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2010 Festival programme

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The World Famous with Terrafolk:
Full Circle
16 July 2010 , 9.30pm Campbell Park
The Festival opens with a bang! Full Circle features spectacular fire, fireworks, live music, and special lighting effects to take you on a dramatic and musical journey through the changing seasons.
The Magical Menagerie
(Le Manège Carré Sénart)
16 July - 08 August 2010 , 12noon - 8pm daily The Point Car Park, outside thecentre:mk
UK Premiere. Creative producers Artichoke are delighted to present The Magical Menagerie in the UK for the first time, and invite you to take a voyage into a fairytale world . . .
Evelyn Glennie & Fred Frith:
Late Night Lounge
16 July 2010 , 11pm The City Church
UK Premiere. A late night concert with percussionist Dame Evelyn Glennie and New York multi-instrumentalist Fred Frith, with projections into the City Church's magnificent dome
Karbido: The Table 16-17 July 2010 , Times Vary The Spiegeltent, Campbell Park
Karbido 'play' a table with sticks, bows, knives, their hands and a mixing desk, taking you on a mindblowing music journey . . .
The Spiegeltent 16-25 July 2010 , Times Vary The Stables presents music, comedy and cabaret in this luxuriously decorated Belgian mirror-tent, ideal for evening and late night entertainment.
Janek Schaefer:
Asleep at the wheel...
16-25 July 2010 , Times Vary Former Sainsburys store
Leading sonic artist Janek Schaefer transforms the old Sainsbury's supermarket into something resembling a sensory superhighway. An absorbing and intriguing large-scale installation
Architects of Air: Mirazozo 16-23 July 2010   Station Square
UK Premiere. Architects of Air bring their monumental sculpture to Station Square.
Outdoor Events Series 16-25 July 2010   Enjoy unusual, funny and breathtaking free outdoor performances across Central Milton Keynes, including The Hub, Midsummer Place and Campbell Park
Axial Dance: Lance and Brenda 16-17 July 2010   The Hub
Pop-tastic dance duet, Lance and Brenda, bring the swinging sixties with them as they stylishly sweep into town on an iconic and very cool 1963 Lambretta. Catch them if you can . . .
IF Acoustic Stage 16-18 July 2010   Campbell Park
Chill out at the Festival Central Bar in Campbell Park with live acoustic sets from outstanding local musicians
IF Talking Shop Series 16-22 July 2010 , 1 - 2pm University Centre Milton Keynes (UCMK)
Take a look behind the scenes . . . A series of talks and discussions featuring key artists and producers talk about their work and their involvement with the Festival
inStallation 17-24 July 2010 , 6pm & 7.30pm Campbell Park
UK Premiere. inStallation is a very special kind of theatre where circus artistry, dance, music and equestrain art join with thrilling virtuosity and breathtaking, poetic verve.
Duncan Speakman's Subtlemob:
As If It Were The Last Time
17-24 July 2010   Midsummer Place Shopping Centre
Put on headphones, download an MP3 and immerse yourself in the cinema of everyday life with Duncan Speakman's Subtlemob . . .
Akademi: Sufi:Zen 17-18 July 2010 , 10pm both days Campbell Park
As darkness falls in Campbell Park, indulge your senses with a twilight performance from pioneering South Asian dance company Akademi
Dancing Brick:
Spinning - A Live Cartoon
17-22 July 2010   UK Premiere. Milton Keynes' theatre company Dancing Brick's brand new performance, specially commissioned by IF
Hetain Patel: Ten 18 July 2010 , 2pm The Spiegeltent, Campbell Park
The contagious rhythms of an ancient Indian beat combines with dance, live music, vibrant pigment and the spoken word to create a mesmerising performance
Flam: Rebecca Askew &
Melanie Pappenheim
18 July 2010 , 4.30pm The Spiegeltent, Campbell Park
A uniquely engaging and witty piece of music theatre showcasing the vocal and physical skills of these two extraordinary performers
Rich Hall - SOLD OUT! 18 July 2010 , 8pm The Spiegeltent, Campbell Park
Edinburgh fringe favourite and Perrier Award winning comedian Rich Hall is back on the road and heading to a Spiegeltent near you . . .
Roger Bernat: Domini Públic
(Public Domain)
19 July 2010 , 6.30pm The Hub
Roger Bernat's Domini Públic is often called 'the biggest play in the world' - get a set of headphones, take part and find out why . . .
Show of Hands with Miranda Sykes 19 July 2010 , 8pm The Spiegeltent, Campbell Park
Steve Knightley and Phil Beer - widely acknowledged as the finest acoustic roots duo in England - with double bass player and vocalist Miranda Sykes
Orkestra del Sol 20 July 2010 , 8pm The Spiegeltent, Campbell Park
Bursting with anarchic humour, wildly skilful musical arrangements and a roguish sense of theatre, Orkestra del Sol delight in taking the brass band format to a whole new level . . .
