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Degree Show edition Lancashire Arts A guide to events and exhibitions May - August 2019 INTRODUCTION WHAT’S ON The Faculty of Culture and the Creative Industries is excited to present the May pg 4-16 • Graham Massey and Toolshed Degree Show edition of the Lancashire Arts booklet, showcasing the amazing • Social Fusion Funnel • Worldwise Samba Drummers talent and dedication of our creative students, staff and collaborators. • Preston People’s Choir You will find an extensive programme of degree shows, performances, • Preston Scratch Band • Jay’s Jazz Jam exhibitions, workshops and events, appealing to a range of audiences – many • Preston People’s Choir • Border Morris Dancing of which are free to attend. We are also delighted to be hosting the second • Borders and Boundaries • Making Presence Felt Preston Jazz and Improvisation Festival during the first week in June, in • I’m Here • Tea Time Jazz partnership with Preston City Council and supported by Arts Council England. • FutureSound • Jazz Guitar Double Header The festival is set to bring Preston alive with jazz with performances and • Border Morris Dancing (until August) • Conga Drumming Course workshops led by internationally renowned artists as well as local musicians. • Preston Samba Dancers • A Day of Django • Rhythm Jam See our Degree Shows at their most vibrant, • Gondwana 10 • Embodying Health • Creative Prayer: Don’t Worry! save Thursday 13 June in your calendar! • Creative Prayer: Psalm 23 • Degree Shows • The Finale • Preston Samba Dancers This is the date of our Private View where you are welcome to join our students as • Sweet Charity they celebrate with friends, family and industry. The Private View launches at 5.30pm • Worldwise Holiday Languages • King Charles in our Harrington Building social space and then swiftly moves to the multiple Degree • Creative Prayer: The Lord’s Prayer • Lancashire Fringe Festival Show venues across the Preston Campus, which you can tour around at your leisure • The STEAM Children’s Book Prize until approximately 9.00pm. The Degree Shows include work of students from our • Digital Legacy • Preston Youth Dance Company Auditions • Swerve 2019 architecture, design, fashion, fine art and media courses. Contrary to the name, all are • Grow Me a Home welcome to the Private View and refreshments will be available. The Degree Shows • Ripe Events Scratch Night remain open to visitors until Sunday 23 June, which coincides with our Open Day. • UK Creativity Researcher’s Conference 2019 July pg 46-49 • In Motion So plenty of opportunity to view the exciting and unique work our students have • Conference: The Present and Future produced – providing prospective students and the local community alike with the • Queer All About It! of Music Law and Practice opportunity to engage in the arts. • Derelict Mayhem • Conversing with Minimoog With more than 70 events to choose from in this Degree Show edition, we hope there is • Creative Prayer: Marvellously Made • Preston People’s Choir something that encourages you to pay us a visit and if you do please share your photos • Cold Bath Street with very special guest • Worldwise Samba Drummers Carl Palmer and comments with #UCLanLancsArts • Caryl Phillips • MixrUPt Live Stream Workshop Jam • Conga Drumming Course June pg 17-45 • Creative Prayer: Come and Rest @UCLanLancsArts • Border Morris Dancing • Jazz in the Museum • Pleasure Prom • Jazz on the Flag Market Discover more University events: • Creative Prayer: You Are Loved uclan.ac.uk/whatson • Jazz in the Market • Jazz in the Park August pg 51 • Something for Everyone Taster @UCLanWhatsOn • Border Morris Dancing Workshop Day • MA Fine Art Degree Show Faculty of • Improvisation Workshop CULTURE AND The University would like to thank Arts THE CREATIVE Council England for their support of the INDUSTRIES Preston Jazz and Improvisation Festival. 2 #UCLanLancsArts #UCLanLancsArts 3 Preston People’s Choir Every Tuesday, May 7 May until 30 July UCLan Something for Everyone Project 7.00pm The Preston People’s Choir, led by Moira Hill, meet every Tuesday evening 2 hours Every Wednesday, to sing arrangements of popular songs and folk songs from around the £3-£6 based on ability Worldwise Samba Drummers 1 May until 19 June world. This is a natural voice choir meaning that all voices are welcome, to pay (first session free) UCLan Something for Everyone Project (except 15 May) there are no auditions, and no previous experience of music-making is required. The songs are taught within the sessions by repeating back No booking required 6.00pm The Worldwise Samba Drummers is a community group open to lines sung by the choir leader. Those who want to can also take part in 8+ anyone who would like to drum, regardless of experience or ability. 