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Hip Hop Psych

Event Date: 
17/10/2013 - 7:30pm
Venue: 
Mama Stone's, Mary Arches Street, Exeter

Demystifying mental illness with beats and lyrics

Hip Hop Psych - an evening of dance with just4funkproductions ( www.just4funkproductions.com )

Hip Hop Psych Co-founded by Dr Akeem Sule and Dr Becky Inkster Hip-hop culture is a powerful vehicle for raising awareness about mental health. It is rich with references to psychiatric illnesses that have not been explored, dissected and documented until now. Hip Hop Psych act are the interface that links hip-hop with mental health.

Over 16s only

Free Admittance

Under 18s will need to leave the premises by...

50+ Show success leads to new West Country edition

The rapidly-growing 50+ Show, which is already held each year in London, Manchester and Glasgow and will be held for the first time in Birmingham this 2013, is about to take place for the first time in Exeter in 2014. The 50+ Show is the largest exhibition in the UK specifically for the active over 50s.

The popularity of the 50+ Show around the country led to calls for it to take place in the West Country, and the organisers have now announced that the 50+ Show will launch at the popular Westpoint arena outside Exeter, on Friday 19 and Saturday 20 September 2014.

Show...

The BCA Western Classic Cheerleading Competition

Event Date: 
01/03/2014 - 9:00am to 02/03/2014 - 5:00pm
Venue: 
Westpoint Arena, Exeter

1- 2 March 2014

Day 1

•All Cheer Divisions •Mini, Youth & Junior Group Stunt Divisions •All Duo & Trio Cheer Tumbling Divisions

Day 2

•All Dance Divisions •All Dance Duet Divisions •Senior & Senior Open Group Stunts

*EVENT TIMES TBC*

Spectators tickets available:

Adults: £15.00

Children (12 years and under): £10.00

Seniors: £15.00

Tickets can be purchased via the BCA website : www.cheerleading.org.uk

Even a couch potato can Sprout

Authored by Maris
Posted: Tue, 09/03/2013 - 7:27pm

I do not enjoy exercise classes!! As a doctor I am well aware that I ought to exercise more and spend far too much time in front of a computer or TV.

I even belong to a large and famous gym which offers many kinds of classes. On the rare occasions that I have made myself try one of the classes I am bored after five minutes and find myself looking at the clock and waiting for it to finish. I can’t bear the dreadful ear bashing music and the routines are too complicated.

Everyone else seems to be able to remember the steps and look good in their Lycra designer gym clothes. I...

Sprouting

Event Date: 
16/09/2013 - 11:00am to 23/09/2013 - 11:00am
Venue: 
Stage Studios, Bartholomew St, Exeter EX8 3AJ

A new kind of exercise dance class for those who don't like exercise or dance classes! Easy, dance-based routines to golden oldie songs. Emphasis on having FUN.

Classes to be held Monday mornings, meeting for coffee afterwards at the Exeter Picture House.

Contact 01392 877397 for further information.

Exeter Company attracts the support of the Asian Arts Agency

Authored by JoJo Spinks
Posted: Tue, 08/06/2013 - 8:33am

Local company Interwoven Productions are thrilled to announce that they have attracted the co-producing partnership of the Asian Arts Agency for their new show Antara .

Antara is a dance/spoken word collaboration featuring International dance artist Ajeesh K Balakrishnan, who has created the choreography with local talent, Kay Crook.

The project has provided a wonderful opportunity to explore powerful Vedic themes in the context of modern urban Britain. It benefits greatly from the pulsing, lyrical spoken word of urban poet Steven Duncan.

Jaswinder Singh, Director...

India comes to Exeter's Quayside

Authored by JoJo Spinks
Posted: Thu, 07/11/2013 - 11:59am

Local company Chandni Chowk are giving the arts a boost this summer in their support of a new Anglo/Indian dance production show at Exeter Phoenix 15 August, 2013.

Antara combines the talents of international artist Ajeesh K Balakrishnan, fresh from the Attakkalari Centre for Movement Arts in Bangalore, with Exeter-based dancer Kay Crook.

Antara is a truly inter-continental collaboration that interweaves dance and narrative poetry into a powerful love story.

Chandni Chowk, which specialises in textiles, hand-made in India and Bangladesh, are a Fairtrade company...

Last chance to enter Race for Life in Exeter

Women in Exeter are being urged to grab their last chance to enter Cancer Research UK's Race for Life as registration closes at midnight tonight. Over 3,200 determined women have already joined the formidable army who are ready to take on cancer on Sunday 30 June but there are still places left to fill.

Cancer Research UK's Race for Life, in partnership with Tesco, is an inspiring women-only series of events which raises millions of pounds every year to help defeat cancer by funding life-saving research. Sam Beare, Event Manager for Race for Life in the South West, said...

28 more sleeps until Summer Holidays

Authored by Theatrebugs
Posted: Wed, 06/26/2013 - 9:05am

Countdown is officially on now Mums and Dads! Just 28 more sleeps until …. The Summer Holidays!

But don’t panic… we’ll gladly take the little ones off your hands for five fun-filled days of of acting, singing, dancing, dressing up and arts and crafts. On day five we hit the stage to put on our breathtaking performance of….

The First Ever Whale Story

(the critics have already given us 5 stars, they just know it’s going to be a cracker)

Perry Pirate parks his pirate ship on top of the Sula Sea Fairy’s house- how very silly! Luckily the tiniest fish in the...

Dressing up takes centre stage as the Northcott launches its autumn 2013 season

Exeter Northcott Theatre has launched its new look autumn 2013 season brochure. As well as being packed with great drama, dance, opera, family theatre and comedy, the brochure features stunning images throughout by local photographer Matt Austin.

Inspired by the family Christmas show, The Extraordinary Adventures of Mr Benn , dressing up is very much the theme this autumn. The Exeter Northcott Theatre invited members of their audience to delve into their magical dressing up box whilst Matt Austin took a fantastic set of photographs.

Amongst the many highlights of the new...

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