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Dateline: 23rd March, 2010
Bristol's Mayfest 2010 Mayfest, co-produced in collaboration with Bristol Old Vic with funding from Arts Council England, began in 2003 at Bristol Old Vic and has since grown to become a city-wide festival involving artists from across the world. Mayfest 2010 takes place at Arnolfini, Bristol Old Vic, The Brewery, Tobacco Factory and various site-specific sites across Bristol. Highlights of the programme include a large-scale performance for up to 500 people per night on Bristol's harbourside called Electric Hotel (19 - 22 May). For this new work directed by David Rosenberg (Contains Violence at the Lyric Hammersmith), produced by Fuel and commissioned by Sadler's Wells, a four-storey hotel magically appears on the harbour. Sitting on the outside looking in, the audience snatch glimpses of the do-not-disturb lives unfolding behind the floor to ceiling windows. Wearing headphones to eavesdrop on the internal spaces of the building they watch the residents in their private rooms. Visiting Bristol Old Vic is the acclaimed hit show Trilogy, fresh from a sell out run at The Barbican in London. Trilogy is Nic Green's three-part celebration of what it means to be a woman in the 21st Century. Looking at bodies, feminism, the infamous 1971 Town Bloody Hall debate and featuring a joyful dance by a crowd of naked women, Trilogy has been acclaimed by critics and loved by audiences across the UK. This year's festival also welcomes back some familiar Mayfest faces: Ontroerend Goed are back with the intimate Internal, Cartoon de Salvo bring their new show Pub Rock (performed in a pub), New York composer and performance maker John Moran returns to the Tobacco Factory. Mayfest also welcomes the internationally renowned Lone Twin with The Festival, and Rachel Spencer and Lisa Hammond's No Idea, directed by Lee Simpson of Improbable. Opening the festival is Forest Fringe, who take over the hidden spaces of Bristol Old Vic with their touring Microfest. Featuring both local and national artists, Forest Fringe will inhabit spaces around the theatre for two nights of intimate performances, one-on-encounters, works-in-progress and audio and visual installations. Breaking out of the theatre space is Rotozaza with Wondermart, an audio tour that sends lone participants on a journey of discovery through the familiar surroundings of the supermarket. New Bristol-based company Stand and Stare make their flamboyant debut in the city with SS Arcadia, taking place in a secret city-centre location. Artistic Directors Matthew Austin and Kate Yedigaroff said, "We're looking at this year's programme with our hearts in our mouths. There's an extraordinary mix of work from exceptional artists who are really making a difference. Its vital to us that the range of experiences you can have as an audience member at Mayfest is broad and high impact. From wandering around a supermarket to eavesdropping on the internal life of a hotel, to sitting in the dark and becoming enveloped in a strange and beautiful other world - all of this work is about a moment out of time, and a chance to look anew..." Mayfest's new website www.mayfestbristol.co.uk has full details of the programme.
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