Here is the Arts Festival
I must get a ticket to see Maxin Peake’s adaptation of her radio play, Beryl, at the W Yorkshire Playhouse
CycleSheffield will be putting on a Barnsley FridayNightRide as part of the Bike Show there
and CycleSheffield member Rod Ismay is leading a Bell ringing festival on the days of the Tour in Yorkshire – see last box
Plenty to see and do
• Yorkshire Festival 2014 is the first ever arts festival to precede the Tour de France, the world’s biggest annual sporting event
• Yorkshire Festival 2014 will run from 27th March to the 6th July 2014
• Yorkshire Festival 2014 is backed by Welcome to Yorkshire, Yorkshire Water and Arts Council England as well as Local Authorities across the county
YORKSHIRE FESTIVAL 2014 COMMISSIONS
| Name of project & dates (in order) | Company | Brief Overview |
| Seven Major Commissions | ||
| Tour De Cinema March 27 – July 5
Pan – Yorkshire | Sheffield Doc/Fest PR contact: Sylvia Wroblewska, Business and Marketing Director 07775 537616 | Award winning director Daisy Asquith teams up with cult musician Bill Nelson to create a new film as part of a series of screenings to be shown on 10 outdoor screens in stunning locations across Yorkshire. TOUR DE CINEMA presents fiction and documentary films (including Alan Bennett’s rarely seen BBC film ‘A Day Out’, about a Halifax cycling club; and Jarvis Cocker’s blazing soundtrack for The Big Melt) also in 35 local Town Halls as well as city centre big screens. |
| Fields of VisionWorkshops: April & May Installation: June 1 – July 6 South Pennine | Pennine ProspectsMark Turner mark.turner@pennineprospects.co.uk Mob: 07582 102109 | Fields of Vision will comprise of huge, grass-based land art installations in the stunning South Pennine Landscape. It will bring together artists, young farmers, cyclists and the community. |
| Thomas Houseago End of April – October Wakefield and Leeds | Yorkshire Sculpture TrianglePR contact: rebecca@henry-moore.org 0113 246 7467 | The YST’s first ever commission: LA-based, Leeds-born artist Thomas Houseago who will create two spectacular sculptures in Leeds city centre and for Yorkshire Sculpture Park for the very first time. |
| The Tour of Infinite PossibilityWorkshops end of April, tours over two weekends: 7/8th June & 21/22nd June | Grassington Fest/Hope & Social Rachel Aulty press@grassington-festival.org.uk Mob: 07545 917044 | Hope & Social will recruit, rehearse and create A Band Anyone Can Join for Yorkshire to play 12 shows in 12 locations (TBC) across the two stages of the race.They will release official festival song The Big Wide for artists and audiences to ‘make their own. |
| Ghost Peloton May 16 – May 17
Leeds | Phoenix Dance Theatre & NVA in partnership with SustransPress contact Tony Shepherd 07956 655813 tony.shepherd@btopenworld.com For interview: Sharon Watson Phoenix Dance Theatre. Contact Abi Cattley abi.cattley@phoenixdancetheatre.co.uk 0113 236 8130 Angus Farquhar NVA creative Director. Contact Annie Crabtree Annie@nva.org.uk 0141 332 9911 | Ghost Peloton is a highly ambitious collaboration between two of the UK’s most respected arts organisations; Phoenix Dance Theatre and acclaimed Scottish public arts charity NVA.They will create the world’s first ‘Ghost Peloton,’ which will appear on film and see 50 choreographed cyclists in programmed light suits performing in central Leeds. |
| Bike Story June 20-July 5
Pan Yorkshire | 509 Arts Ltd Jenny Harris Mobile: 07505 127631 | Bike Story is about people and their relationship to the bicycle. Everyone has a bike story and the organisers want to hear yours. The ups and downs of cycling, the traumas as well as the triumphs. Mike Kenny and Martin Riley will weave a selection of these into a very special outdoor performance that will visit locations across the county, thrilling and entertaining audiences of all ages. |
| Hypervelocity July 2 – 6
Kirklees | Kirklees CouncilGillian Donohoe Senior Marketing & Communication Officer 01484 221000 07528 252294 gillian.donohoe@kirklees.gov.uk | Hypervelocity will use the streets of Huddersfield through to Holmfirth and Holme Moss as a giant canvas on which to display the most amazing creativity with performances and installations by international and regional artists and local communities. Watch out also for mysterious goings on in St George’s Square!
