KINO-TEATR

New exhibition: Shape of Things.

Contemporary works by Russell Baker and Mark Godwin.

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Hastings Chamber Music Festival brings together internationally acclaimed
musicians to perform four concerts, Sept 19-22, at Kino-Teatr and Christ Church. Violinist and artistic director Jane Gordon presents the beautifully curated programme of some of today’s most powerfully expressive music.

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Mozart in B flat K589
String Quartet by J.Rautio (World Premiere)
(Interval)
Schubert ‘Death and the Maiden’ Quartet
‘Artists in Conversation’ Q & A

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This exciting concert features the internationally renowned Sacconi Quartet who will give the world premiere of a new work by composer/pianist Jan Rautio. Jan is well known to Kino audiences for his performances and he will introduce his new piece and give insight into life as a modern day composer. The Sacconi Quartet will also perform the iconic ‘Death and the Maiden’ Quartet by
Schubert. Written in 1824 when Schubert’s health was failing, the title comes from a song written 7 years earlier, based on a poem by Mattias Claudius (1740 - 1815). One of the most compelling classical pieces of all time, it is a deeply powerful and expressive piece which has also been used in media and film. Mozart’s quartet in Bflat K589 completes the programme.

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Sacconi Quartet
Ben Hancox (violin)
Hannah Dawson (violin)
Robin Ashwell (viola)
Cara Berridge (cello)

The Sacconi Quartet enjoy a busy international career, performing regularly across the world and at Europe’s major venues including recordings and radio broadcasts. Formed in 2001 the four founder members continue to demonstrate a shared passion for string quartet repertoire, infectiously reaching out to audiences with their energy and enthusiasm. Their prolific recording career covers a broad swathe of repertoire from Haydn to present day. Their latest album featuring world premiere recordings of works by Roxanna Panufnik includes the Sacconi’s commission Heartfelt. The Sacconi are quartet in residence at the Royal College of Music.

Jan Rautio is a critically acclaimed soloist, chamber musician, composer and
conductor. His work has taken him to many performance venues across the UK,
Europe, Russia and the USA with highlights including Edinburgh Festival, Wigmore Hall, Queen Elizabeth Hall, Purcell Room, Bridgewater Hall, Palazzo Borghese in Rome, the Yusupov Palace in St Petersburg, Hambacher Musikfest in Germany, and the Charleston International Piano Series. His recent compositions include “New Horizons” for choir and orchestra, “Gloria,laus et honor” for choir and chamber ensemble and his first String Quartet. 

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Early booking recommended.

Directed by Luchino ViscontI, The Leopard is an adaptation of the 1958 novel of the same title by Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa. Burt Lancaster stars as Don Fabrizio Corbera, an ageing Sicilian nobleman caught up in the socio-political turmoil of the mid-19th century Italian Unification. Alain Delon (nominated for a Golden Globe for this role) plays his opportunistic nephew Tancredi, and Claudia Cardinale his goddaughter. 

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The film won the Palme d'Or at the 1963 Cannes Film Festival, and  was a critical and commercial success in Europe. 

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The film's reputation continues to rise. Directors Martin Scorsese and Sydney Pollack (who had supervised the English-dubbing of the film) consider it to be one of the greatest films ever made.

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'A rich and gorgeous film' The Guardian ★★★★★ 

This special coffee concert closes this year’s festival with rising stars, Duo Fabulae.

Music by Manuel de Falla, Enrique Granados, Astor Piazzolla, Carlos Guastavino, Alberto Ginastera and more…
‘Artists in Conversation' Q & A

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Duo Fabulae
Lorena Cantó (viola)
Yvain Calvo (piano)

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Duo Fabulae is a viola and piano duo formed by Guildhall School of Music & Drama alumni Lorena Cantó and Yvain Calvo. Since forming in 2020, they aim to connect with new audiences through programming music with a strong focus on storytelling and playing in non-conventional music settings. As a duo, they have won first prizes in competitions from Poland, Switzerland and USA and made appearances on Spain’s and Germany’s National Radios.

