Brighton Festival Podcast

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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

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

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

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

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

Sally Cowling of Brighton Festival tells Melita Dennett about The Gabriels Trilogy - a landmark series of plays that follows one American family throughout the turbulent election year of 2016. Written by Tony Award-winning playwright and director Richard Nelson who returns to the Brighton Festival following the acclaimed run of his The Apple Family Plays in 2015. We also find out about Endings by Australian artist Tamara Saulwick. Using portable turntables, reel-to-reel tape players, recorded interviews and live music from folk singer Paddy Mann, the work has been described as part soundscape, part theatre piece. 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 Ellen Booth of Brighton Festival about the number of volunteers at this year's Festival and the logistics of the whole volunteering operation. 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

Melita Dennett speaks with Turkish artist Ipek Duben - creator of They/Onlar - a multi-screen video installation that looks at how people view themselves as the "other" in their own society and how we view societies different to our own as the "other". 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 #They/Onlar #video

Brighton Festival Radio Show Episode 2 - airdate Wednesday May 10th 2017 In this episode we look at Loch na hEala - a fresh take on Swan Lake, Cathie Pilkington's unsettling sculptures and dolls and a video installation challenging selfie culture and hyper sexualisation of young people. 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

Irish dance and theatre company Teac Damsa bring their take of Swan Lake to the Brighton Festival this year. Melita Dennett caught up with creator Michael Keegan-Dolan to find out about their interpretation which is rooted in a place where ancient Irish mythology and modern Ireland meet. 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 #Dance #SwanLake

Our reporter Rebecca Sandells went along to Australian performance maker Tamara Saulwick's part chamber concert and part performance Endings which explores the theme of death. Rebecca joins Melita Dennett in studio to describe what she saw. Performance times: Tue 9 – Sat 13 May, 7.30pm Sat 13 May matinee, 2pm at The Old Market 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 #Endings

Visual artist Cathie Pilkington brings her exhibition The Life Rooms to Brighton Festival 2017. The exhibition explores images of women, memories of childhood and the uncanniness of dolls. Melita Dennett went along to the installation and talks to Cathie about her work. Performance times: Sat 6 – Sat 27 May, Mon – Sat, 11am – 6pm Thu, 11am – 8pm Sun, 11am – 5pm at University of Brighton 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

Virgin Territory is a video installation from Brighton's Vincent Dance Theatre which sets out to challenge our hyper sexualised digital world - particularly for younger women. Melita Dennett meets its creator Charlotte Vincent and our reporters Holly Simpson and Alisha Theobald give their take on the installation. Performance times: Wed 10 May – Sun 14 May Wed 17 May – Sun 21 May at ONCA 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 #Video

Brighton Festival Radio Show Episode 4 - airdate Thursday May 11th 2017 In this episode Melita Dennett and Rebecca Sandells have a look behind the scenes of some of the Festival venues, review For The Birds and look ahead to the weekend's Festival events. 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

Melita Dennett heads along to the Brighton Open Air Theatre on Dyke Road Park, which is home to many events at this year's Festival - including a stand up comedy event where the comedians perform with their dogs! She speaks to its patron Simon Evans and its manager Ann-Marie Williams. 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

Our reporter Rebecca Sandells went along to a performance of the Australian performance maker Tamara Saulwick's Endings and found out what members of audience thought of the show, which centres around the theme of death. Performance times: Tue 9 – Sat 13 May, 7.30pm Sat 13 May matinee, 2pm at The Old Market 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

For The Birds is an installation consisting of sound, video and lighting effects taking place in a darkened woodland in a secret location above Brighton after dark. Melita Dennett went along on its opening night to explore. Performance Times: Sat 6 – Sun 28 May (except Mon & Tue) Various timed slots from 8.30pm - 11.40pm at a secret woodland location (Free shuttle bus service goes from the Hollingbury ASDA bus stop on Crowhurst Road, BN1 8AF) 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

Fabrica Gallery is one of the many venues at Brighton Festival 2017. This year it celebrates its 21st year as a gallery and performance space. Director of the venue Liz Whitehead gives Melita Dennett a guided tour and explains some of the history of the venue. To find out more about Fabrica Gallery see https://www.fabrica.org.uk 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

Brighton Festival Radio Show Episode 5 - airdate Friday May 12th 2017 In this episode Rebecca Sandells looks ahead to the weekend's events at this year's Brighton Festival, we delve into the story of Sussex folk legend Shirley Collins and we find out about how the Festival is reaching out to communities across Brighton and Hove this 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 #Arts #Culture

Brighton Festival 2017 Guest Director Kate Tempest has made it clear that one of her aims is to see this year's Festival play out across all of the city's varied communities. Rebecca Sandells visited Hangleton Community Centre to see how that aim was becoming a reality in Hangleton. 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 #Community

Adam Julia of Audioactive - a Brighton music organisation that works with young people - joins Rebecca Sandells in studio to tell her about their work in Hangleton and their participation in the Your Place programme at Brighton Festival which is made up of free workshops, performances and activities for the whole family over two weekends. Performance Times Sat 13 & Sun 14 May at Hangleton Community Centre Fri 19, Sat 20 & Sun 21 May at East 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 #BrightonFestival #Arts #Culture

Melitta Dennett joins Rebecca Sandells in studio to delve into the fascinating history of Sussex folk Goddess Shirley Collins who performs at the Brighton Dome Concert Hall as part of the Brighton Festival. Performance Times: Sun 14 May, 7.30pm at Brighton Dome Concert Hall 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 #Folk #Music

Rebecca Sandells and Alan Wares look ahead to some of what's happening on Saturday 13th May as part of Brighton Festival including a performance by the London Symphony Orchestra and a day of free arts in Portslade. 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

Rebecca Sandells speaks to artist duo Walter & Zoniel who are attempting to turn Brighton Beach into the biggest canvas in the city by inviting visitors to cast multi-coloured stones onto the beach to create a vast rainbow of vibrant pebbles, each one colour-coded to represent a different artistic view. She also looks ahead to some other events taking place as part of the Festival on Sunday 14th May. Performance Times: Sat 13 – Sun 14 May 12pm – 5pm at The Beach at Doughnut Groyne (East Street) 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 #Community

Brighton Festival Radio Show Episode 6 - airdate Monday May 15th 2017 In this episode Melita Dennett and Rebecca Sandells hear about a show that predicts a near future dystopia, have a look back at the Festival's offerings over the weekend and look ahead to what's happening this week. 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

Rebecca Sandells and Alisha Theobald visited SPECTRA: CAST - an event created by artist duo Walter & Zoniel in an attempt to turn Brighton Beach into the biggest canvas in the city by inviting visitors to cast multi-coloured stones onto the beach - and give Melita Dennett their thoughts on the weekend event. 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 #Community

At the weekend Melita Dennett went along to see Driftwood, a silent circus by Australian circus group Casus, and Sussex folk music legend Shirley Collins perform at Brighton Dome. She fills Rebecca Sandells in on what she thought. 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 #Circus #Folk #Music #Sussex

Songs for the End of the World is a musical theatre show centred around an astronaut with asthma who gets shot off in rocket on the Day of the Apocalypse. Melita Dennett talks to its creator Dom Coyote about the idea behind it and how it may mirror real life in 2017. Performance Times: Tue 16 May, 8pm 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 #BrightonFestival #Arts #Theatre

We hear from Brighton choreographer and designer Theo Clinkard who brings the World Premiere of This Bright Field to Brighton Festival 2017. In Part one of the work audience members go on stage in small groups for an intimate encounter with Clinkard’s company of twelve international dancers. In Part two, the audience returns to its seats and Clinkard’s choreography takes to the full stage on a cinematic scale. Performance Times: Thu 25 May Part One: every 20 minutes between 5pm – 7pm Part Two: 8pm at Brighton Dome 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 #Theatre

We hear from the team behind the Brighton Festival installation "For The Birds" which is a nighttime light and sound event based in a secret woodland location above Brighton. Performance Times: Sat 6 – Sun 28 May (except Mon & Tue) Various timed slots from 8.30pm - 11.40pm at a secret woodland location (Free shuttle bus service goes from the Hollingbury ASDA bus stop on Crowhurst Road, BN1 8AF) 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

Brighton Festival Radio Show Episode 7 - airdate Tuesday May 16th 2017 On today's show Rebecca Sandells finds out about an app called The Hum which brings Brighton to life, looks at the Storytelling Army and brings you news on events over the next 48 hours. 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

Half cinema, half reality, The Hum weaves together visuals of your locations and a specially composed soundtrack on your smartphone, overlaid with observations from four artists who work with dance and movement. Rebecca Sandells caught up with its creator Nic Sandiland to find out more. 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 #Soundtrack #City #Technology

The Storytelling Army are a Nabokov theatre assembled collection of people from all walks of life including those who are homeless or vulnerable housed who will be bringing their pop up performances across Brighton during the Festival. We find out how they are bringing the "everyday epic" to the city. 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

Rebecca Sandells and Alan Wares look ahead to whats coming up at the Brighton Festival on Wednesday and Thursday 17th and 18th May. 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

Brighton Festival Radio Show Episode 8 - airdate Wednesday May 17th 2017 In this episode Melita Dennett and Rebecca Sandells meet a group of dancers with a difference, take a look at some classical music offerings at this year's festival and reveal how poetry, politics and the personal collide. 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

Melita Dennett delves into Classical music offerings at this year's Brighton Festival. She caught up with Gill Kay who curates the Festival's Classical Programme. 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 #ClassicalMusic

Melita Dennett describes her experience of Collisions - a virtual reality film set in the Australian Outback and focusing on the aftermath of a British nuclear experiment. Performance Times: Sat 6 – Sun 28 May (not Mon & Tue) Wed – Fri, bookable slots between 5.30 – 8.30pm Sat & Sun, bookable slots between 2.30 – 6.15pm at Lighthouse 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 #Australia #VirtualReality

Brighton Festival 2017 Guest Director Kate Tempest has made it clear that one of her aims is to see this year's Festival play out across all of the city's varied communities. Rebecca Sandells speaks to some people participating in Festival events this weekend in the Whitehawk community. Events Listing : http://brightonfestival.org/files/90ab4ba5cc0acfbdf484653d40613988.pdf 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 #Community

Spoken word artist Luke Wright performs his show The Toll at The Spire this weekend. The poems in The Toll tour the flat-roofed pubs and half-bought couches of Brexit Britain - Melita Dennett meets up with him to find out more. Performance Times: Fri 19 May, 7.30pm (doors 6.45pm) at The Spire 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 #Poetry #SpokenWord

