Cultural Events - February to June 2010 - University of Ulster
Cultural Events - February to June 2010 - University of Ulster
Cultural Events - February to June 2010 - University of Ulster
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Feb—Jun 10<br />
cultural<br />
events
www.culture.ulster.ac.uk<br />
The <strong>University</strong>’s <strong>Cultural</strong> Development Department delivers a varied<br />
programme <strong>of</strong> arts and cultural events on all four campuses throughout the<br />
year in association with staff and external partners. The events and initiatives<br />
included in this brochure are closely allied <strong>to</strong> the arts related teaching and<br />
research in which the <strong>University</strong> is engaged and showcase just some <strong>of</strong> the<br />
creative talent and ability emanating from the <strong>University</strong> as well as featuring<br />
visiting artists and practitioners <strong>of</strong> international distinction.<br />
We very much look forward <strong>to</strong> welcoming you <strong>to</strong> some <strong>of</strong> the events over<br />
the next few months.<br />
Cover artwork: ceramic work by ceramist Peter Beard.<br />
All event details were correct at the time <strong>of</strong> going <strong>to</strong> print but may be<br />
subject <strong>to</strong> change. Please check our website or contact the relevant <strong>Cultural</strong><br />
Development Office for up-<strong>to</strong>-date information. Maps and directions <strong>to</strong> each<br />
campus are available from - www.ulster.ac.uk<br />
exhibitions<br />
art&design<br />
drama<br />
dance<br />
applied art<br />
music<br />
lectures<br />
book launches<br />
cultural heritage<br />
film/media<br />
digital arts<br />
Belfast<br />
Coleraine<br />
Jordans<strong>to</strong>wn<br />
Magee<br />
Feb—Jun 10
This 10 week short course in ceramics at the Belfast campus is<br />
taught by potter Stephen Farnan. Participants will get <strong>to</strong> work<br />
on the potter’s wheel, as well as trying out other making methods<br />
such as modelling, coiling/slab building and casting. A selection<br />
<strong>of</strong> work will also be fired and glazed.<br />
Stephen Farnan<br />
Ceramic Short Course<br />
6.00pm––9.00pm<br />
Ceramics Studio<br />
Belfast campus<br />
Enrolment Fee: £100.00/£85.00 conc<br />
for students. Capacity limited. Booking<br />
required. To book contact the <strong>Cultural</strong><br />
Development Office on (028) 9026 7285<br />
or k.gordon@ulster.ac.uk<br />
Mon 25 Jan—Fri 29 Jan<br />
applied art<br />
This new guitar trio featuring three <strong>of</strong> the UK’s most outstanding young jazz<br />
musicians <strong>of</strong>fers an exciting and original sound. Since returning <strong>to</strong> Ireland<br />
following graduation from Berklee College <strong>of</strong> Music in 2006, award-winning<br />
guitarist Mark McKnight has established a reputation as one <strong>of</strong> Ireland’s<br />
leading jazz musicians and is developing a growing international standing<br />
with his fluent playing and strongly melodic compositions. He is joined<br />
by Scottish double bassist Euan Bur<strong>to</strong>n, noted for his <strong>to</strong>uring work with<br />
some <strong>of</strong> New York’s most influential band leaders including Ari Hoenig<br />
and Jonathan Kreisberg, and a rising star <strong>of</strong> UK drumming, London’s<br />
James Maddren, who has performed with Mark Copland and<br />
Stan Sulzmann.<br />
The trio’s performances move between reinterpretation <strong>of</strong> the standard<br />
reper<strong>to</strong>ire and a new programme <strong>of</strong> McKnight’s original compositions.<br />
Mark McKnight Guitar Trio<br />
8.00pm<br />
The Octagon<br />
Coleraine campus<br />
Admission: £5/£4 conc/£2 students<br />
and those receiving benefits.<br />
Contact the <strong>Cultural</strong> Development Office<br />
on (028) 7032 4449 or j.mackle@ulster.ac.uk<br />
Tues 2 Feb<br />
music
Pat Loughrey, former Direc<strong>to</strong>r <strong>of</strong> BBC Nations and Regions,<br />
launches the Centre for Media Research Spring Seminar Series.<br />
Recently appointed Warden at Goldsmiths, <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> London<br />
and currently Visiting Pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> Media Studies at <strong>Ulster</strong>, he will<br />
discuss how confidence and trust in public service broadcasting<br />
has been undermined in recent times and what should be done<br />
in order <strong>to</strong> res<strong>to</strong>re that trust.<br />
Centre for Media Research Seminar Series.<br />
Maintaining Trust: The Relationship<br />
between the Audience and the Broadcaster<br />
1.30pm<br />
The Barmouth Dining Room<br />
Coleraine campus<br />
Free admission. Contact the<br />
<strong>Cultural</strong> Development Office<br />
on (028) 7032 4449 or<br />
j.mackle@ulster.ac.uk<br />
Wed 3 Feb<br />
film&media<br />
Takeshi Yasuda is currently direc<strong>to</strong>r <strong>of</strong> the Porcelain Pottery Workshop in<br />
Jingdezhen, China. He is one <strong>of</strong> the foremost potters <strong>of</strong> the last twenty-five<br />
years, currently working in porcelain and celadon. His work is in galleries<br />
and museum collections throughout the world.<br />
Felicity Aylieff’s work crosses the boundaries <strong>of</strong> ceramics and sculpture.<br />
The large clay pieces are a result <strong>of</strong> ongoing personal enquiry in<strong>to</strong> material<br />
and form, and although the work has moved in<strong>to</strong> a more sculptural realm,<br />
its roots in pottery remain fundamental.<br />
Supported by the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Ulster</strong><br />
<strong>Cultural</strong> Development Support Scheme.<br />
Applied Arts Masterclass<br />
Takeshi Yakuda & Felicity Aylieff<br />
1.00pm––2.00pm<br />
<strong>Ulster</strong> Museum<br />
Belfast<br />
Free admission but capacity<br />
is limited. Advance booking<br />
advised. Contact 084560800.<br />
Wed 3 Feb & Thurs 4 Feb<br />
applied art
Eilidh Patterson<br />
1.00pm––2.00pm<br />
Mezzanine<br />
Jordans<strong>to</strong>wn campus<br />
Free admission. Contact the<br />
<strong>Cultural</strong> Development Office<br />
on (028) 9026 7285 or<br />
k.gordon@ulster.ac.uk<br />
Eilidh Patterson is a 25 year old singer/<br />
songwriter from Derry whose style is<br />
influenced by a combination <strong>of</strong> folk,<br />
country, gospel and bluegrass music.<br />
She is a unique talent, both as a writer<br />
and singer. Technically accomplished,<br />
her early immersion in music and<br />
formal training has, in recent years,<br />
been enhanced by tuition in Nashville.<br />
Her self-accompaniment on guitar<br />
is clean and precise and lyrically her<br />
compositions are fully alive, beguiling<br />
and beautiful.<br />
‘Eilidh has a voice as clear as the frosty<br />
night air and her self-penned songs<br />
suggest a maturity beyond her years.<br />
Brilliant.’<br />
Maverick magazine<br />
‘Eilidh has an easy going charm and<br />
commanding stage presence that<br />
demands your attention. Her sweet voice<br />
never fails <strong>to</strong> amaze me. Definitely a star<br />
<strong>of</strong> the future.’<br />
Ralph McLean, BBC Radio <strong>Ulster</strong><br />
Thurs 4 Feb<br />
This exhibition will reveal the hidden world <strong>of</strong> the architect’s<br />
sketchbook. It is the first time that work by international architects<br />
from Ireland and the UK will be shown. Together they will lift the lid<br />
on the quality <strong>of</strong> ideas, observations and thoughts which are <strong>of</strong>ten<br />
s<strong>to</strong>wed in a drawer or left in the imagination <strong>of</strong> the architect.<br />
In the digital age the drawing, sketch, or idea still has its place, as<br />
fundamental <strong>to</strong> artistic and architectural practice as it was in the<br />
19th century. What ideas do we carry in our pocket? How do we use<br />
the ‘device’ <strong>of</strong> the personal sketchbook? How has its use changed<br />
in the digital age? Revealed now in The Secret Labora<strong>to</strong>ry.<br />
Supported by the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Ulster</strong><br />
<strong>Cultural</strong> Development Support Scheme.<br />
The Secret Labora<strong>to</strong>ry<br />
Notebooks and Narratives<br />
6.00pm—8.00pm<br />
PLACE, Fountain Street<br />
Belfast<br />
Free admission. For further<br />
information contact PLACE<br />
on (028) 9023 2524 or<br />
info@place.uk.net<br />
Fri 5 Feb––Sat 27 Mar<br />
music exhibition
The collection contains fashionable costume and accessories<br />
from the eighteenth century <strong>to</strong> the present day. The accessories<br />
on display in this exhibition range from a pair <strong>of</strong> eighteenthcentury<br />
shoes <strong>to</strong> the recent acquisition <strong>of</strong> a Luella handbag.<br />
There are also examples <strong>of</strong> nineteenth century corsets, along<br />
with hats from the 1950s and 60s, <strong>to</strong>gether with finelyembroidered<br />
purses and shawls. All <strong>of</strong> these illustrate the<br />
diverse use <strong>of</strong> materials, embellishments and techniques<br />
within this fascinating and extensive collection.<br />
Fashion Accessories from the<br />
<strong>Ulster</strong> Museum Collection<br />
10.00am––8.00pm<br />
The Foyer<br />
Belfast campus<br />
Free admission. Contact<br />
the <strong>Cultural</strong> Development<br />
Office on (028) 9026 7287 or<br />
hm.mulholland@ulster.ac.uk<br />
Fri 5 Feb––Fri 9 Apr<br />
Guitar and Song-writing<br />
Workshops with Jack Harris<br />
11.00am—1.00pm (guitar)<br />
2.30pm––4.30pm (song-writing)<br />
The Octagon<br />
Coleraine campus<br />
Admission: £5/£3 conc for students and<br />
those receiving benefits. Booking required.<br />
Contact the <strong>Cultural</strong> Development Office<br />
on (028) 7032 4449 or j.mackle@ulster.ac.uk<br />
The acclaimed folk and blues<br />
musician Jack Harris presents two<br />
workshops prior <strong>to</strong> his evening<br />
concert on 9th <strong>February</strong>.<br />
The guitar workshop, with material<br />
from basic finger-picking song<br />
accompaniment and tips on<br />
increasing dexterity and technique<br />
through <strong>to</strong> ideas for embellishing<br />
