Anglia Ruskin Arts Summer 2016

WHAT’S arts ON

Theatre

Mumford Theatre Ruskin Gallery

Film

Music

Visual Arts

SUMMER 2016

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Welcome to Anglia Ruskin Arts THEATRE I VISUAL ARTS I MUSIC I FILM This Anglia Ruskin What’s On brochure is a guide to the wide variety of arts events and activities that take place on Anglia Ruskin University’s Cambridge campus or involve our students and staff elsewhere in the city.

This includes the eclectic programme of shows at the Mumford Theatre, our oncampus professional theatre, which each season presents a range of professional touring, student and local amateur productions.

Situated within the heart of the School of Art, the Ruskin

Gallery provides an excellent space for exhibiting both digital and traditional artworks.

The Ruskin Gallery enormously enriches the cultural life of our University’s staff and students – an experience which we are delighted to share with the wider community.

The Department of Music and Performing Arts delivers a series of impressive concerts and productions throughout the year. This notably includes weekly free lunchtime concerts which take place at the Mumford Theatre. Anglia Ruskin’s orchestras and vocal

ensembles also perform regularly at venues across the city.

We invite you to enjoy the array of arts events we have to offer here at Anglia Ruskin University, which celebrate the diversity found on our campus.

If you wish to keep up to date with these exciting performances, exhibitions and concerts please register your interest at www.anglia.ac.uk/arts Read on to find out more about What’s On this season.

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YOUR LOCAL THEATRE Situated in the heart of Anglia Ruskin University’s Cambridge campus, the Mumford Theatre is a university theatre presenting a range of touring professional, local community and student theatre as well as music concerts.

With an excellent tiered seating arrangement, the Mumford Theatre is able to boast an enviable reputation for offering a good view from all 270 of its seats. There is a strong tradition of theatre at Anglia Ruskin University and staff and students are consistently involved in various productions at venues across the city.

To find out more about the various music concerts taking place at the Mumford Theatre and elsewhere, please see the Music sections for full details.

For more information and to book tickets please visit: www.anglia.ac.uk/mumfordtheatre or phone the Box Office on 01223 352932 (Monday to Friday, 2.00 - 5.00pm)

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Anglia Ruskin University has a commitment to improving and expanding our community engagement and the Mumford Theatre plays a central role in this.

The Mumford Theatre aims to present shows that engage, stimulate the imagination, challenge expectations and, of course, entertain.

We offer our local community and our students an exciting range of quality theatre productions at affordable prices, and to accompany certain productions present free pre-show talks by leading academics of Anglia Ruskin University.

We welcome local schools and offer school group prices for large groups on selected performances.

Due to the physical arrangement of the theatre, and in the interests of other members of the audience, we do not encourage bringing children younger than 3 years old to the theatre.

THEATRE Anglia Contemporary Theatre

Anglia Contemporary Theatre

CUTTING/EDGE

Cutting/Edge

Tuesday 31 May to Friday 3 June, 7.30pm

Tuesday 31 May to Friday 3 June, 7.30pm

Big Squirrel Productions

Venue: Cambridge Junction, Clifton Way, Cambridge

ALADDIN Friday 8 July, 7.30pm Big Squirrel Productions CINDERELLA Saturday 9 July, 7.30pm

Pushing boundaries and taking risks, Cutting/Edge signals new directions in twenty-first century performance. We present three contemporary, experimental performances, devised and presented by graduating students from Anglia Ruskin University’s Drama and Performing Arts courses.

Tickets: £10.00 (£7.00 concessions, £5.00 students and children) Available from Cambridge Junction Box Office: www.junction.co.uk and 01223 511511

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Big Squirrel Productions ALADDIN Friday 8 July, 7.30pm The first of two traditional pantos but with a sprinkle of Big Squirrel Productions magic!

Join us as we travel to the ancient land of Peking with the brave, thighslapping Aladdin and his not-quiteso-brave brother Wishee Washee. All Aladdin wants is a life of excitement and to win the heart of the girl of his dreams, Princess Yasmin. Widow Twankey would rather he stayed at home and did some work for once! Enter the evil Abanazar and his quest for the Genie of the Lamp, and there’s our panto! Do you want magic? Fights? The occasional sing-a-long? Then don’t miss this fantastic adventure, and see if good really does conquer over evil! (oh yes it will!)

See it here first before the show hits the road for a month long run at The Edinburgh Fringe festival.

Suitable for ages 5+ Tickets: £7.00 (£5.00 concessions) or book for both Aladdin & Cinderella for £10.00 (£7.00 concessions)

Big Squirrel Productions CINDERELLA Saturday 9 July, 7.30pm The second of two traditional pantos but with a sprinkle of Big Squirrel Productions magic!