Half cinema, half reality, The Hum weaves together visuals of your locations and a specially composed soundtrack on your smartphone, overlaid with observations from four artists who work with dance and movement. Our reporters Holly Simpson and Alisha Theobald downloaded the app and gave it a go and give us their thoughts. 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 #Soundtrack #City #Technology

In this episode we bring you a recording of the Furrow Collective performing live at the Brighton Dome on Monday 15th May 2017 as part of the Brighton 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

In this episode Rebecca Sandells looks ahead to the weekend's Festival events including the UK Premiere of The Gabriels Trilogy, finds out more about Collisions - a virtual reality film set in the Australian Outback - and looks at how the Festival is celebrating Monteverdi's 450th birthday. 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

Melita Dennett goes along to Lighthouse to experience Collisions - a virtual reality film set in the Australian Outback focusing on the aftermath of a British nuclear experiment in the 1950s on the indigenous population. She also gets the thoughts of other people who have just experienced the film. Performance Times: Sat 6 – Sun 28 May (not Mon & Tue) Wed – Fri, bookable slots between 5.30 – 8.30pm Sat & Sun, bookable slots between 2.30 – 6.15pm at Lighthouse 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 #Australia #VirtualReality

Rebecca Sandells and Alan Wares look ahead to Brighton Festival events across the weekend of 20th and 21st May including a concert celebrating Italian composer Claudio Monteverdi. 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 #Classical #Concert

The Big Song is a glorious celebration of singing that sweeps from science to spirituality, prehistory to protest, and reminds us of the central role of song in our identity and civilisation. Melita Dennett caught up with Kirsty Martin Musical Director of The Big Song to find out more. Performance Times: Mon 22 May, 7.30pm at Brighton Dome Concert Hall 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 #Australia #VirtualReality

In this episode Melita Dennett and Rebecca Sandells meet a choreographer who brings the audience up on stage, look at a trilogy of plays that dissect the election of Donald Trump, explore an app that makes you see Brighton in a whole new way and take to the seas for Five Short Blasts. 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

Five Shorts Blasts sees audiences taken out on a boat from Brighton Marina to explore life on the waves. Rebecca Sandells took to the waves to find out more. 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 choreographer and designer Theo Clinkard joins Melita Dennett and Rebecca Sandells in studio to talk about the World Premiere of This Bright Field at Brighton Festival 2017. In Part one of the work audience members go on stage in small groups for an intimate encounter with Clinkard’s company of twelve international dancers. In Part two, the audience returns to its seats and Clinkard’s choreography takes to the full stage on a cinematic scale. Performance Times: Thu 25 May Part One: every 20 minutes between 5pm – 7pm Part Two: 8pm at Brighton Dome 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

The Gabriels Trilogy is a trio of plays running at Brighton Festival 2017 which follows an American family during the election year of Donald Trump. Cathie Chadwick went along to see the plays and joins Melita Dennett in studio to review what she saw. 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

The Hum is a smartphone app that helps you see the city of Brighton in a different way ... and to a soundtrack. Melita Dennett headed to a well known bookshop by the Clocktower and watched passers by. Our reporter Holly Simpson went to a photobooth and found some other people exploring the city. 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

In this episode Melita Dennett and Rebecca Sandells take a nighttime adventure with the birds in the woods, find out about an army of storytellers taking to the streets of Brighton, meet the person behind a video installation looking at discrimination in Turkey and hear how new technology is helping raise awareness of a nuclear test in the Australian Outback. 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

Out In Brighton's Kathy Caton sits down to talk to Turkish artist Ipek Duben - creator of They/Onlar - a multi-screen video installation that looks at how people view themselves as the "other" in their own society and how we view societies different to our own as the "other". 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 #They/Onlar #video

In this episode Melita Dennett and Rebecca Sandells find out about an unusual tribute to Judy Garland, look at a dance performance that puts the audience on the stage and drop into a photography dark room. 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

With live accompaniment from noise band Okishima Island Tourist Association, Glasgow based performance artist FK Alexander will be singing along to the final recording made by Judy Garland of Over the Rainbow at this year's Brighton Festival for her show FK Alexander: (I Could Go On Singing) Over the Rainbow. Rob Jones from the Festival joined Melita Dennett in studio to talk about the show. Performance Times: Fri 26 May, from 6pm Sat 27 & Sun 28 May, from 2pm at The Spire 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 #Music #JudyGarland #WizardOfOz

Acclaimed photographer Eddie Otchere has set up a community darkroom – an open-access space in which the people of Brighton can capture, reflect on and share their experiences, celebrating what it is to be part of a community for Brighton Festival 2017. Rebecca Sandells popped along to visit. The pictures developed at the workshops will be put on display Sat 27 & Sun 28 May, 11am – 11pm at 114 Church Street. 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 #Photography

In this episode Melita Dennett and Rebecca Sandells hear about a cemetery that's acting as a setting for a circus performance, meet a guilty feminist, take a boat out of the Marina to hear tales of the seaside and get ready for the arrival of the Storytelling Army. 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

Inspired by the legend of Orpheus and Eurydice, Depart brings together acrobats, aerialists, choral singers and video artists for an outdoor circus experience which will take you on a haunting journey through the underworld in the uniquely atmospheric location of Woodvale Cemetery. We find out more. Performance Times: Thu 25 – Sun 28 May, 8.30pm & 10.15pm at Woodvale Cemetery 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 #Circus

In this final episode of the series Melita Dennett and Rebecca Sandells hear how a Victorian cemetery has become a setting for a spooky performance, talk to the creator of a piece that explores what Home means to us, meet some of the Storytelling Army out on the streets of Brighton and pick their Festival highs and lows. 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

Inspired by the legend of Orpheus and Eurydice, Depart brings together acrobats, aerialists, choral singers and video artists for an outdoor circus experience which will take you on a haunting journey through the underworld in the uniquely atmospheric location of Woodvale Cemetery. Melita Dennett went along to experience the show and is joined by its Artistic Director Alice Lee Holland in studio. Performance Times: Thu 25 – Sun 28 May, 8.30pm & 10.15pm at Woodvale Cemetery 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 #Circus

Belgian theatre maker Yinka Kuitenbrouwer visited over 100 people to find out what "home" means to them – from newborns to pensioners, natives to immigrants, farmers to squatters. With the help of snapshots, quotes and a plate of biscuits, Yinka recalls her encounters in tellingly encyclopedic detail in this disarmingly simple and quietly impactful performance. Rebecca Sandells met up with Yinka to find out more. Performance Times: Fri 26 May, 2pm & 7pm Sat 27 May, 2pm, 4.30pm & 7pm Sun 28 May, 2pm & 7pm at The Bevy Community Pub 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 #Home

At the end of a three week stint at the helm of the Brighton Festival Radio Show - Melita Dennett and Rebecca Sandells look back at their highlights 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

Ahead of the start of the Brighton Festival, this year's Guest Director David Shrigley joins Brighton Festival Chief Executive Andrew Comben for a conversation. Best known for his distinctive drawing style and works that make satirical comments on the absurdity of 21st-century society,  visual artist David Shrigley’s darkly humorous compositions reflect the inconsequential, the bizarre, and the disquieting elements of daily life. While drawing is at the centre of his practice, his work spans an extensive range of media including sculpture, large-scale installation, animation, painting, photography and music. To find out more about Brighton Festival see : http://brightonfestival.org To find out more about RadioReverb - the Broadcast Media Partner of Brighton Festival 2018 see : http://radioreverb.com #Brighton #Arts #Culture #DavidShrigley

Composer Ed Hughes talks to Melita Dennett about his live soundtrack for film at "Cuckmere: A Portrait" on Saturday 5th and Sunday 6th May at Attenborough Centre for the Creative Arts Event Details : [https://brightonfestival.org/event/13488/cuckmere_a_portrait_environmentalism_2.0/](https://brightonfestival.org/event/13488/cuckmere_a_portrait_environmentalism_2.0/) To find out more about Brighton Festival see : [http://brightonfestival.org](http://brightonfestival.org) To find out more about RadioReverb - proud Broadcast Media Partner of Brighton Festival 2018 see : [http://radioreverb.com](http://radioreverb.com) #Brighton #Arts #soundtrack

The Boy, The Piano and The Beach is a children's show by Lewes based Slot Machine Theatre, combining puppetry, dance and classical music. The performance, for ages six and upwards, runs at the Brighthelm Centre from Sat 5th to Monday 7 May. Melita Dennett met directors and performers Nicky Blackwell and Nick Tigg, along with their puppet Brenda the giant shiny worm, as they gave a brief performance outside Brighton's Jubilee Library. Event Details: [https://brightonfestival.org/event/13493/the_boy_the_piano_and_the_beach/](https://brightonfestival.org/event/13493/the_boy_the_piano_and_the_beach/) To find out more about Brighton Festival see : [http://brightonfestival.org](http://brightonfestival.org) To find out more about RadioReverb - proud Broadcast Media Partner of Brighton Festival 2018 see : [http://radioreverb.com](http://radioreverb.com) #Brighton #Arts #soundtrack

One of the events opening the 2018 Brighton Festival, curated this year by artist David Shrigley, is "Pitch Perfect", a series of free concerts around the city by young classical performers. On Saturday afternoon they'll be performing at Brighton Museum and other locations, and earlier this week they played in the pod of the i360 on Brighton's sea front. Melita Dennett was there.... Event Details: [https://brightonfestival.org/event/13475/pitch_perfect/](https://brightonfestival.org/event/13475/pitch_perfect/) To find out more about Brighton Festival see : http://brightonfestival.org To find out more about RadioReverb - proud Broadcast Media Partner of Brighton Festival 2018 see : http://radioreverb.com #Brighton #Arts #classical #youthmusic

San Franciso-based artist Brett Goodroad is showing a series of 44 A4 paintings created in sumi ink, a chinese watercolour ink as part of the Brighton Festival. "Toe Buoy" runs throughout May at the Phoenix Gallery by The Level. Event Details: [https://brightonfestival.org/event/13480/brett_goodroad/](https://brightonfestival.org/event/13480/brett_goodroad/) To find out more about Brighton Festival see : http://brightonfestival.org To find out more about RadioReverb - proud Broadcast Media Partner of Brighton Festival 2018 see : http://radioreverb.com #Brighton #Arts #painting

