Free Conversation Classes – La Dante students only
Improvers/Intermediate/Advanced: Friday 22nd November, 5.30 – 6.30 pm
Beginners / False beginners: Wednesday 13th November, 12.30 – 13.30
Come along and practise Italian with us! Build your confidence and improve your speaking skills while discussing current affairs or cultural topics. Booking is essential!
Italian Film Club – Booking is essential!
- Friday 18th October, 7.15 pm – ‘Perfetti Sconosciuti ‘ – (Perfect Strangers) A 2016 Italian comedy-drama film directed by Paolo Geovese. – Trailer here!
- Friday 29th November, 7.15 pm – ‘L’ora legale’ – A 2017 Italian film, directed and starred by Ficarra e Picone. – Trailer here!
- Friday 13th Dicember, 7.15 pm – ‘La banda dei Babbi Natale’ – (The Santa Clause Band) A 2010 film directed by Paolo Genovese, starring the comedy trio Aldo, Giovanni and Giacomo. – Trailer here!
- Friday 17th January, 7.15 pm – ‘Tuttapposto’ – A 2019 Italian film directed by Giann Costantino. – Trailer here!
¡APERITAPAS!
Friday, November 15th at 5.30 pm
At the Europen Cultural Centre La Dante in Cambridge, The Lodge, Hawthorn Way Cambridge (UK) CB41BT
We decide to combine Italian and Spanish cultures to recreate the typical Mediterranean atmosphere here at La Dante in Cambridge. The recipe is easy: delicious Italian and Spanish finger food, good wines such as prosecco and sangria, and good company. Can you think of anything better? Our staff will put their culinary abilities to the test, and it will be a great opportunity to get to know them, and also our culture and last but not least also to practice Italian and Spanish – DON’T MISS IT!!
The tickets will be 5£ per person.
Booking is essential! You can book it in advance at:
marketingladante@gmail.com
ladanteincambridge@gmail.com
Seminario “La storia dell’unificazione italiana attraverso la lingua”
Martedi`, 15 ottobre, 2019 5-6 pm
A La Dante in Cambridge, The Lodge Hawthorn way, Cambridge CB41BT
Il seminario analizzera` il contesto culturale italiano ed europeo che ha accompagnato e guidato la formazione e l’ idea di unificazione del Paese. Si tratteggiera` il ruolo che la lingua ha avuto assieme alle altre arti nella genesi della coscienza comune e identitaria dell`Italia.
A cura di Emanuele D’Amario.
Italian cookery Workshop
Wednesday, November 13th, 2019 6-9pm
At River Green Café, The Street, Trowse Newton, Norwich
From Pasta to Pizza, Pesto to Panelle (and all the other letters too.) There’s so much to explore in Italian cooking, and lots of it is vegan or vegan adaptable. For this workshop you will discover some flavours and techniques to explore, tasting and trying as we go along! You’ll get inspiration, a chance to experiment, and some recipes to take away with you.
The celebrated Mr Belzoni: A cultural gift to the Fitzwilliam
Until Sunday, November 10, 2019
At FitzWilliam Museum, Cambridge.
This in-focus exhibition is centred on a new acquisition: Jan Adam Kruseman’s posthumous portrait of the celebrated adventurer, Giovanni Battista Belzoni, known as ‘The Great Belzoni’.
Leonardo. Experience a Masterpiece
Saturday, November 09, 2019 → Sunday, January 12, 2020
At National Gallery, London
On the occasion of the 500th anniversary of Leonardo’s death, the National Gallery becomes a painting studio, an imagined chapel and a room-sized experiment in an immersive exhibition that leads the public through the mind of Leonardo da Vinci to explore one of his masterpieces, “The Virgin of the Rocks”.
Urban and Governance Theories in 19th century Britain and Italy. A debate in commemoration of Carlo Cattaneo
Thursday, November 07, 2019
At ICC London, 39 Belgrave Square, London
A debate for the 150-years commemoration of Carlo Cattaneo (1801-1869), Italian philosopher and theorist of federalism
With Michele Campopiano and Robert Morris. The event will focus on municipal government and its place in political theory and practice in Italy and Britain in the 19th century, also considering its implications for contemporary political theory and practice.
FILL – Festival of Italian Literature in London
Saturday, November 02, 2019 → Sunday, November 03, 2019
At The Coronet Theatre 103 Notting Hill Gate, Kensington, London
FILL is a festival of Italian literature and ideas created by an independent group of London-based Italian intellectuals, journalists, translators and academics. FILL offers the opportunity to bring together different and international personalities from different backgrounds discussing literature, politics, migration, translation and contemporary topics in a suggestive location, the Coronet Theatre, a Victorian venue in the heart of Notting Hill.
