University of Surrey: Autumn Arts Calendar 2012 by Rhinegold

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Welcome

It’s not rocket science… That said, the interaction between art and science is a recurring theme across all our artforms this year, highlighted by the rocket symbol next to the relevant events. We start our new season in September in the Lewis Elton Gallery with an interactive and digital art exhibition – Supernature: Lab-oratory – featuring installations and exhibits by artists who have been working with academic staff from a range of disciplines. Come and ‘play’ with light and sound and immerse yourself in this specially curated space. Following this, Tony de Saulles, the illustrator for the Horrible Science series, will be exhibiting digital art alongside drawings by local children inspired by his work, while in What is Beyond? Dr Mohammed Sanduk imbues the art of glass with his knowledge of physics. In her fourth visit to the University, Jennifer Hollingdale, originally a mathematician, brings a collection that re-forms old materials into contemporary artworks. In a similar vein, the Surrey Sculpture Society Autumn Lecture brings Laura Ellen Bacon to discuss her site-specific sculptural forms created with densely-woven willow.

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The one-man theatre show The Ethics of Progress gives us a witty whistle-stop tour of leading-edge Quantum Physics. This is especially useful if you are also interested in attending two special talks taking place at the University as part of this year’s annual Guildford Book Festival. TV stars Ben Miller and Professor Jim Al-Khalili present two highly entertaining shows, It’s Not Rocket Science and Paradox, The Nine Greatest Enigmas in Science respectively. Their enthusiastic and down-to-earth explanations of science are engaging and mind-expanding. Pushing the boundaries of sound are Duo, harpist Rhodri Davies and saxophonist John Butcher (formerly a Surrey Physics student), who use improvisation and amplified techniques so that it is often unclear where the sounds they make are coming from.

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Our art-house film series Animation: 100 years of Artistry and Innovation shows three films which mark real watersheds in the history of animation – Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Toy Story and A Scanner Darkly – alongside shorts from the same filmmaker that shows how specific techniques were developed. You are also invited to pause at one of our regular Lunchtime Recitals or Rush Hour concerts, listen to some orchestral favourites in the Autumn Classics concert, and have a laugh at Rannel Theatre Company’s Hip-Hop comedy 2Deep. And you might choose to be more hands-on by joining a pottery, painting or drawing class, attending poetry readings or participating in the Creative Writers’ Group.

Guildford School of Acting presents a diverse range of theatre that showcases students on the verge of professional careers. In Dickens’ bicentennial year, productions include acclaimed director Jonathan Holloway’s fast-paced adaptation of Nicholas Nickleby, set in the 1950s, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, which draws upon British Pantomime and Music Hall traditions, Merrily We Roll Along, winner of the 2001 Olivier Award for Best Musical, and the dark comedy The Gut Girls. The GSA season kicks off with the MA Graduate Showcase, also performed in London to industry professionals. Jet along.

Andy Lavender Head of the School of Arts

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Unless otherwise stated, events are available to book online at

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Welcome

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Andy Lavender Head of the School of Arts

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Unless otherwise stated, events are available to book online at

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dance Box Office Mon - Fri, 10.00 - 18.00 T: 01483 686876 Enquiries E: arts@surrey.ac.uk

WED 24 OCT, 19.30

Online Booking: www.surrey.ac.uk/arts/dance

Sketches from Grahamstown and Desert Crossings Presented by State of Emergency Ivy Arts Centre Tickets: £12, £10 senior citizens, University staff, £5 students, concessions We are very excited to welcome the internationally acclaimed State of Emergency as part of our Black History Month activities and celebrations. In a unique performance especially for the University of Surrey, the company will perform excerpts and improvisations from Desert Crossings, their internationally acclaimed dance theatre production, alongside Sketches From Grahamstown. A cross-cultural collaboration between the UK based State of Emergency¸ South African choreographer Gregory Maqoma and composer Steve Marshall, Desert Crossings depicts the

“With Marshall’s excitingly layered, infectious music, Desert Crossings remains a sensory pleasure.” Donald Hutera,The Times

entire history of the Earth and of humanity in 59 minutes. Here the dancers perform Africa, Medusa and Celebration. The songs, beats and dubs are inspired by the collaborators’ recent visits to South Africa, the Caribbean and USA, all performed here by a full live band. The band’s combined track record includes work with acts such as Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry, Saxon Sound System, Black Legends, Keith Richards, George Clinton, The Doobie Brothers, Fela Kuti Band, Eric Clapton, Desmond Dekker, Alton Ellis and more. This will be an exhilarating and lifeaffirming night to remember.

“… an expressive fusion of African and contemporary styles – Maqoma continues the theme of transition, orchestrating his dancers in a journey of migration, displacement, ritual and celebration that appears to continue across the centuries.” Judith Mackrell,The Guardian

dance Box Office Mon - Fri, 10.00 - 18.00 T: 01483 686876 Enquiries E: arts@surrey.ac.uk

WED 24 OCT, 19.30

Online Booking: www.surrey.ac.uk/arts/dance

“With Marshall’s excitingly layered, infectious music, Desert Crossings remains a sensory pleasure.” Donald Hutera,The Times

FRI 14 DEC, 19.30

THE CHRISTMAS SHOW Presented by the School of Arts PATS Dance Studio Tickets: £8, £6 senior citizens, University staff, £5 students, concessions Please join us for our annual Christmas Show. To celebrate the year end, we have mulled wine, mince pies and some fantastic performances for you to enjoy. Featuring a variety of performances and short films by students in dance, film, music and theatre, the evening also includes a special joint performance project between Surrey dance students and StopGAP Dance Company, the UK’s leading integrated company for dancers with and without disabilities. Under the guidance of StopGAP, students have made a collection of pieces exploring how disabled and non-disabled performers can work with each other, gaining a practical insight into integrated choreography and performance.

