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APRIL 2016
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If you’re interested in volunteering & contributing to the overall development of Coexist, email: reception@coexistuk.org
onger days, blooming flowers and singing birds; Spring is here! And to celebrate the season Wellbeing’s annual Festival returns, find out more on page 6, or to learn about volunteering skip to page 14.
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n what we hope to be a regular feature of the monthly programme, this month we took the time to talk to City of Bristol College about the performance based courses they run in the building, flip over to page 2 to see what they had to say.
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ollowing a brief but hectic media frenzy last month, the run up to Alexandra Pope’s half-day seminar Pioneering Period Policy has passed, find out our thoughts looking back on the event and buzz surrounding it on page 3.
Supported by
Patrick Atkins Artist of the Month Patrick Atkins is an artist/illustrator whose work ranges from the atmospheric to the jovial. He’s interested in big things, small things and the sometimes vast space in between them, with scale playing a recurring part in his work. Using pencil, print making and mixed media, his portfolio includes books, stills and even some recent forays into animation. To see more, stop by The Canteen April 1st-30th or check out his website below. patrickatkins.co.uk
Coexist talks to...
City of Bristol College Hamilton House has been proudly facilitating City of Bristol College and Plymouth Universities Theatre Media Performance course since 2014. We recently had a chance to sit down with Paula Whatman (course creator), and course tutor David Straun to discuss the origins, structure and future of COBC at Hamilton House.
Why was the course developed? P: It’s a course franchised by Plymouth University and City of Bristol College (COBC). It’s come out of a need for a more vocational course that isn’t a conservatoire training (a work based learning degree course) for the first two years of a degree and now we’ve got the go ahead (subject to approval) do the final year of the degree here [at Hamilton House] it’s a degree in performance practice and theatre making. What’s really lovely about the foundation degree is that you can find your passion and direct your top-up towards it. What qualifications do you need to get on the course? P: Students come with academic qualifications like A Levels and BTEC, some people come from untraditional routes, but having work based experience. Some have a passion and a desire to perform and are looking for new challanges. What’s the focus of the course? D: It opens up higher education to students who have come from non conventional academic backgrounds. Some of them are straight out of college or A Levels or BTEC, but they also come through lots of different routes such as access courses. The focus is performance, but it opens up lots of pathways. Some people decide that’s where they want to be, others decide they want to move into production. A few students who have left have become involved in festival organisation or events management, some arrive planning to go into teaching.
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What have your students gone on to do after the course has finished? P: If you’re successful in completing years 1 & 2 you can either leave there, and go straight into the profession, or complete the top-up to a full BA Hons in professional performance practice. All courses run here [Hamilton House] have a huge emphasis on work place learning; for instance getting the skills to be able to run a small theatre company. Current students who started this year could continue through to gain a BA in Professional Theatre Performance. It will also be open to students on other foundation degrees who don’t have top-ups, they will be able to come and do the last year here [at Hamilton House]. Do COBC offer other courses at Hamilton House? D: COBC also offer Dance Theatre Performance and Creative Arts Therapies at Hamilton House. We’re really pleased to be here, It feels supportive, but not too rigid, like a big rubber band where the students external interests feel held. More info: hamiltonhouse.org/event/theatre-media-performance
Reflecting on
Pioneering Period Policy Emotional, educational and highly empowering; Alexandra Pope’s half-day seminar outlining the numerous benefits and implications of menstrual awareness has now been and gone. After an at times contentious reaction from the media in it’s lead up, the seminar itself embodied a resounding feeling of hope and optimism. Passionate attendees both local and international, travelled not just to listen but also to express the positive, negative but undeniably prominent effects menstruality has had on their lives. While a focal aspect of the talk was valuing natural cycles in the workplace, a broader desire for systematic and even personal change emerged, one that reflects stronger self-awareness and self-love. To read our latest press release, go to hamiltonhouse.org/pioneering-period-policy
What’s On This April... Bardos: The Nine Spaces Of Healing
Paintings For Palestine Fri 1st - 7th Apr, Opening night 1st Apr, 6-9pm, Free An exhibition of Roger Farnworth’s paintings, raising money for Medical Aid for Palestinians, a charity close to his heart. Roger was a painter, poet, philosopher, lover of landscape, and supporter of people around the world in their quest for dignity. He gave more than 60 talks around the UK, inspiring many others to follow in his steps. The opening night will include drinks, Palestinian music and film.