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For this concert Lorena and Yvain have gathered inspiration from Spanish and
Argentinian popular song and dance to create a viola and piano recital full of
passion and flair. They want audiences to experience the storytelling powers of
hispanic and latin classical music, through soul-filling songs traditionally sung by
mothers and lovers, to vibrant and electric dances that will push you off your chairs into an imaginary dance floor.
 

Neil Bullock/ drums
Nils Solberg/ guitar
Terry Pack/ Bass
Mike Hatchard/ violin/ piano

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This show was originally commissioned by the Concert Artists Association, and received three standing ovations on its launch in Covent Garden in 2022. If audience reaction is a way of judging a show then it's worth noting it hasn't faltered since. 

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Dudley Moore and Stephane Grappelli might seem an odd combination but both combined fine music making with extreme joie de vivre. Furthermore, both of these maverick performers were utterly unique in their contribution to the jazz genre - Grappelli because he acquired fame on an instrument barely associated with jazz and Moore because he is virtually the only jazz pianist of note to have had a career in films and comedy.

Filmed and recorded over four days and directed by David Litchfield, the cinema release of One Hand Clapping includes a brand-new introduction by Paul McCartney captured exclusively for this release and feature never-before-seen footage.

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One Hand Clapping was filmed at Abbey Road Studios across four days in August 1974 and followed on from the global success of their album, Band on the Run. The film features the Wings line-up augmented by new additions Jimmy McCulloch on guitar and Geoff Britton on drums.

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The screening also includes the previously unreleased Backyard sessions featuring Paul McCartney on acoustic guitar performing favourites from his catalogue, including the previously unreleased song, 'Blackpool'. McCartney also covers some of his favourite songs, including 'Twenty Flight Rock', the song he performed for John Lennon the first time they met.

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'Freewheeling And Powerful' ★★★★ Mojo 

A special solo performance by this year's Winner of the Hastings International Piano Concerto Competition, Curtis Phill Hsu (USA), following his stunning performance of Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No 1 in B Flat Minor.

Born in Alabama in 2004, Curtis Phil Hsu studied piano and violin in Taiwan, Italy and Austria, and has also pursued composition.

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Frederick Chopin Nocturne in D flat major Op.27 No.2
Frederick Chopin Nocturne in C minor Op.48 No.1
Ludwig Van Beethoven Sonata No.29 in B flat major Op.106 - Hammerklavier

Firebrand is a gripping historical drama set in blood-soaked Tudor England. Starring the phenomenal talents of Alicia Vikander as Katherine Parr and an incredible performance from Jude Law as King Henry VIII.

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In a perilous time when England is torn apart by religious upheaval and tyrannical rule, Katherine Parr (Alicia Vikander), educated and accomplished, reluctantly agrees to become the sixth wife of King Henry VIII (Jude Law). Her marriage to the tyrant is fraught with danger, as she navigates a court filled with intrigue, suspicion and betrayal. As Henry departs for war, leaving her as Regent, Katherine must fend off scheming courtiers and protect herself from the King’s growing paranoia. When her close friend is convicted of treason, Katherine faces an agonizing choice: survive by submission or fight for her beliefs and risk everything.

Karim Aïnouz directs, renowned for his visually stunning and emotionally resonant storytelling, bringing this intense and vivid historical drama to life.

'Incendiary… Jude Law is scarily good… A vividly constructed drama, expertly played' The Times ★★★★

'Remarkable' – Raphael Abraham, Financial Times ★★★★

'Jude Law’s obese and oozy Henry VIII rules supreme' – Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian

A special talk by writers James Birch and Iain Sinclair, authors of Bacon in Moscow and Pariah Genius, respectively, with a screening of a documentary about photographer John Deakin - ' Pariah Genius' (based on the book by Iain Sinclair) and a short film of Melvyn Bragg interviewing Francis Bacon at the Southbank. 

