IF you want to be part of something amazing

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20 – 29 July 2012
IF you want
to be part of
something
amazing...
www.ifmiltonkeynes.org
SPECIAL EVENTS
IF YOU WANT AN
EXTRAORDINARY SUMMER
From jaw-dropping international spectacles such as
the Carabosse Fire Gardens and As The World Tipped
to intimate experiences such as A Quiet Volume and
Track Down, IF: 2012 is full of surprises.
IF: Focus: Catalan & Balearic Islands Events
IF: 2012 presents a series of events, artists and productions,
including the UK Premiere of the Enfila’t production Plecs, that
celebrates work from the region of Catalonia and the Balaeric
Islands. These are presented in association with the Institut
Ramon Llull. Events are featured across the 10 days of the Festival.
We invite you to events, ‘happenings’ and installations where
you wouldn’t normally expect to find them and to do things
you wouldn’t usually imagine yourself doing!
Inspired by the themes of the Olympic and Paralympic Games
we have put together a programme of events that reflect their
universal values of respect, excellence, friendship, courage,
determination, inspiration and equality. We are also proud to
be presenting events that are part of the Cultural Olympiad
and the London 2012 Festival.
The London 2012 Festival
The London 2012 Festival is a spectacular 12-week
nationwide celebration running from 21 June until
9 September bringing together artists from across the
world with the very best from the UK.
Our thanks go to Arts Council England, Milton Keynes Council,
our corporate partners and many supporters who have once
again made the impossible possible. In particular, thanks go to
Creative Producer Bill Gee, Artist in-Residence Adrian McNally
and the Festival Team, including our volunteers, for their drive
and commitment.
Phare Ponleu Selpak with Compagnie Ubi: Rouge
Friday 20 – Monday 23 July
The UK Premiere of this thought provoking and powerful
production from Cambodia blends dramatic dance, live
music and daring circus arts. See page 10 for information.
Have an amazing 10 days!
Monica Ferguson
The Lone Twin Boat Project Friday 20 – Sunday 29 July
The Boat Project is part of the London 2012 Festival and
also part of Artists Taking the Lead, a series of 12 public art
commissions across the UK to celebrate the London 2012
Cultural Olympiad, and is the winning commission for the
South East region, funded by Arts Council England.
See page 7 for more information.
Festival Director & Chief Executive of The Stables
Follow the
Festival on:
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Please support the Festival’s plans for IF: 2014 by donating £10 for 10
amazing days – Arts Council England will match your donations through
their Catalyst Funding Programme. Text IFMK99 £10 to 70070 or donate
online at www.justgiving.com/ifmkfest. Smaller or
larger donations are also welcomed. Thank you.
Box Office: 01908 280800
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La Compagnie Carabosse: Fire
Gardens (Les Jardins de Feu)
IF you
want a hot
night out
Friday 20, Saturday 21, Sunday 22 July
From 9pm – midnight, last admission 11.15pm
City Gardens, Campbell Park
Tickets: £2 in advance, £3 on the night
French fire alchemists La Compagnie Carabosse will light up the
night sky with a breathtaking transformation in the beautiful
setting of Campbell Park. Using dramatic fire, flames, live music
and sound stages, the audience is invited to wander through
avenues, explore labyrinths and experience specially created
fire gardens.
Carabosse have staged their striking installations across five
continents, with dancing fire sculptures, moving gyroscope-like
structures, flaming fire pots and cascades of candles. This will be
one of their largest and most impressive events yet.
A truly memorable experience for all the family.
“Spirals of fire, plumes of fire and strange spherical braziers like
red planets. It was amazing: like some strange medieval pageant.”
The Observer
To get the most from your visit and to enjoy your Carabosse experience in safety,
please read the information on page 61or visit www.ifmiltonkeynes.org
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FREE
The Lone Twin Boat Project
IF you’re
looking for an
extraordinary
story
Friday 20 – Sunday 29 July
11am – 6pm each day, except Sundays to 5pm
Queen’s Court, thecentre:mk Shopping Centre
IF has joined forces with creators Lone Twin to bring this
groundbreaking and nationally significant project to Milton
Keynes (one of the furthest points from the sea!) as part of
its maiden voyage.
Crafted by an adventurous team of boat builders from wooden
objects donated by the public, this unique 30ft sailing boat –
Collective Spirit - will be moored in a harbour in the busy open
air Queen’s Court in thecentre:mk. Each piece of donated wood
has a special meaning or a moving, memorable or extraordinary
story behind it, making the boat a living archive of our lives.
Boat Welcoming Ceremony, Friday 20 July, 5.30pm
Music from The Singing City Choir
Talk - Collective Spirit, Saturday 21 & Sunday 22 July, 11am
A talk given by the Boat’s creators and crew, next to the Boat
Ship’s Log Concert with Thirty Pounds Of Bone,
Saturday 28 July, 5.30pm
Songs composed on the voyage by The Boat Project’s Artist In
Residence, singer-songwriter Johny Lamb (Thirty Pounds of Bone)
Musical Send-off Ceremony, Sunday 29 July, 6.30pm
The Boat Shed and listening buoys have been designed and built by young people as part
of The Splinter Group, with flags designed by the IT Project craft team – both MK Christian
Foundation social enterprise training programmes based in Wolverton. MK Men in Sheds,
supported by Age UK Milton Keynes, and the students from Mllton Keynes College Learning
Disability Services also contributed to the construction and painting of the Harbour.
The Boat Project is part of Artists Taking the Lead, a series of 12 public art commissions
across the UK to celebrate the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad. The Boat Project is the
winning commission for the South East region and is funded by Arts Council England.
Venue Partner
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Boat Ceremonies supported by MK Community Foundation
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New Commission
IF Album:
Harbour of Songs
IF music
floats your
boat
Inspired by The Lone Twin Boat Project and
the stories behind the wood donated to build
it, a new album has been commissioned for
IF: 2012 by The Stables, and produced by the
Festival’s Artist-in-Residence Adrian McNally
– the pianist, arranger and producer for
contemporary folk band The Unthanks.