simple chord progressions, licks<br />
and fills across folk, blues and jazz,<br />
altered tunings and extended<br />
harmony, will have something <strong>to</strong> suit<br />
beginners, advanced players and<br />
levels in between.<br />
In a song-writing workshop for<br />
either aspiring or more seasoned<br />
song-writers who want <strong>to</strong> hone their<br />
skills, participants will receive advice<br />
on chord progressions, narrative<br />
song-writing, using words and music<br />
against each other, writing ‘hooks’<br />
and avoiding cliché.<br />
Sat 6 Feb<br />
exhibition music
Born in Derry City, Cathal studied piano in Dublin, London, Manchester<br />
and Madrid and has gone on <strong>to</strong> pursue an exciting international career,<br />
giving critically acclaimed performances throughout Europe, the USA<br />
and Asia. He has worked under respected conduc<strong>to</strong>rs and performed<br />
in the most prestigious venues, including Carnegie Hall, New York.<br />
Having recently completed his Doc<strong>to</strong>r <strong>of</strong> Musical Arts Degree at the<br />
<strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Michigan, Cathal has recently returned <strong>to</strong> dedicate himself<br />
<strong>to</strong> developing the growth <strong>of</strong> classical music throughout the island<br />
<strong>of</strong> Ireland; he is delighted <strong>to</strong> have formed a close association with<br />
the music department here at Magee. For these concerts Cathal<br />
will perform music by Chopin, Field, Prok<strong>of</strong>iev and Ian Wilson.<br />
Supported by the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Ulster</strong><br />
<strong>Cultural</strong> Development Support Scheme.<br />
Cathal Breslin (piano)<br />
Mon 8 Feb<br />
1.15pm, The Octagon, Coleraine campus<br />
Tues 9 Feb<br />
1.15pm, The Great Hall, Magee campus<br />
Admission: £3/free for <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>Ulster</strong> students. Contact the <strong>Cultural</strong><br />
Development Office on (028) 7137 5456<br />
or gm.farren@ulster.ac.uk<br />
Mon 8 Feb & Tues 9 Feb<br />
music<br />
In 2005, aged 19, Jack Harris was the youngest winner <strong>of</strong> the prestigious<br />
New Folk Competition, at the Kerrville Folk Festival, Texas, joining an elite<br />
band <strong>of</strong> previous winners that includes Nancy Griffith and Lyle Lovett.<br />
He has shared the stage with some <strong>of</strong> the most important names in folk<br />
music, including Martin Carthy and Dick Gaughan. He performs regularly<br />
around the UK and Ireland and has played extensively in the USA, Italy<br />
and Switzerland. His debut album, Broken Yellow, received great acclaim<br />
in song-writing circles.<br />
Influenced by the old country blues masters and folk singers <strong>of</strong> the British<br />
Isles, his performances are a riveting display <strong>of</strong> soulful, smoky vocals and<br />
intricate, finger-style guitar playing.<br />
‘Jack Harris’ mastery <strong>of</strong> the guitar and his passionate singing frame the<br />
delivery <strong>of</strong> some <strong>of</strong> the loveliest language in contemporary song...<br />
a born poet.’ Andrew Calhoun <strong>of</strong> Waterbug Records<br />
Jack Harris (guitar)<br />
8.00pm<br />
The Octagon<br />
Coleraine campus<br />
Admission: £5/£4 conc/£2 students<br />
and those receiving benefits.<br />
Contact the <strong>Cultural</strong> Development<br />
Office on (028) 7032 4449<br />
or j.mackle@ulster.ac.uk<br />
Tues 9 Feb<br />
music
Tanya Mars has been active in the Canadian alternative<br />
art scene since the early 1970s. Her dramatic, humorous<br />
and satirical works – ranging from performance through <strong>to</strong><br />
sculpture and video – have influenced an entire generation<br />
<strong>of</strong> artists over some 30 years. She is a member <strong>of</strong> the<br />
cura<strong>to</strong>rial collective that organizes Toron<strong>to</strong>’s International<br />
7a*11d Festival <strong>of</strong> Performance Art. She helped found<br />
Powerhouse in Montreal in 1973, one <strong>of</strong> the first feminist<br />
art collectives in Canada. She edited Parallelogramme from<br />
1976 <strong>to</strong> 1989 and co-edited (with Johanna Householder)<br />
the definitive Caught in the Act: An Anthology <strong>of</strong><br />
Performance Art by Canadian Women (2005). She has<br />
taught and given workshops at the Nova Scotia College<br />
<strong>of</strong> Art and Design (NSCAD <strong>University</strong>) and currently<br />
teaches at the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Toron<strong>to</strong> Scarborough.<br />
Tanya Mars Presentation<br />
2.30pm––4.30pm<br />
82D23<br />
Belfast campus<br />
Free admission but capacity is<br />
limited. Advance booking advised.<br />
Contact the <strong>Cultural</strong> Development<br />
Office on (028) 9026 7285 or<br />
k.gordon@ulster.ac.uk<br />
Thurs 11 Feb<br />
art&design<br />
The talk will be partly a travelogue but mainly<br />
an exploration <strong>of</strong> the complex cultural and<br />
social heritage <strong>of</strong> Sicily. It will address the<br />
distinctiveness <strong>of</strong> Sicily as well as its critical<br />
importance for the rest <strong>of</strong> Italy.<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Joe Farrell <strong>of</strong> Strathclyde <strong>University</strong><br />
has long been an internationally renowned<br />
scholar <strong>of</strong> Italian literature and culture. He has<br />
produced significant work on Italian theatre,<br />
especially Dario Fo, and on Sicilian literature.<br />
Dante Alighieri Society Talk<br />
Travelling in Sicily<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Joe Farrell<br />
7.30pm<br />
82D23<br />
Belfast campus Tues 16 Feb<br />
Free admission.<br />
For information please contact<br />
Leo D’Agostino on (028) 9070 9415<br />
or leo@dagostino42.fsnet.co.uk<br />
lecture
Everybody has heard Argentine Tango, but very little is known<br />
about Argentina’s – and indeed South America’s – other music.<br />
Guillermo Rozenthuler is a versatile vocalist, guitarist and<br />
composer whose reper<strong>to</strong>ire ingeniously combines Amerindian<br />
rhythms (such as chacarera and huayno from Argentina,<br />
candombe from Uruguay, lando from Afro-Peru and Brazilian<br />
samba and baiao) with elements <strong>of</strong> jazz improvisation. He is the<br />
leader <strong>of</strong> ‘Rioplatenses’, a band featuring some <strong>of</strong> the UK’s <strong>to</strong>p<br />
Latin musicians. This concert is part <strong>of</strong> a larger event being run<br />
by the music department in collaboration with Live Music Now!,<br />
the largest music outreach organisation in the UK. Founded in<br />
1977 by violinist Yehudi Menuhin, the organisation is currently<br />
recruiting musicians for their national scheme. To find out more<br />
visit www.livemusicnow.org.<br />
Supported by the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Ulster</strong><br />
<strong>Cultural</strong> Development Support Scheme.<br />
Guillermo Rozenthuler (voice & guitar)<br />
& ‘Live Music Now!’ Open Day<br />
1.15pm<br />
The Great Hall<br />
Magee campus<br />
Admission: £3/free for <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>Ulster</strong> students. Contact the <strong>Cultural</strong><br />
Development Office on (028) 7137 5456<br />
or gm.farren@ulster.ac.uk<br />
Tues 16 Feb<br />
music<br />
Jan Sanger has spent the majority <strong>of</strong> her working life in the<br />
animation film industry. She became involved with Aardman<br />
Animation as a freelance anima<strong>to</strong>r and model maker when it<br />
was a fledgling company with just eight people.<br />
In 1989 Jan became head <strong>of</strong> the model-making department,<br />
designing and building characters, most notably Wallace<br />
and Gromit (Grand Day Out, The Wrong Trousers, A Close<br />
Shave).<br />
Her public talk will be about her journey in the world <strong>of</strong><br />
animation. The practical workshop will cover model-making,<br />
set building and props for animation.<br />
Supported by the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Ulster</strong><br />
Access Agreement Fund.<br />
Jan Sanger<br />
Public Talk<br />
Wed 17 Feb, 6.00pm<br />
Workshop for 12-18 yrs<br />
Thurs 18 Feb, 10.00am––4.00pm<br />
Belfast campus<br />
Free admission but capacity is limited.<br />
Advance booking advised. Contact<br />
the <strong>Cultural</strong> Development Office on<br />
(028) 9026 7285 or k.gordon@ulster.ac.uk<br />
Wed 17 Feb & Thurs 18 Feb<br />
digital arts
Belfast vocal hero Ken Haddock has been one<br />
<strong>of</strong> the province’s most talked about singers for<br />
the past ten years. He bridges the pop, blues<br />
and jazz world with a powerful voice and a<br />
complex guitar approach that compliments his<br />
natural musicality. Joining him for this lunchtime<br />
concert is leading Irish trumpeter and BBC<br />
broadcaster Linley Hamil<strong>to</strong>n, who has worked<br />
with Van Morrison and Paul Brady among others,<br />
and Irish jazz star David Lyttle on double bass,<br />
who returns in March <strong>to</strong> play on his primary<br />
instrument, the drum.<br />
Ken Haddock<br />
featuring Linley Hamil<strong>to</strong>n<br />
1.00pm—2.00pm<br />
Mezzanine<br />
Jordans<strong>to</strong>wn campus<br />
Free admission. Contact the<br />
<strong>Cultural</strong> Development Office<br />
on (028) 9026 7285 or<br />
k.gordon@ulster.ac.uk<br />
Thurs 18 Feb<br />
music<br />
The fresh, lilting music <strong>of</strong> The Four Seasons has made it<br />
Vivaldi’s most famous work. Its bold imaginative writing<br />
<strong>of</strong>fers the sounds <strong>of</strong> chattering teeth, barking dogs and<br />
fierce s<strong>to</strong>rms.<br />
David Adams brings these violin concer<strong>to</strong>s <strong>to</strong> life. With the<br />
<strong>Ulster</strong> Orchestra he also features more great music from<br />
the baroque era, including some <strong>of</strong> Handel’s Water Music,<br />
Purcell’s Trumpet Overture and Bach’s Concer<strong>to</strong> for violin<br />
and oboe, BWV 1060.<br />
<strong>Ulster</strong> Orchestra<br />
Vivaldi’s ‘Four Seasons’<br />
Direc<strong>to</strong>r/Violin David Adams<br />