Brighton Festival 2018 has officially got underway with the annual opening event - The Children's Parade. Some 5000 young people from across Brighton and Hove dressed up and took to the streets of Brighton and brought colour to the city. Melita Dennett was there. To find out more about Brighton Festival see : http://brightonfestival.org To find out more about RadioReverb - proud Broadcast Media Partner of Brighton Festival 2018 see : http://radioreverb.com #Brighton #Arts #Children #parade

Hilary Cooke from Brighton Festival talks to Melita Dennett about the busy events programme curated for children at this year's Festival.  Such events include the Children's Parade, Adopt an Author and Young City Reads. To find out more about Brighton Festival see : http://brightonfestival.org To find out more about RadioReverb - proud Broadcast Media Partner of Brighton Festival 2018 see : http://radioreverb.com #Brighton #Arts #Children

In the first daily show of our 2018 series : Melita Dennett and Rebecca Sandles look back at the opening event of Brighton Festival 2018 - the Children's Parade, they visit talking see-saws on the seafront, they go to see a giant life model, look at what's ahead for younger festival goers and talk to this year's Guest Director David Shrigley. To find out more about Brighton Festival see : http://brightonfestival.org To find out more about RadioReverb - the Broadcast Media Partner of Brighton Festival 2018 see : http://radioreverb.com #Brighton #Arts #Culture

Rebecca Sandles meets up with this year's Festival Guest Director, David Shrigley and asks him about the theme of this year's Festival - Strive For Excellence - and finds out what he's looking forward to seeing. To find out more about Brighton Festival see : http://brightonfestival.org To find out more about RadioReverb - the Broadcast Media Partner of Brighton Festival 2018 see : http://radioreverb.com #Brighton #Arts #Culture

Internationally renowned company NoFit State Circus bring their show Lexicon to the Brighton Festival following many successful runs at the Brighton Fringe. Their show combines traditional circus with ballet, live music and a strong narrative. Melita Dennett went to meet some of the performers in a break during rehearsals. Event Details: https://brightonfestival.org/event/13496/nofit_state_lexicon/ To find out more about Brighton Festival see : http://brightonfestival.org To find out more about RadioReverb - the Broadcast Media Partner of Brighton Festival 2018 see : http://radioreverb.com #Brighton #Arts #Culture #Circus

More than 200 people volunteered to help out at this year's Brighton Festival. Rebecca Sandles went along to the volunteers' launch party where she collected her own volunteer t-shirt and caught up with other helpers.  To find out more about Brighton Festival see : http://brightonfestival.org To find out more about RadioReverb - the Broadcast Media Partner of Brighton Festival 2018 see : http://radioreverb.com #Brighton #Arts #Culture #volunteering

The work of innovatory theatre company IOU, Rear View tells the story of a woman's life in an unforgettable journey through Brighton on board a unique open-top bus which begins with a life drawing class.   Rebecca Sandles brought her mum along to experience the adventure. Event Details: [https://brightonfestival.org/event/13536/rear_view/](https://brightonfestival.org/event/13536/rear_view/) To find out more about Brighton Festival see : http://brightonfestival.org To find out more about RadioReverb - the Broadcast Media Partner of Brighton Festival 2018 see : http://radioreverb.com #Brighton #Arts #Culture

They may look like three see-saws on the seafront but Pivot uses AI to respond to questions or comments from its riders. Melita Dennett went along and met Pivot's co-creator Madeline Flynn.  Event Details: https://brightonfestival.org/event/13605/pivot/ To find out more about Brighton Festival see : http://brightonfestival.org To find out more about RadioReverb - the Broadcast Media Partner of Brighton Festival 2018 see : http://radioreverb.com #Brighton #Arts #Culture #AI

Transforming Fabrica into a classroom, Life Model II plays on the age-old tradition of life drawing classes by replacing the live model with Festival Guest Director David Shrigley's caricatured sculpture of a nine-foot-tall woman. Visitors are invited to sit, observe and draw the model using materials provided, with the resulting artworks hung up as part of the exhibition.  Rebecca Sandles went along to Fabrica to speak to the artist himself. Event Details: [https://brightonfestival.org/event/13481/life_model_ii/](https://brightonfestival.org/event/13481/life_model_ii/) To find out more about Brighton Festival see : http://brightonfestival.org To find out more about RadioReverb - the Broadcast Media Partner of Brighton Festival 2018 see : http://radioreverb.com #Brighton #Arts #Culture

In the second daily show of our 2018 series : Melita Dennett and Megan Clifton take you behind the scenes of this year's Festival and look at events for young festival goers; dive into some of the large scale classical events; meet an artist whose work embraces the surreal, sinister and downright silly; find out about a performance that celebrates a love story in London's East End and learn how to make apple sauce the Dutch way. To find out more about Brighton Festival see : http://brightonfestival.org To find out more about RadioReverb - the Broadcast Media Partner of Brighton Festival 2018 see : http://radioreverb.com #Brighton #Arts #Culture

Pippa Smith from Brighton Festival joins Melita Dennett and Megan Clifton in studio to talk about some of the upcoming events for younger people at this year's Brighton Festival. To find out more about Brighton Festival see : http://brightonfestival.org To find out more about RadioReverb - proud Broadcast Media Partner of Brighton Festival 2018 see : http://radioreverb.com #Brighton #Arts #Children

Wot? No Fish!! is the tale of a love story in London's East End told through a series of doddles and cartoons. The creator of the show, Danny Braverman was inspired when he discovered Ab Solomons touching images long after his death. Melita Dennett met up with Danny to find out more. Event Details: [https://brightonfestival.org/event/13558/wot_no_fish/](https://brightonfestival.org/event/13558/wot_no_fish/) To find out more about Brighton Festival see : http://brightonfestival.org To find out more about RadioReverb - the Broadcast Media Partner of Brighton Festival 2018 see : http://radioreverb.com #Brighton #Arts #Culture

Apples is a show aimed at 1-5 year olds. The audience enter a cosy yurt to discover an unusual apple tree and three crates that burst open with energetic kitchen tools and all kinds of wacky implements which come together to make delicious apple sauce.  Rebecca Sandles caught up with one of the performers and creators of the show. Event Details: [https://brightonfestival.org/event/13589/apples/](https://brightonfestival.org/event/13589/apples/) To find out more about Brighton Festival see : http://brightonfestival.org To find out more about RadioReverb - the Broadcast Media Partner of Brighton Festival 2018 see : http://radioreverb.com #Brighton #Arts #Culture

After releasing their massive break-out single Busy Earning, London-based soul/funk outfit Jungle flew right onto the radar in 2014 with this instant classic. Their joyous menagerie of past and future styles immediately put these hardworking musicians on ‘band to watch’ lists worldwide and sent their debut self-titled album into charts worldwide (eventually going Gold in the UK). Formed in 2013 by childhood friends J and T, they have expanded to a powerhouse seven-piece band to perform the music live, creating a spectacular on-stage effect. Our reporter Jack Claramunt went along to see them perform live at Brighton Dome. Event Details: https://brightonfestival.org/event/13565/jungle/ To find out more about Brighton Festival see : http://brightonfestival.org To find out more about RadioReverb - the Broadcast Media Partner of Brighton Festival 2018 see : http://radioreverb.com #Brighton #Arts #Culture

British saxophonist John Surman last year scooped the Ivor Novello Jazz Award in recognition of his huge contribution to jazz over the last five decades. Part of a richly talented generation to emerge during the 1960s, Surman is revered internationally for his pioneering approach to composition, including the use of electronics, brass ensembles, choirs, string quartets and orchestras.  He performs at St Georges Church on Thursday 10th May as part of the  Festival. RadioReverb's Mark Johnson takes a look at the musician. Event Details: [https://brightonfestival.org/event/13592/john_surman/](https://brightonfestival.org/event/13592/john_surman/) To find out more about Brighton Festival see : http://brightonfestival.org To find out more about RadioReverb - the Broadcast Media Partner of Brighton Festival 2018 see : http://radioreverb.com #Brighton #Arts #Culture

In this episode : Melita Dennett and Jack Claramunt hear about invented instruments that just might be impossible to play; meet a British jazz legend coming to the festival; learn about a journey across borders and genders; explore a meditation on grief; find out about classical music styles of the future and hear about a venue with a difference. To find out more about Brighton Festival see : http://brightonfestival.org To find out more about RadioReverb - the Broadcast Media Partner of Brighton Festival 2018 see : http://radioreverb.com #Brighton #Arts #Culture

Problem in Brighton is an alt-rock/pop pantomime written and directed by Guest Director David Shrigley exclusively for Brighton Festival. Shrigley's artwork is brought to life by the Problem Band (led by Brighton musician Lee Baker) using instruments created from his illustrations. Like a one-stringed guitar.  Problem in Brighton stars the award-winning Pauline Knowles (who appeared in Shrigley's 2011 opera Pass the Spoon), and Stephan Kreiss, who Brighton Festival audiences will know as one quarter of comedy troupe Spymonkey (The Complete Deaths). Melita Dennett met up with musician and composer Lee Baker to find out more. Event Details: [https://brightonfestival.org/event/13598/problem_in_brighton/](https://brightonfestival.org/event/13598/problem_in_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 2018 see : http://radioreverb.com #Brighton #Arts #Culture

A former church in Kemptown, The Spire is one of the festival's more unusual venues. Faith Dodkins and David Sheppeard join Melita Dennett in studio to give the history of the venue and look ahead to some of the events coming to the venue this festival season. To find out more about Brighton Festival see : http://brightonfestival.org To find out more about RadioReverb - the Broadcast Media Partner of Brighton Festival 2018 see : http://radioreverb.com #Brighton #Arts #Culture

From Stopgap Dance Company - the story of a father and daughter gradually coming to terms with the loss of their wife and mother. Combining exquisite detail in movement with evocative text and design, The Enormous Room transports its audience somewhere between this world and the next. A thoughtful, moving and uplifting meditation on saying goodbye and moving on. Rebecca Sandles spoke to Stopgap's Artistic Director Lucy Bennett.   Event Details: [https://brightonfestival.org/event/13578/the_enormous_room/](https://brightonfestival.org/event/13578/the_enormous_room/) To find out more about Brighton Festival see : http://brightonfestival.org To find out more about RadioReverb - the Broadcast Media Partner of Brighton Festival 2018 see : http://radioreverb.com #Brighton #Arts #Culture