The album – Harbour of Songs – brings together artists
including Ivor Novello award-winning and Mercury nominated
Villagers, Ivor Novello-nominated Nick Hemming (The Leisure
Society), Australian singer-songwriter Sarah Blasko (big in her
own country and now making waves here in Europe), rising
stars Alasdair Roberts, Hannah Moulette and Raevennan
Husbandes, folk legends Ralph McTell and Steve Tilston,
internationally successful novelist/writer Nick Hornby,
‘The Bard of Barnsley’ poet Ian McMillan, American singersongwriting legend Janis Ian, BBC Folk Award nominees
Jonny Kearney and Lucy Farrell, and Guy Chambers –
probably Britain’s most successful modern songwriter,
best known for his work with Robbie Williams – and
of course, The Unthanks.
Harbour of Songs is released on Proper Records and available from
www.propermusic.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.play.com and Festival
merchandise points. Adrian McNally will be taking part in a talk about
the album, and performing with The Unthanks + Guests on Monday
23 July in The Stables Spiegeltent, see page 40.
The Lone Twin Boat Project is featured on page 7.
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Painting: Warm Welcome by George Muir
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UK PREMIERE
IF
Theatre
Tent
Phare Ponleu Selpak with
Compagnie Ubi: Rouge
Friday 20, Sunday 22 & Monday 23 July 7.30pm
Saturday 21 July 2pm
Theatre Tent, Campbell Park
Tickets £17.50, £16.00 under 16s
Family of 4 (max 3 adults) £60
Unreserved seating
Ticket deal: Buy for 3 Theatre Tent shows get 10% off
Buy for 2 Theatre Tent shows get 5% off
Call 01908 280800
This thought provoking and powerful production from
Cambodia blends dramatic dance, live music and daring circus
arts – from gravity defying acrobatics and lifts, to juggling
with unexpected objects to create an extraordinarily dramatic
and breathtaking show.
Rouge features stunning physical choreography by Sarosi Nay
of Compagnie Ubi, performed by a cast of exceptionally skilled
young male performers backed by a gamelan band.
This is the first time that the company – Phare Ponleu Selpak
(meaning ‘the brightness of arts’) – and also the production
Rouge have been to the UK.
A mesmerising and uplifting performance echoing the hope
that the current, younger generation has for Cambodia’s future.
There is a talk about Rouge on Saturday 21 July, see page 52
Presented in association with London’s Southbank Centre
Rouge is part of the London 2012 Festival.
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New Commission
Metro-Boulot-Dodo:
Track Down – MK
Friday 20 – Sunday 29 July, 12 noon – 8pm
Xscape Milton Keynes
Meet on the ground floor near the escalators
Entry £2, pay at start point
Join the team and take part in a unique multi-media game that
takes you on a breathless journey around Xscape. Armed with
a smartphone, immerse yourself in a world that comes to life
all around you as you solve clues and complete tasks to move
through the levels. Act quickly in this high stakes game as
you attempt to build a city before the money runs out...
Pay attention, read the small print, watch the film, listen to
the lyrics and make that all important call as the challenges
get tougher and the pressure increases. Stay alert, nothing
is left on location by accident.
Your reward for playing the game? You’ll automatically be
entered into a special prize draw.
Specially commissioned by the Festival, Metro-Boulot-Dodo
use cutting edge technology to bring to life the stories of the
people and the places that make Milton Keynes.
Please note: This event is designed for iphone, ipod touch and android phones.
One game can be played by up to 4 people as a group, though we recommend
one phone per pair in this case. The game takes approximately an hour to complete.
Under 12s to be accompanied by an adult.
Venue Partner
etro-Boulot-Dodo take part in a talk
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on Wednesday 25 July, see page 53
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UK PREMIERE
Enfila’t: Plecs
IF
Theatre
Tent
Saturday 21 & Tuesday 24 July 7.30pm,
Sunday 22 July 2pm,
Tickets £17.50, £16 under 16s
Unreserved seating
Call 01908 280800
Breathtaking theatre, music, acrobatic, circus and dance
entwine in this witty and enthralling production.
Four intriguing characters use mechanical contraptions,
tumbling machinery and everyday props – scissors, keys, paper,
pipes – to keep their musical score playing, no matter what
happens...whilst above them acrobats challenge them with spins,
balances, dance movements, origami-style folding, unfolding
and physical feats.
Plecs – meaning ‘folds’ – is ingenious and jaw droppingly
entertaining. Prepare to expect the unexpected and be
mesmerised by this award-winning international company,
hailing from the region of Catalonia in Spain, and comprising
some of the world’s best physical performers.
“An excellent piece that fascinates the audience with its originality
and the acrobats’ exquisite technique.” Diari de Tarragona
Part of IF Focus: Catalan and Balearic Islands events
presented in association with Institut Ramon Llull
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Wired Aerial Theatre:
As The World Tipped
IF you
want moving
drama
Wednesday 25 July and Thursday 26 July
Gates open 9pm, show approx 9.45pm – 10.30pm
Amphitheatre, Campbell Park
Tickets: £2 in advance, £3 on the night
This epic and ambitious outdoor multi-media performance
combines dramatic film visuals and a glorious soundtrack
with breathtaking aerial performance to tell a powerful tale
of ecological crisis.
Suspended above the audience in the night sky, the performers
struggle to control their increasingly precarious world as they
do battle with the effects of drastic environmental catastrophe.
Meanwhile at the Copenhagen Climate Change Conference,
harassed staff fail to notice as the world around them slides
toward disaster...
Written and directed by Nigel Jamieson, one of the world’s leading creators of
outdoor spectacle (Sydney Olympics, Liverpool – European Capital of Culture),
As The World Tipped has been created with the pioneering team from Wired
Aerial Theatre.
To get the most from your visit and to enjoy your As The World Tipped experience,
please read the information on page 61 or visit www.ifmiltonkeynes.org
There is a talk about the arts’ response to global climate change on Thursday
26 July, see page 53.
Event Partners
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Au Cul du Loup: Score
IF
Theatre
Tent
Thursday 26 & Friday 27 July 7.15pm,
Saturday 28 July 2.30pm & 7.30pm
Sunday 29 July 4.30pm
Tickets £17.50, £16 under 16s
Unreserved seating
Call 01908 280800
Award-winning French company Au Cul du Loup fuse
movement, music and sound to create brilliantly humorous shows.
Some three years in the making, Score is a beautiful production
inspired by all aspects of the sporting world – a fitting highlight
in the Festival’s programme for this momentous Olympic year.
Cleverly re-inventing sports – expect sticky parcel-taped
wrestlers and intergalactic hockey matches – Score brings
together musicians, composers, choreographers, dramatists
and performers who use instruments and everyday or unusual
objects to evoke the triumphs and trials, dedication and
celebration that we associate with sport. The result is a truly
engaging and enjoyable experience.
