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Live at LICA Programming Team

L to R: Fiona Sinclair (Associate Director), Alice Booth (Creative Producer), Richard Smith (Exhibitions and Events Officer), Matt Fenton (Director)

Live at LICA is Lancaster University’sprofessional arts organisation.Combining a public theatre, gallery andconcert hall, we present a uniqueartistic programme for the campus, thecity and the region. Our activity is opento the general public, University staffand all students.

Our music programme brings greatmusicians from around the world toLancaster. Spring highlights includeNorwegian trumpeter Tine ThingHelseth, international piano trioXinowa Sej, and one of the mostexciting new bands from the region -The Beats & Pieces Big Band.

In the gallery, we have commissioned afascinating new film from visual artistsIain Forsyth & Jane Pollard. This willbe sited alongside exhibitions relatingto our art collections and partnershipactivity with the Wordsworth Trust.

Theatre highlights include the fantasticFevered Sleep in a new show we haveco-commissioned with Warwick ArtsCentre and the Young Vic. Exciting newperformance makers Hetain Patel andMichael Pinchbeckmake welcomereturns to Lancaster, as do establishediconoclasts Jonathan Burrows andMatteo Fargion.

The season culminates in ourcelebration of new dance – Dance Cuts– presented with Ludus Dance andguest company Candoco. An amazingcompany of disabled and non-disableddancers, Candoco also celebrate 20years of dance-making with theiroutstanding show: Turning 20.

We hope you find something to intrigueand entice you onto campus this Spring.You will be sure of a warm welcome.

WELCOME

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EXTRAORDINARY CONTEMPORARY ARTS FOR THE CAMPUS, THE CITY AND THE REGION

MEANWHILE…Thanks to new funding from Lancashire County Council we spent the summer of 2012out and about in the region. With Green Close Studios we commissioned two major artprojects for the Lancashire Witches 400 project: Signs+Wonders in Lancaster and Pendle,and Ghost Bird in the Trough of Bowland. We also developed and presented a series ofaudio performance walks with Invisible Flock, taking place on Cedric Robinson’s famousMorecambe bay-crossing.

In Spring 2013 we will be bringing back some projects we have developed in the past,including Quarantine’s The Soldier’s Song and Talking Birds’ The Whale. We will belocating these and other projects in unusual locations across the county, as well assupporting the development of new outdoor work.

Our relationship with our orchestra in residence, The Lancashire Sinfonietta, continues toflourish. We now provide the orchestra’s box office and front-of-house service, as well asco-commissioning a new work from young composer in residence Tom Harrold.

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Saturday 9th February, 7.30pm Great Hall, Lancaster University

Anne Applin and Geoffrey Pratley (piano)Conductor: Natalia Luis-Bassa6.30pm pre-concert talk

Britten Four Sea InterludesJohn Carmichael Concierto Folklorico Prokofiev Romeo and Juliet Suite No.2

Saturday 29th June, 7:30 pm Ashton Hall, Dalton Square, Lancaster

Peter Lawrence (trumpet)Conductor: Natalia Luis-Bassa6.30pm pre-concert talk

Bartók Rumanian Folk DancesHolst Egdon Heath (Homage to Hardy) Hummel Trumpet Concerto Beethoven Symphony No.6 ‘Pastoral’

Tickets: online at www.haffnerorchestra.org 01524 582394 (credit card sales) 01524 65531 (ticket office)

University box office, 01524 594151 (Feb event only) Lancaster or Morecambe VIC’s Adult £12.50, Conc. £11.50, 18 & under free

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This Spring we’re trying to payattention, to find the nuances, thespaces and the moments in whichthings happen.

To that end we join Iain Forsyth &Jane Pollard in an effort to see clearly,to spot a subtle shift. In their newlycommissioned film Jumpers (what mustI do to be saved)we share in the artists'search for a moment of change, a shiftin state, a tip in to euphoria or a jolt into stupor. Can we catch the instant ofsuspension - like the flash when anobject is snatched over the edge of awaterfall – in a film that asks whether acollective action has enough impact onthe individual to cause conformity, orcan the individual remain autonomous?

Elsewhere in the gallery, we consider adifferent moment; one that is longer,but still about capturing the elusive.Our In Residence display gives thechance to consider the luxury offreedom and breathing space. Timeand space will always be at a premium,

but they are often at the heart of ourartist’s residencies. They provideopportunity for thought and reflection,a chance to look for elusive inspirationor solutions – and are a rare andimportant chance to pause, allowing fordevelopment and change.

In counterpoint, a sense of permanence:over the coming months we will beworking with Pilkington's LancastrianPottery Society to re-display ourceramics gallery, The ChambersCeramics Room. Our permanentceramics display will be improved,refreshed and renewed. In addition, thePilkington's Society are publishing anew book featuring many works fromthe Peter Scott Gallery collection - dropin to the gallery shop to browse a copywhen you next visit!

