Brighton Festival 2017 Podcast

The Big Song is a glorious celebration of singing that sweeps from science to spirituality, prehistory to protest, and reminds us of the central role of song in our identity and civilisation. Melita Dennett caught up with Kirsty Martin Musical Director of The Big Song to find out more. Performance Times: Mon 22 May, 7.30pm at Brighton Dome Concert Hall To find out more about Brighton Festival see : http://brightonfestival.org To find out more about RadioReverb - the Broadcast Media Partner of Brighton Festival 2017 see : http://radioreverb.com #Brighton #Arts #Culture #Australia #VirtualReality

Rebecca Sandells and Alan Wares look ahead to Brighton Festival events across the weekend of 20th and 21st May including a concert celebrating Italian composer Claudio Monteverdi. To find out more about Brighton Festival see : http://brightonfestival.org To find out more about RadioReverb - the Broadcast Media Partner of Brighton Festival 2017 see : http://radioreverb.com #Brighton #Arts #Culture #Classical #Concert

Melita Dennett goes along to Lighthouse to experience Collisions - a virtual reality film set in the Australian Outback focusing on the aftermath of a British nuclear experiment in the 1950s on the indigenous population. She also gets the thoughts of other people who have just experienced the film. Performance Times: Sat 6 – Sun 28 May (not Mon & Tue) Wed – Fri, bookable slots between 5.30 – 8.30pm Sat & Sun, bookable slots between 2.30 – 6.15pm at Lighthouse To find out more about Brighton Festival see : http://brightonfestival.org To find out more about RadioReverb - the Broadcast Media Partner of Brighton Festival 2017 see : http://radioreverb.com #Brighton #Arts #Culture #Australia #VirtualReality

In this episode Rebecca Sandells looks ahead to the weekend's Festival events including the UK Premiere of The Gabriels Trilogy, finds out more about Collisions - a virtual reality film set in the Australian Outback - and looks at how the Festival is celebrating Monteverdi's 450th birthday. To find out more about Brighton Festival see : http://brightonfestival.org To find out more about RadioReverb - the Broadcast Media Partner of Brighton Festival 2017 see : http://radioreverb.com #Brighton #Arts #Culture

In this episode we bring you a recording of the Furrow Collective performing live at the Brighton Dome on Monday 15th May 2017 as part of the Brighton Festival. To find out more about Brighton Festival see : http://brightonfestival.org To find out more about RadioReverb - the Broadcast Media Partner of Brighton Festival 2017 see : http://radioreverb.com #Brighton #Arts #Culture

Half cinema, half reality, The Hum weaves together visuals of your locations and a specially composed soundtrack on your smartphone, overlaid with observations from four artists who work with dance and movement. Our reporters Holly Simpson and Alisha Theobald downloaded the app and gave it a go and give us their thoughts. To find out more about Brighton Festival see : http://brightonfestival.org To find out more about RadioReverb - the Broadcast Media Partner of Brighton Festival 2017 see : http://radioreverb.com #Brighton #BrightonFestival #Arts #Culture #Soundtrack #City #Technology

Spoken word artist Luke Wright performs his show The Toll at The Spire this weekend. The poems in The Toll tour the flat-roofed pubs and half-bought couches of Brexit Britain - Melita Dennett meets up with him to find out more. Performance Times: Fri 19 May, 7.30pm (doors 6.45pm) at The Spire To find out more about Brighton Festival see : http://brightonfestival.org To find out more about RadioReverb - the Broadcast Media Partner of Brighton Festival 2017 see : http://radioreverb.com #Brighton #BrightonFestival #Arts #Culture #Poetry #SpokenWord

Brighton Festival 2017 Guest Director Kate Tempest has made it clear that one of her aims is to see this year's Festival play out across all of the city's varied communities. Rebecca Sandells speaks to some people participating in Festival events this weekend in the Whitehawk community. Events Listing : http://brightonfestival.org/files/90ab4ba5cc0acfbdf484653d40613988.pdf To find out more about Brighton Festival see : http://brightonfestival.org To find out more about RadioReverb - the Broadcast Media Partner of Brighton Festival 2017 see : http://radioreverb.com #Brighton #BrightonFestival #Arts #Culture #Community

Melita Dennett describes her experience of Collisions - a virtual reality film set in the Australian Outback and focusing on the aftermath of a British nuclear experiment. Performance Times: Sat 6 – Sun 28 May (not Mon & Tue) Wed – Fri, bookable slots between 5.30 – 8.30pm Sat & Sun, bookable slots between 2.30 – 6.15pm at Lighthouse To find out more about Brighton Festival see : http://brightonfestival.org To find out more about RadioReverb - the Broadcast Media Partner of Brighton Festival 2017 see : http://radioreverb.com #Brighton #Arts #Culture #Australia #VirtualReality

Melita Dennett delves into Classical music offerings at this year's Brighton Festival. She caught up with Gill Kay who curates the Festival's Classical Programme. To find out more about Brighton Festival see : http://brightonfestival.org To find out more about RadioReverb - the Broadcast Media Partner of Brighton Festival 2017 see : http://radioreverb.com #Brighton #Arts #Culture #ClassicalMusic

