As the nights begin to draw in, we too come back indoors from a Summer of outdoor “Unusual Dance in Unusual Places”to our familiar “Thursday Night is Dance Night” format of weekly dance and movement-based live performances. Our Autumn season will also offer a varied programme of shows for families & young people, art house films and ballet screenings.
We are once again Core Creative Partner for Bournemouth Arts by the Sea Festival (26 September to 12 October) and will be co-presenting The Roof from Thursday 25 to Sunday 28 September at The Waterfront performance space.
The “Thursday Night is Dance Night” season will commence on Thursday 2 October at 7.30pm with a new interpretation of Vesalii Icones by Avant Garde Dance Company and Kokoro (BSO new music ensemble), an expressionistic and edgy piece that combines classical music & hip hop dance, with music by renowned composer Sir Peter Maxwell Davies. The season will continue with eight further Thursday Night is Dance Night performances, presenting styles from flamenco to ballet, contemporary and South Asian dance, and will be concluding with a Hatch & Scratch performance by four of our associate artists on Thursday 4 December.
The On Screen season will continue our“Monday Night is Film Night”art house and world cinema programme. As the new Bournemouth venue for Purbeck Film Festival, we will be screening four films during the festival period (10-25 October). We are also introducing “Edit Room”, a series of monthly events to complement our film programme with lectures, talks and classes, which is being sponsored by our creative agency, Revolting. We are further introducing a programme of family friendly films, and we have three ballet screenings too, including two streamed live from the Bolshoi Ballet.
The programme of live performances for Families & Young People includes an interactive performance of Once in a Blue Moon by Wriggle Dance Theatre on Sunday 28 September, Ballet Black’s enchanting adaption of Anna Kemp’s book Dogs Don’t Do Ballet on Sunday 19 October, and a magical re-telling of Hans-Christian Andersen’s The Princess and the Pea by tutti frutti on Sunday 30 November.
The season further offers participation and development opportunities. PDSW and The Association of Dance of the African Diaspora (ADAD) host a three day conference including keynote addresses, panel discussions, papers and performances from 6-8 November. Moving in Circles returns once more in October for another two days of half-term fun. A free Coinvestment Day offers the opportunity to learn more about the innovative dance programmes for children and young people across the south West who have been supported by PDSW.
Full Autumn season listings
September
Ballet Boys (2014) Cert TBC (CINEMA)
Monday 1 September, 2.30pm & 7.45pm
Dir. Kenneth Elvebakk
Lukas, Syvert and Torgeir experience some very important years in the beginning of their ballet career, During the course of four years we see these boys becoming young men.
Tickets: £6 (two for £10)
Mood Indigo (2013) Cert 12A (CINEMA)
Monday 8 September 2.30pm & 7.45pm
Dir. Michel Gondry
Wealthy, inventive bachelor endeavours to find a cure for his lover Chloe after she’s diagnosed with an unusual illness caused by a flower growing in her lungs.
There will be a free still life drawing class preceding the screening.
Tickets: £6 (two for £10)
The Iron Giant (1999) Cert U CINEMA (FOR FAMILIES & YOUNG PEOPLE)
Sunday 14 September 11.30am & 3pm
Dir. Brad Bird
A boy makes friends with an innocent alien giant robot that a paranoid government agent wants to destroy.
Tickets: £4 (three for £9)
The Congress (2013) Cert 15 (CINEMA)
Monday 15 September 2.30pm & 7.45pm
Dir. Ari Folman
An ageing, out-of-work actress accepts one last job, though the consequences of her decision affect her in ways she didn’t consider.
Tickets: £6 (two for £10)
Lilting (2013) Cert 15 (CINEMA)
Monday 22 September 2.30pm & 7.45pm
Dir. Hong Khaou
What is like to live in a world where you have no grasp of its language, and your only lifeline to that is lost.
Tickets: £6 (two for £10)
The Roof (LIVE PERFORMANCE)
By Fuel
25 – 28 September
A breathtaking 360 degree panoramic performance under the night sky. Part of Bournemouth arts by the Sea festival.
Co-presented by PDSW, Bournemouth Arts by the Sea Festival and Inside Out Dorset Festival.
£12 /£10 (in advance) / £15 (on the door)
Silent Disco (TAKE PART)
Saturday 27 September 10.30pm
Experience the decidedly weird sensation of being with a whole host of people dancing wildly, apparently to nothing at all – unless, that is, you’re wearing headphones, in which case there are two DJs
to choose from and a host of big tunes
Tickets: £6 in advance, £8 on the day
Once in a Blue Moon (FOR FAMILIES & YOUNG PEOPLE)
By Wriggle Dance Theatre
Sunday 28 September 11.30am & 3pm
It’s the Moon’s birthday and he is having a party! We are all invited, but how do we get there? Join us as we journey to the Moon through strange and distant lands…
Tickets: £5 (babes in arms free)
Once in a Blue Moon Workshop (TAKE PART)
By Wriggle Dance Theatre
Sunday 28 September 1pm
This workshop is fantastic opportunity for families to participate and play and explore together using movement, dance and music.