Sat 23rd, 10.30am-4.30pm, £25/18 Conc This day of teaching will explore how we can understand and experience life-changes, whether joyous, painful or confusing, through the Aro teaching of the Nine Bardos.
Three Birds Sun 17th Apr, 6-8pm, £6 ‘Missing Pieces’ presents Three Birds by Janice Okoh, a script in hand play reading set in South London, following the strange experiments of siblings Tiana, Tionne and Tanika. A startling dark comic drama about childhood, family and fantasy. Winner of the 2011 Bruntwood Prize.
Holistic Health: Natural Balance Sun 17th Apr, 9.30am-5pm, £15 Come with an open heart and mind and allow your energy to be our guide, so we can help you on the road to natural balanced health with love and compassion, laughter and light. Know your food intolerances, know your supplement effectiveness. Recognise and release your emotions. Implement stress release techniques.
Nonviol ent Communication: Level Two Tuesdays 5th-19th Apr, 7.30-9.45pm, £185 Nonviolent Communication follows on from last months introductory session with a new series of talks centering on empathy. Empathy creates connection and strengthens existing relationships, in all areas of our lives.
Cross Arts Performance Tuesdays 12th Apr - 17th May, 6-8pm, £8/£5Conc A performance making class aimed at 13- 16 year olds from a variety of disciplines including dance, drama, music, the visual arts and anybody who wants to explore ways to creatively engage with each other and the community.
Portrait Drawing For Beginners Sun 10th Apr, 12.30-4.30pm, £25 Learn how to create a stunning portrait full of mood, shadow and depth. Stimulate your ability to think creatively. Sharpen your powers of perception. Suitable for adult beginners and all teenagers.
Mandala Painting Sat 9th Mar, 10am-4pm, £45/£35 Conc This course will feature artists Anne and Lily Thomas, who will be providing meditation, an introduction to sacred geometry, discovering geometry in nature, mandalas in different cultures, as well as practical drawing and painting.
We Live With Water Fri 22nd - 28th Apr, Opening 22nd 7-9pm, Free An exploration into what it means to live with water in a changing climate. An interactive exhibition created out of dialogues with Bristolians and people across the globe.
Tai Chi Taster Sat 9th Apr, 10.30am-12.30pm, Free As well as the Monday’s weekly beginners classes, there’s now a one-off FREE taster session to get you in the zone.
Bell y Dance: Drills & Thrills Sun 10th Apr, 12.30-4.30pm, £25 With the weekly sessions in Tribal Belly Dance every Tuesday, this monthly class offers a practice companion and support system for dancers wanting to dramatically improve their dancing.
Wellbeing Festival 2016: Community Matters
Quasi Tues 8th - 15th Apr, 9am-9pm, Free Quasi describes the notion that with deeper insight, one is able to realize how something is not how you had first interpreted it. Four artists will be using this definition of the word to create artworks that are driven by political and ethical topics, such as animal and human rights as well as commodity fetishism. There will be works by Rowan Ellis, Aisha Eveleigh, Heather Meacham and Stuart Bauer using a range of mediums such as textiles, ceramics, painting and drawing.
Wellbeing Festival
Fri 29th Apr, 11am-6pm, £5 Wellbeing’s annual festival returns, bringing a Community Matters fantastic line-up of experienced workshop leaders and speakers, live music, food, activities and of course a range of treatments from the Wellbeing Rooms. All proceeds go towards Wellbeing’s outreach programme, Community Conscious.