Gallery Opening Hours

The Peter Scott Gallery is open duringexhibitions Monday to Friday, 11am –5pm, and on Saturdays 11am – 4pm.

Richard SmithExhibitions and Events [email protected]

EXHIBITIONS

John Chambers Ceramics Gallery

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EXHIBITIONS

25 JANUARY – 22 MARCH PETER SCOTT GALLERY

Opening event 6.30pm, Thursday 24 January

Time, space and money are perhaps the most valuableresources that can be given to an artist, and ourresidency programmes tend to offer acombination of all of these elements. Some ofthe work in this display has been undertakenrecently as part of the Live at LICA residencyprogramme, alongside residency-generatedmaterial from the Peter Scott Gallerycollection and objects from the WordsworthTrust’s residency programme.

This exhibition is one of a series of events andprojects in an ongoing relationship betweenthe Wordsworth Trust, Live at LICA and theEnglish Department at Lancaster University.

This display leads in to our Curate the Campusprogramme that will feature a number of artist residencies. Curate the Campus runs 29April - 10 May: please see our website or join the mailing list for further information.

LIVE AT LICA AND THE WORDSWORTH TRUST

IN RESIDENCE

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Rebecca Chesney, Week of Dandelions, 2010


Our popular exhibit of materialrelating to the ill-fated Titaniccontinues while we undertake amajor re-display of ourPilkington's gallery.

Over the coming months wewill be closing the ceramicsgallery every Monday to allowthe permanent display to berefreshed and updated. Thiswork is supported by thePilkington’s Lancastrian Pottery Society.

PILKINGTON'S TILE AND POTTERY COMPANY

TITANIC

Chambers archive, design work for Titanic, c.1910 (Detail); © Peter Scott GalleryWelsh ‘Jumpers’, 1820. Mary Evans Picture Library


Opening event 6.30pm, Thursday 24 January

Jumpers (what must I do to be saved) is a newly commissioned videoinstallation by British artists Iain Forsyth & Jane Pollard. It is a beautifuland intense work which documents a live experiment in manipulationand compliance.

The piece takes inspiration from the religious practice of ‘jumping’ as aform of worship. ‘Jumping’ was performed over the course of 200 yearsfrom the 18th Century by English, Welsh and American ProtestantChristians. It was a physical response to a religious state that wordscould not express - and a phenomenon known to be contagious withina group. The actions and emotions of the ‘Jumpers’ can be foundechoed in various forms of contemporary culture. For instance, themosh-pits and raves of dance culture feature the convulsive and possessed movement of people shifting from agony to ecstasy.

Working with 40 strangers over the course of a day, Forsyth & Pollard sought to define the moment of abandonment when wetip in to another state. Jumpers (what must I do to be saved) is a bold and entrancing sequence of captured moments as theartists attempt to induce a state possessed by the idea of the ‘Jumpers’.

IAIN FORSYTH & JANE POLLARD

JUMPERS (WHAT MUST I DO TO BE SAVED)

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HETAIN PATEL12 Feb. See p. 22

CONCERTS

Callum Smart, soloist with Orchestra in Residence,

The Lancashire Sinfonietta on 14th March.

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Musical detectives, Bardolino and theSkampa Quartet, delve into theircentral European folk roots to createa modern day style of their own, andthe Manchester Chamber Choir seekout the musical friendshipssurrounding Benjamin Britten. There is also a unique evening ofthree piano music with Xinowa Sej, a performance by the amazingvirtuoso trumpeter Tine ThingHelseth and a youth-inspired concertby our own Orchestra in Residence,The Lancashire Sinfonietta.

Whatever your tastes, I encourageyou to try something new this year -music is constantly evolving and it isa privilege to share some of theseenriching experiences with you.

Welcome to the second part of ourseason and to a series which includessome intrigues and surprises!

We have concerts which are totallyspontaneous, such as Venezuelanpiano goddess Gabriella Montero'swholly improvised performance.There is a plethora of freshly writtenworks by composers such as JamesMacmillan, Graham Fitkin and ourown Composer in Residence, TomHarrold, fresh approaches to old andnew music in Matthew Barley'srevitalising Britten tribute and theastonishingly talented Beats andPieces big band.

Fiona SinclairAssociate [email protected]

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CONCERTSDon’t miss...

IMITATING THE DOG30 & 31 Jan. See p.21

7 FEBRUARY 7.30PM GREAT HALL

WEB ADVANCE: £17.50 / £14.50 (£14.50 / £12.50 CONCESSIONS)£7 YOUNG PERSON / STUDENTSTANDARD: £19 / £16 (£16 / £14 CONCESSIONS).£8.50 YOUNG PERSON / STUDENT

The Beats & Pieces Big Band are becoming one of the country’s most talkedabout jazz groups. Led by composer and conductor, Ben Cottrell, its 14members are drawn from some of the most exciting and in demand youngmusicians active in the UK today, all of whom met and began playingtogether whilst students in Manchester.

