What's On

Invisible Flock: Sand Pilot

Saturday 8^th September - Monday 24^th September
Arnside

Made in collaboration with Cedric Robinson, the Queen's official guide to the sands, the project uses the sands of Morecambe Bay and the famous cross bay walk as a stunning backdrop to the work.

Louise Ann Wilson: Ghost Bird

Saturday 15^th September - Sunday 16^th September

As part of the Lancashire Witches 400 events, Ghost Bird is a silent walking installation specific to an upland valley in the Forest of Bowland inspired by the Hen Harrier.

Ben Turnbull: Truth, Justice and the American Way

Monday 1^st October - Saturday 24^th November
Peter Scott Gallery

A retrospective look at Ben Turbull's striking visual arts practice from the last decade.

Pilkington's Lancastrian Pottery & Tiles: Titanic

Monday 1^st October - Friday 14^th December
Peter Scott Gallery

A display of recently discovered material from our collection illustrating work Pilkington's Lancastrian Pottery and Tiles completed for the Titanic.

David Hockney: A Rake's Progress

Monday 1^st October - Friday 14^th December
Peter Scott Gallery

Inspired by the New York lifestyle and social scene, David Hockney created a series of 16 prints featuring a semiautobiographical character.

Ludus: Dance Technique Class (2012)

Monday 15^th October
LICA Building

This exciting and dynamic 6 week course focusses on dance technique and is taught by specialist tutors from Ludus Dance

Litfest: All Day Poetry Shindig

Saturday 20^th October
LICA Building

Lancaster's Litfest presents an 'All Day Poetry Shindig' in the LICA Building at Lancaster University.

Ockham's Razor: Not Until We Are Lost

Saturday 20^th October - Wednesday 24^th October
The Nuffield Theatre

Following the Lancaster sell-out success of The Mill in 2010, the fantastic Ockham's Razor return with their second full-length performance,

Litfest present: John Hegley

Saturday 20^th October
LICA Building

Lancaster Litfest presents a brand new collection from one of Britain's best loved comic poets John Hegley.

Litfest: All Day Prose Shindig

Sunday 21^st October
LICA Building

Lancaster's Litfest presents an 'All Day Prose Shindig' in the LICA Building at Lancaster University.

Dancing Lancaster: Exhibition

Monday 22^nd October - Friday 14^th December
LICA Building

A photographic exhibition celebrating the breadth and diversity of dance in the Lancaster and Morecambe district.

Nikolai Demidenko: Piano

Thursday 25^th October
The Great Hall

We are delighted to welcome the virtuoso Russian pianist Nikolai Demidenko for our Steinway inaugural concert.

Forced Entertainment: The Coming Storm

Monday 29^th October - Tuesday 30^th October
The Nuffield Theatre

This new work combines their trademark black humour with a collage of arresting images and an anarchic performance style.

Manchester Camerata Ensemble (2012)

Thursday 1^st November
The Great Hall

This elite group of the north west’s finest musicians is led from the violin by the Venezuelan violinist, Giovanni Guzzo.

Company Chameleon: Gameshow

Thursday 1^st November
The Nuffield Theatre

Gameshow is set in a world of glitz and glamour associated with Celebrity Culture. One character has it and the other seeks it.

Donohoe & Roscoe Duo

Thursday 8^th November
The Great Hall

We welcome two of the UK’s most exceptional pianists, Peter Donohoe and Martin Roscoe, who've been playing as a duo since their student days.

Transpennie Triple Jam

Saturday 10^th November
The Great Hall

Three community music orchestras from across the North fill the Great Hall stage, performing their own individual repertoires of contemporary Jazz and global Folk music

Ridiculusmus: Total Football

Tuesday 13^th November - Wednesday 14^th November
The Nuffield Theatre

Picking over football systems, political wrangling and changing-room banter, Total Football tackles the big questions of life: immortality, happiness and why England always lose.

