The Arts in Stevenage
The Stevenage Arts Guild was founded in the 1950's to encourage, to sustain and to co-ordinate the artistic endevours of the people of Stevenage.
The Arts Guild has a wide range of members -from the performing arts, choirs and orchestras to floral arts, photographic societies and locomotive societies.
This web site aims to provide information on the services that the Arts Guild provides and listings of events and contact details for the various groups.
More details of all the arts guild member groups are available on the Activities page.
What's On
7:45pm Saturday 17th June 2017 : Mozart
Requiem
Stevenage Choral Society and Stevenage Symphony Orchestra
are excited to be performing Mozart's Requiem for the
2017 Festival. Intriguing and mysterious, this famous
piece provides a fascinating and emotionally stirring
auditory experience. We hope youll come and enjoy this
truly moving performance.
Stevenage Symphony Orchestra will also be performing an
enchanting variety of orchestral melodies from the world
of opera and ballet including the Intermezzo from
Cavalleria Rusticana, music from Puccini and the Scene
and Waltz from Swan Lake by Tchaikovsky.
Venue: Gordon Craig Theatre, Stevenage,
SG1 1LZ
Tickets: Tickets £9, available from
Gordon Craig Box Office
www.gordon-craig.co.uk Telephone 01438 363200
Website:
www.stevenagechoral.org.uk
7:30pm Saturday 1st April 2017:
Stevenage Ladies Choir
Joint concert with our old friends the Stevenage Male Voice Choir at
the beautiful church of St Nicholas. This concert is to be part of the fringe
for the Stevenage Music Festival and the repertoire will contain classical,
popular and modern music.
Venue: St Nicholas Church, Rectory Lane, Stevenage SG1 4DA
Tickets: £8 / £6 concessions or at the door.
Website:
www.stevenageladieschoir.co.uk
2017 Stevenage Festival
Stevenage Festival provides a showcase for all the exciting
talent that we have right here on our doorsteps in Stevenage. It
takes place every two years and involves something like two
thousand local performers and artists of all descriptions.
This year's festival runs from 14th to 24th June,
and the full programme of events is at
http://www.stevenage-festival.co.uk/whatson
Arts Guild Welcomes New Group
We are delighted to welcome Stevenage U3A as a new member of the Arts Guild. The U3A conduct a wide variety of events and interest groups. More details are available on their website here
Edward Gordon Craig - 50 Years On
Our theatre is named after him… but who was Edward Gordon Craig?
50 years after his death, Stevenage Arts Guild, supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund, celebrate the life and work of the town’s forgotten son who became a radical and visionary theatrical pioneer of the "art of theatre" through a series of exhibitions and events throughout 2016/17.
For more details or to get involved, visit
www.edwardgordoncraig.co.uk.
Introducing James Starkey
The Arts Guild were delighted to hear from talented young artist, James Starkey and to spread the word about his work.
To see a selection of James's work click here to visit his website.
Arts Centre Hire
The Stevenage Community Arts Centre is available for hire to individuals or organisations.
See here for more details.
Meetings
2016/17 committee meeting dates available here
Please note that the AGM will now be held on 30th May 2017
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