Their music draws on a wide range of influences from Loose Tubes toRadiohead to redefine the role of a big band for a new generation. Ravereviews have followed the band everywhere they go and this is a chance tocatch one of the most exciting new bands in the UK.

6.45pm Preview Concert in Foyer

BEATS & PIECES BIG BAND

JANÁČEK ConcertinoDOHNÁNYI SextetANNA MEREDITH RailgunNED ROREMWinter Pages

24 JANUARY 7.30PM GREAT HALL

WEB ADVANCE: £15.50 / £13 (£13 / £10.50 CONCESSIONS) £7 Y.P. / STUDENTSTANDARD: £17 / £14.50 (£14.50 / £12 CONCESSIONS) £8.50 Y.P. / STUDENT

Last year, Chroma was the big surprise of the season - glowing reviews andsmiling audience members reminded us that “contemporary” can bechallenging and enjoyable at the same time, particularly in the hands ofmusicians who are passionate about new music.

We are delighted to have theensemble back again and theyhave promised anotherentertaining evening, whichincludes a grumpy hedgehog,fidgety squirrel and a scenefrom a fairy tale where everyoneis arguing - sure to be a fun,rewarding and enlighteningconcert.

Pre-Concert Talk 6.45pm

CHROMA

W.A. MOZART Concerto in F Major for Three Pianos, KV 242F. PROTO A Carmen Fantasy (arr. A.Riquelme)A. PIAZZOLLA Three Tangos (arr. A. Riquelme)M.RAVEL La Valse

31 JANUARY 7.30PM GREAT HALL

WEB ADVANCE: £17.50 / £14.50 (£14.50 / £12.50 CONCESSIONS) £7 Y.P. / STUDENTSTANDARD: £19 / £16 (£16 / £14 CONCESSIONS). £8.50 Y.P./ STUDENT

Xinowa Sej is a three-piano ensemble and currently one of the most exciting projectson the international piano scene.

The three artists - from Japan,Hungary and Italy - show how greatcreative partnerships can be madethrough determination andfriendship. The trio hascommissioned much of theirrepertoire to reflect their charactersand the evening presents everythingfrom South American glamour toout and out virtuosic fireworks.


XINOWA SEJDUNJA ROBOTTI PIANOZSUZSA BÁLINT PIANOKYOKO HOSONO PIANO

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CONCERTS

JANÁČEK Moravian Folk Poetry in SongsJANÁČEK String quartet No.1 “Kreutzer Sonata”BARDOLÍNO Folk Dances - after BartókKLEPÁČOVÁ The ElementsFISCHER URSARI Horses Marel o Del


WEB ADVANCE: £17.50 / £14.50 (£14.50 / £12.50 CONCESSIONS)£7 Y.P. / STUDENTSTANDARD: £19 / £16 (£16 / £14 CONCESSIONS). £8.50 Y.P. / STUDENT

The Skampa Quartet are joined by thevibrant folk ensemble, Bardolino, toexplore a programme of pieces whichshare their musical roots. The richcreative heritage of composers such asJanaček, Bartók and Bardolino’s owncomposer, Pavel Fischer, is illuminatedin this concert, which pays tribute tothe impact of the indigenous music ofEastern Europe.

6.45pm Pre-Concert Talk

CENTRAL ROOTSBARDOLINO & THE SKAMPA QUARTET

BRITTEN AMDG; Choral Dances (Gloriana); Hymn to St Cecilia; Hymn to the VirginG HOLST Songs from the Rig VedaI HOLST Hymne to ChristPOULENC Prayers of St Francis of AssisiWILKINSON Fanfare and Envoi *Premiere

SATURDAY 2 MARCH GREAT HALL

WEB ADVANCE: £17.50 / £14.50 (£14.50 / £12.50 CONCESSIONS). £7 Y.P. / STUDENTSTANDARD: £19 / £16 (£16 / £14 CONCESSIONS). £8.50 Y.P. / STUDENT

The wonderful ManchesterChamber Choir bring together thefinest voices in the North Westunder the baton of Lancaster-bornmaestro, Justin Doyle. They presenta magnificent selection of choralmusic by Britten and hiscontemporaries to celebrate thecentenary of Britten's birth in 2013.


BRITTEN & THE BRITISHMANCHESTER CHAMBER CHOIR JUSTIN DOYLE CONDUCTOR

DAI FUJIKURA New Commission (with electronics)J.S. BACH Suite No.5 in C minor, BWV 1011 JAMES MACMILLAN New Commission for solo celloJOHN TAVENER ThrinosBRITTEN Suite No.3, Op.87


WEB ADVANCE: £15.50 / £13 (£13 / £10.50 CONCESSIONS) £7 YOUNG PERSON / STUDENTSTANDARD: £17 / £14.50 (£14.50 / £12 CONCESSIONS) £8.50 YOUNG PERSON / STUDENT

Few solo artists are as dynamic and creative with their art as Matthew Barley. Inspired byBenjamin Britten’s centenary, The tour of “The Sacred Cello” has no less than 100performances for the enjoyment of those who love Britten and to reach those who are newto his music. The programme which is built around the Third Cello Suite, features new musicand much loved cello repertoire as companions, drawn together in a multi-media musicalfeast.


