Norfolk & Norwich Festival
11-26 May 2012
“a major player on the British arts scene” The Guardian
Between 11 and 26 May 2012, leading companies, performers and visual artists from across the globe will descend on Norwich and Norfolk to create and take part in one of the most vibrant multi-artform festivals in the UK.
We are pleased to announce details of four highlight performances for Norfolk & Norwich Festival 2012.
Tickets for these shows go on sale to Friends and Benefactors from Friday 6 January 2012 and to the general public from Friday 13 January.
To book tickets call the Festival box office on 01603 766400 or call in person at Norwich Theatre Royal box office. Alternatively book tickets online by clicking the link beneath each show listed here.
The full programme will be announced in March 2012.
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100% Norfolk
Norfolk & Norwich Festival and Rimini Protokoll in association with Norwich Theatre Royal
UK PREMIÈRE
Friday 18 May, 7.30pm
Saturday 19 May, 2.30pm & 7.30pm
Norwich Theatre Royal
A show about the population of Norfolk… starring the population of Norfolk
An illuminating and uplifting celebration of our county and our people, 100% Norfolk promises to be one of the highlight shows of the 2012 Festival.
We’re currently assembling a cast of 100 people from across Norfolk with the aim of making it as statistically representative as possible of the county’s total population of 862,000. For example, with 51%of the county’s population being female, we need to find 51 women and girls to take part. Other criteria will include age, location and place of birth.
Once assembled, the 100% Norfolk participants will then work with professional theatre director Emma Bernard to create a unique performance. Interweaving personal stories with revealing insights into what it’s like to live in Norfolk in 2012, 100% Norfolk is a must-see for anyone who loves the place they call home.
100% Norfolk is based on an ongoing project by Rimini Protokoll from Berlin, which has so far included 100% Berlin, 100% Vienna and 100% Vancouver. The company’s work draws on the views of “experts in daily life” to create contemporary and imaginative productions where everyday people are the theatre’s principal characters.
If you would be interested in taking part in 100% Norfolk, please click here
Tickets £15, £12, £5.50, U25s £5
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Nigel Kennedy Quintet
Tuesday 22 May, 8.00pm
Norwich Theatre Royal
For more than 25 years, Nigel Kennedy has been acknowledged as one of the world’s leading violinists and is, without doubt, one of the most gifted musicians this country has ever produced.
For this special Festival performance his acclaimed jazz quintet performs an eclectic mix of Kennedy originals along with a selection of standards and covers.
Tickets £30, £25, £20, £15, £6.50, U25s £5
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Spira mirabilis
Wednesday 23 May, 7.30pm
St Andrew's Hall, Norwich
Beethoven Symphony No 6 in F major, Op 68 ‘Pastoral’
Comprising some of the best young professional musicians from around the world, Spira mirabilis perform without a conductor in the spirit of an enlarged chamber group. The group has a particular affinity with Beethoven, here focusing on the much-loved 6th Symphony. The concert will be introduced from the stage, and the group will gather with the audience afterwards to answer questions about their unique style of music-making.
‘I have seen the future of orchestral music. And boy, is it good… Hearing them play Beethoven was like seeing an image through a telescope come magically into focus’ The Guardian
Tickets £25, £19, £15, £10, £7, U25s £5
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Le Grand C
Compagnie XY (France)
Friday 25 May, 8.00pm
Saturday 26 May, 7.00pm
Great Yarmouth Hippodrome
The visceral thrill of modern circus set amid the evocative Edwardiana of the UK’s last surviving circus building: Compagnie XY’s performances at the Hippodrome promise a memorable experience in a 360-degree alternative universe of acrobatics, dance, music and human pyramids.
‘This is a show that makes you want to walk taller, like the performers themselves, and reach up for the sky’ Lyn Gardner, The Guardian ****
Tickets £18, £15, £5 Concessions £15, £12
Family ticket (2 adults, 2 children) £53, £43
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