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13–19 March 2017 Artsandsciencefestival.Co.Uk Contents Welcome 13–19 March 2017 artsandsciencefestival.co.uk CONTENTS WElcOME Welcome to the University of Birmingham’s fifth Arts & Science Festival. This year’s 4 Concerts programme traverses land and water and brings together academics, artists and adventurers for a week-long celebration of research, culture and collaboration. Festival talks navigate diverse terrains from climate change to immigration, 8 Exhibitions & Events seaweeds to tree rings, the cinema of science to the colour blue. An imaginative programme of workshops encourages visitors to dive in and try pastures new. Take part in an artist-led walk in search of water (page 43); travel through time 22 Performances and place with the University’s impressive map collection (page 47); and explore heritage and identity through creative writing (pages 45 and 48). A vibrant exhibitions programme explores the festival theme from above and 27 Screenings below water: Ikon Gallery presents the first solo exhibition of work by French marine biologist and cinematic pioneer Jean Painlevé (page 17); and Birmingham Open Media hosts In Future Forests, a new exhibition exploring the creative possibilities of mapping nature into music (page 15). Back on campus, audiences 30 Talks & Lectures are invited to submerge in Kelp Road, the culmination of collaboration between visual artist Anne Parouty and sound artist Scott Wilson (page 10). We’re delighted to be working in partnership with cinemas across the city to 42 Workshops, Walks present an eclectic mix of films: Mockingbird Cinema and Kitchen screens Peter Greenaway’s surreal and dark comedy, Drowning by Numbers (page 23); a mini- series at mac birmingham focuses on the afterlife of Homer’s Odyssey (pages and Tours 25–27); and The Electric Cinema is home to Shock & Gore’s hilarious Trash Film Night, an evening of terrible film complete with ill-prepared commentary (page 24) – will the residents of Half Moon Bay survive Birdemic? This year, art and science converge in a raft of collaborative events: Music 52 Timetable Makes Waves examines the social and neurological impacts of music (page 18); artists Kaye Winwood and Nuala Clooney present an evening of culinary cocktail experimentation following a residency with the University’s award-winning glass 54 How to find us blower (page 14); and artist-technician Sophie Huckfield invites audiences to hand-make objects using engineering waste (page 50). Arts and Science Festival 2017 has something for everyone. But don’t take our word for it – read on for the full programme or visit our brand new website: www.artsandsciencefestival.co.uk CONTENTS – 2 – – 3 – WELCOME BIRMINGHAM UNIVERSITY BIG BAND UNIVERSITY SINGERS Friday 17 March, 19.30 – 21.30 Bramall Music Building, Friday 17 March, 13.10 – 14.00 Elgar Concert Hall R12 CONCerts Barber Institute of Fine Arts, Concert £10 on the door / £8 adv. / Hall R14 £3 students & under 18s Free Available at thebramall.co.uk Talented student conductors direct these Jonathan Silk and the University Music university choirs for their spring term Society Big Band welcome internationally concert. renowned American trumpet and flugel horn player, Bobby Shew, as the featured artist Whitacre: Three Flower Songs in their Spring concert. Bobby joins the Big Monteverdi: La giovinetta pianta Band as part of a UK tour. Tavener: Eonia Spiritual arr. Whalum: The Lily of the Valley *Join us from 6.30pm for the pre-gig warm Britten: Five Flower Songs up session from a selection of Jazz Collective small bands in the Bramall foyer. – 5 – CONCERTS BEASTdOME: KELP ROAD Sunday 19 March, 18.00 – 19.30 Birmingham ElectroAcoustic Sound Theatre Bramall Music Building, Dome Room, (BEAST) presents a sea-themed concert in 3rd Floor R12 the immersive environment of the Dome £10 on the door / £7 adv. / Room. Drawing from the Kelp Road exhibition £3 students & under 18s by artist Anne Parouty and composer Scott Available at thebramall.co.uk Wilson, this unique musical exploration captures sounds both above and below water’s surface. The concert includes a rare presentation of Toru Takemitsu’s Water Music. RELATED EVENT: Hugh Le Caine: Dripsody David Berezan: Starboard • Submerge in a bubble of sea sound and Takemitsu: Water Music a cyanotype kelp forest in an exhibition Scott Wilson: Kelp Road by Anne Parouty and Scott Wilson in the Bramall foyer (see page 10 for details) CHAMBER CHOIRS AND UNIVERSITY CAMERATA UNIVERSITY CHORUS Alexander Creamer and Matthew Brady – Camerata conductors & SYMPHONY Bradley Gill and Sidney Brass ORCHESTRA – Chamber Choir conductors Daniele Rosina – Orchestral Director Sunday 19 March, 15.00 – 17.30 Julian Wilkins – Chorus Director Bramall Music Building, Elgar Concert Hall R12 Saturday 18 March, 19.30 – 21.30 £10 on the door / £7 adv. / Town Hall, Victoria Square, £3 students & under 18s Birmingham B3 3DQ Available at thebramall.co.uk £15 / £10 / £5 students + fees Four talented student conductors and their Available at thsh.co.uk