News
At noon on Saturday 31st May Dartington will throw open its doors for the annual Open Day.
Dartington’s international environment college Schumacher is currently working with the UK’s first transition initiative Transition Town Totnes to bring innovative ideas around the very real issues of climate change and life after peak oil into the hands of the community.
The Dartington Hall Trust and the Western Morning News are delighted to be working together to launch their first South West Photographer of the Year Competition
A group of 18 talented young music and arts students from Devon and Cornwall have now been selected to take part in the Idyllwild Summer Arts Program.
Films
The most tender and poignant depiction of school days since Gregory’s Girl
A middle-class couple and their son find themselves terrorised and tortured by two politely psychopathic young men.
Mike Leigh leaves behind Vera Drake territory and turns a much more optimistic eye on contemporary life.
A sweet animation for younger kids and adults based on the Hans Christian Andersen tale.
Gael García Bernal explores some of the issues of race, class and privilege addressed in Y tu mamá también behind the camera for his first role as director.
Events
One or Two Week Course (Various start dates). The industrialised world is rapidly realising the importance of nature as a provider of essential but limited resources including water, soil, and air. But its value for human wellbeing in the broader sense is only beginning to be fully understood.
The Monteverdi Vespers has become the most performed and loved work of the the 17th Century, composed for a richly colourful group of 6 solo voices, choir and an orchestra, including three cornetts and sackbutts.
Venue: Schumacher College
Mary Aver is a shaman and healer and has trained in many psychotherapeutic approaches, studying Eastern philosophies, teaching meditation and spiritual development. She is also a visiting lecturer at the Cranfield School of Management and a trainer/consultant in personal and professional development.
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The Dartington Hall Trust is a registered charity no. 279756. Company no. 1485560. Registered Office: The Elmhirst Centre, Dartington Hall, Totnes, Devon TQ9 6EL United Kingdom. Telephone 01803 847000; Fax 01803 847007;