Grupo Lokito, Friday 28th May • Dorchester Corn Exchange • 8pm • £13/£10
Grupo Lokito’s music is an energetic fusion of African Congolese and Latin. Salsa dancers love it, as do the African community and World music fans.
The tragic and disturbing tale of Little Lupin, Saturday 29th May • Borough Gardens Dorchester, Dorset • 1.30pm 2.30pm 3.30pm • £3 per person
The tragic and disturbing tale of Little Lupin tells the story of a young girl who is bullied for being a wolf-child and is taken into the woods where she begins to live with the wolves. Limited to 16 audience members at a time. £3 each
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From Africa to the Americas: The roots of the Blues - Workshop & Talk - This event has been postponed until later in the year
Saturday 29th May 4pm • Dorchester Arts • £10, Under 18’s £5
Grammy-award winner Lekan Babalola leads a two hour workshop and talk, exploring the African roots of Blues music through the use of voice, hands and instruments.
Belly Dance workshop with Farah Nasri • Saturday 29 May • Dorchester Arts • 1.30pm • £5/£3
Learn to belly dance with Farah then watch her dancing with Abdelkader Saadoun Rai band in Borough Gardens
Groanbox , Saturday 29th May • Dorchester Arts • 8pm • £10.50, £8.50, £5.25
Groanbox are the multi-instrumental North American trio of Michael Ward-Bergeman, Cory Seznec and Paul Clifford.
Kanda Bongo Man, Saturday 29th May • Dorchester Corn Exchange • 8pm • £15/£13
Your feet will always bop to Kanda Bongo Man’s irresistible soukous rhythms. They are the greatest dance rhythms of all time and it was Kanda who brought them to western audiences. Don’t miss him!
Little Box of Horrors, Sunday 30th May • Borough Gardens • 12noon - 4pm • One audience member at a time • £2
Step inside if you dare… the Little Box of Horrors is an extraordinary five minute performance for one person - and a spectacle for many. Warning: (14+ only) this show is not suitable for children. The wider public performance surrounding the box is suitable for all ages. "... a delicious performance." Lyn Gardner, THE GUARDIAN www.dorchesterfestival.co.uk
Tea and Talk with Salley Vickers, Sunday 30th May • Dorchester Corn Exchange • 5pm • £8/£6
Join Salley Vickers for a cup of tea and hear her read from her latest novel Dancing Backwards - the current BBC Radio 4 Book at Bedtime read by Dame Eileen Atkins.
Comedy Night with Gina Yashere, Sunday 30th May • Herrison Hall, Charlton Down, Dorchester • 8pm • £20/£16
Gina Yashere’s bombastic delivery, infectious personality and cheeky observations have turned this British comedienne into one of the hottest comics in America where she now lives. Miss at your peril. 'One of the best comics in the land' The Guardian.
Spacehoppers, Monday 31st May • Corn Exchange • 12 noon and 3.30pm • £7
Jump into your space suits and take off on an interplanetary adventure with acclaimed children's theatre company Tell Tale Hearts! An interactive, promenade style performance for 3-7 year olds combining beautifully designed environments, performance, live music, puppetry and poetry to create a magical experience for young children and their families.
The Cask of Amontillado • Monday 31st May • St Mary's Church • 7.30pm • £10/£8 Please note change of venue to St Mary's Church
The Cask of Amontillado is a new four part opera with community chorus. A tale of deathly revenge and passionate love set in the wine cellars of Venice, this delicious black comedy is an Edgar Allen Poe story transformed into a community opera, by musical director Brian Parkhurst and librettist David Bushrod
COMRADES , Tuesday 1st June • 7pm • Dorchester Arts • £4.40
Following its release on DVD, Dorchester Film Society presents COMRADES, the epic tale of the Tolpuddle Martyrs, filmed in 1986. Scenes were filmed in and around Dorchester and many local people appear as extras.
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