A new city experience
Art in the City
Local artists, in association with Derby City Council and its partners, are improving the look and feel of our city by making use of empty retail units.
Visit the City today and support participating artists at the venues below.
Joseph Wright's The Orrery
30 Market Place, Derby. T: 01332 641628
Window display of Joseph Wright's "The Orrery".
Florence Nightingale
1 Morledge, Derby. T: 01332 641628
Window display depicting the life of Florence Nightingale and Derby's links to hospital histories, including images of artefacts recovered when the old hospital was closed.
Elaine Lim-Newton - June to September 2010
4 Albion Street, Derby. T: 01332 641628
Elaine Lim- Newton creates beautiful and unique ceramic artwork inspired by East Asian folklore at her Derby studio.
Strike Street Dance Workshops - 11 September 2010
48 St Peters Street, Derby, DE1 1SR T: 01332 232940 (John Hale) W: www.csta.org.uk
Free street dance classes for people under the age of 18 to find out if this is the kind of dance for you. Street dance is a great way of keeping fit, one of the many reasons to take it up.
After this free session, you will have the chance to join Strike School of Dance, which opens on Saturday 25 September at St Peters Church rehearsal rooms.
Tickets: FREE
Time: 13:00 to 13:20 and 15:00 to 15:20 (children aged 7 and under), 13:30 to 14:00 and 15:30 to 16:00 (children aged 8-11) and 14:00 to 14:40 and 16:00 to 16:40 (children aged 11 and over).
Stage Combat Demonstrations - 12 September 2010
48 St Peters Street, Derby, DE1 1SR T: 07833 087357 (Paul Smith) W: www.lostboys.eu.com
One element is always present in the work of the Lostboys ... stage combat. Come along and see how the guys put the fight sequences together, making them look realistic, appropriate to the style of the show, ensuring that they tell a story and - let's not forget - painful, yet funny.
So if it's fake punches, dynamite kicks, plenty of sword thrusts and ... erm ... hair pulling you're after, come and take a look at these guys in action. No need to book, just come along!
Tickets: FREE
Time: 12:00 to 13:30 and 14:00 to 15:30
Exposure Installation - 13 - 18 September 2010
48 St Peters Street, Derby, DE1 1SR T: 07966 213590 (Angharad Jones) W: www.fifthword.co.uk
Fifth Word Theatre is currently producing a theatrical event called Exposure, which features two new one-act plays that will be previewed at Derby Guildhall Theatre on 17 and 18 September 2010.
As part of the Theatre Store, the company will work with a visual artist to create an installation piece as a response to the scripts.
The installation will be created on Monday 13 and Tuesday 14 in full view of the public and launched on Wednesday 15 September. The final piece of work will be on display until Saturday 18 September.
Tickets: FREE
Time: Throughout the day.
The Girl In The Window Experiment - 16 - 17 September 2010
48 St Peters Street, Derby, DE1 1SR E: rhiannon@sustainedmagic.com (Rhiannon Prytherch) W: www.sustainedmagic.com
"When I was younger, I remember the girl in the window as I passed the toy shop".
During one cold winter, a toy shop owner experienced something that he could not explain ... Toys would suddenly move without reason, music boxes would suddenly play and the feeling of someone else in the room sent chills down his back ...
The Girl in the Window - Sustained Magic's interactive experiment - will allow members of the public to experience and influence an old tale, lifted from Derbyshire legends, in a new way.
Tickets: FREE
Time: Throughout the day.
Pick Up a Script Open Rehearsal - 18 September 2010
48 St Peters Street, Derby, DE1 1SR T: 01332 840007 (Rob Snell) W: www.quarndonquads.co.uk
If you've ever dreamt of being an actor, then come along to the Theatre Store at any point between 12pm and 3pm and join in the fun as we rehearse our next play - just watch what happens or pick up a script and read a part.
No previous acting experience necessary, all ages welcome.
Quarndon Amateur Dramatic Society has been performing plays since the 1940s. We are a very friendly society that puts on two plays a year, plus social and fundraising events. We welcome new members from all over Derby and the surrounding area.
Tickets: FREE
Time: 12:00 to 15:00
Centre Stage Theatre Arts - 19 September 2010
48 St Peters Street, Derby, DE1 1SR T: 01332 232940 (John Hale) W: www.csta.org.uk
A rehearsal for students who attend Centre Stage Theatre Arts as they start staging the first few scenes of Jack and the Beanstalk, their next show.
Parents and the public are welcome to join the session.
Find out how a show is put together and how a story written in a script develops through direction into a piece of theatre.
Jack and the Beanstalk will be performed from 16 to 19 December.
