Creative Futures 2014

Creative Futures

The Amphitheatre Fund The Bath Spa Amphitheatre is an exciting, new creative performance space. Set in Newton Park’s Capability Brown landscape, the 150-seat theatre will stage productions by students for the enjoyment of the Bath and regional community.

The Amphitheatre Fund has been launched to provide grants to our music and performing arts students, to further their work, as well as bursaries to any Bath Spa student needing support.

For just £150 you can name a seat in the amphitheatre for a minimum of 15 years, and make a donation in support of The Amphitheatre Fund.

“Bath Spa University is a wonderful, creative and inspiring place for a student to study and learn their craft. I have huge respect for what it achieves. It is a pleasure to be patron of, and first donor to, The Amphitheatre Fund.”

Fay Weldon, CBE, FRSL, Professor of Creating Writing at Bath Spa University For further information contact daro@bathspa.ac.uk.

welcome Welcome to Creative Futures 2014 – a season of screenings, performances, events and degree shows, which celebrate Bath Spa University’s fresh creative talent.

Featuring the work of graduating students from right across the creative and cultural industries, including heritage, design, fashion, film, music, performing arts, photography, textiles and visual arts, Creative Futures 2014 highlights just some of the expertise emerging from Bath Spa University this year.

We are excited to present such a diverse programme of artistic events and very much look forward to sharing with you the extremely high quality of work produced by our enterprising staff and students.

PROFESSOR CHRISTINA SLADE VICE-CHANCELLOR, BATH SPA UNIVERSITY

Front cover: Alexandra Cherrett, BA Fashion Design graduate 2013 Louise Cresswell-Smales, third year BA Textile Design for Fashion & Interiors Back cover: Laura Osgood, third year BA Textile Design for Fashion & Interiors

The Jungle Book Thursday 15 – Saturday 17 May 2014 VENUE: The Egg Theatre, Saw Close,

Bath BA1 1ET TIME:

7.30pm

PRICE: £7.50 (£6 children and students)

from Theatre Royal Box Office

Rudyard Kipling’s magical tale of ‘man-cub’ Mowgli’s adventures in the jungle are brought to life in this all-singing, all-dancing production.

With new adventures hidden behind every tree, you’ll meet Baloo the bear, Bagheera the panther and many more, as our hero must decide whether he belongs in the world of men or the kingdom of animals.

Just make sure you watch out for the terrible tiger, Shere Khan! The Jungle Book has been adapted for stage by Stuart Paterson.

Presented by graduating students from Bath Spa University’s Acting and Theatre Production programmes.

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Party in the City Friday 16 May 2014 VENUE: Burdall’s Yard 7a Anglo Terrace,

Bath BA1 5NH TIME:

6.15pm onwards

PRICE: Free admission

(no booking required)

An evening of music ranging from jazz to madrigals. Part of Bath International Music Festival’s night of free events that brings the city to life with music, parades and dancing.

6.15pm – Kirsty Folan Acoustic set by students from Commercial Music and MA Songwriting courses.

7.00pm – Stevie Rae Stephens Acoustic set by students from our Commerical Music and MA Songwriting courses.

7.15pm – Madrigal Group Beautiful music from the Renaissance, Baroque and more performed by talented young singers from Bath Spa University.

7:45 – Bianca Obino Acoustic set by students from our Commercial Music and MA Songwriting courses.

8.00pm – Chamber Wind Ensemble Classical and contemporary music for clarinets, flutes and horns.

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6.30pm – Big Band Starting the night with a blast of Big Band jazz, including music from the last 80 years performed by Bath Spa University students.

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Open Space Friday 16 – Saturday 17 May 2014 Scan to book tickets: VENUE: University Theatre, Newton Park

campus, Newton St Loe,

Bath BA2 9BN TIME:

7.30pm

PRICE: £10; Concessions £8;

Under-16s £5

Two evenings of exciting new contemporary dance that showcases the creativity of Bath Spa University’s dance students.

The work is created and performed by dancers from all years and includes a newly commissioned group dance created by internationally renowned dance artist Marina Collard. This is a great opportunity to see the breadth of performance work that is generated from these talented young artists.

