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SEAN SHIBE | LUTE EPISODES

Watch | Sean Shibe performs in front of The Paston Treasure at Norwich Castle

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IN CONVERSATION | Ivan Morison

Watch | During the Cromer leg of the tour, We invited Ivan and Head of Living Art at The Sainsbury Centre, Rosy Gray, to dive a little deeper into the process and intentions behind the work.⁠

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Gilles Peterson at Norwich Cathedral

Listen | On the 10 May Gilles shared music, stories reflections from a life dedicated to music and anecdotes from the east including…

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GURDJIEFF ENSEMBLE

Watch | Gurdjieff Ensemble perform at St Peter Mancroft as part of the 2025 Festival

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KEEPING CULTURE ON TRACK

Read | 2025 marks 35 years of partnership for the Norfolk & Norwich Festival and our regional train operator…

 

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ON THE RECORD | Tadi the Great

Listen | On 10 May 2025, Tadi opened up for Broadcaster, DJ and record collector, Gilles Peterson at a Norfolk & Norwich Festival show. It was electric and Tadi set the scene perfectly. We asked Tadi to share the tracks that he feels closest to and tell us a little bit about why.

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GET TO KNOW | Sadiq Ali

Read | Get to know Scottish-born circus artist and creator of TELL ME, Sadiq Ali.

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CREATE & SHARE

Read  | Dive in to our third Programming story, Create & share as our Artistic Director Daniel Brine shines light on why our Festival Connect & Create programme is so important

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GET TO KNOW | Nandita Shankardass

Read | Performing Artist, Choreographer, Interdisciplinary Facilitator, Educator, Speaker, Founder/Director of Welcome Movement, Nandita Shankardass speaks on finding her way in to storytelling and dance and shares insight in to new show, Roots to Rise…

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IVAN MORISON, WHITE HORSES

Watch | Ivan Morison dives in to the process of creating White Horses 

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Arts make life better

Norfolk & Norwich Festival brings tens of thousands of people together in celebration – it has been doing this for over 250 years. Through our May Festival and our year-round arts education work, focusing on children and young people, we lead and support celebration, creativity and curiosity in communities across Norfolk and the region.

This year we begin an exciting new initiative, Festival Connect & Create that will bring creative opportunities to those schools and communities with least provision. Creativity transforms people’s lives. It builds cohesive communities, develops vital skills and supports health and wellbeing. We want more people to have access to creative opportunities.

Please consider donating to support and develop this work. With your help we can increase access to the life changing power of the arts.

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