The Power and The Virtue: Guido Reni’s Death Of Lucretia
Saturday, October 26th 2019 → Monday, January 20th 2020
At The Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle, County Durham
This is the first exhibition in the UK and outside London dedicated to the Italian Baroque master Guido Reni, celebrating the artist and his importance in Western art. For more information, please visit The Bowes Museum’s website.
Un romanzo per gli occhi. Manzoni, Caravaggio e la fabbrica del realismo
Wednesday, October 23, 2019
Presentation of the book by Daniela Brogi The author will be in conversation with Ann Caesar. Fermo (Merisi) and Lucia (Aratori) were the parents’ names of Michelangelo Merisi, known as Caravaggio. Fermo e Lucia is also the title of the first draft of Alessandro Manzoni’s novel, which will later become I promessi sposi (The Betrothed).
Welcome Italia 2019
Saturday, October 19th → Sunday, October 20th 2020
At The Royal Horticultural Halls, Lindley Hall, Elverton Street, London
Welcome Italia is the event organised by The Italian Chamber of Commerce and Industry for the UK dedicated to all food lovers that wish to discover and explore the best of Italian Food & Beverage. Indulge yourself in a unique experience made of Italian aromas and flavours, in a journey that brings together quality and passion. There will be plenty of opportunities to meet Italian producers never seen in London before, talk with them,taste and buy their specialities.
Gaeta: an important tourist and cultural destination
Tuesday, October 8th 2019 → From 5:45 pm To 8:00 pm
At IIC London, 39 Belgrave Square, Belgravia, London
Comune di Gaeta, the Italian National Tourist Board (ENIT), the Italian Trade Commission (ICE) and the Italian Cultural Institute in London are pleased to present Gaeta’s cultural and historical beauties as well as some of its gastronomic delights.Set between Rome and Naples amid the so-called Ulysses Riviera, Gaeta overlooks the Tyrrhenian Sea.
Italian Tourist Board Festival of Food & Wine
Monday, October 7th 2019
At Ascot Racecourse High St, Ascot, London
Get a taste of the Action. This fixture is a real feast for the senses with fantastic racing and a host of culinary attractions including stallholders, samplings and appearances from star chefs. The Gastronomes Theatre opens too with talks and demonstrations from celebrity chefs and culinary experts, while racegoers will be able to sample and purchase food and wines from more than 40 stalls.
Freud, Leonardo and the Anatomy of the Mind
Sunday, October 06, 2019
At Freud Museum, London.
On the occasion of the 500th anniversary of Leonardo da Vinci’s death and the 80th anniversary of Freud’s passing in London at 20 Marsesfield Gardens, the Freud Museum in London hosts two keynote lectures celebrating these two great thinkers and their insatiable exploration of the mind, the results of which continue to resonate today.
Gelato and Beer Festival
Saturday, October 5th 2019
At ORA Brewing company, Unit 16a, Rosebery Industrial Park, London
The festival is a celebration of the “Italian gelato” beer series, which ORA launched this year to promote the concept of Traditional Italian Gelato in the UK, recreating traditional classic gelato flavours using only natural ingredients in the process combined with the best local fruits and ingredients.
SICILY & GS Wines OPERA SERATA & Special Dinner with Italian Wine Pairings
Sunday, September 29th 2019
At Sicily Italian Restaurant, 2a Elizabeth Street, Belgravia, London
An exciting Italian evening of food, wine and operatic singing at the inviting Sicily Restaurant in Belgravia on Sunday 29th September, from 5:30 pm. Guests can enjoy a three course dinner prepared by Sicily’s chef, with each course accompanied by an Italian wine from GS Wines, specially selected to complement the food. In addition, for the evening’s entertainment, we have planned a stunning mini-concert of operatic arias, Neapolitan and classical songs to be performed live by talented, accomplished singer(s) and our pianist, who will be playing the on-site baby Grand piano!
Summer Film Nights: The 27 Club (Il Club dei 27) by Mateo Zoni
Wednesday, September 25th 2019
At IIC London, 39 Belgrave Square, Belgravia, London
This is the seventh film in IIC London’s series ‘Summer Film Nights’, dedicated to contemporary Italian cinema and young talented directors. 27 are the operas by the greatest Italian composers of all times.