“Mesmerising stuff with plenty of
invention and humour on show, too.”
The Stage
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FREE
IF at The World Picnic
Sunday 29 July
1pm – 6pm
Campbell Park
Come dine with us al fresco and bring your family and friends...
With plenty to enjoy, sit back with your picnic and revel in The Parks
Trust’s glorious community celebration of multicultural music and dance
on the amphitheatre stage or join in with a workshop. Throughout
the afternoon the Festival will be presenting a series of events to
complement the wealth of activities taking place in the Park:
Hardeep Singh Kohli officially opens the World Picnic at 1pm
See page 50 for information about Hardeep’s ‘Indian Takeaway’ show
in The Stables Spiegeltent at 2pm.
IF You
like dining
out
Guixot de 8, 1pm – 7pm. Large, colourful mechanical puzzles and games
from Barcelona, made from reclaimed materials.
Circ Panic: L’homme que perdia els botons (The Man Who Loses his Buttons),
2.30pm and 5.30pm. (40 minute show) Witty and breathtaking physical acrobatics
from Catalonia to have you on the edge of your seat.
MuMu Circus: Roda Món (My Wheel), 1.30pm and 4.30pm (50 minute show)
A fascinating, highly visual and theatrical Catalan performance combining music,
circus skills and audience participation.
Etta Ermini Dance Theatre: Picnic, 1pm, 2pm and 4.30pm (20 minute show)
A young couple’s happy picnic is disrupted with dramatic results.
The Singing City Choir on the Amphitheatre Stage, 4.40pm – 5.10pm
A range of songs including the specially composed song for The Boat Project.
Guixot de 8, Circ Panic and MuMusic are part of IF Focus: Catalan &
Balearic Islands events presented in association with Institut Ramon Llull
Presented in association with
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FREE
The Quiet Volume by
Ant Hampton and Tim Etchells
Fevered Sleep: Little Universe
Friday 20 – Saturday 28 July
(except Sunday 22 July)
Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 July
11am and 3.30pm both days
Milton Keynes Central Library, Sessions from 11am
Friday 20 & Monday 23 – Wednesday 25 July, last session 4.50pm
Saturday 21 & Saturday 28 July, last session 4pm
Thursday 26 & Friday 27 July, last session 6.40pm
Campbell Park, Free
IF you
like a good
book
Tickets £5 – a session time can be booked in advance or arrive on
the day and a session will be allocated to you.
Played out in the hushed and tranquil surroundings of Milton Keynes Library,
this captivating written word and audio experience transports the visitor to
unexpected global destinations. Taking cues from words both written and
whispered, find yourself burrowing an unlikely path through a pile of books
with fascinating results.
The Quiet Volume is an experience for two people, please call the box office on
01908 280800 if you need a companion. Performances last for 50 minutes, please
select your timeslot when booking. The experience can also be enjoyed in Spanish,
please call the Box Office on 01908 280800.
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New Commission
IF you
are 3 – 5
years old!
Enchanting live theatre exploring big ideas for little people! From the biggest of
galaxies to the smallest things in the world, Little Universe reveals the patterns
and movements that set everything in motion.
IF: 2012 has co-commissioned this outdoor production from one of the UK’s
leading makers of children’s theatre, specially designed to delight and enthrall
3 – 5 year olds.
Fevered Sleep’s work is produced in association with Fuel
Small Wonders is a commissioning and professional development initiative creating outdoor work
for under 5s. The project is funded by Arts Council England and seven national festival partners,
including IF: 2012. Small Wonders will support and develop artists to deliver exceptional and
challenging performances for its young audiences.
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FREE
Kazzum:
Brown Paper Packages
12noon and 4.30pm both days
IF: 2012 and Independent Cinema MK present
The Adventures of Prince Achmed,
with live score from Mira Calix
Wednesday 25 July, 7.30pm
IF you
want a
family film
IF you
want theatre
in the Park
Shows last 30 minutes and are followed by
drop-in workshops until 6pm both days
Campbell Park, Free
An extraordinary assortment of brown paper packages have suddenly landed
in Campbell Park. Amongst them are three enormous boxes, sporadically
flapping, twitching and emitting the most peculiar of sounds! What on
earth is inside? A wonderfully interactive show for all the family.
Kazzum will be running paper folding workshops after each show and
throughout the afternoon, so pop in and recreate some of the characters
you will have met in the show to take home with you...
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Full programme 80 minutes, PG certificate, Theatre Tent, Campbell Park
Tickets £12, under 16s £10
One of the first feature length animations ever made and directed by Lotte
Reiniger in 1926 is a beautifully crafted fairytale inspired by the Arabian Nights,
suitable for all the family.
Award-winning composer Mira Calix has worked with Radiohead, Aphex Twin,
the London Sinfonietta and Opera North, and has created a contemporary
musical accompaniment to this classic silent film, to be performed live.
The main film will be preceeded by the first public screening in Milton Keynes of Baby Cow
Animations’ 10 minute film Marvin, written and directed by Mark Nute, narrated by Steve Coogan
with music composed by Jeff Mercel of Mercury Rev.
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FREE
FREE
Res de Res:
Bridges (Pontes)
Guixot de 8:
Giant Art Games
Saturday 28 July
4.30pm and 7pm, show lasts 30 minutes
1pm – 7pm
Campbell Park, Free
Campbell Park, Free
IF you
seek
balance
A character inhabits a rather strange set constructed from hundreds of
drawers and boxes that looks for all the world like a curious pop-up junk shop –
and yet he still manages to perform incredible acrobatics with unnerving skill
in seemingly impossible paces.
Highly entertaining, slightly surreal visual theatre mixing circus, dance
and music.
Put down your crossword or sudoku and try something a little more hands on...
This extraordinary company from Barcelona have taken inspiration from wellknown sculptures made by 20th century artists and re-imagined them, using
reclaimed materials and ingenious mechanics, into games and puzzles.
Great fun for young and old alike!