8.00pm<br />
The Octagon<br />
Coleraine campus<br />
Admission: £12/£10 conc. Limited<br />
availability: £3 students & benefits/<br />
£2 under 18s. Contact the <strong>Cultural</strong><br />
Development Office on (028) 7032 4449<br />
or j.mackle@ulster.ac.uk<br />
Concert sponsored by<br />
Thurs 18 Feb<br />
music
Gay McIntyre (sax)<br />
& Joe Quigley (guitar)<br />
1.15pm, The Great Hall, Magee campus<br />
8.00pm, The Octagon, Coleraine campus<br />
Contact the <strong>Cultural</strong> Development<br />
Office on (028) 7032 4683<br />
or j.mackle@ulster.ac.uk<br />
Gay McIntyre is well known on the<br />
regional jazz scene as a consummate<br />
saxophonist/clarinettist and as an<br />
influential teacher, but his reputation<br />
goes far beyond Derry and Northern<br />
Ireland. He has worked with most<br />
<strong>of</strong> the <strong>to</strong>p players in the world at one<br />
time or another including Acker Bilk<br />
and Kenny Ball. Gay will be joined by<br />
guitarist Joe Quigley, one <strong>of</strong> Ireland’s<br />
most in demand session players and<br />
musical direc<strong>to</strong>rs. Joe’s impressive<br />
career has included performances<br />
and recordings with Van Morrison and<br />
regular appearances at the City <strong>of</strong> Derry<br />
Jazz Festival. These concerts, featuring<br />
Joe’s skilful arrangements <strong>of</strong> favourite<br />
jazz classics, will showcase the technical<br />
mastery <strong>of</strong> both players and their<br />
superb musicality.<br />
Lunchtime Concert<br />
Admission: £3/free for <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Ulster</strong> students.<br />
Evening concert<br />
Admission: £5/£4 conc/£2 students and those<br />
receiving benefits.<br />
Lunchtime Concert supported by<br />
the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Ulster</strong> <strong>Cultural</strong><br />
Development Support Scheme.<br />
Tues 23 Feb<br />
music<br />
Applied Arts Masterclass<br />
Chris Knight (Silversmithing)<br />
1.00pm<br />
<strong>Ulster</strong> Museum<br />
Belfast campus<br />
Free admission but capacity<br />
is limited. Advance booking<br />
advised. Contact 084560800.<br />
‘My purpose as a<br />
designer should go<br />
beyond the rendering<br />
<strong>of</strong> the established rules.<br />
It is important that<br />
through my work I<br />
question the established<br />
attitudes born mostly<br />
from habit rather than<br />
<strong>of</strong>ficial guidance or<br />
policy. To break down<br />
typical ideas <strong>of</strong> quality<br />
driving the purchase <strong>of</strong><br />
reproductive conformity<br />
and inspiring a position<br />
where the quality is<br />
one judged through<br />
contemplation.’<br />
Chris Knight<br />
Supported by the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>Ulster</strong> <strong>Cultural</strong> Development<br />
Support Scheme.<br />
Wed 24 Feb<br />
applied art
This is an exciting new film club initiative between the <strong>Cultural</strong><br />
Development Office, Magee campus, Void Gallery and Artlink that<br />
draws on the private and eclectic collection <strong>of</strong> music and art films<br />
gathered by a Donegal enthusiast over many years while living<br />
in Seattle.<br />
With hundreds <strong>of</strong> DVDs on <strong>of</strong>fer, you get <strong>to</strong> choose the film <strong>to</strong> be<br />
screened each night from as diverse a mix as The Life and Times<br />
<strong>of</strong> Frida Kahlo <strong>to</strong> Joe Strummer–The Future is Unwritten. From<br />
Calexico <strong>to</strong> The Rolling S<strong>to</strong>nes, Caravaggio <strong>to</strong> Baraka, catch this<br />
film club with a difference on the last Wednesday <strong>of</strong> every month<br />
and enjoy a beer or a cuppa while Jackson Pollock splatters paint,<br />
Picasso falls in and out <strong>of</strong> love and Cohen hypnotises you with his<br />
compelling lyrics.<br />
Season continues–31 Mar, 28 Apr, 26 May<br />
Last Wednesday<br />
Movie Night<br />
7.00pm<br />
Tinney’s Upstairs Bar<br />
Patrick Street, Derry Wed 24 Feb<br />
Free admission.<br />
Contact the <strong>Cultural</strong> Development<br />
Office on (028) 7137 5456<br />
or gm.farren@ulster.ac.uk<br />
film&media<br />
Ciaran Mackel, senior lecturer in Architecture at <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Ulster</strong><br />
and direc<strong>to</strong>r <strong>of</strong> the Forum for Alternative Belfast, has devised a<br />
programme <strong>of</strong> discussions and workshops on contemporary urban/<br />
architectural issues.<br />
Following an earlier series <strong>of</strong> events in 2008 when architects came<br />
<strong>to</strong>gether with planners and academics <strong>to</strong> develop a common<br />
understanding <strong>of</strong> language and intent. This series will focus on<br />
how architects design or make design decisions and will include<br />
discussion on the methods <strong>of</strong> developing collaborative practice<br />
between the design disciplines and between architects/designers<br />
and the public.<br />
Forum For Alternative Belfast<br />
Collaborative Working and Engagement<br />
6.00pm<br />
PLACE, Fountain Street<br />
Belfast<br />
Free admission. Contact<br />
PLACE on (028) 9023 2524<br />
or info@place.uk.net<br />
Thurs 25 Feb<br />
lecture
Dante Alighieri Society Talk<br />
Opposing Berlusconi:<br />
How does Italian culture respond?<br />
Dr. Clodagh Brook<br />
7.30pm<br />
82D23<br />
Belfast campus<br />
Free admission. Contact Leo<br />
D’Agostino on (028) 9070 9415<br />
or leo@dagostino42.fsnet.co.uk<br />
Focussing on Berlusconi’s term<br />
as Prime Minister from 2001–<br />
2006, and based on a scholarly<br />
volume edited by Dr. Brook, the<br />
talk will assess how the neoconservative<br />
values attributed<br />
<strong>to</strong> Berlusconi were contested<br />
by a variety <strong>of</strong> groups in Italy.<br />
Dr. Clodagh Brook is a graduate<br />
<strong>of</strong> UCD who completed her<br />
doc<strong>to</strong>ral research on twentiethcentury<br />
Italian poetry at the<br />
<strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Oxford. She has<br />
published widely on Italian<br />
literature, cinema and<br />
cultural studies.<br />
Thurs 25 Feb<br />
lecture<br />
This exhibition, presented <strong>to</strong> coincide with International<br />
Women’s Day, features three centuries <strong>of</strong> material drawn from<br />
the Derry and Raphoe Diocesan library collection, currently<br />
being conserved at the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Ulster</strong>. The exhibition<br />
reflects a broad range <strong>of</strong> ideas, how women perceived<br />
themselves and how they were perceived, particularly with<br />
regard <strong>to</strong> their moral and spiritual life.<br />
Writing Women<br />
Exhibition<br />
Learning Resource Centre<br />
Magee campus<br />
Free admission. Contact Mary Delargy,<br />
Derry and Raphoe Diocesan Library Project,<br />
on (028) 7135 0791 <strong>to</strong> check opening times<br />
or <strong>to</strong> arrange a group visit.<br />
Mon 1 Mar––Mon 8 Mar<br />
exhibition
This series <strong>of</strong> new, hands-on workshops will commence<br />
on Tuesday 2nd March for 4 weeks.<br />
Session 1 Box-casting<br />
Session 2 Fusing/Slumping<br />
Session 3 Open-faced casting<br />
Session 4 Pate de Verre<br />
Karl Harron is a respected and successful glass artist based in<br />
Northern Ireland. With an emphasis on design-led, innovative<br />
work, his distinctive style is characterised by the subtle <strong>to</strong>nes<br />
and complex mark-making created by exploiting a third<br />
element within the body <strong>of</strong> his pieces, created at the interface<br />
between reactive glasses.<br />
All materials will be provided.<br />
Creating with Bullseye Glass<br />
Workshop with Karl Harron<br />
6.00pm––9.00pm<br />
Ceramic Studio<br />
Belfast campus<br />
Enrolment Fee: £150. Capacity limited.<br />
Booking required. To book contact the<br />
<strong>Cultural</strong> Development Office on<br />
(028) 9026 7285 or k.gordon@ulster.ac.uk<br />
Tues 2 Mar<br />
applied art<br />
The innovative, multi-instrumental ensemble, Decibel, are the Ensemblein-Residence<br />
for <strong>2010</strong> at the <strong>University</strong>’s Magee campus. Formed in 2002 by<br />
Northern Ireland’s own Ed Bennett, Decibel are a collective <strong>of</strong> composers<br />
and performers who perform experimental and unusual work which<br />
generally exists between, or miles outside, the usual unhelpful categories<br />
used <strong>to</strong>day. The lunchtime concert will feature works by Ed Bennett, Joe<br />
Culter and Louis Andriessen amongst others. As part <strong>of</strong> a week <strong>of</strong> public<br />
workshops and performances, Decibel can be seen performing at an<br />
evening event in Void Gallery, Derry on Thursday 4th March where<br />
they will present a mix <strong>of</strong> acoustic and electronic music.<br />
Supported by the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Ulster</strong><br />
<strong>Cultural</strong> Development Support Scheme.<br />
Decibel<br />
Ensemble-in-Residence<br />
Tues 2 Mar<br />
1.15pm, The Great Hall, Magee campus<br />
Thurs 4 Mar<br />
8.00pm, Void Gallery, Patrick St, Derry<br />
Admission: Lunchtime Concert –£3/free<br />
admission for <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Ulster</strong> students;<br />
Evening Concert – £5/£3 conc.<br />
Contact the <strong>Cultural</strong> Development Office<br />
on (028) 7137 5456 or gm.farren@ulster.ac.uk<br />
Tues 2 Mar & Thurs 4 Mar<br />
music
6.30pm<br />
LT MD108<br />
Magee campus<br />
Free admission but booking is required.<br />
For information and <strong>to</strong> reserve a place<br />
contact the Corporate <strong>Events</strong> Office on<br />
(028) 9036 8610 or events@ulster.ac.uk<br />
Unlike the eye the ear has no lids and<br />
so we cannot easily lock out the sonic<br />
environment which surrounds us. It is<br />
surprising therefore that sound is the<br />
forgotten medium <strong>of</strong> contemporary<br />
academic study, especially since the<br />
language <strong>of</strong> new media – virtual reality,<br />
immersion, interactivity – has its origins<br />
in the birth <strong>of</strong> the phonograph.<br />