In one of its most ambitious and magical productions to date, The Voice Project has created an epic 10-hour choral work to be performed overnight in the grounds of historic Firle Place, one of England’s most beautiful country houses. On arrival, guests will be given a bed each before spending the night surrounded by sound and shadows, poised between sleep and wakefulness as the Choir performs music specially commissioned from leading composers Helen Chadwick, Orlando Gough and Jonathan Baker. We hear from the project's co-creators. Event Details: [https://brightonfestival.org/event/13522/the_arms_of_sleep/](https://brightonfestival.org/event/13522/the_arms_of_sleep/) To find out more about Brighton Festival see : http://brightonfestival.org To find out more about RadioReverb - the Broadcast Media Partner of Brighton Festival 2018 see : http://radioreverb.com #Brighton #Arts #Culture

Adam is National Theatre of Scotland’s remarkable production about one trans man’s powerful true story - and is performed by the real-life Adam who reenacts and shares his extraordinary journey. From Egypt to Scotland, this powerful, award-winning production charts Adam’s fight across borders and genders to find a place to call home. Melita Dennett met up with Adam ahead of the show's run. Event Details: [https://brightonfestival.org/event/13573/adam/](https://brightonfestival.org/event/13573/adam/) To find out more about Brighton Festival see : http://brightonfestival.org To find out more about RadioReverb - the Broadcast Media Partner of Brighton Festival 2018 see : http://radioreverb.com #Brighton #Arts #Culture

British jazz legend John Surman performs at St Georges Church on Thursday 10th May as part of the Festival.  RadioReverb's Mark Johnson caught up with the saxophonist. Event Details: https://brightonfestival.org/event/13592/john_surman/ To find out more about Brighton Festival see : http://brightonfestival.org To find out more about RadioReverb - the Broadcast Media Partner of Brighton Festival 2018 see : http://radioreverb.com #Brighton #Arts #Culture

Melita Dennett speaks to Brighton Festival's Gill Kay who programmes the Festival's classical music strand.  They speak about lunchtime performance and events at Glyndebourne. To find out more about Brighton Festival see : http://brightonfestival.org To find out more about RadioReverb - the Broadcast Media Partner of Brighton Festival 2018 see : http://radioreverb.com #Brighton #Arts #Culture

In this episode : Melita Dennett and Rebecca Sandles hear about a one man show exploring heritage, identity and cooking; look forward to films taking in the revolutionary spirit of May 1968 and find out about a dance piece for video exploring masculinity and vulnerability. To find out more about Brighton Festival see : http://brightonfestival.org To find out more about RadioReverb - the Broadcast Media Partner of Brighton Festival 2018 see : http://radioreverb.com #Brighton #Arts #Culture

SHUT DOWN is a multi-screen video installation at ONCA Gallery featuring dance, spoken word and rap and explores masculinity and its pressures and contradictions. The cast is made up of seven performers including three talented teenagers. Creator Charlotte Vincent of Vincent Dance Theatre and 16 year old rapper Eben Flow join Melita and Rebecca in studio. Event Details: [https://brightonfestival.org/event/13587/shut_down/](https://brightonfestival.org/event/13587/shut_down/) To find out more about Brighton Festival see : http://brightonfestival.org To find out more about RadioReverb - the Broadcast Media Partner of Brighton Festival 2018 see : http://radioreverb.com #Brighton #Arts #Culture

Picture this: Nigeria. A grandmother passes. London, a son cooks a pot of stew for his mother hoping to uncover hidden stories and unanswered questions. Yomi Sode's hit show - which includes live cooking - tackles immigration, identity and displacement. COAT is a humorous and moving response to the mistakes made by elders that leave the next generation uncertain of what is expected of them. Melita Dennett went to The Brighthelm Centre to meet Yomi while he was setting up. Event Details: [https://brightonfestival.org/event/13610/coat/](https://brightonfestival.org/event/13610/coat/) To find out more about Brighton Festival see : http://brightonfestival.org To find out more about RadioReverb - the Broadcast Media Partner of Brighton Festival 2018 see : http://radioreverb.com #Brighton #Arts #Culture

This year's Festival includes a film series as part of the programme.  Festival goers can enjoy cult classics in connected double bills revolving around a momentous month in history half a century ago. Tim Brown from the Dukes of York and CineCity came to the studios to tell us more about whats in store. To find out more about Brighton Festival see : http://brightonfestival.org To find out more about RadioReverb - the Broadcast Media Partner of Brighton Festival 2018 see : http://radioreverb.com #Brighton #Arts #Culture

Adam is National Theatre of Scotland’s remarkable production about one trans man’s powerful true story - and is performed by the real-life Adam who reenacts and shares his extraordinary journey. From Egypt to Scotland, this powerful, award-winning production charts Adam’s fight across borders and genders to find a place to call home. RadioReverb's Bruce Guthrie joins Melita Dennett and Rebecca Sandles after seeing the performance at Brighton Festival.  Event Details: [https://brightonfestival.org/event/13573/adam/](https://brightonfestival.org/event/13573/adam/) To find out more about Brighton Festival see : http://brightonfestival.org To find out more about RadioReverb - the Broadcast Media Partner of Brighton Festival 2018 see : http://radioreverb.com #Brighton #Arts #Culture

In this episode : Melita Dennett and Rebecca Sandles hear about a funeral for someone who is very much still alive; find out how Mile Davis's classic albums are being reinterpreted; explore the experience of being black and transgender and learn the secrets of writing for children and young people. To find out more about Brighton Festival see : http://brightonfestival.org To find out more about RadioReverb - the Broadcast Media Partner of Brighton Festival 2018 see : http://radioreverb.com #Brighton #Arts #Culture

A new dark comedy performed by Victoria Melody, her dad (celebrity TV antique dealer Mike Melody) and a live New Orleans Jazz band. In 2013, Mike was diagnosed with a terminal illness, so Victoria organised the funeral service of his dreams. A year later, doctors realised they had misdiagnosed Mike, but they are going ahead with the funeral anyway – and you’re invited.  Victoria joins Melita Dennett and Rebecca Sandles in studio. Event Details: [https://brightonfestival.org/event/13607/ugly_chief/](https://brightonfestival.org/event/13607/ugly_chief/) To find out more about Brighton Festival see : http://brightonfestival.org To find out more about RadioReverb - the Broadcast Media Partner of Brighton Festival 2018 see : http://radioreverb.com #Brighton #Arts #Culture

Jazz musician Dave Okumu brings an ensemble of musicians to Brighton Festival to reinterpret classic albums by Miles Davis.  Played Twice: Miles Davis Kind of Blue takes place at St George's Church on Saturday 12th May and RadioReverb's Mark Johnson caught up with Dave ahead of the performance. Event Details: https://brightonfestival.org/event/13551/played_twice_miles_davis_kind_of_blue/ To find out more about Brighton Festival see : http://brightonfestival.org To find out more about RadioReverb - the Broadcast Media Partner of Brighton Festival 2018 see : http://radioreverb.com #Brighton #Arts #Culture

Brighton Festival 2018 Chief Executive Andrew Comben joins Melita Dennett and Rebecca Sandles in studio at the end of week one of this year's Festival to talk about his highlights so far and more. To find out more about Brighton Festival see : http://brightonfestival.org To find out more about RadioReverb - the Broadcast Media Partner of Brighton Festival 2018 see : http://radioreverb.com #Brighton #Arts #Culture

An evening of Black trans poetics with one of the UK’s leading trans voices - combining spoken word with soundscapes, projections and animation in collaboration with Daniel Braithwaite Shirley.  Travis Alabanza presents a feature performance from their acclaimed debut book of poetry. Through diary entries, images, poems and essays, Travis reveals their experience as a trans person navigating public spaces: being on the street, being on public transport, being harassed, stared at, and surviving.  Rebecca Sandles caught up with Travis to find out what is in store for the audience. Event Details: [https://brightonfestival.org/event/13611/travis_alabanza_before_i_step_outside_you_love_me/](https://brightonfestival.org/event/13611/travis_alabanza_before_i_step_outside_you_love_me/) To find out more about Brighton Festival see : http://brightonfestival.org To find out more about RadioReverb - the Broadcast Media Partner of Brighton Festival 2018 see : http://radioreverb.com #Brighton #Arts #Culture

Adopt an Author is an exciting schools initiative which links local classes with children’s authors to promote reading for pleasure, build self-confidence and inspire creativity.  Imogen White, author of The Rose Muddle Mysteries, is one of the authors taking part this year and joined Melita Dennett and Rebecca Sandles in studio.  Event Details: [https://brightonfestival.org/event/13544/adopt_an_author/](https://brightonfestival.org/event/13544/adopt_an_author/) To find out more about Brighton Festival see : http://brightonfestival.org To find out more about RadioReverb - the Broadcast Media Partner of Brighton Festival 2018 see : http://radioreverb.com #Brighton #Arts #Culture

Internationally renowned company NoFit State Circus bring their show Lexicon to the Brighton Festival following many successful runs at the Brighton Fringe. Their show combines traditional circus with ballet, live music and a strong narrative. Brighton photographer JJ Waller went to see it and joins the team in the studio to give his thoughts. Event Details: https://brightonfestival.org/event/13496/nofitstatelexicon/ To find out more about Brighton Festival see : http://brightonfestival.org To find out more about RadioReverb - the Broadcast Media Partner of Brighton Festival 2018 see : http://radioreverb.com #Brighton #Arts #Culture #Circus

Jack Claramunt joins Melita Dennett and Rebecca Sandles in studio to talk about two events he's seen at this year's Festival. First up British jazz legend John Surman performed at St Georges Church on Thursday 10th May - Jack gives his thoughts on that. He also reviews SHUT DOWN - a multi-screen video installation at ONCA Gallery featuring dance, spoken word and rap and explores masculinity and its pressures and contradictions. To find out more about Brighton Festival see : http://brightonfestival.org To find out more about RadioReverb - the Broadcast Media Partner of Brighton Festival 2018 see : http://radioreverb.com #Brighton #Arts #Culture

Look up and contemplate the changing nature of clouds in an outdoor auditorium made for cloud-gazing. Even seemingly featureless skies provide plentiful material in Lorna Rees’ beguiling installation-performance Melita Dennett went to meet Lorna to find out more about the piece. Event Details: [https://brightonfestival.org/event/13577/cloudscapes/](https://brightonfestival.org/event/13577/cloudscapes/) To find out more about Brighton Festival see : http://brightonfestival.org To find out more about RadioReverb - the Broadcast Media Partner of Brighton Festival 2018 see : http://radioreverb.com #Brighton #Arts #Culture

