Le Navet Bete are a group of multi-faceted performers (also known as clowns) who have produced original work for audiences in the UK and abroad. In 2010/11 they are touring internationally with their new show, Napoleon: A Defence.

www.lenavetbete.com

“Like a knife to our collective throats. If this doesn’t make you think, nothing will.” BBC Radio

“Jon Bonfiglio is rapidly becoming the thinking man’s playwright.” Richmond and Twickenham Times.

Midnight, When Trumpets Cry opened at the Brighton Fringe Festival in May 2009 before touring, culminating in a run at London’s Theatre 503 in October of the same year.

Directed by Tarek Iskander.

“A festival for sun-seekers and musos in the know.” The Guardian.

“A throwback to when festivals didn’t cost the earth and people went to discover genuine new talent.” BBC Radio 6

Kuiperfest is an eco-arts festival set in a little-known are of Aragon, Spain. Over its three years of life, it has grown to become a best-kept secret, and now that the secret is almost out, unfortunately, it has to die.

www.kuiperfest.com

Nancy Elizabeth is a highly regarded folk vocalist who has played in Europe’s highest profile venues. In 2008 and 2010 she toured to Mexico with Jon Bonfiglio and is currently working on her third album. Nancy wll also be collaborating on The Clipperton Project as an Associate Artist.

www.nancyelizabeth.co.uk

Signed to Elbow’s Skinny Dog label, Dave Rybka and the Victorian Dad Band’s sounds have been wowing Manchester audiences for a long while now, but now they’re further afield, gigging in Europe and the Americas.

www.myspace.com/victoriandaad

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May We Meet Done

In 1936, hundreds of British men went to fight in the Spanish Civil War. Of all of them, only six fought for the Fascists.

Now, only one survives.

Human Remains opened at London’s Canal Cafe Theatre in August 2007 and was later adapted for radio.

The Hotel of Memory is a touring event/exhibition in which a hotel is taken over by artists and performers in order to reveal memories of the space to an audience. It was first presented at the Patio Hotel in Mexico City (www.elpatio77.com) in January 2010 and is now appearing in different hotels in a variety of countries.

Set in the beautiful surroundings of Tarragona on Spain’s Mediterranean coast, the International Blues Festival of Tarragona was launched in 2009 and is growing year on year. In July 2010, with a specific remit to reach new audiences, it took place in three distinct areas of the city.

www.undergroundblues.es

Fernando Aceves Humana (www.fernandoaceveshumana.com) is a painter from Oaxaca who often studies stuffed animals in an artificial setting (museums collections) before relocating them into a real, contemporary context in his work, often one which is violent and riven with danger.