Cinderella makes her way to the stage, the alltime favourite heroine! Cheeky chappy Buttons will take you along Cinderella’s journey, and try and keep hideous step-sisters Sharon and Tracy’s Cabaret Act from stealing the show!

Prince Charming must find a bride, but when he meets a mysterious girl in the woods could she be the one? Have no fear our Fairy Godmother will save the day and make sure Cinderella does go to the ball!

See it here first before the show hits the road for a month long run at The Edinburgh Fringe festival.

Suitable for ages 5+ Tickets: £7.00 (£5.00 concessions) or book for both Aladdin & Cinderella for £10.00 (£7.00 concessions)

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RUSKIN GALLERY

VISUAL ARTS

The Ruskin Gallery is a unique exhibition space surrounded by artists’ studios on Anglia Ruskin University’s Cambridge campus. Open to the public, all exhibitions are free and carefully selected to provide a singular and memorable gallery-going experience.

members of the public as well as staff, students and invited guests, giving the whole community a chance to share in the experience. We see the Private View as an official celebration of the artists’ works, and often these events are attended by the exhibiting artists themselves, who may give speeches, provide Q&A sessions and discuss their works with guests.

ELECTRIC EYE: CAMBRIDGE SCHOOL OF ART DEGREE SHOW 2016 Ruskin Gallery Friday 10 – Saturday 18 June

Enjoy the gallery: Monday - Saturday 10.00am - 4.30pm

ELECTRIC EYE: CAMBRIDGE SCHOOL OF ART FASHION SHOW 2016 Cambridge Junction, Clifton Way, Cambridge Thursday 16 June

Combining its vaulted ceilings and period character with digital technology (including a 103” 3D Full HD plasma screen) the Ruskin Gallery is a fully flexible exhibition space, allowing both traditional hanging and digital viewing, either independently or simultaneously.

The Ruskin Gallery opens all of its Private Views to

STAY IN TOUCH WITH THE RUSKIN GALLERY Join our mailing list at anglia.ac.uk/contactruskin Receive regular news on exhibitions and events.

ELECTRIC EYE: CAMBRIDGE SCHOOL OF ART FILM & MOVING IMAGE SHOW 2016 Arts Picturehouse, St. Andrew Street, Cambridge Thursday 9 June

THEOREM Ruskin Gallery Thursday 7 July – Thursday 21 July HOPES + DREAMS Ruskin Gallery Balcony Thursday 7 July – Friday 29 July

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ELECTRIC EYE: CAMBRIDGE SCHOOL OF ART DEGREE SHOW 2016 Ruskin Gallery Friday 10 – Saturday 18 June Private View: Thursday 9 June, 6.00pm - 9.00pm Opening times: Weekdays 10.00am - 8.00pm Saturday & Sunday 10.00am - 4.30pm The Cambridge School of Art Degree Show 2016 represents the culmination of the students’ work here. They have studied with us for 3 years, and are about to enter the wider world of work. There will be over 150 graduating BA (Hons) students displaying their work in the fields of Computer Games, Fashion Design, Film & Television Production, Film, TV and Theatre Design, Fine Art, Graphic Design, Illustration, Illustration and Animation, Interior Design, and Photography ELECTRIC EYE: CAMBRIDGE SCHOOL OF ART FASHION SHOW 2016

ELECTRIC EYE: CAMBRIDGE SCHOOL OF ART FILM & MOVING IMAGE SHOW

Venue: Cambridge Junction, Clifton Way, Cambridge

Venue: Arts Picturehouse, St Andrews Street, Cambridge

Thursday 16 June, 7.30pm (bar opens at 6.30pm)

Thursday 9 June, 3.00pm - 5.00pm

Tickets: £8.00 (£5.00 students) Available from Cambridge Junction Box Office: www.junction.co.uk and 01223 511511

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No advance booking necessary

THEOREM Ruskin Gallery Thursday 7 July – Thursday 21 July Private View: Thursday 7 July, 5.00pm THEOREM is the first group exhibition of PhD practice-based research within the Cambridge School of Art. With research being conducted in film and media studies, illustration, fashion, fine art, typography and graphic design, THEOREM promises to be as diverse as it is engaging. In addition to providing CSA doctoral researchers the opportunity to present their visual research outcomes within an exhibition format, theory:practice, a concurrent symposium, will give those researchers scope to discuss their research. Keynote speakers will discuss the investigative issues and challenges involved in practice-based research, and how the links between theory and practice work.

An accompanying symposium, theory:practice, will take place 7 July, 9.30am – 5.15pm.

HOPES + DREAMS Statements of Intents Explored Ruskin Gallery Balcony Thursday 7 July – Friday 29 July Private View: Thursday 7 July, 5.00pm A manifesto is a public declaration of intent, an opportunity to put into words your hopes and dreams, your vision and plans.