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'Spats, KGB threats, dodgy Soviet plumbing… a London gallerist’s vivid memoir of organising a Francis Bacon show in the USSR really brings the artist to life' - The Guardian

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'The book (Pariah Genius) is a startling piece of psychogeography: exhaustively researched and developed in the dark room of Sinclair’s imagination' - The Guardian

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Published in 2022, Bacon in Moscow is an extraordinary account by gallerist and art collector James Birch who went to the USSR for the first time in 1986 during the time of Gorbachev's Perestroika. The young London gallerist hoped to convince the Soviet authorities to allow him to organise an exhibition of Neo Naturists, a group of British artists that included the future Turner prize winner Grayson Perry. The Russian authorities suggested Francis Bacon instead, the painter whose work was already revered by contemporary Russian artists. James Birch had known Bacon all his life and so the exhibition was brought to life.

Iain Sinclair - a well known writer and film-maker - made photographer, Francis Bacon collaborator and lover John Deakin (1912-1972) the subject of his latest book during the time of Covid. Deakin's photos were often the basis for Bacon's paintings. Besides Francis Bacon, the relatively underexposed photographer also captured a Soho crowd that included Lucian Freud and Frank Auerbach. 

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'Deakin was very cynical about everything and had an acid tongue. He had a casual attitude, kicked all his work under a bed in his flat and left it there where it was eventually found – a bit like Tutankhamun’s tomb. And then there was the drink, this was the medium in which they all swam in that postwar dramatic delirium' - Iain Sinclair

Dom Pipkin: Piano from London, Soul from New Orleans.

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Pipkin delivers the most authentic and compelling take on this highly infectious and life affirming blend of blues, gospel, street and jazz that is uniquely New Orleans, with a stellar list of international festivals and radio and TV appearances.

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Pipkin was Musical Director for Paloma Faith, and has played for Paul Weller, Laura Mvula, Ray Davies, Pee Wee Ellis and John Newman to name a few, but has always kept a close connection to his second home, New Orleans. A regular visitor to the Crescent City for 15 years, he has performed at the Jazz and Heritage Festival, at the world famous New Orleans “Piano Night”, and alongside its musical legends Allen Toussaint, Lilian Boutte, Jon Cleary, Ellis Marsalis and Marcia Ball.

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​‘One of the worlds greatest exponents of New Orleans piano’ — Blues in Britain Magazine

'Sound bath' Session with Julia Scott-Russell

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Join Crystal Sound Therapy practitioner Julia Scott-Russell in discovering the benefits of crystal sound for your health and wellbeing. Experience the calming sounds of Alchemy Crystal Singing Bowls. Sit or lie back on chair or mat with a blanket, whilst Julia gently eases you into experiencing a ‘sound bath’.

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Starting with a few minutes of guided focus, Julia will help you to ‘just be’ without the need to ‘do’ anything. The remainder of Julia’s ‘Halcyon Sounds’ experience will be filled with different tonal frequencies from some of Julia’s personal collection of Alchemy bowls. We want you to have the best possible experience, please do bring a blanket to feel warm and snug. There are a limited number of yoga mats and pillows available, so feel free to bring your own. 

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​Please note - by attending this event you automatically agree to the medical disclaimer: you do not have/never had epilepsy at any point in your life, you do not have an artificial pacemaker or cochlear implant(s) or are less than 12 weeks pregnant.  

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​​Also to note, the sound vibrations may be felt more in replacement joint(s), metal plate(s) or metal implant(s) - you are welcome to discuss this with Julia Scott-Russell, but ultimately it is your decision as to whether you attend.

A 2023 British biographical drama directed by Ellen Kuras in her feature directorial debut, adapted from the 1985 biography The Lives of Lee Miller by Antony Penrose. It stars Kate Winslet as war journalist Lee Miller (1907-1977). The cast includes Marion Cotillard, Andrea Riseborough, Andy Samberg, Noémie Merlant, Josh O'Connor and Alexander Skarsgård in supporting roles.

