Arts at Dartington

Torbay and the South West Music School have been selected to host the National Youth Jazz Collective (NYJC) later this year – providing opportunities to the region’s budding jazz musicians and established jazz practitioners alike.

Peter Boyden the new Director of the Arts at Dartington will be speaking at the Lib Dem Conference in Bournemouth on Monday 15 September, discussing the relationship between arts funding and governmental policy.

The Dartington Hall Trust is working closely with University College Falmouth (incorporating Dartington College of Arts) to enhance the creative career opportunities that are available to arts graduates.

On 14 and 15 of August Dartington Hall played host to ‘Apparitions’ – a world exclusive nighttime performance, set in the buildings and grounds of a 12th Century Medieval estate, starring a cast of 85 professional and amateur musicians and actors and featuring a 2000 year old Celtic war horn, a full choir, and the devil on a very large horse.

Filmed in more than 20 countries over four years it is described by David Fincher Fight Club, Se7en) as “what would’ve happened if Andrei Tarkovsky had made The Wizard of Oz”.

Unrelated is the first feature from director Joanna Hogg and is a surprising, sensitive and compelling study of upper middle-class mores and middle-age hang-ups.

After walking away with their first directing Oscars for the blood-soaked, brooding No Country for Old Men (see opposite), the Coen brothers hark back to their other main love, the screwball comedy…

For generations, the people of the City of Ember have flourished in an amazing world of glittering lights.

Cupola Bobber create work using a slow process of collaboration, research, and rehearsal. They mix basic materials with homespun engineering, bumbling wit, and a desire to make delicate work that surprises viewers with its detail, humour and care.

We are delighted to welcome Devon Baroque back to Dartington for a fantastic subscription series celebrating English and French repertoire.

Led by genre trashing percussionist Joby Burgess, Powerplant has created a unique repertoire, exploring hi-octane percussion led music with an electronic sound and strong visual element. They fuse seminal contemporary works with improvisation and remixes of electronica pioneers Kraftwerk.

h2dance addresses political and gender issues with humour and irony to create dynamic and thought-provoking performance work.