FRI 14 DEC, 19.30

EXHIBITIONS Lewis Elton Gallery Mon – Fri, 10.00 – 17.00 Weekends by prior appointment

THU 13 SEP – THU 4 OCT PRIVATE VIEW: MON 17 SEP, 17.30 – 19.30

Admission free

SUPERNATURE: LAB-ORATORY

Co-ordinators Patricia Grayburn Jo Baker

Science speaks through Art

Enquiries T: 01483 686641 / 689167 E: gallery@surrey.ac.uk

Sat 15 Sep, 10.30 – 15.00

Surrey Science Circus

www.surrey.ac.uk/arts/visualarts

SAT 8 SEP - SUN 28 OCT Private view: FRI 7 SEP, 18.30 – 20.00

Lewis and Mary ELTON Art Collection

Surrey Science Circus is an annual family event held at the University of Surrey. The day includes spectacular shows, science stunts, dazzling demonstrations and of course lots and lots of custard. On Saturday 15 September you are invited to take part.

South Hill Park, Bracknell Gallery Professor Lewis and Mary Elton donated a private collection of artworks to the University of Surrey in 2011. In January 2012 it was exhibited at the Lightbox, Woking. There is now the opportunity to see it at South Hill Park. The collection includes paper-based works by Picasso, Chagall, Klee and Cocteau as well as a selection of paintings and sculpture. As an accompaniment to the exhibition, art lecturer Melanie Paice will be giving a talk at South Hill Park on a selection of the masters featured, as well as exploring the collection’s creation. www.southhillpark.org.uk T: 01344 484123

The collection is available for loan to galleries and institutions. If you would like to enquire please contact Patricia Grayburn, Curator of the University of Surrey Art Collection.

T: 01483 689167 E: p.grayburn@surrey.ac.uk

Book your free place for one of our shows or just turn up and try out some of our hands-on experiments. www.surrey.ac.uk/sciencecircus

This exhibition explores the aesthetic beauty of scientific processes in sight and sound. Slowly evolving musical cells, stunning images of microbacterial colonies, digital representations of the vastness of space, musical compositions derived from treerings and the hidden beauty of blood cells are exhibited as compelling works of art and marvels of scientific discovery. The processes behind the making of the magical installation Supernature, for the Olympic Torch relay event in Guildford’s Stoke Park, will be illuminated. 9

EXHIBITIONS Lewis Elton Gallery Mon – Fri, 10.00 – 17.00 Weekends by prior appointment

THU 13 SEP – THU 4 OCT PRIVATE VIEW: MON 17 SEP, 17.30 – 19.30

Admission free

SUPERNATURE: LAB-ORATORY

Co-ordinators Patricia Grayburn Jo Baker

Science speaks through Art

Enquiries T: 01483 686641 / 689167 E: gallery@surrey.ac.uk

Sat 15 Sep, 10.30 – 15.00

Surrey Science Circus

www.surrey.ac.uk/arts/visualarts

SAT 8 SEP - SUN 28 OCT Private view: FRI 7 SEP, 18.30 – 20.00

Lewis and Mary ELTON Art Collection

The collection is available for loan to galleries and institutions. If you would like to enquire please contact Patricia Grayburn, Curator of the University of Surrey Art Collection.

T: 01483 689167 E: p.grayburn@surrey.ac.uk

Book your free place for one of our shows or just turn up and try out some of our hands-on experiments. www.surrey.ac.uk/sciencecircus

TUE 9 OCT - THU 25 OCT Private View: MON 8 OCT, 18.00 - 20.00

Guildford Book Festival EXHIBITIOn House of Horrors, 99 Dead Snowmen and other Wicked Cartoons By Tony De Saulles, illustrator of THE Horrible Science Series

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Confinement

Shahrazad

TUE 30 OCT - THU 15 NOV Private view: MON 29 OCT, 18.00 - 20.00

What is Beyond? Mohammed Sanduk

Tony De Saulles is the awardwinning illustrator of the bestselling Horrible Science books. The exhibition features illustrations from the series including the latest title: Horrible Science House of Horrors. Come along and be among the first to enjoy cartoons from Tony’s latest book 99 Dead Snowmen, with adults (and their children) in mind. It seems like everyone is out to get Stan the Snowman. Beset by enemies on all sides he is viciously attacked by an extraordinary array of things – old ladies, robins,

super-models, hot water bottles, daffodils, chocolate2 flakes, evil cannibal snowmen…the list goes on and on! Also on view will be a selection of the best drawings from a Big Draw workshop led by Tony De Saulles at Holy Trinity Middle School. Tony is a passionate supporter of the Big Draw – which has one aim: to get everyone drawing! The Big Draw is the world’s biggest celebration of drawing. It has grown into a month-long festival running

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throughout October in all parts of the UK. And to add to this fabulous display of young creativity will be the shortlisted designs for the Puffin Post’s ‘Design a Birthday Card for Puffin’ challenge. This beloved children’s literary magazine is turning 45 this year and youngsters aged 5–14 from around the country have entered with their wonderful drawings. The winner will be announced at the Festival on Saturday 27 October.

Dr. Mohammed Sanduk is a Plasma Physicist and lecturer of Renewable Energy Technology at the University of Surrey. He obtained his PhD from Manchester University Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST). Before coming to Surrey he was Head of Laser Engineering at Nahrain University, Baghdad. His research interests cover many subjects and extend beyond physics to philosophy and art.

In Iraq he won an award for two postage stamp designs as well as a national anniversary plate design. He has participated in group exhibitions in Baghdad and Manchester. In this first solo exhibition he explores the properties of glass from a physical, aesthetic and metaphysical perspective.