IF you
like playing
games
Part of IF Focus: Catalan and Balearic Islands events presented in association with Institut Ramon Llull
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Part of IF Focus: Catalan and Balearic Islands events
presented in association with Institut Ramon Llull
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FREE
Deabru Beltzak: Drums of Fire
(Les Tambours de Feu)
Festival Central
Campbell Park
Saturday 28 and Sunday 29 July, 9.45pm – 10.30pm
Friday 20 - Sunday 29 July
IF drums
light
your fire
IF you
want
Festival
buzz
Starts at Xscape, meet outside in front of Xscape under the large screen
Free
Witness a trail blazing procession by the powerful and stirring Deabru Beltzak.
Hailing from the Basque region of Spain, these fiery drummers unleash
the devilish inhabitants of a witches’ coven into Milton Keynes...
An extravaganza of live music, pyrotechnics and special effects to light
up the streets. A quite incredible performance and spectacular end to the
2012 Festival.
Please note: this is a moving parade that involves small fireworks and lots of noise. Take
care and watch your step whilst moving. Please do not bring pets, or very small children.
Soak up the Festival’s ambience – Festival Central is an ideal place to mingle
with festival-goers, artists and performers, and socialise with friends before
or after a show.
Festival Central is open from 10am on Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 July, 11.30am
on Saturday 28 July, 12 noon on Sunday 29 July and from 5.30pm on weekdays.
A Campbell Park location map and information is on pages 58 – 61.
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Campbell Park is Festival Central – host to a myriad of outdoor events and
temporary venues, food outlets, a bar and picnic areas throughout the 10 days
of the Festival.
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FREE
FREE
The Stables Sessions
The Stables Sessions
Acoustic Stage, Campbell Park
Free
Wednesday 25 – Saturday 28 July
Free
IF you
love live
music
The Stables Sessions on the Acoustic Stage in The Arabian Bar Tent is
where you will hear new sounds or spot emerging talent and unsigned bands.
Catch some great live music and enjoy a drink with friends in a relaxing and
informal environment...
Wednesday 25 July
Thursday 26 July
Friday 27 July
6.45pm: Fred’s House
8.30pm: Ethan Ash
6.45pm: Mark Abis
8.30pm: Holly Taymar
6.30pm: Blackheart
8.30pm: Jon Kendall
9.30pm: Rebecca De Winter
Friday 20 July
Saturday 21 July
Sunday 22 July
Saturday 28 July
6.30pm: J ack McNeill
& Charlie Heys
8.30pm: Andrew Duhon
9.30pm: Kara Grainger
5.30pm: Heliopause
6.30pm: Louise Jordan
8.30pm: Chrystina Tomlin
9.30pm: Tinderbox
5.45pm: Horses Brawl
6.45pm: Steve Winch
8.30pm: Daniela Bove
9.30pm: Howlin Hootin
Owls
4.30pm: Clare Free
5.30pm: Stephen Langstaff
6.30pm: Ryker Sear
8.30pm: Duotone
9.30pm: Dan Whitehouse
The Stables Sessions are presented by The Stables Events Ltd
and are supported by MK Community Foundation
Please note: Under 16s must be accompanied by an adult in the Arabian Bar Tent
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The Stables Spiegeltent
Duke Special
Friday 20 July, 8pm
IF only all
tents were
like this
IF you
like lush
sounds
Campbell Park
Stand-up Comedy, Cabaret and Live Music
A hit at the 2010 Festival, the luxurious Victoria Spiegeltent – the best venue
in town – is back!
Spiegeltents (mirror tents) were developed in Belgium in the early 1900s as
travelling dance halls and were beautifully constructed with wood, stained glass
and mirrors. A Spiegeltent was the domain of night owls, heartbreakers and
dream chasers...
Programmed by The Stables, this lively venue set in Campbell Park forms the
beating heart of the Festival with a cracking programme of world-class stand-up
comedy, cabaret, live music, artist talks and critical debate. See pages 33 – 51.
Please note: Under 16s must be accompanied by an adult in The Spiegeltent.
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The Stables Spiegeltent, Campbell Park
Tickets £17.50
Unreserved seating
Dynamic, musically ambitious and bracingly eccentric with his own inimitable
brand of lush musicality, Duke Special inhabits a world unlike any other –
a world filled with beautifully bruised romanticism, vaudeville-esque sensibility,
sing-a-longs and addictive melodies.
A performer harking back to a pre-rock’n’roll era, with dashes of Gershwin and
orchestral swing, all tinged with a Northern Irish lilt and poetic lyrics that could
feature in a modern-day fairytale.
“This is music of magic and soul” Daily Telegraph
Ticket Deal: Buy for both Duke Special and The Horne Section
(page 34) for £30
Box Office: 01908 280800
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The Horne Section
The Cabaret of Ideas
Friday 20 and Saturday 21 July, 10pm
Saturday 21 July, 11.30am
IF you
like bright
ideas
Tickets £15
Unreserved seating
The blissfully funny jazz-infested juggernaut that is The Horne Section comes
to the Festival. A feel-good funfair of an evening, expect it to be live and loud
– part improvised, part honed, part performance, part party but all delivered
with style and verve.
Alex Horne and his magnificent 5-piece band (led by Joe Stilgoe) are famed for
welcoming other Festival acts to join them on stage, so you never quite know
who will turn up to add to the late night shenanigans!
icket Deals: The Horne Section + Duke Special (page 33) for £30
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The Horne Section + The Demon Barbers (page 36) for £29.00
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Tickets £5 (includes coffee)
Unreserved seating
For one morning only you are invited to engage in a live Wikipedia of fascinating
thought leaders, experts and mavericks from, or who have a strong connection
with Milton Keynes.
On arrival and after being plied with good coffee, the audience will lucky-dip
pick four 20-minute conversations – it could be with a Formula 1 car designer,
a Paralympian sportswoman, a pop musician, a climate change dissident, a
Japanese Buddhist monk...who knows who you’ll meet, talk with and maybe
learn from?
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The Demon Barber Roadshow
Ensemble 360:
Warm Up For The Olympics
Saturday 21 July, 8pm
Sunday 22 July, 11.30am – 1.30pm
IF you
want a spirit
raising gig
Tickets £16.50
Unreserved seating
Youthful, charismatic and with bags of attitude, folk powerhouse The Demon
Barbers have teamed up with some of England’s most exciting young dancers
to create a high-energy big band, clog and rapper extravaganza that leaves its
audience breathless.
The Demon Barbers are known for their original approach to traditional music,
making it pulse with electricity. Driven, punchy tunes, drum ‘n’ bass grooves
and a hint of ska makes them one of the most exciting live acts around.