KAYA explores human experiences of displacement, drawing on the strength and resilience of those searching for belonging in a new community. Ceyda Tanc is the Brighton-based choreographer behind the piece. She's known for creating dynamic dance influenced by her Turkish heritage and highlighting the intersection of modern Britain’s diverse cultures. Melita Dennett went along to meet Ceyda to learn more about the inspiration for KAYA. Event Details: [https://brightonfestival.org/event/13523/kaya/](https://brightonfestival.org/event/13523/kaya/) To find out more about Brighton Festival see : http://brightonfestival.org To find out more about RadioReverb - the Broadcast Media Partner of Brighton Festival 2018 see : http://radioreverb.com #Brighton #Arts #Culture

In this episode : we hear about a dance piece that explores themes of migration and displacement; have a conversation with a talking see-saw; gaze up at the clouds; visit a bandstand celebrating a sense of togetherness and find out about a dance piece accompanied by an Indonesian heavy metal band.  To find out more about Brighton Festival see : http://brightonfestival.org To find out more about RadioReverb - the Broadcast Media Partner of Brighton Festival 2018 see : http://radioreverb.com #Brighton #Arts #Culture

Belonging’ is award winning contemporary designer Morag Myerscough's first ever mobile installation: a bright, bold, touring bandstand programmed in conjunction with communities across Sussex, inviting them to reflect on the concept of ‘belonging’ by making banners to adorn its crown and programming a diverse range of local performers to use it as a stage.  Jack Claramunt popped down to the seafront to speak to Morag. Event Details: https://brightonfestival.org/event/13552/belonging_morag_myerscough/ To find out more about Brighton Festival see : http://brightonfestival.org To find out more about RadioReverb - the Broadcast Media Partner of Brighton Festival 2018 see : http://radioreverb.com #Brighton #Arts #Culture

They may look like three see-saws on the seafront but Pivot uses AI to respond to questions or comments from its riders. Rebecca Sandles visited the installation and attempted an interview with Pivot's AI persona. Event Details: https://brightonfestival.org/event/13605/pivot/ To find out more about Brighton Festival see : http://brightonfestival.org To find out more about RadioReverb - the Broadcast Media Partner of Brighton Festival 2018 see : http://radioreverb.com #Brighton #Arts #Culture #AI

Attractor is a dance piece which combines high energy performance with live accompaniment from Indonesian experimental group Senyawa. It’s on at the Dome on Tuesday and Wednesday and promises a phenomenal night of sound and vision. Melita Dennett went to Pavilion Gardens to sit down with Australian choreographer Lucy Guerin to hear more…. Event Details: https://brightonfestival.org/event/13524/attractor/ To find out more about Brighton Festival see : http://brightonfestival.org To find out more about RadioReverb - the Broadcast Media Partner of Brighton Festival 2018 see : http://radioreverb.com #Brighton #Arts #Culture

Cushioned by soil and surrounded by leaf litter and new growth in Stamner Park, Woodland is a meditative and deeply affecting audio work. Using spoken narrative with insights from forensic anthropologists and ecologists, Woodland is a gentle confrontation with mortality that imagines our body’s return to the earth. Helen Ganya Brown went along to review the installation for RadioReverb. Event Details: https://brightonfestival.org/event/13597/woodland/ To find out more about Brighton Festival see : http://brightonfestival.org To find out more about RadioReverb - the Broadcast Media Partner of Brighton Festival 2018 see : http://radioreverb.com #Brighton #Arts #Culture

In this episode : we learn about a circus piece where the performers turn themselves into animals; hear French music of Courtney Love; preview a remarkable South African singer and find out if Gilbert and George can still shock in the 21st century. To find out more about Brighton Festival see : http://brightonfestival.org To find out more about RadioReverb - the Broadcast Media Partner of Brighton Festival 2018 see : http://radioreverb.com #Brighton #Arts #Culture

Les Kapsbergirls, a French quartet, perform at Brighton Festival as part of the lunchtime classical series. They recreate songs based on courtly love from 17th and 18th century baroque era. The quartet join Melita and Rebecca in studio and treat them to a live performance. Event Details: https://brightonfestival.org/event/13532/les_kapsbergirls/ To find out more about Brighton Festival see : http://brightonfestival.org To find out more about RadioReverb - the Broadcast Media Partner of Brighton Festival 2018 see : http://radioreverb.com #Brighton #Arts #Culture

Nakhane is one of South Africa's brightest stars. He’s won awards for his work as a singer, songwriter and instrumentalist, as well as for his writing and acting. Citing Malian musician Ali Farka Touré as an influence, Nakhane’s music also shows traces of Radiohead and David Bowie in the languid guitars and his beautiful soaring vocal harmonies.  He performs at St Georges Church on Saturday 19th May as part of the Festival. RadioReverb's Mark Johnson takes a look at the musician. Event Details: https://brightonfestival.org/event/13541/nakhane/ To find out more about Brighton Festival see : http://brightonfestival.org To find out more about RadioReverb - the Broadcast Media Partner of Brighton Festival 2018 see : http://radioreverb.com #Brighton #Arts #Culture

Winner of Best Circus awards at both Edinburgh and Adelaide Fringe Festivals 2017, Fauna combines circus and dance and sees performers transform themselves into spiders, frogs, birds of paradise and more.   Performers Rhiannon Cave-Walker and Matt Pasquet join Melita and Rebecca in the studio. Event Details: https://brightonfestival.org/event/13495/fauna/ To find out more about Brighton Festival see : http://brightonfestival.org To find out more about RadioReverb - the Broadcast Media Partner of Brighton Festival 2018 see : http://radioreverb.com #Brighton #Arts #Culture

Gilbert & George are a Turner Prize-winning artist partnership, who have worked and shared their lives together for fifty years. The playful and ambiguous works on display at Brighton Museum explore themes essential to humanity and contemporary society including sex, faith, and identity.  Melita Dennett went along to meet curator of Fine Art Jenny Lund to walk her through the exhibition.  Event Details: https://brightonfestival.org/event/13503/gilbert_and_george/ To find out more about Brighton Festival see : http://brightonfestival.org To find out more about RadioReverb - the Broadcast Media Partner of Brighton Festival 2018 see : http://radioreverb.com #Brighton #Arts #Culture

In this episode : we hear about a coming of age show set against the backdrop of an Irish dancing championship; visit a show where science and music collide and meet a folk band with a dark side. To find out more about Brighton Festival see : http://brightonfestival.org To find out more about RadioReverb - the Broadcast Media Partner of Brighton Festival 2018 see : http://radioreverb.com #Brighton #Arts #Culture

The Humours of Bandon is a coming of age story set against the backdrop of an Irish dancing championship. RadioReverb's Anthony Martin met up with writer and performer Margaret McAuliffe ahead of the show's run at the Brighton Festival to find out more about the one woman show and about its inspirations. Event Details: https://brightonfestival.org/event/13586/the_humours_of_bandon/ To find out more about Brighton Festival see : http://brightonfestival.org To find out more about RadioReverb - the Broadcast Media Partner of Brighton Festival 2018 see : http://radioreverb.com #Brighton #Arts #Culture

Regular host Rebecca Sandle's nephew Tim is in town and has been along to some of the events at this year's Festival. He joins Rebecca and Melita in studio to talk about the Gilbert and George exhibition at Brighton Museum and Life Model II. To find out more about Brighton Festival see : http://brightonfestival.org To find out more about RadioReverb - the Broadcast Media Partner of Brighton Festival 2018 see : http://radioreverb.com #Brighton #Arts #Culture

Scottish artist Robbie Thomson harnesses the power of the Tesla coil, the 19th century invention that first let us see electricity dance in his Brighton Festival show.   With a pulsing soundtrack reminiscent of afrobeat and ambient electronica, visuals are created from the Tesla coil, shooting sensational sonic and visual fireworks flaring through the Faraday cage that contains it Rebecca Sandles went along to meet Robbie to find out more about the light and sound show. Event Details: https://brightonfestival.org/event/13483/xfrmr/ To find out more about Brighton Festival see : http://brightonfestival.org To find out more about RadioReverb - the Broadcast Media Partner of Brighton Festival 2018 see : http://radioreverb.com #Brighton #Arts #Culture

The award winning Irish four piece Lankum bring their own brand of folk with a dark edge to Brighton for this year's festival. Mixing music hall, drone and Americana they play St Georges Church on Friday 18th May. RadioReverb's Mark Johnson caught up with Lankum's Ian Lynch on the phone from Dublin. Event Details: https://brightonfestival.org/event/13580/lankum/ To find out more about Brighton Festival see : http://brightonfestival.org To find out more about RadioReverb - the Broadcast Media Partner of Brighton Festival 2018 see : http://radioreverb.com #Brighton #Arts #Culture

Brighton and Britain's Got Talent's Lorraine Bowen went along to see some shows at this year's Festival. She joins Melita Dennett and Rebecca Sandles in studio to give her thoughts on Attractor and Les Kapsbergirls. To find out more about Brighton Festival see : http://brightonfestival.org To find out more about RadioReverb - the Broadcast Media Partner of Brighton Festival 2018 see : http://radioreverb.com #Brighton #Arts #Culture

Inspired by Oscar Wilde's Dorian Gray, who remains eternally youthful at a terrible cost to his soul, British - German arts collective Gob Squad are premiering Creation (Pictures for Dorian) in the UK at this years Brighton Festival. We hear more from Gob Squad's creators. Event Details: https://brightonfestival.org/event/13570/creation_pictures_for_dorian/ To find out more about Brighton Festival see : http://brightonfestival.org To find out more about RadioReverb - the Broadcast Media Partner of Brighton Festival 2018 see : http://radioreverb.com #Brighton #Arts #Culture

In this episode : we find out how some of Brighton's seniors will be dancing in harmony on the seafront; looking forward to weekend of community events taking in spoken word, dance, arts and more; and we hear how Senegal meets Wales in an unusual music collaboration.  To find out more about Brighton Festival see : http://brightonfestival.org To find out more about RadioReverb - the Broadcast Media Partner of Brighton Festival 2018 see : http://radioreverb.com #Brighton #Arts #Culture

