Local independent business' Idle Hands is showing its support for Trinity by stocking our merch in their shop.

Idle Hands has been a staple record shop for many in Bristol since Rooted Records shut down back in 2010. Chris and the crew at the shop have continued the much needed independent shop & record label, supporting many local artist as well as national. It's the place to go for new innovative music as well as the old classics.

Head to Idle Hands in St Pauls (32a City Road) to grab your self a limited edition dub plate of Adrian Utley, John Parish's 'Trinity Anthem', which was recorded live in the Trinity main hall mixed and mastered then cut on vinyl dubplate by Dubstudio. Alternatively pop into Trinity and purchase one of our Trinity mugs featuring a hand finished bespoke design or Andy Council's Fox (signed).

'Trinity was the first venue I ever visited and remains one of my favourites. Its focus on community sets it apart from so many other places. A real gem in Bristol's cultural crown" Chris from Idle Hands

More funding secured to help us fix up Trinity

We are over 90% of the way towards raising funds needed in order to start the essential repairs to the building.  This includes urgent repairs to the iconic towers and pinnacles, fixing the north-aisle roof, stained glass windows and Bath stonework. Repairs are being supported by the Theatres Trust and the Wolfson Foundation Urgent Repairs Scheme and The All Churches Trust.

Director at Theatres Trust, Jon Morgan says: “We are pleased to be able to support the Trinity Centre in keeping performance spaces open for their local community to enjoy. This project addresses urgent roof repairs that will protect future theatre use in the Fyfe Hall.”

Theatres Trust is the UK national advisory public body for theatres: "We believe that current and future generations should have access to good quality theatre buildings where they can be inspired by, and enjoy, live theatre. We champion the past, present and future of live theatre, by protecting the buildings and what goes on inside. We do this through providing advice on planning and development, supplying resources and advice to make theatres sustainable and offering financial assistance through grants. We help people discover more about theatres and campaign for theatres at risk."

The Wolfson Foundation is an independent charity that aims to improve the civic health of society by supporting excellence in the fields of science, health, education and the arts and humanities. Since the beginning of the year Theatres Trust has been working with the Foundation to develop a scheme focusing on smaller, regional theatres, complementing its existing funding programme and building on the knowledge and expertise of Theatres Trust. 2017 will be a pilot year for the Urgent Repairs Scheme, with the Wolfson Foundation providing £100,000 funding and Theatres Trust managing the application and evaluation process.

Come the Revolution and Trinity Community Arts bring together a weekend of classic films, live music and food.

Saturday  2nd September….Moonlight

Moonlight chronicles of the childhood, adolescence and burgeoning adulthood of a young, African-American, gay man growing up in a deprived neighbourhood of Miami. Directed by Barry Jenkins, Moonlight is a modern classic winning an Academy Award Winner for Best Picture.

Screening includes a pre show soul set by DJ and broadcaster DJ Kid Sis.

Sunday 3rd September….In the Mood for Love

Described as one of the greatest films of the 2000’s In the Mood for Love, set in the early 1960s, is the story of two neighbours, a woman and a man, who form a strong bond after both suspect their spouses of extramarital activities. While they find themselves increasingly attracted to each other, they refuse to give in to their feelings so as not to commit similar wrongs... but the passion is so tempting. With its exquisite colour costume, poise and tone Wong Kar-wai’s In the Mood for Love will linger in the memory like a perfect kiss.

Michael Galasso’s incredible score will be preceded by live music from Hokkett: A trio of flute, violin and baritone sax. Skronky / wonky riffs, snippets of melodies and hints of harmonies, woven together through improvisation. Hokkett take the space between them, using it as an extra member - stretching the silence out before crushing it flat with kneejerk riffs and torn rhythms.

