Tag archives for Barefoot Opera
Mozart and Movement
ELIZABETH ALLEN A highlight of the Battle Festival was Barefoot Opera’s performance of Mozart’s Cosi Fan Tutte, and it proved particularly well-suited to the distinctive Barefoot style. That style involves…
Romeo And Juliet In Today’s World
BAREFOOT OPERA, an opera company for our times, has again been awarded Arts Council funding to take Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor on an extended tour of London and the South…
An Operatic Salon for the Modern Age
VICTORIA KINGHAM The derivation of the word ‘opera’ is from the Latin opus – work, artwork, creation, realisation. This is indeed what local inspired company, Barefoot Opera, continue to achieve.…
Barefoot in the Church
VICTORIA KINGHAM on the eternal appeal of Traviata Chris Parker PhotographyBeren Kader Fidan (Violetta) with Tylor Lamani (Alfredo) Where to begin writing about Barefoot Opera's production, La Traviata? Being staged…
From Commedia to Tragedy
VICTORIA KINGHAM talks to Jenny Miller about Barefoot Opera’s new project, La Traviata Jenny Miller is taking Barefoot Opera from strength to strength. She is also taking it from comedy…
ARTS DIARY
BAREFOOT OPERA EXCLUSIVE EVENT Rye Art Gallery, 9 Dec, 6-8 pm Rye Art Gallery is joining forces with Barefoot Opera for a very special fundraising evening. There will be a…
Cinderella: The Eternal Story
VERA BELL is astonished, affected and humbled by a Barefoot Opera production of Rossini’s classic La Cenerentola in post-modern, post-covid Britain Chris Parker Imagine a classic farcical comedy: dressing up,…
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Frontline Assignments Brian ArisDustman’s Strike Paddington 1960s The Lucy Bell Gallery presents Two Worlds, an exhibition’ exploring five decades of renowned British Photographer Brian Aris. Aris, who now lives on…
Arts Diary
Take a Seat This spring, Tschabalala Self’s first public sculpture, Seated, comes to the De La Warr Pavilion, outside on the lawn, facing the sea. According to the DWP: “Standing three…
Classical Music Special: Classic Provision
Classical music in and around Hastings is burgeoning. But for some reason and for some people it has been a secondary interest compared to the rockier, jazzier, more raucous genres.…
Classical Music Special: Barefoot Opera – the beginnings
JENNY MILLER, director, singer, vocal coach, and general powerhouse, explains how the company came into being. My vision originated from my interest in theatre and dance, as well as singing.…
St Mary in the Castle and Me
Glenys Jacques gives a personal opinion on why we need to defend St Mary in the Castle. Creative community passions run high in Hastings. Art and music flow through it…
St Mary in the Community
Creatives call halt to disposal, seek link to castle. Under an initiative co-ordinated on behalf of Hastings Creatives group by Glenys Jacques, trustee of Barefoot Opera and long-time collaborator on…
Surely a ‘Shoe’-in
Barefoot Opera challenge the notion that opera is elitist by producing high-quality, inclusive and accessible work, usually mixing professional singers with amateurs. Here director Jenny Miller previews their latest production.…
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Tasters St Leonards Ceramic Studio celebrates its first anniversary of work by students and members, having taught more than 300 people in courses, tasters and workshops. They are taking part…
You can all join in
Become a lifeguard Last year RNLI lifeguards, who cover 177 beaches across the UK and Channel Islands, protected an estimated 20 million visitors. Now the charity wants to hear from…
Blooming Opera
Seventeen-year-old music student Tom Bruges reviews Barefoot Opera’s community production of BloomBritannia, having taken part as one of the choirs brought in to amplify to performance. As the final…
And Now for Something Completely Different
By Nick Pelling It is surely one of the most tired cliches about music that Opera is just for ‘toffs’ who like to dress up ‘posh’ and listen to fat…
Hastings Festival of Sanctuary
Musicians and artists join a day of community, creativity and hope By Nick Pelling The Festival of Sanctuary sends a simple message of welcome, with some of Hastings’ best musicians…
Interesting People #6
Justin Greenland Before we talk about Justin as an interesting person, we should point out that a lot of people seem to be interested in him. Over the last couple…
Arts diary
EDGE – WE MADE IT is a contemporary craft exhibition created by East Sussex College BA Designer Maker students that runs online from 1st March. All students have had to…
Creative Alchemy in the Time of Pandemic
By Tom Daldry Recent events have put a great strain on theatre providers worldwide. We at Hastings-based theatre company, Theatre Nation have been no exception but are adapting to the…
Arts Diary
Premonitions A new mixed media exhibition is showing at Zuzushii Arts Laboratory until 29th August, featuring work by Fumico Azuma, Alexander Brattell, Ben Browton, Tim Can, Kathleen Fox, Jill Rock…
Arts on Prescription Goes Online
Arts on Prescription (AoP) is a free service set up in June 2019 to reduce loneliness and isolation for those who face challenges accessing activities in the community – including…
Barefoot Opera
Barefoot Opera launch new call-out and Jamboree for people to take part in a new homegrown opera project! Do you have a secret passion for music, singing and performance? Ever…
Bloom Britannia according to Justin Greenland
An interview with Barefoot Opera’s youth lead, Justin Greenland, by Caf Fean Who are Barefoot Opera, and what is Bloom Britannia?Barefoot Opera is a creative arts organisation who want to…
Bloom Britannia Sets Up for Act 2
It’s an exciting and busy season - and year - ahead, for Barefoot Opera. Hot on the heels of a sold out performance of just one act of a new…
Opera for the Community Continues!
It’s an exciting and busy season – and year – ahead, for Barefoot Opera. Hot on the heels of a sold out performance of just one act of a new…
Hastings Calling!
Barefoot Opera, Hastings Fringe and the Observer Building need you! Barefoot Opera’s new ‘people’s opera’ was created through engagement with the people of Hastings, St Leonards and Bexhill. The creative…
Judith Charron sings Paris! Paris!
Barefoot Opera invites you to an evening with the French classical singer, Judith Charron, at the Music Room in St. Leonards. Thomas Denman reviews. Charron as Amor in Barefoot Opera’s ‘L’Incoronazione…
Have Your Say in a new ‘People’s Opera’
Barefoot Opera is developing on an ambitious new ‘people’s opera’ called A Town. It is based on the lives and stories of people living on the South Coast in the…
Participation
BY CAF FEAN Delight in a glitzy cabaret strictly for the over 60s, encounter Great Expectations on the streets of St Leonards or play a part in an opera inspired…
A Town – A New Arts Council-Funded Opera Project, by Thomas Denman
Barefoot opera presents Clash. Sussex Coast College, Hastings Barefoot Opera – ‘Hastings and St. Leonard’s very own opera company’ – has been awarded an Arts Council Research and Development Grant…
L’incoronazione di Poppea 11 November, 2017, St. Mary in the Castle, reviewed by Thomas Denman
From left, Sarah Parkin as Poppea and Lucilla Graham as Nero, photo by Chris Parker On Saturday last weekend, another brave and innovative production from Barefoot Opera, electrified a packed…
L’incoronazione di Poppea, St Mary in the Castle by Thomas Denman
Judith Charron, Sara Parker, Lucilla Graham in rehearsal Barefoot Opera – Hastings and St Leonards’ very own opera company – for one night only, at St Mary in the Castle,…