SaxAssault

Thursday 15^th November
The Great Hall

SaxAssault combines the talents of some of the best UK saxophonists from jazz,pop and classical genres backed by grooves from a three piece rhythm section.

Vincent Dance Theatre: Motherland

Thursday 15^th November
The Nuffield Theatre

Motherland is a funny and moving show about having it all. Vincent Dance Theatre’s ensemble of 11 men, women and children take a look at the gender they were born into and the price they are paying for it.

Fitkin Band

Thursday 22^nd November
The Great Hall

The Fitkin Band is one of the most enjoyable and original modern ensembles in the UK. This programme has a gypsy and medieval theme at its core.

12 Degrees North: Triple Bill

Thursday 22^nd November
The Nuffield Theatre

This contemporary dance programme features new works by Alesandra Seutin, Gary Clarke, Antonia Grove.

The Paper Cinema: Odyssey

Tuesday 27^th November - Wednesday 28^th November
The Nuffield Theatre

Homer’s iconic tale is vividly told with beautiful illustrations and projection transforming a suitcase full of cut-out paper puppets into an array of living characters.

Opera North with Howard Shelley

Thursday 29^th November
The Great Hall

We are delighted to welcome back the orchestra of Opera North under the direction of one of the UK’s best loved pianists, Howard Shelley.

Rajni Shah Projects: Glorious

Saturday 1^st December
The Nuffield Theatre

Glorious is a haunting and unusual new musical completely reinvented for every location, as members of the local Lancaster community work to create this final event.

Calaita Flamenco Son

Thursday 6^th December
The Nuffield Theatre

Calaita are a 6 piece music group with dancer, playing authentic, traditional flamenco and contemporary flamenco rumbas.

Sarah Casey: Drawing the Delicate

Friday 7^th December - Friday 14^th December
Peter Scott Gallery

Sarah Casey is primarily engaged in making drawings which test the limits of visibility and material existence.

Benji Reid: Pinocchio

Saturday 8^th December - Monday 10^th December
The Nuffield Theatre

This is a version of Pinocchio like no other, featuring a top-class body-popper, music, dance and puppetry created by Benji Reid.

Chroma

Thursday 24^th January
The Great Hall

We are delighted to welcome the Chroma Ensemble back to Lancaster, they've promised another entertaining evening which won't disappoint.

Xinowa Sej

Thursday 31^st January
The Great Hall

Xinowa Sej is a three-piano ensemble and currently one of the most exciting projects on the international pianoscene.

Beats & Pieces Big Band

Thursday 7^th February
The Great Hall

The Beats & Pieces Big Band draws on a wide range of influences from Loose Tubes to Radiohead to redefine the role of a big band for a new generation.

Matthew Barley: The Sacred Cello

Thursday 14^th February
The Great Hall

Few solo artists are as dynamic and creative with their art as Matthew Barley. Inspired by Benjamin Britten’s centenary, The tour of “The Sacred Cello” has no less than 100 performances.

Bardolino with Skampa String Quartet

Thursday 21^st February
The Great Hall

The Skampa Quartet are joined by the vibrant folk ensemble, Bardolino to explore a programme of pieces which share their musical roots.

Manchester Chamber Choir

Saturday 2^nd March
The Great Hall

Manchester Chamber Choir bring together the finest voices in the North West under the baton of Lancaster-born maestro, Justin Doyle.

Gabriela Montero (Piano)

Thursday 7^th March
The Great Hall

This goddess of the piano is one of the most unique artists of her time. Montero has carved a reputation for her exceptional real-time improvisations made "on the fly".

Lancashire Sinfonietta: Wunderkind

Thursday 14^th March
The Great Hall

Our very own star studded chamber Orchestra in Residence shows its youthful spirit with a night of music which celebrates young musicians.

Tine Thing Helseth with Kathryn Stott

Thursday 21^st March
The Great Hall

This wonderful Norwegian trumpeter is taking the world by storm she is joined by Steinway Artist and patron, Kathryn Stott, to close our season with a joyful fanfare.

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