More info:

Both evenings will be accompanied by food and an outside bar

On Monday 26^th June the Trinity Community Garden hosted Coutts Bank Bristol regional office “Corporate Volunteering Day”, led by Leigh Dodsworth. 11 enthusiastic participants - a few of whom travelled down from London - took this sunny day out of the office to help us with general gardening tasks and light maintenance in the garden, including: weeding and clearing the garden, playground and boarders around the grounds; as well as levelling the floor of our shelter area.

Anita O’Flynn, Garden Coordinator, had a list of tasks the size of her arm, so the day took a bit of management to get everyone on task, tooled up and happy with what they were doing.

2016-2017 has been a busy and successful year with the Trinity Community Garden hosting six main free and open activities, where people can join us - whatever the weather – to learn garden skills, enjoy the outdoors, meet new people and share some lovely food together! We have directly engaged a total of 627 people through weekly and monthly sessions, from tailored therapeutic gardening and cooking activities for adults with mental health issues to nature, play and craft session for under 5’s and school children over half terms and Summer.

Check out our What’s On for current gardening activities.

We have had real success and impact for our community so far, however we want to continue to improve and grow and we can only do this with your support. It costs us approx £1,500 a month to sustain our regular activities and there is so much to improve in our Garden, in terms of making the space accessible for all.

Corporate team-building sessions cost as little as £250+VAT to cover costs of a facilitator and materials to help resource your day - taking part in work that will provide a lasting legacy for the communities of Bristol...read more here.

This summer we have a range of activities, workshops and events especially programmed for young people, children and families.

Start the summer off with Bath Literature favourite Polarbear as he brings his spoken word show for young audiences - Mouth Open, Story Jump Out to The Trinity Centre  29 July. Be ready for a tale of assassins, boa constrictors and spies in this interactive show for 8 + (and their grown ups), tickets start at £6 and regular community group users get a discount.

Back again we have our very popular summer club, Children's Adventure in Nature in the garden, for 6 - 12 year olds (if you have a child under 6 they will need to have a grown up with them). Starting on 27 July and running every Monday & Thursday (expect bank holidays) until the end of August. Children will explore nature in our urban garden, learn bushcraft and play. It is free, but we ask those who can afford to, to donate £5 per session. To find out more and to book a place email: lisat@3ca.org.uk or call 0119 935 1200.

For those with younger children the garden team are also hosting weekly Stay and Play drop-in sessions on Thursdays,  9.30am-11.30am for the under 5's, their parents and carers all summer long. No need to book, just turn up!

Our IGNiTE Theatre and Dance resident, dance artist Latisha Cesar is bringing a series of Haitian Dance and Drumming workshops to Trinity. Delivered by dancer and drummer Peniel Guerrier these classes are high energy, and big and expressive moves. Prices start at £8, booking is essential - find out more here.

23 & 24 August we are opening up our music studio for Free Summer Music Sessions for young people to create and produce music, including percussion, grime and hip-hop. We even have some very special guest speakers. Age guide 13+, places are limited and booking is essential.

Huge thanks to Jessica Bartolini for the pics :)

Big names, big gigs.

Hot off the press we are happy to confirm that The Mark Lanegan Band will be here at Trinity this November, following a full European summer tour of his new album Gargoyle and his first ever Glastonbury appearance on the Park Stage last week.

Also announced this week, Moulettes set to visit Trinity in December. The Brighton based collective Moulettes, continue their journey into the alt.pop/rock/folk universe with the release of their most accomplished album to date - ‘Preternatural’ an eclectic but cohesive 11 track collection, which marries the mind-expanding concept with elements of prog, pop, alt-folk and rock.

Coming up in August, we have the honour of hosting Lambchop fronted by Kurt Wagner as part of his pre-festival tour. Already confirmed for Autumn we have The Black Angels, psychedelic rock band all the way from Austin, Texas (27 Sep). Local favourites Lamb, celebrating 20yrs since their eponymous debut LP - one of the "genuinely genre-bending dance albums of the mid-90s"(17 Oct).

