C-Art Festival 2017

Andrew Anderson
© Eden Arts

C-Art Festival 2017 at Brunswick Yard, 8 — 17 September 2017 Tickets from £3.50 — Book now

C-Art has a lot going for it before you even look at the programme. Set in the picturesque Lake District town of Penrith and across Cumbria, it’s hard to imagine a more lovely location for a September arts festival.

Open the brochure and you’ll see that it’s also got brains to back up that beauty. There’s Richard Dedomenici’s Redux Project, which sees famous films – in this case Withnail & I – recreated shot-for-shot by a cast of volunteers. The public also get to take control with Beastie, a children’s piece that encourages inclusion.

Another immersive work is Lowthermere from Belgian company Captain Boomer Collective. In this show, which has toured to international acclaim, audience members get taken deep underneath the Lake District as the lines between myth and reality are rubbed away.

As for music, the soothing strains of folk singer Joan Shelley, who you might recognise from her recent appearance on Jools Holland’s show, will close out the festival.

C-Art Festival 2017 at Brunswick Yard, 8 — 17 September 2017

Where to go near C-Art Festival 2017

Leeds
Restaurant
White Cloth Hall

White Cloth Hall is a new food and drink project, based in a Grade II listed venue in Leeds city centre.

Manchester
Restaurant
MUSU Restaurant & Bar

Musu is a modern Japanese restaurant and bar in Manchester City Centre, specialising in awe-inspiring food. We take an advance look at their festive menu. 

Manchester
Restaurant
House of Fu Manchester

First Leeds, now Manchester. Expect picture perfect ramen, gyoza and cocktails at the upcoming restaurant and cocktail bar.

City Centre
Restaurant
Allpress
at NOMA

Allpress at NOMA is a home to all things coffee, with a café and seasonal menu incorporating locally sourced ingredients.

Manchester
Hotel
Forty-Seven

Forty-Seven is a luxury boutique hotel on Peter Street in Manchester city centre, above the high-end Indian restaurant Asha’s.

Leeds
Event venue
The Bookish Type

An independent bookshop specialising in literature across the LGBTIQA+ spectrum
From novels to children’s books, YA to memoirs, non-fiction to graphic novels… there’s a whole range of specialist queer literature to be found at The Bookish Type.

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