Music of Physics

“The randomness in nature and the beauty of theatrical physics may reveal a secret of existence. Can we ask,‘What is beyond?’ Our present knowledge of physics cannot reply but perhaps these explorations into the art of glass may help.” Dr. Mohammed Sanduk

TUE 9 OCT - THU 25 OCT Private View: MON 8 OCT, 18.00 - 20.00

Guildford Book Festival EXHIBITIOn House of Horrors, 99 Dead Snowmen and other Wicked Cartoons By Tony De Saulles, illustrator of THE Horrible Science Series

1. death by cup of tea

Confinement

Shahrazad

TUE 30 OCT - THU 15 NOV Private view: MON 29 OCT, 18.00 - 20.00

What is Beyond? Mohammed Sanduk

7. death by microwave

Music of Physics

Animation: 100 years of Artistry and Innovation A Season of Free Screenings from our Art House Cinema, Curated by Dr Bella Honess Roe. The history of animation is one of creative artistry interwoven with technical innovation. This series shows three films that mark significant watersheds in the history of animation, where artistic vision has been facilitated by significant developments in animation production techniques. Each film will be screened with a short from the same filmmakers that shows how the ideas, styles and techniques were developed.*

Film Box Office Mon – Fri, 10.00 – 18.00 T: 01483 686876 Enquiries E: arts@surrey.ac.uk Online Booking www.surrey.ac.uk/arts/film

WED 10 Oct, 19.00

TUE 20 NOV WED 19 DEC Private View: Tue 20 NOV, 18.00 - 20.00

Re–Make, Re–Use, Through Stitch and Print

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Directed By Walt Disney (1937) 83 min (U) PATS Studio Admission free, but booking recommended

Jennifer Hollingdale Wallpaper

Jennifer originally studied Fine Art and Mathematics and began using fabric and stitch in the 1980s. In this collection of work she is examining the old fashioned virtues of thrift and domestic economy. Old materials with all their associations of long usage, often decayed or damaged are re-formed into something new with a contemporary reference. Included are household linens, bedding, wallpaper, sections of clothes,

labels, packaging, and sewing notions. Jennifer has always been a collector of objects and pieced into her quilts you will discover screen printed images taken from these objects, some of which are on show in this exhibition. She also displays a series of stitched prints, assemblages, and a free standing screen using postcards and vintage furnishing fabrics. This is her fourth exhibition at the University of Surrey.

“Very nostalgic” Flora Gare

“Brilliant combination of textures and colour in the stitched textiles” Liz Chang

“The materials used were pushed beyond their boundaries” Janet Challis

Known as ‘Disney’s folly’ during its lengthy and expensive production, Snow White was the first feature-length animated film made by the Disney studios, making use of technology first trialled in The Old Mill (1937). The film was a feat of creativity and patience and the artisan quality of the images prevails in the face of far more advanced animation techniques and technologies. Disney’s conviction was justified when the film made a large profit for the studio. Snow White set the benchmark for Disney, and its competitors, and the film can be seen as one of the foundations of contemporary animation. The evening will open with a short introduction by Dr Bella Honess Roe, followed by a very rare screening of The Old Mill (1937, 2 min) and then the main feature, ending with an informal Q&A over drinks.

*Subject to licences. Please check our website from September.

Film Box Office Mon – Fri, 10.00 – 18.00 T: 01483 686876 Enquiries E: arts@surrey.ac.uk Online Booking www.surrey.ac.uk/arts/film

WED 10 Oct, 19.00

TUE 20 NOV WED 19 DEC Private View: Tue 20 NOV, 18.00 - 20.00

Re–Make, Re–Use, Through Stitch and Print

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Directed By Walt Disney (1937) 83 min (U) PATS Studio Admission free, but booking recommended

Jennifer Hollingdale Wallpaper

“Very nostalgic” Flora Gare

“Brilliant combination of textures and colour in the stitched textiles” Liz Chang

“The materials used were pushed beyond their boundaries” Janet Challis

*Subject to licences. Please check our website from September.

WED 14 NOV, 19.00

TALKS

Directed by John Lasseter (1995) 74 min (PG)

Box Office Mon – Fri, 10.00 – 18.00 T: 01483 686876

PATS Studio Admission free, but booking recommended.

Enquiries T: 01483 686641 E: arts@surrey.ac.uk

Established in 1986 by Disney devotee and one-timeemployee John Lasseter, Pixar Studios has become synonymous with funny, astute stories realised through distinctive, ground-breaking 3D computer animation. Toy Story was the studio’s first feature and was a success in part because it appealed to adults as much as children. The seeds of the Pixar style can be seen in their first short film, Luxo Jnr. (1986), which was made to demonstrate their new computer animation software, and explains that hopping lamp in their logo.

Online Booking www.surrey.ac.uk/arts/literature

Toy Story

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The evening will open with a short introduction by a visiting lecturer, followed by a very rare screening of Luxo Jnr. (1986, 2 min) and then the main feature, ending with an informal Q&A over drinks.

WED 12 DEC, 19.00

A Scanner Darkly Directed by Richard Linklater (2006) 100 min (15) PATS Studio Admission free, but booking recommended. Animation innovation doesn’t just take place at studios, as demonstrated by the work of independent animator Bob Sabiston. Sabiston’s proprietary animation software, Rotoshop, was used in Waking Life (2001) and then again for A Scanner Darkly (even though Sabiston and his team were fired off the production due to ‘creative differences’ with the studio, Warner Brothers). Sabiston initially developed Rotoshop, a digital means of tracing over live action footage to produce a distinctive, undulating style of animation, to animate interviews and scenes from real life, as in Snack and Drink (1999).

National Poetry Day, THU 4 OCT, 18.00 -19.00

Morag Morris Annual Poetry Lecture

Bernard O’Donoghue Yeats: Early and Late. With readings by GSA Students.