Tickets: Free to Once in a Blue Moon ticketholders
Daisies (1966) Cert 15 (CINEMA)
Monday 29 September 2.30pm & 7.45pm
Dir. Hong Khaou
What is like to live in a world where you have no grasp of its language, and your only lifeline to that is lost.
Tickets: £6 (two for £10)
October
Vesalii Icones (LIVE PERFORMANCE)
By Avant Garde Dance & Kokoro
Thursday 2 October 7.30pm
An exciting and edgy fusion of contemporary live music with hip hop dance and solo cello.
Commissioned by PDSW and Bournemouth Arts by the Sea Festival.
Tickets: £10 / Groups: £8/ £5 / Golden Ticket: £50 / Student walk-up: £5
Fiction (LIVE PERFORMANCE)
By Fuel
A Bournemouth Arts by the Sea Festival event
4-5 October 7.30pm
Fiction is a nerve-wracking journey through the sprawling architecture of our dreams and an exercise in empathy
Tickets: £10 / £8
Watermark (2013) Cert TBC (CINEMA)
Monday 6 October 2.30pm & 7.45pm
Dir. Jennifer Baichwal and Edward Burtynsky
Watermark is a feature documentary which brings together diverse stories from around the globe about our relationship with water.
Tickets: £6 (two for £10)
Near Gone (LIVE PERFORMANCE)
By Two destination Language
A Bournemouth Arts by the Sea Festival event
Wednesday 8 October 7.30pm
This beautiful performance fills an empty space with two performers, hundreds of fresh flowers and a storm of emotion.
Tickets: £8
A Compás (LIVE PERFORMANCE)
By Jaleo Flamenco
Thursday 9 October 7.30pm
A scintillating fusion of heart-wrenching vocals, explosive footwork and virtuoso guitar playing
Tickets: £10 / Groups: £8/ £5 / Golden Ticket: £50 / Student walk-up: £5
Devi (CINEMA)
By Talvin Singh
A Bournemouth Arts by the Sea Festival event
Friday 10 October 7.30pm
Bombay Talkies and Asian Arts Agency presents Devi: classic Indian cinema with live score, celebrating 101 years of Indian Cinema.
Tickets: £12
La Terra Trema (1948) Cert U (CINEMA)
Monday 13 October 2.30pm & 7.45pm
Dir. Luchino Visconti
In rural Sicily, the fishermen live at the mercy of the greedy wholesalers. One family risks everything to buy their own boat and operate independently.
Presented as part of Purbeck Film Festival
Tickets: £6 (two for £10)
Coinvestment Day (TAKE PART)
Tuesday 14 October 10am-4pm
This event is a chance to hear about some of the innovative dance programmes across the South West supported through PDSW’s Coinvestment Programme
Tickets: Free (but limited capacity)
Playing Another (LIVE PERFORMANCE)
By Candoco Dance Company
Thursday 16 October 7.30pm
An intimate and humorous double bill about individual personalities, retired opera singers and the fragility of life by the renowned integrated dance company
Tickets: £10 / Groups: £8/ £5 / Golden Ticket: £50 / Student walk-up: £5
The Big Gundown (1965) Cert18 (CINEMA)
Friday 17 October 7.45pm
Dir: Roman Polanski
Unofficial law-man John Corbett hunts down Cuchillo Sanchez, a Mexican peasant accused of raping and killing a 12-year-old girl.
Presented as part of Purbeck Film Festival
Tickets: £6 (two for £10)
Dogs Don’t Do Ballet (FOR FAMILIES & YOUNG PEOPLE)
By Ballet Black
Sunday 19 October 3pm
The hilarious story of a small dog with a big personality and even bigger dreams!
Tickets: £5 (babes in arms free)
Sandra (1965) Cert TBC (CINEMA)
Monday 20 October 2.30pm & 7.45pm
Dir. Luchino Visconti
Cardinale returns to her Tuscany, there, on the eve of her father’s funeral, she revives an intimate involvement with her brother, which troubles her husband.
Presented as part of Purbeck Film Festival
Tickets: £6 (two for £10)
Pact with Pointlessness (LIVE PERFORMANCE)
By Wendy Houstoun
Thursday 23 October 7.30pm
A mix of comedy, spoken word and performance, it offers a frank demonstration of how it feels to be knocked sideways by death, then renegotiate and carry on.
Tickets: £10 / Groups: £8/ £5 / Golden Ticket: £50 / Student walk-up: £5
Allegro non troppo (1976) Cert 12 (CINEMA)
Friday 24 October 7.45pm
Dir. Bruno Bozzetto
An enthusiastic film maker thinks he’s come up with a totally original idea: animation set to classical music and decides to make his own version.
Presented as part of Purbeck Film Festival
Tickets: £6 (two for £10)
Moomin Midsummer Madness (2008) Cert U CINEMA (FOR FAMILIES & YOUNG PEOPLE)
Sunday 26 October 11.30am
Dir. Maria Lindberg
A peaceful summer day in the Moomin Valley is interrupted by a volcanic eruption. At the last minute the Moomin family finds refuge in a strange floating house….
