From the team that brought you Plan B for Utopia and The North, this new work by choreographer Joan Clevillé packs all the drama, passion and big ideas of a Greek tragedy into a one-woman show. Mixing dance with storytelling and sprinkled with a dash of humour, Antigone Interrupted is a tour de force by...
An innovative experience combining newly commissioned poetry, music, percussion and song with musical improvisation and interludes to represent the sea in all its guises. Accompanied by three world-class musicians, Nicola Harrison’s fearless representation of the ocean and the wondrous creatures that dwell in it, or live between saltwater and land, between fable and reality is utterly captivating. Intriguing...
Thomas Bowes is one of the UK’s most versatile and accomplished violinists – as a soloist, chamber musician, concertmaster and artistic director. He has made multiple recordings and has performed with and led some of the very best orchestras in the world. The Bach Pilgrimage project has seen him play in churches and smaller venues...
Unfortunately this event has had to be cancelled
A celebration of the centenary of Humphrey Lyttelton’s birth, showcasing his wonderful life, times and music. Created by jazz trumpeter and life-long fan, Chris Hodgkins, the tour will highlight how Humphrey Lyttelton led the way for the jazz revival of the late 1940s and 50s, bringing jazz to the mainstream with the first UK jazz...
Cornwall's Climate Stories is a series of three, 30 minute documentaries looking at different aspects of climate change around Cornwall - and the creative ways in which local people are rising to the challenges it will bring. Living on the Edge is directed by Calstock’s own Bryony Stokes and features fellow Calstock resident Emma Hazeldine....
Sam is a veteran of the mighty Bellowhead, former artistic director of the National Folk Youth Ensemble, founder member of the acclaimed instrumental trio Leveret and a superb instrumentalist at the forefront of the revival in English traditional music. Sam and his new band are putting something into English music that has never been there...
It’s difficult to find a musical genre that would fully describe The Countrymen but ‘Cornish Folk Rock Harmony’ is reasonably close. Five seasoned musicians with tight four-part harmony vocals and a token Cornishman. With a relaxed and light-hearted presentation style they take the audience on a journey through the history and culture of Cornwall, featuring...
Steve is a multi-award-winning singer-songwriter/musician and founder member of folk/acoustic roots trail-blazers ‘Show of Hands’ described by Peter Gabriel as ‘one of the great English bands’. A constant throughout Steve’s work is his ability to root his songs in time and place, notably the West Country where he was raised. Informed by a love of...
Apologies, but LAU have had to cancel the gig on 20 February as members of the band have tested positive for COVID. Our ticket agent, CRBO, will be in touch with all tickets holders. For the first time in over a decade, Lau present an entirely acoustic tour. The pioneering Scottish folk trio has always...
Described by Jazz Journal magazine as the “piano man’s piano man”, Dale Storr’s musical journey has brought him recognition as one of the UK’s leading exponents of New Orleans piano. Dale makes a return visit to Calstock Arts, after a fabulous gig in 2016. Since then he has toured the world wowing audience with his...
How to describe the Kit Hillbillies? Old-timey, good-timey bluegrass! With rousing vocal harmonies that smuggle in occasional quirky local references. Instrumental tasting notes: Banjo, fiddle, mandolin, guitar. Irresistibly tappy on the toes, with a crisp percussive finish. Think Betty Stogs, rather than Harvey's Bristol Cream!