Latitude Festival returns for an incredible 5th edition on 15-18th July 2010, taking place once again in the sumptuous surroundings of Henham Park Estate set within Suffolk’s stunning Sunrise Coast.

Celebrating its fifth year in 2010, Latitude has already become a firm favourite of the festival circuit. Starting out as a small and curious gathering of people in 2006, Latitude’s bold and pioneering approach of incorporating the full range of arts over one weekend has helped to secure its reputation as one of the most respected and highly anticipated events of the season.

Over the past four years, Latitude has inspired and charmed; shocked and educated; bewildered and beguiled. It has entertained its crowds with an eclectic blend of established and emerging acts, all of the highest calibre. With the arts very much at its core, Latitude’s dizzying display of talent is spread throughout the site in perfectly designed and dedicated arenas that entice you in.

Cherry-picking the very best from the worlds of music, theatre, comedy, literature, film, poetry, dance, fashion and cabaret - it is a festival like no other; an intimate place that encourages you to be all that you’ve ever wanted to be; and indulge in the spirit of exploration and discovery.

A Brief History...
In its first year Latitude boasted a mind-blowing headline set from Antony & The Johnsons, Howard Marks provided the shocks and laughs with tales from his hit book ‘Mr. Nice’ in the Literary Arena and the legendary performed two very special performances on not only the main music stage, the Obelisk Arena, but also in the Poetry Arena.

Having already secured its pioneering reputation in its inaugural year, tickets to Latitude’s 2nd edition sold out fast and with the likes of Arcade Fire, Jarvis Cocker and The Good, The Bad & The Queen providing a top quality soundtrack and comics including Bill Bailey, Alan Carr, Dylan Moran and Mark Steel providing the laughs its easy to see why.

A blisteringly hot 2008 saw the festival bloom into a larger and even more popular event featuring music from Sigur Rós, Elbow, Grinderman and Joanna Newsom, and renowned English composer and pianist Michael Nyman mesmerised the Film & Music Arena with a spellbinding solo piano piece, a presentation of his own short films and an intimate Q&A with the audience. Also boasting such literary giants as Hanif Kureishi, Iain Banks and Irvine Welsh as well as the nation’s very own Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy; and the Theatre Arena expanded into a mini festival of its own with the National Theatre, RSC, Paines Plough and Royal Court bringing everything from emerging playwrights to classical Shakespeare, musicals to zombies!

And last year’s fun-filled weekend was perhaps the best yet; musically it featured a fabulously glamorous headline set by disco icon Grace Jones who bedazzled the crowd with a variety of costume changes for every song and put on an incredible hula-hooping display during ‘Slave To The Rhythm’, against a moody backdrop of thunder and lightning. The Obelisk’s other headliners Pet Shop Boys delivered hit after hit to a hypnotic visual display of graphics and lights whilst Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds brought the festival to a fitting close with a perfectly menacing performance.

Elsewhere over the weekend Media & Culture Minister Ben Bradshaw sparred with Jon “The Reverend” McClure over the state of British media at Instigate Debate in the Literary Arena; Sadler’s Wells presented Hofesh Shechter who brought his all-female cast of world renowned dancers to the floating stage on the lake; Latitude welcomed the Royal Opera House and the first full orchestra to appear at an outdoor music festival; Britten Sinfonia; And teams of budding dancers learnt salsa, ballroom and tap with dedicated workshops. Another first was the fashion show by House Of BlueEyes whose models defied physics by strutting on water down a catwalk on the lake. And the woods rang out with the sounds of both the human beatbox chorus of Shlomo & The Vocal Orchestra.

Other highlights over the weekend included an amazing show of vocal and musical beauty courtesy of special guest Thom Yorke who played the now established Sunday morning headline set; Spiritualized provided a wall of light and sound whilst Little Boots further cemented her hold on the British pop scene with an electropop-tastic set on the Sunrise Arena.

Whilst Latitude’s extensive line-up is an incredible assortment of riches that can keep you entertained all weekend, there is also another side to Latitude… a leisurely stroll through the festival’s magical woods and beyond can lead to all manner of untold treasures and unexpected pleasures.