This lecture will illustrate how the<br />
popularisation and mainstreaming<br />
<strong>of</strong> sound as performance undermined<br />
the creation <strong>of</strong> a sophisticated body<br />
<strong>of</strong> sonic work except in the avant-garde<br />
and will argue for a major re-evaluation<br />
<strong>of</strong> the importance <strong>of</strong> the sonic <strong>to</strong><br />
contemporary thinking. A range <strong>of</strong><br />
sound recordings and samples will be<br />
used <strong>to</strong> show how digital technology<br />
has opened up new possibilities for<br />
a re-imagining <strong>of</strong> the ways in which<br />
sound can be used <strong>to</strong> make and<br />
represent meaning.<br />
Inaugural Pr<strong>of</strong>essorial Lecture<br />
We have No Earlids:<br />
Sound, Technology and Audi<strong>to</strong>ry Culture<br />
Paul Moore<br />
Wed 3 Mar<br />
lecture<br />
The Henry Girls, three sisters from Donegal, are establishing a reputation as<br />
one <strong>of</strong> the finest musical groups in Ireland. They have just been nominated<br />
for an Irish Film and Television Award for Best Original Score for their work<br />
on the film A Shine <strong>of</strong> Rainbows. Their recently released third album, Dawn,<br />
features music from the movie as well as their own originals and traditional<br />
music, which can be heard regularly on radio stations such as Lyric FM, RTE1<br />
and BBC Radio <strong>Ulster</strong>. In addition <strong>to</strong> performing throughout Ireland and the<br />
UK they have recently performed at the Irish Film Festival in Los Angeles<br />
and the Toron<strong>to</strong> Film Festival, Canada.<br />
Playing harp, mandolin, accordion, whistle and fiddle they perform an<br />
eclectic mix <strong>of</strong> traditional Irish music, folk and blues, with spine-tingling<br />
three-part vocal harmonies.<br />
The Henry Girls<br />
8.00pm<br />
The Octagon<br />
Coleraine campus<br />
Admission: £5/£4 conc/£2 students<br />
and those receiving benefits.<br />
Contact the <strong>Cultural</strong> Development<br />
Office on (028) 7032 4449<br />
or j.mackle@ulster.ac.uk<br />
Wed 3 Mar<br />
music
Éigse Cholm Cille’s annual conference will open with an evening<br />
event on Friday 5th March featuring a talk by the poet and Irish<br />
Times columnist, Liam Ó Muirthile, followed by drama with<br />
Aisteoirí Ros Guill. Topics for Saturday range from the his<strong>to</strong>ry <strong>of</strong><br />
the comic tradition in the Irish language <strong>to</strong> the contemporary<br />
‘súil eile’ provided by TG4. Fáilte roimh chách!<br />
Greann na Gaeilge:<br />
The Comic Tradition in the Irish Language<br />
Fri 5 Mar, 7.30pm––10.00pm<br />
Sat 6 Mar, 9.30am––5.00pm<br />
The Great Hall<br />
Magee campus<br />
Free admission but advance<br />
booking required.<br />
Contact Malachy Ó Néill<br />
on (028) 7137 5219 or<br />
mf.oneill@ulster.ac.uk<br />
Fri 5 Mar & Sat 6 Mar<br />
cultural heritage<br />
Reading Our City’s S<strong>to</strong>ry is a joint education project between<br />
the Derry and Raphoe Diocesan Library Project, the Drama<br />
Department at the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Ulster</strong> and local primary schools.<br />
Pupils will be introduced <strong>to</strong> the Diocesan Library Collection<br />
through a specially devised drama exploring its his<strong>to</strong>ry and the<br />
s<strong>to</strong>ries <strong>of</strong> some <strong>of</strong> the main characters associated with its creation<br />
and development. The children will then have a follow-up visit<br />
<strong>to</strong> the conservation studio at Shantallow Library <strong>to</strong> see the work<br />
being undertaken <strong>to</strong> make this his<strong>to</strong>rical collection available <strong>to</strong><br />
a wider audience while also having the opportunity <strong>to</strong> make<br />
their own book.<br />
Supported by the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Ulster</strong><br />
<strong>Cultural</strong> Development Support Scheme.<br />
Reading Our City’s S<strong>to</strong>ry<br />
Derry and Raphoe<br />
Diocesan Library Archive<br />
Admission by invitation only.<br />
Contact Mary Delargy, Derry<br />
and Raphoe Diocesan Library<br />
Project, on (028) 7135 0791 or<br />
m.delargy@ulster.ac.uk<br />
March (ongoing)<br />
cultural heritage
Robert Mitchell (piano)<br />
With David Lyttle (drums) and Damian Evans (bass)<br />
8.00pm<br />
The Octagon<br />
Coleraine campus<br />
Admission: £5/£4 conc/£2 students<br />
and those receiving benefits. Contact<br />
the <strong>Cultural</strong> Development Office on<br />
(028) 7032 4449 or j.mackle@ulster.ac.uk<br />
Award-winning British piano virtuoso<br />
and Steinway Artist Robert Mitchell<br />
returns <strong>to</strong> Coleraine <strong>to</strong> collaborate<br />
with Ireland-based contemporaries<br />
David Lyttle (drums) and Damian<br />
Evans (bass) following the success<br />
<strong>of</strong> Lyttle’s Dark Tales suite, which<br />
will be recorded and released this<br />
year. Nominated for three BBC<br />
Jazz Awards, winning one, Robert<br />
Mitchell can be heard on numerous<br />
CD releases, including those <strong>of</strong> icons<br />
Courtney Pine and Steve Williamson.<br />
His new trio recording The Greater<br />
Good recently received Best Jazz<br />
Album at the Gilles Peterson<br />
Worldwide Awards.<br />
Expect exciting original music in<br />
the jazz vein with influences from<br />
the classical and folk worlds.<br />
‘Surely one <strong>of</strong> the best <strong>of</strong><br />
his generation.’<br />
Time Out (UK) on Robert Mitchell<br />
‘...a drummer <strong>of</strong> real talent.’<br />
All About Jazz (USA) on David Lyttle<br />
Mon 8 Mar<br />
This concert will be presented by students on<br />
the MMus (Performance) course at the School <strong>of</strong><br />
Creative Arts at Magee. Now in its triumphant fifth<br />
year, the MMus boasts some <strong>of</strong> Northern Ireland’s<br />
most promising musicians among its alumni.<br />
Supported by the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Ulster</strong><br />
<strong>Cultural</strong> Development Support Scheme.<br />
MMus Performers<br />
1.15pm<br />
The Great Hall<br />
Magee campus<br />
Admission: £3/free for <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong><br />
music <strong>Ulster</strong> students. Contact the <strong>Cultural</strong> music<br />
Development Office on (028) 7137 5456<br />
or gm.farren@ulster.ac.uk<br />
Tues 9 Mar
‘My work deals with the boundaries between art and<br />
craft. Its brush with both print and stitch could be<br />
viewed as subversive decoration yet not embellishment.<br />
It is a hybrid form <strong>of</strong> all <strong>of</strong> these and its plurality is its<br />
strength. I am an obsessive collec<strong>to</strong>r <strong>of</strong> printed material;<br />
considering myself <strong>to</strong> be a textile anthropologist,<br />
continually sourcing and archiving each find.’<br />
Laura McCafferty<br />
Supported by the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Ulster</strong><br />
<strong>Cultural</strong> Development Support Scheme. Supported by the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Ulster</strong><br />
<strong>Cultural</strong> Development Support Scheme.<br />
Applied Arts Masterclass<br />
Laura McCafferty<br />
1.00pm<br />
<strong>Ulster</strong> Museum<br />
Belfast<br />
Free admission but capacity<br />
is limited. Advance booking<br />
advised. Contact 084560800.<br />
Wed 10 Mar<br />
A pupil <strong>of</strong> Veronica Dunne, Marcella has recently completed a<br />
postgraduate diploma at the Royal Irish Academy <strong>of</strong> Music, Dublin.<br />
Her pr<strong>of</strong>essional operatic debut came in 2009 (Serafina in Donizetti’s Il<br />
campanello with Opera Fringe), and since then she has <strong>to</strong>ured Northern<br />
Italy singing Norina (Donizetti, Don Pasquale) under Maestro Angelo<br />
Guaragna. Also a recent graduate <strong>of</strong> the RIAM, Deborah Henry has won<br />
numerous prizes in national competitions, including Dublin’s Feis Ceoil,<br />
and was the 2008 recipient <strong>of</strong> the prestigious Lucien and Maura Teissier<br />
Scholarship for Pianists. Marcella and Deborah will perform a selection<br />
<strong>of</strong> songs inspired by Venice including pieces by Mendelssohn, Hahn,<br />
Head and Massenet.<br />
Marcella Walsh (soprano)<br />
& Deborah Henry (piano)<br />
1.15pm<br />
The Great Hall<br />
Magee campus<br />
Admission: £3/free for <strong>University</strong><br />
applied art <strong>of</strong> <strong>Ulster</strong> students. Contact the<br />
music<br />
<strong>Cultural</strong> Development Office on<br />
(028) 7137 5456 or gm.farren@ulster.<br />
Tues 16 Mar
Drummer/composer David Lyttle has been hailed as one <strong>of</strong> the<br />
most significant musicians <strong>to</strong> have emerged in Ireland in recent<br />
years. His on-going collaborations with US saxophone giant Jean<br />
Toussaint, Mercury-nominated, MOBO-winning saxophonist/<br />
rapper Sowe<strong>to</strong> Kinch and British Steinway Artist Robert Mitchell<br />
demonstrate the regard with which he is held outside Ireland.<br />
Lyttle is joined by fellow Irish rising star Mark McKnight on<br />
guitar, and Australian bass player Damian Evans.<br />
‘…a drummer <strong>of</strong> real talent.’<br />
All About Jazz (USA)<br />
‘…an unfailing sense <strong>of</strong> swing…a prolific composer <strong>to</strong>o.’<br />
Jazzwise (UK)<br />
David Lyttle Three<br />
1.00pm––2.00pm<br />
Mezzanine<br />
Jordans<strong>to</strong>wn campus<br />
Admission free. Contact<br />
the <strong>Cultural</strong> Development<br />
Office on (028) 9026 7285<br />
or k.gordon@ulster.ac.uk<br />
Thurs 18 Mar<br />
music<br />
In 2008 a group <strong>of</strong> 20 international dance artists commissioned the<br />
solo I’ll Crane for You from choreographer, Deborah Hay. Hay set the<br />
solo through directives that each performer translated individually<br />
in<strong>to</strong> movement in his/her unique way. Following individual coaching<br />
by Hay with everyone present, the solo was ultimately individually<br />
‘adapted’ by each performer through a four month period <strong>of</strong> daily<br />
practice in advance <strong>of</strong> public presentation. This adaptation <strong>of</strong> the<br />