Hurray for the Riff Raff, return to Bristol following a packed show at Colston Hall's Lantern in January, expect an irresistible blend of stories and sounds from a band that “reclaims folk’s protest roots and marries them to the sounds of the Caribbean” (23 Oct). Local artist  Gabrielle Aplin back at Trinity (24 Oct) following a sell out show in 2013.

Finally, in November, British folk artist Will Varley and one of country music’s most promising duos Dan and Shay will be gracing the stage. As will be the godfather of DnB; LTJ Bukem, joined on the night, by other legends of the scene & we don't use that term 'Legend' loosely! (10 Nov).

Oh, and while you are here.

We have a fresh and super new mailing list which means we can keep you updated on things you want to hear about at Trinity Centre.  For you musos out there this means you'll be the first to hear about upcoming gigs just by selecting live music in your preferences. All you need to do is sign up here.

Paradise City

Over ten days IGNiTE summer residents Back in 5 Minutes Squad and Art in Motion will be creating an evolving installation up in our Fyfle Hall.

This is super exciting as Spike Island Residents  - Back in 5 Minutes Squad and emerging not-for-profit participatory arts organisation Art in Motion (AIM) will be collaborating for the first time for this project.

Evolving over the ten days of the residency these two diverse groups will collaborate to portray their vision of an ideal, egalitarian future in which humans of all types and abilities coexist peacefully and purposefully together - the fabric of this future city will reflect the diverse and idiosyncratic interests of all the artists involved.

From Monday 19 the artists invite you to visit during this exciting process and Paradise City will be open to everyone for a celebration event from 5-7pm in the Graffiti Room at Trinity on Thursday 29 June.

Paradise City is supported by Arts Council England via Grants for the Arts and by Trinity Community Arts.

As part of our Catalyst Evolve grant from Arts Council England, Trinity has been working to develop our systems, to improve how we let people know about the events, gigs, and projects at the centre.

Our team have been working behind the scenes to implement a brand new, bespoke, in-house CRM and ticketing system, so that people can get access to the things they want and buy tickets directly from us.

In line with our Free Software policy, our system has been developed using Open Source platform CiviCRM.

Now, you can sign up to our mailing list, create a user account, buy tickets and manage your own preferences and choose the things that you want to hear about.

The system also means that people can easily join up to be a Member of Trinity Centre or give a donation.  All data is still kept safe and secure in line with our Privacy Policy.

About CiviCRM

Our team - Ben Green, Dave Chedgy , Christian Wach, Sean Kenny and Helen Curry - have worked hard to develop and implement our new CiviCRM system. This platform follows our ethos of having open source and free software that everyone can access.

We will be sharing our processes and code as part of this project, with the hope that other community arts organisation can develop their own systems that are affordable and adaptable (you can find out more about that here).

We're putting our first show on sale via the new system, as part of our Arts Council funded IGNiTE Project - click here to find out more.

Our system is new and we welcome any feedback so please get in touch if you have any comments or suggestions as to how we can improve our systems and services.

Dave volunteers at Trinity, helping our programming team every Thursday.

When I come to Trinity I send some emails out advertising gigs and classes, what are going on here. I like getting out and meeting people and having a laugh. I like getting out and socialising and getting out of the house for a day. I am always kept busy at Trinity and I enjoy myself.

(Us) Can you describe your time at Trinity in three words? Happy, working hard

Hi, my name is Connor and I am 15 years old. I heard about the session from Include. At Trinity it is very calm... and you can learn things at the same time which is good because I don't feel uncomfortable.

I have learnt a lot here the basics of Logic, and using the midi controllers like the MPC and the synths and that. Coming here has made me want to go to music college, and I have just had my interview and been offered a place at DBS music.

If I was to describe Trinity in three words I would say, relaxed and effective because the environment is relaxed but the learning is effective.