By day you can stumble upon impromptu acoustic performances, fascinating political debates and interactive art installations that will transfix you for hours. But after sundown, in true Bacchanalian style, discover Latitude’s dark and decadent side as the enchanted woods transform into a secret world of temptation and intrigue. A haven for nocturnal animals in search of some mischievous fun under a canopy of fairy lights and imposing oak trees.

Day and night, Latitude Festival is the place to let the experience lead you; to explore the extraordinary and relish in unknown delights - the perfect place for the open-minded, culturally inquisitive and free-spirited.

So as the winter months take their toll, start daydreaming of happier, warmer climes and book yourself a slice of unadulterated cultural fun and adventure this summer at the fifth Latitude Festival on the Sunrise Coast.

Tickets to go on sale at the Latitude Festival launch on
Tuesday 9th March 2010

www.latitudefestival.co.uk

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PRESS REVIEWS FROM LATITUDE 2009

"Top-class performers, multi-coloured sheep, an exquisite lake setting and soil so porous no showers could muddy it. Latitude is becoming a fine alternative to Glastonbury."
Observer

"In four years Latitude has established itself as a big stop on the summer festival circuit." The Times

"Latitude is about the atmosphere, it is about the families, it is about that inviting patch of matting in the poetry tent for the man who has had no sleep."
The Independent

"Latitude in Suffolk last weekend was something of a triumph...this could be a serious, even unmissable date in the literary calendar."
The Daily Telegraph

"Once again they've given us the perfect festival."
Uncut

"The Latitude Festival is fast becoming the place to showcase innovative theatre to a previously untapped audience (including) a rostrum of new-writing talent that would make Edinburgh a little green with envy."
The Stage

“An elegant and eclectic affair for the discerning festival goer.”
Clash Magazine

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Cantor’s Theatre School

and Centre for Performing Arts

Theatre School Principle: CARON CANTOR

Proprietors: CARON AND KENNY CANTOR
Caron and Kenny Cantor have a very wide scope of show business experience with both stage and television appearances.

CARON:
Choreographer ~ Dancer ~ Singer ~ Actress
Producer ~ Director ~ Anything to do with light entertainment

KENNY: "(Oh, you are kind)!"
All Round Comedy Entertainer ~ Writer ~ Producer
Director ~ Pantomime Performer ~ Children's Entertainer ~ Compère
Anything to do with light entertainment

WHAT WE TEACH:
Singing, Movement, Drama, Elocution, Confidence, Team building
Tap Dancing, Ballet, Voice Production, Audition Technique, Jazz
Microphone Technique, Theatrical Make-up, Stage Management

WE RUN A 13 WEEK TERM:
Classes are held on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. At the end of each term, we do perform a show in which all students will take part. See our page The Teams for more information about age and performance groups.

Let your children learn stage experience with us. Parents have been known to say they have seen their children gain a great deal of confidence in only a few weeks.

The number of students is growing weekly!
(we are fully insured and CRB police checked)

CONTACT:
For further details, including fees,
please contact Caron

by telephone: 01502 742011 mobile: 07970 421403
by email kenny.cantor@virgin.net

Cantor’s Theatre School

Uppham Hall, Green Lane,
Kessingland, Suffolk
NR33 7RP

Also with a Satellite School in BECCLES

www.CantorsTheatreSchool.co.uk

"Cantor’s is probably the best seat of learning for
anything theatrical in the area"

Diss Museum presents two events to commemorate the centenary of the Crippen murder and the involvement of local girl Ethel Le Neve.

Amy Gibbons will read Ethel's autobiography at a Murder Night, on Friday 26 February at 7.30pm at St. Mary's Hall, Diss.
The same night, Basil Abbott will give a presentation of The Flush Hall Murder (1915).

David James Smith, author of Supper With The Crippens, will give a talk about the case at the Utd Reformed Church, on Saturday 6 March at 7.30pm.

Two unmissable events to comemorate the centenary of the Crippen murder.

East Anglia, 1942: the US Air Force has invaded, bringing Jeeps, gum, candy and nylons. Charming and friendly, the GIs quickly become part of the local scene. For the next three years, bombers will fly from East Anglia into the enemy’s heartland. Using rare, original film and interviews with veterans, discover the story behind the men who risked extraordinary danger to win the peace.
55 mins.