THE SACRED CELLOMATTHEW BARLEY CELLO

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FEVERED SLEEP22 & 23 Feb. See p.23

Photo Credit: Ben Phillips

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CONCERTS

7 MARCH 7.30PM GREAT HALL

WEB ADVANCE: £17.50 / £14.50 (£14.50 / £12.50 CONCESSIONS)£7 YOUNG PERSON / STUDENTSTANDARD: £19 / £16 (£16 / £14 CONCESSIONS).£8.50 YOUNG PERSON / STUDENT

This goddess of the piano is one of the most unique artists of her time.

Venezuelan born Montero has carved a reputation for her exceptional real-timeimprovisations made "on the fly" on themes suggested by her audience as wellas for performances of standard classical repertoire. Her uncanny ability to reactspontaneously with complex musical responses was encouraged by her mentor,Martha Argerich, and Montero is a sensational talent which has to be seen to bebelieved.

We enjoy bringing you concerts to surprise and delight you - this one promisesto be one of the most memorable evenings you’ll ever experience in the GreatHall.


CELEBRITY RECITALGABRIELA MONTERO PIANO

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IAIN FORSYTH & JANE POLLARD25 Jan - 22 Mar. See p.8

Photo Credit: Colin Bell

TOM HARROLD Young Composer in Residence PremiereBRITTEN Simple SymphonyMOZART Concerto for Violin No.5 in A, K.219RODRIGO Cançoneta for Violin & StringsMENDELSSOHN Octet in E-flat major, Op. 20


WEB ADVANCE: £21.50 / £18.50 (£18.50, £16.50 CONCESSIONS)£7.50 YOUNG PERSON / STUDENTSTANDARD: £23 / £20 (£20, £18 CONCESSIONS)£9 YOUNG PERSON / STUDENT

Our star-studded chamber Orchestra inResidence shows its youthful spirit in acelebration of young talent. All of the worksin tonight’s programme were written bycomposers in their teens or early 20s,including the premiere of a new work byComposer in Residence, Tom Harrold. Weare delighted to welcome Callum Smart -the outstanding young violinist who wonthe string final of BBC Young Musician ofthe Year at the age of 13. His maturing voiceshows an uncommon talent.


WUNDERKINDLANCASHIRE SINFONIETTASTEPHANIE GONLEY DIRECTORCALLUM SMART VIOLIN GEIRR TVEITT 'Velkomne med æra' from "Hundrad Hardingtonar"

EDVARD HAGERUP Bull Perpetuum MobileGEORGES ENESCU LegendeFITKIN New commissionHINDEMITH Sonata for Trumpet & PianoRAVEL Mélodie HébraïquesJEAN SIBELIUS 5 Songs op.37DE FALLA Siete Canciones Populares EspagolasKURT WEILL Nanna's Lied; Youkali; Je ne t'aime pas


WEB ADVANCE: £17.50 / £14.50 (£14.50 / £12.50 CONCESSIONS) £7 Y.P. / STUDENTSTANDARD: £19 / £16 (£16 / £14 CONCESSIONS). £8.50 Y. P. / STUDENT

This wonderful Norwegian trumpeter istaking the world by storm. Tine ThingHelseth started to play trumpet at the age of7 and is already one of the leading trumpetsoloists of her generation, having appearedas a soloist with many orchestras in Europeand Asia. She is known for her melodic toneand virtuosity which has stunned audiencesaround the world. She is joined by SteinwayArtist and patron, Kathryn Stott, to close thisseason with a joyful fanfare.


TINE THING HELSETH TRUMPETKATHRYN STOTT PIANO

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Finally, the fantastic dance companyCandoco return to celebrate 20years of making innovative dancewith disabled and non-disabledpeople. Candoco will be in residencewith us in the coming year, as guestcompany at Dance Cuts, leadingour artists summer school in summer2013, and working on a brand newLive at LICA commission for nextyear. Watch this space…

Spring 2013 sees us present a headymix of exciting artists and companiesnow becoming familiar to Lancasteraudiences, including Hetain Patel,Michael Pinchbeck, a smith,Jonathan Burrows and MatteoFargion.

As ever, we are delighted to presentbrand new work that we havecommissioned or supported – thisseason from Fevered Sleep andimitating the dog. We again team up with the Dukes, this time topresent a piece by writer KateTempest, from the new writingpowerhouse Paines Plough.

Matt [email protected]

THEATRE ANDDANCE

Candoco present Turning 20, 1st March. Photo credit: Hugo Glendinning

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THEATRE & DANCE

8PM, WEDNESDAY 30 & THURSDAY 31 JANUARY NUFFIELD THEATRE

WEB ADVANCE: ADULTS: £11.50. CONCESSIONS: £8.50. YOUNG PERSON / STUDENT: £7.50 STANDARD: ADULTS: £13. CONCESSIONS: £10. YOUNG PERSON / STUDENT: £9

Critically acclaimed theatre company imitating the dog take their audience on a breath-taking journey in their new show. The Zero Hour is a twisted tale of how a moment inhistory can have an infinite number of outcomes for those caught up in its sweep.