It’s a way to encourage support for your ideas, to influence others and inspire support for your point of view.

Whether political, artistic, or religious, manifestos have been the source of some of the most important, influential, and thoughtprovoking concepts in history.

For this exhibition, Letter Exchange invited its members to submit works based around the theme of manifestos. The broad brief allowed participants to explore this rich and diverse catalogue of texts to discover phrases and passages that resonate with them or indeed inspire them to create their own.

In many ways, this exhibition can be seen as a manifesto for Letter Exchange, this is what they are about. The best practitioners of contemporary fine lettering producing new and challenging works, experimenting with materials and techniques to deliver thoughts and ideas in ways that will stand out and be memorable.

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MUSIC MUSIC Music at Anglia Ruskin has a long and distinguished history and our numerous public concerts and musical performances throughout the year range from early music to jazz, classical symphonic works to electro-acoustic extravaganzas, and of course, our full scale-operas.

Frequent orchestral and choral concerts are mounted at venues in the city and a large array of smaller ensembles from a regular part of our University’s and city’s musical life. As well as performances in our Recital Hall and our popular lunchtime concerts, there are also concerts and musicals in the Mumford Theatre, local churches, The Junction, and West Road Concert Hall.

MUSIC CONCERTS FESTIVAL WEEK Venue: Music Recital Hall, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge Tuesday 31 May – Friday 3 June BAND SHOWCASE Venue: Cambridge Junction, Clifton Way, Cambridge Friday 3 June, 6.00pm THE MAGIC FLUTE Venue: Mumford Theatre Saturday 16 July, 11.00am

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FESTIVAL WEEK Venue: Music Recital Hall, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge Tuesday 31 May – Friday 3 June A week long programme of concerts and theatre events given

by Anglia Ruskin music and performing arts students, featuring world music, electro-acoustic music, popular and jazz music, classical music recitals, and a presentation of three devised theatre performances.

Full details of the artists and programme will be available in early May on the website at www.anglia.ac.uk/mpaevents BAND SHOWCASE Venue: Cambridge Junction, Clifton Way, Cambridge Friday 3 June, 6.00pm Dynamic and electrifying (as well as acoustic) big beat performances by students on the Popular Music degree programme. Come along and see cutting edge young talent on the threshold of success or even well on the way. Credits include commercial releases, critical acclaim and radio airplay, including BBC Radio 1. Catch them now while there on the way up - then you can say you saw them when they were just starting out, and they were great then too!

Tickets: £10.00 (£7.00 concessions, £5 .00 students and children) Available from Cambridge

Available from Cambridge Junction Box Office: www.junction.co.uk and 01223 511511

The Classic Buskers & Neil Henry THE MAGIC FLUTE Venue: Mumford Theatre

FILM

Saturday 16 July, 11.00am The Magic Flute is a brand new show created

by The Classic Buskers and magician Neil Henry, based (somewhat loosely) on Mozart’s timeless masterpiece Die Zauberflöte.

Join the bird-catcher Papageno as he goes on a magical musical journey – through fire and water, meeting snakes, bears, wolves, flying boys, the King of the Sun and a very wicked Queen. The show includes the famous Birdcatcher’s Song, Das Klinget So Herrlich with an orchestra of bells made up of children from the audience. You will also hear the famous Queen of the Night in a version guaranteed never to be forgotten!

You will be amused, bemused, entertained and more importantly actively involved in this very original take on Mozart’s masterpiece. This is a musical treat for all the family – full of surprises, wonderful music and lots of laughs.

Suitable for all ages Presented as part of Cambridge Summer Music Festival Tickets: £10.00 (£7.00 concessions) Family ticket £30.00

Cambridgeshire Film Consortium

The Cambridgeshire Film Consortium (CFC) is an education/film-industry partnership established in 1999 and core-funded by Creative England and the BFI. It delivers high-quality, culturally diverse film education events, linked to cinema screenings, young people’s film production workshops, and film study resources. Its partners include Anglia Ruskin University, the Parkside Federation, Cambridgeshire Long Road Sixth Form College, Cambridge Film Consortium City Council and the Cambridge Arts Picturehouse.

The CFC Film Education Officer develops projects to raise cine-literacy levels in people of all ages across Cambridgeshire and the wider region. Focusing on a deeper understanding of the moving image, CFC events have included cinema-based Sixth Form/GCSE Film Study Days; film production workshops for young people; film courses for adult learners; lunchtime archive film shows; and publicly funded projects, such as Arts Council primary school animation films and a Heritage Lottery-funded intergenerational wartime project with archive film.

For more information please visit; www.cambridgeshirefilmconsortium.org or to book please visit www.picturehouses.co.uk or phone 0871 902 5720

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Information for Disabled Visitors

How to find us

PARKING

Conveniently located on the conjunction of East Road and

Blue Badge holders are permitted to park in Bradmore

Mill Road we are easy to reach by foot, bus and train.