Ticket Deal: The Demon Barbers + The Horne Section (page 34) for £29.00
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Tickets £2.50 (includes cold drink)
A physical workout that is actually fun! Research suggests that classical music
enhances athletic performance more than other genres such as urban, dance or rock.
Exploring this suggestion, US composer Stephen Montague has written a new piece
of music that will be played live by leading classical musicians, Ensemble 360.
Top choreographer Anna Olejnicki will lead a specially choreographed physical
workout to the live music in this two-hour experience open to all ages and abilities.
Please wear comfortable clothing.
icket Deal: Ensemble 360 will perform a concert at 3.30pm (page 38).
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Warm Up for the Olympics participants can see this concert for £5.
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Ensemble 360:
Bolt From The Blue
Phill Jupitus: You’re Probably
Wondering Why I’ve Asked You Here...
Sunday 22 July, 3.30pm
Sunday 22 July, 8pm
IF you
like a good
laugh
Concert £5
IF you do
the Workout
on page 37
Tickets £12.50 Unreserved seating
Tickets £15 Unreserved seating
Classical maestros Ensemble 360 make their own contribution to the Olympic
celebrations with a programme that demonstrates that classical music can be
just as powerful an inspiration to sport and exercise as any other musical style.
U-boat Captain, Welsh pornstar, Dutch roadie or noted broadcaster and
comedian? Like Camberwick Green, you’re never sure who’s coming out
of the box...
The concert features a rare chance to hear André Caplet’s effervescent Quintet,
pieces featured at the 1936 and 1984 Olympic Games, music by composers
with surprising sporting connections and a new work by US-born composer
Stephen Montague.
One of the UK’s best loved funnymen and Never Mind The Buzzcock’s Team
Captain, Phill Jupitus stops off at The Spiegeltent on his way up to Edinburgh
armed with a stack of new material.
Expect adult content delivered childishly...
Programme: Schein: Pavane No.16 arr. for wind quintet, Glass: The Olympian: Lighting of the Torch,
Caplet: Quintet, Janáček: Music for Indian Club Swinging, Montague: Bolt from the Blue, Ravel: Pavane
pour une Infante Défunte (arr. Walter), Bizet: Chanson Bohémienne (Fantasy on Carmen) (arr. Walter),
This concert is supported by the Foyle Foundation and Arts Council England.
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The Unthanks + Guests
Tom Baxter
Monday 23 July, 8pm
Tuesday 24 July, 7.45pm
IF you
want songs
from the
heart
IF you
like songs
with a
story
Tickets £25
Unreserved seating
The Unthanks are the most innovative and critically acclaimed folk band
in modern history, known for their timeless, unsentimental and quietly
subversive tales.
The band’s pianist, arranger and producer Adrian McNally is IF: 2012’s
Artist-in-Residence and has collaborated with some of the best singersongwriters around to produce a new album, inspired by The Boat Project –
Harbour of Songs.
Tickets £18.50
Unreserved seating
Beautifully crafted, heartfelt songs from singer-songwriter Tom Baxter.
Following the success of his first album Feather and Stone and the follow up
Skybound,Tom took some time out to travel across India and Europe with his
guitar strapped on the back of an old Enfield motorbike. He’s returned to the
studio and is now recording his third album Golden in Los Angeles - expect
some new gems in his repertoire alongside the favourites.
Some of the artists and songwriters who appear on the album will join
the Unthanks on stage.
For more information about Harbour of Songs, see page 8.
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Jon Richardson
Tuesday 24 July, 9.45pm
Wednesday 25 July, 8pm
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love to
laugh
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IF you
want to
dance
Flap!
Tickets £10
Standing tickets – limited seating available
Tickets £16
Unreserved seating
The riotous Flap! are up for fun and ready to take you along for the ride.
Festival favourites across Australia, Flap! come direct from Melbourne to
Milton Keynes as part of their debut UK tour.
The host of Channel 4’s Stand Up For The Week and Team Captain on 8 Out
of 10 Cats, Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee and best-selling author Jon
Richardson will be bringing his very funny stand-up show to The Spiegeltent.
Drawing on a wide variety of sounds, with honey-sweet vocals and intense
rhythms, Flap! are often likened to a 1920s prohibition-era dance band,
but are so much more than that.
Jon’s recent TV credits include Have I Got News For You, Live At The Apollo,
Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow, Channel 4’s Comedy Gala Live At The
02 and Never Mind The Buzzcocks.
Their onstage energy is exciting, edgy and disarmingly delightful and their
songs deal with the perennial themes of love, death and insobriety in ways
that are surprising, intelligent and uplifting.
May contain strong language and adult content.
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Box Office: 01908 280800
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UK Premiere
L’Orchestre D’Hommes-Orchestres
Performs Tom Waits
Thursday 26 & Friday 27 July, 7.30pm
Silent Arena:
Silent Disco
Fiday 27 July, 10pm
IF you
like it with
a twist
IF partying
is your
thing
Tickets £18.50
Unreserved seating
Quebec City’s L’Orchestre d’Hommes-Orchestres offer an event that is more carnival
show-meets-musical circus than just a concert.
This bustling high energy orchestra performs the repertoire of American music icon
Tom Waits using nearly 100 objects – tea pots, saws, boots, boxing gloves – and
invented instruments. A powerful tribute to the world of Waits, the performers remain
faithful to the spirit of his work whilst turning it into a quirky, fascinating spectacle.
Ticket Deal: L’Orchestre + Silent Disco (opposite) for £28.50
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Tickets £12.50
Standing tickets – limited seating available
A silent disco does away with the traditional speaker systems used in nightclubs
or festivals and instead has disco-goers and clubbers wearing a set of wireless
headphones (provided on the night).
Two DJs play simultaneously on two separate channels, which means you only
listen to the music that you want to hear – and if you don’t like the music from
the first DJ just flick the switch and listen to the second DJ! An unforgettable
experience – and great fun.
Ticket Deal: Book SilentArena Disco + L’Orchestre D’Hommes-Orchestres
(opposite) for £28.50
Box Office: 01908 280800
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Bowjangles: Bowlympics
The Fitzrovia Radio Hour
(ends approx 2.15pm)
(ends approx 4.30pm)
Tickets £12.50
Unreserved seating
Tickets £12.50
Unreserved seating
IF
Vintage
Day
IF
Vintage
Day
IF you’d rather spectate from your seat than compete, vaudeville virtuosos
Bowjangles offer you their very own Bowlympic Games for your entertainment.
