Brian Butler finds gathering round in our Queer community is at the heart of Brighton Festival
Brian Butler finds gathering round in our Queer community is at the heart of Brighton Festival
Brian Butler digs into the latest Cultural Recovery Fund news and finds £ 1 million for Brighton and Hove
Brian Butler looks at this year’s Brighton Festival and finds a theme of caring
Our Place, a series of free community arts events, comes to Hangleton and East Brighton over two weekends during the Brighton Festival. Put together by and for the local communities of East Brighton and Hangleton, Our Place offers a selection of theatre, live music, dance, art, games, workshops and family entertainment in East Brighton on Saturday, May 18 from 11am and in Hangleton on Saturday, May 25 from 10am.
Featuring 130 events with artists and performers from more than 20 countries and using 25 venues in Brighton, Hove and Sussex, the theme of this year’s festivities is story telling. Starting with the children’s procession, the festival promises a feast of art, music, dance and theatre that reflects the diversity of not only the world’s cultures but also Brighton itself.
Writers, residents, health professionals, artists and entrepreneurs were among 150 delegates who met in Brighton on Monday, November 12, 2018 – for a Cultural Summit to discuss art in public spaces.
Malian singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, Rokia Traoré, to be Guest Director of Brighton Festival in 2019. Award-winning Malian singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Rokia Traoré will be the eleventh Brighton Festival Guest Director.
The 200 to 300-year-old remains of 18 individuals, discovered during redevelopment work at Brighton Dome Corn Exchange last year, are laid to rest at the Memorial Cemetery, Woodingdean.
Brighton Dome & Brighton Festival announce a match fund grant of up to £250,000 from The Roddick Foundation in support of its £21.2 million project to redevelop the Brighton Dome Corn Exchange and Studio Theatre.
In celebration of UK Pay-It-Forward day on Saturday, April 28, 2018, Brighton Festival is inviting audiences to join the global philanthropic movement and enable more people to enjoy ticketed events at Brighton Festival.