Bernard O’Donoghue was born in Cullen, County Cork, in 1945, later moving to Manchester. He is a poet and literary critic, and author of Seamus Heaney and the Language of Poetry (1995). His poetry collections are: Poaching Rights (1987); The Weakness (1991); Gunpowder (1995), winner of the 1995 Whitbread Poetry Award; Here Nor There (1999); and Outliving (2003). His work of verse translation, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, was published in 2006 and Selected Poems in 2008. Bernard O’Donoghue received a Cholmondeley Award in 2009. His most recent poetry collection Farmers Cross (2011) was shortlisted for the 2011 T. S. Eliot Prize. He previously gave the Poetry Lecture on The Love Poetry of W.B. Yeats in 2002. Griffiths Lecture Theatre Tickets: £5, £2 students and concessions Tea and coffee to be served after the event.

The evening will open with a short introduction by Dr Bella Honess Roe, followed by a very rare screening of Snack and Drink (1999, 3 min) and then the main feature, ending with an informal Q&A over drinks.

WED 14 NOV, 19.00

TALKS

Directed by John Lasseter (1995) 74 min (PG)

Box Office Mon – Fri, 10.00 – 18.00 T: 01483 686876

PATS Studio Admission free, but booking recommended.

Enquiries T: 01483 686641 E: arts@surrey.ac.uk

Online Booking www.surrey.ac.uk/arts/literature

Toy Story

http://bit.ly/O5ObiI

WED 12 DEC, 19.00

National Poetry Day, THU 4 OCT, 18.00 -19.00

Morag Morris Annual Poetry Lecture

Bernard O’Donoghue Yeats: Early and Late. With readings by GSA Students.

FRI 19 OCT, 19.00 Ben Miller

IT’S NOT ROCKET SCIENCE School of Management Lecture Theatre

thu 18 OCT – sat 27 oct

guildford book festival Chairman Patricia Grayburn Director GLENIS PYCRAFT Festival Assistant Caroline Ball Patrons: Elizabeth Buchan, Michael Buerk, Adele Parks, Michael Rosen, Sandi Toksvig, Fay Weldon, Timothy West and Jacqueline Wilson Tickets for Guildford Book Festival events are only available from the Guildford Book Festival Box Offices: 01483 444789 / 444334 and website: www.guildfordbookfestival.co.uk

Now in its 23rd year, the Guildford Book Festival has established itself as a firm favourite in the cultural calendar. It attracts nationally (and sometimes internationally) known names for ten days of celebration of literature in all genres: from history, science and art to crime, cuisine and comedy. Coming this year will be novelists to suit all tastes, from the hugely popular Salley Vickers to bestselling mystery writer Robert Goddard and the great chronicler of the Romans, Simon Scarrow. Other highlights include Henrietta Garnett and Sue Bradbury discussing the PreRaphaelite Brotherhood; an exciting line-up of crime writers, including Nicci French and Peter James; Lesley Downer and John Man revealing the exotic world of Japanese geisha and ninja; and Lucinda Hawksley on her great-great-great-grandfather, Charles Dickens. Doyennes of cookery Prue Leith and Mary Berry will be talking about life, food and everything, and evenings bound to end in tears of laughter will be provided by Sandi Toksvig, Kathy Lette and Jenny Eclair.

The University is the venue for the Festival’s celebration of science, starting with an exhibition in the Lewis Elton Gallery by Tony De Saulles, illustrator of the Horrible Science series. There will be talks by particle physicist Ben Miller (aka the half of Armstrong & Miller that isn’t Armstrong) on – in his words – the ‘best bits of science’ and Professor Jim Al-Khalili on science’s greatest enigmas. Additionally, the Apollo Theatre Company, featuring former GSA students, will be marking the centenary of Alan Turing’s birth with a dramatised reading of Breaking the Code at The Electric Theatre. As part of the Festival’s ongoing community involvement, events extend beyond the realm of town and gown to author visits to local schools and HMP Send. To follow the latest news and see details of the Festival programme, visit the website regularly: www.guildfordbookfestival.co.uk

Tickets: £8, £5 students and concessions Available from Guildford Book Festival Box Offices: 01483 444789 / 444334 www.guildfordbookfestival.co.uk

THU 25 OCT, 18.30

Bones Will Crow A performance of Burmese poetry in English Lecture Theatre M Tickets: £3, students, concessions and English PEN members free.

Ben Miller © Colin Thomas

At a turning point in Burma’s history with the release from detention of Aung San Suu Kyi and an amnesty given to some imprisoned writers, the University of Surrey’s English PEN Society presents a performance of Burmese poetry read in English by staff and students. Bones Will Crow is the first anthology of contemporary Burmese poets published in the West and includes the work of Burmese poets who have been in exile and in prison. The anthology, published by Arc, is the winner of an English PEN award for outstanding literature in translation.

This is definitely the year of the particle physicist: the momentous announcement of the Higgs Boson from CERN... and comedian Ben Miller returns to his scientific roots. Ben was working on his PhD (Novel quantum effects in quasi-zerodimensional electron systems) when he left Cambridge to pursue a career in comedy. He is now half of the highly popular TV comedy duo, Armstrong & Miller, and a successful actor, but has always maintained a passionate interest in science, and contributes a regular column in Eureka, The Times’s science magazine.

It’s Not Rocket Science is an engaging and accessible look at science’s ‘best bits’: black holes, global warming, the Hadron Collider, possibly even a little rocket science. Whether your own involvement in science stopped short of dissecting a frog in the classroom or you are currently fervently studying, Ben Miller’s infectious enthusiasm and broad-ranging topics cannot fail to fascinate.