Street, providing easy access to the campus. If necessary,

BY CAR

reserved disabled parking may be possible on campus,

Whilst there is no public parking available on the

subject to availability. If you wish to request reserved

campus, we have public car parks close by including

disabled parking, please telephone the University’s

Queen Anne Terrace and the Grafton Centre (East),

Facilities Helpdesk on: 01245 686464.

both well signposted and within easy walking distance.

RUSKIN GALLERY Wheelchair access is via a lift to the main gallery level and the balcony area. The lift entrance is located in the courtyard between the Ruskin Gallery and the Coslett Building. The gallery also has disabled toilet facilities

Alternatively you may wish to make use of Cambridge’s excellent Park & Ride scheme (please note buses stop running at 8.00pm). More information on all parking available in the city can be found at: www.cambridge.gov.uk/parking

accessible from the main gallery area.

ON FOOT

MUMFORD THEATRE

From Queen Anne Terrace

There is level access to the Mumford Theatre from

Walking from the car park turn right onto Gonville Place

the University’s main entrance on East Road and from

and pass Parkside Swimming Pool. At the crossroads

Bradmore Street. The seating is fully tiered and for this

continue straight on. This is East Road and you will soon

reason there is provision for 5 wheelchair users. If you

see our University’s buildings on your right.

have difficulty with stairs please let us know when you

From Grafton (East)

are booking your tickets. Mumford Theatre ticket prices

Walking from the Grafton Centre, turn right onto East

are listed for each show, concessions apply to some

Road. Cross the road at the pedestrian crossing by the

performances and disabled customers who need to be

Professional Music Technology store and continue along

accompanied for assistance purposes are entitled to an

East Road. Our University is on the left hand side just after

Essential Companion ticket, free of charge, in addition to

St Matthew’s Primary School.

a concession ticket for themselves.

From Drummer Street Bus Station

An Induction Loop is installed in the theatre. Switch your

Most bus routes (including the Park & Ride) stop at

hearing aid to the ‘T’ setting.

Drummer Street. Our University is a 10 minute walk away along Drummer Street, Parker Street and Parkside (alongside Parker’s Piece) all of which form an easy to follow, continuous line. Turn left at the major crossroads on to East Road and you will see the glass fronted main entrance a short way along to your right.

From the Train Station Exit on to Station Road, after about 100 metres turn right on to Tenison Road and continue all the way along this residential street. At the end, turn left on to Mill Road and continue to the major crossroads, with the swimming pool on your left. Turn right on to East Road and the University is situated just past the church on your right.

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Maps and further directions can be found at www.anglia.ac.uk/findcambridge

DRUMMER STREET

Cambridge Campus Cambridge Campus

DRUMMER STREET

City Centre

City Centre

EMMANUEL STREET DROP OFF/PICK UP

Park & Ride

GRAFTON CENTRE DROP OFF/PICK UP

Park & Ride

Cambridge City Centre

The Mumford Theatre has 270 fully tiered seats allowing a good view from anywhere in the auditorium and the seats also have good leg room. With our advanced online booking system you can choose your own seat.

If you have limited mobility and have difficulty using stairs please advise us when booking. The theatre can accommodate up to five wheelchairs in the front row, should you require one of these spaces please book through the Box Office.

Mumford Theatre ticket prices are listed for each show. Concessions apply to some performances and disabled customers who need to be accompanied for assistance purposes are entitled to an Essential Companion ticket, free of charge, in addition to a concession ticket for themselves.

For more information on the Mumford Theatre please visit www.anglia.ac.uk/mumfordtheatre or telephone the Box Office on 01223 352932.

The Box Office is open Monday – Friday, 2.00 – 5.00pm.

www.anglia.ac.uk/arts

East Road, Cambridge CB1 1PT Email: arts@anglia.ac.uk

THEATRE For more information on the Mumford Theatre please visit www.anglia.ac.uk/mumfordtheatre or telephone the Box Office on 01223 352932.

The Box Office is open Monday – Friday, 2.00pm – 5.00pm.

VISUAL ARTS For more information on the Ruskin Gallery please visit www.anglia.ac.uk/ruskingallery The Ruskin Gallery is open Monday - Saturday, 10.00am - 4.30pm.

MUSIC The Department of Music and Performing Arts performs concerts and productions in and around Cambridge throughout the year and hosts free Friday lunchtime concerts at the Mumford Theatre.

For more information on Music and Performing Arts events please visit www.anglia.ac.uk/mpaevents

FILM Cambridgeshire Film Consortium is based at Cambridge Arts Picturehouse.

For more information please visit www.cambridgeshirefilmconsortium.org and to book please visit www.picturehouses.co.uk or telephone 0871 902 5720

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