Friday 25 May, 9.15pm
Le Concert de Feu

Hudson's Field
Playing with our theme of ‘fire’, the Festival opens with a fiery bang as world-renowned French company Les Commandos Percu bring the magic of music and flames to Salisbury. Prepare to be dazzled by their astonishing precision drumming and
beautiful pyrotechnics.

Wilts & Dorset will be providing free shuttle buses on a frequent basis from Salisbury Bus Station to Hudson's Field starting at 8.15pm with the last journey at 8.50pm. Return buses will be available from Hudson's Field after 10.05pm.

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BLAVATNIK FAMILY FOUNDATION

25 May - 27 May
Salisbury Live

Venues cross the City
Salisbury Live returns to the pubs of Salisbury, showcasing hundreds of musicians to thousands of onlookers. With everything from blues, jazz and folk to bluegrass there will be a musical style to suit everyone.

Take party in the Salisbury Ale Trails being run by Ringwood Brewery and enjoy a pint of real ale in each of the pubs to collect a FREE t-shirt. Running from 1^st April until 30^th June, all you have to do is collect a stamp on your ale trail map from each of the participating pubs when you purchase a pint of any one of Ringwood Brewery’s beers. It’s as simple as that!

Visit www.ringwoodbrewery.co.uk and download your map today.

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25 May - 9 June

Exhibition: Cristal de Luz from COOPA-ROCA

Salisbury Arts Centre
Founded by Maria Teresa Leal, COOPAROCA, Rocinha Seamstress and Craftwork Co-operative Ltd was established in 1981 and provides conditions for its members, female residents of Rocinha, to work from home
and thereby contribute to their family budget, without having to neglect their childcare and domestic duties. The cooperative has approximately 150
members and important partners in the fashion and decorative design market. The Cristal de Luz installation reflects the fashion, dexterity and skilled craftsmanship for which the cooperative is celebrated.

25 May - 9 June
Exhibition: Chivitz from Choque Cultural

Salisbury Arts Centre
Choque Cultural (Culture Shock) is a contemporary art gallery based in Sao Paulo with strong links to underground culture, showing pop, outsider and young art in original style. Alexandre Tadeu Alves (aka Chivitz) has been known for nearly 10 years on the streets of Sao Paulo for his characters. His paintings feature abstracted figural shapes and expressive hand gestures. His influences include pop art, animation, graffiti, and tattoo work.

25 May – 9 June

 Exhibition: Ana Maria Pacheco

 THE LONGEST JOURNEY - Salisbury Cathedral, North Transept

 PRINTS - Salisbury and South Wiltshire Museum

Admission to the Salisbury and South Wiltshire Museum: £6, half price ticket on presentation of a 2012 Festival brochure for the duration of the Festival only. One brochure per adult.
Opening hours: Monday to Saturday 10am-5pm
Sunday 12pm-5pm (open June-September only)

 Ana Maria Pacheco is a Brazilian artist who has been living and working in the UK for almost forty years. Her work is evolved from a tradition of making which lies between South American and European culture, between ancient magic and twentieth century art. It draws for example on medieval art, expressionist language, catholic ritual, renaissance art, and classical mythology; and just as the tragic, the savage, the grotesque or the voracious can be found intertwined with grace and wisdom in these traditions, so we find them here. The work belongs to the present, but has its sources also in the continuum of scholarship, craft, mythology, narrative and history that individuals between cultures are often so able to discover and maintain.
Don't miss Ana Maria Pacheco works at The Art Stable, click here for more details.

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Supported by Geoff Squire OBE

25 May – 29 September

Exhibition: Circles and Tangents

ART IN THE SHADOW OF CRANBORNE CHASE

Opening hours: Monday to Saturday 10am-5pm
Sunday 12pm-5pm (open June-September only)

 Admission to the Salisbury and South Wiltshire Museum: £6.50, half price ticket on presentation of a 2012 Festival brochure for the duration of the Festival only. One brochure per adult.

Circles and Tangents brings together a unique collection of paintings and sculptures made by artists who, from the 1920s to the present, have found in Cranborne Chase a landscape of inspiration, seclusion and ‘bare-boned’ beauty. Items in the exhibition have been drawn from a variety of sources, many from private collections, and range from early neo-romantic works to contemporary pieces made specifically for this exhibition. Artists include the Nicholson family (William, Ben, Winifred, E.Q. and Tim), John Craxton, Lucian Freud, Stanley Spencer, Augustus John, Henry Lamb, Frances Hodgkins, Katharine Church (Kitty West),

Peter Thursby and Elisabeth Frink. Contemporary artists include Ursula Leach, Brian Rice, John Hitchens, Jay Battle, Tim Harrisson and Ian Middleton. Accompanying book by exhibition curator Vivienne Light available at the Museum. See www.salisburymuseum.org.uk for details.

