Dartington Arts

26/02/2024

We cannot wait to welcome you to Dartington ChoralFest 2024 this August, led by course director Gavin Carr...

www.dartington.org/choralfest

Recognised as one of the UK’s leading conductors, Gavin Carr specialises in working with major symphony choruses and orchestras to bring the best of the great British choral tradition to music old and new. He conducts the major choral-orchestral repertoire and is at the forefront of promoting new works, with many notable premieres under his belt.

Conductor of the celebrated Philharmonia Chorus, the Bournemouth Symphony Chorus and of Bath Minerva Choir, and Founder-Director of Chorus Angelorum, he has led these ensembles to international acclaim with a number of world-premiere recordings, regular International tours, and a host of innovative programmes.

Dartington Choralfest
Saturday 3rd August – Sunday 11th August 2024
Dartington Estate, Totnes, South Devon
Find out more and book your place at www.dartington.org/choralfest

18/01/2024

Devon Baroque’s first concert of the year contrasts the different baroque styles played across Europe. Joined by flautist Georgia Browne and Matthew Nisbet, theorbo.

Sunday 18 Feb 3pm

Tickets available at dartington.org

08/01/2024

Private View Thursday 18th January 2-6pm (all welcome)

The Gallery Dartington Estate
Exhibition 19th January - 28th January 2024 11am-4pm, Tuesday - Sunday

Rosie Baxter / Gavin Blench / Claudia Collins / Raman Feiz Catherine Field / Liz Horn / Rosie May Jones / Heather Matthew

Image: Rosie Baxter

21/11/2023

‘We Know by the Moon’ is the latest album from award-winning English/Scottish group The Furrow Collective (Lucy Farrell, Rachel Newton, Emily Portman and Alasdair Roberts). A wintry album of moonlit serenades and starlit balladry, ‘We Know by the Moon’ showcases the group’s array of musical talents and ability to source and transform the quirkiest of folk songs.

Take a listen to their beautiful new tracks ahead of their concert at Dartington on 12th December >>

https://thefurrowcollective.bandcamp.com/track/o-watch-the-stars

19/10/2023

Just two days left until dancer and choreographer, Maria Tarokh joins us in Studio 1 for the inaugural tour of CROWN//تاج.

A specialist in Persian dance and trained in Sufi movement, Maria combines classical and contemporary dance to tell a story of displacement, identity, and body sovereignty. The female-led cast features brilliant dancers and virtuoso Persian musicians to present a moving, exhilarating, and energetic experience.

For more info and tickets, go to dartington.org/event/crown-maria-tarokh/

7.30pm, Saturday 21 October | Studio 1, Dartington Trust | £15 / £12 Concessions

05/10/2023

Don’t miss this fascinating online symposium about Dartington’s rich history. The event will be exploring the little-known fact that Dartington Hall was an important place of sanctuary for refugees from Fascist Europe.

Dartington Hall, established by Leonard and Dorothy Elmhirst in the late 1920s as a utopian agricultural and educational experiment, became a much-needed place of refuge for a significant number of eminent creative individuals, who because of their Jewish background and/or anti-fascist stance, were forced to leave Germany (and later, Austria) after 1933. Spanish Republicans fleeing the Spanish Civil War were also welcomed.

Comprising a lively mixture of illustrated talks straddling multiple art forms (fine and applied arts, architecture, dance and music), discussions, Q&A sessions and film screenings, the programme will be aimed at both a general and a specialist audience, local, national and international.

2 day online symposium exploring little-known fact that Dartington Hall was an important place of sanctuary for refugees from Fascist Europe

02/10/2023

As part of our upcoming Georgian Wine Festival, the Barn Cinema is hosting a selection of award-winning Georgian films, free to book.

DEDE [PG]
A young woman tries to defy centuries of strict tradition in her remote village in the Caucasus Mountains. Since its release in 2017, the film has won multiple awards including for Best Director, and Best Film.

We are delighted that director Mariam Khatchvani will be joining us for the screening and introducing the film.

3pm, Saturday 14 October

SHINDISI [PG13]
Based on true events, this 2019 drama tells the story of soldiers and civilians in the sleepy village of Shindisi during the Russian military intervention in Georgia in 2008. After Russian forces sieged Georgian military, ordinary villagers risked their lives to save wounded soldiers.

Shindisi was awarded the Grand Prix of Warsaw International Film Festival in 2019 and Dito Tsintsadze was awarded Best Director.

5:15pm, Saturday 14 October

Go to dartington.org/georgian-wine to book your free ticket.

Sponsored by winery Teliani Valley.

Swirl Wine Group Wines of Georgia Georgian Wine UK

28/09/2023

There's much more to our upcoming Georgian Wine Festival than grapes! A weekend Festival Pass includes several immersive workshops and performances celebrating Georgian cultural traditions including polyphonic singing and dance.

POLYPHONIC SINGING WORKSHOP
In this 90 minute workshop, you will be guided by choirmaster Anthony Johnston to learn the basics of singing together in harmony, and sing through some simple Georgian songs.

Suitable for beginners and those with previous singing experience.

GEORGIAN DANCE WORKSHOP
Georgian traditional dance is an integral part of the country’s cultural heritage and has deep connections to Georgian wine. Both are often celebrated together during various events and gatherings.

Shalva Kavtaradze, choreographer of the London based Georgian dance group LILEO, will teach you the basics of traditional Georgian dance, as well as some regional folk dances.

Friday 13 - Sunday 15 October 2023 | Dartington Trust

To find out more and book tickets, visit: www.dartington.org/event/georgian-wine-festival

27/09/2023

The wonderful Callino Quartet have taken over the Great Hall this week for their 7th annual autumn chamber music festival, filling the space with their bold, imaginative and sensitive performances and challenging, eclectic repertoire:

Tonight:
5.30PM: Janáček, Weiner & Brahms

Tomorrow:
12NOON: Bach & Mozart
5.30PM: Haydn & Franck

Lunchtime concerts £15 | Early Evening concerts £20
Students £5 | Book a free ticket for accompanied children under 16

Find out more and book tickets:
www.dartington.org/event/callino-concerts-2023

12/09/2023

Award-winning Georgian vocal ensemble, Shvidkatsa, will be joining us at our upcoming Georgian Wine Festival. As well as performing at the Supra on Saturday night (a traditional feast in our Great Hall), the group will be performing a mix of traditional polyphonic, ancient folk and church songs throughout the weekend.

Established in 1957, the ensemble has seen multiple generations of talented singers, after the founding group expressed its hope that the name 'Shvidkatsa' would live on to be inherited. Since then, Shvidkatsa has gone on to win awards, perform around the world and establish a music studio to teach traditional folk songs to younger generations of Georgians.

Friday 13 - Sunday 15 October 2023 | Dartington Trust

To find out more, go to dartington.org/georgian-wine-festival

Shvidkatsa Official Georgian Wine UK Wines of Georgia Swirl Wine Group

11/09/2023

Last chance to catch a screening of AND THEN COME THE NIGHTJARS at the Barn.

Shot in Devon and adapted for the screen from Dartmoor-raised Bea Roberts’ multi-award-winning stage play, And Then Come the Nightjars is set against the backdrop of the 2001 foot-and-mouth outbreak.

The trailer follows after a special message from actor Nigel Hastings who stars in the film.

www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1096998634804864