People’s Day at Warwick Arts Centre
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A November Night By Sara Teasdale
There! See the line of lights,
A chain of stars down either side the street —
Why can’t you lift the chain and give it to me,
A necklace for my throat? I’d twist it round
And you could play with it.
You smile at me
As though I were a little dreamy child
Behind whose eyes the fairies live.
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.
And see,
The people on the street look up at us
All envious.
We are a king and queen,
Our royal carriage is a motor bus,
We watch our subjects with a haughty joy.
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.
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How still you are! Have you been hard at work
And are you tired to-night? It is so long
Since I have seen you — four whole days, I think.
My heart is crowded full of foolish thoughts
Like early flowers in an April meadow,
And I must give them to you, all of them,
Before they fade.
The people I have met,
The play I saw, the trivial, shifting things
That loom too big or shrink too little, shadows
That hurry, gesturing along a wall,
Haunting or gay — and yet they all grow real
And take their proper size here in my heart
When you have seen them.
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There’s the Plaza now,
A lake of light! To-night it almost seems
That all the lights are gathered in your eyes,
Drawn somehow toward you.
See the open park
Lying below us with a million lamps
Scattered in wise disorder like the stars.
We look down on them as God must look down
On constellations floating under Him
Tangled in clouds.
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Come, then, and let us walk
Since we have reached the park.
It is our garden,
All black and blossomless this winter night,
But we bring April with us, you and I;
We set the whole world on the trail of spring.
I think that every path we ever took
Has marked our footprints in mysterious fire,
Delicate gold that only fairies see.
When they wake up at dawn in hollow tree-trunks
And come out on the drowsy park, they look
Along the empty paths and say, “Oh, here
They went, and here, and here, and here! Come, see,
Here is their bench, take hands and let us dance
About it in a windy ring and make
A circle round it only they can cross
When they come back again!” .
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Look at the lake —
Do you remember how we watched the swans
That night in late October while they slept?
Swans must have stately dreams, I think.
But now
The lake bears only thin reflected lights
That shake a little.
How I long to take
One from the cold black water — new-made gold
To give you in your hand! And see, and see,
There is a star, deep in the lake, a star!
Oh, dimmer than a pearl — if you stoop down
Your hand could almost reach it up to me.
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There was a new frail yellow moon to-night —
I wish you could have had it for a cup
With stars like dew to fill it to the brim.
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How cold it is! Even the lights are cold;
They have put shawls of fog around them, see!
What if the air should grow so dimly white
That we would lose our way along the paths
Made new by walls of moving mist receding
The more we follow.
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What a silver night!
That was our bench the time you said to me
The long new poem — but how different now,
How eerie with the curtain of the fog
Making it strange to all the friendly trees!
There is no wind, and yet great curving scrolls
Carve themselves, ever changing, in the mist.
Walk on a little, let me stand here watching
To see you, too, grown strange to me and far.
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I used to wonder how the park would be
If one night we could have it all alone —
No lovers with close arm-encircled waists
To whisper and break in upon our dreams.
And now we have it! Every wish comes true!
We are alone now in a fleecy world;
Even the stars have gone.
We two alone!
Besides the autumn poets sing,
A few prosaic days
A little this side of the snow
And that side of the haze.
A few incisive mornings,
A few ascetic eyes, —
Gone Mr. Bryant’s golden-rod,
And Mr. Thomson’s sheaves.
Still is the bustle in the brook,
Sealed are the spicy valves;
Mesmeric fingers softly touch
The eyes of many elves.
Perhaps a squirrel may remain,
My sentiments to share.
Grant me, O Lord, a sunny mind,
Thy windy will to bear!
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A festival celebrating 50 years of activism at Warwick Arts Centre.
As part of Warwick Arts Centre 50th anniversary celebrations, the local community takes over their spaces with a day of creativity all inspired by our ‘Rebels With A Cause’ season theme.
From performances across music, spoken word and dance, to pop-up theatre, to workshops in poetry and visual arts workshops there is something for everyone to enjoy!
All events are drop-in and suitable for all ages. We encourage you to explore our spaces and take part in as many things as you can. Get creative and channel your inner activist!
Artists & Performers:
Canley Samba Band, Butterworth Hall
Join Canley Samba Band on the stage of the Butterworth Hall for a rhythmic workshop and experience some classic Samba Band beats! Band leader Dave Barrett will share the origins of Samba Band as one that brings people together through joy, connection and solidarity as he introduces each piece you’ll play.