The Fitzrovia Radio Hour recreates the unique spirit of 1940s radio plays
and evokes a dinner-jacketed age of casual imperialism and stiff upper lips.
A hilarious take on this year’s Olympic excitement, Bowlympics sees the intrepid
string quartet getting sporty – fencing, rowing, ribbon-twirling, boxing and
more, all whilst playing, singing and dancing. On your marks – the highlyanticipated and very funny Bowlympics have arrived!
Performed by a spiffing cast with cut-glass theatricality, blending homage
and satire, Fitzrovia mixes the antiquated attitudes of 1940s Britain with sharp
contemporary humour to produce a heady comic cocktail complete with live
sound effects. Rippingly good fun!
Ticket Deal: Bowjangles + The Fitzrovia Radio Hour (opposite) for £20
Why not book a Picnic Box in advance? A picnic for one costs £12.50
and includes glass of Pimms/soft drink. Box Office 01908 280800
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Ticket Deal: The Fitzrovia Radio Hour + Bowjangles (opposite) for £20
Why not book a Picnic Box in advance? A picnic for one costs £12.50
and includes glass of Pimms/soft drink. Box Office 01908 280800
Box Office: 01908 280800
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James Hunter
The Gilded Lili Variety Revue
IF
Vintage
day
IF
Vintage
day
Tickets £17.50
Unreserved seating
Tickets £15
Unreserved seating
British R’n’B man James Hunter is said to have American soul pumping through
his veins. With a voice that echoes Ray Charles, with touches of Jackie Wilson
and Sam Cooke, his guitar licks swing as much as they sting.
The utterly lusciously divine Lili la Scala, and some of her favourite Festival
reprobates entertain you at this rollicking late night show stuffed to the gunnels
with enough laughs, variety, songs and burlesque to keep everyone happy.
Enjoy James and his band’s infectious sounds, built on Philadelphia soul and
Motown influences, yet made fresh and original with inventive songwriting.
Lili is joined by some of the world’s best performers including burlesque
princess Miss Mia Merode, juggler and comedian Mat Ricardo, the magnificent
comic acrobat Abi Collins, plus comedy genius The Boy with Tape on His Face –
a huge hit at IF: 2010.
“Hunter is one of the best voices and best kept secrets in British R’n’B and soul.
Check him out.” Van Morrison
Ticket Deal: James Hunter + The Gilded Lili Revue (opposite) for £30
Please note: Contains risque material and tasteful nudity – for over 16s only!
Ticket Deal: The Gilded Lili Revue + James Hunter (opposite) for £30
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Box Office: 01908 280800
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Hardeep Singh Kohli’s
Indian Takeaway
The Raghu Dixit Project
Support: Byron Johnston & Anna Phoebe
Sunday 29 July, 2pm
Tickets £16
Unreserved seating
Tickets £16, under 16s £12.50
Unreserved seating
IF you
like to curry
and hurry!
Broadcaster, writer and Celebrity Masterchef finalist Hardeep Singh Kohli is
on a mission to find the best Indian takeaway in the UK.
Composer and musician Raghu Dixit leads his Project collective blending Indian
and world music styles.
He’ll order a takeaway live on stage for delivery then race against time to cook
his own feast before the takeaway arrives. Nominate your favourite local Indian
takeaway at www.hardeeplive.com along with suggested ingredients for
Hardeep’s curry.
Often referred to as India’s biggest cultural export of recent times, Raghu’s rise
has been nothing short of spectacular. This former Bharatanatyam dancer’s
rousing singer-songwriting is not only a symbol of metropolitan India’s
blossoming alternative music scene, but is also making waves internationally.
Along the way, he’ll share recipe tips, anecdotes and stories of his shared Scottish
and Indian heritage. The show culminates with some lucky audience members
coming on stage to sample both meals. Make sure you’re first in the queue!
As seen on Jools Holland’s Later, at the 2011 Glastonbury Festival and
performing for The Queen as part of the Diamond Jubilee celebrations.
Hardeep will officially open The World Picnic (page 21) at 1pm
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FREE
FREE
IF Talking Shop Series
IF Talking Shop Series
Bill Gee, IF’s Creative Producer
Album Launch: Harbour of Songs
Bill introduces and hosts a series of Talks exploring different
aspects of the Festival’s artistic programme.
All talks last approximately an hour and take place at the
Acoustic Stage, Campbell Park unless otherwise stated
Wednesday 25 July, 5.30pm
Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 July, 11am
Next to the Boat in Queen’s Court, the centre:mk
Hear about The Boat Project from Lone Twin’s Artistic Directors
Gary Winters, and crew members Michelle Die’tt (Saturday) and
Steve Ashmore (Sunday)
Find out about the inspiring community work of the PPS
in Cambodia and the making of Rouge. With Sarosi Nay
of Compagnie Ubi and Sok Sopheak of PPS.
Join the Directors from Fevered Sleep and
Kazzum who discuss making interactive
performance work for young audiences.
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Esther Simpson of Metro-Boulot-Dodo (Festival commission
Track Down – MK) discusses making site-specific, interactive
digital work.
Global Climate Change: The Arts Respond
Thursday 26 July, 5pm – 6.30pm
An exploration of creative responses to climate change issues,
including As The World Tipped. Presented with the Open
University and Tipping Point, and chaired by Dr Joe Smith
of the Open University.
The Phare Ponleu Selpak (PPS)
& Compagnie Ubi: Rouge
Artist-in-Residence Adrian McNally introduces
the album Harbour of Songs. With Lone Twin
and hosted by Monica Ferguson, Festival Director.
A Very Personal Type of Performance
Lone Twin: Collective Spirit –
The Boat Project
Making Outdoor and SiteSpecific Shows for the Young
Monday 23 July, 5.30pm
IF you
have any
burning
questions
IF you
want to find
out more
about IF
Looking Ahead to 2014: Rosemary Lee
Saturday 28 July, 12noon
A talk by leading choreographer Rosemary Lee, who shares
examples of works made over the past twenty five years,
and plans for IF: 2014.
Talks and other education events are presented by Wavendon Allmusic Plan Ltd
(The Stables Education).
Box Office: 01908 280800
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IF CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Should bad weather affect the staging of outdoor events, we shall make every
effort to reschedule or relocate the programme. Please follow us on Twitter
@IFMKfest and www.facebook.com/IFMKfest for updates. All end times are
approximate. Festival locations and information is on pages 58 – 61.