Bedford Italian AGM Meeting
Tuesday, September 24th 2019
At Bedford Heights, Brickhill Drive, Bedford
This is the annual meeting for the Bedford Italian community, you will have your chance to hear what is being planned and to have you say.
Bilingual lunch at La Dante for our students! 6th June and 11th June at 12.30 here at La Dante
TEA TIME SCONES at La Dante for our students! Friday 7th June at 5pm at La Dante
A lovely time for our Italians and British students to do a language exchange while having a fancy cup of tea with scones and to let the Italians know a real British afternoon tea! – Free for our students only
Italian Cooking Classes Based on TV Series – New!
Saturdays 2019 – first class 23rd March, 5 lessons, 2 hours each lesson, 3.15-5.15 pm-BOOKING REQUIRED
La Dante in Cambridge is delighted to promote Italian Cooking Classes Based on Tv Series. We offer a unique blend of language learning and knowledge about food culture every Saturday. You will have the chance to learn traditional Italian recipes with the help of a nice Italian tv series. All the classes will be held in Italian by our native speaker teacher Cristiana: she is really good at cooking! Book here!
Saturdays: 23rd March, 30th March, 6th April, 27th April, 4th May
Art Walks in Italian with La Dante
Sundays 2019 – May 2019, 2 pm – ‘Italian Avant-garde and the British Response’ – BOOKING REQUIRED
La Dante in Cambridge is delighted to promote Italian Arts and Culture at the Fitzwilliam Museum. We offer a vibrant programme dedicated to the Italian Collection during the weekend, every Sunday. You will have the chance to appreciate Italian paintings, antiques, and ceramics, and to discover the hidden treasures of the Museum. All the talks will be held in Italian. Have a look at the schedule!
“Un-plucked” – Lute music from the Baroque to last month!
by Cambridge Early Music and sponsored by Italian Cultural Institute London The New Europe Society
Sat 13th April, 6.30pm at Clough Hall, Newnham College, University of Cambridge (Trinity street, CB21TA)
Star Sicilian lutenist Daniele Caminiti and duo partner Mirko Arnone present an exciting and intimate evening of music by Vivaldi, Scarlatti, Kapsberger and Fusco including a world premiere by Pirrone. More info here
Antimo Magnotta – A musical tribute to those lost on the Costa Concordia
Mon, 1st July 2019, 7pm-10pm, St Mary’s School, Cambridge, Bateman Street, Cambridge, CB2 1LY.
A reminder of the restorative powers of art and the resilience of the human spirit. Antimo Magnotta is an Italian pianist and composer who was the resident pianist aboard the cruise ship, the Costa Concordia, when it sank in 2012, claiming 32 lives. Miraculously surviving the shipwreck, which took the lives of some of his fellow musicians, he lost his possessions, his career and suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder as a consequence. More info here
Luca Luciano in concert
by The New Europe Society
16th February, 6.30pm at Gonville & Caius College, University of Cambridge (Trinity street, CB21TA)
Luca Luciano: Clarinet and Yuki Osedo: Piano. WATCH THE INTERVIEW with Luca Luciano here!
Baroque concert by Maurizio Parisi
Sunday 3rd March 2019 at Robinson College Chapel, Grange Road, Cambridge
‘Italian Recital’ – Concert
26 January 2019, 8pm at St. Peter Italian Church (136, Clerkenwell Road, London)
Music by Rossini, Bellini, Mascagni, Puccini, Mozart, Donizetti, and Monti performed by Gianmario Strappati (tuba), and Julie Aherne (piano).
Christmas Panettone party for La Dante students
Wednesday 12th December, 5.30-7pm @ La Dante
Il Turco in Italia – Opera for children
2 December 2018, 2pm (Italian Cultural Institute London, 39, Belgrave Square – SW1X 8NX)
A children’s performance of Rossini’s Il Turco in Italia (for children up to 12 years old.) – More info here.
Facing the Camera: 50 years of Italian portraits (1968 – 2018)
16 November – 20 December- (Italian Cultural Institute London, 39, Belgrave Square – SW1X 8NX)
Through the works of twenty authors and their personal research this exhibition explores portrait photography in Italy. More info here
Talk about Italian gastronomy and the Marche region
Thursday 8th November, 12.30 pm @ La Dante
FILL | Festival of Italian Literature in London 2018
Saturday 27 & Sunday 28 October 2018 @ Coronet Print Room – London
Two days of events featuring over forty speakers, with a mix of established and exciting new voices. Italian, British, and international authors discuss literature, migration, the future of London, Italy, Europe, gender and contemporary culture. Full program and tickets here.