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Anchorsong Zipping between keyboards, samplers and other gizmos Anchorsong can whip up an orchestral sandstorm that becomes a cosmic soundscape or moody jazz trance interlude. The Comet is Coming Hard-beat sci-fi electrojazz to light up your darkness. Shabaka Hutchins' intergalactic sax leads whiptight rhythm assaults that demand cosmic dance moves.
Jimmy & Sid Two musicians that catch the soul of the English folk tradition using guitar, banjo and two perfectly tuned voices, telling stories of the modern world around them.
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Canteen Jazz Session An open jazz jam session led by saxophone hero Craig Crofton supporting seasoned players to join the house trio and exploring classic Jazz & Latin tunes.
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Twelve Months of Summer Monthly showcase of the best acts from the acoustic scene
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pulled together by the sparkling Miss Rosina Buck (who is one such herself).
Giles Barratt Trio London-based jazz guitarist Giles Barratt's eclectic musical tastes include both Latin and contemporary European influences.
Pons Aelius This award-winning 6-piece use an impressive array of acoustic instruments alongside a respectfully zippy approach to give tradition a fine new coat of paint. Free live music! Check the website for details. Junior Bill/King Solomon Junior Bill's multilingual blend of reggae, dub, bossa nova & hip-hop is fresh as you like. King Solomon do classic roots reggae in the old school style.
Two Man Ting Jah-Man Aggrey's songs tell stories in fine Afro-Caribbean style as his voice and djembe conjure up Sierra Leone's musical flavours with Jon Lewis's palm wine guitar. DeCyphers Hip Hop Session
Guest MCs and musicians join the rhythm section of the ultra-funky DeCyphers collective for a monthly exploration of all things hip (and, indeed, hop).
Lewis Clark Bristolian singer-songwriter Lewis Clark's voice was road tested all over the world, from the chai tents of India to the street festivals of Calabria. Nuala Honan Trio Expect classic pre-WWII jazz Ă la Ella and the chance to hear yet another side of this remarkable singer, with pianist Jools Scott and double bassist Pete Gibbs. Glowrogues These seven supercool jazzers know their way around a hip-hop beat; they'll get down and funky at the drop of a (hi) hat or spread out cinematically whenever it suits.
Brass Junkies
Dynamic 8 piece Bristolian brass inspired by the funky Mardi Gras sounds of the New Orleans street bands making good-time music to bring a carnival atmosphere!
LIVE MUSIC MON-THUR 9.30-11.30PM
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Free live music! Check the website for details. The Carry Nations This old-time Americana outfit are big fun, with easy-rolling banjo and harmony vocals faithfully evoking the roots of the music. Canteen Jazz Session
An open jazz jam session led by saxophone hero Craig Crofton supporting seasoned players to join the house trio and exploring classic Jazz & Latin tunes.
Professor Nohair & The Wiglifters The Prof formed this boogie-woogie piano trio to celebrate the good time groove of great New Orleans players who wrote the barrel-house book.
Jez Hellard & The Djukella Orchestra Jez Hellard sings, plays a fine guitar, and he's a brilliant harmonica player too. Musically multilingual, fearless, and always ear-catching. Bartoune Spinning off from the irrepressible Zen Hussies this lot build a uniquely jaunty swing sound, blending originality with a fine sense of musical heritage.
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Buffalo Skinners
Did someone move Sheffield down onto a bayou? How else to explain the gloriously rich and swampy ‘zydefolk & roll' gumbo this South Yorkshire bunch make?
Laurent Coulondre Trio
One of France's top keyboard players, Laurente Coulondre's assured and imaginative Hammond organ welds devastating technique to grin-inducing grooviness.
Henry Slim Blues Session
When harmonica guru Henry 'Slimline' Slim blows that ol' harp you can be sure some of the best roots blues merchants in these parts will come a-runnin'.