The Zero Hour follows the stories of three couples living through three very differentversions of the same historical events in the final hours of the war in Berlin in 1945. Acrossthese different histories the protagonists' lives connect and gradually build a picture ofhuman stoicism in the face of history.

Framed as a film that is being directed by a famous Chinese film director and crew, TheZero Hour uses the company’s trademark fusion of live action, pre-recorded film,animation and computer-generated imagery.

"a company at the forefront of testing the nature of theatre" - The Guardian

Supported by Arts Council England and Live at LICA

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IMITATING THE DOG

THE ZERO HOURJONATHAN BURROWS AND MATTEO FARGION

COUNTING TO ONE HUNDRED ANDONE FLUTE NOTE 8PM, MONDAY 28 JANUARY NUFFIELD THEATRE

WEB ADVANCE: ADULTS: £10. CONCESSIONS: £8. YOUNG PERSON / STUDENT: £7 STANDARD: ADULTS: £11.50. CONCESSIONS: £9.50. YOUNG PERSON / STUDENT: £8.50

Dance and performance artists Burrows and Fargion describe what they do as 'handmadeand human-scale'. They build performances with simple, non-spectacular elements thatarrive at a deceptive viruosity, radiating delight even as they make the audience think.

Over the past ten years, the two artists have built a body of work that mixes the formalityof music composition with a radical approach to performance. Counting To One Hundredand One Flute Note continue their conversation with the structure of John Cage's LectureOn Nothing, at once as a homage to and questioning of a way of thinking that hasunderpinned so much dance and performance in the last thirty years.

‘a gestural panorama of blatant joy’ Suddeutsche Zeitung, Munich

‘a challenging meditation on form and memory… a deliciously entertaining kind of dancetheatre.’ Judith Mackrell, The Guardian

Supported by Kaaitheater Brussels, PACT Zollverein Essen, Sadler's Wells Theatre Londonand BIT Teatergarsjen Bergen. Counting To One Hundred and One Flute Note aresupported by Arts Council England and co-produced by Kaaitheater Brussels.

Photo Credit: Herman Sorgeloos

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CHROMA24 Jan. See p.12

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THEATRE & DANCE

8PM, FRIDAY 22 AND SATURDAY 23 FEBRUARY NUFFIELD THEATRE


A Fevered Sleep/Young Vic co-production, produced in association with FuelCo-commissioned by Live at LICA and Warwick Arts Centre

Performed within a stunning multi-screen film installation, with a soundscape of birdsong,electronic music and a new score for string quartet, Above Me The Wide Blue Sky drawstogether stories of love, loss and belonging from an ever-changing world. FollowingFevered Sleep’s fantastic show for young people, The Forest, this is the long awaitedfollow-up to their critically acclaimed On Ageing in 2010.

A man whose memories are carried by birds. A woman whose children have grown withthe trees. A family whose garden is the fathomless ocean. If who we are and what we callhome is interwoven with nature, what happens when everything starts to change?

The installation is open to ticket-holders from 7pm before and after the performance.

www.feveredsleep.co.uk

FEVERED SLEEP

ABOVE ME THE WIDE BLUE SKY

Photo Credit: Julian Hughes

8PM, THURSDAY 7 FEBRUARY NUFFIELD THEATRE

WEB ADVANCE: ADULTS: £10. CONCESSIONS: £8. YOUNG PERSON /STUDENT: £7 STANDARD: ADULTS: £11.50. CONCESSIONS: £9.50. YOUNG PERSON /STUDENT: £8.50

Lancaster based theatre-maker Andy Smith (a smith) presents adouble-bill of new solo performance. Using his trademark informaland conversational style, the shows have a desire to ask a fewquestions about what we are up to, contemplate the world we livein, and think about how we might change it. The two works areperformed together here for the first time, with refreshmentsprovided at the interval.

Andy Smith has been makingtheatre under the name a smithsince 2003, producing soloworks unafraid to approach andaddress big subjects. He is alsoco-director (with Karl James) ofthe award-winning plays AnOak Tree, ENGLAND and TheAuthor by Tim Crouch.

www.asmithontheinternet.com

A SMITH

TWO FROM A SMITH 8PM, TUESDAY 12 FEBRUARY NUFFIELD THEATRE


Following his acclaimed theatre debut TEN, visual artist Hetain Patel returns tothe Nuffield stage in collaboration with dancer Yuyu Rau and digital artistBarret Hodgson.