solo, by the American choreographer and dance artist Melanie<br />
Stewart, concerns itself with the subtle and <strong>of</strong>ten fragile relationship<br />
between the audience and performer. As a woman caught in a space<br />
between time, constructs <strong>of</strong> human expression leak between the lines<br />
<strong>of</strong> song and fragmented s<strong>to</strong>ry, the audience complicit in an original<br />
tale discovered at each performance.<br />
‘I’ll Crane for You’<br />
8.00pm<br />
The Studio, Millennium Forum<br />
Londonderry<br />
Admission: £5/£3 conc.<br />
Contact the <strong>Cultural</strong> Development<br />
Office on (028) 7137 5456<br />
or gm.farren@ulster.ac.uk<br />
Fri 19 Mar<br />
dance
An introduction <strong>to</strong> Centrifugal VI<br />
Lecture by Susan Kelly and Nicole Hewitt<br />
6.00pm Connor Lecture Theatre Belfast campus<br />
Centrifugal is a project which brings <strong>to</strong>gether artists, architects and theorists<br />
from three European cities: Helsinki, Zagreb and Belfast. It focuses on the smaller<br />
centres <strong>of</strong> artistic practice in Europe and questions persisting dicho<strong>to</strong>mies such<br />
as centre/margin and global/local.<br />
The project has had 4 sequences across London, Helsinki, Zagreb and Belfast,<br />
with exhibitions, workshops, talks, screenings and events. Sequence V included<br />
the production <strong>of</strong> a book The Centrifugal Book <strong>of</strong> Europe which will be launched<br />
at this evening’s event. The book investigates the spatial, political and economic<br />
forces and pressures that produce contemporary ideas <strong>of</strong> Europe. The book’s<br />
form itself constitutes a ‘map’ <strong>of</strong> the social, cultural and political space <strong>of</strong><br />
contemporary Europe.<br />
The range <strong>of</strong> events over the coming days are designed <strong>to</strong> reflect the<br />
collaborative, multi-disciplinary nature <strong>of</strong> the book and the lecture given<br />
by Susan Kelly and Nicole Hewitt will outline the Centrifugal project<br />
and its aspirations for the Belfast Sequence VI.<br />
Supported by the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Ulster</strong><br />
<strong>Cultural</strong> Development Support Scheme.<br />
Centrifugal Sequence VI<br />
Thurs 18 Mar<br />
art&design<br />
The Role <strong>of</strong> Networked Curation and Criticism<br />
Seminar with Taru Elfving and Susan Kelly<br />
11.00am Brown & Bri, 11 Lombard Street, Belfast<br />
Dr Taru Elfving is a cura<strong>to</strong>r and writer based in London and Finland.<br />
She recently completed a PhD on contemporary video installation.<br />
Her cura<strong>to</strong>rial practice focuses on critical encounters.<br />
Susan Kelly is an artist and writer based in London. Her work is concerned<br />
with the relationship between art, rhe<strong>to</strong>ric and the micro-political and<br />
has been included in exhibitions at the NCCA, St. Petersburg; the<br />
Prague Biennial; The Lenin Museum, Finland; Art in General, New York;<br />
Krasnoyarsk Museum Siberia; and the pm Gallery Zagreb. She is<br />
currently a lecturer in Fine Art at Goldsmiths, London.<br />
International Window Shopping Tour<br />
Tour led by Kalle Hamm<br />
2.00pm Belfast Exposed, Donegall Street, Belfast<br />
This is a shopping <strong>to</strong>ur in Belfast where people try <strong>to</strong> find products from<br />
different countries and pho<strong>to</strong>graph them. A slide show <strong>of</strong> the work will<br />
be shown <strong>to</strong>wards end <strong>of</strong> Centrifugal.<br />
Platforma<br />
Invisible Cities<br />
Open workshop swapping case studies and methodologies<br />
2.30pm Venue TBC<br />
On Broadway<br />
Lecture by Daniel Jewesbury and Robert Porter<br />
6.00pm Conor Lecture Theatre, Belfast campus<br />
This presentation expands on the chapter in the book <strong>of</strong> the same title,<br />
co-authored by the presenters. It looks at the Broadway roundabout in<br />
West Belfast, its dynamics as a site and the influences and interaction<br />
<strong>of</strong> its hinterland.<br />
Centrifugal Sequence VI Fri 19 Mar<br />
art&design
Silences<br />
Susan Kelly performance with BBeyond<br />
12.00pm Belfast Exposed, Donegall Street<br />
Belfast Litter Collaborative Performance<br />
Performance by Nicole Hewitt about collected items <strong>of</strong> Belfast rubbish<br />
12.00pm Belfast Exposed, Donegall Street<br />
Protex Hurrah<br />
Screening with Sezgin Boynik<br />
8.00pm Black Box, Hill Street, Belfast<br />
Sezgin Boynik will introduce a screening <strong>of</strong> Protex Hurrah<br />
(1980; Direc<strong>to</strong>r, John T Davis) followed by a discussion with Martin<br />
McLoone, Pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> Media Studies (Film, Television & Pho<strong>to</strong>graphy),<br />
Centre for Media Research, <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Ulster</strong>. A DJ Set will follow<br />
the discussion.<br />
Sezgin Boynik is a sociologist currently working in Istanbul on<br />
a book about punk and the underground movement in Turkey in<br />
the late 80s and 90s. Previously he has worked on the Situationist<br />
International with Minna Henriksson. His ongoing interest lies<br />
in contemporary art and nationalism.<br />
Sat 20 Mar<br />
Landmark Hunt<br />
Walking <strong>to</strong>ur with Aisling O’ Beirn<br />
2.00pm Belfast Exposed, Donegall Street, Belfast<br />
Aisling O’Beirn will lead a walk around Belfast <strong>to</strong> look at sites <strong>of</strong> interest,<br />
creating a map illustrating the locations <strong>of</strong> special political and economic<br />
relevance <strong>to</strong> the city.<br />
Centrifugal Sequence VI Sun 21 Mar<br />
Making a Network Map<br />
All-day workshop with Minna L Henriksson<br />
11.00am Flaxart Studios, Corporation Street, Belfast<br />
This workshop will be about the creation <strong>of</strong> network<br />
maps. Looking at arts activity in Belfast, examining<br />
areas <strong>of</strong> shared interest and developing lines<br />
<strong>of</strong> communication.<br />
Minna Henriksson is an artist whose work is based<br />
on social research. In recent years she has spent<br />
much time working in South-East Europe.<br />
International Window Shopping Tour<br />
Screening with Kalle Hamm<br />
2.00pm Belfast Exposed, Donegall Street, Belfast<br />
This event will be a showing <strong>of</strong> the work resulting<br />
from the shopping <strong>to</strong>ur which people did earlier<br />
in the week–sourcing items from different countries<br />
and pho<strong>to</strong>graphing them.<br />
Kalle Hamm is an artist based in Helsinki, whose work<br />
examines cultural encounters and their impacts, both<br />
in his<strong>to</strong>rical and contemporary contexts.<br />
Mon 22 Mar<br />
Centrifugal Sequence VI Tues 23 Mar<br />
art&design art&design
The Research Graduate School <strong>of</strong> the Faculty <strong>of</strong><br />
Art, Design and the Built Environment presents a<br />
poster exhibition which illustrates the accessible,<br />
visual summaries <strong>of</strong> PhD projects, representing<br />
the breadth and excellence <strong>of</strong> PhD research in<br />
the Faculty.<br />
Poster Exhibition<br />
Research Graduate School<br />
10.00am—8.00pm<br />
The Foyer<br />
Belfast campus<br />
Free admission. For opening<br />
times contact Dr Christa-Maria<br />
Lerm Hayes on (028) 9026 7374<br />
or m.lermhayes@ulster.ac.uk<br />
Sat 20 Mar––Fri 9 Apr<br />
art&design<br />
This concert, presented in association with the Friends <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Ulster</strong><br />
Orchestra, marks a welcome return <strong>to</strong> the Magee campus by the Szgeti<br />
Quartet following their sold-out appearance in <strong>February</strong> 2009. The quartet,<br />
named after the great 20th century Hungarian violinist, is composed <strong>of</strong><br />
young members <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Ulster</strong> Orchestra. They will play the sole quartet<br />
by Samuel Barber–including the ever popular Adagio for Strings –and<br />
Beethoven’s quartet in E flat, known as ‘The Harp’. The quartet will be<br />
joined after the interval by the orchestra’s Paul Klein for a performance<br />
<strong>of</strong> Mozart’s Horn Quintet.<br />
This concert is generously supported by James Doherty Meats.<br />
<strong>Ulster</strong> Orchestra Chamber Concerts<br />
8.00pm<br />
The Great Hall<br />
Magee campus<br />
Admission: £8/£6 conc.<br />
Contact the <strong>Cultural</strong> Development<br />
Office on (028) 7137 5456 or<br />
gm.farren@ulster.ac.uk<br />
Sun 21 March<br />
music
David Lyttle Three<br />
with Robert Mitchell (piano):<br />
‘Dark Tales’<br />
1.15pm<br />
The Great Hall<br />
Magee campus<br />
Admission: £3/free for <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>Ulster</strong> students. Contact the <strong>Cultural</strong><br />
Development Office on (028) 7137 5456<br />
or gm.farren@ulster.ac.uk<br />
Drummer and composer David<br />
Lyttle has been hailed as one<br />
<strong>of</strong> the most significant jazz<br />
performers <strong>to</strong> have emerged in<br />
Ireland in recent years. His new<br />
Dark Tales suite draws inspiration<br />
from the macabre writings <strong>of</strong><br />
Edgar Allan Poe, Robert Louis<br />
Stevenson and Charles Dickens,<br />
and was premiered at the <strong>Ulster</strong><br />
Hall last Oc<strong>to</strong>ber. He is joined<br />
by Damian Evans on bass, and<br />
BBC Jazz Award-winning piano<br />
virtuoso and Steinway Artist<br />
Robert Mitchell. Described by<br />
Time Out London as ‘one <strong>of</strong> the<br />
best <strong>of</strong> his generation’, Robert is<br />
a frequent performer with British<br />
icons such as Courtney Pine.<br />
Supported by the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Ulster</strong><br />
<strong>Cultural</strong> Development Support Scheme.<br />
Tues 23 Mar<br />
music<br />
Free admission.<br />
Contact the <strong>Cultural</strong> Development<br />
Office on (028) 7137 5456 or<br />
gm.farren@ulster.ac.uk<br />
This concert shines the<br />
spotlight on the Masters<br />
