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Five-star spa hotel picks students’ art for walls Three students from Bath Spa University have been commissioned to produce a selection of artworks for the new five star Gainsborough Bath Spa Hotel in Bath. Students Stefanie Clark (BA Fine Art), Agnese Matteini (MA Fine Art) and April George (BA Creative Arts) have been selected to produce artwork for the hotel’s restaurant, private dining room and reception room respectively. The hotel, which is owned by YTL Hotels, commissioned New
York-based Champalimaud Designs as its interior designer, who agreed to run a competition to give Bath Spa students the chance to create artwork for the hotel. The initial proposal included only one commission for the restaurant and five students were shortlisted to present their work to a 10-person panel. But the panel was so impressed with the students’ work, they decided to commission three students to produce three works of art.
Learn Polish ■ Languages in Bath is launching Polish for Beginners this autumn, a fun and practical introduction to the language, led by native Polish speaker Hanna, pictured. She will be teaching useful vocabulary for getting by in everyday situations on a visit to Poland and cultural insights. The school, which is based at St Gregory’s School near the Odd Down Park and Ride, also runs lessons in German, French, Spanish, Italian and Chinese for beginners and for more advanced students. Hanna is also running classes for people who are learning English as an adult and want to improve their skills. Students will follow a structured course with clear and achievable goals. Visit: www.languagesinbath. co.uk, or tel: 07894 913322.
COMMISSIONED: work by Stefanie Clark Tickets are on sale for the Bath Young Musician of the Year 2013, a Mid-Somerset Festival event, being staged on Wednesday 6 November at 7.30pm, The Pump Room, Bath. Now in its 26th year, the competition features five young local musicians, all high achievers in the Mid-Somerset Festival. The five finalists are: Kirsty Chaplin, piano, Lizzie Daniels, violin, Matthew Davies, euphonium, Harriet Garner, soprano and Leah Long, cello. Oliver Sourbut, winner of Bath Young Musician 2012, will also perform. Many previous winners have gone on to enjoy successful careers in music. Tickets, £10 or £5 (18 and under) from Bath Box Office, tel: 01225 463362 or visit: www.bathboxoffice.org.uk. For more details visit: www.midsomersetfestival.org.uk.
Choices for 14 – 19 year olds St Brendan’s Sixth Form College, City of Bristol and SGS, have got together with Bristol University, Bristol City Council, the National Apprenticeship Service and local employers to run a Careers Fair for Bristol and the surrounds on Tuesday 8 October, 5.30pm – 8pm, at the Council House,
Congratulations to King Edward’s School in Bath which College Green central Bristol. The has made it to the Sunday Times fair is for young people age 14-19 list of top 10 schools in the south west of England. KES was the and their parents to discover the only Bath school to feature in the options available to them. It is a group, which included some free event with representatives from apprenticeship organisations, selective grammar schools, several independent schools, and employers, FE colleges, sixth which was based on last year’s forms, and universities and there public exams results. will be talks on various topics.
Theatre schools build team work and confidence The Tracy King Theatre School in Grove Street takes children from the ages of six to 17 and teaches them how to sing, dance and act. Joining a drama group can give children the skills and confidence needed for the stage and screen, and for everyday life too. At the Grove Street sessions students learn a range of skills, including musical theatre and pop singing, drama and improvisation, jazz and street dance – with the option of taking Musical Theatre Trinity Exams. Students also take part in professional auditions and performances in theatres and at public events. Every term concludes with a performance with recent shows and projects including Annie, Fame, Seussical, and The Jungle Book. Students have also recorded a CD and are featured on the BBC Children In Need album performing with Lee Mead and Hayley Westenra. The school was established in 2001 and all staff are recognised specialist tutors from the performing arts world. To book a free trial session, visit: www.bathtkts.com or tel: 07990 527299. 72 THEBATHMAGAZINE
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● When the Curtain Up theatre school opened in Bath in 2003, brothers Thomas and Andrew Robertson were among the first youngsters who joined the Saturday workshops at St Gregory’s School. The pair attended weekly until Tom left to study drama at UWE leaving brother Andrew as a student. When Curtain Up was offered a leaving gift it decided the Tom Robertson Award for Commitment would be a fitting tribute, as Tom was always in his classes, ready and eager to learn. The award fits with the ethos of Curtain Up and will be presented to future students who show the same enthusiasm to learn as Tom Robertson always did in his classes.