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Friday 1 February 2013 - Sunday 3 February 2013
Spring, Grimes in Aldeburgh
PLACE: Roots – Journeying Home
The third edition of our annual winter weekend exploration into the culture and meanings of place looks at the nature and resonance of home. It draws its inspiration from the life and travels of Benjamin Britten, and its title from an astute observation he made in 1951 about the importance of Suffolk to his life and creativity.
Over the weekend, in the company of award-winning writers, thinkers, artists, musicians and film-makers, Roots will explore what home means in an age of globalization, from considerations of domestic architecture to the psychology of unsettlement, and from the lure of the local to our place in the cosmos.
As always, the approaches will be various – readings, screenings, music, performance, discussion, walks and installation – and we’re especially pleased to announce a new commission by internationally acclaimed sound artist Chris Watson, ‘In Britten’s Footsteps’, responding directly to the Aldeburgh landscape, and a presentation by conductor and writer Paul Kildea, the author of an important new Britten biography.
Weekend ticket deal £50 Under 27s half price Includes all events except In Britten’s Footsteps – a walk.
PLACE is curated by Gareth Evans in association with Aldeburgh Music.
Friday 1 February
Faster Than Sound: In Britten's Footsteps
Britten Studio, Snape 8pm
Faster Than Sound has commissioned a new sound work made by Chris Watson retracing Britten’s daily composing walks around Aldeburgh.
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Saturday 2 February
Home Suite
Britten Studio, Snape 11am
A day-long enquiry into the meanings of home with Ronald Blythe, Paul Kildea, Ali Smith, Marina Warner, Patrick Wright and Full Circle Editions.
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Home-made: Two Years at Sea
Britten Studio, Snape 8pm
Mercury Prize-winning composer, producer and tabla player Talvin Singh will perform live his new score for the remarkable feature by multi-award winning artist filmmaker Ben Rivers.
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Sunday 3 February
Residence on Earth
Britten Studio, Snape 10.30am
Investigations continue with Geoff Dyer, David Roberts, architectural historian Ken Worpole and renowned poet and essayist Ruth Padel
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In Britten's Footsteps - a walk
The chance to retrace Britten’s composing walks around Aldeburgh, guided by sound artist Chris Watson and RSPB volunteers
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Snape Maltings
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Weekend ticket deal £50 Under 27s half price All events except In Britten's Footsteps – a walk.
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ALDEBURGH FESTIVAL 2013
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BOX OFFICE
Snape Maltings Concert Hall Visitor Centre: Mon-Sat 9.30am-4.30pm and two hours prior to concerts
Aldeburgh High Street: Mon-Sat 9.30am-4.30pm
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boxoffice@aldeburgh.co.uk
EXHIBITIONS
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Throughout the weekend
Exhibitions
Saturday 10am – 8pm, Sunday 10am – 3pm
Seawomen An immersive sound and image installation by Mikhail Karikis Dovecote
Images of the 1953 flood, arranged by Hugh Pilkington
Hoffmann Building
Films in the Jerwood Kiln Studio
Saturday:
13.05 The Dilapidated Dwelling dir. Patrick Keiller
18.15 Home Suite dir. John Smith
Sunday:
14.45 Jonah Who Will Be 25 in the Year 2000 dir. Alain Tanner
New sculpture
A commissioned sculpture from Giles Round, drawing reference from the contents of Britten’s home, the Red House
Bookstall
A fully stocked bookstall exploring the weekend themes, with author book signings