programme at the <strong>University</strong><br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>Ulster</strong> with an evening<br />
<strong>of</strong> innovative, new music<br />
featuring specially written<br />
works by our MMus<br />
composers. Join them<br />
for what promises <strong>to</strong> be<br />
a thrilling and atmospheric<br />
event showcasing the<br />
very best talent currently<br />
emerging from Magee’s<br />
thriving composition<br />
department.<br />
Supported by the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Ulster</strong><br />
<strong>Cultural</strong> Development Support Scheme.<br />
MMus Composers’ Concert<br />
8.00pm<br />
The Great Hall<br />
Magee campus Tues 23 Mar<br />
music
Iain MacPhearson, Academic Fellow, School <strong>of</strong> Languages,<br />
Literatures and Cultures at <strong>Ulster</strong>, will talk about his work on the<br />
documentary, Bothan air a’ Phrèiridh (Cabin on the Prairies).<br />
The documentary depicts a journey <strong>of</strong> discovery on an emigrant’s<br />
road <strong>to</strong> the ‘Far West’ <strong>of</strong> Canada and back again, portraying<br />
family s<strong>to</strong>ries and separations both overseas and at home.<br />
Centre for Media Research Seminar Series.<br />
‘Bothan air a’ Phrèiridh’<br />
1.30pm<br />
The Barmouth Dining Room<br />
Coleraine campus<br />
Free admission. Contact the<br />
<strong>Cultural</strong> Development Office<br />
on (028) 7032 4449 or<br />
j.mackle@ulster.ac.uk<br />
Wed 24 Mar<br />
film&media<br />
This masterclass will concentrate on surface decoration<br />
techniques; from working with s<strong>of</strong>t clays through <strong>to</strong> glazed<br />
surfaces. Participants will cover exciting ways <strong>of</strong> creating pattern<br />
and texture at different stages in the making process, both<br />
before and after firing.<br />
Peter Beard has taken part in over 45 one-person shows around<br />
the world since 1975. In 2002 he won a Silver Medal at XV111<br />
International Biennial <strong>of</strong> Ceramic Art and in 2000 won the<br />
Pot d’Or at Keramis<strong>to</strong>, Holland.<br />
Short Course: Ceramic Surfaces<br />
with Glaze Master Peter Beard<br />
10.00am––4.00pm<br />
Ceramics Studio<br />
Belfast campus<br />
Enrolment fee: £300 (including all<br />
materials). Capacity limited.<br />
Booking required. Contact the <strong>Cultural</strong><br />
Development Office on (028) 9026 7285<br />
or k.gordon@ulster.ac.uk<br />
Mon 29 Mar––Fri 2 Apr<br />
applied art
This two-day intensive life drawing course will introduce some <strong>of</strong> the<br />
basic elements <strong>of</strong> figure drawing, allowing participants <strong>to</strong> develop their<br />
drawing and observational skills and enliven their creative responses.<br />
Basic charcoal and card are available but participants should bring their<br />
own materials. Lunch is not provided.<br />
Two-Day Course for<br />
A-Level Students<br />
10.30am––3.30pm<br />
Life Room<br />
Belfast campus<br />
Enrolment fee: £38.00.<br />
Capacity limited. Booking required.<br />
Contact the <strong>Cultural</strong> Development<br />
Office on (028) 9026 7285<br />
or k.gordon@ulster.ac.uk<br />
Tues 30 Mar––Wed 31 Mar<br />
& Thurs 1 Apr––Fri 2 Apr<br />
art&design<br />
BMus Performers<br />
1.15pm<br />
The Great Hall<br />
Magee campus<br />
Admission: £3/free for <strong>University</strong><br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>Ulster</strong> students. Contact the<br />
<strong>Cultural</strong> Development Office<br />
on (028) 7137 5456 or<br />
gm.farren@ulster.ac.uk<br />
Presented by third-year<br />
students on the BMus<br />
course <strong>of</strong> the School <strong>of</strong><br />
Creative Arts, this concert<br />
forms part <strong>of</strong> the long<br />
build-up <strong>to</strong> the final degree<br />
concerts at the end <strong>of</strong> the<br />
academic year. Performance<br />
is a major strand within the<br />
BMus programme and the<br />
programme will reflect the<br />
wide range <strong>of</strong> styles covered<br />
on the course.<br />
Supported by the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Ulster</strong><br />
<strong>Cultural</strong> Development Support Scheme.<br />
Tues 13 Apr<br />
music
Alan Hook, School <strong>of</strong> Media, Film and Journalism at <strong>Ulster</strong>, will<br />
consider the use <strong>of</strong> play in virtual spaces as a continuing thread<br />
through his practice based research. These investigations in<strong>to</strong><br />
participa<strong>to</strong>ry ludic encounters have seen his work exhibited<br />
both in virtual galleries in places such as Second Life, an online<br />
3D virtual world, but also as part <strong>of</strong> the permanent collection<br />
in The Tech Museum in San Jose, California. Alan will discuss<br />
a number <strong>of</strong> projects which look at play, games and virtual<br />
environments and explore the thin and blurry line between<br />
Videogames and Metaverses.<br />
Centre for Media Research Seminar Series.<br />
Play and the Virtual Environment<br />
1.30pm<br />
LT5, South Buildings<br />
Coleraine campus Wed 14 Apr<br />
Free admission. Contact<br />
the <strong>Cultural</strong> Development<br />
Office on (028) 7032 4449<br />
or j.mackle@ulster.ac.uk<br />
film&media<br />
The <strong>to</strong>uring exhibition will showcase material which<br />
encompasses both European and American promotions,<br />
with work from contribu<strong>to</strong>rs such as Saul Bass, Mil<strong>to</strong>n Glaser,<br />
Paul Rand, Bill McKay and SEA Design. Launched at the<br />
Edinburgh School <strong>of</strong> Art in Oc<strong>to</strong>ber 2009, it will continue <strong>to</strong><br />
<strong>to</strong>ur the country’s leading Universities throughout <strong>2010</strong>.<br />
GF Smith 111 Years<br />
Opening Preview<br />
Thurs 15 Apr, 7:00pm<br />
Exhibition open <strong>to</strong> public<br />
Fri 16 Apr, 9.00am––12.00pm<br />
The Foyer<br />
Belfast campus<br />
Free admission. Capacity limited.<br />
Booking advised. Contact the<br />
<strong>Cultural</strong> Development Office<br />
on (028) 9026 7285 or<br />
k.gordon@ulster.ac.uk<br />
Thurs 15 Apr–– Fri 16 Apr<br />
exhibition
Drawing from the Human Figure<br />
Doris Rohr<br />
11.00am––4.30pm<br />
Flowerfield Arts Centre<br />
Portstewart<br />
Admission: £15/£10 conc for students.<br />
Contact the <strong>Cultural</strong> Development<br />
Office on (028) 7032 4449<br />
or j.mackle@ulster.ac.uk<br />
This introduction <strong>to</strong> drawing from<br />
the human figure initially focuses on<br />
outline and proportion with a series<br />
<strong>of</strong> draped life drawing standing<br />
poses in relatively quick succession.<br />
Traditional life drawing approaches<br />
will be explored, ranging from the<br />
use <strong>of</strong> charcoal, pencil and eraser,<br />
<strong>to</strong> experimental approaches with<br />
brushes, pastels and crayons <strong>to</strong><br />
capture motion.<br />
There will then be a range <strong>of</strong><br />
poses <strong>of</strong> a longer duration <strong>to</strong> study<br />
compositional aspects, positive/<br />
negative use <strong>of</strong> space, pattern and<br />
drapery. The use <strong>of</strong> pastel, coloured<br />
pencils, gouache, watercolour or<br />
acrylics is optional for this stage.<br />
No previous experience is necessary.<br />
Basic materials will be provided but those<br />
with previous experience are advised <strong>to</strong> bring<br />
their own preferred drawing materials and A2<br />
size paper. Please bring a packed lunch.<br />
Sat 17 Apr<br />
art&design<br />
Former Associate Principal Clarinet <strong>of</strong> the National<br />
Symphony Orchestra <strong>of</strong> Ireland, Paul has interests ranging<br />
beyond concert performance in<strong>to</strong> research, education<br />
and participative music-making. He has been a member<br />
<strong>of</strong> Concorde Contemporary Music Ensemble since 1989<br />
and has given solo, ensemble and orchestral performances<br />
throughout Europe, Asia and America. This wide-ranging<br />
programme includes music for bass clarinet from Ireland,<br />
Eastern Europe and the USA. The performance will feature<br />
the premiere <strong>of</strong> David Bremner’s Composure.<br />
Supported by the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Ulster</strong><br />
<strong>Cultural</strong> Development Support Scheme.<br />
Paul Roe (bass clarinet)<br />
1.15pm<br />
The Great Hall<br />
Magee campus Tue 20 Apr<br />
Admission: £3/free for <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>Ulster</strong> students. Contact the <strong>Cultural</strong><br />
Development Office on (028) 7137 5456<br />
or gm.farren@ulster.ac.uk<br />
music
SEA is an award winning brand design consultancy<br />
founded in 1997 by Bryan Edmondson and John<br />
Simpson. Bryan will talk about the company, the<br />
evolution <strong>of</strong> its work and its approach <strong>to</strong> design.<br />
SEA’s international projects <strong>to</strong>uch many disciplines from<br />
Brand Identity <strong>to</strong> Packaging and Interactive Design.<br />
It has amassed a diverse and impressive client list for<br />
both big and small companies and produced a wide<br />
range <strong>of</strong> acclaimed work for clients such as Jamie<br />
Oliver, Matthew Williamson, EMI, GF Smith, Adidas,<br />
Boots and the High Street clothing brand Kew.<br />
SEA Design<br />
Bryan Edmondson<br />
7.00pm<br />
Conor Lecture Theatre<br />
Belfast campus<br />
To book contact the<br />
<strong>Cultural</strong> Development Office<br />
on (028) 9026 7285 or<br />
k.gordon@ulster.ac.uk<br />
Thur 22 Apr<br />
lecture<br />
Admission: £3/free for <strong>University</strong><br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>Ulster</strong> students. Contact the<br />
<strong>Cultural</strong> Development Office<br />
on (028) 7137 5456 or<br />
gm.farren@ulster.ac.uk<br />
Erik Satie, René Clair, Paul Claudel,<br />
Marcel Duchamp, Man Ray and<br />
Francis Picabia represent some<br />
<strong>of</strong> the most seminal influences<br />
involved with the Dadaist<br />
Movement <strong>of</strong> the early 1920s.<br />
All <strong>of</strong> them collaborated on this<br />
remarkable short film, which was <strong>to</strong><br />
become revered as a miles<strong>to</strong>ne in<br />