WED 24 OCT, 19.00 Professor Jim Al-Khalili

Paradox: The Nine Greatest Enigmas in Science School of Management Lecture Theatre Tickets: £8, £5 students and concessions Available from Guildford Book Festival Box Offices: 01483 444789 / 444334 www.guildfordbookfestival.co.uk Jim Al-Khalili is professor of Physics here at Surrey, where he also holds a Chair in the Public Engagement in Science. But his reputation extends well beyond the Surrey campus; in addition to being a Vice President and Trustee of the British Science Association and holding an EPSRC Senior Media Fellowship, he is well known through his regular TV and radio broadcasts such as Shock and Awe and The Life Scientific.

His latest book, Paradox, looks into science’s greatest enigmas: Is it possible to travel through time and kill your grandfather? If the universe is infinite, where are all the aliens? Is Schrödinger’s cat dead or alive, or both? Jim Al-Khalili takes us on a mind-expanding tour through these and other universal puzzles that have kept scientists pushing the limits of our understanding.

FRI 19 OCT, 19.00 Ben Miller

IT’S NOT ROCKET SCIENCE School of Management Lecture Theatre

thu 18 OCT – sat 27 oct

Tickets: £8, £5 students and concessions Available from Guildford Book Festival Box Offices: 01483 444789 / 444334 www.guildfordbookfestival.co.uk

THU 25 OCT, 18.30

Bones Will Crow A performance of Burmese poetry in English Lecture Theatre M Tickets: £3, students, concessions and English PEN members free.

Ben Miller © Colin Thomas

WED 24 OCT, 19.00 Professor Jim Al-Khalili

EVERY WED, 13.10 AND OCCASIONAL FRIs, 17.30

Lunchtime Recitals and Rush Hour Concerts Presented by students from Music and Sound Recording PATS Studio One Admission free

Split Forms 2011

MUSIC Box Office Mon – Fri, 10.00 – 18.00 T: 01483 686876 Enquiries E: arts@surrey.ac.uk Online Booking www.surrey.ac.uk/arts/music

Exposed 2012

WED 14 NOV, 19.30

The Surrey Sculpture Society Autumn Lecture An illustrated talk by Laura Ellen Bacon Austin Pearce Lecture Theatre 1 Tickets: Members and students free, £3 non-members Box Office Mon – Fri 10.00 – 18.00 T: 01483 686876 Enquiries: Surrey Sculpture Society Co-ordinator, Lisa Pettibone T: 07714 587536 www.surreysculpture.org.uk Onliune Booking: www.surrey.ac.uk/arts/visualarts

Based on the densely woven volume of nesting forms, Laura Ellens Bacon’s work transforms the craft of willow weaving into extraordinary sculpture that merges with its surroundings. Her installations are site-specific and respond to their settings by clinging to existing structures forming a dynamic relationship with their host. She was selected as a Jerwood Contemporary Maker in

“I began making my early works upon dry stone walls and evolved to work within trees, riverbanks and hedges, allowing the chosen structure (be it organic or manmade) to become host. Over a decade into my work, my passions have returned to not only merging with dry stone walls, but to the powerful connections with architecture.” 18

2010 and this year her architectural installation Split Forms was shown at New Art Centre, Roche Court, Wiltshire. Bacon’s powerful organic forms drew visitors into the Kitchen Garden at Chatsworth in Derbyshire in 2011. Recently at Blackwell Art & Crafts House she created Exposed, a dramatic structure spanning two floors of the exterior of this historic building.

Recharge your batteries on Wednesday lunchtimes, or avoid the Guildford gridlock at the end of a week, at these short and delightful Lunchtime Recitals and Rush Hour Concerts. Even if you can only stay for a little while, do drop in and enjoy a musical break in your day. The performances are usually given by students from Music and Sound Recording, although occasionally we feature a competition or a visiting performer or ensemble. Lunchtime Recitals are every Wednesday at 13.10 and Rush Hour concerts this autumn are on Fridays 26 October, 9, 23 and 30 November. The concerts cover a wide range of repertoire and styles from classical to jazz and include pop and digital works. Programmes for these events are not usually available in advance but can be emailed to you a few days before the recital. To join the e-list please email: arts@surrey.ac.uk Lunchtime Recital and Rush Hour Concert dates for the autumn term are: 3*, 10**, 17***, 24, 26, 31 Oct 7, 9, 14, 21, 23*, 28*, 30 Nov 5, 12 Dec *

These recitals feature visiting professional musicians

This concert will comprise MMus Recitals

*** This concert features final year students competing for the Pennington’s Scholarship

LOOK OUT FOR WED 3 OCT, 13.10 The Symphonova Project with soloist Abigail Dolan. Highlights to include the first movement of Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto, with the first digital orchestra to be controlled by the natural gestures of a conductor. Full programme and info to be announced soon: www.surrey.ac.uk/arts/music www.symphonova.com

EVERY WED, 13.10 AND OCCASIONAL FRIs, 17.30

Lunchtime Recitals and Rush Hour Concerts Presented by students from Music and Sound Recording PATS Studio One Admission free

Split Forms 2011

MUSIC Box Office Mon – Fri, 10.00 – 18.00 T: 01483 686876 Enquiries E: arts@surrey.ac.uk Online Booking www.surrey.ac.uk/arts/music

Exposed 2012

WED 14 NOV, 19.30

These recitals feature visiting professional musicians

This concert will comprise MMus Recitals

*** This concert features final year students competing for the Pennington’s Scholarship

TUE 13 NOV & TUE 11 DEC, 20.00

University of Surrey Concert Band

After a recent revamp, the Union Concert Band has continued to go from strength to strength over the past year, with a bigger ensemble and more up-to-date repertoire (but still including some of the Concert Band classics!). Loaded with energy and enthusiasm, and led by student conductors from Music and Sound Recording, the Concert Band will present two concerts this autumn, performing a variety of favourites from show songs to specially-composed pieces.

PATS Studio One Admission free with a retiring collection to support the band.