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| Date order | Summary of 40 commissions | |
| Bonjour! Film your Tour competition Film shown at various locations and dates | Sustrans PR contact: Emma Peasland 07768423652 and 01132450006 emma.peasland@sustrans.org.uk | Sustrans will run a county-wide competition in schools for a chance to be part of a short film explaining what the Tour de France is. Six winning schools will be selected to film six winning videos to professional quality which will form one overarching film. |
| Cheer SingWorkshops: March – June Cheering: July 5&6 Pan Yorkshire | Louise Gibbslouise@jazzmine.co.uk 07813 684 077 0113 294 8008 | Cheer-Sing workshops will teach communities along the route to devise, lead and perform their own chant-songs and clapping-raps, raising a mighty wave of support for the racers. |
| DepARTures March 27
Pan Yorkshire | Cape UK Steve Pearson, Communications Manager steve.pearson@capeuk.org.uk 0113 322 3050 07843 038775 | CapeUK will enable all schools in the Yorkshire and Humber region to engage with Yorkshire Festival 2014 through 15 downloadable resources. Resources will support schools to find exciting ways to link to the Festival and encourage more young people to experience world class art and culture in Yorkshire. |
| Kes March 27 – April 5 Crucible Theatre, Sheffield | Sheffield TheatresLucy Smith / Lisa Hawkins Tel: 0114 201 3828 l.smith@sheffieldtheatres.co.uk or l.hawkins@sheffieldtheatres.co.uk
| A world première of a new dance-theatre adaptation of a much-loved Yorkshire story – Kes |
| The Sheffield Steel Peloton March 27 – June 28
Sheffield | Sheffield Peleton Field Cycles Mark Bull sheriff@zerobelow.co.uk 0114 2679099 07765136992 | The Sheffield Steel Peloton invites local artists and public to discover Sheffield’s finest export – Steel. Raw material of iron ore will be sourced from the ground in Sheffield (something not done for hundreds of years), smelted and sculpted to produce a unique one off bike head post badge designed by a Sheffield based illustrator to celebrate the Grand Départ. |
| A Taste of Honey March 27 – 19 April (Press night 1 April) Hull / Doncaster / Scarborough | Hull Truck Theatre Dan Baxter, Email: marketing@hulltruck.co.uk Tel: 01482 325 012
| Directorial debut at Hull Truck of new Artistic Director Mark Babych in Shelagh Delaney’s classic set in Salford.The production will move from Hull to the Cast Doncaster May 13 – 17 and then SJT Scarborough May 20 -24. |
| True Grit Digital Poetry March 27 – May | Khadijah Ibrahiim khadijah.ibrahiim@googlemail.com 07796 900213 | The True Grit Cycle uses the vibrant, engaging form of performance poetry to hear the direct, honest, imaginative voices of Yorkshire people speaking in their own communities and landscapes. |
| tutti frutti productions and York Theatre Royal April – June Pan Yorkshire | Alison PoveyTour Manager Alison@tutti-frutti.org.uk 0113 388 0027
| Monday’s Child by award winning writer Brendan Murray, for children aged 3+ and their families. A simple poetic story of the unique bond between a grandmother and a child. |
| Wu Chi-Tsung – Dust 4 April – 31 May
Sheffield | Site Gallery, Sheffield | Site Gallery presents two interactive installations by the Taiwanese artist, rising star Wu Chi-Tsung. Crystal City 003 and Dust make use of everyday materials, plastic boxes, lights and dust, to create meditative dream worlds. This is the first chance for UK audiences to see Dust, which was produced by Site Gallery in 2006 and shown later that year at the Shanghai Biennial. It captures the shadows of tiny dust particles as they spiral around the audience to make a mesmerising abstract projection. |
| The Grand Departs April 5
Starting from Mytholmroyd, Calderdale 12 noon | I-move Elenid Davies elenid@imovearts.co.uk 07796 098493
| Music and cycling challenge to test how many cyclists it takes to pull a grand piano up one of the longest continuous ascents in England. A range of pianists, professional and amateur, are being invited to play a specially composed piece of music as a team of cyclists attempt the arduous task. Spectators and supporters are invited to join in a send-off event and cheer the team on. |