Jesse Witney Australian singer/songwriter Jesse Witney brings well-crafted songs to Bristol, alongside intricate Brazilian-inspired guitar playing and all-round showmanship. Daan Temmink Quartet While tightly structured contemporary slow-burners figure in the quartet's repertoire you can expect a fair amount of hard-bopping upbeat modern jazz too. Boudica Boogaloo Songstress Nuala Honan, bassist Laura Pocket and violinst Claire Northey sure know how to kick up the dust with a buck and a wing in this new Americana trio. Baghdaddies
World music mash-up artists Baghdaddies pretty much invented the idea 14 years ago when they began infusing Balkan brass with spicy ska and shimmering Arabisms.
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Weekly Cour ses & Classes M o nday
City of Bristol degree level courses..........................................................................apply online Tai Chi for Beginners................................................................... 9.45-10.45am & 8.15-9.15pm Tibetan Sound Healing Meditation (drop in).....................................................................1-2pm Hatha Flow Yoga.......................................................................................................1.15-2.15pm Thai Yoga Massage...................................................................................................2.15-5.15pm Kid’s Capoeira..........................................................................................................4.30-5.30pm Counselling..............................................................................................1-3pm & 4.30-8.30pm Energy Healing........................................................................................................5.15-8.15pm Bellyfit.....................................................................................................................5.45-6.45pm Womens Bike Night............................................................................................................6-9pm Beginners African Dance..............................................................................................6.30-8pm Let Go Yoga with Mischa..............................................................................................7-8.30pm LGBT Fitness Class............................................................................................................7-8pm Capoeira................................................................................................................8.15–10.15pm
Tu esd ay City of Bristol degree level courses.........................................................................apply online Counselling, Psychotherapy & Bodywork...........................................................9.15-12.30am Learn to Meditate Effectively...........................................................................................1-2pm Sports & Deep Tissue Massage..............................................................................1.30-4.30pm Counselling.............................................................................................................2.15-8.45pm
Therapeutic Massage, Deep Tissue & Aromatherapy..............................................6-9pm Hatha Yoga with Lioba...........................................................................................5.45-7.15pm Acupuncture & Holistic Therapy......................................................................................6-9pm
Zumba with Becks...........................................................................................6.15-7.15pm Intermediate African Dance....................................................................................6.15-7.45pm Hatha Yoga....................................................................................................................7.30-9pm Spanish Class...............................................................................................................7.30-9pm Five Rhythms Dance............................................................................................7.45-10.15pm Global Improvisation Belly Dance..........................................................................7.30-8.30pm Tribal Fusion Bellydance........................................................................................8.45-9.45pm
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City of Bristol degree level courses.........................................................................apply online Fix-a-Bike...................................................................................................................10am-5pm Low Cost Wednesdays (healing)................................................................................12-8pm Yoga Beats......................................................................................................17.45-18.45pm Spanish with Marta.................................................................................................... 6-9pm Drumming...................................................................................................................6-8pm Beginners Tango...............................................................................................................7-8pm Salsa............................................................................................................................8-10pm Hula Hooping/Hoopdance.................................................................................8.30-9.30pm
Telephone: 0117 924 9599
Pilates Every Friday, 11.45-12.45pm, ÂŁ8
Pilates aims to strengthen the body in a balanced way, with particular emphasis on core strength to improve fitness, flexibility and general wellbeing.