Adesola Akinleye & the Ila Dance project, Trinity's Garden Party 2017, image by Jessica Bartolini

“We are delighted to support the proposed improvements to Trinity – a very significant and important Grade II* listed Georgian building. For many years, Trinity Centre has been an excellent example of a building where the local community has been involved in its ongoing improvement and in the provision of an ever increasing range of activities and initiatives. This work continues to the present day and into the future. We wish Trinity Centre our ongoing support in securing the funds necessary to secure the future of both the building and of the important activities which it accommodates.” Bristol Civic Society

We are excited to announce Trinity Centre has been granted National Lottery funding to carry out essential repairs to the building. Thanks to money raised by National Lottery players, the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) have pledged £362,800 towards our Capital Repairs project that will include fixing the iconic towers, North aisle roof, stained glass windows and Bath stonework.  Historic England have also shown their support for the capital works, with a grant of £106,099.

A further £97k has also been raised from other supporters including Bristol City Council, Cory Environmental Trust Britain, the Pilgrim Trust, and ​Nisbets Trust​ as well as support through individual donations and a Crowdfunder appeal.  Other trusts who have supported the capital works to take place include The Sylvia Waddilove Foundation, The Bramble Trust and local heritage foundation The Gibbs Trust.  

Bristol Ageing Better and The Swire Charitable Trust are also supporting towards costs of activities, to include workshops in traditional heritage trades, a series of talks and a range of activities for children and families including heritage trails and quests to find out more about local history.

We are now looking to raise the remaining raise remaining £140k match-funding needed to cover the total costs of the project.

We still need help in raising the remaining 20% needed to complete the repairs. You can pledge your support via Trinity’s Just Giving page: visit ​www.3ca.org.uk/donate for more info, donate by Text Giving with ROOF 31 and your donation amount to 70070,  download the Trinity Anthem or buy some of our merch from our marketplace.

As you probably already know, Trinity Centre is used by many people in all sorts of ways.

From our regular classes to our live music programme people in and around Bristol know that Trinity is a place to take part. Our IGNiTE project reflects this special relationship Trinity has with the city and seeks to create connections and spark conversations between artists and the communities who make use of our iconic building.

It genuinely was a great privilege to see applications coming from such a wide range of artists and companies who put participation and engagement at the heart of their practice. Our Programming Forum worked hard to narrow down the proposals we received to three successful projects, and there were many more ideas we would have loved to support if we could. So before we announced the new cohort, a quick thanks to everyone who shared their ideas with us and submitted an application.

Though we did need to make some difficult decisions, we think you’ll agree that the projects we’ll be supporting represent an incredible amount of talent, skill, and ambition.This summer we will be host to dance artist Latisha Ceser, choreographer Ella Mesma and a collaboration between visual arts collective Back in 5 Mintues Squad and arts organisation Art in Motion.

The artists we’re supporting this summer have all proposed brave, bold projects which explore issues we need to be talking about - from identity, to citizenship, to what the future holds for us all. The EU Referendum and the run up to the elections have demonstrated that there are difficult, complex conversations we need to be having, and all three residents are making work which addresses this directly.

Dance practitioner Latisha Ceser will be developing ‘Barye’ - a project exploring Haitian identity and culture. As part of her residency, Latisha will offer workshops exploring traditional Haitian music and dance for both professionals and amateurs alike.

‘Historically Trinity has been a refuge for the outcast and has been known to stretch the boundaries of social acceptability. I feel it is only fitting that I explore my shame with a community that has never been mainstream but has always been accepting’. Latisha Ceser

Award-winning choreographer Ella Mesma will be exploring the idea of what it means to be a citizen of the world through her new project ‘Foreign Bodies’. The project will fuse Latin, hip hop and contemporary dance to challenge notions of belonging, home, identity and coming of age'. This will also be an opportunity for Ella to make new work in Bristol, where she spent much of her youth.