| Ursula von Rydingsvard April 5 – Jan 2015 Wakefield | Yorkshire Sculpture Park Nina Rogers Nina.rogers@ysp.co.uk 07973 432489 | Major exhibition of sculpture by Ursula von Rydingsvard. The exhibition is the highly acclaimed American artist’s first large-scale survey in Europe and will premiere new, large-scale work. |
| Theatre Tol, Spirit Festival April 12, 8pm
Dewsbury | Kirklees CouncilGillian Donohoe Senior Marketing & Communication Officer 01484 221000 07528 252294 gillian.donohoe@kirklees.gov.uk | Theater Tol’s Luce (Belgium): Inspired by the struggle between the mutually antagonistic Italian cyclists Fausto Coppi and Gino Bartali and set in the 40s and 50s, Luce tells of their rivalry. It’s a battle on two wheels and a passionate love story with cinematic images, songs, dance, secret love letters, Luce end in a spectacular aerial show. |
| National Student Drama Festival – Sunday TimesApril 12 – 18 Scarborough | Michael Brazier 020 7036 9027 | The National Student DramaFestival is a Yorkshire institution. It draws hundreds of rising stars – actors, writers, directors, technicians and producers from across the UK. |
| Art and Yorkshire: Turner to Hockney April 12 – Oct 12 Harrogate | The Mercer Gallery Jane Redfern pr@janeredfern.co.uk 07724 131179 | Art and Yorkshire: From Turner to Hockney, this is an exhibition of historic, modern and contemporary visual art that defines the spirit of Yorkshire. |
| From Versailles to Yorkshire: Sevrès and Moore at Harewood From April 18 – November 2 | Harewood House Trust Ltd. PR contact: Alexis Guntrip, alexis.g@harewood.org 0113 218 1225 07967 223 691 | In 2014 Harewood’s House and grounds plays host to a stunning display of works by French and British masters and contemporary artists: from the iconic sculptures of that quintessentially Yorkshire son Henry Moore to a tiny, exquisite tea set owned by the extravagant, ill-fated Queen Marie Antoinette of France. |
| The Fantastical Bike ParadeApril 26 Todmorden | Handmade ParadeJacqui Matthews todmorden@ytbtic.co.uk 07825 627798 /01706 818181 | A parade through Todmorden of fantastical bicycle creatures preceded by participatory workshops |
| Poised (2012) May 10 – June 29
Hull | Ferens Art Gallery Anna Pilgrim anna.pilgrim@hullcc.gov.uk 01482 248359 07720 095754 | The Ferens Art Gallery will work with Film and Video Umbrella and the artist Dryden Goodwin to present an existing video installation, ‘Poised’ (2012), in a new context whilst involving and inspiring local communities to produce their own creative responses to the exhibition. |
| Graham Watson exhibition May 15 – August
Leeds | White Cloth Gallery Sharon Price & Peter Dench 07791 253407 sharon@whiteclothgallery.com peter@whiteclothgallery.com | Exhibition of photographs by world renowned and respected cycling photographer, Graham Watson who has photographed the TdF from 1982 to present. Working in partnership with Rouler Magazine, White Cloth Gallery will also be exhibiting the work of Bernard Thompson – a photographer who concentrated on cycling from the early 60’s through to the mid 80’s. |
| Bike Show May 16 – July 12
Barnsley | The Gallery@ The Civic Miz De Shannon, Marketing mizdeshannon@barnsleycivic.co.uk 01226 327108
David Sinclair, on 01226 327011, email davidsinclair@barnsleycivic.co.uk | Exhibition BIKE SHOW will show the influence of cycling culture on contemporary design. From technological advancements, to bikes made of sustainable materials to how to avoid bike theft, the exhibition will also examine the spectacle of the TdF –its history, its language and some Yorkshire riders who have ridden it. |
| I Fagiolini May 23
Beverley | National Centre for Early MusicPR contact: Shona Galletly e: shona@shonagalletlypr.co.uk m: 07813 796 733
| I Fagiolini brings to life the music, mayhem, political intrigue and comic entertainment of Venice at Carnival through the music of Banchiere, Monteverdi, Gabrielli and Vecchi’s madrigal comedy L’Amfiparnaso. |
| The Hunt May 26 – June 30
Pan Yorkshire | Frolicked PR contact and lead artist Beka Haigh Mob: 07947 578181 Email: admin@frolicked.co.uk | Treasure Hunt around Yorkshire, beginning with four mini hunts. Clues at these four events lead to a final hunt at an undisclosed location. At each location, Frolicked’s distinctive puppets will make appearances, helping to guide hunters towards the prize. |