Comedy with InTent 20 July 2010 , 10pm The Spiegeltent, Campbell Park
Pete Firman with Alexis Dubus as Marcel Lucont and Vikki Stone. Compere: Zoe Lyons. Late night comedy not for the fainthearted . . .
Metro Boulot Dodo:
Whispers From A Rickshaw
21-23 July 2010   Midsummer Place Shopping Centre
Take a ride in the 'Whispers' rickshaw and spin through the city streets, where music, story-telling and newtechnology intermingle to create a fun, thoughtful and inspirational ride
Adrian Edmondson
& The Bad Shepherds - SOLD OUT!!
21 July 2010 , 8pm The Spiegeltent, Campbell Park
The Bad Shepherds (Adrian Edmondson, Troy Donockley and Andy Dinan) play punk songs on folk instruments - genius! Think The Clash or The Undertones with a Celtic twist.
Frisky & Mannish's School of Pop 21 July 2010 , 10pm The Spiegeltent, Campbell Park
Felicity Fitz-Frisky, a fabulous chanteuse, and maestro Hansel Amadeus Mannish are the supernova creators of their own peculiar brand of twisted pop cabaret . . .
Evelyn Glennie in Conversation 22 July 2010   University Centre Milton Keynes (UCMK)
Dame Evelyn Glennie discusses her work in this, the last of the Talking Shop Series discussions featuring key Festival artists and producers
Srishti: Bend It 22 July 2010   Midsummer Place Shopping Centre
Bend It is a mind-blowing collision between football and classical Indian dance that trades on all the drama and theatre of ?the beautiful game?
Bellowhead 22 July 2010 , 7.45pm The Spiegeltent, Campbell Park
The rousing, sharp-suited Bellowhead are a multi-talented group of 11 musicians playing a plethora of styles from around the world - big band, soul, jazz-funk, classical strings and folk.
The Boy with Tape on His Face 22 July 2010 , 10pm The Spiegeltent, Campbell Park
Combine the sheer, childlike absurdity of Vic Reeves with the deft physical intonation of Hugh Laurie and the genius of Charlie Chaplin and you have Sam Wills: The Boy with Tape on His Face.
The Dukes Box 23-24 July 2010   Campbell Park
Whoever said caravanning was passé? Roll up, roll up for the world's one and only human Jukebox experience . . .
Festive Road: Brewing Up 23 July 2010 , 4pm Midsummer Place Shopping Centre
Take part in Festive Road's challenge! You are invited to participate in Brewing Up, a rather splendid and vey entertaining tea-tastic experiment . . .
Kompany Malakhi: Rotations 23 July 2010   Midsummer Place Shopping Centre
Rotations combines the extreme urban sport of freestyle BMX flatland with breakdancing, free-running and contemporary dance with jaw dropping results
Graeae with Strange Fruit:
Against The Tide
23-25 July 2010   Campbell Park
Prepare yourself for a truly remarkable experience . . . Aerial performances, specially created musical soundscapes, storytelling and sign language create an epic environment and mesmerising tale
Antonio Forcione & Adriano Adewale 23 July 2010 , 8pm The Spiegeltent, Campbell Park
Award-winning guitar virtuoso Antonio Forcione joins forces with dynamic Brazilian percussionist Adriano Adewale to create passionate, original world-class world music.
Stopgap Dance Company: Tracking 24-25 July 2010   The Hub
Tracking is tale of mystery and intrigue told through dance, and inspired by '70s spy dramas, retro glamour, 007 and iconic villains . . .
Lucky Dip Disco for Under 7s
with Janek Schaefer
24 July 2010 , 2pm The Spiegeltent, Campbell Park
Fun, friendly, funky sounds with DJ Dedication who shares his collection of retro records with stylish young pop-pickers. Welcome to the best disco in town . . .
Sierra Maestra 24 July 2010 , 7.45pm The Spiegeltent, Campbell Park
Havana's Sierra Maestra bring the authentic sounds of Cuban music to Milton Keynes. If you like the Buena Vista Social Club, you'll love this . . .
Rock a Hula! 24 July 2010 , 10pm The Spiegeltent, Campbell Park
Jump right back to the 1950s with this an award-winning rock'n'roll, hula hooping and swing dancing event . . .
The World Picnic 25 July 2010 , 1pm - 6pm Come dine with us . . . and bring your family and friends! If you have a thing for good food and stylish dining, then The World Picnic is the place to be.
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