In Fog and Falling Snow
Friday
26
June
2015
Told by a cast of over 200, audiences will move through the National Railway Museum’s collections and end up in a new purpose-built theatre. Experience an amazing story about George Hudson’s struggle to build the East Coast rail network, brought vividly to life by the people of York.
York Design Awards 2015 Presentation Event
Wednesday
24
June
2015
York Design Awards exist to promote excellence in architectural design and conservation in the York local authority area. Good sustainable design and conservation support York’s special heritage and contribute to the well-being of its residents and visitors. Attend the 9th annual awards event and view presentations of the 2015 winning schemes.
Citizen Four – Documentary screening
Sunday
21
June
2015
When film-maker Laura Poitros and journalist Glenn Greenwald flew to Hong Kong to meet whistleblower Edward Snowden for the first time, Poitros took her camera with her. The result is Citizen Four, a real life espionage story unfolding minute by minute. Join us for a special screening of the Brit4 Oscar and Bafta winning documentary.
Carnival Street Drumming
Friday
19
June
2015
An introduction to the carnival rhythms of Brazil through a hands-on drumming workshop.
Demons
Thursday
18
June
2015
A contemporary adaptation of Dostoyevsky’s novel by Hannah Davies and Tom Cornford with students from TFTV in association with Common Ground Theatre and The Fleeting Arms. Demons explores a small group of activists as they begin to grow. They are determined to fight the grotesque inequalities that surround them. But how can they change them and how far should they go? This production relocates Dostoyevsky’s story to the present day and asks what we should be prepared to do to make a new world.
Demons
Wednesday
17
June
2015
A production of Dostoevsky's Demons.
Demons
Sunday
14
June
2015
A production of Dostoevsky's Demons.
L’image Manquante - The Missing Picture
Sunday
14
June
2015
Using animation, archival footage and narration, The Missing Picture is a documentary that recreates the atrocities committed by the Khmer Rouge in 1975-79.
Demons
Saturday
13
June
2015
A production of Dostoevsky's Demons.
Kathakali: Family concert
Saturday
13
June
2015
Take a sleeping princess, her evil step-mother, a handsome prince, add the excitement, spectacle and bright colours of India and you have ‘Hima Sundari’ a story similar to Snow White.
LUMA Film Festival
Saturday
13
June
2015
Join LUMA for film screenings, workshops, masterclasses and to take a glimpse at the future of filmmaking.
The Whispering Road
Friday
12
June
2015
A riotous roller-coaster of a story, soaring from tenderness to wild hilarity, all in a perfectly formed folk tale, The Whispering Road is a story you will never forget. An evening of fantastic story telling with Nick Hennessy presented by Serious Kitchen.
Demons
Friday
12
June
2015
A production of Dostoevsky's Demons.
Sir Jack Lyons Showcase Concert
Friday
12
June
2015
A showcase of some of the University of York Music Department's outstanding student singers and chamber music players.
An Evening of Medieval Poetry
Thursday
11
June
2015
Come join us at the resplendent Holy Trinity Church for a candlelit evening of medieval poetry recital in conjunction with the University of York and the Churches' Conservation Trust. With readings from Beowulf to Tolkien, share in the echoing acoustics of one of York’s best-kept secrets.
Organ Vespers
Wednesday
10
June
2015
Join St Helen’s Church for Organ Vespers, inspired by Secrets and Discoveries.
The Poet and the Spy
Tuesday
9
June
2015
A feast of poems, both spoken and sung, by Shakespeare and Sir Fulke Greville, performed by lutenist-singer Helen Atkinson. Poems provided by Richard Rastall.
Mahsa and Marjan Vahdat
Saturday
6
June
2015
A chance to hear the Iranian vocalists, the Vahdat sisters, in concert.
Sisters: A preview
Saturday
6
June
2015
A chance to see Emmy award-winning producer, Andrew Smith’s, beautiful film Sisters.
The Mozart Question
Friday
5
June
2015
In partnership with York Minster, author Michael Morpurgo is joined by actress Alison Reid, violinist Daniel Pioro and The Storyteller’s Ensemble. Together they interweave words and music, to tell his haunting tale of survival against the odds, set against the background of the Holocaust.