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#1 Unread post by weezypops » Sat Feb 11, 2012 8:31 pm

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Tel: 01206 577067
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https://firstsite.uk

firstsite, Lewis Gardens, High Street, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1JH
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#2 Unread post by weezypops » Sun Mar 27, 2022 3:08 pm

Activities take place at Harwich Arts and Heritage Centre, Main Road, Harwich, CO12 4AJ.

Get making in Harwich this April with a variety of creative activities throughout the school holidays.

Activities most suitable for those aged 4 – 11 yrs, but all ages welcome.

Week One Timetable here: https://firstsite.uk/content/uploads/20 ... week-1.pdf
Week Two Timetable here: https://firstsite.uk/content/uploads/20 ... week-2.pdf
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#3 Unread post by weezypops » Thu Sep 22, 2022 3:42 pm

Michael Landy: The Essex Way
THURSDAY 16 SEPTEMBER 2021 - SATURDAY 31 DECEMBER 2022

10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

See a large-scale collage along our building’s magnificent 140m curved wall, created by artist Michael Landy.

Exhibitions

FREE

Michael Landy: Essex Man (after Collet)
THURSDAY 16 SEPTEMBER 2021 - SATURDAY 31 DECEMBER 2022

10:00 PM - 5:00 PM

See artist Michael Landy’s artwork ‘Essex Man (after Collet)’ (2021) – a larger-than-life standing figure in our Welcome Area made from a hand drawn reproduction of the original ‘Essex Man’ illustration by Edward Collet in a 1990s Sunday Telegraph.
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Reena Saini Kallat: Leaking Lines
SATURDAY 15 OCTOBER 2022 - SUNDAY 16 APRIL 2023

Reena Saini Kallat explores the violence and fragility of national borders by juxtaposing the outlines of boundary lines from across the world with images of the landscapes which they divide.

Exhibitions

Love Is The Devil
FRIDAY 28 OCTOBER 2022

7:00 PM

To coincide with Francis Bacon’s birthday week, this biopic of noted painter Francis Bacon focuses on the artist’s unlikely and tumultuous relationship with thief George Dyer, who became Bacon’s lover.

CLiP
MONDAY 17 OCTOBER 2022

5:30 PM - 7:30 PM

MORE TIMES AVAILABLE

CLIP is a weekly meet up for anyone 12 years old and up interested in music and sound. Play with synths, microphones and musical technology.

Courses, Clubs & Classes

Limitless Street Dance
TUESDAY 18 OCTOBER 2022

4:00 PM

MORE TIMES AVAILABLE

Breakdance skills for 8 – 14 year olds. Join the Limitless dancers Andi Mill and Isaac James to try out the basics of street dancing in a cool, fun and energetic environment.

Courses, Clubs & Classes

FREE

YAK | Young Art Kommunity
THURSDAY 20 OCTOBER 2022

5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

MORE TIMES AVAILABLE

Young Art Kommunity (YAK) is Firstsite’s young-people peer led group which organises events and activities within the gallery and in the wider community.

Courses, Clubs & Classes

Dance and Movement for Well-being
FRIDAY 21 OCTOBER 2022

10:30 AM

MORE TIMES AVAILABLE

A gentle session for over 60s to ease joint mobility, improve agility, balance and self-awareness in movement. Every Friday 10:30am during term times.

Moonage Daydream
SUNDAY 16 OCTOBER 2022

7:00 PM

MORE TIMES AVAILABLE

Moonage Daydream is an immersive cinematic experience; an audio-visual space odyssey that not only illuminates the enigmatic legacy of David Bowie but also serves as a guide to living a fulfilling and meaningful life in the 21st Century.

Cinema

Where The Crawdads Sing (Parent and Baby)
MONDAY 17 OCTOBER 2022

11:30 AM

Where the Crawdads Sing tells the story of Kya, an abandoned girl who raised herself to adulthood in the dangerous marshlands of North Carolina.

Cinema

Elvis
MONDAY 17 OCTOBER 2022

4:00 PM

The film explores the life and music of Elvis Presley (Butler), seen through the prism of his complicated relationship with his enigmatic manager, Colonel Tom Parker (Hanks).

Cinema

Exhibition On Screen – Hopper – An American Love Story
TUESDAY 18 OCTOBER 2022

7:00 PM

MORE TIMES AVAILABLE

This new film takes a deep look into Hopper’s art, his life, and his relationships.

Cinema

The Royal Opera House: La Bohème (Live)
THURSDAY 20 OCTOBER 2022

7:15 PM

Penniless writer Rodolfo believes that art is all he needs – until he meets Mimì, the lonely seamstress who lives upstairs.

