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Bristol's Choral Scene

From rehearsal rooms and chapels to pubs and cafes, every evening sees a different choir rehearsing somewhere in Bristol. Alongside traditional recitals of Handel and Mozart, Bristol is home to wealth of contemporary vocal gatherings. The Gurt Lush Choir play classic pop, The Great Sea Choir resurrect Sea Shanties and The Georgian Choir import acapellas from Eastern Europe. Lovers of complex vocal arrangements should not miss the 160 strong Gasworks Choir whole play regularly in and around Bristol.

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Narratives of Resistance makes its Bristol debut, screening films from the Palestine Film Institute and Nakba Filmworks archives. Starting with a performance from Bristol Palestine Alliance choir, the two-day festival will explore lived experiences under occupation, alongside a showcase of resistance art and a workshop on Palestinian embroidery traditions. Miniature film festival 2025 is proud to be hosted by the Arc, Palestine museum Bristol.

Bristol’s sharpest political podcast, People Just Do Something, brings its restless mind back to the Cube’s Microplex for more live dialogue. In the wake of Pride, this session convenes activist Mose-Issie, creative Lisa Inneh, and academic Teena Lashmore to dig into the erasures baked into mainstream queer spaces. Reclaiming Space: Why Black Queer Voices Must Be at the Heart of Pride

Eighty years since the pigs first took charge, Orwell’s Animal Farm gets a lush musical reimagining in the Boiling Wells woodland amphitheatre. Bring a blanket for an open-air performance with a 9-piece orchestra, singers from the Gurt Lush Choir, and maybe a singalong or two. Trust no squealer. A musical rendering of George Orwell's novel Animal Farm, to celebrate its 80th anniversary.

Do you realllllllly love Total Eclipse of the Heart? Do you really love to sing Total Eclipse of the Heart? Do you really love Total Eclipse of the Heart so much that you’re willing to hear other people sing Total Eclipse of the Heart and nothing else, all night long? Well then Cinderella, you shall go to the ball! This is karaoke like you've never seen it before. We're singing one song, all night long.