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Mixing it up

Little Lego figures standing in a row.

At this year’s Festival, look out for mixed-media and genre mash-ups.

Gandini Juggling will be treating us to their new show Sigma, which combines  mesmerising juggling, classical Indian dance and sumptuous multimedia projections to  create a truly breath-taking performance. And at Norwich Theatre Royal the celebrated Hofesh Shechter Company will be performing Grand Finale – a dazzling combination of cutting edge contemporary dance and live music.

We’ll be screening Sergei Eisenstein’s dramatic Russian epic Battleship Potemkin at Norwich Playhouse, bringing to life this captivating tale of revolution and revolt with a propulsive new score performed live by Jan Bang and guitarist Matt Calvert (Three Trapped Tigers). Also experimenting with sound is performance poet Hannah Silva, who will be showcasing her debut record, created with world-renowned Japanese sound artist Tomomi Adachi.

Perhaps our most unusual combination is from Jack Dean – part storytelling, part protest art project, his show Nuketown uses live animation and 10,000 pieces of Lego™. Best of all, you have the chance to join in and help Jack finish building his utopian city!

Images: Masthead still from Battleship Potemkin | Lego™ image from Nuketown © Davey Poremba

Arts make life better

Norfolk & Norwich Festival brings tens of thousands of people together in celebration – it has been doing this for 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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