The Lichfield Festival 2011 Events

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    30th Festival: ‘a great success’

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  • Ages 3-8 You are all invited to a very proper tea party. Join Alice for tea and cakes while you listen to her stories from Wonderland. Be sure to dress in your Sunday best – or fancy dress if you...0May 3, 2012

    Alice’s Tea Party 1

    Ages 3-8 You are all invited to a very proper tea party. Join Alice for tea and cakes while you listen to her stories from Wonderland. Be sure to dress in your Sunday best – or fancy dress if you…

  • Ages 3-8 You are all invited to a very proper tea party. Join Alice for tea and cakes while you listen to her stories from Wonderland. Be sure to dress in your Sunday best – or fancy dress if you...0May 3, 2012

    Alice’s Tea Party 2

    Ages 3-8 You are all invited to a very proper tea party. Join Alice for tea and cakes while you listen to her stories from Wonderland. Be sure to dress in your Sunday best – or fancy dress if you…

  • Junk4Funk – Victor Scott Book through Festival Office This year we are teaming up with our Principal Partner BMW Plant Hams Hall to offer Get Creative Workshops at the BMW Plant (near Coleshill). Using recyclable materials from the plant to...0May 3, 2012

    BMW Beats

    Junk4Funk – Victor Scott Book through Festival Office This year we are teaming up with our Principal Partner BMW Plant Hams Hall to offer Get Creative Workshops at the BMW Plant (near Coleshill). Using recyclable materials from the plant to…

  • THIS EVENT IS NOW SOLD OUT, BUT WHY NOT TRY UNIVERSARAMA! Ages 4+ How the first story came to be told… It all started so long ago that it is impossible to remember when. There were no stories at that...0May 3, 2012

    Circle of Tales

    THIS EVENT IS NOW SOLD OUT, BUT WHY NOT TRY UNIVERSARAMA! Ages 4+ How the first story came to be told… It all started so long ago that it is impossible to remember when. There were no stories at that…

  • Celebrating the 200th birthday of Charles Dickens Ages 6+ Take classic children’s stories and give them a brand new twist in this creative story workshop for all ages. Let your imaginations run wild as you turn old stories from classic...0May 3, 2012

    Heroes, Villains and Urchins

    Celebrating the 200th birthday of Charles Dickens Ages 6+ Take classic children’s stories and give them a brand new twist in this creative story workshop for all ages. Let your imaginations run wild as you turn old stories from classic…

  • Ages 13 and under Children’s Workshop Taiko drumming has been a part of Japanese culture for many centuries. It is said that the Japanese village boundaries were defined by the furthest point that the village taiko could be heard. In...0May 3, 2012

    Japanese Taiko Drumming 1

    Ages 13 and under Children’s Workshop Taiko drumming has been a part of Japanese culture for many centuries. It is said that the Japanese village boundaries were defined by the furthest point that the village taiko could be heard. In…

  • Ages 14+ Advanced drumming workshop Taiko drumming has been a part of Japanese culture for many centuries. It is said that the Japanese village boundaries were defined by the furthest point that the village taiko could be heard. In this...0May 3, 2012

    Japanese Taiko Drumming 2

    Ages 14+ Advanced drumming workshop Taiko drumming has been a part of Japanese culture for many centuries. It is said that the Japanese village boundaries were defined by the furthest point that the village taiko could be heard. In this…

  • What can you do with a used cereal box… a used pizza container… or an empty plastic pop bottle? The Eco-Musical answer is Junk4Funk. Drop into this free workshop session at the Lichfield Festival Market and make your very own...0May 3, 2012

    Making Recycled Instruments

    What can you do with a used cereal box… a used pizza container… or an empty plastic pop bottle? The Eco-Musical answer is Junk4Funk. Drop into this free workshop session at the Lichfield Festival Market and make your very own…

  • Melodala is based on the Mandala, a concentric diagram used by Tibetan Buddhist Monks as a creative aid to meditation. Melodala is a unique digital art app using iPads to create art with a musical twist. As the symmetrical pattern...0May 7, 2012

