film-makers to the Barn Cinema and the BarrelHouse. The festival showcases a selectionof the best short films in the region. Lastyear’s top entry - as voted by audiences -went on to screen for a week in front ofTerence Davies’ Of Time and The City inthe main Barn programme. Who knowswhere this year’s winner will end up?

THE BIG SLEEPTuesday 15 September

Enjoy dinner in our restaurant, watchMid-August Lunch (“You won’t find amore charming film” Guardian) and stayovernight in our medieval courtyard.Dinner + Movie + B&B: £95 per couple.01803 847075 to book ask for single rates.

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Finding us by carFrom Exeter Follow the A38 which splits left to Torbay orstraight on to Plymouth. Take the Plymouth(A38) road. After Ashburton take the A384 and follow signs to Totnes. After approx 4miles, you enter Dartington village. Turn leftat the Church and follow the road for 1 mile.

From Plymouth Take the A38 as far as the A385 turning,signposted Dartington. After approximately3.5 miles, you reach a mini-roundabout. Turn left and then right at the Church. Follow the road for 1 mile.

Parkingis available on-site.

How tofindusBy busMon-SatThe no.165 bus from Totnes andBuckfastleigh serves the Hall. For times and info call 0870 6082608. There are no late evening buses from the Hall.

By trainTotnesTrain station is 1.5 miles from us, roughly a 35 min walk or a 5-10 min taxi ride (rank at station). A level footpath travels from thestation to Dartington, alongside the river, for 0.75 mile and meets with the DartingtonHall drive. Turn right here and follow the drive for the remaining 0.75 mile (mostly uphill).


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Box Office Opening TimesMonday - Friday: 12.30 - 7.00pm*Saturday & Sunday: 1.00 - 7.00pm*

01803 847070Onlinewww.dartington.org/artsPre-show‘On the door’ tickets are sold in the hour priorto the event or film, subject to availability.

In advance by postSend your order and cheque (payable to The Dartington Hall Trust) to The Barn,Dartington Hall, Totnes, TQ9 6DE, enclosingan SAE if you’d like your tickets sent to you.

*Box office opening times exclude the onehour prior to an event or film. When the boxoffice is closed there will be anannouncement with programme info.

Please note: the box office will be closed allday on Monday 14 September.

ReservationsPlease note that reserved tickets must bepaid for prior to the day of the event. We will release any tickets that have not beenpaid for by the day of the event.

Credit & debit cardsWe accept Visa, Mastercard, Maestro, Delta, Solo and Electron.

ReturnsWe are normally unable to offer refunds or exchanges.

ConcessionsArts Society Members; over 60s; full timestudents; U16s; unemployed; DHT employees.Please provide proof of eligibility at time ofpurchase or at time of collection.

Group bookingsBuy 10 tickets and get the 11th free.


MembershipSupport Dartington’s performing artsprogramme and enjoy a range ofbenefits by joining the Arts Society.

Arts Society members receive ourbrochures free, concessionary ticketprices, discounts and exclusive invites.

For more information about the ArtsSociety please visit our website, ask atthe box office or call 01803 847082.

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pm great hallchris wood06

pm great hallmatthew

pm courtyard tower28

pm barn cinematravelling