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The film focuses on Miller’s life as an American in Europe on the verge of WWII. Her modelling career was over and she’d found herself compelled to a life on the other side of the camera, taking pictures and enjoying debauched getaways. As the war begins, her need to feel useful in some way drives her to the frontline as she tries to capture the horrors for Vogue magazine.

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Saturday October 12th at 3pm screening - with a Q&A with British photographer Antony Penrose, son of  Lee Miller, director of the Lee Miller Archive and Penrose Collection at his parents' former home, Farley Farm House.

Classical guitarist Kianush Robeson studied at the Royal Welsh College of Music. He won the John Mills guitar prize, Gold Honour Award at the International Frince Association Hong Kong 2020 and has competed as finalist in the Houston International Guitar Competition 2021. He has toured UK with his programme ‘Impressions of Segovia’ and is much loved by audiences who praise his tone and musical sensitivity. He has been a regular tutor for many years at the prestigious Royal Greenwich Classical Guitar Festival held at Trinity Laban Conservatoire.

Kianush is supported by Knobloch strings and plays a guitar built by Phillip Woodfield and Oliver Moore in Catsfield East Sussex.

Tumble down the rabbit hole in this ballet adaptation of Lewis Carroll’s famous family story. Journey through Wonderland with Alice and encounter a host of curious characters in Christopher Wheeldon’s unique theatrical interpretation.

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Running time: 205 minutes. Two intervals

Simon&thePope+ will play some of their trademark hypnotic drum, bass and spoken word grooves, to help while away that anticipatory hour before The Bavard Bar.

The Bavard Bar. "A delightful blend of TED, comedy and Radio 4. Sort of."

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Three passionate speakers. Three distinct passions. From meteorites to crop circles, circuit-bending to the James Bond theme on Kazoo, you never know what you're going to hear as passions are kept secret until the night.

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Interspersed with nonsense including the KP Lite, Oojah Kappivvy, Bohemia Road and 'Make it Stop’. With music from Piano Man Dan playing songs themed around the night's passions, bav-artistry from Maria O’Neill, and all hosted by MC Tim B'vard.

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The Bavard Bar. "Avoiding life’s questions to give you the answers."

A new play written and directed by Dean Stalham starring Francis Saunders, Dylan Reeves-Fellows, Mia Kaye-Berry and Dean Stalham.

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Barred explores the true complexities of a life inside. Danny Franks arrived in prison a violent man, a product of his upbringing. 8 years on, he wants to change and rehabilitate through the power of art and education. Aspirations to become a poet and a writer are laughable to his cell mate, Ali, a convicted drug dealer who wants to do his sentence the hard way - two fingers up to the system and a big F*CK OFF to the establishment. Time’s running out for one of them...

Concert pianist, podcaster and music educator Holly Cullen-Davies will make her debut performance at Kino-Teatr with a programme of Bach & Scarlatti to Haydn & Chopin and Debussy & Rachmaninov.

Eternal Triangle 

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Trevor Watts- Saxophones/ Composer 
Veryan Weston- Nord Electric Keyboard 
Jamie Harris- Congas/ Percussion 

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The first Eternal Triangle studio album Gravity (Jazz Now) came out in the spring of this year and has since generated some fantastic reviews.

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Moving On (Sound of Niche) was recorded at Galloway studios in Nijmegen, live in front of an audience. This has its official release in October so will be hot off the press when Eternal Triangle  play the Kino-Teatr. 

