News
At noon on Saturday 31st May Dartington will throw open its doors for the annual Open Day.
Dartington’s international environment college Schumacher is currently working with the UK’s first transition initiative Transition Town Totnes to bring innovative ideas around the very real issues of climate change and life after peak oil into the hands of the community.
The Dartington Hall Trust and the Western Morning News are delighted to be working together to launch their first South West Photographer of the Year Competition
A group of 18 talented young music and arts students from Devon and Cornwall have now been selected to take part in the Idyllwild Summer Arts Program.
The Dartington Hall Trust can now announce its plans to create a new Schumacher Academy/Educational Centre located at the heart of the Dartington estate and ethos.
On Saturday 26th April come and mark the opening of the new season at Schumacher College with a morning of talks and the chance to meet with staff and local people interested in the work of the College.
Dartington Summer Youth Programme is a summer school of creative courses in music, theatre, performance, photography and the technical arts especially for young people.
Dartington led project South West Music School is opening its doors for a second year, intent on uncovering the most exciting young musicians from across the region and significantly boosting their chances of making a career in the music industry.
South West Music School pupils perform at a unique gathering of the most talented young dancers and musicians of a generation.
South West Sound is about to kick-start its 5th annual music convention – positioning itself at the heart of the UK music industry debate, while giving real careers advice and business development opportunities to some of the top music talent in the South West
Events
Reconnecting with Nature as Healer
One or Two Week Course (Various start dates). The industrialised world is rapidly realising the importance of nature as a provider of essential but limited resources including water, soil, and air. But its value for human wellbeing in the broader sense is only beginning to be fully understood.
Son of Rambow [12A]
The most tender and poignant depiction of school days since Gregory’s Girl
Dartington Community Choir
The Monteverdi Vespers has become the most performed and loved work of the the 17th Century, composed for a richly colourful group of 6 solo voices, choir and an orchestra, including three cornetts and sackbutts.
Funny Games USA [18]
A middle-class couple and their son find themselves terrorised and tortured by two politely psychopathic young men.
Open Evening with Mary Aver
Venue: Schumacher College
Mary Aver is a shaman and healer and has trained in many psychotherapeutic approaches, studying Eastern philosophies, teaching meditation and spiritual development. She is also a visiting lecturer at the Cranfield School of Management and a trainer/consultant in personal and professional development.
Joanna MacGregor Celebrates Richard Gardner
Born on the Dartington estate, Richard’s (1933 – 2007) life was a love affair with the piano, one which lead him to work with international musical legends through to amateur music makers.
Happy-Go-Lucky [15]
Mike Leigh leaves behind Vera Drake territory and turns a much more optimistic eye on contemporary life.
The Ugly Duckling & Me [U]
A sweet animation for younger kids and adults based on the Hans Christian Andersen tale.
Deficit [15]
Gael García Bernal explores some of the issues of race, class and privilege addressed in Y tu mamá también behind the camera for his first role as director.
Black Hair Ensemble
Black Hair contemporary music ensemble takes its name from the Japanese ghost story by the 19th century writer Lafcadio Hearn, upon which director Roger Marsh based his song of the same name.
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