CULTURE EDITION
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY 1 NOVEMBER Harsh Land, Distant Sky Showing as part of the Cambridge Film Festival is this Kurdish feature film directed by Hawraz Mohammed. It follows Harun, a Kurdish freedom fighter haunted by trauma. In search of relief, he is drawn first towards sacred Yarsan music, then towards Maryam, a traditional Kurdish tattooist living in a remote village in the Triangle of Borders region, where Iraq, Iran and Turkey meet. cambridgefilmfestival.org.uk 7 NOVEMBER Scarlatti: Stabat Mater New Cambridge Singers perform works by Domenico Scarlatti and the music of 17th-century Rome, with James Potter conducting, Simon Hogan on organ and Jonatan Bougt playing a theorbo at the Church of Our Lady & the English Martyrs on Hills Road. Their chosen charity partner for the year is the Caring Together Charity. ticketsource.co.uk/ new-cambridge-singers Multi-platinum vocal harmony group The Overtones (who are coincidentally also celebrating their 15th anniversary!) will perform their Jivin’ Home for Christmas show at Peterborough’s New Theatre. Packed with timeless classics, brand-new songs and a feel-good energy, it’s a perfect start to the season. newtheatre-peterborough.com 8 NOVEMBER The Overtones
Our city, captured on camera Open Walls Photography is bringing its second Cambridge In Cambridge: Gowns, Water & Stone , José turns his camera towards the colleges, architecture,
exhibition to Norfolk Street Bakery. Founded by local
river and punting scenes that make Cambridge recognisable. But he is equally interested in the moments between the landmarks: a person passing through a shaft of light; a reflection in a window. His photographs invite visitors to slow down and look again at the city around them.
photographer José Richart, the project connects photographers with venues across the city, giving printed photography a place in the spaces people visit every day. Its first exhibition, located at St John’s Innovation Centre, had featured the work of eight Cambridge photographers. This new exhibition focuses on José’s own view of the city.
The exhibition opens on 7 November. Find out more at openwallsphotography.com
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