In praise of Gravity:

'The music breathes under other horizons: Hispanic, Latin American, Middle Eastern. With sometimes melancholy accents that often resolve themselves into intense pulsations, towards a lyricism that is as torn as it is heartbreaking' Xavier Prevost 

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'Of course Watts is an absolutely amazing player and his saxophone improvisations sound as good as they did half a Century earlier' Adam Baruch 

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'The listener becomes bewitched by the melodic invention, the rhythmic fascination, the free shifts of Trevor Watts and the authentic lyricism that their music gives off' JM Van Schouwberg

Songs of Protest takes a rollercoaster ride through Italian political song from the 19th to the 21st century, covering workers’ revolt, resistance, police brutality, women’s liberation, pacifism, the environment and more. Aided by a narration that places each piece in its historical context, this uplifting show celebrates the power of music in times of change. For its UK debut, Songs of Protest will include a full translation of all Italian lyrics and the narration, as well as popular songs in English. Come and enjoy an afternoon of rousing music with a universal message of hope!

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The Musicians
Terrarossa is an Italian band with some musicians based in Hastings:

Fabrizio Gonella - Lead vocals and guitar

Sergio Dogliani - Guitar, ukulele, piano, melodica

Riccardo Torri - Bass guitar

Mario Camurati  Drums and percussions  

Andrea Carosso - Text and the narration 

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Featuring special guest Kate Shortt, a British pianist, cello player, singer, songwriter and comedian based in London. Her shows have been described as 'unique happenings at the cello and intimate confessions at the piano', and as 'a cross between Victoria Wood and Jim Tavaréa. 

This Christmas, be transported into an ethereal world where a sprinkling of fairy dust makes dreams come true. This enchanting ballet by The Royal Ballet’s Founding Choreographer Frederick Ashton is a theatrical experience for all the family.

Running time: 195 minutes. Two intervals

HIPCC third prize winner in 2022, Mariamna Sherling is a pianist of enormous talent and versatility. She wowed audiences in the final round with her performance of the Prokofiev concerto, and then again in 2023 when she returned to Hastings with the first prize winner Shunta Morimoto for a gala concert at the White Rock Theatre.

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Now we’re very pleased to welcome her to Kino-Teatr with a recital she has devised with the Christmas season in mind, encompassing music by Bach, Liszt, Pletnev and Tchaikovsky, including the concert suite from the ballet The Nutcracker. 

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Black Tie event.

Discover the enchantment of ballet with this sparkling festive treat for the whole family. Julia Trevelyan Oman’s period designs bring festive charm to Peter Wright’s beloved Royal Ballet production, as fairytale magic comes together with spectacular dancing in this unforgettable classic ballet.

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Captured live December 2023
Running time: 165 minutes, one interval.

Three-time Olivier Award-winner Sharon D Clarke is joined by Ncuti Gatwa (Doctor Who; Sex Education) in this joyful reimagining of Oscar Wilde’s most celebrated comedy. 

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While assuming the role of a dutiful guardian in the country, Jack lets loose in town under a false identity. Meanwhile, his friend Algy adopts a similar facade. Hoping to impress two eligible ladies, the gentlemen find themselves caught in a web of lies they must carefully navigate.

 
Max Webster (Life of Pi) directs this hilarious story of identity, impersonation, and romance, filmed live from the National Theatre in London.

180 mins

Following the smash hit success of his Silver Jubilee show ( ★★★★★ Telegraph) Luke Wright returns to Kino-Teatr with a new set of poems that get to grips with the idea of JOY. Is it possible, as a 42 year old to feel pure unbridled happiness, and what does it look like?

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With a mix of the of the comic and the wistful, JOY takes in consumerism, boozing, cancer scares, abseiling vicars, and the joy of language itself. We might have to go down to come up, but we’ll get there in the end. Come let a little joy into your life with a raconteur and wordsmith at the top of his game!

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'Breathtaking … with a sharpness and wisdom that lifts the soul, and soothes the battered heart' ★★★★ The Scotsman

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'Britain’s finest performance poet' ★★★★★ Life As Theatre 

Can poetry capture joy? Let’s find out. The Fringe’s favourite poet returns with stacks of brilliant, big-hearted poems that get to grips with joy in mulchy middle-age. 

'Winning combination of honesty, humour, ire and wonder' ★★★★★ Stage

Supported by Colchester Arts Centre