‘It will be a very special project for me to be working in my home town. I will love the opportunity to be influenced by the place I grew up.’’ Ella Mesma

Visual arts collective Back in 5 Mintues Squad will be collaborating with Art in Motion (AIM), who provide opportunities opportunities for artists with learning disabilities to engage with contemporary multidisciplinary arts. During their residency they will create ‘Paradise City’, an epic, evolving installation of an imagined Utopia, a future place in which humans of all types and abilities coexist peacefully and purposefully together.

‘AIM and Back in 5 Minutes Squad are delighted to be working together at Trinity. This opportunity will give us time and space to explore our common interest in the impact environments have on society and in imagining possible futures. We look forward to working with the team at Trinity and inviting the public and other organisations who use the building to join us”.

There will be plenty opportunities throughout the summer for you to collaborate on all of these new projects - from taking part in public workshops and participating in panel talks and consultations. Keep an eye on our social media channels to find out more about upcoming events or check out www.3ca.org.uk/ignite.

Image courtesy of Art in Motion

Bristol Musicians Create Anthem to Support Trinity

Twelve of Bristol’s most talented guitarists and musicians came together to perform and record the Trinity Anthem to raise funds for essential repairs to the iconic Trinity towers, windows, roof and stonework.

The performance and recording of the Anthem took place on Tuesday 4^th April in the Main Hall at Trinity, and took a day to produce. The Anthem was the culmination of dedicated support by Adrian Utley and John Parish, who created the piece of music to support Trinity’s Notes for Notes Appeal.

This was the first time Adrian and John collaborated on a musical project, although they performed together at Trinity in 2014 as part of Adrian Utley’s Guitar Orchestra.

Portishead member and Bristol-Sound pioneer Adrian Utley was joined by world-class composer, musician and producer John Parish, who wrote and produced the Anthem. They were also joined by Stig Manley, Hazel Winter, Alex Vann, Alex Lee, Alex Hogg, Ben Shillabeer, Deej Dhariwal, Charlie Romijn, Jim Barr and Tim Allen.

The track is available to download for donation through the Bristol-based music-share website I Give You Give to support the repairs to the Trinity Centre. The Anthem can be downloaded for a donation of £1, but every penny raised will fund the essential repairs to the Trinity Centre. The Trinity Centre hopes that people who hold the venue close to their hearts will support the charity by downloading the Anthem and spreading the word.

Trinity are also releasing a limited edition 12” vinyl dub plate, which will go on sale in early May, and will be available to purchase at the Trinity Garden Party (Sunday 14^th May)

Click here To download a digital copy of the Trinity Anthem

Last year's event will be a hard one to top – as we were blessed with glorious sunshine all day and a lovely crowd that joined us from dawn to dusk. However, you’ll be happy to hear that this year it is going to be even better [sadly we cannot guarantee the weather though, just the experience]. This year we’ve a delightful line up ranging from soul to- jaz to hip-hop to dub.

Headlining this year is Dubkasm (aka DJ Stryda & Digistep), who we have worked closely with over the years so it’s pretty special to be programming them to play on the Garden Party stage. This is a headline slot filled with live instrumentation and lo-tech dubwise textures, underpinned by a strong roots vibe. It is going to be smashing.

Across the rest of the day we’ll be filling the line up with a mix of artists from Bristol. We are starting the day with young people from our in house music course, everything from solo singer-song-writer to hip hop and beyond.

Sounds Of Harlowe bring live hip-hop/ soul to the line up this year and Sepia, will grace the Trinity stage for the first time with his forward thinking beats and rattling bass. Run Logan Run bring a sax and drums jazz outfit with added noise and expect jazzy wonky-pop from Toddler, fronted by Stevie-Jo Dooley. There’s afrobeat, soundscapes and improvisation from instrumental group Tezeta or for those of you who like something a little different we’ve got minimal / hypnotist-un-rock from Motes.

We have a couple more acts to announce (exciting stuff) plus workshops and family activities to add to the bill. Full info coming soon.

We’re looking for three exciting artists and / or companies with strong links to Bristol and its communities to take part in the Summer 2017 round of our flagship IGNiTE artist residencies.

