Ragamala: Paintings from India at Brighton Museum & Art Gallery

An exquisite private collection of Indian Ragamala paintings will be on show at Brighton Museum & Art Gallery. This collaborative exhibition show with Dulwich Picture Gallery is based around 24 key Ragamala paintings owned by collector, Claudio Moscatelli. His love of these Indian miniatures originated from a visit to the Victoria & Albert Museum when he first moved to England from Italy.

He then came across a miniature at an auction house and it was ‘love at first sight.’ His collection is a rare and unique grouping, encompassing almost the whole of the Indian subcontinent: from the Pahari region at the foothills of the Himalayas, to the Deccan, and from the plains of Rajasthan to the mountains of Nepal.

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Brighton Fringe announce winner of Emerging Talent Award at Edinburgh Festival Fringe

Brighton Festival Fringe is delighted to announce Tumult in the Clouds and their performances of Fleeto and Wee Andy as the winners of the first Brighton Fringe Emerging Talent Award.

Tumult in the Clouds are a new ensemble based in Glasgow and their two shows look at knife-crime. Fleeto explores the guilt of a Glaswegian gang member who stabs an innocent teenager whilst Wee Andy, which runs parallel to Fleeto, tells the story of a surgeon who struggles to save a brutally slashed boy and the lengths his mother goes to save him.

They were shortlisted along with 12 other performances at the Edinburgh Fringe by the judging panel of Steven Brett – manager of The Nightingale, Brighton, Richard Jordan – theatre entrepreneur and impresario and Chris Taylor – director of New Writing South.

The winners have won the opportunity to perform Fleeto and Wee Andy at the Brighton Fringe 2012 at award-winning venue, The Nightingale. As part of the award, Tumult in the Clouds will receive help with travel and accommodation costs, free registration and marketing advice from the Brighton Fringe team and The Nightingale.

Steven Brett, manager of The Nightingale said: “We are delighted that, as winners of the Emerging Talent Award, Tumult in the Clouds will perform their two powerful and provocative pieces Fleeto and Wee Andy at next year’s Brighton Fringe.  By confronting knife crime head-on these pieces bring a prevalent social issue into the Nightingale’s theatrical setting, giving audiences of all ages the chance to experience two tragic tales of people on both sides of a crime with devastating implications.”

The award was presented this morning (26 Aug) at the prestigious Scotsman Fringe Awards ceremony at the Assembly George Square Spiegeltent in Edinburgh.

Before handing the award to the winning company Tumult in the Clouds, Heather James talked to the packed audience of the Scotsman Fringe Award ceremony about the recognition of increasing artistic quality at Brighton Fringe, and Richard Jordan emphasised the importance of recognising emerging talent that is at the heart of fringe festivals.

Maker Faire

Suddenly science is breaking out all over. Maker Faire is a fantastic collaboration of inventors and enthusiasts ranging in interests from science, DIY and crafts, coming together at the Dome Foyer to reveal an Aladdin’s cave of do-it-yourself, hand made creations, exhibitions, demonstrations and workshops. Expect fireballs, home-spun robotics, web-based knitting and a huge array of curious contraptions, all FREE.
Highlights of the day include battling robots and Daleks, a workshop where you can design your own video game, an intuitive two-way mirror that lets you see your reflection react to you, and the ability to translate any image into a knitted throw or cover. Brighton Mini Maker Faire is suitable for all ages, and it’s FREE!.
Local legend Jane Bom Bane will be running a collaborative songwriting/mechanical hat making workshop. Another exciting thing that will appeal to all ages in the giant Etch-a-Sketch. And who wouldn’t love woodworking style projects made out of gingerbread! Sci Fi fans will surely enjoy the steampunk-esque Circus Kinetica, who will be bringing their amazing Josephine creation of wind-powered moving parts. Not to mention ‘Of All the Nerve’, our demonstration from the last Science Festival, in which the audience are turned into neurons and perform a tune. Recently we discovered that only twenty neurons are needed to perform ‘Pop Goes the Weasel’. You could be one of those neurons!

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Sea Life Brighton’s Summer of Love

The weather outside may not have been sizzling, but things have certainly hotted up amongst the resident sea creatures…resulting in several of the tanks now teeming with babies!

Big belly seahorses and cuttlefish babies, all around three weeks old, are displayed in the centre’s university room where feeding and camouflage research is currently taking place.

Big belly seahorses perform an intricate courtship dance before mating, then once the female’s eggs have been fertilised, she passes them over to the male to carry.  The species of cuttlefish at the Sea Life Centre are native to the local area.  Kerry Perkins, Aquarist at Brighton says “Cuttlefish are born as miniature versions of their parents.  They are capable of doing everything that a fully grown adult can do”.

Some of the centre’s more frequent visitors may have already seen baby dogfish, rays and jaguars, all of which are eight to nine months old.  Sea Life Brighton has a successful history of breeding rays, and during the nine months it takes for the eggs to hatch, the eggs are also on display.

Staff from the centre who have a keen eye, have also spotted the sharks exhibiting typical mating behaviour, so it looks like the summer of love is set to continue for a while yet.

Bitter & Twisted – Brighton & Hove Food and Drink Festival

Sample local beers and food at this new addition to the festival calendar.

Join our expert hosts Andrew Kay & Henry Butler for the Bitter & Twisted Event and enjoy being convinced that good food and wines are not the only match made in heaven.

Sponsored by local brewery WJ King enjoy a variety of Sussex beers and ciders whilst local gastro pubs such as Pub du Vin rustle up their signature dish. Our resident experts will then be put to the test by pairing up the food with a beverage that will cause your taste-buds to sing.

Book your places NOW as tables are filling up fast. The marquee will hold x10 tables consisting of 8 people.

This event is supported by Latest magazine.

Tickets: £12

Buy Tickets here:

http://www.eventelephant.com/bitterandtwisted