Tickets: FREE
Time: 14:00 to 17:00
Stage Combat Workshop - 20 September 2010
48 St Peters Street, Derby, DE1 1SR T: 07833 087357 (Paul Smith) W: www.lostboys.eu.com
A practical, interactive session run by Lostboys Paul Smith and Ben Adams. Suitable for people aged 16 and above.
This workshop explores how to approach fight choreography safely while developing basic manoeuvres such as punching, slapping, hair pulling, pushing, throwing and falling.
By the end of the workshop, you will have created your very own fight sequence. All participants are asked to wear loose clothing.
Tickets: FREE
Time: 18:00 to 20:00
Writing and Developing Scripts Workshop - 21 September 2010
48 St Peters Street, Derby, DE1 1SR T: 07833 087357 (Paul Smith) W: www.lostboys.eu.com
An interactive session run by Lostboys Paul Smith and Ben Adams. Suitable for people aged 16 and above.
This workshop explores how to create a basic 'tool-bag' for script-writing, through a series of games and exercises designed to develop writing skills.
By the end of the workshop, you will have developed a clear understanding of story and script structure and learnt how to beat writers' block. Remember to bring along a pen and a notepad with you ... and plenty of imagination!
Tickets: FREE
Time: 18:00 to 20:00
Devising Theatre Workshop - 22 September 2010
48 St Peters Street, Derby, DE1 1SR T: 07833 087357 (Paul Smith) W: www.lostboys.eu.com
A practical, interactive session run by Lostboys Paul Smith and Ben Adams. Suitable for people aged 16 and above.
This workshop involves learning a series of games and exercises to jump-start the creative process while picking up methods of responding to source material and stimuli.
By the end of the workshop, you will have devised your very own short piece of theatre in response to a stimulus.
Tickets: FREE
Time: 18:00 to 20:00
Shakespearean Comedy Workshop - 23 September 2010
48 St Peters Street, Derby, DE1 1SR T: 07867 996959 (Ben Spiller) W: www.1623theatre.co.uk
A practical, interactive session run by Ben Spiller, artistic director of 1623 theatre company, which performs Shakespeare in unusual places.
This high-energy workshop explores Feste, Shakespeare's quick-witted funnyman in Twelfth Night who inspired the naming of Derby Festé.
Discover what it takes to make a modern audience laugh at jokes created over 400 years ago. Suitable for anyone with an interest in Shakespeare, comedy and Shakespearean comedy. As this is a practical workshop, please wear loose clothing.
Tickets: FREE
Time: 18:00 to 20:00
The Great Shakespearean Workout 2010 Lunchtime Session - 24 September 2010
48 St Peters Street, Derby, DE1 1SR T: 07867 996959 (Ben Spiller) W: www.1623theatre.co.uk
Awarded the London 2012 Inspire Mark, the workout is based on Troilus and Cressida, Shakespeare's only play inspired by the mythology of Ancient Greece, birthplace of the Olympic Games.
The beat of Shakespeare's verse provides the pulse for a fun, 30-minute fitness class. All participants are asked to wear loose clothing and bring along a bottle of water. Suitable for people aged 6 and above. The full 60-minute version of the workout takes place at Derby Festé on Saturday 25 September in the Market Place at 16:23hrs.
Tickets: FREE
Time: 12:00 to 12:30
Hugo and Jonty Variety - 27 September 2010
48 St Peters Street, Derby, DE1 1SR T: 07834 367302 (Citizen 598) W: www.citizen598.com
The stage has been set, the curtain has been drawn and props are ready. Two performers stand in front of you. It is their time to return to the stage. It's Hugo and Jonty.
You must remember them, you should do. After gracing our theatres and televisions for many years, Hugo Manning and Jonty Simpson are embarking on their Autumn theatre tour. After decades in the public eye, the Kings of 1980s light entertainment are back. And this time they're better than ever.
So come on down on the 27 September to see them live and kicking. Please arrive early to avoid disappointment; we DO NOT want a repeat of the incidents that took place at the BBC Wales Summer Roadshow 1983. Both Hugo and Jonty will be available to sign previously purchased merchandise. They can be followed on Twitter @hugoandjonty.
Tickets: FREE
Time: 10:00 to 15:00
Physical Ensemble Workshop - 27 September 2010
48 St Peters Street, Derby, DE1 1SR E: laura.j.smith@hotmail.co.uk (Laura Smith)
This participatory workshop for people aged 18 and under will be a fast-paced and active masterclass in ensemble physical theatre.
We will explore the tools and techniques which can be used to create a piece of contemporary physical theatre. This is an exciting and collaborative approach to devising ensemble theatre, experimenting with lifts, balances and movement sequences to create new and interesting work.
As part of the workshop process we will use the ideas, experiences and opinions of participants to create a piece of original, verbatim text, culminating in a short performance at the end of the session.
Tickets: FREE
Time: 18:00 - 20:00