In our next round of residencies we’re keen to work with artists or companies who:

• are working in the performing arts – theatre, dance, live art, or spoken word
• have strong links with Bristol and its communities
• put participation and engagement at the heart of their practice
• can demonstrate a willingness to engage people already using Trinity through workshops, open rehearsals, talk-backs or shadowing (or whatever feels appropriate to your work and the communities you want to engage)
• are at any stage of their career, but can make a strong case that this residency will have a big impact on their arts practice

For more information please click here.

The deadline for applications is 18 April 2017 at 5 PM.

If you have any questions please contact Fergus on 0117 935 1200 or fergus@3ca.org.uk

Interested in applying for a residency but want to find out more about what you'll get and how to make a great application? Come to one of our free information sessions led by Trinity's Producer Fergus Evans and Engagement Officer Edson Burton. 3 April 18:30 to 19:30 and 6 April 14:00 to 15:00

We are looking for volunteers to help stewards our upcoming theatre and community events. You’ll work alongside our professional in-house staff, you will help to keep people safe and provide information to Trinity Centre visitors. We provide training and guest list for regular volunteers and (the best perk obviously) a free Trinity t-shirt!

Upcoming events:

18 March: Slap Tickle - Liz Aggiss

25 March: Ceci n'est pas Noire (This is not Black) - Alesandra Seutin I Vocab Dance Company

21 April: Putting The Band Back Together - Unfolding Theatre

28 April: I-Dentity – Rider Shafique

For each of these performance events we are looking for x 2 stewards to assist us, between 6pm - 9.30pm.

5th, 6th & 7th May: Daughters of the Curry Revolution - Afreena Islam

For each of these performances we are looking for one steward to assist us, between 2pm - 9pm.

Contact info@3ca.org.uk for more info

I am 18. I live in Yate. I like to play music and read. Trinity was recommended to me by my support worker who had heard me play and recognised my potential. In the last few weeks I have already recorded a couple of original songs. My confidence as a songwriter and performer is really growing each time I come in. It’s brilliant to have access to a professional studio and spend time working on my music in a calm relaxed environment. The staff are helpful and always willing try new ideas. It’s really interesting to see how the recording process works. I have also enjoyed the social side and have collaborated on a track with one of the other students who regularly attends. Trinity is great! It’s a friendly, clean and safe place to come and make music. It’s fun to record in a professional studio and work with people who really know what they are doing. I’m loving it!

Get your hands on a limited edition artwork!

If you want to get your hands on an original artwork by some great artists whilst supporting a good cause, then look no further.

From 6pm on Tuesday 14 March you can visit our Ebay page and bid for one of the following works to help us fund essential repair works to the Trinity Centre:

Andy Council

Andy is a renowned Bristol urban artist and illustrator, best known for his ‘creature-creations’ that incorporate the built heritage of Bristol’s cityscape.

The Trinity Fox features prominent historical buildings in Bristol’s Old Market Quarter.

You can get your hands on a limited edition hand-finished digital print, by supporting Trinity’s Crowdfunder, to raise funds for the Trinity Centre Conservation Project.

This original pen drawing (pictured) will be available to bid for via our online auction in March this year to raise funds for Trinity’s Conservation Project.

Jimmy Cauty & L-13 Light Industrial Workshop

Internationally renowned artist and musician, of KLF, The Orb, and Justified Ancients of Mu Mu has been supporting Trinity’s work since a visit to the centre as one of the first stops on the 2016 ADP Riot Tour. The work featured ‘a vast post-apocalyptic landscape populated only by the police and media crews’ housed inside a 40ft shipping container.

Jimmy’s politically insightful artwork has been exhibited around the world and in collaboration with Banksy at the 2015 Dismaland exhibition.

God Save the Trinity Centre is a punk-inspired poster that celebrates Trinity’s rich 40 year musical heritage, produced in collaboration with L-13 artists Billy Childish, Harry Adams and Jamie Reed.