Saturday 21 July (continued)
Friday 20 July
Sunday 22 July
11am – 6pm The Lone Twin Boat Project 11am – 6pm
The Quiet Volume 12noon – 8pm Metro-Boulot-Dodo: Track Down
5.30pm – 6.00pm Boat Welcoming Ceremony From 6.30pm
The Stables Sessions, Acoustic Stage
7.30pm – 8.40pm Phare Ponleu Selpak/Ubi: Rouge
8pm – 9.15pm Duke Special
9pm – midnight Carabosse: Fire Gardens 10pm – 11.15pm The Horne Section
Queen’s Court, thecentre:mk
MK Central Library
Xscape MK
Queen’s Court thecentre:mk
Campbell Park
Spiegeltent, Campbell Park
City Gardens, Campbell Park
Saturday 21 July
11am – 6pm The Lone Twin Boat Project 11am – 12noon IF Talk: The Lone Twin Boat Project
11am – 5pm
The Quiet Volume 11am – 11.30am Fevered Sleep: Little Universe 11.30pm – 1.30pmThe Cabaret of Ideas
12noon – 8pm
Metro-Boulot-Dodo: Track Down
12noon – 12.30pm Kazzum: Show + Workshop 2pm – 3.10pm
Phare Ponleu Selpak/Ubi: Rouge
3.30pm – 4.30pm IF Talk: Rouge 3.30pm – 4pm
Fevered Sleep: Little Universe 4.30pm – 5pm
Kazzum: Show + Workshop
From 5.30pm
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MK Central Library
Campbell Park
Xscape MK
Campbell Park
Campbell Park
Campbell Park
Campbell Park
7.30pm – 8.40pm
8pm – 9.15pm
9pm – midnight
10pm – 11.15pm
Enfila’t: Plecs
The Demon Barber Roadshow Carabosse: Fire Gardens The Horne Section
11am – 5pm The Lone Twin Boat Project 11am – 11.30am Fevered Sleep: Little Universe 11.30am – 1.30pm Ensemble 360: Workout
12noon – 8pm Metro-Boulot-Dodo: Track Down
12noon – 12.30pm Kazzum: Show + Workshop 2pm – 3.10pm Enfila’t: Plecs
2.30pm – 3.30pm IF Talk: Outdoor Work 3.30pm – 5.30pm Ensemble 360: Concert
3.30pm – 4pm Fevered Sleep: Little Universe 11am – 12noon IF Talk: The Lone Twin Boat Project
4.30pm – 5pm Kazzum: Show + Workshop
From 5.45pm
8pm – 10pm
Phill Jupitus
9pm – midnight Carabosse: Fire Gardens Theatre Tent, Campbell Park
City Gardens, Campbell park
Campbell Park
Xscape MK
Campbell Park
Campbell Park
Campbell Park
Campbell Park
City Gardens, Campbell park
Monday 23 July
11am – 6pm The Lone Twin Boat Project 11am – 6pm
5.30pm – 6.30pm IF Talk: Harbour of Songs CD
8pm - 10pm
The Unthanks + Guests
Box Office: 01908 280800
MK Central Library
Xscape MK
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Tuesday 24 July
Friday 27 July (continued)
11am – 6pm Lone Twin: The Boat Project 11am – 6pm
7.30pm – 8.40pm Enfila’t: Plecs
7.45pm – 9.15pm Tom Baxter
9.45pm – 11.15pmFlap!
MK Central Library
Xscape MK
Wednesday 25 July
5.30pm – 6.30pm IF Talk: Personal Performances
From 6.45pm
Stables Sessions, Acoustic Stage
7.30pm – 9pm Prince Achmed Film + Mira Calix 8pm – 9.45pm Jon Richardson
9.45pm – 10.30pmWired Aerial Theatre: World Tipped
MK Central Library
Xscape MK
Campbell Park
Campbell Park
Thursday 26 July
5pm – 6.30pm IF Talk: Climate Change & The Arts
From 6.45pm
7.15pm – 8.30pm Au Cul du Loup: Score
7.30pm – 9.30pm L’Orchestre D’Hommes–Orchestres
9.45pm – 10.30pmWired Aerial Theatre: World Tipped
MK Central Library
Xscape MK
Campbell Park
Theatre Tent
Campbell Park
Friday 27 July
11am – 6pm 11am – 8pm
12noon – 8pm From 6.30pm
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Lone Twin: The Boat Project The Quiet Volume Metro-Boulot-Dodo: Track Down
MK Central Library
Xscape MK
Campbell Park
7.30pm – 9.30pm L’Orchestre D’Hommes–Orchestres Spiegeltent, Campbell Park
10pm – midnight Silent Disco by SilentArena Spiegeltent, Campbell Park
Saturday 28 July
12noon – 1pm IF Talk: Rosemary Lee
1pm – 7pm
Guixot de 8: Giant Art Games
1pm – 2.15pm Bowjangles: Bowlympics
3.30pm – 4.30pm Fitzrovia Radio Hour
From 4.30pm
4.30pm – 5pm Res de Res: Bridges 5.30pm – 6.15pm Boat Project, Ship’s Log Concert 7pm – 7.30pm Res de Res: Bridges 7.30pm – 8.45pm Au Cul du Loup: Score
8.00pm – 9.15pm James Hunter + Band
9.45pm – 10.30pmDeabru Beltzak: Drums of Fire 10pm – 11.15pm Gilded Lili Variety Revue
MK Central Library
Xscape MK
Campbell Park
Theatre Tent
Campbell Park
Campbell Park
Campbell Park
Xscape MK
Sunday 29 July
11am – 5pm Lone Twin: The Boat Project 12noon – 8pm Metro-Boulot-Dodo: Track Down
1pm – 6pm
IF at The World Picnic
1pm – 7pm
Guixot de 8: Giant Art Games
2pm – 4pm
Hardeep Singh Kohli
6.30pm – 7pm Boat Project, Send-off Ceremony
6.30pm – 9pm Raghu Dixit Project & Support
9.45pm – 10.30pmDeabru Beltzak: Drums of Fire Box Office: 01908 280800
Xscape MK
Campbell Park
Campbell Park
Xscape MK
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IF LOCATIONS
IF LOCATIONS
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effort to reschedule or relocate the programme. Please follow us on Twitter @IFMKfest
and www.facebook.com/IFMKfest for updates, and see www.ifmiltonkeynes.org
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BOOKING IF TICKETS
Online 24 hours: www.ifmiltonkeynes.org
Telephone: 01908 280800
Monday – Saturday 10am – 6pm, Sunday 5pm – 8pm (Stables show nights only)
Textphone users: 18001 01908 280800
In Person: The Stables, Stockwell Lane, Wavendon, Milton Keynes, MK17 8LU
Monday – Saturday 10am – 6pm, Sunday 5pm – 8pm (Stables show nights
only) or from Festival Sites
Festival Sites: From Friday 20 July – Sunday 29 July
Campbell Park: From 10am on Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 July, 11.30am on
Saturday 28 July and 12 noon on Sunday 29 July. From 5.30pm on weekdays
Queens Court in thecentre:mk: 11am – 6pm each day except Sunday to 5pm
Concessions & Group Tickets: Available where stated
Handling Charge: Telephone/postal bookings subject to a handling charge
of £2.60 (inc. postage). No handling charge for bookings or tickets under £5
made in person. Separate internet booking charges apply.