The Waveney Valley Blog will be featuring one DVD each week,
which you will be able to purchase directly online from the

www.archivefilmshop.co.uk

view our featured DVDs

To find out more about the East Anglian Film Archive’s work and services see our feature
www.waveneyvalleyblog.com/2008/10/east-anglian-film-archive-at-work

or
telephone 01603 592664,
e-mail eafa@uea.ac.uk
or visit www.uea.ac.uk/eafa

February - April 2010

February

Tuesday 16th
‘Wind in the Willows’ Activity day
10:30am - 12:30pm
4 - 7 yr olds
£4 per child, booking essential

Wednesday 17th
Family Bird event
10am - 3:30pm
Runs as 3x 1 ½hour sessions 10:00 - 11:30, 12:30 - 2, 2 - 3:30
Bird trails and craft and make a bird box to take home.
Booking essential, £5 per child (£8 for 2) including bird box, £1 adult.

Thursday 18th
Wind in the Willows’ Activity day
10:30am - 2:30pm
8 - 12 year
£6 per child, booking essential


March

Saturday 6th
Barn Owls
9:30am - 4:30pm
Adult Course £30, booking required
Please contact head office on 01473 890089


April

Friday 2nd
Easter challenge
Family event, find out who has been leaving their eggs around our nature reserve
10 - 3pm, drop in, £2.50 children, £1.50 adults

Friday 9th
Magic and mystery
Family activity day 1-3pm
£3.50 per child, £1.50 per adult, booking required

Tuesday 13th
‘The Hungry Caterpillar’ Activity day
10:30am - 12:30pm
4 - 7 year olds
£4 per child, booking required


Wednesday 14th
‘Survival on the Marsh’ Activity day
11:30am - 2:30pm
13 - 16 year olds
£3 per person, booking required.

Thursday 15th
‘Murder on the Marsh’ Activity day
10:30am - 2:30pm
8 - 12 year olds
£6 per child, booking required


Friday 16th
Bat walk at Oulton Broad
7:30am - 9:30pm
£1 per child, £3 per adult (no unaccompanied children please), booking required


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Our training includes:
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semi-contact sparring
full contact bag work
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national belt gradings and tournaments

Great friendly club atmosphere,
ideal for families and individuals
building fitness and self confidence

Discover Theatre Day:
Making Theatre Accessable At The New Wolsey
Thursday 25 February 2010

The New Wolsey Theatre has a commitment to promoting theatre to a diverse range of people. They have, for some time, been delivering audio described performances for blind and partially sighted patrons and recently they launched a new service in the area for deaf, deafened and hard of hearing patrons - captioned theatre.
To promote both services to existing and new audiences the theatre are hosting an open day for local deaf or visually impaired people, their friends and family.
The event will take place on: Thursday 25 February
At: 11am - 1pm (audio description) and 1.30pm - 3.30pm (captioning)

This event is an exciting opportunity for all blind, visually impaired, deaf, deafened and hard of hearing people in the Ipswich area to find out more about both services, discover what’s involved and what’s on offer at the New Wolsey Theatre. The events will include a demonstration of the services, a tour of the theatre and a chance to meet staff and fellow audience members.



Both events at the New Wolsey Theatre on 25th February are Free.
If you would like to attend, advance booking is essential.
Please contact info@see-a-voice.org or phone 020 7377 0978

Suffolk Artlink Job Opportunities:

*Finance Manager*

*JumpstART! Project Development Officer*

*Clown Round Community Artists*
Working with hospitalised children and young people through magic, singing, drama, play and circus skills


For more details about these opportunities see:
http://www.suffolkartlink.org.uk/Jobopps.htm
contact Suffolk Artlink on 01986 873955

Great Courses, Great Lunches,
Great Accommodation, Anteros Art Centre

Art Courses
Take a break & paint at the Anteros Arts Centre, Norfolk

The Anteros Foundation runs short courses in oil, water colour, acrylic and mixed media.
The courses are run by selected artists known as good teachers.
The setting is in the idyllic Norfolk countryside.
Our courses are open to all abilities and enable like minded people
to be creative away from the everyday stresses of working life.


Art Courses 2010

All courses include lunch unless otherwise stated.


The Art of Garden Design Part 1
24, 25 April
With Su Chisnell
You will leave with a map of your garden design. £60 a day.

The Art of Garden Design Part 2
25, 26 September
Colour focal points
£60 a day.


