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What’s in the Air?
SARAH MILNE talks to Jude Montague about her graphic novel-in-progress Matt Armstrong Jude Montague’s talents are spread right across the local art and music scene. From musical performances with her…
Treading the Boards at The Stables
STUART BAILLIE In the coming months I’m going to be writing about The Stables - Hastings’ vibrant and exciting theatre and art gallery down in The Bourne. Courtesy of The…
4 Rooms – Plus
SARAH MILNE on Markus Thonett’s new exhibition at St Andrews Mews Tessa ThonettMarkus Thonett with Infinity Rail Track The secret rooms of St Andrew’s Mews, mysterious decaying grandeur found upstairs…
Virtual Storytelling
Over the summer of 2023, MSL led people in Hastings and Medway on a detective hunt, delving into the towns’ archives and interviewing residents to find out about the past…
Concerto Competition
VICTORIA KINGHAM at the inception of the 2024 Hastings International Piano Concerto Competition Alice DennyCompetition judges Vanessa Latarche (Artistic Director) and Pascal Escande (centre) With a splendid reception at the…
Jerry Bergonzi Quartet Return to Jazz Hastings
Jerry Bergonzi is becoming a regular fixture at Jazz Hastings. After two triumphant appearances in the last two years, this legendary American tenorist is back by popular demand. Bergonzi gained…
None of the Above
New Group Show at Electro Studios Six contemporary artists. Six contrasting styles. Commitment to challenging work, from deeply personal to fiercely political. There is no overarching narrative. These artworks transgress…
The mystery of agency in a world full of forces
CALLUM THOMSON Yumino Seki as a ‘world spirit’ As the performance begins, a long curtain drops from the ceiling to the floor. It does not take up the full width…
Poetry to be Enjoyed not Endured
SERENA FERRARI looks forward to when Henry Normal and Brian Bilston perform at the De La Warr, kicking off a nearly sold out tour. Richard DavisHenry Normal and Brian Bilston…
Love, Mania, Transfiguration
VICTORIA KINGHAM on the St Leonards Concerts Weekender Once more, it has to be said that down here in a small area of St Leonards and Hastings we are privileged…
Don’t Make a Scene
ELIZABETH ALLEN on a new book by local resident Merryl Futerman COURTESY OF THE AUTHOR Merryl Futerman, author In Don’t Make a Scene, Merryl’s twenty-five years of experience as PA…
Painting Hastings in Oils
VICTORIA KINGHAM on Bill Greenhead’s new paintings at The Stables The genial Bill Greenhead is one of those comparatively rare and happy people whose talent is also their livelihood. He…
Going Big at the Carlisle
AMANDA BROOKS takes in Not Now Norman, White Tyger and The Hot One Two. Stuart Isteed PhotographyThe Hot One Two The Carlisle Rock Venue in Hastings town, run by Gemma…
The Brice is Right
BEN THOMPSON Released in 2022 on the resonantly named West Hill record label, double bass virtuoso Olie Brice’s Fire Hills – a double CD for trio and octet – has…
DeFries Leaps In
VICTORIA KINGHAM As jazz musicians get older, it is perhaps understandable that they might settle into a comfortable groove, doing what they are confident in, playing through familiar changes in…
‘One in a Million’ Ellen Prebble at Hastings Museum and Art Gallery
SARAH MILNE As a working artist and arts writer, going to art shows and events is a central part of life, something I am incredibly grateful for. I can honestly…
Learn and Participate
The organisation behind the Hastings International Piano Concerto Competition, firmly believes in its responsibility to reach beyond the competition to engage locally through its Learning and Participation programme. Courtesy of…
Writing about Writing
VICTORIA KINGHAM The Palace Workspace is a well-considered refurbishment of an ex-department store in Robertson Street. It’s five floors of glorious open space, warm, redecorated and lined with nicely-selected paintings…
A Generous Dose of Brazilian Sun
CALLUM THOMSON Braziliant is a night of music, dancing and culture inspired by Samba, the Afro-Brazilian art form. Co-organiser, Dan Wiltshire, wants to make Hastings “the sunniest place in the…
Upcoming: Two Unmissable Concerts
VICTORIA KINGHAM In 2024, St Leonards Concerts once again take an innovative approach. The eclecticism of what they present has always been in evidence – what is maybe less apparent…
A Unique Musical and Creative Performance
