Arts PREVIEW: Blue Camel Club It’s party time at Carousel’s regular club night for people with learning disabilities. THE LINE-UP includes four piece metal rockers Zombie Crash, duo Sabien Gator and the mighty Carousel Singers plus guest artists, DJ’s, video mapping showcase and much more. Go prepared to dance, meet your friends By Besi • 1 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Briefs: ‘The Second Coming’ at the Old Market Take six Australian hunks and one New Yorker of differing shapes and sizes, add a fierce portion of drag and mischievous masculinity, infuse with dancing, tumbling, juggling, acro-balancing, trapeze, hula hooping, lip syncing, six-inch heels, cover in sequins frocks and glamour, season with wicked w By Besi • 3 min read
Arts Winter Pride UK Arts Awards 2014 The second Winter Pride UK Arts Awards will be hosted by Irish broadcasting personality Brendan Courtney at Tobacco Dock in East London on Saturday, November 15. Winter Pride UK, a unique celebration of creativity and a dazzling display of the finest performance and visual arts, is open to all artis By Besi • 2 min read
Arts PREVIEW: A Christmas Nutcracker This is English National Ballet’s 11th production of Nutcracker since it performed its first full length Nutcracker in 1950, its founding year. Since then, English National Ballet has established the tradition of performing Nutcracker at Christmas every year. By Besi • 2 min read
Arts World’s first World Ballet Day to be hosted online. October 1 marks a first as five of the world’s leading ballet companies host World Ballet Day. Australian Ballet, Bolshoi Ballet, The Royal Ballet, The National Ballet of Canada and San Francisco Ballet will each stream a live behind the scenes performance from their rehearsal studios online. Starti By Mitchell Orriss • 2 min read
Dance Circus Street regeneration receives planning permission Plans for the regeneration of Circus Street have been given the green light. Brighton & Hove Planning Committee voted in favour of the scheme to develop the derelict municipal market in the city centre, a project developers claim will inject £200m into the economy and create 400 jobs. Richard Upton, By Besi • 1 min read
Arts REVIEW: Dance: Casting Traces It was a subtly disturbing piece, full of reflection and meta reflection, us watching – being watching – watching ourselves watching while being watched, in the end it spiralled into softness, a mirror in a mirror, and I allowed the dancers the music and the ever moving set to just be and get on wit By Eric Page • 3 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Lord of the Dance: Dangerous Games Flatley confirms he is bringing his new production to Brighton Centre during the 2015 UK Tour. Michael Flatley’s Lord Of The Dance: Dangerous Games – a spectacular new staging of the traditional master piece will return to the UK for a nationwide tour playing 18 venues next year. With all the viscer By Besi • 1 min read
Arts PREVIEW: The Blue Camel Club at Brighton Corn Exchange Blue Camel Club – a Carousel project – will be hosting a club night on Monday, June 23 at Brighton Corn Exchange. Picture the scene. A massive dance floor in a beautiful old building in central Brighton. On stage the brilliant dance tunes of The Dancing Rock Queens, TV sensation Daniel Wakeford, mel By Mitchell Orriss • 1 min read
Arts The Warren: Pop up Venue: Review The Warren: Main House: Russell Place, East Brighton, BN1 2RG Pop up Venue & Bar One of Brighton’s most anticipated Pop-up venues (Winner, Best Venue 2012) plonks itself down in the throbbing staggering heart of Brighton with some of the best theatre, cabaret, comedy & music. The Warren is a pop-up By Eric Page • 2 min read
Arts COPPERDOLLAR: Fringe: Review This was a fun night out and a great start to the Festival, a whole lot of silly madness wrapped up in a Day of the Dead whirling Mexican theme, the wonderful mirrored delights of the cool Spiegel tent and a great atmosphere By Eric Page • 3 min read
Arts PREVIEW: LGBT themed events during Brighton Fringe 2014 Brighton Fringe 2014 are hosting 38 LGBT themed events during this years festival. Below is a roundup of all the events on offer, starting from the first scheduled event, and cascading in date order: Speaking Volumes: HIV+ Life Stories When: May 4,11,18, 25 June 1, 8: 11-5pm. April 30 May 2- 3, 7 By Mitchell Orriss • 6 min read