25 May – 23 June

Exhibition: Brazil National Exhibition PQ’11

CHARACTERS AND FRONTIERS: THE BRAZILIAN SCENOGRAPHIC TERRITORY

Opening hours: Sundays and Bank Holidays during the Festival 12pm-4pm, Monday 10am-7pm, Tuesday 9am-7pm, Wednesday 9am-5pm, Thursday 9am-5pm, Friday 9am-7pm, Saturday 9am-5pm

Main Gallery, Salisbury City Library

 Created in 1975 and connected with the Brazilian Ministry of Culture, Funarte (National Arts Foundation) officially represents Brazilian culture in the country and abroad. Its objective is to stimulate the practice, development and spreading of cultural activities in the scenic, visual and musical arts. The Prague Quadrennial (PQ) aims to explore and present contemporary scenography - including stage, costume,

lighting, sound, and other elements of performance design. The Brazilian National Exhibition PQ’11 examines movements in Brazilian scenography, considering scenography as a thinking and provocative art, at the forefront of culture and representing sensory shelters of characters and ideas. The installation shows the interaction of theatrical scenography, visual arts and popular culture, revealing Brazilian culture, traditional and modern, urban and everyday.

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25 May - 9 June

A Feel for Nature Sensory Trail

Itchen Valley Country Park, West End

Artist Nicky Bellinger has been working with visually impaired groups to create a unique sensory trail at Itchen Valley Country Park.

25 May - 9 June

Hoodwink's Jamboree Tart Trail

Various locations around the City Centre

The Queen of Hearts has lost her 60 jam tarts and is looking rather glum! Help the Royal Courtiers by searching through shop windows and cafes within ‘The Royal Mile’ to find the missing jam tarts. The Royal

Courtiers have informed us that there will be prizes to be won!

Saturday 26 May, 2pm-5pm

Tree-Dressing Day

Hollybank Woods, Emsworth
The Friends of Hollybank Woods hold a Tree-Dressing day in their historic woods. See and add to the 'Wishing Tree' created by local people, take part in guided walks, follow the woodcarving trail and spot some uniquely decorated trees! This event is part of the Festival's Nature Of Art In Wessex project.

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Friends of Hollybank Woods

Saturday 26 May, 2pm-5.30pm

Favela to Salisbury - Family Fun Day

Danebury Hill Fort

A host of fun outdoor activities with a South American flavour for all the family. Join AfroReggae, youth groups and guest artists for music, art and craft workshops, capoeira demonstrations, pop-up performances and lots more.

Saturday 26 May

Fire - World Première

9.30pm – for 12 minutes
Salisbury Cathedral Close, Choristers’ Green

Fire: World Première, a newly commissioned piece performed by fire artists, an ensemble of horns and Salisbury Community Choir. Composed by the acclaimed David Bruce and renowned pyrotechnic artists The World Famous, Fire is a spirited meditation on humankind’s enduring fascination with fire. This piece is based on a collage of texts, including Fire from celebrated poet Vikram Seth and poetry from the 6th Century Jewish poet Yannai. The piece will feature as part of New Music 20×12, a UK-wide commissioning programme initiated by Jillian Parker and David Cohen, and delivered by PRS for Music Foundation in partnership with the BBC, LOCOG, Sound and Music and NMC Recordings. Commissioned and presented by The Opera Group and Ageas Salisbury International Arts Festival.

PRS for Music Foundation’s New Music 20x12 is a UK-wide commissioning programme initiated by Jillian Barker and David Cohen, and delivered in partnership with the BBC, LOCOG and NMC Recordings. See www.prsformusicfoundation.com for more information.

New Music 20x12 is generously supported by the following committed patrons and funders: Arts Council England, Creative Scotland, John S. Cohen Foundation, PRS for Music Foundation, Arts Council of Northern Ireland, Arts Council of Wales, Columbia Foundation Fund of the Capital Community Foundation, Incorporated Society of Musicians, Musicians Benevolent Fund, Jerwood Charitable Foundation, RVW Trust, Charlotte and Dennis Stevenson, Tolkien Trust, The Leche Trust, The Bliss Trust, Finzi Trust, The Worshipful Company of Musicians, Lilian Slowe, John and Ann Tusa, John Wates Charitable Trust, Richard Walduck, Honeymead Arts Trust, and Sir Anthony Cleaver.

See the online programme book for PRS for Music Foundation’s New Music 20x12 here.

