Right on in Brighton

Festival season is coming to Brighton on May 3 for three-weeks with Israeli-born dancer, choreographer, percussionist and composer Hofesh Schechter as guest director.

One for the diary is Russian Theatre’s Dmitry Krymov’s Opus No.7, which includes a lyrical requiem for the Jews of Eastern Europe, and the career of Soviet composer Dmitri Shostakovich. Hofesh challenges us to respond to the world’s injustices with his ballets, Sun and Sun Dust.

The historic Theatre Royal will host ‘Tis Pity She’s a Whore, and Catch 22, while Globe Theatre on Tour celebrates Much Ado About Nothing at St. Nicholas Rest Garden.

Among the Art and Film events are William Forsythe’s hundreds of delicate pendulums in Nowhere and Everywhere at the Same Time No.2 and Cinema of Childhood at the Duke of York’s Picture House. The Books and Debate Section features Dame Stella Rimington in Spies, Fact or Fiction, and David Aaronovitch in The Immigration Debate.