For a full programme please email us a few days before the concert: E: arts@surrey.ac.uk

FRI 23 NOV, 17.30

Marici Saxes Sarah Field, Hannah Riches, Fiona Asbury, Josie Simmons PATS Studio One Admission free Tom Armstrong Tolga Zafer Özdemir World Première

FRI 16 NOV, 19.30

University Chamber Choir and Orchestra St Bartholomew’s Church, Derby Road, Haslemere GU27 1BP Admission free, with a retiring collection. 20

Conductor Russell Keable Programme to include: Bach Mozart Handel

Motet: Fürchte dich nicht, ich bin bei dir, BWV 228 Motet: Ave verum corpus, K618 Dettingen Te Deum, HWV 283

The University’s Chamber Choir and Orchestra perform these much-loved motets by Bach and Mozart together with the exhilarating fanfare-filled Te Deum composed to celebrate George II’s victory over the French at Dettingen. Performing in Surrey churches, these young musicians are growing in reputation each academic year.

Damascene Portrait (new version for saxophone quartet) Mesopotamia Suite New student work for double saxophone quartet

One of London’s leading saxophone quartets, the all-female Marici Saxes work in many different genres and all manner of settings. Performing and broadcasting classical, jazz and pop, they work with major orchestras and venues, leading jazz ensembles and musicians as well as pop artists such as Sting and Seal, promoting the unique qualities of the saxophone. This early evening programme presents two Middle-Eastern influenced pieces alongside classics of the saxophone quartet repertoire. The Maricis are joined by four talented young saxophonists from the University of Surrey in the World Première of a new work for eight saxes, demonstrating current students’ performing and composing strengths.

TUE 13 NOV & TUE 11 DEC, 20.00

University of Surrey Concert Band

PATS Studio One Admission free with a retiring collection to support the band.

For a full programme please email us a few days before the concert: E: arts@surrey.ac.uk

FRI 23 NOV, 17.30

Marici Saxes Sarah Field, Hannah Riches, Fiona Asbury, Josie Simmons PATS Studio One Admission free Tom Armstrong Tolga Zafer Özdemir World Première

FRI 16 NOV, 19.30

University Chamber Choir and Orchestra St Bartholomew’s Church, Derby Road, Haslemere GU27 1BP Admission free, with a retiring collection. 20

Conductor Russell Keable Programme to include: Bach Mozart Handel

Motet: Fürchte dich nicht, ich bin bei dir, BWV 228 Motet: Ave verum corpus, K618 Dettingen Te Deum, HWV 283

Damascene Portrait (new version for saxophone quartet) Mesopotamia Suite New student work for double saxophone quartet

SAT 24 NOV, 19.30

Autumn Classics

Bernstein Kodály Stravinsky

University Symphony Orchestra and Chorus

Conductor Russell Keable

St Saviour’s Church, Guildford, GU1 4QD Tickets: £ 12, £10 senior citizens, University staff, £6 students, concessions

On the Waterfont Psalmus Hungaricus, Op 13 Suite: The Firebird

The University Symphony Orchestra and Chorus present another evening of autumn classics, as Russell Keable conducts an exhilarating programme of glitter and sparkle, opening with Bernstein’s music for the Oscarwinning movie On the Waterfront and ending with the Diaghilev-commissioned score that first put Stravinsky’s name on the map. If that wasn’t enough energy and drama for one evening, in between comes Kodály’s intensely soulful setting of Psalm 55. The beautiful acoustics of St Saviour’s Church in Guildford will act as the perfect setting for this autumn musical feast.

SAT 24 NOV, 19.30

Autumn Classics

Bernstein Kodály Stravinsky

University Symphony Orchestra and Chorus

Conductor Russell Keable

St Saviour’s Church, Guildford, GU1 4QD Tickets: £ 12, £10 senior citizens, University staff, £6 students, concessions

On the Waterfont Psalmus Hungaricus, Op 13 Suite: The Firebird

SUN 2 DEC, 19.30

Live at University Hall University Hall Tickets: £10, £5 students

An eclectic mix of rock, pop, jazz, folk, electronic beats, cover versions and new works. These concerts showcase the enormous range of musical styles and the huge talents of the various bands and performers studying Music and Sound Recording at the University. Managed and staged by the students, it’s always a spectacular event, complete with full sound rig, stage and light show. Please visit our Facebook page to view footage from previous concerts and get a taster of what to expect: www.facebook.com/universityofsurreyarts

WED 28 NOV, 13.10

Aerial Dynamics: recent songs and chamber music PATS Studio One Admission free Catherine May soprano Vicky Wright clarinet Lindy Tennent-Brown piano

These three outstanding performers visit the University of Surrey for the first time to play a range of works showcasing recent vocal and instrumental repertoire.

The programme includes Aerial Dynamics, a setting of words by Dickinson, Thoreau, Tennyson and Hopkins, by staff composer Tom Armstrong and a new work for soprano and piano by Jake Willson.

WED 5 DEC, 17.30

Carol Service Guildford Cathedral Admission free Directed by Russell Keable

WED 28 NOV, 19.30

Ensembles Concert PATS Studio One Admission free

Student conductors direct an entertaining and diverse programme of music for ensembles and small orchestras. This entirely student-led concert presents the diverse work of the numerous chamber ensembles at the University. These concerts usually include performances by the String Orchestra, Jazz Band, Close Harmony Choir and many more.

This atmospheric service welcomes the start of Christmas. Join the University community in the majestic setting of Guildford Cathedral to sing some favourite carols and to hear first performances of new carols written by students from Music and Sound Recording.

Please email arts@surrey.ac.uk a few days before the concert to receive a full programme.

Wrap up warm and stay to sing carols on the Cathedral steps afterwards!

