The Crucible
Thursday 14 and Friday 15 July 2011 7.30pm
The Haymarket
STAX returns to The Haymarket with two performances of The Crucible, by Arthur Miller, on Thursday 14 and Friday 15 July at 7.30pm.
Anvil Arts’ youth performance group tackle a twentieth century classic by one of America’s greatest playwrights. Suspicion, superstition, bigotry and ignorance rip apart a small town in this gripping evocation of the Salem witch trials. When the daughter of the local preacher falls ill for no apparent reason, rumours begin to spread that she was one of a group of girls dancing in the woods. Was it a Pagan ceremony or innocent high spirits?
Tensions and secrets within the tight-knit community rise to the surface as deadly accusations start to fly.
Suitable for all ages.
The International Concert Series 2011-12
18th birthday season
The Anvil
The 2011-12 International Concert Series at The Anvil is now on sale and this series is a very special selection of concerts as The Anvil comes of age in 2012 and celebrates its 18th birthday in May.
On Friday 25 May 2012 Anvil Arts’ Orchestra in Partnership, the Philharmonia Orchestra, perform The Anvil Eighteenth Birthday Gala. Returning to The Anvil is Vladimir Ashkenazy and making a very welcome return to Basingstoke are Katia and Marielle Labèque. The programme chosen for this special evening is Berlioz’s Overture: Béatrice and Bénédict, Mozart’s Concerto for two pianos and Elgar’s Enigma Variations.
On Friday 22 June 2012 the Philharmonia perform the world première of a new commission by young British composer Joseph Phibbs especially for The Anvil’s birthday along with Mahler’s massive Resurrection Symphony. Conducting the programme is Esa-Pekka Salonen, the orchestra’s Principal Conductor who was recently awarded ‘Artist of the Year’ by International Classical Music Awards. Joining them will be soprano Kate Royal and mezzo-soprano Ekaterina Gubanova.
The opening concert of the series is on Friday 7 October 2011 with the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Anvil Arts’ Orchestra in Residence and a regular visitor to The Anvil since it opened in 1994. The BSO’s Principal Conductor Kirill Karabits conducts a programme of Berlioz, Mendelssohn and Prokofiev.
Anvil Art’s Orchestra in Partnership, the Philharmonia Orchestra, continues its Bartok celebrations on Wednesday 26 October 2011, led by Esa-Pekka Salonen.
On the anniversary of its opening, Thursday 3 May 2012, the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra performs music by Rimsky-Korsakov, Saint-Saëns and Berlioz. Conducting the performance is Yan Pascal Tortelier and joining them will be promising young violinist Alina Ibragimova.
Other highlights of the season include the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment on Thursday 23 February 2012 when they perform Berlioz’s Romeo and Juliet. Conducting will be Sir Mark Elder and joining the Orchestra will be mezzo-soprano Sonia Ganassi, tenor John Mark Ainsley and bass Orlin Anastassov together with the BBC Symphony Chorus and Schola Cantorum.
This season, the subscription packages offer even better value for money so
there is an opportunity to enjoy even more great music and student tickets are
now only £10 each.
For more information or to book tickets, call the Anvil Arts box office on 01256
844244. Or use the Anvil Arts website
www.anvilarts.org.uk.
Grants for Rural Communities,
Businesses and Farmers
Available Now!
A large pot of money is available to all those associated with rural life. Grants of up to £50,000 are available to encourage innovation and entrepreneurship for rural people in the north east Hampshire area. The grants, which are funded by Europe and DEFRA, are delivered locally through the Loddon and Eversley LEADER Programme, and are an attempt to boost the rural economy by encouraging active communities and supporting forestry, farming, tourism and business.
Many different sorts of projects could be eligible, including farm diversification projects for holiday lets/offices/camping etc, making ice-cream, cheese, catering vans that use local produce, play equipment, forestry machinery, restoration of historic features, local village shops, village halls, farm shops, trim trails, tourist ventures, internet café’s in local village shops, woodland management, rural food businesses, interpretation projects, village improvements, setting up/expanding a rural business, marketing, training opportunities etc. These are just a few examples, the possibilities are endless and we would suggest looking at our website www.ruralfunding.co.uk or contacting us for further information or a chat about your project idea. You could also look at this website www.rdpenetwork.org.uk/projects which shows projects that have successfully been funded across the UK, it may give you ideas for your own projects!
Our grants are available to those that are either living or working in the rural areas surrounding the Hart, Rushmoor, Basingstoke and Dean areas, for a map please see our website.
For more information or an informal chat about project ideas, contact the Loddon and Eversley LEADER Programme Manager, Emily Preston from Hampshire County Council on 07545 355449 or email emily.preston@hants.gov.uk