Durham City Vision
Take to the Streets!
8th July, 2008
The streets of Durham burst into life this summer when the City plays host to some of the best musicians, dancers and buskers from around the world.
Why not shake your ass to the international sounds of STREETS OF BRASS;
watch sparks fly when old meets new in STREETS OF DANCE;
soak in the atmosphere at the summer’s newest folk festival STREETS OF FOLK or
marvel at the impossible talents of the very best international performers at STREETS OF PLAY.
All performances will take place on the streets of Durham to be enjoyed by all.
BRASS: Durham International Brass Festival 5th – 20th July and
Streets of BRASS 5th and 6th July
BRASS: Durham International Festival, a celebration of current and emerging brass music from across the world, is set to transform Durham into the region’s live music entertainment hot-spot, from 5th – 20th July.
BRASS is expected to attract audience numbers in excess of last year’s 80,311 visitors, and will see venues in historic Durham City and County hosting award winning acts from five continents, including bands from Colombia, India, Australia, Macedonia, France, Germany and the United States.
BRASS 2008 sees a host of international performers playing jazz, funk and ska music as well as traditional and classic brass band genres. Acts will perform in a variety of venues, including the Gala Theatre, with tickets on sale through the festival website, www.brassfestival.co.uk and through the Gala Theatre Box Office (0191 332 4041).
Streets of BRASS takes place on 5th and 6th July and features free acoustic performances by some of the world’s best musicians on the City’s streets, bridges and in the squares. Prepare to be entertained, thrilled and amused!
Durham’s traditional Miner’s Gala takes place on the middle weekend of this two week festival, with over 30 brass bands marching through Durham City centre on Saturday July 12.
They will be joined by the Indian Jaipur Kawa Brass Band, whose participation in the Miner’s Gala reflects the cultural diversity and international flavour of Brass.
Programme highlights - BRASS 2008
• Bellowhead – BBC Radio Two Folk Awards, Live Act of the Year 2008
• Canadian Brass –world renowned Brass quintet playing sole UK date at BRASS
• Les Hors de Rails (Zic Zazou) – renowned French Street Theatre company who burst out of a train, performing its UK Premiere at Locomotion, Shildon
• Youngblood Brass Band – vibrant, edgy blend of Hip Hop and Brass
• Hypnotic Brass Ensemble with Bass Clef – New York based Jazz group, playing UK Tour Premiere event at BRASS
• Soweto Kinch – winner of Best Jazz Act Award, MOBO’s 2007
• LA33 – Colombian Salsa Band
• Brighouse and Rastrick Brass Band – one of the UK’s finest traditional Brass Bands
Streets of Dance and Quiet Riot Sunday 13th July
The day kicks off with probably the most curious, QUIESTEST event Durham City has ever seen. The Quiet Riot invites anyone and everyone, both young and old, to take part in a world record breaking, mass dance event.
Anybody who wishes to take part simply needs to register their details on www.streetsof.co.uk
and bring along their mp3 player loaded with their favourite tracks to dance to their own beat on Sunday 13th July at Millennium Place in Durham at 12 noon. See you there! (Part of Big Dance 2008 and supported by Arts Council. Produced by Durham City Arts and TIN Arts).
Following Quiet Riot a dynamic, world-class dance festival will get you moving to a new style of street dance when old meets new in Streets of Dance. Sparks are set to fly when internationally acclaimed Lindy Hop dancers The Jiving Lindy Hoppers will dance to the beat of 1930’s swing and come head to head with contemporary Hip Hop dancers and UK BBoy champions The BADTASTECRU.
Fresh innovative dance troops will push the boundaries of street dance theatre with a programme that is raw, explosive and passionate. You can also find your own beat in a series of free workshops led by the professionals. Feel the heat of competition as the two styles face each other
in The Streets Dance Jam which will push the dancers’ skill, speed and beat to the limits.