Tickets: £4 (three for £9)
The Legend of Love (LIVE SCREENING)
By Bolshoi Ballet
Sunday 26 October 3pm
This splendid production is a tale of forbidden love, self-sacrifice, jealousy and suffering, with movement, sets and costumes inspired by the Middle East.
Tickets: £15/£12 (for U16s and groups of 5+)
Pride (2014) Cert 15 (CINEMA)
Monday 27 October 7.45pm
Dir. Matthew Warchus
The extraordinary true story of two very different communities who unite to defend the same cause during Thatcher’s reign in 1984.
Tickets: £6 (two for £10)
Ex Nihilo/The Human Edge (LIVE PERFORMANCE)
By Atma Dance
Thursday 30 October 7.30pm
Ex Nihilo / The Human Edge draw on the epic creation myths of sacred Indian texts to explore the ancient questions of creation and human life through dance.
Tickets: £10 / Groups: £8/ £5 / Golden Ticket: £50 / Student walk-up: £5
November
Kalabanda (LIVE PERFORMANCE)
By Jonzi D & Tabu Flo
Thursday 6 November 7.30pm
An electrifying fusion of African movement and hip hop dance. Alongside the three day Re:Generations conference.
Tickets: £10 / Groups: £8/ £5 / Golden Ticket: £50 / Student walk-up: £5
Re:Generations (TAKE PART)
6 – 8 November 9:15am
Keynote addresses, panel discussions, papers, performances, and workshops focusing on dance and the African diaspora.
Cost – Full £90 (£60 concessions / Daily £5 / Students £50 / Workshops £7 / Early bird £60 (until 15 Sep)
Murmer & Inked (LIVE PERFORMANCE)
By Aakash Odedra Company
Sunday 13 November 7.30pm
An exploration of dyslexia, body art and self expression through digital design, light, sound and contemporary and South Asian dance styles.
Tickets: £10 / Groups: £8/ £5 / Golden Ticket: £50 / Student walk-up: £5
Sherlock (1922) Jr & Cops (1924) CINEMA (FOR FAMILIES & YOUNG PEOPLE)
Sunday 16 November 11:30am & 3pm
A double bill of some of the best Buster Keaton films; best known for his silent films, in which his trademark was physical comedy!
Tickets: £4 (three for £9)
Chalk & Of Land and Tongue (LIVE PERFORMANCE)
By Theo Clinkard
Sunday 20 November 7.30pm
Eloquent dance and live music, inspired by language and by the cliffs of Cornwall, placing the audience close to the performers.
Tickets: £10 / Groups: £8/ £5 / Golden Ticket: £50 / Student walk-up: £5
Moulin Rouge® – The Ballet (SCREENING)
By Royal Winnipeg Ballet
Friday 21 November 7.30pm
With a rousing French-inspired soundtrack, the ballet features high-kicking choreography and a passionate story of love, ambition and heartbreak.
Tickets: £15/£12 (for U16s and groups of 5+)
American Boy (LIVE PERFORMANCE)
By Hetain Patel
Sunday 27 November 7.30pm
See Agent Smith from The Matrix get physical with Spiderman whilst Eddie Murphy argues with Michael Caine in this humorous solo about identity
Tickets: £10 / Groups: £8/ £5 / Golden Ticket: £50 / Student walk-up: £5
The Princess and the Pea (FOR FAMILIES & YOUNG PEOPLE)
By tuttu frutti
Sunday 30 November 11:30am & 3pm
A funny, original, beautiful retelling of Hans Christian Anderson’s The Princess and the Pea.
Tickets: £5 (babes in arms free)
December
Hatch & Scratch (LIVE PERFORMANCE)
Thursday 4 December 7.30pm
“Scratching” is presenting new dance work in development to an audience to receive feedback.
Tickets: £5
Frozen Sing-A-long (2013) Cert U CINEMA (FOR FAMILIES & YOUNG PEOPLE)
Sunday 7 December 11:30am
Sing-a-long to your favourite tunes with fearless Anna, who sets off on an epic journey to find her sister Elsa, whose icy powers have trapped the kingdom of Arendelle.
Tickets: £4 (three for £9)
Business Come Dancing (LIVE PERFORMANCE)
Thursday 11 December 7pm
A fundraising event for Parkinson’s dance at PDSW and Wessex Cancer Trust.
Tickets: Please contact PDSW
Nutcracker Taster Event (TAKE PART)
Held at Bournemouth Library
Saturday 13 December 11.30am
Ballet taster class and introduction to the Nutcracker and craft activities for younger children.
Cost – Free
The Nutcracker (LIVE SCREENING)
By Bolshoi Ballet
Sunday 21 December 3pm
On Christmas Eve, Marie receives a wooden nutcracker carved in the shape of a man. At midnight, when the celebrations are over, all the toys magically come to life…
Tickets: £15/£12 (for U16s and groups of 5+)