the early gestation <strong>of</strong> experimental<br />
cinema. As part <strong>of</strong> <strong>Ulster</strong>’s<br />
Lunchtime Concert Series, the<br />
film will be shown, accompanied<br />
by a live performance <strong>of</strong> Satie’s<br />
startling and engaging score.<br />
In addition, reworkings <strong>of</strong> both<br />
the film and music will be created<br />
and performed by 21st-century<br />
composers and Media students<br />
from the <strong>University</strong>’s Faculty <strong>of</strong><br />
Arts, seeking <strong>to</strong> pay hommage <strong>to</strong><br />
Satie’s remarkable and influential<br />
creative aesthetic.<br />
Composers’ Concert:<br />
Satie’s ‘Entr’acte cinéma<strong>to</strong>graphique’<br />
Mon 26 Apr, 1.15pm<br />
The Octagon, Coleraine campus<br />
Tues 27 Apr, 1.15pm<br />
The Great Hall, Magee campus<br />
Supported by the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Ulster</strong><br />
<strong>Cultural</strong> Development Support Scheme.<br />
Mon 26 Apr & Tues 27 Apr<br />
music
Maeve Connolly, Dun Laoghaire Institute <strong>of</strong> Art, Design and Technology,<br />
will explore the various ways in which television (specifically public service<br />
broadcasting) has been conceptualised by artists and cura<strong>to</strong>rs since the<br />
late 1990s, with particular emphasis on the role <strong>of</strong> exhibitions, public<br />
art works and moving image installations as spaces and sites for the<br />
visualisation <strong>of</strong> television audiences.<br />
Centre for Media Research Seminar Series.<br />
Visualising the Viewing Public:<br />
Exhibitions and Audiences<br />
in the Post-Broadcast Era<br />
1.30pm<br />
The Barmouth Dining Room<br />
Coleraine campus<br />
Free admission. Contact the<br />
<strong>Cultural</strong> Development Office<br />
on (028) 7032 4449 or<br />
j.mackle@ulster.ac.uk<br />
Gerard Byrne,<br />
1984 and Beyond,<br />
2005-07. Courtesy the<br />
artist and Green on<br />
Red Gallery, Dublin.<br />
Wed 28 Apr<br />
film&media<br />
Tune in <strong>to</strong> a changing world and explore music for global change.<br />
In SoundWaves the <strong>Ulster</strong> Orchestra <strong>of</strong>fers an exciting journey<br />
through some wonderful music featuring water– from Handel<br />
<strong>to</strong> Pirates <strong>of</strong> the Caribbean.<br />
Prior <strong>to</strong> the concert, members <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Ulster</strong> Orchestra will visit<br />
participating schools for music workshops when pupils will have<br />
the opportunity <strong>to</strong> compose and perform their own pieces on the<br />
theme <strong>of</strong> SoundWaves and <strong>to</strong> make an instrument from recycled<br />
materials. During the concert there will be an opportunity for<br />
pupils <strong>to</strong> join in with simple prepared percussion parts, using<br />
the instruments they have made themselves.<br />
The <strong>Ulster</strong> Orchestra<br />
‘SoundWaves’<br />
11.00am<br />
The Diamond<br />
Coleraine<br />
Admission: All tickets £3 (with one free seat for<br />
accompanying teachers for each party <strong>of</strong> 15 or<br />
one teacher per party if the school party is less<br />
than 15). Contact the <strong>Cultural</strong> Development Office<br />
on (028) 7032 4449 or j.mackle@ulster.ac.uk<br />
Wed 28 Apr<br />
music
Ciaran Mackel, senior lecturer in Architecture at <strong>University</strong><br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>Ulster</strong> and direc<strong>to</strong>r <strong>of</strong> the Forum for an Alternative<br />
Belfast, presents the second event on contemporary<br />
urban/architectural issues looking at how architects<br />
design or make design decisions.<br />
This event is about the material reality <strong>of</strong> built projects:<br />
an exploration <strong>of</strong> the architectural and urban detail<br />
<strong>of</strong> materials and material junctions.<br />
Forum For Alternative Belfast<br />
The Red Fireplace and Material Reality<br />
6.00pm<br />
PLACE, Fountain Street<br />
Belfast<br />
Free admission. Contact<br />
PLACE on (028) 9023 2524<br />
or info@place.uk.net<br />
Thurs 29 Apr<br />
lecture<br />
Andrea Delaney graduated from the BSc Hons<br />
Communication, Advertising and Marketing<br />
course in Jordans<strong>to</strong>wn in 2008. As well as<br />
pursuing a career in marketing and public<br />
relations, Andrea has found time <strong>to</strong> follow<br />
her other great passion, music.<br />
Andrea is a classically trained singer and a<br />
successful vocal coach. Her reper<strong>to</strong>ire covers<br />
a broad range <strong>of</strong> styles and genres. Her first<br />
concert back at her alma mater will span light<br />
classical <strong>to</strong> Broadway. Her sublime voice is a<br />
treat and she is much sought after for concerts<br />
and recitals across Ireland.<br />
Andrea Delaney & Co<br />
1.00pm––2.00pm<br />
Mezzanine<br />
Jordans<strong>to</strong>wn campus<br />
Free admission. Contact the<br />
<strong>Cultural</strong> Development Office on<br />
028) 9026 7285 or k.gordon@ulster.ac.uk<br />
Thurs 29 Apr<br />
music
The Landscape Institute Northern Ireland branch (LINI) and<br />
the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Ulster</strong> have created the <strong>2010</strong> landscape<br />
architecture lecture series, SCALE, <strong>to</strong> stimulate debate<br />
about durable valued environments.<br />
Whitelaw Turking<strong>to</strong>n creates landscapes which are the synthesis<br />
<strong>of</strong> art, environment and engineering e.g. edgeless public realm and<br />
temporary urban green; it has several design awards for community<br />
value and sustainability. How the nature and form <strong>of</strong> space enables<br />
public life is <strong>of</strong> particular importance in their quest <strong>to</strong> attain a<br />
holistic strategic approach <strong>to</strong> planning urban development.<br />
Supported by the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Ulster</strong><br />
<strong>Cultural</strong> Development Support Scheme.<br />
SCALE: Designing Time in Place<br />
Lindsey Whitelaw and Ian Turking<strong>to</strong>n<br />
6.30pm<br />
Connor Lecture Theatre<br />
Belfast campus<br />
Free admission. Booking advised.<br />
Contact Radek Chanas <strong>of</strong> LINI<br />
Radek.Chanas@Soltysbrewster.co.uk<br />
Thurs 29 Apr<br />
lecture<br />
This exhibition showcases the final year production work in<br />
pho<strong>to</strong>graphy, video, radio and multimedia produced by students<br />
graduating from the BA Hons Media Studies and Production and<br />
the BA Hons Interactive Media Arts.<br />
The show provides graduating students with a platform <strong>to</strong> share<br />
their work with others and provides members <strong>of</strong> the public with<br />
an indication <strong>of</strong> the direction <strong>of</strong> future developments in this field<br />
as demonstrated by the creativity <strong>of</strong> some <strong>of</strong> the Province’s most<br />
promising young media talent.<br />
End <strong>of</strong> Year Show<br />
School <strong>of</strong> Media, Film and Journalism<br />
The Riverside Theatre<br />
Coleraine campus<br />
Free admission. For opening times<br />
contact (028) 7032 3232. For information<br />
contact the <strong>Cultural</strong> Development Office<br />
on (028) 7032 4449 or j.mackle@ulster.ac.uk<br />
Fri 7 May––Fri 11 Jun<br />
exhibition
Centre for Media Research Seminar Series.<br />
Children, Media and Culture:<br />
A View From Northern Ireland<br />
1.30pm<br />
The Barmouth C<strong>of</strong>fee Bar<br />
Coleraine campus<br />
Free admission. Contact<br />
the <strong>Cultural</strong> Development<br />
Office on (028) 7032 4449<br />
or j.mackle@ulster.ac.uk<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Máire Messenger<br />
Davies marks the launch <strong>of</strong> her<br />
new book, Children, Media<br />
and Culture, by reviewing<br />
the research and some <strong>of</strong><br />
the academic and public<br />
controversies on which the<br />
book draws. She will also look<br />
back over some <strong>of</strong> the projects<br />
on children, the media and<br />
culture conducted with local<br />
children by <strong>Ulster</strong>’s Centre for<br />
Media Research, including the<br />
international study on what<br />
makes children laugh, Is that<br />
funny anywhere else? and<br />
What do children want<br />
from the BBC?<br />
Wed 12 May<br />
film&media<br />
The Little Box <strong>of</strong> Wonders<br />
Mon 24 May, 11.00am & 7.30pm<br />
Foyle Arts Building, Magee campus<br />
Thurs 27 May––Sat 29 May, 7.30pm<br />
10.30am on Fri 28 May<br />
3.00pm on Sat 29 May<br />
Belfast Children’s Festival, Belfast<br />
Admission: Foyle Arts Building £4/£2 children.<br />
Tickets from the <strong>Cultural</strong> Development Office<br />
on (028) 7137 5456 or gm.farren@ulster.ac.uk<br />
Belfast Children’s Festival £6/£5 children.<br />
Tickets from www.belfastchildrensfestival.com<br />
or (028) 9033 4455<br />
As part <strong>of</strong> Young at Art’s Belfast<br />
Children’s Festival, the School<br />
<strong>of</strong> Creative Arts has been invited<br />
<strong>to</strong> present The Little Box <strong>of</strong><br />
Wonders, an originally devised<br />
performance, created by staff<br />
and students in Drama, Dance<br />
and Music. The performance is<br />
aimed at 6-8 year old children<br />
but will delight adults and<br />
the rest <strong>of</strong> the family <strong>to</strong>o.<br />
Developed from workshops with<br />
local school children, it explores<br />
what happens when you start<br />
with an opened box and add<br />
theatre, dance, live music and<br />
a lot <strong>of</strong> imagination!<br />
Supported by the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Ulster</strong><br />
Access Agreement Fund.<br />
Mon 24 May &<br />
Thurs 27 May––Sat 29 May<br />
drama
This conference will bring <strong>to</strong>gether word and image, as well<br />
as literary scholarship, art his<strong>to</strong>ry and theory, art practice,<br />
cura<strong>to</strong>rial practice, museology, and visual culture, in order <strong>to</strong><br />
address the interrelationship between word and image and<br />
display.<br />
The questions addressed will include: how does the<br />