The House of the Stone that Spoke, an experiential theatre performance, ran to sold out houses throughout the Christmas period. JUDY DEWSBERY has been to many of ExploreTheArch’s performances exploring…
ARTS DIARY
THE SPIRIT IN THE DUST Kino-Teatr, St Leonards, 20 February, Original dance/music performance featuring Japanese Butoh-influenced dancer Yumino Seki, with music from Afrit Nebula and images by Mark French. Seki…
Mike Hatchard’sFacing Up
A new concept for a regularly monthly event on the first Thursday of every month at CROWN HOUSE, St Leonards – music, chat, comedy and more. Some years ago local…
Fat Tuesday Festival Returns with Anniversary Disc
Despite the rejection of Arts Council England support, Hastings Fat Tuesday CIC (HFT) have announced that next month’s festival can and will proceed, albeit on a reduced budget. A successful…
Ukrainian Opera & Ballet Theatre Kyiv
Bizet: Carmen Wednesday 3 April 2024Puccini: Madama Butterfly Thursday 4 April 2024 Since 2002, Ellen Kent Productions has been committed to touring with Ukrainian opera companies and giving them the…
17th Hastings International Piano Concerto Competition
The 17th Hastings International Piano Concerto Competition will take place from 22 February to 2 March 2024. Forty extraordinary young concert pianists from 18 countries will compete for the Sophia…
Project Art Works
Project Art Works collaborates with people with complex support needs, families and circles of support. Our practice intersects art and care, responding to neurodivergence, its gifts and impacts. Challenging paradigms…
It’s About That Time…
VICTORIA KINGHAM on Darius Brubeck at Jazz Hastings Another packed night at the best jazz club this side of London. Chairs are brought in from everywhere, jazz club organisers meet…
What a Hoot!
For those of you who missed the HIP Hootenanny, the night was a special success. Not only did we raise funds for our community newspaper, but the energy in the…
Erik, Olav, and Max Show the Way Forward
VICTORIA KINGHAM meditates on the Lodestar Trio at Christ Church St Leonards James Champion Photography The Lodestar – guiding light, inspiration, Pole Star. The word is from Middle English. Middle…
The Paul Gunn Ensemble at Kino-Teatr
VICTORIA KINGHAM On the theme of new, once impossible, collaborative opportunities, the Kino presented once again, on a cold Thursday evening, a high-quality but entirely unclassifiable musical ; Paul Gunn…
Iago Banet – aStar Still Rising
Described as “a master of the guitar” by Sean Rafferty, BBC Radio 3 In Tune, as “nothing short of phenomenal” in a recent review, and as a “highly recommended artist”…
Elegance, Modernism, Romance – Ulucan and Roberts at a Kino-Teatr Coffee Concert
VICTORIA KINGHAM The late-morning stage at St Leonards Kino-Teatr looks plain and elegant, a vase of flowers placed on a small table to the right, a grand piano, a music…
The Space Between the Shadows
SARAH MILNE Electro Studios is about to host the premiere of an exciting and ambitious multi-sensory installation by emerging local artist Richard Best. The Space Between the Shadows: Apotheosis is…
Moving Mountains: Writing Nature Through Illness & Disability
LOUISE KENWARD Through twenty-five pieces of prose, poetry, and artwork, this new anthology offers a vision of nature that encompasses the close up, the microscopic, and the vast. From a…
Carols for All
Hastings Philharmonic Choir (HPC) will present their annual Carols for All concert on Saturday 16 December at the beautiful Christ Church, Silchester Road, St Leonards starting at ; Carols evolved…
Surprise Recital at Friends’ Celebration
VICTORIA KINGHAM Fairlight Hall recently hosted a party to acknowledge the support of friends and patrons of Hastings International Piano Competition. The competition, launched just thirty years ago, has evolved…
The House of the Stone that Spoke
GAIL BORROW Photos: Rod Morris @roadfactoryfilmsCatherine Rajhans ExploreTheArch is the UK’s theatre of domestic life located in a ‘theatre house’ in St Leonards-on-Sea. The inter-disciplinary arts collective mount three experiential…
Jazz club by the Sea
A new jazz bar is helping Robertson Street get its groove back. STEVEN SHORT finds out more. Steven Short Back stories don’t get much more eclectic than Barnaby Davies’. Born…
Disappearing Banksys: Save Them or Let Them Fade Away?
RAYMOND MCCHRYSTAL Raymond McChristal St Leonards and Venice have something in common. Both towns are struggling with the conservation of murals that street artist Banksy has created on their walls.…