Cinema

Lyle, Lyle Crocodile
FRIDAY 21 OCTOBER 2022

11:00 AM

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When the Primm family moves to New York City, their young son Josh struggles to adapt to his new school and new friends. All of that changes when he discovers Lyle.

Cinema

Don’t Worry Darling
FRIDAY 21 OCTOBER 2022

7:30 PM

MORE TIMES AVAILABLE

Alice and Jack are lucky to be living in the idealized community of Victory, the experimental company town housing the men who work for the top-secret Victory Project.

Cinema

Lyle, Lyle Crocodile (Relaxed)
SATURDAY 22 OCTOBER 2022

11:00 AM

MORE TIMES AVAILABLE

When the Primm family moves to New York City, their young son Josh struggles to adapt to his new school and new friends. All of that changes when he discovers Lyle.

Cinema

MET Opera Live: Medea
SATURDAY 22 OCTOBER 2022

5:55 PM

Having triumphed at the Met in some of the repertory’s fiercest soprano roles, Sondra Radvanovsky stars as the mythic sorceress who will stop at nothing in her quest for vengeance.

Cinema

The Royal Opera House: La Bohème (Encore)
SUNDAY 23 OCTOBER 2022

2:00 PM

Penniless writer Rodolfo believes that art is all he needs – until he meets Mimì, the lonely seamstress who lives upstairs.

So begins a timeless love story that blooms, fades, and rekindles with the passing seasons.

But while the couple’s friends Marcello and Musetta passionately row and make up, a force greater than love threatens Rodolfo and Mimì.

Cinema

Carlos Acosta’s Don Quixote
WEDNESDAY 26 OCTOBER 2022

7:00 PM

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Carlos Acosta’s critically acclaimed version of Don Quixote brought an explosion of Spanish sunshine, spectacular dance, and vivacious comedy to the stage.

Cinema

Mrs. Harris Goes To Paris
FRIDAY 28 OCTOBER 2022

4:00 PM

MORE TIMES AVAILABLE

A new adaptation of Paul Gallico’s much-loved novel about a cleaning lady in 1950s London who falls in love with an haute couture dress by Christian Dior.

Exhibitions

Love Is The Devil
FRIDAY 28 OCTOBER 2022

7:00 PM

To coincide with Francis Bacon’s birthday week, this biopic of noted painter Francis Bacon focuses on the artist’s unlikely and tumultuous relationship with thief George Dyer, who became Bacon’s lover.

Cinema

Coldplay Live
SATURDAY 29 OCTOBER 2022

7:00 PM

Experience the stunning spectacle of Coldplay’s record-breaking Music Of The Spheres world tour at your local cinema with this spectacular worldwide live broadcast.

Cinema

Francis Bacon
SUNDAY 30 OCTOBER 2022

2:00 PM

MORE TIMES AVAILABLE

This South Bank Show interview of the artist famous for depicting a screaming Pope and bloody bodies gives an overview of Bacon’s childhood and early career.

Cinema

Bram Stoker’s Dracula (30th Anniversary 4K Restoration)
SUNDAY 30 OCTOBER 2022

7:00 PM

The centuries old vampire Count Dracula comes to England to seduce his barrister Jonathan Harker’s fiancée Mina Murray and inflict havoc in the foreign land.

Cinema

Mrs Harris Goes To Paris (Parent & Baby)
MONDAY 31 OCTOBER 2022

11:30 AM

A new adaptation of Paul Gallico’s much-loved novel about a cleaning lady in 1950s London who falls in love with an haute couture dress by Christian Dior.

Cinema

The Lost Boys (35th Anniversary 4K Restoration)
MONDAY 31 OCTOBER 2022

7:00 PM

Sam and his older brother Michael are all-American teens with all-American interests.

Dame Zandra Rhodes and Jon Lys Turner in conversation (in building event)
THURSDAY 27 OCTOBER 2022

7:00 PM

In this conversation, Rhodes and Turner will be discussing and celebrating the never-to-be-repeated lives of Dicky Chopping and Denis Wirth-Miller, their literary and artistic output and their complex relationship with Francis Bacon.

Talks & Events

Dame Zandra Rhodes and Jon Lys Turner in conversation (Livestream)
THURSDAY 27 OCTOBER 2022

7:00 PM

Join us online for the livestream of Rhodes and Turner as they discuss and celebrate the never-to-be-repeated lives of Chopping and Wirth-Miller, their literary and artistic output and their complex relationship with Francis Bacon

Firstsite Holiday Fun October 2022: Make
MONDAY 24 OCTOBER 2022

10:00 AM - 2:30 PM

MORE TIMES AVAILABLE

Get making over the October half term school holidays with a variety of free, creative activities.