| The Last Train to Scarborough May 30 – June 14
Scarborough | Su-Ann Chow-Seegoolam 01723 356666 07577 636465 | This stage adaptation of Andrew Martin’s 2009 novel will be a world premiere presented in association with the National Railway Museum in York and adapated and directed by Chris Monks. |
| Carnival Bentham by Bike May 31
Bentham, Craven | Pioneer Projects (Celebratory Arts) Sean Sanderson 01524 262672 | A trail of public artwork will be created at the Bentham Passing Place, a circular detour off the Way of the Roses cycle route. It is the first time Bentham havs engaged with a public art project and artworks will be in place by summer. |
| Yorkshire in Yellow 31 May – 7 Sept
Millennium Gallery, Sheffield | Museums Sheffield & Made North Chris Harvey [Comms Officer] chris.harvey@museums-sheffield.org.uk 0114 278 2664 | Yorkshire in Yellow invites contemporary artists, designers, and creatives with a Yorkshire connection to design a tribute to the Tour’s famous yellow jersey using yellow t-shirts as their canvas. These unique designs will be brought together to form a striking new display in the Millennium Gallery’s main thoroughfare. |
| Cold Bath Slow Art June 7-8, June 14-15, July 5-6
Harrogate | Chrysallis Rick Faulkner slowart@chrysalis.com 07702 128443 | To create celebrations on Cold Bath Road which engages with the community and celebrates the Tour de France in Harrogate, whilst simultaneously drawing attention to the benefits of sustainable transport |
| Le Grand Voyage June 6,7 and July 5,6
Harrogate Theatre | Harrogate Theatre Executive Producer Kevin Jamieson Kevin.jamieson@harrogatetheatre.co.uk 01423 502710 ext 104 Michaela Noonan [PR] Michaela.noonan@harrogatetheatre.co.uk 01423 502710 ext 106 | An unforgettable theatrical experience throwing participants into the beating heart of the Grand Départ in a way like no other. This touring virtual reality bicycle ride, in which the participating cyclist gets to be a rider in an unusual version of the Tour de France, features the Yorkshire landscape – and more far-flung places. Created in collaboration with Il Pixel Rosso. |
| North Yorkshire Open Studios June 7-8, June 14-15
North Yorkshire | Chrysalis Arts France-Leigh Hadrysiak franceleigh@nyos.org.uk 07813 450451 01756 748529
| North Yorkshire Open Studios is in its tenth year and has grown to become one of the major events in North Yorkshire’s cultural calendar. Professional artists open their studios to the public over two weekends and offer workshops, exhibitions, geocaching trails and arts walks. |
| Götterdämmerung June 14, June 18 + July 12
Leeds | Opera North Julia Gregg, Interim Press & PR Manager Tel: 0113 223 3526 julia.gregg@operanorth.co.uk | Opera North is celebrating the Grand Départ as part of Yorkshire Festival 2014 with the final part of an exhilarating journey of its own. Götterdämmerung, or Twilight of the Gods, is the last opera of Wagner’s epic Ring Cycle which will come to a conclusion just before the biggest cycle in sport takes off from Leeds. |
| Tour de Force Bicycle Orchestra June 20 – June 21
Huddersfield | Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival (hcmf//) & artists from Levenshulme Bicycle Orchestra Sarah McWatt s.mcwatt@hud.ac.uk 01484 471116 07989 669521 | Join hcmf// at workshops designedto take recycling to a new dimension by building musical instruments from bike parts. hcmf// will help you explore your bicycle’s tuneful possibilities and discover new sounds and music. Once made, you’ll play bicycle music with the rest of your orchestra. |
| Wish you were here 21 June
Grassington, North Yorkshire | NYMAZ
Heidi Johnson Heidi@nymaz.org.uk 07745 087378 01904 543382 | Wish You Were Here is an opportunity for seven communities in North Yorkshire to celebrate what’s truly special about their area by writing and performing their own original songs, aided by a great team of musicians drawn from NYMAZ’s experienced delivery partners. |
| Tour de Brass June 21 and 22