2 hours the occasional performances given by the choir in Preston and beyond. The group plays high-energy music inspired by the samba and All children must be accompanied by a responsible adult. Media Factory, £3, first session free candomblé music of Brazil, and regularly perform around Lancashire. Room ME226 (second floor), All children must be accompanied by a responsible adult. No booking required UCLan, Kirkham Street, Preston PR1 2XY 8+ @UCLanJMP Media Factory, Room ME035 (ground floor), @JAMUCLAN UCLan, Kirkham Street, Preston PR1 2XY @UCLanJMP Thursday 9 May @WorldwiseSamba Borders and Boundaries Year 2 BA (Hons) Dance Performance and Teaching 1.00pm @JAMUCLAN Three vibrant new collaborative works in and around UCLan’s Preston 20 minutes Saturday 4 May Campus performed by Year 2 BA (Hons) Dance Performance and Free Preston Scratch Band and Saturday 18 May Teaching students. The performance times and locations are as follows: No booking required Jon Aveyard, Anna Debbage and the 11.00am 1.00pm – Victoria Building, PR1 Gallery UCLan Something for Everyone Project 8+ 2 hours 3.30pm and 4.00pm – Media Factory, Room ME020 (ground floor) Bring your instrument, bring your voice, or use the provided percussion Victoria Building, instruments. Preston Scratch Band is an opportunity to play popular Donations requested UCLan, Adelphi Street, Preston PR1 7HD songs in a welcoming and accessible group where the emphasis is on No booking required having a good time rather than strictly getting all the notes right. Media Factory, The group use books providing lyrics, melodies and chords for songs 8+ UCLan, Kirkham Street, Preston PR1 2XY such as ‘Space Oddity’, ‘Sunny Afternoon’ and ‘Walk of Life.’ Media Factory, All children must be accompanied by a responsible adult. Room ME226 (second floor), @UCLanJMP UCLan, Kirkham Street, @DanceUCLan Preston PR1 2XY @DanceUCLan @UCLanJMP @JAMUCLAN @JAMUCLAN @DanceUCLan 4 MAY EVENTS #UCLanLancsArts #UCLanLancsArts MAY EVENTS 5 Thursday 9 May Friday 10 May and I’m Here Border Morris Dancing Friday 24 May Year 3 BA (Hons) Dance Performance and Teaching 12.00pm Brigantii Border Morris 7.00pm 20 minutes I’m Here, 16 women irrefutably state the claim of I’m Here - they have Border Morris originated from dances performed on the Welsh and 2 hours been there, they are probably going somewhere tomorrow, but right Free English border and is characterised by the wearing of brightly coloured now, they’re here. Their time and timing shifts - it syncopates, it dances jackets made of tattered fabric and decorated top hats, along with Free No booking required lightly on top, it eases, it rests, it eventually thumps and goes with. painted faces and participants dance by clashing long sticks and stepping. No booking required Buoyed by memory and each other all of them… here, now. 8+ Brigantii Border Morris, formed in 2018, is a new side and the group 12+ PR1 Gallery, has a lot of fun developing completely new dances. Some members are Victoria Building, UCLan, experienced, others have never danced before. The groups perform at Media Factory, Room ME210 (second floor), Adelphi Street, Preston a variety of events, including festivals and carnivals and invite anyone to PR1 7HD UCLan, Kirkham Street. come along and have a go. Complete beginners welcome, as well as Preston PR1 2XY @UCLanJMP anyone interested in joining the band as a musician or percussionist. @DanceUCLan It is great fun and excellent exercise. [email protected] @DanceUCLan @UCLanJMP @PR1Gallery @JAMUCLAN @JAMUCLAN @DanceUCLan Friday 10 May FutureSound until Sunday 12 May BA (Hons) Music Performance Various FutureSound is the culmination of the music course at UCLan, Various where third year students showcase their final performances over Preston Samba Dancers Saturday 11 May the FutureSound weekend. FutureSound kicks off with an evening Free Anna James and the UCLan Something for Everyone Project 10.00am of installations by Year 2 students, ahead of an eclectic weekend of No booking required performances by final year students, with a mix of contemporary and This is a welcoming, fun and accessible group that is open to all, 2 hours specialist music. In addition to third year performances, FutureSound 6+ regardless of ability or experience. With community dance practitioner includes performances ranging from Year 1 undergraduate to master’s £3 Media Factory, Anna James, learn dance sequences inspired by the samba and students. The event starts at 6.00pm on Friday and at 1.00pm on (various rooms), UCLan, candomblé dances of Brazil. Those who want to can show off their No booking required Saturday and Sunday and finishes at 10.00pm on all three days. Kirkham Street, Preston PR1 2XY dance moves at performances later in the year alongside the Worldwise 8+ Samba Drummers. All children must be accompanied throughout by a @UCLanJMP responsible adult. Media Factory, Room ME215 (second floor), @JAMUCLAN UCLan, Kirkham Street, Preston PR1 2XY @UCLanJMP @PrestonSambaDancers @JAMUCLAN 6 MAY EVENTS #UCLanLancsArts #UCLanLancsArts MAY EVENTS 7 Saturday 11 May Tuesday 14 May Rhythm Jam The Finale and Thursday 16 May Tim Saunders and UCLan Something for Everyone Project 1.30pm Year 3 BA (Hons) Contemporary Theatre and Performance 7.00pm 2 hours This is a chance to join a lively group of people having a musical The Finale showcase will provide two nights of enjoyable, entertaining 3 hours jam together.