Now in it's second year, Your Place is a community initiative at Brighton Festival which takes the festival out of the city centre and into outlying parts of the city. This year events will take place over two weekends in Hangleton and East Brighton. Melita and Rebecca are joined by Valerie and Jacqui from Your Place   to find out more. Event Details: Hangleton: https://brightonfestival.org/event/13952/your_place/ East Brighton: https://brightonfestival.org/event/13954/your_place/ To find out more about Brighton Festival see : http://brightonfestival.org To find out more about RadioReverb - the Broadcast Media Partner of Brighton Festival 2018 see : http://radioreverb.com #Brighton #Arts #Culture

Dance the NELKEN Line is a community/dance performance created by German choreographer Pina Bausch and celebrates the four seasons.  Two of the performers from Three Score Dance join Melita and Rebecca in the studio ahead of their performance at Brighton Festival. Event Details: https://brightonfestival.org/news/over_60s_dance_troupe_recreates_pina_bauschs_1982_masterpiece_the_nelken-line_-_on_brightons_seafront/ To find out more about Brighton Festival see : http://brightonfestival.org To find out more about RadioReverb - the Broadcast Media Partner of Brighton Festival 2018 see : http://radioreverb.com #Brighton #Arts #Culture

Senegal meets Wales in a collaboration between Senegalese kora player Seckou Keita and Welsh harpist Catrin Finch at this year's festival. They perform music from their long-awaited second album Soar, inspired by the migration of the osprey. RadioReverb's Mark Johnson spoke to Seckou Keita to find out whats in store. Event Details: https://brightonfestival.org/event/13540/catrin_finch_seckou_keita/ To find out more about Brighton Festival see : http://brightonfestival.org To find out more about RadioReverb - the Broadcast Media Partner of Brighton Festival 2018 see : http://radioreverb.com #Brighton #Arts #Culture

In this episode : we hear about an unusual performance that takes the audiences into spaces filled with air; we find out about a kaeledoiscopic queer party; talk about Young City Reads and learn how classical music and Malian sounds combine to push boundaries.  To find out more about Brighton Festival see : http://brightonfestival.org To find out more about RadioReverb - the Broadcast Media Partner of Brighton Festival 2018 see : http://radioreverb.com #Brighton #Arts #Culture

The annual 'Big Read' for schools is back with Kid Normal, a hilarious, laugh-out-loud, adventure story for young readers about ordinary boy Murph, who is accidentally enrolled at a school full of superheroes.  Marina Burton of Young City Reads who are behind the "Big Read" joined Melita and Rebecca in studio.  Event Details: https://brightonfestival.org/event/13545/young_city_reads_2018/ To find out more about Brighton Festival see : http://brightonfestival.org To find out more about RadioReverb - the Broadcast Media Partner of Brighton Festival 2018 see : http://radioreverb.com #Brighton #Arts #Culture

San Fransisco's Kronos Quartet have pushed the boundaries of classical music for four decades. They're coming to the Brighton Dome on Sunday 20th May for a collaboration with Trio da Kali from Mali. RadioReverb's Mark Johnson spoke to Kronos Quartet's David Harrington to find out what people can expect. Event Details: https://brightonfestival.org/event/13556/kronos_quartet_with_sam_green_and_trio_da_kali/ To find out more about Brighton Festival see : http://brightonfestival.org To find out more about RadioReverb - the Broadcast Media Partner of Brighton Festival 2018 see : http://radioreverb.com #Brighton #Arts #Culture

From the folks that brought Mykki Blanco to Brighton Festival 2017 comes Brownton Abbey - a new Afro-futurist collective that will take you to church! In this pastoral performance party, celestial beings from queer dimensions will transform Brighton Dome into a kaleidoscopic off-world temple.  Tarik Elmoutawakil of Brighton's Marlborough Theatre and Rob Jones from Brighton Festival join Melita and Rebecca in studio to talk about the co-production between the two organisations. Event Details: https://brightonfestival.org/event/13583/brownton_abbey/ To find out more about Brighton Festival see : http://brightonfestival.org To find out more about RadioReverb - the Broadcast Media Partner of Brighton Festival 2018 see : http://radioreverb.com #Brighton #Arts #Culture

Blaas is a Dutch creation which takes audiences inside air-filled spaces created through billowing cloth and giant inflatables.  Melita Dennett went to meet performer Ibelisse Guardia Ferragutti to find out more. Event Details: https://brightonfestival.org/event/13527/blaas_blow/ To find out more about Brighton Festival see : http://brightonfestival.org To find out more about RadioReverb - the Broadcast Media Partner of Brighton Festival 2018 see : http://radioreverb.com #Brighton #Arts #Culture

Combining free-jazz, avant-rock and ages-old Greek folk traditions, Xylouris White performed at this year's Brighton Festival. The duo are formed of Cretan lute player George Xylouris and Australian post-punk drummer Jim White (Dirty Three). Jack Claramunt went along to see their performance and joins Melita and  Rebecca to give his thoughts. Event Details: https://brightonfestival.org/event/13581/xylouris_white/ To find out more about Brighton Festival see : http://brightonfestival.org To find out more about RadioReverb - the Broadcast Media Partner of Brighton Festival 2018 see : http://radioreverb.com #Brighton #Arts #Culture

In this episode : we find out how 200 local residents danced in perfect harmony on the seafront; hear about children's events still to come in this year's festival; look back at a weekend of community events; hear about the #MeToo movement's impact in a dance and video installation. To find out more about Brighton Festival see : http://brightonfestival.org To find out more about RadioReverb - the Broadcast Media Partner of Brighton Festival 2018 see : http://radioreverb.com #Brighton #Arts #Culture

Dance the NELKEN Line is a community/dance performance created by German choreographer Pina Bausch and celebrates the four seasons.  The participants walk in a line making hand movements mimicking the four seasons to the backing of Louis Armstrong's West End Blues. Melita Dennett went to the seafront to have a look. Event Details: https://brightonfestival.org/news/over60sdancetrouperecreatespinabauschs1982masterpiecethenelken-line-onbrightonsseafront/ To find out more about Brighton Festival see : http://brightonfestival.org To find out more about RadioReverb - the Broadcast Media Partner of Brighton Festival 2018 see : http://radioreverb.com #Brighton #Arts #Culture

Oska Bright Film Festival celebrates learning disabled workers in a selection of short films from around the globe. Oska Bright films show you the world differently; through the eyes and imagination of people who experience it differently. Oska Bright develops and promotes film from people unrepresented in the industry.  Lose Your Head is a night of films at the Dukes of Komedia. Melita Dennett met the team behind the Oska Brighton Film Festival and spoke to film maker Matthew Kennedy. Event Details: https://brightonfestival.org/event/13502/lose_your_head/ To find out more about Brighton Festival see : http://brightonfestival.org To find out more about RadioReverb - the Broadcast Media Partner of Brighton Festival 2018 see : http://radioreverb.com #Brighton #Arts #Culture

SHUT DOWN is a multi-screen video installation at ONCA Gallery featuring dance, spoken word and rap and explores masculinity and its pressures and contradictions. RadioReverb's Bruce Guthrie spoke to creator Charlotte Vincent of Vincent Dance Theatre and asked how the #MeToo movement coincided with her work. Event Details: https://brightonfestival.org/event/13587/shut_down/ To find out more about Brighton Festival see : http://brightonfestival.org To find out more about RadioReverb - the Broadcast Media Partner of Brighton Festival 2018 see : http://radioreverb.com #Brighton #Arts #Culture

Now in it's second year, Your Place is a community initiative at Brighton Festival which takes the festival out of the city centre and into outlying parts of the city. Melita Dennett popped along to Hangleton in the first of two weekends of events   Event Details: Hangleton: https://brightonfestival.org/event/13952/your_place/ East Brighton: https://brightonfestival.org/event/13954/your_place/ To find out more about Brighton Festival see : http://brightonfestival.org To find out more about RadioReverb - the Broadcast Media Partner of Brighton Festival 2018 see : http://radioreverb.com #Brighton #Arts #Culture

In this episode : we hear about a unique performance that explores self image through the lens of a classical work from Oscar Wilde; find out about a solo show that dives into the heart of darkness of Greek mythology and look ahead to a classical show to wrap up 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 2018 see : http://radioreverb.com #Brighton #Arts #Culture

Inspired by Oscar Wilde's Dorian Gray, who remains eternally youthful at a terrible cost to his soul, British - German arts collective Gob Squad are premiering Creation (Pictures for Dorian) in the UK at this years Brighton Festival. Melita Dennett popped down to meet Gob Squad as they were setting up for their run. Event Details: https://brightonfestival.org/event/13570/creationpicturesfor_dorian/ To find out more about Brighton Festival see : http://brightonfestival.org To find out more about RadioReverb - the Broadcast Media Partner of Brighton Festival 2018 see : http://radioreverb.com #Brighton #Arts #Culture

West Africa's first all-female super group has formed in the fight against violence towards women. This incredible collective of female stars are singing out against gender inequality over a soundtrack of funk, blues and dub. RadioReverb's Mark Johnson guides you through what to expect from the evening. Event Details: https://brightonfestival.org/event/13520/les_amazones_dafrique/ To find out more about Brighton Festival see : http://brightonfestival.org To find out more about RadioReverb - the Broadcast Media Partner of Brighton Festival 2018 see : http://radioreverb.com #Brighton #Arts #Culture

Fifty years ago a new choir was launched with a performance of Walton’s epic cantata Belshazzar’s Feast. That choir was Brighton Festival Chorus, now established as one of the finest symphony choruses in the UK and an integral part of the Festival. Just as in its 1968 debut, the Chorus is joined by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra for this closing festival concert.  Melita Dennett went to meet Gill Kay who programmes the Brighton Festival classical strand to find out more. Event Details: https://brightonfestival.org/event/13482/belshazzars_feast/ To find out more about Brighton Festival see : http://brightonfestival.org To find out more about RadioReverb - the Broadcast Media Partner of Brighton Festival 2018 see : http://radioreverb.com #Brighton #Arts #Culture

Jean-René Lemoine’s reimagining of the classic tale of passion and revenge casts Medea as the ultimate outsider. This dramatic monologue – half witness statement, half incantation – takes us from ancient Greece to modern Europe and back again in a provocative, blood soaked collage of performance, opera and sexual confession. Melita Dennett spoke to the show's Director Neil Bartlett. Event Details: https://brightonfestival.org/event/13612/medea_written_in_rage/ To find out more about Brighton Festival see : http://brightonfestival.org To find out more about RadioReverb - the Broadcast Media Partner of Brighton Festival 2018 see : http://radioreverb.com #Brighton #Arts #Culture

