22-30 September 2012

Information: 01702 318171

www.rochford.gov.uk/artsfestival
Twitter @rochford_arts
Events for all audiences at venues around Rayleigh
In this Olympic and Paralympic year, there is an international
theme to the Rayleigh Arts Festival, which welcomes the world
with music, dance and art from around the globe.
Our opening event will see the High Street come alive with
Brazilian Capoeira dance, a Scottish Pipe Band and traditional Chinese dance to
name a few. Children and families can try out world-wide art techniques such as
Aboriginal Dream Time painting and Japanese Book Binding all for free.
Home-grown talent and the creativity of our young people are also celebrated with
the popular return of the Young & Talented Showcase and the first
Rayleigh SX Urban Games.
The hundreds of artists, performers and volunteers taking part in
this year's Festival come from Rochford and Essex. Rochford
District Council, and Festival sponsors Virgin Active, are proud to
support local arts, culture and creativity.
The full diary of Festival events is over the following pages. We
hope residents and visitors will enjoy what's on in Rayleigh this
September.
Puppetry, illusion and
music combine to create a
magical version of the tale of
Pinocchio, a puppet that wants to be
a real boy. A theatre show with a big
heart and something for all ages.
Pinocchio
An installation by artist Max Dolding
using sound and images to conjure up
how the inside of Rayleigh Windmill
may have been in 1907, the last time it
was driven by wind power as a
working windmill.
Rayleigh Windmill Installation
International music
and performance
takes over the High
Street featuring the
Epping Forest
Pipe Band,
BrazilArte
Capoeira and
Ling Chinese
Entertainments.
A showcase of south east Essexs
finest young singers, dancers and
musicians. This event brought the
house down at last years Festival!
Dont miss it!
Compete in and watch demonstrations
of urban arts and sports at the first
SX Urban Games to be held in
Rayleigh. Street art, football freestyle,
cheerleading and SK8 Jams are just
some of whats on
offer for
young people.
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Festival Highlights Saturday 22 September
High Street Entertainment
Welcome to the fifth annual
Rayleigh Arts Festival
Young and Talented Showcase
Calling all aspiring writers! Come along to a fast, fun evening
that brings together new writers with people from the book
world. Get top tips, learn trade secrets and meet other
writers in this Essex Book Festival event.
Based on the award-winning book by Polly Dunbar,
Penguin is an exciting theatre show for children and
families. Full of surprises and with lively songs that will
have everyone joining in! Presented by house and Long
Nose Puppets.
Penguin
James Merriott gives an insight in to the way
pain can be overcome by the beauty around us.
Watch and listen as this renowned Essex artist
paints and talks about his fascinating life story.
A unique and quirky exhibition of giant glass
beads filled with artworks representing each
Borough and District across Essex. The
exhibition has been created as part of Essexs
London 2012 cultural celebration Sparks Will Fly.
The Great Glass Bead Exhibition
A big hit with hundreds of school children last year,
Mimika Theatre return to Rochford District with
their latest show, Small
Worlds. An unforgettable
piece of visual theatre and
digital animation set inside a
beautiful canvas dome.
Festival favourites
Sundown Arts return with
an evening of poetry,
spoken word and special
guests in the intimate setting
of the Rayleigh Windmill.
Sundown Watercolours: The Pain and the Passion
Speed Dating for Writers top tips from the Book World
Festival Highlights 23 to 30 September
Small Worlds
TIME ACTIVITY or EVENT VENUE
COST, INFO &
BOOKING
9am
5pm
The Great Glass Bead Exhibition
Essex artworks inside giant glass
beads
Rayleigh Library FREE
No booking
required
10.30am Pinocchio
Childrens theatre by Indefinite Articles
The Mill Arts &
Events Centre
3 (Age 4+)
01702 318191
11am
3pm
Japanese Book Binding
Make and take workshop for families
Rayleigh Library FREE
No booking
required
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Young & Talented Showcase
Essexs best young singers and dancers
The Mill Arts &
Events Centre
FREE
No booking
required
High Street Entertainment
Performances throughout the afternoon
High Street
SX Urban Games
Street arts and sports for young people
King George V
Playing Field
Chinese Dragon Making
Year of the Dragon paper craft for kids
Rayleigh
Windmill
Arts and Crafts Market Place
Quality art, craft & design on sale
The Mill Arts &
Events Centre
Aboriginal Dream Time Painting
Join in to create a large scale artwork
The Mill Arts &
Events Centre
Rayleigh Windmill Installation
Max Doldings re-creation of a working
windmill through sound and images
Rayleigh
Windmill
Indian Rangoli Art Workshop using
sand, petals & coloured rice powder
The Mill Arts &
Events Centre
3pm Rayleigh History Walk
Led by the National Trust
Rayleigh
Windmill
2 and 1
No booking
required
Rayleigh Arts Festival Diary
Saturday 22 September
DATES ACTIVITY or EVENT VENUE TIME
COST, INFO &
BOOKING
Sun 23,
Wed 26
Sun 30
Rayleigh Windmill Installation
Max Doldings re-creation of a
working windmill through sound
and images
Rayleigh
Windmill
Sun 1-4pm
Wed 10am-
1pm
FREE
No booking
required
Mon 24
to Fri 28
Small Worlds
Digital animation and visual
theatre show
Closed performance for primary schools
presented in partnership with Rochford
District Schools Partnership Trust.
Mon 24
to Sat
29
The Great Glass Bead
Exhibition
Essex artworks inside giant
glass beads
Rayleigh
Library
9am - 5pm FREE
No booking
required
Wed 26 Watercolours: The Pain and
the Passion
Talk & painting demo by James
Merriott
Rayleigh
Library
2pm 2
01268 775830
Thurs
27
Sundown Arts Poetry and
Spoken Word
Open-mic event with special
guests
Rayleigh
Windmill
7pm FREE
Booking
essential
01702 318171
Fri 28 Speed Dating for Writers
Top tips for writers from the book
world
Rayleigh
Library
7pm 5
01268 775830
Sun 30 Penguin Childrens theatre
based on Polly Dunbars award-
winning book
Mill Arts &
Events
Centre
11am & 2pm 3
01702 318191
Rayleigh Arts Festival Diary
Sunday 23 to Sunday 30 September
Wheres Max?
Max the Recycling Dragon will be exploring lots of different places
around the District, can you find out where hes been?
The competition is open to all schoolchildren across the
Rochford District. Not only does it encourage children to learn more about
recycling and visit lots of interesting places in our District,
but theres lots of prizes to be won as well!
Top Recycling Authority in the Country
Competition
Entry forms and further information are available
at www.rochford.gov.uk/recyclingcompetition
or contact Customer Services on 01702 318111
The Rayleigh Arts Festival programme
is correct at time of print but may be
subject to change.
The Festival will be filmed and
photographed for publicity and
documentation purposes. Participation
in any event or activity constitutes an
agreement to be included in any
photographs taken for publicity
purposes.
For further information, please contact
Rochford District Council Arts
Development on 01702 318171 or
arts@rochford.gov.uk
Twitter @rochford_arts
Information
Printed on 100% recycled paper August 2012
If you would like this
information in large print,
Braille or another
language, please contact
01702 318121.
Festival Management:
Rochford District Council Arts Development
Venues
The Mill Arts & Events Centre
Bellingham Lane SS6 7ED
Rayleigh Windmill
Bellingham Lane SS6 7ED
Rayleigh High Street
SS6 7EA
Rayleigh Library
132-4 High Street SS6 7BX
King George V Playing Field
Bull Lane SS6 8JD
Rochford District celebrates in 2012