Brighton Festival Radio Show Episode 8 - airdate Wednesday May 17th 2017 In this episode Melita Dennett and Rebecca Sandells meet a group of dancers with a difference, take a look at some classical music offerings at this year's festival and reveal how poetry, politics and the personal collide. To find out more about Brighton Festival see : http://brightonfestival.org To find out more about RadioReverb - the Broadcast Media Partner of Brighton Festival 2017 see : http://radioreverb.com #Brighton #Arts #Culture

Rebecca Sandells and Alan Wares look ahead to whats coming up at the Brighton Festival on Wednesday and Thursday 17th and 18th May. To find out more about Brighton Festival see : http://brightonfestival.org To find out more about RadioReverb - the Broadcast Media Partner of Brighton Festival 2017 see : http://radioreverb.com #Brighton #BrightonFestival #Arts #Culture

The Storytelling Army are a Nabokov theatre assembled collection of people from all walks of life including those who are homeless or vulnerable housed who will be bringing their pop up performances across Brighton during the Festival. We find out how they are bringing the "everyday epic" to the city. To find out more about Brighton Festival see : http://brightonfestival.org To find out more about RadioReverb - the Broadcast Media Partner of Brighton Festival 2017 see : http://radioreverb.com #Brighton #BrightonFestival #Arts #Culture #Theatre #Performance

Half cinema, half reality, The Hum weaves together visuals of your locations and a specially composed soundtrack on your smartphone, overlaid with observations from four artists who work with dance and movement. Rebecca Sandells caught up with its creator Nic Sandiland to find out more. To find out more about Brighton Festival see : http://brightonfestival.org To find out more about RadioReverb - the Broadcast Media Partner of Brighton Festival 2017 see : http://radioreverb.com #Brighton #BrightonFestival #Arts #Culture #Soundtrack #City #Technology

Brighton Festival Radio Show Episode 7 - airdate Tuesday May 16th 2017 On today's show Rebecca Sandells finds out about an app called The Hum which brings Brighton to life, looks at the Storytelling Army and brings you news on events over the next 48 hours. To find out more about Brighton Festival see : http://brightonfestival.org To find out more about RadioReverb - the Broadcast Media Partner of Brighton Festival 2017 see : http://radioreverb.com #Brighton #Arts #Culture

We hear from the team behind the Brighton Festival installation "For The Birds" which is a nighttime light and sound event based in a secret woodland location above Brighton. Performance Times: Sat 6 – Sun 28 May (except Mon & Tue) Various timed slots from 8.30pm - 11.40pm at a secret woodland location (Free shuttle bus service goes from the Hollingbury ASDA bus stop on Crowhurst Road, BN1 8AF) To find out more about Brighton Festival see : http://brightonfestival.org To find out more about RadioReverb - the Broadcast Media Partner of Brighton Festival 2017 see : http://radioreverb.com #Brighton #BrightonFestival #Arts #Culture

We hear from Brighton choreographer and designer Theo Clinkard who brings the World Premiere of This Bright Field to Brighton Festival 2017. In Part one of the work audience members go on stage in small groups for an intimate encounter with Clinkard’s company of twelve international dancers. In Part two, the audience returns to its seats and Clinkard’s choreography takes to the full stage on a cinematic scale. Performance Times: Thu 25 May Part One: every 20 minutes between 5pm – 7pm Part Two: 8pm at Brighton Dome To find out more about Brighton Festival see : http://brightonfestival.org To find out more about RadioReverb - the Broadcast Media Partner of Brighton Festival 2017 see : http://radioreverb.com #Brighton #BrightonFestival #Arts #Theatre

Songs for the End of the World is a musical theatre show centred around an astronaut with asthma who gets shot off in rocket on the Day of the Apocalypse. Melita Dennett talks to its creator Dom Coyote about the idea behind it and how it may mirror real life in 2017. Performance Times: Tue 16 May, 8pm at Theatre Royal Brighton To find out more about Brighton Festival see : http://brightonfestival.org To find out more about RadioReverb - the Broadcast Media Partner of Brighton Festival 2017 see : http://radioreverb.com #Brighton #BrightonFestival #Arts #Theatre

At the weekend Melita Dennett went along to see Driftwood, a silent circus by Australian circus group Casus, and Sussex folk music legend Shirley Collins perform at Brighton Dome. She fills Rebecca Sandells in on what she thought. To find out more about Brighton Festival see : http://brightonfestival.org To find out more about RadioReverb - the Broadcast Media Partner of Brighton Festival 2017 see : http://radioreverb.com #Brighton #BrightonFestival #Arts #Culture #Circus #Folk #Music #Sussex

Rebecca Sandells and Alisha Theobald visited SPECTRA: CAST - an event created by artist duo Walter & Zoniel in an attempt to turn Brighton Beach into the biggest canvas in the city by inviting visitors to cast multi-coloured stones onto the beach - and give Melita Dennett their thoughts on the weekend event. To find out more about Brighton Festival see : http://brightonfestival.org To find out more about RadioReverb - the Broadcast Media Partner of Brighton Festival 2017 see : http://radioreverb.com #Brighton #BrightonFestival #Arts #Culture #Community