Programme for Streets of Dance
Time Artist Activity
12.00 Tins Arts Quiet Riot - record breaking mass dance event
12.30 Russell Sargeant World Record Attempt: Lindy Flips
13.15 Jiving Lindy Hoppers Performance
13.35 BADTASTECRU Performance
13.55 Kidz from the Sticks II Performance
14.00 Durham City Leisure Services Body Jam
14.15 Jiving Lindy Hoppers Taster Workshop
15.00 Durham City Leisure Services Body Jam
15.10 Kidz from the Sticks II Performance
15.15 BADTASTECRU Taster Workshop
16.00 BADTASTECRU Performance
16.20 Jiving Lindy Hoppers Performance
16.40 New College Durham Performance
16.45 Jiving Lindy Hoppers Mini workshop
16.55 BADTASTECRU Mini workshop
17.05 DJ Lewis & Bad Taste Cru DJ DJs Jam
17.15 Everyone, artists & audience The Streets’ Jam
19.30 Everyone Lindy Jazz Summer Ball
Streets of Folk Saturday 2nd August
An eclectic mix of traditional and modern folk music.
The streets of Durham City will be filled with driving reels, lively jigs and atmospheric airs in the summer’s newest folk festival Streets of Folk. A captivating programme of the best traditional and modern folk music will be performed at this one day folk spectacular. Enjoy music from around the UK as well as closer to home, as bands, duos and individual musicians move around the streets creating a vibrant and festive mood, with music resonating from every street corner.
Daytime Programme will include
Landermason
Tom Oaks and David Wood
Tango Zapatia
Bellevue Rendezvous
Land or Sea
Performing at different outdoor venues throughout the City from approx 12.30 to 5.30pm.
Evening programme
Shakespeare – Saddler St
Dun Cow – Old Elvet
Court Inn – Court Lane
8 – 11pm.
Line up includes
Wayfarer Folk Club
O’Boyle Band
Durham City Folk Club
Mike Weston
Shakespeare Folk Club
Brother Crow.
Streets of Play Saturday 23rd August
Bringing the very best international street performers to the streets of Durham.
Streets of Play: Durham International Buskers Festival will bring the very best international street performers to the centre of Durham City in an explosive line up that will amaze, amuse and entertain. Now in its second year, Streets of Play is sure to set the City on fire with awe inspiring performances set against unique and stunning backdrops.
This year’s line up includes:
Great Scott (Australia) – back by popular demand! This comedy juggler creates an electric atmosphere as he builds towards his finale which sees him climb on top of a rolling tube on top of a champagne glass tower!
Fluid Druid (Virgin Islands) – a master of the beautiful new circus art form ‘contact juggling’. Using incredible levels of skill the Fluid Druid manipulates glass orbs which deftly slide, float, dance and glide around his arms and body.
A.J. James (UK) – a true master of the ‘deadly art of crowd pleasing’. A stunt double, martial arts expert, international gymnast and ‘extreme’ acrobat. See his show quickly before he breaks his neck!
George Fuller (USA) – one of the finest slack rope walkers working today, George creates his show out of a piece of old rope, part of a broken bicycle, an empty bottle and pure skill!
Get Knotted! Hang Aerial Spectacular (UK) – an upside down, swinging, climbing and hanging comedy show based on the trials and tribulations of a wedding day. Not to be missed – one performance only!
The Balloon-a-tic (AUS) – this show takes the watch-me-twist-this-balloon-into-a-dog scenario to a whole new level! As seen on Britain’s Got Talent.
There will also be workshops, a masterclass and roaming street performers throughout the day.
For more information please contact Durham Tourist Information on 0191 3843720 or visit www.durhamvision.org.uk or www.streetsof.co.uk
Programme for Streets of Play
Millennium Place Market Place
12.00 George Fuller 2 High
Amazing slack rope artist Hilarious stunt duo
13.00 Pedro Whitty Look
Award-winning street theatre Japanese circus performance duo
14.00 AJ George Fuller
Extreme stunt performer Amazing slack rope performer
15.00 Great Scott Pedro
Unbelievable juggling and comedy Award-winning street theatre
16.00 2 High AJ
Hilarious stunt duo Extreme stunt performer
17.00 Whitty Look Great Scott
Japanese circus performance duo Unbelievable juggling and comedy
Elvet Bridge Walkergate
12.00 The Fluid Druid 12.00 Get Knotted! – workshop
Master of contact juggling A chance to learn circus skills
13.20 Balloon-a-tic 13.00 Great Scott – masterclass
Ridiculous physical comedy! A chance to learn from the master!
14.00 The Fluid Druid 14.00 Get Knotted!
Master of contact juggling Spectacular aerial show – do not miss!
16.00 The Fluid Druid 16.00 Get Knotted! – workshop
Master of contact juggling A chance to learn circus skills
17.00 Balloon-a-tic
Ridiculous physical comedy!