    Melodala – Paint the Cathedral

    Melodala is based on the Mandala, a concentric diagram used by Tibetan Buddhist Monks as a creative aid to meditation. Melodala is a unique digital art app using iPads to create art with a musical twist. As the symmetrical pattern…

  • THIS EVENT IS NOW SOLD OUT, BUT THERE ARE STILL TICKETS FOR MICHAEL ROSEN AT 6PM Ages 6+ School Parties Only Former UK Children’s Laureate Michael Rosen brings his live show to the Garrick Theatre for a special schools performance....0May 3, 2012

    Michael Rosen Live! (Schools Performance)

    THIS EVENT IS NOW SOLD OUT, BUT THERE ARE STILL TICKETS FOR MICHAEL ROSEN AT 6PM Ages 6+ School Parties Only Former UK Children’s Laureate Michael Rosen brings his live show to the Garrick Theatre for a special schools performance….

  • Looking at the current trend for adapting classic tales for the stage and reinventing them in new ways, this workshop is a must for any aspiring performer. No previous experience is necessary, just a bit of imagination. Why not make...0May 3, 2012

    Page to Stage – Actors Masterclass

    Looking at the current trend for adapting classic tales for the stage and reinventing them in new ways, this workshop is a must for any aspiring performer. No previous experience is necessary, just a bit of imagination. Why not make…

  • Step through a door into another world, where nothing is quite as it may seem. Throughout the Festival the Portal will be open to visitors. This family friendly maze structure has been created by 30 local community groups and schools,...0April 19, 2012

    Portal

    Step through a door into another world, where nothing is quite as it may seem. Throughout the Festival the Portal will be open to visitors. This family friendly maze structure has been created by 30 local community groups and schools,…

  • Using beautiful puppets from PuppetCraft’s collection, learn how to operate glove, rod and multi-person puppets. This workshop from one of the UK’s leading puppetry companies is highly recommended for anyone with an interest in learning traditional puppeteering techniques. Ages 7+...0May 3, 2012

    Puppets in Performance Workshop

    Using beautiful puppets from PuppetCraft’s collection, learn how to operate glove, rod and multi-person puppets. This workshop from one of the UK’s leading puppetry companies is highly recommended for anyone with an interest in learning traditional puppeteering techniques. Ages 7+…

  • As the James Bond films celebrate their 50th anniversary we take a look at their classic theme songs. If you have ever fancied belting out a tune in the style of Shirley Bassey – this is the workshop for you!...0May 3, 2012

    Sing Bond

    As the James Bond films celebrate their 50th anniversary we take a look at their classic theme songs. If you have ever fancied belting out a tune in the style of Shirley Bassey – this is the workshop for you!…

  • Ages 8 – Adult Since the dawn of time, human beings have gazed up at the night sky and wondered… What’s up there? How far does it go? Does it ever end? Well, wonder no longer! All these questions and...0May 3, 2012

    Universarama!

    Ages 8 – Adult Since the dawn of time, human beings have gazed up at the night sky and wondered… What’s up there? How far does it go? Does it ever end? Well, wonder no longer! All these questions and…

  • Sonia Sabri Company’s unique dance style blends classic South Asian dance techniques with modern hip hop and street dance influences. A must for aspiring dancers and choreographers looking for new inspiration. Ages 12+0May 3, 2012

    Urban Kathak Dance

    Sonia Sabri Company’s unique dance style blends classic South Asian dance techniques with modern hip hop and street dance influences. A must for aspiring dancers and choreographers looking for new inspiration. Ages 12+

  • Join Alice in our Beacon Park Wonderland and have a go at vintage garden games, red rose painting, Mad Hatter’s Hat Parade and teapot treasure trail. Why not bring a picnic blanket and enjoy your very own tea party on...0May 3, 2012

    Wonderland

    Join Alice in our Beacon Park Wonderland and have a go at vintage garden games, red rose painting, Mad Hatter’s Hat Parade and teapot treasure trail. Why not bring a picnic blanket and enjoy your very own tea party on…