Hetain says: “Have you ever wanted to be somebody else? I always wanted tobe Bruce Lee. In fact I share the same birthday as him. This must meansomething, right? What determines who you are anyway? This is what I’masking in my new theatre piece Be Like Water... And for this show I’ve had tolearn a bit of kung-fu and Chinese… Expect a duet, lots of text, interactionwith video projections, and some northernfactory talk courtesy of my dad.”

Co-commissioned by Royal Opera House(ROH2), London, Dance4 and New ArtExchange, Nottingham. Supported usingpublic funding by the National Lotterythrough Arts Council England.

'the shifting blend of east and west,classical and contemporary... sustains awitty, unassuming charm throughout.'★★★★ The Guardian

www.hetainpatel.com

HETAIN PATEL

BE LIKE WATER

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THEATRE & DANCE

MICHAEL PINCHBECK

THE BEGINNING 8PM, WEDNESDAY 27 FEBRUARY NUFFIELD THEATRE


Taking place somewhere between a rehearsal and a performance, dreaming and beingawake, The Beginning asks how we might begin a career, a relationship, a life or a show.A Midsummer Night’s Dreammeets the mesmerising music of Serge Gainsbourg in thistender love letter to theatre that addresses the unwritten contract between performersand an audience.

The Beginning is the second in a trilogy of work inspired by Shakespearean stagedirections by the award-winning writer and performance maker Michael Pinchbeck.Because he has promised never to perform again, Michael has invited Nicki Hobday andOllie Smith to help him to remember how it feels to perform for the first time.

‘Pinchbeck is such an interesting theatre-maker’ – The Guardian

‘The Beginning asks us to reassess how we watch a play’ – The Stage

‘The Beginning was just about the coolest piece of theatre I’ve ever seen’ – AudienceFeedback

www.michaelpinchbeck.co.uk

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CELEBRITY RECITAL7 March. See p16

Photo Credit: Hugo Glendinning

8PM, FRIDAY 1 MARCH NUFFIELD THEATRE


Candoco Dance Company travels to the past, the present and the futureto celebrate 20 years of bold and unexpected dance works. From 1983,Set and Reset/Reset by Trisha Brown Dance Company, uses Trisha Brown’splayful choreography, Laurie Anderson’s contagious score and RobertRauschenberg’s beautiful designs to reconstruct a new version of thisaudience favourite. From the present is French choreographer RachidOuramdane in a new company work that reveals private portraits in anatmospheric, visually striking work.Rounding off the programme isMatthias Sperling’s lighthearted, quirkysolo – an intimate encounter with oneof Candoco’s dancers.

These works herald the next 20 yearsby celebrating dance through time,building on Candoco’s rich experienceas the company of disabled and nondisabled dancers.

www.candoco.co.uk

Approx: 90mins. 14yrs+

CANDOCO

TURNING 20 7PM, SATURDAY 2 MARCH NUFFIELD THEATRE


Ludus Dance and Live at LICA, with special guest company Candoco, present a publicshowcase of new dance works from across the North West, alongside a range ofprofessional workshops, performances and panel-led discussions.

Dance Cuts supports new work, innovation and collaborations across art forms, with apublic programme selected from live dance, dance for film, sited work, collaborativeperformance and integrated performance. The Saturday evening showcase includes aspecial performance of Javier de Frutos’ new piece, Studies for C.

Our special Dance Cuts 15%-off ticket deal includes Candoco’s Turning 20(8pm, 1 March) and the Dance Cuts Showcase(7pm, 2 March).

If you are a dance artist and want to find out moreabout applying to present work, or to take part inthe workshops and discussions, visit:-www.ludusdance.org/dance-development/dance-cuts-2013

LUDUS DANCE & LIVE AT LICA WITH SPECIAL GUESTS CANDOCO

DANCE CUTS SHOWCASE 2013

Photo Credit : John Pidmore

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THEATRE & DANCE

LIVE AT LICA AND THE DUKES PRESENTA PAINES PLOUGH, BIRMINGHAM REPERTORY THEATRE AND ROUNDHOUSE PRODUCTION

WASTED 7.30PM TUESDAY 12 MARCH THE DUKES THEATRE LANCASTER

£12 / £10 CONCESSION / £8 STUDENT

Three old friends. One remarkable day. For Ted, Danny and Charlotte, lifewill never be the same again… A play about life, love and losing yourmind.

Wasted follows a day-glo trip through the parks, raves and cafes of SouthLondon, where life is what you make it. The words of Kate Tempest paint apicture of lives less ordinary in an unforgiving world, sound-tracked by anexhilarating score.

Kate Tempest is one of the UK’s most exciting performance poets, currentlycreating a storm in the UK hip-hop scene with her band Sound Of Rum.Wasted is her debut play and features her trademark lyrical ferocity in adynamic theatrical staging.

★★★★ The Guardian

★★★★Whatsonstage

★★★★ Time Out

AUGUST 2013 MORECAMBE WINTER GARDENS

The Winter Gardens in Morecambe embodies a combination of breath and the sea. Fromits origins as a public baths, to its later incarnation as a theatre facing the ocean, itbreathes the seasons which come in and out like the tides, leaving the flotsam and jetsamof temporary workers, or returning acts, or farewells to bed and breakfast landladies.