In this episode : we hear about the perils of talking in your sleep and sleepwalking;  we discover new styles of tango music for the 21st century; find out how a children's show tackles ideas of disability and explore some of our deepest fears in words and music. To find out more about Brighton Festival see : http://brightonfestival.org To find out more about RadioReverb - the Broadcast Media Partner of Brighton Festival 2018 see : http://radioreverb.com #Brighton #Arts #Culture

A live string quartet plays along to readings which explore some of the more discomforting aspects of human existence in The String's Quartet's Guide to Sex and Anxiety. Actor and performer Cathy Tyson and the string quartet join Melita and Rebecca in the studio. Event Details: https://brightonfestival.org/event/13557/the_string_quartets_guide_to_sex_and_anxiety/ To find out more about Brighton Festival see : http://brightonfestival.org To find out more about RadioReverb - the Broadcast Media Partner of Brighton Festival 2018 see : http://radioreverb.com #Brighton #Arts #Culture

Do people tell the truth when they talk in their sleep? Could anyone be on the verge of admitting some dark desire, or telling the person beside them what they really think? That’s the dangerous premise behind Elephant & Castle, the result of three years of Tom Adams’ recorded sleep-talk. Tom and his wife Lillian Henley join Melita and Rebecca in studio. Event Details: https://brightonfestival.org/event/13550/elephant_and_castle/ To find out more about Brighton Festival see : http://brightonfestival.org To find out more about RadioReverb - the Broadcast Media Partner of Brighton Festival 2018 see : http://radioreverb.com #Brighton #Arts #Culture

Shortlistied for a Total Theatre award at the 2017 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Snigel & Friends is a show aimed at the under 1s. The show invites its audience to join an inquisitive snail and friends, in their cozy home underneath the leaf canopy; a colourful and sensory world, designed by Laura Hook. They dance, play, sing and make music in the undergrowth while uncovering secret treasures. Rebecca Sandles spoke to the show's co-creator - leading UK disabled dancer Caroline Bowditch to find out more. Event Details: https://brightonfestival.org/event/13593/snigel_friends/ To find out more about Brighton Festival see : http://brightonfestival.org To find out more about RadioReverb - the Broadcast Media Partner of Brighton Festival 2018 see : http://radioreverb.com #Brighton #Arts #Culture

The passion and the power of Tango are given an audacious new dimension by Tangomotán, a dynamic quartet that is weaving new musical sounds into the Tango tradition. The members’ classical training and international backgrounds have given them a richly diverse sound landscape on which to draw with often astonishing results.  Melita Dennett went along to meet the group as they were arriving at their venue. Event Details: https://brightonfestival.org/event/13491/tangomotan/ To find out more about Brighton Festival see : http://brightonfestival.org To find out more about RadioReverb - the Broadcast Media Partner of Brighton Festival 2018 see : http://radioreverb.com #Brighton #Arts #Culture

In this episode : we find out about a kaleidoscopic queer temple party; meet a music collaborator with Festival Guest Director David Shrigley and look forward to events in East Brighton at the weekend. To find out more about Brighton Festival see : http://brightonfestival.org To find out more about RadioReverb - the Broadcast Media Partner of Brighton Festival 2018 see : http://radioreverb.com #Brighton #Arts #Culture

Now in it's second year, Your Place is a community initiative at Brighton Festival which takes the festival out of the city centre and into outlying parts of the city over two weekends. Melita Dennett and Rebecca Sandles look back at the first weekend in Hangleton and preview what's coming to East Brighton.  Event Details: Hangleton: https://brightonfestival.org/event/13952/your_place/ East Brighton: https://brightonfestival.org/event/13954/your_place/ To find out more about Brighton Festival see : http://brightonfestival.org To find out more about RadioReverb - the Broadcast Media Partner of Brighton Festival 2018 see : http://radioreverb.com #Brighton #Arts #Culture

A live string quartet plays along to readings which explore some of the more discomforting aspects of human existence in The String's Quartet's Guide to Sex and Anxiety. Dan went to see the show and joins Melita and Rebecca in studio to tell them what he thought. Event Details: https://brightonfestival.org/event/13557/thestringquartetsguidetosexand_anxiety/ To find out more about Brighton Festival see : http://brightonfestival.org To find out more about RadioReverb - the Broadcast Media Partner of Brighton Festival 2018 see : http://radioreverb.com #Brighton #Arts #Culture

As the end of Brighton Festival approaches, our reporter and reviewer Jack Claramunt looks back at the last three weeks and shares his highlights with Melita and Rebecca. To find out more about Brighton Festival see : http://brightonfestival.org To find out more about RadioReverb - the Broadcast Media Partner of Brighton Festival 2018 see : http://radioreverb.com #Brighton #Arts #Culture

In this episode : we hear about Shakespeare in the open air; explore a fear of what lies hidden in deep waters; hear about some of the festival's music highlights and look back at some picks 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 2018 see : http://radioreverb.com #Brighton #Arts #Culture

The Comedy of Errors is one of Shakespeare's most riotous and farcical plays, in which merchants, masters, parents, servants and a long-suffering wife find themselves comically entwined over the course of one hectic day. The Lord Chamberlain’s Men bring their open air production to this year's festival and Rebecca Sandles met up its Artistic Director Peter Stickney. Event Details: https://brightonfestival.org/event/11024/the_comedy_of_errors/ To find out more about Brighton Festival see : http://brightonfestival.org To find out more about RadioReverb - the Broadcast Media Partner of Brighton Festival 2018 see : http://radioreverb.com #Brighton #Arts #Culture

Aided by a witch, Jarvis Cocker, and magician-author Alan Moore, David Bramwell battles his own thalassophobia (the fear of ‘what lurks beneath’) to unearth little-known stories and myths that surround our rivers. The River Don is the focal point for this psycho-geographical journey that blends music, animation and film with captivating monologue.  David Bramwell joins Melita and Rebecca in studio.  Event Details: https://brightonfestival.org/event/13601/the_cult_of_water/ To find out more about Brighton Festival see : http://brightonfestival.org To find out more about RadioReverb - the Broadcast Media Partner of Brighton Festival 2018 see : http://radioreverb.com #Brighton #Arts #Culture

As the end of Brighton Festival approaches, our reporter and reviewer Mark Johnson looks back at the last three weeks and shares his musical highlights with Melita and Rebecca. To find out more about Brighton Festival see : http://brightonfestival.org To find out more about RadioReverb - the Broadcast Media Partner of Brighton Festival 2018 see : http://radioreverb.com #Brighton #Arts #Culture

In the first of this year's Brighton Festival podcast series on RadioReverb Melita and Rebecca hear about installations, exhibitions and performances including Flight, the Nature of Why and Iron Men. An interview with Guest Director Rokia Traore and a look at the Children's events at the festival.

Melita talks to childrens programmes director Pippa Smith and festival chief executive Andrew Comben at the Children's Parade.

Melita investigates the ongoing Flight installation, which charts the journey of two refugee children.

Reporter Josh Sharp reviews the Malian photography exhibition Iron Men, and interviews attendees.

An interview with the British Para Orchestra's associate music Director Lloyd Coleman on performance piece The Nature Of Why.

Mark Johnson, host of RadioReverb's Slipstreem Worldwide Beats, shares his highlights and thoughts on the international music at this year's festival.

Pippa Smith, director of Children's Programmes, discusses what's on offer for young people at this year's festival.

Going behind the scenes of the Brighton Festival with Melita Dennett and Rebecca Sandles. On today's programme, Damian Barr on Common People, the compilation of working class stories; a look at the film season with Cinecity & Duke of York's Tim Brown; Gill Kay on the 2019 classical music programme; Soumik Datta on King of Ghosts, the original scoring of classical indian films; and Serge Clottey on his Current Affairs exhibition. Plus an interview with Guest Director Rokia Traore.

Author Damian Barr discusses the compilation of working class writing, Common People.

Gill Kay, the festival's classical music director, discusses the 2019 music programme.

Reverb's world music guru Mark Johnson interviews Guest Director Rokia Traore following her opening performance, and reviews 30 Years of Mr Bongo.

Sarod player Soumik Datta discusses King Of Ghosts, the classical Indian films with original score in association with City of London Sinfonia.

Ghanaian artist Serge Attukwei Clottey explains his exhibition at Fabrica gallery.

The 2019 Festival's film season is under the microscope with the local authority on film, Tim Brown from Cinecity and the Duke of York.

Melita & Rebecca take you on the inside track of the Brighton Festival. Today, the Distorted Constellations exhibition; Sam Sweeney's 'The Unfinished Violin'; the Brighton Youth Orchestra; a look at the children's events programme; Spymonkey's comedy theatre show, 'Cooped'.

Melita talks to members of the Brighton Youth Orchestra about their event 'Fiesta of Music from around the World'.

Melita interviews the producer of literary events for young people, Hilary Cook.

Melita and Rebecca find out more about the Alice In Wonderland inspired Curiouser, a multi-arts collaboration between UK-based Flexer & Sandiland and Norwegian company Dybwikdans.

Melita interviews Nwando Ebizie, the creator of the exhibition which stimulates the little-known neurological condition 'Snow Vision'.

Melita and Rebecca run down some of the best free events at the Brighton Festival.

Sam Sweeney discusses 'The Unfinished Violin', his live show of instrumental music inspired by the Great War.

Brighton's own Spymonkey discuss the show which made them an international comedy sensation.

Melita & Rebecca give you the inside track of the Brighton Festival. In the chair today: AKA Trio's Antonio Forcione; Sarah Hutchings on this year's City Reads book choice; the cast of Kneehigh's Dead Dog in a Suitcase; the Glyndebourne collaboration Eye to Eye; and an interview with Stef O'Driscoll, the artistic director who brought us the Storytelling Army.

Guitarist Anthony Forcione of the AKA Trio ahead of their show on Saturday 11th May.

A preview of Eye to Eye, commissioned in partnership with Glyndebourne. Created by writer and theatre maker Sheila Hill, the piece features a voiced text, jazz interludes and a 100 voice choir.

Kneehigh's Dead Dog is a story of corruption, betrayal, murder, and greed – all shot through with dark humour. Melita talks to cast members Dominic Marsh and Angela Hardy.

An interview with Sarah Hutchings of City Reads, the annual event where the whole of Brighton and Hove becomes one big book group, reading the same novel. This year's choice is Let Me Be Like Water, SK Perry's debut novel.