Dance image photography by Chris Lewis-Smith

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Did you know? Bath Spa dance graduates have moved into a wide range of roles, including dance teachers and practitioners, choreographers, film-making, dance movement therapists, digital media specialists and events managers.

CREATIVE WRITING

& Publishing DEGREE SHOW 21st MAY at Commons, Newton Park Campus 5.30-8pm

Bath Spa’s Alternative Magazine milk. magazine covers a range of topics from seasonal cookery to emerging artists and bands; world politics to health and lifestyle. The team work with students across the university to produce innovative content across multiple platforms.

Annual print edition out now. milkonline.org.uk @milkbathspa

Creative music technology Showcase Wednesday 21 May 2014 VENUE: Burdall’s Yard, 7a Anglo Terrace,

Bath BA1 5NH TIME:

7.00pm

PRICE: £3

Encounter a diverse selection of original work by Bath Spa University’s final-year Creative Music Technology students. Through composition and multi-media, this work blurs interdisciplinary boundaries. Graduates from this course include highly regarded DJs, producers and composers, and continue to be at the centre of Bristol’s internationally renowned definers of music genres.

“Your Creative Music Technology student’s prodigious audio talents, combined with the creative skills of our own team, brings a hugely positive effect into the business.

As a company, his excellence, commitment and passion has seen our audio production move up a level.”

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Blithe Spirit Thursday 22 – Saturday 24 May 2014

VENUE: University Theatre, Newton Park

campus, Newton St Loe,

Bath BA2 9BN TIME:

7.30pm

PRICE: £10; Concessions £8;

Under-16s £5

A supernatural comedy classic about love, marriage and feuding wives! Researching for his next book, novelist Charles Condomine and his wife Ruth invite Madame Arcati, medium extraordinaire, to conduct a séance. But Charles gets more than he bargained for when the ghost of his first wife Elvira bursts into the room. Elvira wastes no time telling Charles that Ruth is not the wife for him, while Ruth tries to get Elvira to return to the spirit world. With the battle-lines drawn, comedy chaos is bound to follow.

Presented by graduating students from Bath Spa University’s Acting and Theatre Production programmes.

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Partner College Student Shows Many students can study Foundation Degrees at their local FE college or at one of our specialist education partners. Although based in the colleges, the students are Bath Spa University students and many apply to progress to the third year of an appropriate Honours degree at Bath Spa University when they complete their Foundation Degree. Our regional partnerships are very important to us and you can experience the creative talent across the region at the end-of-year shows below.

Thursday 15 May 2014 Weston College: Graphic Design Show VENUE: Paintworks, Bath Road, Bristol BS4 3EH TIME: 10.00am–5.00pm PRICE: Free admission

Tuesday 17 – Friday 27 June 2014 Weston College: Exhibition VENUE: Weston College, University Campus, Loxton Road, Weston-super-Mare BS23 4QU TIME: 10.00am–5.00pm PRICE: Free admission

City of Bath College

Diverse Format Show Saturday 24 – Tuesday 27 May 2014 VENUE: 32 Southgate Street ,

Bath BA1 1TP TIME:

10.00am - 5.00pm

PRICE: Free admission

Diverse Format is the final show of the Foundation Degree in Digital Design featuring graphics, photography and illustration work.

The exhibition showcases a broad range of creative flavours that will definitely have something for everyone. Open to anyone interested in design and the visual arts

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‘WE ARE BATH’

Community Media Exhibition Thursday 29 May 2014

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VENUE: Museum of Bath at Work,

Camden Works, Julian Road,

Bath BA1 2RH TIME:

10.30am–5.00pm (museum admission prices apply) and 6.00-8.00pm (free admission to evening event)

This exhibition showcases We Are Bath - a project by BA Media Communications students from Bath Spa University involving Bath residents in an online sharing experience. We Are Bath is an interactive platform for members of the community to share their memories through stories and pictures. The promotional film for the project was made by fellow Bath Spa students through their company Old Trunk Media, and examples of their film and documentary storytelling projects will be shared.

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Great Expectations

Thursday 29 – Saturday 31 May 2014

VENUE: University Theatre, Newton Park

campus, Newton St Loe,

Bath BA2 9BN TIME:

Great Expectations, by Charles Dickins, is adapted for stage by Theresa Heskins.