Limited edition digital-print and screen-print versions of the artwork are available via the Trinity Crowdfunder to raise funds for The Trinity Centre Conservation Project. The original collage (pictured) will be auctioned in March...

Stewy

Street-artist Stewy’s work includes stencils of iconic figures, including Bristol legends Tricky and DJ Derek.

DJ Derek was a much loved Reggae DJ, who played his sets in pubs and clubs in the Bristol area, as well as at Glastonbury Festival and across the country.

Stewy’s stencil of Derek became synonymous with the DJ’s disappearance in 2015. A full size version of the stencil can be found in our Main Hall, to provide a lasting legacy of Derek for his family, friends and those who loved his music. A limited edition version of this print help to raised over £1,000 for Trinity’s Youth Music Training Programme in 2016.

Knowle boy Tricky is a music producer and influential artist in the ‘Bristol Sound’ movement. He pioneered the 'trip-hop’ style of music that rose to prominence in the UK during the 1990s. Stewy’s original stencil of Tricky was made on a screen print plate and is signed by Tricky and the artist. The limited print, number 20/20 (pictured), will be available to bid for via Trinity’s online auction in March this year, to raise funds for the Trinity Centre Conservation Project.

Second versions of these prints are planned for September 2017, to help raise funds for Trinity’s Youth Music Programme.

Visit the Renovation area of our website for more info about our repairs project.

Auction will close at 6pm on 23 March.

Spring Season of Theatre & Dance at Trinity Centre

As an iconic Arts Centre with forty years of music programming experience under their belt it should come as no surprise to you that the Trinity team are continuing to push boundaries with their IGNiTE programme of performance in 2017.

Ranging from the playful to the sometimes hard-to-swallow realities of life, the newly announced spring selection of programming is destine to challenge and excite audiences. Fergus Evans, Trinity’s theatre and dance producer says that all the shows presented are ‘a celebration of the spaces we make for ourselves when none of the boxes fit quite right.’

Mixing the exciting with the unexpected, the season’s five shows set out to provoke conversations. In I-Dentity Rider Shafique explores being mixed race and what it is like when you are neither but also both. Liz Aggiss’ giddy and sometimes sinister Slap and Tickle cheekily explores female sexuality and growing older. What you see is not always what you get in Alesandra Seutin's  C'eci n'est past Noire (This is not Black) - a journey through identity politics, Beyonce and, a few parlour games. Putting the Band Back Together is a playful story about why we give up on our dreams and how we find them again. Gather the round dinner table in Daughters of the Curry Revolution and find out what it means to be the daughter of a migrant.

At Trinity you're never just a member of the audience, and this carefully selected programming certainly reflects this. From picking up an instrument and joining Unfolding Theatre’s house band to learning new ways to move with Alesandra Seutin (Vocab Dance Company). You can sign up to be a member of one of our test audiences and see work in development from our resident artists. Let us know what you think of the show you’ve seen or volunteer as a steward. The message is clear: Don't just come see a show. Take part. Speak up. Start something.

Alongside our regular programme of live music and community events, we present world-class, innovative artists whose work is about issues that matter to people now, starting conversations and sparking debate. IGNiTE is supported by funding from Arts Council England.

Further Info:

Tickets go on Sale 10am Friday 3rd Feb http://www.3ca.org.uk/ignite ​ ​

Slap and Tickle, Liz Aggis 18th March 7.30pm £10 / £8

Ceci n'est pas Noire (This is not Black), Alesandra Seutin I Vocab Dance Company 25th March, 7.30pm £10 / £8

Putting The Band Back Together, Unfolding Theatre 21st April, 7.30pm £10 / £8

I-Dentity, Rider Shafique 28th April, 7.30pm £10 / £8

Daughters of the Curry Revolution, Afreena Islam 5th/6th/7th May : 3pm / 5pm / 7pm £12 / £10