choirs take to the stage to present an after- The Music Society’s 200-strong Chorus joins noon of sublime choral music. forces with the Symphony Orchestra to present extracts from Haydn’s masterpiece Mendelssohn: Verleih uns Frieden gnädiglich oratorio, The Creation, and nationalist works Bruckner: Ave Maria by Sibelius and Ginestera. Ešenvalds: Only in Sleep Duruflé: Notre Père Monteverdi: Cantate Domino Ola Gjeilo: Ubi caritas Whitacre: Five Hebrew Love Songs Parry: I was glad Tippett: ‘Steal Away’ from Five Negro Spirituals CONCERTS – 6 – – 7 – CONCERTS PECHAKUCHA Monday 13 March, 18.30 – 20.30 Cherry Reds Birmingham (City Centre), Upstairs Room, 88–92 John Bright Street, Birmingham, B1 1BN Tickets £5/ £3.50 Book online at: ti.to/pkbham/ArtsAndScienceFestival PechaKucha is a simple presentation format whereby you show 20 images, each for 20 seconds. The images advance automatically and you talk along to the images. The format is designed to stop waffling and tedious SECONDS PowerPoint and encourage creativity and playfulness. EXHIBITIOns PechaKucha is an international network of events originating at the Klein Dytham architecture firm in Tokyo in 2003. You never know what to expect at a PK night and that’s the beauty of them. For Arts & Science Festival, PechaKucha Birmingham presents a ‘land’ and ‘water’ themed event, and features a mix of speakers including University of Birmingham academics, and indeed anyone who wants to present. If that’s you, please get in touch by emailing [email protected] AND Presented by PechaKucha Birmingham in partnership with Arts & Science Festival. EVents SLIDES – 9 – EXHIBITIONS & EvENTS KELP ROAD IMAGES OF RESEARCH Monday 13 – Friday 17 March, Tuesday 14 – Friday 17 March, How do you sum up your life as a post- Exhibition continues to 5 May 2017 09.00 – 20.00 graduate researcher in a single image? 10.00 – 18.00 daily Staff House, Foyer R24 That’s the challenge that we have set our Bramall Music Building, Ground and Free postgraduate researchers at the University of Birmingham. First Floor Foyer R12 Researchers from across disciplines Free have shared their stories with us and the Kelp Road is the culmination of a collab- resulting images, which demonstrate the oration between sound artist Scott Wilson exciting projects our postgraduates are and visual artist Anne Parouty. Enter the working on, will be on display during the heart of the Bramall Music Building and festival. submerge yourself in a bubble of sea sound. Presented by University Graduate School. Look up and admire a kelp forest, created from a series of suspended cyanotypes. Drawing inspiration from a marine world that was here long before us, and will remain long after we are gone, this multi-sensory exhibition invites you to engage with the stories of kelp – from its importance to the marine ecosystem, to its role as a marker of climate change and our long-term planetary survival. Presented by Research & Cultural Collections. RELATED EVENTS • View original watercolours of the giant kelps of the North Pacific and hear how they found their way to Birmingham. See page 40 for details. • Join BEAST for a sea-themed concert to complement the exhibition. See page 7 for details. • Bioscientist Juliet Coates and artist Anne Parouty discuss the historical impact and Feeding the world with plant science, Chris Morgan, School of Biosciences. inspirational role of seaweed. See page 35 Winner of 2016 Images of Research competition. for details. Sugar Kelp (Saccharina latissima), Cyanotype, Anne Parouty, 2015 EXHIBITIONS & EvENTS – 10 – – 11 – EXHIBITIONS & EvENTS ichard Greswell ichard R © WHERE LAND MEETS SEA FAIRYTALES AND FABLES Monday 13 – Sunday 19 March, Scientist and photographer, Dr Richard Monday 13 – Sunday 19 March, Fire-breathing dragons, mermaids, flying Mon–Fri, 10.00 – 17.00 & Greswell, presents an exhibition of photo- Exhibition continues to 2 March 2018 horses and earth spirits introduce a weird Sat–Sun, 12.00 – 17.00 graphy exploring our coastline, in which 10.00 – 16.30 daily and wonderful world where anything is the geology of our island nation is uniquely possible. Lapworth Museum of Geology R4 exposed. The relentless interaction between Winterbourne House & Garden G12 Join us for this magical exhibition Free the sea and rock create countless and ever- Admission £7/6. Free for University exploring the elemental themes of earth, air, changing landforms, shapes and textures. staff and students with valid ID card. fire and water in Victorian and Edwardian The work is inspired by the idea that fairytale illustrations by artists including art and science are not opposites, but part Arthur Rackham and Kate Greenaway. of the same continuum of human creativity. A family-friendly trail invites you to In both natural sciences and visual arts, use your imagination while exploring it is careful observation and a quest to Winterbourne’s beautiful gardens. understand the world around us that both Presented by Winterbourne House & inspires and informs.
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