Garforth Arts Festival
garforth art festival annual art festival take place garforth leeds england event take place twoweek period june july ending fullday ‘playground party’ final saturday festival feature variety art form including comedy theatre circus music literature art dance event commissioned educational project involving child professional artist event festival held garforth academy garforth working men club st mary church garforth miner welfare hall ‘playground party’ held ‘sunken’ playground outside garforth academy act performing garforth main street ’ festival launched took place eight day saw collaboration slp college breeze international youth festival headliner shaun hunter festival musical procession garforth main street college led peace artiste zimbabwean dance group siyaya worked local primary school part festival ’ festival extended nine day similar diversity throughout festival act dennis rollins’ badbone co headlined main event also appearing festival snake davis band cara dillon chumbawamba ’ festival grew day event included masterclass concert innovative string quartet brodsky quartet sean hargreaves trio north star steel pan orchestra poetry broadcaster poet ian mcmillan playground party saw performance cara robinson eliza carthy ratcatchers james taylor quartet kate rusby headliner courtney pine ’ expanding festival day long involved opening second stage local group folk group ‘slania’ garforth choir ‘blue jeans’there talk tony benn gervase phinn also performing soweto kinch support garforth jazz rock band brighouse rastrick brass band playground party saw leeds band middleman krm daft monkey jazz jamaica britain got talent series star flava supporting headliner richard hawley ’ festival saw event held day threequarters educational project event host child took part african music exchange project help garforth academy partner school mzuvele high school durban south africa indian wedding ceremony joined complete year procession festival included breeze international festival samay jazz trio fruit tree project coal face theatre commission mining guitarist jon gomm highlight festival ricky tomlinsons laughter show playground party saw second stage renamed everybody love fabulous music stage hosted local band koodoo fair fight headliner myriad main stage saw ukulele orchestra great britain chumbawamba african childrens choir support headline act punk band buzzcocks ’ saw event take place day festival expanded african exchange project procession song written mzuvele high school festival featured act including mighty zulu nation slam poet rommi smith art form music xtra programme croshaw family serious sam barrett comedian john hegley alasdair robert band playground party included dance project performance involving student working phoenix dance theatre elfm stage played host local act maggie gary stewart main stage saw performance oompah brass london community gospel choir get cape wear cape fly festival headliner seth lakeman ’ festival featured event across day including many educational project highlight two week included street dance spectacular involving student jazz vocalist nicki allan comedy cabaret heaven justice event working young actor led red ladder theatre company story street blue band mojo playground party hosted two educational project including student working urban strawberry lunch performing original composition dance project conjunction phoenix dance theatre procession featured collaborated song written mzuvele high school garforth jazz rock band involved child elfms stage provided performance act bramley primary school choir liz reynolds tiger talked main stage saw salsa celtica south african musician hugh masekela support headliner singer songwriter billy bragg ’ festival featured day event expanding diversity educational project highlight included chocolate story camerata vocal musica aurea tribute paul simon graceland album leeds musician gary stewart hannah james sam sweeney rock n roll band louis louis louis festival also featured urban art project child learning skill art skateboarding beat boxing culminating work skatepark playground party saw opening indoor arena hosting performance child working phoenix dance theatre mugenkyo taiko drummer playground party also featured performance mzuvele high school choir travelling durban first performance uk main stage saw shlomo lip factory nitin sawhney support headliner saw doctor ’ festival featured ten event across day highlight festival included great big paint garforth based folk band jacobean ruff hayley gaftarnick tribute beatles please please album rock n roll band hot foot powder simon lindley spanish guitarist eduardo niebla playground party hosted three stage including elfm stage indoor arena saw performance child working zulu tradition phoenix dance theatre main stage featured performance leedsbased band love society hope social alongside kate rusby lau ruby turner headliner bellowhead ’ tenth garforth art festival saw nine event take place across day programme highlight fortnight included leeds based jazz ensemble dread supreme kippax brass band evening celebrating music joni mitchell folk trio lady maisery eva quartet le mystère de voix bulgares stephen frost improv allstars bad shepherd playground party hosted number educational project featuring rockschool uk second stage hosted hee haw session included performance local act maia hunting bear main stage saw performance ellen escapade vieux farka touré skatalites wonder stuff headline act leveller band ’ festival saw day event strong emphasis community project artist programme featured garforth brass micklefield male voice choir generation celebration year manasamitra borealis saxophone quartet tom gee band also included evening dedicated france bernstein story sing freedom featuring song alexander lestranges zimbe playground party hosted various educational project including piece samba band body percussion workshop pom pom bombing second stage hosted chapel fm featured performance artist arcarode samuel parkes main stage saw performance garforth jazz rock band ubunye alongside bbc big band featuring clare teal seth lakeman femi kuti positive force headliner brand new heavy garforth art festival promoted school partnership trust charitable nonprofit making organisation curated organised festival director dave evans proceeds festival reinvested community additional funding come school partnership trust art council england artsleeds outer east area management team httpwwwgarforthartsfestivalcouk archived july wayback machine