7.30pm

PRICE: £10; Concessions £8;

Under-16s £5

Pip’s life changes forever after a terrifying encounter with escaped convict, Magwitch. Travelling from the foggy marshes of Kent, to the bright lights of London, on his quest to fulfil his “great expectations” Pip encounters the cruel Estella, the effervescent Herbert Pocket and the bitter-hearted Miss Havisham.

Through poverty, violence and hope, to fortunes won and lost, this great work of English Literature comes to life in this moving and fast-paced adaptation.

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Free Range 2014 Thursday 29 May – Monday 14 July 2014 VENUE: The Old Truman Brewery, 91 Brick Lane, London E1 6QL TIME:

10.00am–7.00pm

Fridays to Sundays 10.00am–4.00pm Mondays

PRICE: Free admission

A season of FREE graduate Art & Design shows, showcasing the best new fashion, design, photography, interiors and architecture in the largest graduate show in Europe. A one-stop shop for work by graduates from regional arts institutions with something for everyone.

Art & Design Week includes work from Bath Spa University’s BA Fine Art courses from 3–7 July 2014 in F Block T3.

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Graduate Fashion Week 2014 Saturday 31 May – Tuesday 3 June 2014 VENUE: The Old Truman Brewery,

91 Brick Lane, London E1 6QL TIME:

Bath Boutique Show,

Monday 2 June, 12.30pm

This 4-day event hosts the creation and work of over 1,000 graduates from the most inspiring and influential fashion universities across the UK – including Bath Spa University – as well as internationally. Attracting over 20,000 guests each June, the event features 22 catwalk shows, over 40 university exhibitions and an acclaimed Gala Award show.

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Did you know? Fashion Design graduate Lauren Mather was a finalist in an M&S Best of British competition run by the British Fashion Council Colleges Council, Stephanie Kitchen won the Fashion Awareness Direct Competition in 2013 and Benjamin Callery was runner-up in 2014.

Plus Minus ensemble Monday 2 June 2014 VENUE: Michael Tippett Centre,

Newton Park campus,

Bath BA2 9BN TIME:

7.30pm

PRICE: Free admission

(no booking required)

Composers who have written pieces for the group include Laurence Crane, Bryn Harrison, Stefan Van Eycken, David Helbich, Michael Finnissy, James Saunders, Joanna Bailie, Trond Reinholdtsen, Damien Ricketson, Ă˜yvind Torvund and Erik Ulman.

Two work-in-progress performances of new compositions by Bath Spa University Music students.

Plus-Minus is an Anglo/Belgium octet committed to presenting new work alongside landmark modern repertoire. Formed in 2003 by Joanna Bailie and Matthew Shlomowitz, Plus Minus is distinguished by its interest in avant-garde, conceptual, and experimental open instrumentation pieces such as Stockhausen‘s 1963 classic, from which the group takes its name.

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commercial music graduate Showcase Tuesday 3 June 2014 VENUE: Burdall’s Yard, 7a Anglo Terrace,

Bath BA1 5NH TIME:

8.00pm

PRICE: £3

Bath Spa University’s graduating Commercial Music singers, instrumentalists and songwriters showcase their unique talents in an event where audiences can hear the music industry talent of tomorrow. Graduates from this course include guitarist Mike Dawes, up-and-coming bands Plastic Mermaids and No Ceremony plus members of Kill It Kid and The Heavy.

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Did you know? Graduates from our Commercial Music course have secured jobs in the music industry with the likes of Universal Music, Abbey Road Studios, Mercury Records, Warp Records, Sony BMG and Disney.

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Artswork

Media Showcase 2014 Wednesday 4 – Friday 6 June 2014 VENUE: Paintworks Event Space,

Paintworks, Bath Road,

Bristol BS4 3EH TIMES: 12noon–9.00pm 4th June

10.00am–9.00pm 5th June

10.00am–3.00pm 6th June

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PRICE: Free admission

Artswork Media is a digital media production company based at Paintworks and run by final year students of BA (Hons) Creative Media Practice. This showcase reflects the portfolio of work they undertake for a wide range of clients as well as their own personal professional practice in a wide range of media from short films to web design.

Since its launch in 2008, Artswork Media has seen many of its graduates recruited each year by Endemol, Google, Universal Music, Evolutions, Brobuild, Hibert Harwood, Highlight PR, and many other media companies.

