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Monday 18th October
Le Concert (15)
Dir: Radu Milhaileanu/French & Russian with English subtitles
Twenty-five years ago, Andrei Filipov was a prodigy - the celebrated conductor of the Bolshoi Orchestra. Today he works as a cleaner at the Bolshoi, after being fired during the Communist era when he refused to expel Jewish musicians.
When Andrei finds an invitation for the Bolshoi to play a concert at the Théâtre de Châtelet in Paris in two weeks time as a last minute replacement, he conceives of the crazy notion: he'll round up his old musician buddies and they'll go to Paris to play one last concert. They'll defy destiny and take their revenge but can they pull it off?
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Tuesday 19th October
Gainsbourg (Vie héroïque) (15)
Dir: Joann Sfar/French/English subtitles
A critically acclaimed, original take on one of France's greatest mavericks. The story of French singer Serge Gainsbourg, from his time as a young Jewish boy living in Nazi-occupied Paris, to the man who became a poet, composer and world-famous singer.
The film explores his artistic career, the young man's love for painting and his avantgarde music which has made him a true icon of French culture. Also portrayed is the complexity of his adult life through his tumultuous love affairs including his relationships with Brigitte Bardot and Jane Birkin.
“Wildly creative...splendidly cast and consistently engaging” SCREEN INTERNATIONAL
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TANZCOMPAGNIE RUBATO/
MAHJONG DANCE/TALIESIN
LOOK AT ME, I'M CHINESE
21/10/10 @ 7.30PM
Designer knock-offs, rampant commercialism and frenetic lives fuse with traditional dance, mahjong and group exercise in the park – today’s China is a very complicated country! Our dancers examine what it is to be young and Chinese in today’s China.
Look at Me, I’m Chinese is visually arresting dance, punctuated throughout with humour and emotion, both entertaining and intelligent. As China increasingly opens up her doors to foreign visitors and investors, here is a chance to see what it is like to be in the thick of it – an insider’s view – with all the passion and honesty that comes with that unique perspective.
Tickets from £10
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VOLCANO THEATRE CO
1977
VARIOUS DATES AND TIMES - CLICK FOR DETAILS
Volcano continues its explorations of Swansea's undiscovered or abandoned places. In Shelf Life earlier this year they re-opened the old Swansea Central Library. Previously they brought to life a former copper rolling-mill in Landore and invited people to explore the Lord Mayor's Mansion House. This time they are moving into retail! In the current climate, empty shop floors in our High Streets are an all-too familiar sight. Volcano take over one such space and transform it into a unique promenade theatre bar.
Volcano’s 1977 begins on the set of the notoriously troubled movie, Apocalypse Now. As Coppola, Sheen and the crew go mad in the jungle, we transport you to a very different event taking place on the other side of the world - a conference is gathering in Wales that aims to take the temperature of a “dying century”. Among the thronging intellectuals there are two very particular young delegates. Their lives and stories unfold, with shattering consequences, against the twin backdrops of the conference rooms and Coppola’s film. With music by The Doors, Patti Smith and Gang of Four. Expect love, politics, movie-stars, and some very loud drums...Tickets from £7
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