art exhibition function as media<strong>to</strong>r <strong>of</strong> literature? Which<br />
approaches <strong>to</strong> word and image are specific <strong>to</strong> cura<strong>to</strong>rs or<br />
museum practitioners? How are competencies acquired,<br />
and how do policies and funding structures enable work in<br />
this field? The use <strong>of</strong> text and writing in and surrounding<br />
exhibitions will be investigated.<br />
The conference aims <strong>to</strong> (in)form a network that will<br />
investigate literary art exhibitions.<br />
Keynote Speaker<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>essor WJT Mitchell, <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Chicago<br />
Displaying Word & Image<br />
IAWIS Focus Conference<br />
Belfast campus<br />
Contact Dr Karen Brown or<br />
Dr Christa-Maria Lerm Hayes<br />
displayingWandI@ulster.ac.uk<br />
Fri 4 Jun––Sun 6 Jun<br />
lecture<br />
This third concert <strong>of</strong> the 2009/10 season given in association<br />
with the Friends <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Ulster</strong> Orchestra again features the Szgeti<br />
Quartet. On this occasion they will perform Haydn’s Quartet in D,<br />
Opus 20, No. 4 and Ravel’s elegant String Quartet. Following on<br />
from their Magee performance <strong>of</strong> Mozart’s Clarinet Quintet in 2009<br />
and <strong>of</strong> the Horn Quintet in March <strong>2010</strong>, the Quartet complete their<br />
programme with his delightful and catchy Oboe Quartet, played<br />
by the orchestra’s first oboist Chris<strong>to</strong>pher Black.<br />
This concert is generously supported by James Doherty Meats.<br />
<strong>Ulster</strong> Orchestra<br />
Chamber Concerts<br />
8.00pm<br />
The Great Hall<br />
Magee campus<br />
Admission: £8/£6 conc.<br />
Contact the <strong>Cultural</strong> Development<br />
Office on (028) 7137 5456<br />
or gm.farren@ulster.ac.uk<br />
Sun 6 <strong>June</strong><br />
music
Feedback<br />
Creative Think Tank Day<br />
10.00am––4.00pm<br />
Foyle Arts Building<br />
Magee campus<br />
Admission by invitation only.<br />
Contact Sandie Fisher,<br />
Feedback Project Manager<br />
on s.fisher@ulster.ac.uk<br />
Feedback is a groundbreaking new<br />
project designed specifically for<br />
students on performing arts courses<br />
at FE colleges exploring ways in which<br />
social media can be used <strong>to</strong> enhance<br />
and assist creativity. The project,<br />
which started in <strong>February</strong> <strong>2010</strong>, has<br />
been delivered by Satellite, the<br />
<strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Ulster</strong>’s dance outreach<br />
team, in partnership with artists<br />
from Assault <strong>Events</strong>, the <strong>University</strong><br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>Ulster</strong>’s resident dance company.<br />
This innovative project has involved<br />
a series <strong>of</strong> music, dance and creative<br />
technology workshops as well as<br />
creative online participation using<br />
online social media. This session will<br />
bring all the participating FE colleges<br />
<strong>to</strong>gether <strong>to</strong> share and develop their<br />
experience and create more work<br />
they can share online. The project<br />
culminates at the end <strong>of</strong> <strong>June</strong> with<br />
the launch <strong>of</strong> an online Facebook<br />
archive exhibition.<br />
Supported by the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Ulster</strong><br />
Access Agreement Fund.<br />
Mon 7 Jun<br />
dance<br />
The annual show will have work on display by graduating students<br />
from a spectrum <strong>of</strong> disciplines spanning sculpture and painting <strong>to</strong><br />
fashion and ceramics. It is an important date in the arts-world diary.<br />
Not only does it <strong>of</strong>fer a chance <strong>to</strong> appreciate some <strong>of</strong> the best upand-coming<br />
artists, but it also signals the emerging trends amongst<br />
our most talented practitioners.<br />
The exhibition gives pr<strong>of</strong>essionals from the creative industries as<br />
well as the public a first glimpse <strong>of</strong> flourishing talent and provides<br />
a platform for our brightest stars before they step out in<strong>to</strong> the<br />
commercial world.<br />
End <strong>of</strong> Year Show<br />
10.00am––8.00pm<br />
Belfast campus<br />
Free admission. For information<br />
contact the <strong>Cultural</strong> Development<br />
Office on (028) 9026 7285<br />
or k.gordon@ulster.ac.uk<br />
Tues 8 Jun––Sat 19 Jun<br />
art&design
The <strong>Ulster</strong> Festival <strong>of</strong> Art and Design is the only Festival <strong>of</strong> its type in<br />
Ireland. It was created in 2008 as a complement <strong>to</strong> the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>Ulster</strong>’s successful and highly visible degree shows which attract significant<br />
audiences. In its short lifespan, the Festival has built a strong following.<br />
It’s programme includes talks, workshops, screenings, performances,<br />
residencies, collaborations and exhibitions all related <strong>to</strong> art and design–<br />
encompassing a broad range <strong>of</strong> disciplines including pho<strong>to</strong>graphy,<br />
ceramics, architecture, fashion, painting, product design, visual<br />
communication and textile art.<br />
The Festival places the utmost importance on producing events <strong>of</strong> the<br />
highest quality, attracting artists and designers <strong>of</strong> international repute and<br />
continues <strong>to</strong> assert its growing reputation for excellence in creativity and<br />
innovation.<br />
www.ulsterfestival.com<br />
<strong>Ulster</strong> Festival <strong>of</strong><br />
Art & Design<br />
Belfast campus<br />
For further information contact<br />
the <strong>Cultural</strong> Development<br />
Office on (028) 9026 7285<br />
or k.gordon@ulster.ac.uk<br />
Tues 8 Jun––Sat 19 Jun<br />
art&design<br />
The talk will explore Pasolini’s critique <strong>of</strong> modern Italian<br />
culture and examine its relevance <strong>to</strong> <strong>to</strong>day’s Europe.<br />
Dr. Stefano Colangelo lectures in Italian at the <strong>University</strong><br />
<strong>of</strong> Bologna. He has published three books on modern<br />
poetry and has lectured at the Sorbonne, Freie Universitat<br />
Berlin, Brown <strong>University</strong> in the United States and Senshu<br />
<strong>University</strong> Tokyo.<br />
Dante Alighieri Society Talk<br />
Pasolini: The legacy<br />
Dr. Stefano Colangelo<br />
7.30pm<br />
82D23<br />
Belfast campus<br />
Free admission. Contact the<br />
<strong>Cultural</strong> Development Office<br />
on (028) 9026 7285 or<br />
k.gordon@ulster.ac.uk<br />
Thurs 10 Jun<br />
lecture
The Design End <strong>of</strong> Year Show at Magee showcases a diverse<br />
range <strong>of</strong> 2D, 3D and 4D design work by final year students<br />
from both the BDes Design and Communication and the BSc<br />
Multimedia Computing and Design courses. The Degree show is<br />
a great opportunity for students <strong>to</strong> celebrate their achievements<br />
and for companies <strong>to</strong> sample, and perhaps employ, the next<br />
generation <strong>of</strong> designers. The exhibition opens with a private<br />
view from 7pm on Friday 11 <strong>June</strong>.<br />
End <strong>of</strong> Year Show<br />
Foyle Arts Building<br />
Magee campus<br />
Free admission. For opening times<br />
contact the <strong>Cultural</strong> Development<br />
Office on (028) 7137 5456 or<br />
gm.farren@ulster.ac.uk<br />
Fri 11 Jun ––Fri 18 Jun<br />
art&design<br />
An exhibition featuring film, video, animation, interactive websites,<br />
pho<strong>to</strong>graphy and more produced by <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Ulster</strong> graduates<br />
in film, media and journalism, those shortlisted for an award from the<br />
Northern Ireland Skillset Media Academy and winners <strong>of</strong> a province-wide<br />
competition for secondary level schools. Prize-winning work is selected by<br />
leading figures in the media industry and awards will be presented at an<br />
opening Awards Ceremony attended by industry pr<strong>of</strong>essionals. This will be<br />
a showcase <strong>of</strong> some <strong>of</strong> the most promising media talent emerging from<br />
Northern Ireland.<br />
The Northern Ireland Skillset Media Academy is one <strong>of</strong> only 22 licensed<br />
centres <strong>of</strong> excellence for creative media in the UK. It is led by the <strong>University</strong><br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>Ulster</strong>, School <strong>of</strong> Media, Film and Journalism and includes relevant<br />
courses from Belfast Metropolitan College, Northwest Regional College,<br />
Derry City and Southern Regional College.<br />
Supported by the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Ulster</strong><br />
Access Agreement Fund.<br />
<strong>Ulster</strong> Media Show ‘10<br />
Conor Lecture Theatre & Foyer<br />
Belfast campus<br />
Free admission. Attendance at the<br />
Awards Ceremony is by invitation.<br />
For opening times contact the<br />
<strong>Cultural</strong> Development Office on<br />
028) 7032 4449 or j.mackle@ulster.ac.uk<br />
Wed 23 Jun––Sat 26 Jun<br />
exhibition
Tel: (028) 9026 7285<br />
t.kerr@ulster.ac.uk<br />
Tel: (028) 7032 4449<br />
j.mackle@ulster.ac.uk<br />
Tel: (028) 7137 5658<br />
n.pearce@ulster.ac.uk<br />
Belfast & Jordans<strong>to</strong>wn<br />
<strong>Cultural</strong> Development Office<br />
82C24, Belfast campus<br />
<strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Ulster</strong><br />
York Street<br />
Belfast<br />
BT15 1ED<br />
Coleraine<br />
<strong>Cultural</strong> Development Office<br />
F129, Coleraine campus<br />
<strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Ulster</strong><br />
Cromore Road<br />
Coleraine<br />
BT52 1SA<br />
Magee<br />
<strong>Cultural</strong> Development Office<br />
MF228, Magee campus<br />
<strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Ulster</strong><br />
Northland Road<br />
Londonderry<br />
BT48 7JL<br />
www.culture.ulster.ac.uk<br />
Feb—Jun 10<br />
cultural<br />
events