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Workshop Image Blog. 11 July 2023 Opera North Goes Green This autumn, Opera Goes Green! The environment lies at the heart of our next season as we prepare to stage three fully sustainable opera productions: Verdi’s Falstaff, Puccini’s La rondine, and Masque of Might, a newly-created piece from Sir David Pountney. Music (Classical) Opera Image Blog. 04 July 2023 Encounters Dancing In Your Shoes Festival 2023 On 7-8 July, Yorkshire Dance welcomes international guests to Leeds for a 2-day festival of dance exploring gender, community and identity. Encounters Dancing In Your Shoes Festival boasts an eclectic mix of bold new performances, inspirational talks and exhilarating workshops. Dance Image Blog. 26 June 2023 Marching On (Together) with LS18 Rocks A brand new anthem to celebrate Leeds 2023 City of Culture. Written by: LS18 Rocks Music Image Blog. 23 June 2023 See Behind the Scenes of In Dreams An exclusive behind the scenes trailer has been released by Leeds Playhouse ahead of the world premiere of In Dreams, which begins performances on 3 July. Written by: Leeds Playhouse Theatre Image Blog. 20 June 2023 Hyde Park Picture House Re-opens Plaster dust be gone! Covid be damned! After three long years Hyde Park Picture House emerges after a full on makeover to take its rightful place in the heart of cinema in Leeds once more. Welcome back old friend. Written by: Hyde Park Picture House Film Image Blog. 05 June 2023 LEEDS 2023 Youth Fund: Grants for Young Minds Making a Change LEEDS 2023 are back with the next opportunity for young people – the Youth Fund. It’s a fund designed for young people aged between 14 - 30 who live in Leeds, by young people. Image Blog. 05 June 2023 Leeds Lieder Festival - A Landmark Year 2023 is a landmark year for Leeds Lieder as the Festival expands from four days to nine, running from Friday 9 – Saturday 17 June. Image Blog. 31 May 2023 Leeds Opera Festival Returns This Summer The Leeds Opera Festival is an annual celebration of rare and wonderful operas, taking place in venues right across the city 19 August to 10 September 2023. Written by: Northern Opera Group Music (Classical) Opera Image Blog. 23 May 2023 Old Chapel Music Studios Public Tours plus Special Guest! Embrace drummer Mike Heaton will be the special guest on Sunday 28 May when Old Chapel Music Studios in Leeds open its doors for the latest round of free public tours. Written by: Old Chapel Music CIC Heritage Music Image Blog. 19 May 2023 A Major New Production of Kay Mellor's A Passionate Woman at Leeds Playhouse Kay Mellor's A Passionate Woman, is being staged in memory of the leading British dramatist who passed away in May 2022. Leeds Playhouse until 10 June. Written by: Leeds Playhouse Theatre Image Blog. 19 May 2023 New Musical 'In Dreams' Storms onto the Playhouse Stage this July "An incredible feel-good musical that will speak to the experiences of a huge amount of people on the universal themes of love, loss and the legacy we leave behind." Leading Broadway and West End musical theatre actors Lena Hall and Oliver Tompsett are to star in the new musical In Dreams which will premiere at Leeds Playhouse from 3 July – 5 August. Written by: Leeds Playhouse Theatre Image Blog. 18 May 2023 A new, accessible chapter for Hyde Park Picture House Martha Boyd, Hyde Park Picture House's Digital Marketing Coordinator updates us on progress with redevelopment of our favourite 100+ year old local picture house. Written by: Hyde Park Picture House Film Image Blog. 16 May 2023 Millennium Square's Summer Series Returns Millennium Square's Summer Series returns with an unmissable musical extravaganza in July and August. Festival Music Image Blog. 11 May 2023 Leeds Creative Skills Festival 2023 Leeds Creative Skills Festival returns to first direct Arena this November and are currently accepting exhibitor bookings. Image Blog. 11 May 2023 Young People Creating and Leading with Transform Amy Letman, Creative Director Transform reflects on how children are our future. Written by: Transform Festival Image Blog. 28 April 2023 Threads Textile Festival Immerse yourself in the atmosphere of one of Yorkshire’s historic worsted mills at Threads a weekend festival celebrating textiles through a series of talks, workshops and more, part of our celebration of 10 years of arts and culture at the mills. 12 - 14 May 2023, Sunny Bank Mills. Image Blog. 27 April 2023 WOW! Barn Builders on Cinder Moor Something rather special is happening right now in Leeds and Our Jane is in amongst it all. Written by: Jane Earnshaw, Leeds Inspired Load More