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Geoff Squire OBE

Sunday 27 May, 10.30am

Festival Eucharist

Salisbury Cathedral

The Festival Eucharist offers us the chance to celebrate in the beautiful Cathedral, with devotional music inspired by the Festival’s themes.

Sunday 27 May, 2pm
Vigo Stepping Stones

Vigo Recreation Ground, Andover

Try the new stepping stones, plant some edible goodies in the garden, and enjoy some arty activities. Artist Joanna Dewfall and Transition Towns Andover have been working with groups close to Vigo Recreation Ground to make some stunning mosaic stepping stones for their Community Food Bed. This event is part of the Festival’s Nature Of Art In Wessex project.

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Friday 1 June, 3pm-7pm

Meadows & Down Trail

Partridge Way, Old Sarum

Explore the Partridge Way, Old Sarum Trail while learning about River Bourne Community Farm, its other local trails and trying some delicious farm snacks. Along the trail look out for our art in nature creations by local artist Charlotte Moreton, local community groups and volunteers. This event is also part of the River Bourne Community Farm Meadows & Down Trails Project. This event is part of the Festival’s Nature Of Art In Wessex project.

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Saturday 2 June, 12pm-5pm

Playday: Go Wild

BIG PLAY AND NATURE OF ART ACTIVITY DAY

The Greencroft (Opposite Arts Centre) and Bourne Hill Gardens

Each year the Festival presents the much-loved Playday where parents and children can find an abundance of art and sporting activities to take part in – all for free! Go wild getting messy with face painting or junk modelling, take part in street theatre, try out a circus skills workshop or burn off some energy with sporting activities and fun and games! This year to celebrate the final year of our exciting Nature Of Art In Wessex project Playday will be expanding into the beautiful Bourne Hill Gardens where you can see the communal ‘Wishing Trees’ created by hundreds of Wessex residents, try your hand at bug hunting, or add your nature wish to the trees. From tots to teens – there really is something for everyone! All children must be supervised by an adult.

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Saturday 2 June, 12pm and 12.30pm for entries and 3pm for judging and theatrical feast

HOODWINK’S JAMBOREE ROYAL BAKING CHALLENGE – FESTIVAL COMISSION

Salisbury Arts Centre Grounds

During the first week of the Festival why not celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee by taking part in the Jamboree Royal Baking Challenge. You can also take part in a Jamboree Tart Trail treasure hunt.The Queen of Hearts has lost her tarts and is feeling rather glum. A new sweet must be found! The Queen of Hearts Royal

Courtiers challenge the folk of Salisbury and its visitors of any age to invent a new celebratory cake or dessert in honour of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. All entries must be baked and delivered with their recipe to the Jamboree Royal Marquee on the day of the Jamboree, between 12 noon and 12.30pm. The results will be tried, tested and judged before being set before the Queen of Hearts at 3pm with much mayhem, manners, pomp and ceremony. Royal subjects of all ages are invited to come and enjoy this theatrical feast – remember to bring your own jam tarts and a picnic rug. Those accepting the challenge can find full entry details and an application form at www.salisburyfestival.co.uk

Saturday 2 June -1pm, 2.30pm, 4pm

On the Streets

SQUASHBOX THEATRE PRESENTS THE SEA SHOW

The Greencroft (adjacent to Salisbury Arts Centre)

Meet mermaids, seagulls and seadog Captains as well as a cast of mischievous sea-squirts, anemones, limpets, crabs and pilchards in this quirky, hilarious puppet show that mixes natural history and comedy cabaret. Expect tall tales, silly slapstick, fantastic facts, live music and songs. Unmissable fun for all ages!

Tuesday 5 June, 12pm – 4pm

Wind Garden

One Horse Field, Isle of Wight

Following the success of last year’s Wind Garden we will again be transforming Totland’s wildflower meadow with art made by Isle of ww.gmWight groups, to celebrate the Queen’s Jubilee. Gift To Nature will be leading bug hunts and there will be arts and nature activities suitable for all the family. Why not bring a picnic and make the most of the beautiful meadows? This event is part of the Festival’s Nature Of Art In Wessex project.

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Wednesday 6 June, 12pm - 3pm
Tree Spirits and Wishing Tree Flags

Lydiard Park, Swindon
Come to Lydiard Park and have a go at a drop in workshop making tree spirits and wishing tree falgs to decorate trees around the park. Suitable for all ages.

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Friday 8 June, 1.30pm – 2pm and 3.30 – 4pm

On the Streets

WHALLEY RANGE ALL STARS PRESENTS BRAIN WAVE

Guildhall Square

Prepare to be dazzled as we get a glimpse of what goes on inside the head! Featuring bold imagery, original music, vivid sounds and a few surprising twists and turns this performance is a true theatrical day dream.