FRI 7 DEC, 20.00

Big Band in Studio One PATS Studio One Tickets: £8, £6 concessions, £5 students The University of Surrey’s award-winning and talented Big Band returns to Studio One with another lively and fun-filled programme of Big Band standards through Latin jazz to modern funk. You WILL be tapping your feet and swinging along!

SUN 2 DEC, 19.30

Live at University Hall University Hall Tickets: £10, £5 students

WED 28 NOV, 13.10

Aerial Dynamics: recent songs and chamber music PATS Studio One Admission free Catherine May soprano Vicky Wright clarinet Lindy Tennent-Brown piano

These three outstanding performers visit the University of Surrey for the first time to play a range of works showcasing recent vocal and instrumental repertoire.

The programme includes Aerial Dynamics, a setting of words by Dickinson, Thoreau, Tennyson and Hopkins, by staff composer Tom Armstrong and a new work for soprano and piano by Jake Willson.

WED 5 DEC, 17.30

Carol Service Guildford Cathedral Admission free Directed by Russell Keable

WED 28 NOV, 19.30

Ensembles Concert PATS Studio One Admission free

Please email arts@surrey.ac.uk a few days before the concert to receive a full programme.

Wrap up warm and stay to sing carols on the Cathedral steps afterwards!

FRI 7 DEC, 20.00

Music Research Seminars Seedpod, Nodus Centre, 16.00 - 17.30 Admission free, all are welcome.

SAT 8 DEC, 19.30

“If Butcher’s approach to the saxophone is a bit idiosyncratic, then Davies’ approach to the harp is downright revolutionary. He prefers attack to decay; he prefers arco to pizzicato; and he prefers overtones to fundamentals.” avant

Duo John Butcher and Rhodri Davies

WED 10 OCT

PATS Studio One Tickets: £5, students free

Prof Steve Downes (University of Surrey): Power, play, seduction and resistance

The Duo comprises Rhodri Davies, an eclectic harpist who has performed with groups such as the Cinematic Orchestra and The Magic Numbers, and his musical collaborator, saxophonist John Butcher, who is also, interestingly, a Surrey Physics graduate. In this concert, the DUO will turn the conventional use of instruments on its head and explore the full range of sound and performance possibilities through the use of amplification, extended techniques and imagination; often to the point where it is no longer clear where the sound is coming from.

John Butcher © William E. Woodcock

On alternate Wednesday afternoons during term time we run research seminars in Music. These are 1-hour talks, followed by questions, and finishing with intense discussion (on a range of topics) in the bar at Wates House! They are given by academics, both at Surrey and elsewhere, exploring aspects of ongoing research projects. Although these seminars are part of our PhD programme (and attended by research students themselves undertaking very different projects), anyone is most welcome to join us, particularly if you find the topic interesting. Most presentations are fascinating, and some of the later discussions are even better...

Butcher and Davies began working together in 1997 and made their first live album together in 2000. Ten years later they produced Carliol, on which sounds this concert will expand. This relationship aids the improvisational nature of their collaboration, bringing out conversations and connections in the music. Both have worked in multiple collaborations with improvisation legends such as Derek Bailey and Evan Parker, always pushing the limits of their instruments to create interesting and engaging music.

WED 24 OCT Speaker and topic to be confirmed

WED 7 NOV Dr Lauren Redhead (University of Surrey): Undertaking practice-led research in interdisciplinary and collaborative contexts

WED 21 NOV Dr Nicola Dibben (University of Sheffield): Music apps: birth of a new music format? A case study of Björk’s Biophilia

WED 5 DEC Dr Simon Zagorski-Thomas (Thames Valley University): What went on in What’s going on? The production of Marvin Gaye’s 1971 single.

Music Research Seminars Seedpod, Nodus Centre, 16.00 - 17.30 Admission free, all are welcome.

SAT 8 DEC, 19.30

Duo John Butcher and Rhodri Davies

WED 10 OCT

PATS Studio One Tickets: £5, students free

Prof Steve Downes (University of Surrey): Power, play, seduction and resistance

John Butcher © William E. Woodcock

WED 24 OCT Speaker and topic to be confirmed

WED 7 NOV Dr Lauren Redhead (University of Surrey): Undertaking practice-led research in interdisciplinary and collaborative contexts

WED 21 NOV Dr Nicola Dibben (University of Sheffield): Music apps: birth of a new music format? A case study of Björk’s Biophilia

WED 5 DEC Dr Simon Zagorski-Thomas (Thames Valley University): What went on in What’s going on? The production of Marvin Gaye’s 1971 single.

THEATRE Box Office Mon – Fri, 10.00 – 18.00 T: 01483 686876 Enquiries E: arts@surrey.ac.uk Online Booking www.surrey.ac.uk/arts/theatre

WED 3 OCT, 19.30

The Ethics of Progress Presented by Unlimited Theatre Company PATS Studio Tickets: £10, £8 senior citizens, University staff, £5 students, concessions Written by Jon Spooner, Chris Thorpe and Clare Duffy in consultation with Professor Vlatko Vedral

WED 7 NOV, 19.30

2Deep

Presented by Rannel Theatre Company Ivy Arts Centre Tickets: £10, £8 senior citizens, University staff, £5 students, concessions

Ed Collier

Expect a fresh new dose of Rannel’s trademark hilarious Hip-Hop comedy theatre full of music, physical set pieces and jaw dropping skills with a futuristic twist...

The Ethics of Progress is a mind-melting, jargon free, whistle-stop tour of leading edge Quantum Physics, delivered with warmth, wit and charm by Unlimited Theatre’s Artistic Director Jon Spooner.

