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Brighton Festival 2014 programme announced

Mitchell Orriss March 4, 2014

Guest Director Hofesh Schechter has launched the programme of events for the Brighton Festival 2014.

Guest Director Hofesh Schechter
Guest Director Hofesh Schechter

Hofesh Schechter has been responsible for shaping this years programme of events for the three week event beginning May 3 until May 25.

This years Festival is to include a diverse genre of events and arts over the 3 weeks with the UK premiere of Opus No.7 from Russian theatre director Dmitry Krymov, William Forsythe’s hypnotic Nowhere and Everywhere at the Same Time No.2, and a new co-commission by Yinka Shonibare MBE called The British Library.

2014 heralds the return of international theatre companies Berlin and Vanishing Point to Brighton as well as an eclectic mix of names across contemporary music from Peaches to Emmylou Harris.

Hofesh Shechter said: “Brighton has a magic to it that no one can explain. Finding a place where one can develop and grow artistically is a delicate thing, an important thing. Brighton Dome and Brighton Festival have been an inspiring, energising and encouraging place for my company and me in the last 5 years. We’ve enjoyed the buzz, the lightness, energy, and the unexplainable essence of Brighton. We have resided in its cultural heart – Brighton Dome, and the pulsating artistic heart of Brighton Dome is the annual Brighton Festival. It’s been a privilege to have been part of the planning for this inspiring event and I feel a rush of excitement about sharing our programme with audiences in Brighton and beyond.”

This year’s Brighton Festival will stage 448 performances and 147 events in 34 venues across the city. In total there will be 37 premieres, exclusives and co-commissions and 26 free events.

For a full programme, and booking information, CLICK HERE: 

What: Brighton Festival 2014.

Where: 34 venues across Brighton and Hove

Dates: May 3 – 25

Booking opening: March 6

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