Onstage with Natalie Anglesey

  Waterside presents two show stopping dance productions this May   Audiences are set to be wowed by two extraordinary dance shows at Waterside this spring.   Happy Father’s Day,   which comes to Waterside on  Friday 10 May,  is a reflective coming-of-age piece with a comedic edge created by  Dani Harris-Walters .  A heart-stirring journey that focuses on a vital relationship from an experienced point of view.    With the use of Hip Hop Dance, this engaging solo work navigates through a realm of anecdotal sketches with a fusion of movement, rap, animation and text.  This relatable and uniquely crafted work is the unconventional puberty lesson you wish you had during school.   Dani Harris-Walters says:  “ Happy Father’s Day isn’t just your typical ‘5, 6, 7, 8’ dance show… it’s a theatrical story that will have you in stitches, feel enlightened and grateful for being the wonderful person you are”.   Happy Father’s Day h...

  CLONTER FAIR Sun 1 Sept, 10am In Aid of  Visyon  & Clonter Farm Music Trust Planning for the 2024 Clonter Fair is well underway. If you are doing any serious life laundry this spring, could this be the moment to find your old friends a new home? This well-established event in the Clonter calendar offers a great day out for all the family, from lucky finds amongst the  car boots  to  handmade craft and vintage clothes stalls , with other attractions, from good old-fashioned  fair games  to  live music  through the day, from Folk to Opera! Due to the positive feedback from the introduction of a  Sports Day , this activity is planned to be repeated, including sack, egg and spoon, wheelbarrow and 3-legged races. The adults can also join in. No reason why the children should have all the fun. We are also delighted to welcome back  Dane Sound Radio  to help keep you informed on what is going on, and musically entertained t...

  View this email in your browser CLONTER'S NEW PATRON Sir Mark Elder, CH, CBE Clonter has the great honour of announcing and welcoming Sir Mark Elder, as our new Patron, taking up the baton from the late Sir George Christie. ‘It is a special privilege for me to become Patron of Clonter as it celebrates its first fifty years. In 1974 I was myself in the very early years of my professional life and as I look through the wonderful list of Clonter alumni I see so many artists who have accompanied me on my path and who have contributed so much both here and abroad. The value of the experience and guidance that Clonter can provide to young artists is difficult to overestimate, especially at a time when professional opportunities are contracting rather than expanding. And I know how much joy these artists can bring to local audiences and communities in the North West, where I have such strong roots. We must remember that the arts are not a luxury – they are fundamental to our society, an...