Here is the latest New Writing North newsletter about Durham Book Festival:
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October 2015
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Durham Book Festival
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Original commissions
at Durham Book Festival
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Original commissions are at the heart of Durham Book Festival. We
programme ambitious new writing in all its forms, often in one-off
performances. For 2015 we are incredibly proud to present a range of
exciting new works, from children’s theatre to a new song cycle (by way
of fashion, pit villages, poetry and the Arctic Circle). Join us to
celebrate new writing at this year’s festival.
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 Man
on the Moon (live performance)
Sunday 11 October, 10.30am-11.30am, Durham Town
Calling all junior astronauts! Join us as we blast off on a super
adventure into space with Bob, the Man on the Moon. Adapted from the
popular picture book by Simon Bartram, Man
on the Moon is a theatre production with live music, brought
to you by the team that created The
Worst Princess and My
Granny is a Pirate. As fans of the picture book will know,
Bob has a very special job as a caretaker/tour guide on the moon. Bob
knows practically everything there is to know about the lunar landscape,
and if there is one thing Bob is...read more
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 Richard
Benson and Keith Pattison original commission: There is a Light That
Never Goes Out
Sunday 11 October, 1pm-2pm, Palace Green Library (Wolfson
Gallery)
There is a Light
that Never Goes Out tells the story of a Durham pit village
from the 1950s to the present, and shows how its peoples’ memories,
beliefs and ghosts still influence life there today. Author Richard
Benson (The Valley,
The Farm)
and photographer Keith Pattison spent four months recording stories and
conversations with people in Easington Colliery, focusing on the Handys,
a well-known local family. In this piece....read more
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 Style is Eternal with Lauren Laverne
and Laura Craik
Sunday 11 October, 12.30pm-1.30pm, Durham Town Hall
The Bowes Museum and the Fondation Pierre Bergé-Yves Saint Laurent
collaborated on a groundbreaking exhibition this summer, Yves Saint Laurent: Style is
Eternal, the first exhibition in the UK to present a
comprehensive display of the French fashion designer’s work and life. The
YSL show highlights the defining elements of his vision, and the
significant influence it has had on fashion and the way we understand
womenswear. By making use of male dress codes, the designer brought women
a sense of social....read more
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 Stevie
Ronnie: Arctica
Sunday 11 October, 4pm-5.30pm, Empty Shop HQ
In July 2013 Durham Book Festival supported writer and
multidisciplinary artist Stevie Ronnie to visit the Arctic Circle as part
of the Arctic Circle international residency programme. Arctica is a
year-long series of interlinked artworks on the subject of climate change
that Stevie has made in response to that experience. The performance, Arctica, directed by
Melanie Rashbrooke, is a one-man spoken word show that explores the
themes of climate change, death, light and dark through a first person
narrative. Stevie and director Alastair Cook will....read more
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 Sean
O’Brien, Agustín Fernández and Royal Northern Sinfonia present: Notes
from Underground
Thursday 15 October, 7pm-8.40pm, Gala Theatre
We are delighted to present a major new Durham Book Festival
commission as part of this year’s programme. Notes from Underground is a
collaboration between award-winning poet Sean O’Brien and composer
Agustín Fernández. This cycle of songs is inspired by poet WH Auden’s
interest in the North Pennines and in particular in the lead mining
industry there. The place held a near-religious and deeply ambiguous
importance for Auden all his life. The song cycle...read more
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 Sinéad
Morrissey: Festival Laureate
Saturday 17 October, 6pm-7pm, Palace Green Library
(Wolfson Gallery)
We’re delighted to welcome award-winning poet Sinéad Morrissey as this
year’s Durham Book Festival Laureate. Sinéad will premiere a specially
commissioned poem inspired by her time in Durham, as part of her public
event at the festival. Produced in partnership with Durham University,
the Festival Laureate has become an established part of the festival
programme. Sinéad will visit two County Durham secondary schools during
her visit, as well as reading for Durham University...read more
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