YOUR VISIT
Information about travel, accommodation, restaurants and places to visit:
ACCESS
The Festival welcomes people with disabilities. Central Milton Keynes has good
parking facilities and ample cyclepaths and access/walkways. Festival sites will
be made as accessible as possible. Blue Badge parking, subject to availability,
near the Festival Central events plateau. For information about events in
Campbell Park please see page 59. If you have any special requirements,
please contact the Box Office.
Please note: Important information about large-scale events – Carabosse’s Fire
Gardens and As The World Tipped – is on page 61
IF:Milton Keynes International Festival Box Office is managed and operated by The Stables
Theatre Limited. All tickets sold are subject to Terms and Conditions: wwwifmiltonkeynes.org
and www.stables.org
Disclaimer: Information in this brochure is correct at time of going to print. The Festival reserves
the right to make alterations if necessary.
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION
By entering the site you agree to adhere to these guidelines:
La Compagnie Carabosse: Fire Gardens – City Gardens, Campbell Park
Event information on page 5
This event uses naked flames and hot metal fire sculptures – extreme caution must be taken on
site which may be dark in places. Please walk slowly. This installation can be enjoyed safely if
you act responsibly and do not touch or approach any of the sculptures.
Fire Gardens is appropriate for all ages – under16s must be accompanied by an adult and
supervised at all times. Allow time for ticket purchasing and wristband exchange on the night,
arriving at least 15 minutes before your preferred entry time. Queues may be long at peak
periods, especially from 9.00pm – 10.30pm. Last entry to the Fire Garden is 11.15pm. We
recommend you allow an hour to enjoy the installation, although you can leave or linger at will.
Whilst some of the site is accessible for wheelchair users, please note that some areas are not.
For this reason wheelchair users and carers can attend free, however a wristband is still required
for admission.
As The World Tipped – Amphitheatre, Campbell Park
Event information on page 17
Extreme caution must be taken on site which may be dark in places. Please walk slowly towards
the event site. The show is suitable for ages 10+, under16s must be accompanied by an adult
and supervised at all times. Please note this is a standing event – or you can sit on the grass –
portable stools and seats will not be permitted during the show. There will be an area reserved
for wheelchair users and customers with mobility problems accessed via a footpath – this will be
steep, so assistance will be required.
Allow time for ticket purchasing and wristband exchange on the night, arriving at least
15 minutes before the start time. Gates open at 9pm. Once the show starts (approx 9.45pm),
latecomers will not be admitted.
Applicable to both events: No pets please, only registered assistance dogs permitted.
As the ground may be uneven in places, please wear sensible shoes and avoid loose clothing.
Travel as lightly as possible and avoid carrying large bags. Toilets are located on the Park’s
Festival Central Plateau – we suggest you go before you make your way to the event site!
Camping, BBQs, picnics, glass and alcohol are not permitted.
Parking & Entrance: City Centre parking recommended – parking in Silbury and Avebury
Boulevards will be restricted, with no access to the Park. Blue Badge holders – limited parking
and drop off point at Avebury Blvd – contact the Box Office for details. On foot, please access
the site from Midsummer Blvd’s pedestrian walkway across the bridge into the Park.
Stewards, St John’s Ambulance and other services are on site to help you – please approach
them if you have any questions. Stay safe, be sensible – enjoy your visit!
Box Office: 01908 280800
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IF PARTNERS & SUPPORTERS
IF ASSOCIATED EVENTS
Milton Keynes Festival Fringe
Produced by
Public Sector Partners
10 – 29 July 2012, Free
The first official Festival Fringe to IF: Milton Keynes International
Festival, produced in association with Fringemk:westbury, is a
19 day extravaganza showcasing the best of local and regional
talent. Proud to have been awarded the prestigious London 2012
Inspire Mark, the Fringe features artwork made in response to
this special Olympic year. There are bicycles, bathing machines,
busking on buses, beach huts and bazaars, plus parading giants,
film, music, dancing and much more!
Venue Partners
Event Partners
www.mkfestivalfringe.com
Pushwagner: Soft City
Corporate Partners
Media Partners
28 June – 2 September 2012, Free
Visionary Norwegian artist Hariton Pushwagner (born Oslo,
1940) is a celebrity in his home country, renowned for his
hedonistic lifestyle and his epic satires on modern life. All of
the artist’s key works, including the graphic novel Soft City,
are featured in this, his first international touring exhibition,
which premieres at MK Gallery. The exhibition is accompanied
by a related season of films, performance and music events
by contemporary Norwegian artists.
www.mkgallery.org
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Trusts, Foundations & International Supporters
Official Suppliers
Festival Supporters
MK Gallery, 900 Midsummer Boulevard, Milton Keynes MK9 3QA
Tuesday – Friday 12pm – 8pm, Saturday 11am – 8pm,
Sunday 11am – 5pm. Telephone 01908 676 900
IF: Milton Keynes International Festival is participating in
These events form part of the MK Summer of Culture. IF extends thanks to the many individuals, organisations and companies, staff and volunteers
who have worked to make the Festival a success.
Box Office: 01908 280800
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20 – 29 July
10 amazing days
“A feast of
cutting edge culture...
We may never look at
Milton Keynes in the
same way again”
The Times on IF: 2010 Produced by

IF you want to be part of something amazing

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