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City of Bristol degree level courses.........................................................................apply online Counselling......................................................................................10-1pm & 2.45-5.45pm Bengali Massage...........................................................................................1-4 pm& 5-8pm Earn-a-Bike...........................................................................................................10.30-2pm
Ballates.......................................................................................................................6-7pm Afro Fusion...............................................................................................................6-7pm Counselling................................................................................................................6-9pm Bike Kitchen.............................................................................................................6-10pm Adult Ballet................................................................................................................7-8pm Capoeira ........................................................................................................8.15-10.15pm Spanish With Marta..............................................................................................7-8.30pm
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Qi-Gong................................................................................................................10.30-11.30am Counselling.............................................................................................................10.30-1.30pm Bengali Massage & Somatic Movement...........................................................................11-3pm Pilates....................................................................................................................11.45-12.45pm Vinyassa Flow......................................................................................................................1-2pm Homeopathy.............................................................................................................1.45-4.45pm Acupuncture, Holistic Massage & Reflexology..................................................................3-6pm After School Bikes..........................................................................................................3.30-6pm Regression: Healing Past and Present.....................................................................3.30-5.15pm AcroYoga..............................................................................................................................5-6pm Counselling......................................................................................................................... 5-8pm Spiritual Awareness Meditation (drop-in)..............................................................5.20-6.30pm Flamenco.............................................................................................................................6-7pm Street/Jazz/Hip Hop Dance.....................................................................................6.15-7.15pm Spanish with Alberto.....................................................................................................7-8.30pm Five Rythms Dance ....................................................................................................8-10.30pm
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Samba de Roda Dance Classes................................................................................11-12.30pm Pole Fitness........................................................................................................................1-3pm
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Sunday Club Screenprinting.....................................................................................10am-4pm Vinyassa Flow Sundays............................................................................................10-11.30am Beginners Mindfulness & Meditation...............................................................10.30-11.30am Balanced View....................................................................................................11.30-12.30pm Meditation (drop-in).........................................................................................11.30-12.30pm Soothing Sundays - Low Cost Therapies..........................................................................1-5pm Contact Improvisation Dance.....................................................................................5-8.30pm
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Wellbeing Festival Community Matters fundraiser for our outreach program
Saturday 30th April 11am-6pm Hamilton Ham ilton H ou o us e Workshops . Talks . Kids’ Activities Holistic Therapies . Cafe . Live Music wellbeingbristol.com
Passionate about Wellbeing? We are celebrating our annual Wellbeing Festival in Hamilton House on Saturday 30th April 2016 and are looking for inspired, enthusiastic individuals to work with us to make this a fantastic event for the whole community! As a valued member of our events team you’ll get a nutritious hot meal from the Canteen, tea/coffee, FREE entry to the festival (includes all talks) and access to an exclusive Wellbeing offer on selected therapies (TBC!). Possible roles include:
Ticket Sales Flyers
Space Steward
Hula Hooping
Welcome Steward
Decor
Hosting
Food Prep For more information and to register your interest, please contact Nealey at nealey@coexistuk.org by Monday 11th April.
A Talk on Psych-K Friday 22nd Apr, 1-2pm, FREE Psych-K is a tool to integrate new beliefs into the subconscious mind that offers a new paradigm shift which frees you up from the past. This talk is ideal if you want to have a broader understanding of the difficulty or ease to make changes in yourself and/or in your life and the importance and need for making changes in the subconscious mind in order to facilitate this. hamiltonhouse.org/wellbeing
FLOOR PLAN
Reception................................................................................................................................0117 924 9599 Event Bookings.......................................................................................................................0117 915 4833 Visit.............................................................................Hamilton House, 80 Stokes Croft, Bristol, BS1 3QY (reception is open 9-8.30pm Mon to Fri & 9-4.30pm on Sat/Sun) General Enquiries............................................................................................................info@coexistuk.org Events / Meetings / Dance Studios / Kitchen .......................................................bookings@coexistuk.org Offices /Studios / Hot desking......................................................................................space@coexistuk.org Exhibitions...........................................................................................................exhibitions@coexistuk.org Wellbeing.................................................................................................................wellbeing@coexistuk.org In-House Shop.........................................................................................................in-house@coexistuk.org Coexist is a registered community interest company 6671870 Printed on FSC certified paper made from sustainable sources, using vegetable inks.
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