Dotti Sallis and Nor Aziz, Uniting Communities, Upper Foyer
Our friends in Canley take over the Upper Foyer with an installation that celebrates key Canley spaces and the importance these have in bringing the community together. Take part in a lantern making workshop in the morning and have a photo taken with performers from this year’s Canley Parade dressed in their illuminated costumes!
Emerald Book Club, Upper Cinema Foyer
Emerald Book Club is a vibrant community of readers and creatives, passionate about promoting literacy, culture, and thought-provoking discussions. Join them throughout the day for storytelling and reading sessions, creative writing sessions and the opportunity to share your words from the sessions.
Emilie Lauren, Lower Foyer
Explore protest poetry with Coventry’s first Poet Laureate Emilie Lauren! Create your own poems and share them on our collective poetry blackboards to share your words with all.
Foleshill Creates, Theatre Bar
Our friends at Foleshill Creates lead a day long drop-in workshop of craft activities in our Theatre Bar, with a focus on reusable and recyclable materials.
Good Neighbours, Lower Foyer
Discover more about befriending, speak to the team, and take part in activities that celebrate the joy of friendship!
Imagination Reading Cafés, Helen Martin Studio
An hour-long pop-up theatre experience led by Pru Poretta (Coventry’s Lady Godiva) and Jah Man Aggrey, with interactive props, unique puppets, live music and audience participation!
Ode Creatives, Foyer Stage
Enjoy this hour-long showcase set on our Foyer Stage featuring 4 local artists, each performing their own original songs that resonate with the ‘Rebels With A Cause’ theme. A celebration of local talent and amplifying voices.
Out of Whack, Studio
Join Out of Whack, our Elders Dance Company, and choreographer Liz Agiss as they present a new work made specifically to celebrate ‘Rebels With A Cause’ and what dance means to them. A Q&A will follow their performance.
Reign The Girl Band, Foyer Stage
Siân Jessica Lewis and Lily Smith from Reign, a multi-instrumentalist girlband, join us for an intimate, dynamic set showcasing original music from their upcoming EP. Blending acoustic and electronic elements the set will demonstrate the power of collaborative female musicianship. The performance will be followed by a short interactive workshop discussing barriers for women in the music industry, encouraging dialogue on how we can collectively rebel against these obstacles.
Sing for Change, Foyer Stage
Sing For Change is a Coventry based community choir that meets to sing songs for peace, social justice, equality and the environment. Their set includes songs as well as performance poetry, written by poets with experience of the British asylum system. You’ll have the opportunity to learn and sing-along to two protest songs and participate in a Q&A.
Tarla Patel, Creative Learning Space
Join artist Tarla Patel for a zine and postcard making workshop that explores the theme of rebellion! Using collage making, drawing, text and colour, you’ll make your own mini-zine booklets based on the ‘Rebels With A Cause’ theme.
Youth Leadership Collective with DASH Arts, Foyer Stage
Members of our Youth Leadership Collective take to the stage to share powerful and persuasive speeches on topics they feel passionate about created as part of a workshop with DASH Arts. Amplifying voices and hearing what matters to the young people in our community.
Schedule:
| Across our foyers | |
| 11am – 1pm: | Lantern Making, Uniting Communities, Upper Foyer |
| 11am – 4pm: | Poetry Workshop with Emilie Lauren, Lower Foyer |
| Befriending Stall and Activities, Good Neighbours, Lower Foyer | |
| Reuse and Recycle Craft Workshops, Foleshill Creates, Theatre Bar | |
| Creative Writing and Storytelling, Emerald Book Club, Cinema Foyer | |
| Helen Martin Studio | |
| 11.30am – 12.30pm: | Pop-up Theatre with Imagination Reading Cafes |
| 1pm – 2pm: | Pop-up Theatre with Imagination Reading Cafes |
| 2.45pm – 3.15pm: | Reign Workshop |
| Foyer Stage | |
| 12pm – 1.30pm: | Sing for Change |
| 1.40pm – 2.10pm: | Reign |
| 2.20pm – 3.20pm: | Ode Creatives |
| 3.30pm – 4pm: | Youth Leadership Collective and DASH Arts |
| Butterworth Hall Stage | |
| 1.30pm – 3pm: | Canley Samba Band workshop |
| Creative Learning Space | |
| 1.30pm – 4pm: | Zine-making workshop with Tarla Patel |
| Studio | |
| 3pm – 4pm: | Out of Whack, Elders Dance Performance and Q&A |
Find us
Warwick Arts Centre
University of Warwick
Coventry
CV4 7AL
Box Office – 024 7649 6000
Box office opening hours:
Mon-Sun
from 30mins before the first event of the day
until 15mins after the final event of the day.
If you wish to email us: ticketing@warwick.ac.uk
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