Contemporary Landscape Painting (Oil)
15, 16 & 17 May
With Tom Benjamin
This course includes focused exercises and practical support,
come prepared for all weathers.
£60 a day.


Lisa Farrant Open Studio
22, 23 May Exhibition 29, 30, 31 May Exhibition 5, 6 June Exhibition
Bank Holiday, family bike circuit, afternoon tea, from 10am to 3pm.


Printmaking without a Press 28–30 May
With Philippa Grant
You will make relief prints and then experiment with this process;
then producing a small edition of handmade, near identical prints.
£60 for the weekend, bring packed lunch.


Painting Water Lilies 3, 4, 5 & 6 June
With John Hemmant
Oil and water colour landscape, whichever your preference.
Days 1 & 2: Anteros Centre
Days 3 & 4: (including boat trip) meet at Barton Broad
£55 a day. Bring packed lunch for each day.
(Limited to 5)


Contemporary Water Colour 19 & 20 June
With Peter Welton
You will learn watercolour techniques: wet on wet; wet on dry;
the use of intense colour to greatest effect; tonal quality;
the Peter Welton technique.
£60 a day.


Life Class 4, 11, 18 September
With Will Teather
Three separate life models, mixing short and long poses.
Improve skills of observation and how to express
this on paper in relation to life drawing.
£35 a session.


Botanical Art
9th & 10th October
With Mariella Baldwin
Mariella taught on the Diploma Course at the Chelsea Physic Garden.
Using watercolour you will be taught accurate observation and
successful colour mixing when drawing and painting.
You will work at your own pace in an encouraging,
informative and challenging environment.
£60 a day.


Iconography 22, 23 & 24 October
Dr Stephene Rene/ John Hemmant
You will prepare a board with Gesso, gain an understanding
of the egg tempera medium and pigments used.
You will learn the technique of layering the pigment to
obtain translucent layers and therefore depth.
A useful technique for portraiture.
£230.


Summer School
(ages 9–12)
The summer school is a creative art event for 9–12 year olds, allowing them to socialise
with their friends and develop their artistic skills in a creative environment.
£25 a day.

26 & 27 July
Ben Quail
Printing your own t-shirt!
Ben is an established printmaker and community artist
known for his humorous and colourful pieces.

28 & 29 July
Neil Gardner
Neil is known for innovative mixed media work with students.

30 & 31 July
Peter Sek
African cave painting and scraffito.
A Ugandan born artist, Peter was artist in residence at the Sainsbury Centre.


Sixth Form Art Summer School (life class)
26, 27 & 28 August
With Will Teather
Teather also lectures at the Norwich University College of the Arts.
Three different life models will be used mixing long and short poses.
The course will improve skills of observation and how to
express this on paper in relation to life drawing.
£30 per day.


East Anglian Schools Portrait Prize 2010
All entries by 11 October
Exhibition and naming of winner 29, 30 & 31 October.


Exhibitions:
The Anteros Centre has a modern well lit space for exhibitions; the Centre staff will assist in marketing events such as private viewings.

The Centre has good parking and catering facilities.

The setting is unique and a great place to be.

Contact details:
John Hemmant
Director

The Anteros Arts Centre
The Harriers
Loddon Road
Bergh Apton
Norfolk
NR15 1BT
map

Email:
john.hemment@anteros.co.uk

Telephone:
01223 969616

Mobile:
07976 587 797

Web site:
www.anteros.co.uk

Accommodation available:
See aforementioned website for details

Bungay Film Club

Many thanks to everyone who attended our last film "Coco before Chanel" which produced our biggest ever audience (63).

Our next screening is "African Queen" on Monday 22 February.

Bungay Film Club's next screening is director, John Huston's The African Queen (U), starring Katherine Hepburn and Humphrey Bogart, at 7.30 p.m. on Monday, 22 February 2010 at the Fisher Theatre, Bungay.

Set in East Africa in 1915, Hepburn plays a prim missionary who accepts a lift downriver with a disreputable river trader (Bogart) to escape the Germans. Both Hepburn and Bogart are on top form, aided by a witty script and magnificent location photography.

Full of adventure, comedy and humanity. 103 minutes

click to enlarge

More details are on our website www.bungayfilmclub.com

Reduced cost membership is available for our remaining screenings. Please ask at the Box Office before a screening.

Hope to see you at our next screening.