Pan Yorkshire | Brassed on York Ltd Contact for press: Kate Lock, Klockworks@btinternet.com 07792 633984
| TOUR DE BRASS is a weekend of brass-band concerts taking place across Yorkshire in locations along the two stages of the Grand Depart, culminating in a grand finale in York on the Sunday night with the Tour de Brass Yorkshire Prom concert performed by the world-famous Black Dyke Band.Details about bands and locations will be on the Yorkshire Festival website and www.brassedon.org
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| The Really Big Sing June 24
Scarborough OAT, North Yorkshire | Create Arts Development Ltd Michelle Watts michelle@create.uk.net 01723 384546 | The Really Big Sing is offered to every school in North Yorkshire, culminating in ‘A Really Big Sing’ performance of the songs with up to 6,000 pupils and staff at the Open Air Theatre in Scarborough – bringing the Tour De France Cultural Festival to the Coast. |
| Bicyclism June 24 – July 7
Leeds City Museum, Millennium Square | Jenny Harris jenny@jennyharrisuk.com 07505 127631 | Bicyclism is an exhibition, website, performance and publication about the people in and around Leeds that inhabit cycling, its history and its popular culture. The project will be curated, created and delivered by Leeds based artists, writer and musician Boff Whalley and photographer Casey Orr. |
| Lost Boy Racer June25 – 27 (Press Night June 26)
Lawrence Batley Theatre, Huddersfield | Laura Rodwell laura@thelbt.org 01484 484402 | LOST BOY RACER is a quirky northern comedy-drama with a touch of blood-sweat-and-tears, a large dose of cycling wisdom lubricated with fun and farce, with some off-the-wall dance and bike antics and a love story of sorts.The production will feature a special set made of bike parts from sculptor Tim Tolkien. |
| Bicycle with Barefoot June 27 -28 Halifax | Annapurna Indian Dance with Hebden Bridge Arts Festival, Halifax Festival & Eureka! National Children’s MuseumShantha Rao 01422 209906 / 07737 759783 | A small scale dance show combining Indian dance with the creation of a bicycle painting, shared with the audience at the end of the performance at Eureka! |
| Beryl by Maxine Peake June 30 – July 19
Leeds | West Yorkshire Playhouse Paula Rabbitt Paula.rabbitt@wyp.org.uk 07948 380362
| Beryl Burton was one of the greatest cyclists the world has ever seen. She was born less than 3 miles from West Yorkshire Playhouse and trained with Morley Cycling Club. Originally written for radio, TV star Maxine Peake has adapted her own script for the theatre. |
| Cart before Horse June 30 – July 6
Pan Yorkshire | Stumble Dance Circus Mish (Michele) Weaver mish@stumbledancecircus.com 07932 630576 | Cart before Horse is a powerful new contemporary circus performance which will be created especially forLe Grand Départ. It will include workshop activity around trick cycling and other circus skills and a piece which tours outdoors in six shows across Yorkshire. |
| The Woolly Bike Trail July 1 – 31 | Cassandra Kilbride Woollybiketrail@hotmail.co.uk
07532 097790 | Cassandra Kilbride is a prolific yarn-stormer. For the Grand Départ, Cassandra is creating ten woolly bikes based on familiar Yorkshire themes, from woollen mills to whippets. Followher thread between locations, or take part in a free workshop. |
| Festival of Colour Light and Space July 3 – 6
Sheffield | Sheffield Cathedral Rachael Savage
Rachael.savage@sheffield-cathedral.org.uk 07890 390331 0114 263 6951 | In its centenary year, Sheffield Cathedral will be working with Eye Music Trust and Yorkshire artists to undertake a creative outreach programme that will culminate in a 5 day creative showcase within the stunning. Colourscape arts installation on the Cathedral forecourt, inspired by the visit of the Tour de France to Yorkshire. |
| Bell Ringers Herald Cyclists July 5 & 6
Around TdF routes | Yorkshire Association of Change Ringers Rod Ismay Email rismay@virginmedia.com Phone 07913 909 787 | Church bells across Yorkshire will welcome Le Tour with traditional English change ringing. As well as ringing bells on the route as the cyclists approach, ringers from around the country will be invited to join in a Festival of Ringing as part of the 100 day cultural event. |
