Brighton Festival 2017 Podcast

Melita Dennett catches up the Nabokov theatre assembled Storytelling Army - a collection of people from all walks of life including those who are homeless or vulnerable housed - about their pop up performances across Brighton during the Festival. They talk about how they are trying to make art more accessible and not cost restrictive and how they are inspired by the Festival's Guest Director Kate Tempest's theme of the "everyday epic". To find out more about Brighton Festival see : http://brightonfestival.org To find out more about RadioReverb - the Broadcast Media Partner of Brighton Festival 2017 see : http://radioreverb.com #Brighton #BrightonFestival #Arts #Culture #Theatre #Performance

Our reporter Rebecca Sandells talks to volunteers at this year's Festival to find out what's involved with helping out at such an event and the reasons why they like to take part. To find out more about Brighton Festival see : http://brightonfestival.org To find out more about RadioReverb - the Broadcast Media Partner of Brighton Festival 2017 see : http://radioreverb.com #Brighton #BrightonFestival #Arts #Culture #Volunteering

26 Letters is the children's literature strand of the Brighton Festival including reading, workshops and talks for children and young adults. Melita speaks to Hilary Cook who puts the 26 Letters programme together. To find out more about Brighton Festival see : http://brightonfestival.org To find out more about RadioReverb - the Broadcast Media Partner of Brighton Festival 2017 see : http://radioreverb.com #Brighton #BrightonFestival #Arts #Culture #Children #Literature

Brighton Festival Radio Show Episode 2 - airdate Tuesday May 9th 2017 In this episode we go behind the scenes of Brighton Festival 2017 and meet some of the Storytelling Army, hear from Turkish video artist Ipek Duben who created #ONLAR at Fabrica Gallery, meet some of the volunteers who make the Festival happen, and hear about 26 Letters children's literature strand with Hillary Cooke. To find out more about Brighton Festival see : http://brightonfestival.org To find out more about RadioReverb - the Broadcast Media Partner of Brighton Festival 2017 see : http://radioreverb.com #Brighton #Arts #Culture

Our reporters Alisha Theobald and Holly Simpson review They/Onlar - a multi-screen video installation that goes behind the scenes in Turkish society to provide a glimpse of the country’s ethnic, religious and gender diversity, and the everyday discrimination and resistance that it triggers. They also report on the Children's Parade which kickstarted Brighton Festival 2017. Performance times of They/Onlar: Sat 8 Apr – Mon 29 May, 12pm – 7pm (Wed – Sun only Sat 8 Apr – Fri 5 May) at Fabrica Gallery To find out more about Brighton Festival see : http://brightonfestival.org To find out more about RadioReverb - the Broadcast Media Partner of Brighton Festival 2017 see : http://radioreverb.com #Brighton #BrightonFestival #Arts #Culture #ChildrensParade #They/Onlar #video

Rob Jones, Artistic Planning Producer of Brighton Festival, joins Melita Dennett in studio to preview the Dance and Music events at this year's Festival. To find out more about Brighton Festival see : http://brightonfestival.org To find out more about RadioReverb - the Broadcast Media Partner of Brighton Festival 2017 see : http://radioreverb.com #Brighton #BrightonFestival #Arts #Culture #Music #Dance

Our reporters Alisha Theobald and Holly Simpsons sample the opening weekend of Brighton Festival 2017 by going to the annual Children's Parade which officially kicks off the Festival each year. To find out more about Brighton Festival see : http://brightonfestival.org To find out more about RadioReverb - the Broadcast Media Partner of Brighton Festival 2017 see : http://radioreverb.com #Brighton #BrightonFestival #Arts #Culture #ChildrensParade #OpeningWeekend

Melita Dennett looks back at the launch of Brighton Festival 2017 from earlier this year. She speaks to Andrew Comben, Chief Executive of Brighton Festival, and we hear Guest Director of the Festival, Kate Tempest, speak from Sri Lanka via Skype at the launch. To find out more about Brighton Festival see : http://brightonfestival.org To find out more about RadioReverb - the Broadcast Media Partner of Brighton Festival 2017 see : http://radioreverb.com #Brighton #Arts #Culture

Brighton Festival Radio Show Episode 1 - airdate Monday May 8th 2017 Featuring a look back at the Children's Parade, a look forward to the dance and music events in the Festival, review of #Onlar at Fabrica and a conversation with Guest Director of the Festival - Kate Tempest To find out more about Brighton Festival see : http://brightonfestival.org To find out more about RadioReverb - the Broadcast Media Partner of Brighton Festival 2017 see : http://radioreverb.com #Brighton #Arts #Culture

We speak to Tim Crouch, the director of play Jeramee, Hartleby and Oooglemore which is part of the Family Programme at the Brighton Festival. Performance times: Mon 8 May, 4.30pm & 6.30pm Tue 9 May, 2.30pm & 4.30pm at Theatre Royal Brighton To find out more about Brighton Festival see : http://brightonfestival.org To find out more about RadioReverb - the Broadcast Media Partner of Brighton Festival 2017 see : http://radioreverb.com #Brighton #Arts #Culture #Family #play #theatre

Ahead of the start of the Brighton Festival, this year's Guest Director Kate Tempest joins Melita Dennett for a conversation about the themes of the Festival, her role as guest director, the purpose of art, and making Brighton Festival more accessible to the wider community. To find out more about Brighton Festival see : http://brightonfestival.org To find out more about RadioReverb - the Broadcast Media Partner of Brighton Festival 2017 see : http://radioreverb.com #Brighton #Arts #Culture #KateTempest

Melita Dennett catches up with Pippa Smith the coordinator of Children and Family events at Brighton Festival 2017. Pippa tells us about this year's edition of the Children's Parade which has become a famous and well loved tradition as the opening event of the Festival. To find out more about Brighton Festival see : http://brightonfestival.org To find out more about RadioReverb - the Broadcast Media Partner of Brighton Festival 2017 see : http://radioreverb.com #Brighton #Arts #Culture #ChildrensParade

For the month of May, RadioReverb is the home of Brighton's only dedicated radio show for the Brighton Festival. To find out more see www.radioreverb.com #Brighton #Arts #Culture