Archive For The “Brighton Festival” Category

An evening in the Fire Garden

By | June 4, 2011

This set of pictures were taken at the Jardin Flambeau (Fire Garden) in St Ann’s Well Gardens, Hove, as part of the 2011 Brighton Festival. It was an enchanting event, with all sorts of breathtaking fire installations and sculptures, plus an array of…

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An evening in the Fire Garden

By | June 4, 2011

This set of pictures were taken at the Jardin Flambeau (Fire Garden) in St Ann’s Well Gardens, Hove, as part of the 2011 Brighton Festival. It was an enchanting event, with all sorts of breathtaking fire installations and sculptures, plus an array of…

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What do John Cale & Laurie Anderson have in common?

By | May 30, 2011

Answer: Lou Reed. Lou Reed was the reason I went to see both John Cale and Laurie Anderson perform on two different nights at the Brighton Dome in the Brighton Festival. I didn’t go just because I hoped to spot Lou Reed in the audience, I went because …

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What do John Cale & Laurie Anderson have in common?

By | May 30, 2011

Answer: Lou Reed. Lou Reed was the reason I went to see both John Cale and Laurie Anderson perform on two different nights at the Brighton Dome in the Brighton Festival. I didn’t go just because I hoped to spot Lou Reed in the audience, I went because …

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Writing Freedom

By | May 29, 2011

The writers’ organisation PEN are fighting for the freedom to write. I went to an event in the Brighton Festival where a bunch of writers told the history of the right to express yourself in writing, and what consequences it might have.An example that …

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Writing Freedom

By | May 29, 2011

The writers’ organisation PEN are fighting for the freedom to write. I went to an event in the Brighton Festival where a bunch of writers told the history of the right to express yourself in writing, and what consequences it might have.An example that …

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And the Birds Fell from the Sky

By | May 24, 2011

I’m exhausted (on the brink of seeing clowns!) after weeks of going to Brighton Fringe & Brighton Festival events. I hope to blog about them all at some point. At least I should have the time this week as I’m broke until payday … Usually when the fes…

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And the Birds Fell from the Sky

By | May 24, 2011

I’m exhausted (on the brink of seeing clowns!) after weeks of going to Brighton Fringe & Brighton Festival events. I hope to blog about them all at some point. At least I should have the time this week as I’m broke until payday … Usually when the fes…

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Aung San Suu Kyi and the Brighton Festival

By | May 1, 2011

The 46th Brighton Festival begins next weekend – England’s biggest arts festival, and the second biggest in the UK after Edinburgh. In recent years, the festival has been curated by a guest director. Brian Eno took the reigns last year and Anish Kapo…

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Aung San Suu Kyi and the Brighton Festival

By | May 1, 2011

The 46th Brighton Festival begins next weekend – England’s biggest arts festival, and the second biggest in the UK after Edinburgh. In recent years, the festival has been curated by a guest director. Brian Eno took the reigns last year and Anish Kapo…

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