Norfolk and Norwich Festival Archives - Cultivated https://www.cultivated.org.uk/tag/norfolk-and-norwich-festival/ Arts and entertainment for East Anglia Mon, 17 Feb 2025 23:47:27 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 https://www.cultivated.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/cropped-android-chrome-512x512-32x32.png Norfolk and Norwich Festival Archives - Cultivated https://www.cultivated.org.uk/tag/norfolk-and-norwich-festival/ 32 32 Full city festival programme unveiled https://www.cultivated.org.uk/news/2025/full-city-festival-programme-unveiled/ https://www.cultivated.org.uk/news/2025/full-city-festival-programme-unveiled/#respond Tue, 18 Feb 2025 00:01:00 +0000 https://www.cultivated.org.uk/?p=3215 Norwich’s 2025 art festival will kick off with a parade of 150 local people playing electric guitars backed by a deconstructed marching band, followed by two weeks of music, theatre, performance, and visual arts.

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]]> https://www.cultivated.org.uk/news/2024/first-festival-highlights-revealed/feed/ 0 MOSH https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2024/mosh/ https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2024/mosh/#respond Sun, 26 May 2024 10:33:47 +0000 https://www.cultivated.org.uk/?p=2918 Exhilarating on the inside, incomprehensible on the outside, the mosh pit is one of the phenomena at gigs that splits opinion.

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]]> https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2024/mosh/feed/ 0 Laura Misch https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2024/laura-misch/ https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2024/laura-misch/#respond Fri, 24 May 2024 22:56:00 +0000 https://www.cultivated.org.uk/?p=2911 The Norfolk and Norwich Festival Spiegeltent often throws up surprises: tonight was the first time I’ve seen a crowd sit on the floor for a song.

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]]> https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2024/laura-misch/feed/ 0 an Accident / a Life https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2024/an-accident-a-life/ https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2024/an-accident-a-life/#respond Fri, 24 May 2024 21:49:00 +0000 https://www.cultivated.org.uk/?p=2905 In some respects Marc Brew’s story of a car accident and its aftermath is simply told.

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]]> https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2024/dark-tales-from-the-guildhall/feed/ 0 Thousands see giant puppet show kick of city festival https://www.cultivated.org.uk/news/2024/thousands-see-giant-puppet-show-kick-of-city-festival/ https://www.cultivated.org.uk/news/2024/thousands-see-giant-puppet-show-kick-of-city-festival/#respond Sat, 11 May 2024 10:49:00 +0000 https://www.cultivated.org.uk/?p=2835 Thousands of people filled Norwich city centre last night to follow a 25ft puppet through the streets for the launch of the Norfolk & Norwich Festival 2024.

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]]> https://www.cultivated.org.uk/news/2024/thousands-see-giant-puppet-show-kick-of-city-festival/feed/ 0 Full delights of 2024 Norfolk and Norwich Festival unveiled https://www.cultivated.org.uk/news/2024/full-delights-of-2024-norfolk-and-norwich-festival-unveiled/ https://www.cultivated.org.uk/news/2024/full-delights-of-2024-norfolk-and-norwich-festival-unveiled/#respond Tue, 27 Feb 2024 00:01:00 +0000 https://www.cultivated.org.uk/?p=2721 A giant puppet roaming the streets of Norwich, a world premiere of a Columbian circus show, and new productions celebrating life across Norfolk are among the highlights of this year’s Norfolk and Norwich Festival.

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]]> https://www.cultivated.org.uk/news/2024/full-delights-of-2024-norfolk-and-norwich-festival-unveiled/feed/ 0 New dance shows for Norwich festival https://www.cultivated.org.uk/news/2024/new-dance-shows-for-norwich-festival/ https://www.cultivated.org.uk/news/2024/new-dance-shows-for-norwich-festival/#respond Wed, 31 Jan 2024 16:16:00 +0000 https://www.cultivated.org.uk/?p=2706 A fresh raft of dance and movement-based shows have been announced for this year’s Norfolk and Norwich Festival, as part of a collaboration with Norwich Theatre.

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]]> https://www.cultivated.org.uk/news/2024/new-dance-shows-for-norwich-festival/feed/ 0 Festival teases 2024 line-up https://www.cultivated.org.uk/news/2023/festival-teases-2024-line-up/ https://www.cultivated.org.uk/news/2023/festival-teases-2024-line-up/#respond Sat, 04 Nov 2023 14:55:56 +0000 https://www.cultivated.org.uk/?p=2585 The first details of next year’s Norfolk & Norwich Festival have been announced, with a handful of shows going on public sale next week.

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