{"id":6861,"date":"2015-08-03T08:43:48","date_gmt":"2015-08-03T07:43:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/?p=6861"},"modified":"2015-08-03T08:43:48","modified_gmt":"2015-08-03T07:43:48","slug":"dance-with-raindrops-aurora-orchestra-coming-to-boing-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/2015\/08\/03\/dance-with-raindrops-aurora-orchestra-coming-to-boing-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"Dance with raindrops: Aurora Orchestra coming to bOing! festival"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The ever-inventive <strong>Aurora Orchestra<\/strong> will be on our doorstep at the end of this month, when they bring&nbsp;what promise to be magical&nbsp;performances to the Gulbenkian as part of the<strong> bOing! International Family Festival.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Two concerts, aimed respectively at children up to the age of four and children aged five and over, will bring to life Bach&#8217;s <em>Goldberg Variations<\/em> in a mixture of interactive activities for the whole family, including the opportunities to &#8221;dance with raindrops, jump with sheep and make a magic potion.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/files\/2015\/07\/aurora-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6862\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/files\/2015\/07\/aurora-3.jpg\" alt=\"aurora-3\" width=\"449\" height=\"278\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/files\/2015\/07\/aurora-3.jpg 640w, https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/files\/2015\/07\/aurora-3-300x186.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 449px) 100vw, 449px\" \/><\/a>The&nbsp;early years concerts&nbsp;take place at various times on <strong>Saturday 29<\/strong> and <strong>Sun 30 August<\/strong> (details <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/boingfestival.com\/whats-on\/ticketed-events\/far-far-away-early-years-concert\/\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a><\/strong>), whilst the Family Concert for ages 5 and above is on Saturday 29 August at 3.45pm (details <a href=\"http:\/\/boingfestival.com\/whats-on\/ticketed-events\/far-far-away-early-years-concert\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a>).<\/p>\n<div class=\"kent-video-wrapper\"><span class='embed-youtube' style='text-align:center; display: block;'><iframe class='youtube-player' type='text\/html' width='474' height='297' src='https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Gy4rFQ2wuBo?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;wmode=transparent' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen='true'><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p>Come and immerse yourself and your family in what promises to be a fascinating and spell-binding exploration of one of Bach&#8217;s most enduringly popular works.<\/p>\n<p>Full details about the bOing! festival online <a href=\"http:\/\/boingfestival.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"kent-social-links\"><li><a href='http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/2015\/08\/03\/dance-with-raindrops-aurora-orchestra-coming-to-boing-festival\/&amp;t=Dance with raindrops: Aurora Orchestra coming to bOing! festival' target='_blank'><i class='ksocial-facebook' title='Share via Facebook'><\/i><\/a><\/li><li><a href='http:\/\/twitter.com\/home?status=Dance with raindrops: Aurora Orchestra coming to bOing! festival%20https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/2015\/08\/03\/dance-with-raindrops-aurora-orchestra-coming-to-boing-festival\/' target='_blank'><i class='ksocial-twitter' title='Share via Twitter'><\/i><\/a><\/li><li><a href='https:\/\/plus.google.com\/share?url=https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/2015\/08\/03\/dance-with-raindrops-aurora-orchestra-coming-to-boing-festival\/' target='_blank'><i class='ksocial-google-plus' title='Share via Google Plus'><\/i><\/a><\/li><li><a href='http:\/\/linkedin.com\/shareArticle?mini=true&amp;url=https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/2015\/08\/03\/dance-with-raindrops-aurora-orchestra-coming-to-boing-festival\/&amp;title=Dance with raindrops: Aurora Orchestra coming to bOing! festival' target='_blank'><i class='ksocial-linkedin' title='Share via Linked In'><\/i><\/a><\/li><li><a href='mailto:content=https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/2015\/08\/03\/dance-with-raindrops-aurora-orchestra-coming-to-boing-festival\/&amp;title=Dance with raindrops: Aurora Orchestra coming to bOing! festival' target='_blank'><i class='ksocial-email' title='Share via Email'><\/i><\/a><\/li><\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The ever-inventive Aurora Orchestra will be on our doorstep at the end of this month, when they bring&nbsp;what promise to be magical&nbsp;performances to the Gulbenkian as part of the bOing! 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