Over the last five years, Helen Easter-Beeken has recorded “pebbles that catch eye.” Using botanical techniques in acrylic and watercolour, her collection of paintings exposes the detail of each stone under our feet. The sea brought these pebbles to Folkestone’s coast from as far afield as Norway and Essex. They are as old as the […]
Vaughan-Williams - The Wasps Overture Peter Aviss - Searching (Premiere Performance) Mussorgsky - Songs & Dances of Death Soloist: Thomas Lowen Schumann - Symphony No. 3 (Rhenish)
On Sunday March the 9th at 11:30 am downstairs in kollectiv the wondrous Sarah Gabriel (soprano), Steve Dummer (clarinet) and Stephen Da Pledge (piano) are bringing to Folkestone their highly acclaimed concert of Weimer songs which has been such a success at Crazy Coqs, Soho and The Pheasantry, Kings Road. Their programme - that includes Friedrich Hollaender, Kurt Weill, Hanns Eisler and Bertolt Brecht songs - was first devised when we were […]
Set in the fictional northwestern Louisiana parish of Chinquapin, the play opens at Truvy's in-home beauty parlor where a group of women regularly gather. They discuss Shelby's upcoming wedding to her fiancé, Jackson. The plot covers events over the next three years relating to Shelby's Type 1 diabetes, and with how the women cope with […]
Promoter Folkestone New Music Artists Hans Abrahamsen is one of the greatest living composers in the world and we are delighted to welcome him to Folkestone. He will be interviewed by Philip Cashian before a concert of his music, including his Horn Trio, played by Royal Academy of Music students and members of Riot Ensemble, […]
Kyan Quartet - featuring Naomi Warburton and Sydney Grace (violins), Wanshu Qiu 9viola) and Simon Guemy (cello). Tickets £15 All enquiries for Bayle Music 07723767624
Promoter Sacconi Residency Sacconi Quartet & Simon Haram (saxophone) perform Graham Fitkin’s ‘Loosening’ in a specially curated series of performances.Programme “In Loosening (2021) the strings are joined by the soprano saxophone of Simon Haram. Having worked with Simon for many years I know his sound and the control he can exhibit over single tones. I had this […]
Experience the passion, tragedy, and timeless beauty of Romeo and Juliet as performed by the Royal Ballet. This breathtaking production brings Shakespeare’s iconic love story to life through the power of dance, stunning choreography, and an unforgettable score by Sergei Prokofiev. In Verona, an ancient feud fuels violence and discord between two rival families. Amid […]
Promoter Folkestone New Music William Howard (piano) is one of Britain’s leading pianists, enjoying a career that has taken him to over 40 different countries. In 1983 he founded the Schubert Ensemble, with which he performed for the 35 years of the ensemble’s existence. His solo career has taken him to many of Britain’s most important […]
Seven-time BAFTA Award winner Steve Coogan (Alan Partridge, The Trip) plays four roles in the world premiere stage adaptation of Stanley Kubrick’s comedy masterpiece Dr. Strangelove. When a rogue U.S. General triggers a nuclear attack, a surreal race takes place, seeing the Government and one eccentric scientist scramble to avert global destruction. This explosively funny […]