ITALY WINE TASTING WITH LUNCH IN A BEAUTIFUL CAMBRIDGE COLLEGE
Saturday 6th October, 11 am – 4 pm @ Gonville & Caius College
Cambridgeshire Wine School’s Wine Tasting Saturdays run from 11am-4pm tasting 13 wines starting with Champagne and including a delicious 2-course lunch in the price. Info and bookings here.
Met Opera Encore: Aida
Tuesday 8th October, 1.45pm, Arts Picturehouse (38-39 St Andrew’s Street, CB2 3AR)
Verdi’s drama is set in Ancient Egypt, where the Ethiopian Aida lives a life of slavery. More info here.
Met Opera Live: Samson et Dalila
Sat 20th October, 5.55 pm & Tue 23rd Oct, 1.45 pm at Arts Picturehouse (38-39 St Andrew’s Street, CB2 3AR)
Soprano Elīna Garanča and tenor Roberto Alagna sing the title roles, with Sir Mark Elder conducting. More info here.
‘Why do I write?’ with Dacia Maraini
Thursday 8th November, 5.30pm @ Clare College, Gillespie Centre, Riley Auditorium
A talk and roundtable discussion with internationally acclaimed novelist, essayist, playwright, and translator Dacia Maraini. Free entry but advance registration is required to womenandtranslation2018@gmail.com.
Intersections: between music and theatre in Seicento Italy
20th – 21st September 2018 @ University of Cambridge
A two-day conference aimed to explore the connections between theatre and music in seventeenth-century Italy will be held at the University of Cambridge. The conference programme will include a Commedia dell’Arte acting workshop with director Ludovico Nolfi and a fully-staged performance of Monteverdi’s Il combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda (1624) in Clare College Chapel. Free entry. For more information visit the conference website.
Luca Luciano: Sunday Coffee Concert
16th September 2018, 12 pm @ Stapleford Granary, Cambridge
A concert held by the London-based clarinettist/composer Luca Luciano at the Stapleford Granary (Bury Road, Stapleford, Cambridge CB22 5BP). For full details, visit the official page.
Italian Theatre Festival
30-31 August 2018 @ Coronet Print Room – London
Four theatre works by distinguished authors, playwrights and actors. All theatre performances are in Italian with English subtitles.
La Dante at the Big Weekend
Sunday 15th July, 11 am – 5 pm @ Parker’s Piece
Join us at the Big Weekend this year to have a chat in Italian or Spanish or both! We will be at the Charity Stalls Marquee from 11 am with sweets and games for children and face painting for everyone! Remember to take our survey – you could win a bottle of wine!
¡Aperitapas!
Friday 6th July, 5.30 pm @ La Dante
One of the things that make us Italian and Spanish people really homesick when we are abroad is that we cannot go for aperitivo or tapas. So we are having both at La Dante! There will be Italian and Spanish finger food, prosecco, sangria, and good company. Can you think of anything better? It will be a great opportunity to get to know our staff and to practice Italian and Spanish – don’t miss it! Please book it in advance!
La Dante’s 10th Anniversary
Saturday 24th February @ West Road Concert Hall, Cambridge
An introduction to the cinema of Marco Bellocchio
Monday 9th July – 6,15pm – British Film Institute London
A richly illustrated talk, season curator Adrian Wootton OBE. – more info here
Choir 2000 in “Cantico delle creature by St Francis of Assisi” by Hermann Suter
Wednesday 23 June and 24 June – 7,30pm at West Road Concert Hall – Cambridge
This wonderfully uplifting text has only rarely been set to music. Suter’s oratorio, published in 1924 as Le Laudi di San Franceco d’ Assisi, reveals it in all its glory and majesty with its descriptive representation of the sun, the stars, water, wind, fire and the riches of mother earth. More info here
Writing in Cyprus and the Eastern Mediterranean
until 10th June @ the Fitzwilliam Museum
Discover a variety of ancient writing systems used in the eastern Mediterranean, including a famous bilingual inscription from Idalion, Cyprus. More info here
Dante, the soul and the body
Tuesday 8th May – 7-8.30 pm @ Italian Cultural Institute London
With Alessandro Scafi (The Warburg Institute, University of London) and John Took (UCL) – More info here
Public transport and contemporary art: the Metro stations of Naples
Wednesday 18th April, 7-8.30 pm @ Italian cultural Institute London
Architects Giovanni Menna and Serena Viola talk about Stazioni dell’Arte – Stations of the Art, the project launched in Naples in 1995 which brings contemporary art in the 15 Neapolitan Underground stations.