Sea Breeze is a music-theatre performance responding to breath and the sea in order toexplore the bringing in of new stories and the taking away of old ones. It will be scored byinstruments powered entirely by the breath, or by air.

Sea Breezewill also lead to a gallery installation made up of found objects from theWinter Garden's past.

Sea Breeze is a Talking Birds project made in collaboration with Jonathan Raisin andElizabeth Willow. Produced by Alice Booth, Creative Producer, Live at LICA.

A Live at LICA New Works commission, supported by Arts Council England, LancasterUniversity and Lancashire County Council.

Full details available from May 2013 at www.liveatlica.org, or contact Alice Booth,[email protected] for more information.

TALKING BIRDS AND LIVE AT LICA PRESENT

SEA BREEZE

COMING SOON IN AUGUST 2013...

NB This production isticketed by the Dukes boxoffice 01524 598500 orwww.dukes-lancaster.org

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Our artist development activities includearound 10 major commissions of newwork each year, an internationalsummer school, industry conferences,and a range of bursary schemes,workshops and masterclasses. Inaddition, in 2012 we launched a newstrand of activity: 2-year Live at LICAsupported artist relationships for artistsworking across art-form boundaries.

Performance and new media companyInvisible Flock and visual artist,filmmaker and performance artist MelBrimfield began in 2012, and will bejoined by more artists over the next 3years. To find out more, contact AliceBooth, Creative Producer, Live at LICA([email protected]).

MEL BRIMFIELD

Mel Brimfield's art practice takes a rompthrough the vexed history of performance art,revealing and inventing a rich history ofcollaboration between artists, dancers,theatre makers, political activists andcomedians. Meticulously painted posters andprogrammes for fictional cabarets sitalongside documentary-style films and liveevents that playfully associate performanceart with significant cultural developments ofthe last 100 years.

Brimfield's supported artist relationship beganwith a commission to make a new work forour visual art programme. Produced at Live atLICA, it was premiered in a solo exhibition atPeter Scott Gallery in January 2012, with aBlack Dog publication about Brimfield'spractice, with a foreword by Live at LICADirector, Matt Fenton.

The work has gone on to be shownnationally in the inaugural exhibition at CeriHand Gallery, London, and the Ikon GalleryBirmingham. Brimfield is currently devisingher next major project that takes the JackHylton Archive held by Lancaster University'sSpecial Collections as the starting point.

INVISIBLE FLOCK

Invisible Flock make installations, games, liveperformances and events, often usinghidden technology and in unusual locations.Their art comes from a desire to placeaudiences as empowered co-creators, eitherthrough user-generated content or throughfinding new ways for audiences toparticipate.

Invisible Flock were one of the first of ourCurate the Campus resident companies in2011, and they developed a number ofprojects, including Your Government HasGone to Sleep, which featured atFutureEverything Festival, Manchester 2012.

Their major Live at LICA project – Sand Pilot– was a walking and sonic experience madein collaboration with Cedric Robinson,Queen’s Guide to the sands of MorecambeBay. A first version was presented online andas a 6-hour walking performance in summer2012, and is now being developed as atouring installation. We are also workingwith the company on creative and businessdevelopment, and have supported a majorsuccessful funding bid for the company'sorganisational development.

LIVE AT LICA SUPPORTED ARTISTS Production still from He Hit Me...And It Felt Like A Kiss (Singing

Sculpture), 2011 Produced in collaboration with Gwyneth Herbert

and Paul Higgs, courtesy of the artist and Ceri Hand GalleryInvisible Flock: Sand Pilot, September 2012. Photo credit: Ian Hughes

No Booking / Online Fees

We have now completely scrapped all of ourinternet transaction fees. Regardless of how youchoose to pay, we don’t implement any booking,internet or postage fees.

Concession rates apply to seniors (over 60s), theunemployed, disabled people and their essentialcompanions. We also have specific rates forstudents (full-time education) and under 16s.Where appropriate ID will be required oncollection of tickets – therefore advanceconcessions tickets must be collected in person.

Box Office Location

The box office is now located in the Peter ScottGallery. Pre-sales & web-advance ticket collectionis located in the Great Hall / Nuffield foyer from7pm on the evening of the performance.

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Refunds and Exchanges These will not normally be made unless aperformance has been cancelled. Please note allweb advance tickets are non refundable. We areunable to reserve seats without payment.

Dancing Lancaster

Dancing Lancaster is a new scheme making iteasier for you to discover the rich and diverserange of dance across the City by signpostingclasses, performances, festivals and more. Visitwww.dancinglancaster.org

Gift Vouchers

Available in multiples of £5 / £10. Please contactthe box office for more information.

Box Office Opening Hours

Opening from 14th January 2013

Monday to Friday 11am-5pm, Saturdays11am-4pm, and until the show on theevenings of performances. An answer-phone operates outside of these times.