Firstsite Holiday fun

Holiday Fun

FREE

Firstsite Holiday Fun October 2022: Street Dance
MONDAY 24 OCTOBER 2022

10:45 AM

MORE TIMES AVAILABLE

Children can show off their best moves over the October half term school holiday with Street Dance at Firstsite Holiday Fun in Colchester!

Firstsite Holiday fun

Holiday Fun

FREE

Firstsite Holiday Fun October 2022: Canteen
MONDAY 24 OCTOBER 2022

11:45 AM

MORE TIMES AVAILABLE

Enjoy freshly made hot meals for all the family over the October half term school holiday at Firstsite’s canteen in Colchester town centre.

Firstsite Holiday fun

Holiday Fun

FREE

Firstsite Holiday Fun October 2022: Fitness Fun
TUESDAY 25 OCTOBER 2022

10:45 AM

MORE TIMES AVAILABLE

Enjoy physical fun for children with dancing, props, and team games to get you moving and smiling over the October half term school holiday with Fitness Fun at Firstsite Holiday Fun in Colchester!

Firstsite Holiday fun

Holiday Fun

FREE

Firstsite Holiday Fun October 2022: Drumming
THURSDAY 27 OCTOBER 2022

10:45 AM

MORE TIMES AVAILABLE

Keep the kids active and entertained over the October half term school holidays with a fun drumming workshop at Firstsite.
Art in the Community
TUESDAY 18 OCTOBER 2022

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

MORE TIMES AVAILABLE

Art in the Community sessions are for people who use creativity to improve their well-being, and for recovery from mental and physical issues
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The Menu (Captioned)
TUESDAY 20 DECEMBER 2022
12:00 PM
A young couple travel to a remote island to eat at an exclusive restaurant where the chef has prepared a lavish menu, with some shocking surprises.


Children & Families
Ferris Wheel at Firstsite
TUESDAY 20 DECEMBER 2022
3:00 PM - 9:00 PM
MORE TIMES AVAILABLE
Enjoy a ride on our big wheel and see the Colchester skyline illuminated with festive lights


Courses, Clubs & Classes
Limitless Street Dance
TUESDAY 20 DECEMBER 2022
4:00 PM
MORE TIMES AVAILABLE
Breakdance skills for 8 – 14 year olds. Join the Limitless dancers Andi Mill and Isaac James to try out the basics of street dancing in a cool, fun and energetic environment.


Cinema
Roald Dahl’s Matilda The Musical
TUESDAY 20 DECEMBER 2022
4:00 PM
MORE TIMES AVAILABLE
A brand-new take on the Tony and Olivier award-winning musical. Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical tells the story of an extraordinary girl, with a vivid imagination.


Cinema
Aftersun
TUESDAY 20 DECEMBER 2022
7:00 PM
At a fading vacation resort in the late 1990s, 11-year-old Sophie treasures rare time together with her loving and idealistic father, Calum.


Firstsite Holiday fun

Holiday Fun
FREE
Firstsite Holiday Fun December 2022: Make
WEDNESDAY 21 DECEMBER 2022
10:00 AM - 2:30 PM
MORE TIMES AVAILABLE
Get making over the December half term school holidays with a variety of free, creative activities.


Firstsite Holiday fun

Holiday Fun
FREE
Firstsite Holiday Fun December 2022: Afro-Moves
WEDNESDAY 21 DECEMBER 2022
10:45 AM
MORE TIMES AVAILABLE
Get warm, fit and enjoy a one hour Afro Moves family dance fitness open to all ages.


Cinema
Strange World
WEDNESDAY 21 DECEMBER 2022
11:00 AM
MORE TIMES AVAILABLE
“Strange World” journeys deep into an uncharted and treacherous land where fantastical creatures await the legendary Clades, a family of explorers.


Firstsite Holiday fun

Holiday Fun
FREE
Firstsite Holiday Fun December 2022: Canteen
WEDNESDAY 21 DECEMBER 2022
11:45 AM
MORE TIMES AVAILABLE
Enjoy freshly made hot meals for all the family over the December half term school holiday at Firstsite’s canteen in Colchester town centre.