More info here
“Il vestito di Arlecchino” (Arlecchino’s Costume)
30th and 31st March, 9 pm @ The Etcetera Theatre in London
The show, by Lazzaro Calcagno e Fiorella Colombo, is in Italian and is appropriate for children and adults and there aren’t comprehension problems, because Commedia dell’Arte is mostly based on pantomime and the three short films inside don’t have words but just music.
“Dante, la natura e le grazie” (Dante, nature, and grace)
Tuesday 27th March, 7-8.30 pm @ Italian Cultural Institute London
Call my by your name
Thursday 8th March 2018, 11.10 pm @ Arts Picturehouse
Drama film directed by Luca Guadagnino, and Oscar 2018 for Best Adapted Screenplay. More info here
Le Nozze di Figaro
Friday 2 March 2018, 7.30-8.30 pm @ Trinity College Music Society
The opera buffa (comic opera) in four acts composed in 1786 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, with an Italian libretto written by Lorenzo Da Ponte. More info here
PLACE: Relinking, Relating, Relaying
25 January – 17 February 2018 @ The Ruskin Gallery and Gallery 9 project space
The exhibition by Art Language Location (ALL) will feature a varied range of artworks by artists from Italy as well that consider themes of community, locality, and communication.
Gulsin Onay piano
Sat 27 Jan 18, 7.30 pm @ West Road Concert Hall – Cambridge
Romantic Arias, duets, and songs by Rossini, Brahms Hollander & Gershwin
Sat 10 Feb 18, 7.30 pm @ Gonville & Caius College Bateman Auditorium – Cambridge
Spanish Cultural Events
What’s on at La Dante – September 2019
NEW STUDENTS ARE WELCOME!
Free Conversation Classes – La Dante students only
Improvers/Intermediate/Advanced: Friday 22nd November, 5.30 – 6.30 pm
Beginners / False beginners: Wednesday 13th November, 12.30 – 13.30
Come along and practise Spanish with us! Build your confidence and improve your speaking skills while discussing current affairs or cultural topics. Booking is essential!
Spanish Film Club – Booking is essential!
- Friday 25th October, 7.15pm ~ Primos (Cousinhood) is a 2011 Spanish comedy, directed by Daniel Sánchez Arévalo. Trailer here!
- Friday 22th Nov 7:15 pm → “Amor a Primera visa “ (Pulling Strings) Trailer here!
- Friday 6th Dec at 7:15 pm → “La gran familia española” (Family united) Trailer here!
¡APERITAPAS!
Friday, November 15th at 5.30 pm
At the Europen Cultural Centre La Dante in Cambridge, The Lodge, Hawthorn Way Cambridge (UK) CB41BT
We decide to combine Italian and Spanish cultures to recreate the typical Mediterranean atmosphere here at La Dante in Cambridge. The recipe is easy: delicious Italian and Spanish finger food, good wines such as prosecco and sangria, and good company. Can you think of anything better? Our staff will put their culinary abilities to the test, and it will be a great opportunity to get to know them, and also our culture and last but not least also to practice Italian and Spanish – DON’T MISS IT!!
The tickets will be 5£ per person.
Booking is essential! You can book it in advance at:
marketingladante@gmail.com
ladanteincambridge@gmail.com
NEW Cookery Classes in Spanish – Booking is essential!
Following dates: 22th June, 29th June at 1.00pm
Join our cookery classes! They will be taught in Spanish by our teacher Nerea who will be sharing some special recipes from his personal repertoire. Come and join us for some delicious desserts from Salamanca to start with!
Email us at marketingladante@gmail.com or Book it here!
¡Cuentacuentos!
NEW Spanish Storytelling – Booking is essential!
Saturday 15th June, 13th July, 10.30 am, Central Library, Cambridge, – Spanish short stories for children aged 5-10
Come along with your children to learn about a giant tortoise, a bold and brave boy, a crazy dragon and other stories from the Hispanic literary tradition read in native Spanish language. 5£ ticket for kids, free entry for accompanying adults. Book it here!
NEW Spanish Cultural Seminars
Friday 21st June, 7.15 pm at La Dante, ‘Weird Spanish traditions held by our Spanish teacher Manuel in native language!
Join us for a Seminar Cycle! The seminars are held in Spanish by with an interaction q&a in Spanish at the end. The seminars are open to all, free for our students, externals pay £8. Book here!