Global Academy of Liberal Arts (GALA) Public Lecture Friday 6 June 2014 VENUE: Commons, Newton Park campus,

Newton St Loe, Bath BA2 9BN TIME:

10.00am–11.30am

PRICE: Free admission

Professor Liz Coleman, Director of the Centre for the Advancement of Public Action, was formerly President of Bennington College (USA), one of the world’s leading liberal arts providers, from 1987 to 2013. Her talk marks the launch of the Global Academy of Liberal Arts, a global network of creativity spanning national and cultural boundaries.

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Bath School of Art & Design Degree Show Saturday 7June – Sunday 15 June 2014 VENUE: Sion Hill campus & Dartmouth

Avenue Studios TIME:

10.00am–5.00pm exhibition

open to the public daily

PRICE: Free admission

Industry event: Friday 6June 8.30am– 10.30am (Sion Hill) and 10.30am–12.30am (Dartmouth Avenue), by invitation only Private view: Friday 6June 6.00pm–9.00pm (Sion Hill) and 7.00pm–10.00pm (Dartmouth Avenue), by invitation only

Spread over 10 days and two venues, the Art & Design Degree Show features the exciting output from graduating students in Graphic Communication, Textile & Fashion Design, Photography & Digital Media, 3D Design, Creative Arts and Fine Art. The Bath School of Art & Design was founded more than 160 years ago and has a successful history and an international reputation for creativity and innovation. The School provides students with the opportunity to work with a wide range of internationally recognised art and design practitioners and thinkers.

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Universities Week 2014: Discover Creativity, Culture & Enterprise Monday 9 – Saturday 14 June 2014 VENUE: various across Bath and Wiltshire PRICE: Free admission

During Universities Week, Bath Spa University will be runnning a series of inspiring events to show the impact university research can have on business, society, and culture.

The aim is to open up a national conversation about the role universities play in everyday life.

Events will include a series of business breakfasts, creativity workshops, eco-walks, interactive exhibitions and talks, and an Equality & Diversity Festival.

We invite you to come along and be inspired!

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the future of business Events for Managing Directors and SMEs in BANES and Wiltshire

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The Future of Leisure & Culture

n Business breakfasts, Bath city centre

n Eco-walks in BANES and Wiltshire for ramblers, environmentalists, rural residents

n Creative Approaches to Leadership workshop, The Commons, Bath Spa University Newton Park campus, Newton St Loe, Bath BA2 9BN

n The Policing of Ethics conference for police commissioners and policymakers, Bath Spa University, Corsham Court campus, Corsham

n FutureKammer talks and exhibition for arts and museum lovers, The Holburne Museum, Bath

n SenseAbility Equality & Diversity Festival with workshops, talks and arts events for Corsham residents, arts practitioners and E&D managers, Pound Arts Corsham / Bath Spa University Corsham Court campus

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n Interactive art installation for 20-40 year old young professionals and art lovers, Burdell’s Yard, Bath n Literary Tourism Conference for literary scholars and those involved with literary societies and the tourism industry

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The Best of Drama Studies Wednesday 11 June 2014 VENUE: University Theatre, Newton Park

campus, Newton St Loe,

Bath BA2 9BN TIME:

6.00pm

PRICE: £8; Concessions £6;

Under-16s £5

Three provocative, stimulating and exciting productions directed, performed and presented by Bath Spa University Drama Studies and Theatre Production students.

Showcasing the most outstanding work produced by the Drama Studies course.

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Did you know? Acting graduates have established theatre companies with performances in London, Edinburgh and the South West, and have secured work in film and TV like C4’s ‘Skins’ and Tim Burton’s ‘Dark Shadows’.

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gala concert Friday 13 June 2014 VENUE: The Assembly Rooms,

Bennett Street, Bath BA2 2QH TIME:

7.30pm

PRICE: £12; Concessions £10;

Under-16s £6

Students from Bath Spa University’s Department of Music celebrate the end of the academic year with their popular, annual Gala Concert, featuring the University’s Symphony Orchestra, Choir, Wind Band and Georgian band.