Gallery Opening Hours

The Peter Scott Gallery is open duringexhibitions Monday to Friday, 11am – 5pmand Saturday 11am – 4pm.

Accessibility

All our venues are fully accessible includingnearby car parking spaces (see mapopposite).

We have hearing loop systems in the BoxOffice, Great Hall and the Nuffield Theatre.

Guide / assistance dogs are welcome inthe foyer and auditoria.

Patrons including wheelchair users,disabled people and their essentialcompanions are now able to book ticketsdirectly online should they wish to do so.

Please contact us in advance with anyspecial access requirements.

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CONTACT US AND BOOKING INFORMATION HOW TO FIND US

By Car

Leave the M6 motorway at junction 33and take the A6 north towards Lancaster.Turn right at the third set of traffic lightson the A6 into the University main drive.Take the first exit left from the roundaboutat the top of the main drive and followsigns for the Nuffield Theatre, Peter ScottGallery or Great Hall.

Parking

Visitor parking is available (free anywhereon campus after 6pm and weekends),including wheelchair accessible spaces.See map for nearest locations for parking.For weekday parking there are pay anddisplay machines, alternatively parkingscratchcards can be bought at theReception lodge. Parking charges onlyapply weekdays before 6pm.

Postal Address

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By Bus

Buses (numbers X1, 2, 2A, 3 and 4) leavefrom the centre of Lancaster very regularly(every 5 minutes on weekdays) for the 20minute journey to the University. Busesalso leave the city centre at CommonGarden Street for the University. For businformation call ‘Traveline’ on 0871 20022 33. All buses drop off at the Universityunderpass, beneath Alexandra Square inthe centre of campus.

By Bike

A scenic cycle route links campus toLancaster city centre. The route takesaround 25 minutes.

By Train

There are direct rail links betweenLancaster and London, Birmingham,Leeds, Manchester, Oxford and majorcities in Scotland. The X1 bus service runsbetween the Railway Station and theUniversity every 20 minutes Mon - Satdaytimes and hourly on Sundayafternoons and evenings. Taxis are alsoavailable from outside the station.Lancaster Railway Station is a 5 minutewalk away from the city centre.

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THIS BROCHURE IS AVAILABLE IN LARGE PRINT FORMAT. PLEASE CONTACT THE BOX OFFICE (01524 594151) FOR A COPY.All details listed in this programme are correct at time of going to press. E&OE

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IAIN FORSYTH & JANE POLLARDJUMPERS (WHAT MUST I DO TO BE SAVED) 25 JANUARY – 22 MARCH PETER SCOTT GALLERYOPENING EVENT 24 JANUARY

CHROMA 24 JANUARY, 7.30PM GREAT HALL

LIVE AT LICA AND THE WORDSWORTH TRUST: IN RESIDENCE 25 JANUARY – 22 MARCH PETER SCOTT GALLERY

PILKINGTON'S TILE AND POTTERY COMPANY: TITANIC 25 JANUARY – 22 MARCH PETER SCOTT GALLERY

JONATHAN BURROWS AND MATTEO FARGION 28 JANUARY, 8PM NUFFIELD THEATRE

IMITATING THE DOG: THE ZERO HOUR 30 & 31 JANUARY, 8PM NUFFIELD THEATRE

XINOWA SEJ 31 JANUARY, 7.30PM GREAT HALL

BEATS & PIECES BIG BAND 7 FEBRUARY, 7.30PM GREAT HALL

A SMITH: TWO FROM A SMITH 7 FEBRUARY, 8PM NUFFIELD THEATRE

HETAIN PATEL: BE LIKE WATER 12 FEBRUARY, 8PM NUFFIELD THEATRE

MATTHEW BARLEY: THE SACRED CELLO 14 FEBRUARY, 7.30PM GREAT HALL

BARDOLINO & SKAMPA STRING QUARTET 21 FEBRUARY, 7.30PM GREAT HALL

FEVERED SLEEP: ABOVE US THE WIDE BLUE SKY 22 & 23 FEBRUARY, 8PM NUFFIELD THEATRE

MICHAEL PINCHBECK: THE BEGINNING 27 FEBRUARY, 8PM NUFFIELD THEATRE

CANDOCO: TURNING 20 1 MARCH, 8PM NUFFIELD THEATRE

LUDUS DANCE & LIVE AT LICA:DANCE CUTS 2013 2 MARCH, 7PM NUFFIELD THEATRE

MANCHESTER CHAMBER CHOIR 2 MARCH, 7.30PM GREAT HALL

GABRIELA MONTERO 7 MARCH, 7.30PM GREAT HALL

WASTED BY KATE TEMPEST 12 MARCH, 7.30PM DUKES THEATRE

LANCASHIRE SINFONIETTA: WUNDERKIND 14 MARCH, 7.30PM GREAT HALL

TINE THING HELSETH & KATHRYN STOTT 21 MARCH, 7.30PM GREAT HALL

DIARY SPRING 2013

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