London Spanish Film Festival
25th – 29th September | Ciné Lumière and Regent Street Cinema | London
The 15th edition of London Spanish Film Festival will take place at the end of September. With a program composed of nine feature films, three documentaries and three shorts, the Festival aims to offer the opportunity to enjoy empowering comedies, complex dramas, cinematographic poetry and informative documentaries. Go to the official page for more details.
Cambridge Literary (Winter) Festival 2019
29 Nov-01 Dec 2019 @ various locations across Cambridge
Check out the full programme of events here: http://www.cambridgeliteraryfestival.com/themes/all/
Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) in Multilingual Classrooms: From Conceptualisation to Implementation to Professional Development
Monday, 4 November 2019, 17:00–18:30 @ Room 1S3, Donald McIntyre Building, Faculty of Education
Professor Rick de Graaff, University of Utrecht
Dr. Dieuwerke Rutgers, University of Cambridge
Cambridge Festival of Ideas 2019
14 – 27 October 2019 @ Sidgwick Site
For more information take a look at the official page here: http://www.crassh.cam.ac.uk/blog/post/festival-of-ideas-2019
Migration and the decision to leave the EU
Sat, 12 Oct, 13:30 – 15:30 @ Cambridge Central Library
“The Heretic Club will debate the political and moral issues about people forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution or natural disaster and economic emigration and immigration.”
Yoko Ono: Looking For… exhibition
On until December 31, with installations @ The Heong Gallery, Alison Richard Building, Lady Mitchell Hall, and Ruskin Gallery.
An exhibition that “celebrates the 50th Anniversary of Ono’s first visit to Cambridge and her debut public concert with John Lennon at Cambridge University’s Lady Mitchell Hall on 2 March 1969.”
Virginia Woolf: An exhibition inspired by her writings
2nd October – 9th December 2018 @ Cambridge Fitzwilliam Museum
This exhibition is inspired by the work of celebrated author and pioneering feminist Virginia Woolf (1882-1941). Using Woolf’s writing as a lens through which to explore feminist perspectives on landscape, domesticity and identity, the exhibition follows Woolf’s notion that creative women ‘think back through our mothers.’ Go to the museum page for more information!
Festival of Ideas
15th – 28th October 2018 @ Cambridge
2018 marks the 11th year of the Festival of Ideas. With hundreds of free events over two weeks, the Cambridge Festival of Ideas is one of the most exciting and dynamic occasions in the Cambridge cultural calendar.
Bookings open at on 24 September!
Sounds Green
July 2018, 6.15pm @ Cambridge University Botanic Garden
A weekly celebration of summer and music, Sounds green is part of the Cambridge Summer Music programme of events. Set on the Garden’s Main Lawn with the Bee Borders as a stunning backdrop, visitors can enjoy an array of live music with family and friends on a (hopefully) warm and balmy evening. Every Wednesday in July.
The Cambridge Summer Music Festival
5th – 21 July 2018 @ Cambridge and surroundings
Cambridge Summer Festival promotes live classical music of the highest caliber in Cambridge and surrounding villages. It presents outstanding soloists, chamber ensembles and orchestras as well as supporting talented young artists at the beginning of their careers. It provides a platform for both living composers and more familiar repertoire, all performed in beautiful historic settings in and around our great city. The 2018 festival is directed by leading choral conductor David Hill.
The Cambridge Shakespeare Music Festival
9th July – 25th August 2018 @ Cambridge University private gardens
The festival has become a significant cultural event in the region and can expect to attract upwards to 25.ooo visitors for the productions which run during the eight weeks of the Festival. An evening at the Cambridge Shakespeare Festival is a unique experience. Prior to the performance, members of the audience can picnic in this idyllic setting before sitting back to enjoy an evening of dynamic and highly visual theatre. the productions themselves are vivid and spectacular and are performed in full period costume with live Elizabethian music.
Castle Hill Open day
21st July 2018, 12noon – 5pm @ Castle Hill
Come and explore one of the oldest and most vibrant areas of Cambridge as venues of castle Hill open their doors for the day. Historians, local experts, artists, musicians, and dancers will come together to provide a variety of free, drop-in events for all ages. Pack a picnic or visit the food stalls and make a day of it (whatever the weather!)
The Cambridge Folk Festival
2nd – 5 August 2018 @ Cherry Hinton Hall
The Cambridge Folk Festival is one of the premier music events in Europe and one of the longest running and most famous folk festival in the world. Established in 1965, it is held on the site of Cherry Hinton Hall in Cherry Hinton, one of the villages subsumed by the city of Cambridge.