Did you know? Bath Spa graduate, Alistair King, is Resident Composer with the Amadeus Orchestra – one of the world’s foremost training orchestras for young professionals and music students. As an orchestrator/ composer/conductor, he’s written music for a range of film and TV soundtracks, including Shrek, Harry Potter and Downton Abbey.

The programme will include highlights from Bizet’s Carmen as well as concerto performances by graduating students.

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engaging with business • RECRUIT fresh talent • DEVELOP your business • INFLUENCE the future • REACH new markets Did you know? You could shape the future of your industry by sharing your experience and insights as a mentor to one of our students.

“We took on a Bath Spa graphic communications student following a very successful student mentoring experience.

This has worked out really well and he is currently working and delivering on paid projects. We’ve been impressed by his professionalism and ‘can do’ attitude, plus his attention to detail – an excellent testament to the student and the grounding provided at Bath Spa”.

Roger Proctor, MD, Proctor & Stevenson

Whether you are looking for graduates for internships, need volunteers or are offering work-based placement experience, inject fresh talent and bring new ideas to your business with a Bath Spa University placement student.

“In the last three years, we have recruited three high quality Bath Spa students in either student placements or graduate internships – with two going on to join us full time. On each occasion, we have been delighted with the level of enthusiasm, capability and comparative intelligence from each recruit.”

Simon Barbato, MD, Mr B & Friends Creative Ltd

To discuss mentoring or placement opportunities in your organisation, contact enterprise@bathspa.ac.uk

Graduate Fashion Show 17 June 2014 VENUE: Assembly Rooms, Bennett Street,

Bath BA 2QH TIME:

3.30pm and 7.30pm

PRICE: £6

The Graduate Fashion Show is the culmination of work completed on the BA (Hons) Fashion Design course and showcases the final collections designed, created and made by the students. These collections will be showcased on professional catwalk models from London and the show will be directed by an internationallyrenowned producer. Don’t miss this opportunity to see the work of the designers of tomorrow!

Did you know? BA Fashion Design graduate successes include Alanna Hill’s internship with Tom Ford and Rebecca Head’s Apparel Designer role for Timfishdesign Ltd’s award winning consultancy for outdoor and sportswear.

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New Designers 2014 25 June – 5 July 2014 VENUE: Business Design Centre,

London N1 0QH TIME:

10.00am - 5.30pm

PRICE: various

New Designers is the UK’s most important graduate design exhibition, full of innovation and fresh thinking. The show sees over 3,000 of the most talented, newly graduated designers from the UK’s leading universities come together to showcase the future of design and creativity. Representing Bath Spa University, five third year BA (Hons) Textile Design for Fashion & Interiors students will be participating in Week One on stand T18.

Did you know? BA Textile Design for Fashion & Interiors graduate, Emily Cant, has a window dedicated to her work in Heals, London and is now established with her own business ‘Badgers of Bohemia’.

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D&AD New Blood Tuesday 1 – Thursday 3 July 2014 VENUE: Old Spitalfields Market,

Brushfield Street,

Spitalfields E1 6AA TIME:

10.00am–6.00pm

PRICE: Free admission

– open to all graduating students

D&AD – home of the talented and skilled, the imaginative and the curious – all creative life is here.

This event will showcase this year’s brightest crop of graduating talent, including the work of graduates from Bath Spa University’s BA Graphic Communication course.

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Forest of the Imagination Friday 11 – Monday 14 July 2014 EVENT INFORMATION at www.forestofimagination.com

A 4-day contemporary arts event in the city of Bath that promises to be unforgettable.

The long term vision is to celebrate and champion contemporary arts in Bath, firing our collective imagination and creativity with a vision for a new permanent space in the city for arts, film and making.

So, come and help us put Bath on the map for contemporary arts and shape the future commitment to the arts and creativity. We look forward to seeing you in the Forest!

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Acknowledgements The Creative Futures 2014 brochure contains examples of work by the following Bath Spa University students and graduates: BA Fashion Design Alexandra Cherrett Benjamin Callery Emily Lynch Lauren Mather Stephanie Kitchen BA Graphic Communication Alicia Smith Carl Godfrey Rebecca Bagley BA Textile Design for Fashion & Interiors Charlotte Raven Emily Cant Fiona Coupe Laura Osgood Lisa Dillon Natacha Halpin

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