Cinema
The Menu
WEDNESDAY 21 DECEMBER 2022
4:00 PM
MORE TIMES AVAILABLE
A young couple travel to a remote island to eat at an exclusive restaurant where the chef has prepared a lavish menu, with some shocking surprises.


Cinema
What Do We See When We Look At The Sky?
WEDNESDAY 21 DECEMBER 2022
7:00 PM
A chance encounter on a street corner has Lisa and Giorgi fall in love at first sight, but an evil spell is cast on them. Will they ever meet again?

Firstsite Holiday fun

Holiday Fun
FREE
Firstsite Holiday Fun December 2022: Drumming
THURSDAY 22 DECEMBER 2022
10:45 AM
MORE TIMES AVAILABLE
Learn the basics of African Drumming with drumming tutor Hassan who is experienced in teaching people of all levels.

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Firstsite Holiday fun

Holiday Fun
FREE
Firstsite Holiday Fun December 2022: Fitness Fun
FRIDAY 23 DECEMBER 2022
10:45 AM
MORE TIMES AVAILABLE
Enjoy physical fun for children with dancing, props, and team games to get you moving and smiling over the December half term school holiday with Fitness Fun at Firstsite Holiday Fun in Colchester!


Cinema
Fanny And Alexander (40th Anniversary)
FRIDAY 23 DECEMBER 2022
3:00 PM
Ingmar Bergman’s dreamlike chronicle of an extended family in early 20th-century Sweden returns to cinemas in time for Christmas.


Cinema
Moonage Daydream
FRIDAY 23 DECEMBER 2022
7:00 PM
MORE TIMES AVAILABLE
MOONAGE DAYDREAM is an immersive cinematic experience; an audio-visual space odyssey that not only illuminates the enigmatic legacy of David Bowie.


Cinema
Roald Dahl’s Matilda The Musical (Relaxed)
SATURDAY 24 DECEMBER 2022
11:00 AM
MORE TIMES AVAILABLE
A brand-new take on the Tony and Olivier award-winning musical. Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical tells the story of an extraordinary girl, with a vivid imagination.


Cinema
The Royal Ballet: The Nutcracker (Encore)
SATURDAY 24 DECEMBER 2022
4:00 PM
MORE TIMES AVAILABLE
Join Clara at a delightful Christmas Eve party that becomes a magical adventure once everyone else is tucked up in bed.


Cinema
Mrs. Harris Goes To Paris
TUESDAY 27 DECEMBER 2022
4:00 PM
MORE TIMES AVAILABLE
A new adaptation of Paul Gallico’s much-loved novel about a cleaning lady in 1950s London who falls in love with an haute couture dress by Christian Dior.


Cinema
The Banshees Of Inisherin
TUESDAY 27 DECEMBER 2022
7:00 PM
Set on a remote island off the west coast of Ireland, THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN follows lifelong friends Padraic and Colm, who find themselves at an impasse.


Cinema
The Amazing Maurice
WEDNESDAY 28 DECEMBER 2022
11:00 AM
MORE TIMES AVAILABLE
This story follows Maurice, a streetwise cat, who has the perfect money-making scam. He finds a dumb-looking kid who plays a pipe and has his very own horde of rats.


Cinema
Living
THURSDAY 29 DECEMBER 2022
7:00 PM
MORE TIMES AVAILABLE
Set in 1952 London, the film will follow Williams, a veteran civil servant, who has become a small cog in the bureaucracy of rebuilding post-WWII England.

Firstsite Holiday fun

Holiday Fun
FREE
Firstsite Holiday Fun December 2022: Street Dance
FRIDAY 30 DECEMBER 2022
10:45 AM
MORE TIMES AVAILABLE
Children can show off their best moves over the December half term school holiday with Street Dance at Firstsite Holiday Fun in Colchester!


Cinema
She Said
FRIDAY 30 DECEMBER 2022
7:30 PM
MORE TIMES AVAILABLE
New York Times reporters Megan Twohey and Jodi Kantor, broke one of the most important stories in a generation— a story that helped ignite a movement.


Online
Recorded Talk: Louisa Buck in conversation with Andrew Wilson & James Birch
SATURDAY 31 DECEMBER 2022
12:00 PM ,
Recorded live at Firstsite, art critic Louisa Buck discusses the life of artist Denis Wirth-Miller with James Birch and Andrew Wilson.


Cinema
Berliner Philharmoniker Live: New Year’s Eve Concert
SATURDAY 31 DECEMBER 2022
4:00 PM
Lahav Shani, music director of the Israel Philharmonic, conducts the Berliner Philharmoniker in these concerts for the second time following his debut in September 2020.
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