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JAM ON THE MARSH
RETURNS TO THE KENT COAST !
From 4 - 14 July , JAM on the Marsh returns to the unspoiled landscape of Romney Marsh for its 11th festival . The programme features a stunning array of international and local artists , lighting up the Kent coast with music , theatre , film , poetry and art . Unfolding in a variety of intimate locations from famous medieval churches to local gardens and steam railway carriages , JAM on the Marsh will bring the arts to unexpected places . Festival curator , Nicholas Cleobury brings highlights from New York , Vienna , Soho and Canterbury to Romney Marsh in an unmissable multi-arts festival , guaranteeing unforgettable experiences .
JAM on the Marsh can be accessed by shuttle bus from Ashford International station to the venues , ensuring people from towns across Kent , Sussex and London have easy access to the festival by train .
Changeling Theatre , Kent ’ s favourite and irreverent outdoor theatre company , returns to the Marsh with Noel Coward ’ s Present Laughter and Shakespeare ’ s Henry V . Bring a picnic , a chair and a rug , and enjoy outdoor theatre at its best under the copper beech tree of New Romney ’ s Old School Garden .
This year ’ s JAM on the Marsh will champion fabulous artists exhibiting stunning works including wave-created cyanotypes , printmaking , large-scale watercolours and abstract textured oils depicting the locale . These free-to-view exhibitions are on display and on sale all day , every day in festival performance venues . In Meet the Artist talks , taking place before festival concerts , the audience can find out more about the artists , their artworks and inspiration .
Music is at the heart of JAM on the Marsh and there are 12 concerts featuring London Mozart Players with Mark Padmore ( tenor ) and Ben Goldscheider ( horn ); Stephen Layton and the Holst Singers ; and the Canterbury Cathedral Choir . Works being performed include Vaughan Williams ’ beautiful The Lark Ascending ; Gershwin ’ s jazzy Rhapsody in Blue ; Fauré ’ s everpopular Requiem ; world world premieres for orchestra ; four new operas ; and a Mahler symphony .
JAM on the Marsh celebrates the lives and works of two prominent former Romney Marsh residents : Derek Jarman and Edith Nesbit . The Edith Nesbit Society will give a rare insight into one of the UK ’ s favourite
authors , followed by a screening of the award-winning 1970 ’ s film adaption of The Railway Children in New Romney ’ s Cinemarsh . Derek Jarman features prominently in the festival with four events celebrating the iconic filmmaker and gay rights activist who died 30 years ago . From visits to his home , Prospect Cottage , and a screening of his 1989 film War Requiem , to Mark Farrelly ’ s vibrant solo play , Jarman , and the premiere of four short operas with libretti based on the life of the pioneering artist , the audience will gain a deep insight into Jarman ’ s life .
From intimate solo performances to large-scale choral and orchestral concerts celebrating local talent , family-friendly theatre and inspirational exhibitions , JAM offers something free or affordable for every taste .
Tickets are now available from free - £ 20 and under 18s have free entry to all events . For more information , please visit the website .
www . jamconcert . org jamonthemarsh _ uk
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