Arts Out West
We work in partnership with Kirkgate Arts Cockermouth and Arts Out West to bring music, drama, and craft workshops to The Settlement.
For more information:
Phone or text Christine on: 07723 016110
Email: cs@castlehilltrust.org.uk
Or contact The Kirkgate Centre by phone:
01900 826448 (Box Office)
01900 829966 (Admin)
Email: enquiries@thekirkgate.com
COMING SOON
Loshn Klezmer Band
Accordion: Susi Evans (London Klezmer Quartet)
Clarinet: John Macnaughton (Oysland)
Guitar: Matt Bacon (She Koyokh)
This event is supported by Arts Out West
Loshn are a Klezmer trio whose intimate arrangements speak, sing and dance with the tradition’s distinct Yiddish accent. With a repertoire that spans several decades, Loshn take their audiences on a journey from the origins of the music in Eastern Europe through to America in the 50s and beyond.
Bringing together three of the UK’s leading Klezmer musicians, Loshn are one of the few Klezmer ensembles in the UK dedicated to Yiddish Historically Informed Performance Practice. Combining beautiful and varied repertoire with their knowledge of the music’s
background and history, they present a programme deeply rooted in the Klezmer tradition.
Saturday 13 April 2024 7.30 pm
Doors open 7.00 pm
Tickets
Adults £15
U18/Student £5
Family £30
Past Events
This event is supported by Arts Out West
Saturday 18 February 2023 7.30 pm
Doors open 7.00 pm
Tickets
Adults £12
U18/Student £6
Holy Cow! Gods behaving badly
When the Holy Cow is stolen, it sets in motion a cosmic chain of unexpected events…. The River Goddess leaps from the skies, and only Shiva’s hair can catch her wild torrents. A king has more sons than space but taking a fancy to the Sky God’s palace is never going to end well! A demonic power threatens to obliterate the world, and still the river roars, surging from mountains to sea, leaving no stone (or ego) unturned as she washes illusion from the truth.
Storyteller Emily Hennessey and acclaimed sitar player Sheema Mukherjee have been fusing live storytelling and music for many years, specialising in Indian mythology with music that draws on both Indian classical and contemporary traditions. With a style that is highly accessible and deeply engaging, they have toured a wide range of venues including British Museum, Soho Theatre and York Theatre Royal.
Expect a fast-flowing stream of cosmic creatures, celestial curses, wise women, and gods behaving badly in these Indian stories of liberation, transformation and love. Suitable for age 14+ .
Emily Hennessey
Emily Hennessey is a bold and dynamic performance storyteller who tells myths, epics, folktales and wondertales from across the world.
Emily discovered the art of performance storytelling in 2001 when at the University of Kent. Here she met storyteller, Vayu Naidu. Vayu’s classes in storytelling were a huge inspiration for Emily. Having recently returned from working in Nepal, Emily took great delight in exploring stories from the Indian Subcontinent as well as folktales from Scandinavia, from where she hails.
Emily previously lived and worked in Kent where she was director of Scandalmongers, a storytelling theatre company, and ran Scandal Nights, a popular storytelling club at the Tom Thumb Theatre. She now lives in Cumbria with her children and husband, storyteller and musician, Nick Hennessey.
Sheema Mukherjee
Sheema Mukherjee absorbed North Indian classical music and the western tradition side-by-side, studying sitar and Indian classical music under the tutelage of her uncle, the Late Pandit Nikhil Banerjee and then with the Late Ustad Ali Akbar Khan. Brought up between Britain and India, she has a rich background to draw on in her own compositions and collaborations. Sheema works across many styles and genres from eastern and western classical music to jazz, pop and dance music.
This event is supported by Arts Out West
Saturday 18 February 2023 11.30 am
Doors open 11.15 am
Tickets
Adults £5
U18/Student £2 (Minimum age 12)
Storytelling Workshop - Indian Mythology
Explore the colourful and vibrant world of Indian mythology and music with storyteller, Emily Hennessey and musician and composer, Sheema Mukherjee. Participants will learn about the Indian concept of ‘Rasa’, discover how to tell a story without a script, and have the chance to try storytelling together with musical accompaniment. Suitable for beginners and experienced performers. If you play an instrument, please bring it along!
Aimed at adults but also suitable for older children aged 12+
Emily Hennessey and Sheema Mukherjee
Emily and Sheema have been fusing live storytelling and music for 5 years, specialising in Indian mythology with music that draws on both Indian classical and contemporary traditions. With a style that is highly accessible and deeply engaging, they have toured a wide range of venues including British Museum, Soho Theatre, York Theatre Royal, Rich Mix, Northern Stage, Ancient Technology Centre, festivals such as Beyond the Border and storytelling clubs across the country.