Melita & Rebecca talk to Stef O’Driscoll, the artistic director at Nabakov, the company which first created the Storytelling Army two years ago.

Rebecca Sandles and Mark Johnson bring you the inside track of the Brighton Festival. Today, an interview with City Reads author SK Perry; a look at Without Walls with Justice in Motion's On Edge and Initiative.dkf's Scalped; Our Place with the Banyan Tree Theatre Company; Unseen Mentor with Jacob Sam-La Rose; and Melita meets the director and crew of Eye to Eye.

Melita meets the writer and members of the cast of Eye to Eye, the Glyndebourne collaboration that tells the story of a mother and child with a 100-voice choir.

Introducing the all female BAME theatre company who perform as part of the annual Our Place programme.

An interview with Initiative.dkf's DK Fashola on the dance theatre show Scalped for Without Walls.

Rebecca and Mark meet this year's City Reads pick SK Perry to discuss her novel Let Me Be Like Water.

Poet and writer Jacob Sam-La Rose discusses the showcase of three of his mentees at Unseen Mentor.

Justice in Motion explain On Edge, their parcour show about freedom in movement, as part of Without Walls.

Melita & Rebecca bring you the latest news on the Brighton Festival. In this episode: interviews with musical chameleon Chilly Gonzales; Jamie Harrison, artistic director of Flight; ACCA Creative Director Laura McDermott; a preview of My Left / Right Foot, the musical challenging perceptions of disabled people; and reviews of Without Walls shows by Josh Sharp, and the AKA Trio by Mark Johnson.

Our reporter Josh Sharp finds out what fans thought of the weekend's Without Walls performances.

Creative Director of ACCA joins Melita and Rebecca in the studio to discuss two of the venue's programmes, True Copy and Seancers.

Musical chameleon Chilly Gonzales talks to Melita about his Brighton Dome show.

Flight's Artistic Director Jamie Harrison discusses his groundbreaking show about two refugee children, and the difficulties of working with 11mm diorama models.

Melita meets Mairi Taylor, producer of the sold-out Edinburgh show My Left / Right Foot, a "riotously funny take -down of actorly pretensions and daft assumptions that able-bodied folk make about those with disabilities."

Melita & Rebecca keep you up to date with the Brighton Festival. Today, interviews with writer, director and cast of My Left Right Foot, the musical comedy in partnership with the National Theatre of Scotland; the director of Fabrica Gallery on Ghanaian artist Serge Attukwei Clottey's installation Current Affairs; Nwando Ebizie, the artist behind Distorted Constellations; Jaamil Kosoko on his show Seancers at ACCA; and a review of Gonzales' performance at the Dome.

Melita hears from the writer and director of the Edinburgh sell-out show, Robert Softley Gale, alongside actors Richard Conlon and Gale Watson. The musical comedy deals with some of the issues with able bodied actors playing disabled roles, and is guaranteed to make some viewers squirm in their seats. It is a collaboration between Birds of Paradise, the UK's only disabled-led theatre group, and the National Theatre of Scotland.

We hear Melita's thoughts on Gonzales' performance at the Brighton Dome. image © Mark Allan

Nwando Ebizie discusses her installation Distorted Constellations, which simulates 'Snow Vision', a rare neurological disorder. 

Director of Fabrica Gallery Liz Whitehead explains the art of Serge Attukwei Clottey and his Current Affairs, a project which repurposes petrol cans and funds the Ghanaian community. 

Described by its organisers as “part TED Talk, part YouTube confessional, but ultimately a celebration of the human story”, Amplified is a performance by participants in local young people's writing charity Little Green Pig. It sees eight young people taking the stage to tell their stories following a six-week writing and mentoring project.

Joining us halfway through the Festival, director Andrew Comben shares his thoughts about the Festival so far, and what's still to come.

Specially created for children age 6+, Another Star to Steer By tells the story of Maya, who leaves home and sets sail in a paper boat. Her adventures take her around the world in storytelling and folk tales. The show's Director David Gilbert tells us more.

Rebecca shares her thoughts on the photography exhibition documenting the lives of iron workers in Mali's capital city Bamako by Fototala King Massassy.

In a world of fake news and an uncertain future, what can writers teach us? The New Dystopians is a literature event which poses a question of what a new dystopia looks like. Author Season Butler joins us to tell us more.

Melita & Rebecca bring you the latest news on the Festival. At the halfway point, they're joined by Festival Director Andrew Comben; author Season Butler discusses literary event The New Dystopians; writing charity Little Green Pig Director Ella Burns explains the mentoring and performance program Amplified; Rebecca shares her thoughts on Iron Men, the photography exhibition on Bamako's iron workers; the Director of Another Star to Steer By tells us about this children's show.

Your daily rundown of the Brighton Festival with Melita & Rebecca. Interviews with 2012 Masterchef winner Shelina Permaloo on Flavour Migrations; classical music programmer Gill Kay on Chineke, the BAME orchestra; Gravity & Other Myths' BackBone; Cinecity and Duke of York's Tim Brown on the End of Fear; music engagement co-ordinator Jon Morray-Jones on Our Place, and a live session with Laura Grunwald; and Songs of Longing and Exile, the work inspired by 16th-century English composer John Dowland.

Jasha Boyce from internationally renowned circus company Gravity and Other Myths joins Melita to discuss their show Backbone.

Winner of 2012's Masterchef explains her event examining heritage and cooking, Flavour Migrations.

Classical music programmer Gill Kay talks the Chineke Foundation's flagship BAME ensemble, the Chineke Orchestra.

Our Place's Music Engagement Co-ordinator Jon Morray-Jones explains the music events this year, and Sound City member Laura Grunwald plays live music in the studio.

A work inspired by 16th century English composer John Dowland, Songs of Longing and Exile sees his music set to texts of testimonies from refugees and migrants, drawing a thread between the past and the present. Vocal ensemble Stile Antico sing the texts, as group member Kate Ashby explains.

Cinecity and Duke of York's Tim Brown on the true story of art vandalism, coming to Brighton in the documentary The End of Fear.

Melita and Rebecca share their recommendations for the Festival. Interviews with Guest Director Rokia Traore; Our Place's Banyan Tree Theatre Group and Ricky Perrin from East Brighton's Our Place; Rebecca speaks to revelers at the Museum of the Moon; and Mark Johnson catches up with Ariwo's Iranian electronic composer Poya Esay.

Mark Johnson catches up with Ariwo's Iranian electronic composer Poya Esay.

Rebecca meets the public at the Museum of the Moon in Queens Park.

An interview with all female BAME singing group Banyan Tree, part of Our Place.

Ricky Perrin from East Brighton's Our Place is in the studio.

Guest Director Rokia Traoré explains her choices for this year's Brighton Festival.

Melita and Rebecca bring you the inside track of the Brighton Festival. Interviews with Children's Events Programmer Pippa Smith; Spymonkey's Petra Massey on Cooped; the creator of Superhoe, Nicole Lecky; Kyla from The Other Screen discusses My Left Right Foot; and Mark Johnson reviews Rokia Traoré's Dream Mandé.

Mark Johnson reviews Rokia Traoré's fundraiser featuring traditional Malian songs and re-imagined popular music, performed by members of the Passerelle Foundation. Photo: Maurizio Guidice

Kyla from the Other Screen, a group that examines representations of disabled people and the Deaf community, discusses musical comedy My Left Right Foot.

Children's Events Programmer Pippa Smith shares her highlights for the final week of the festival.

Spymonkey's Petra Massey talks her twenty years of Spymonkey and their show Cooped.

Creator of the one woman show Superhoe Nicole Lecky discusses the story of a young woman who falls into the world of online sex work.

Seeta Patel, the dancer behind the one-woman-show Not Today's Yesterday discusses her performance.

Our Place Producer Sally Scott looks back on the weekend's performances, and ahead to the final events bringing the Festival out into local communities.

Head of the Festival's performance strand Philippa Barr discusses her highlights.

The man in charge of the festival's Literature Programme, Nii Aykwei, joins Melita and Rebecca in the studio.

Choreographer German Jauregui explains his unique performance.

Melita and Rebecca do all the hard work so you don't have to. In conversation today: Literature Producer Nii Aykwei; Traptown Choreographer Khermann Khaurighei; Tim Brown on the Film Programme; Seeta Patel on Not Today's Yesterday; Performance Producer Philippa Barr; and Our Place producer Sally Scott.

Melita and Rebecca take you behind the scenes of the Brighton Festival. Interviews with Marta Strzalko of Polish theatre company Teatr Buro Podrozy on their piece Silence; Storyteller Jon Mason from Our Place on his interactive history tour telling the story of the inventor Magnus Volk; Mark Johnson talks to Ariwo; and Circuit des Yeux on her original soundtrack to the1923 silent film Salome.

Our Place's Jon Mason joins Melita & Rebecca to explain his Time Travel Treasure Hunt, the interactive tour telling the story of Brighton-based inventor Magnus Volk.

Electronic artist Circuit Des Yeux discusses her original soundtrack to the 1923 silent film Salomé.

Marta Strzalko from Polish theatre company Teatr Buro Podrozy is in the studio to talk their show Silence.

Nadine is a Syrian writer and illustrator. Her show Tomorrow tells the story of a brave young boy called Yazan from her book Tomorrow.

Melita and Rebecca take you behind the scenes. Interviews with author Gautam Malkani; Bart Baele of Berlin's True Copy; David Gilbert, director of Another Star To Steer By; and Peter Stickney from theatre company The Lord Chamberlain's Men on A Midsummer Night's Dream.

Gautam Malkani, author of Distortion, explains his work on the unreported carers in the UK. 

Director David Gilbert discusses his storytelling project Another Star to Steer By.

Bart Baele discusses the performance piece True Copy, the story of art forgery by Belgian company Berlin.

Peter Stickney from theatre company The Lord Chamberlain's Men joins Melita and Rebecca to talk about this year's performance of A Midsummer Night's Dream.

In the final episode of the Brighton Festival Podcast, Melita and Rebecca are joined by: members of Vietnam's Tijmur Dance Theatre on Varhung; Kwame and Komron from the Pappy Show on their performance Boys; Dan Canham from free outdoor dance piece Session; and our hosts present their highlights from the festival.

Two dancers from Boys, the dance piece exploring masculinity by the Pappy Show, join Melita.

Melita, Rebecca and Mark discuss what they'd like to see at next year's festival.

Melita and Rebecca reflect on their favourites from this year's programme, including Silence, Backbone, Flight and Iron Men.