“...I went into this show with a heavy heart thinking the subject would be over my head. I came out wanting to change the world. Brilliant.’” The Guardian “...mind blowing stuff …a clarion call to engage with astounding developments on which scientists are now working…” Scotsman

By explaining in straightforward terms the concepts of Superposition, Quantum Entanglement and Teleportation, The Ethics of Progress pushes theoretical physics into real life situations and imagines the world as it might be in the not-too-distant future. Linking in with our Arts and Science season, the show will be followed by an engaging post show discussion as Jon Spooner is joined by leading Physicists from the University of Surrey and visitor institutions to debate topics from the show. A co-production with Oxford Playhouse and Leeds Met Studio. Suitable for age 10+ 55 mins, plus 30 min post show event

Two men... one room... who are they? How did they get there? How will they escape? Rannel Theatre Company are a critically acclaimed physical comedy duo known for their hilarious, energetic and unexpected sketches. Their break through Edinburgh show Flhip Flhop took the 2009 Fringe by storm quickly selling out, gaining several 5 star reviews and enjoying extensive UK and international touring.

“Wonderfully fresh and fine comic actors….A comedic gem.” Scotsman [on Flhip Flhop] “Rannel theatre company throw down an hour of breathtaking physical comic theatre, this is a genuinely laugh out loud funny show skilfully executed with razor sharp timing.” The List [on Flhip Flhop]

THEATRE Box Office Mon – Fri, 10.00 – 18.00 T: 01483 686876 Enquiries E: arts@surrey.ac.uk Online Booking www.surrey.ac.uk/arts/theatre

WED 3 OCT, 19.30

WED 7 NOV, 19.30

2Deep

Presented by Rannel Theatre Company Ivy Arts Centre Tickets: £10, £8 senior citizens, University staff, £5 students, concessions

Ed Collier

Expect a fresh new dose of Rannel’s trademark hilarious Hip-Hop comedy theatre full of music, physical set pieces and jaw dropping skills with a futuristic twist...

The Ethics of Progress is a mind-melting, jargon free, whistle-stop tour of leading edge Quantum Physics, delivered with warmth, wit and charm by Unlimited Theatre’s Artistic Director Jon Spooner.

Ivy Arts Centre Box Office: Mon - Fri, 10.00 - 18.00 T: 01483 686876 Online: www.surrey.ac.uk/arts/theatre The Mill Studio Box Office: T:01483 440000 Online: www.yvonne-arnaud.co.uk

WED 17 SAT 20 OCT, 19.30 SAT 20 OCT, 14.30

Merrily We Roll Along

This amateur production is presented by arrangement with JOSEF WEINBERGER LIMITED on behalf of MUSIC THEATRE INTERNATIONAL of New York

MA Showcases 2012 Ivy Arts Centre Tickets: £10, £9 concessions These shows are also performed in London to members of the profession.

Director Michael Vivian Musical Director Peter Roberts Graduating students from the Musical Theatre and Acting postgraduate courses perform an entertaining selection of scenes and songs. 30

Director Kenn Oldfield Musical Director Martin Waddington Franklin Shepard, once a talented composer of Broadway musicals, has abandoned his friends and his songwriting career to become a producer of Hollywood flicks. We begin at the height of his Hollywood fame and move back in time, showing snapshots of the most important moments in Frank’s life.

The Mystery of Edwin Drood

Nicholas Nickleby WED 31 OCT SAT 3 NOV, 19.30 SAT 3 NOV, 14.30

Fings Ain’t Wot They Used To Be Ivy Arts Centre Tickets: £10, £9 concessions Book by Frank Norman Music and Lyrics by Lionel Bart This amateur production is presented by arrangement with Samuel French Ltd

Director Nicholas Tudor Musical Director Steve Hill Designer Roger Ness

Disillusionment and reprisal are followed by scenes of early love and success that shaped the man that he has become.

Originally written as a play, this comedy has the dialogue in the Cockney dialect with much rhyming slang and thieves’ cant. A celebration of an idealised East End and Soho bohemian lifestyle at the end of the 1950s, as knocking shops and coffee shops teemed with ponces, doxies, molls, spivs, gamblers and bent coppers: even the Kray Brothers make a prophetic appearance.

Winner of Olivier Award for Best Musical, 2001

Winner of the Evening Standard Award for Best Musical 1960.

Ivy Arts Centre Tickets: £10, £9 concessions Adapted by Jonathan Holloway from the novel by Charles Dickens This amateur production is presented by arrangement with Samuel French Ltd

Director Jonathan Holloway Designer Neil Irish Lighting designer Ian Saunders Dickens, the great social reformer, here enjoys a spirited outing in this fast-paced 1950s set adaptation accompanied by live ‘Skiffle’ music. Holloway’s brilliant production makes such sense. Dickens’s angry novels marked the beginning of the great British rejection of the laissez-faire cruelty and cash-driven indecency of the early industrial revolution, and then the post-war period marked the ultimate triumph of that rejection, the moment when people finally rose up and rejected the old sadomasochistic culture of Ralph Nickleby and Wackford Squeers. First produced in 2001, GSA’s production takes place on the eve of publication by Samuel French. “…a brilliant tribute to a great novelist who was also a mighty campaigner.” * * * * The Scotsman

Wed 5 Dec Sat 8 Dec, 19.30 Sat 8 Dec, 14.30

WED 14 NOV SAT 17 NOV, 19.30 SAT 17 NOV, 14.30

Ivy Arts Centre Tickets: £10, £9 concessions Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim Book by George Furth Based on the original play by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart Orchestrations by Jonathan Tunick Originally directed on Broadway by Harold Prince Originally produced on Broadway by Lord Grade, Martin Starger, Robert Fryer and Harold Prince in association with Ruth Mitchell and Howard Haines

TUE 25 Sep, 19.30 Wed 26 Sep, 17.00

WED 21 NOV SAT 24 NOV, 19.30 SAT 24 NOV, 14.30

THE Gut Girls The Mill Studio at Guildford’s Yvonne Arnaud Theatre Tickets: £10, £5 concessions By Sarah Daniels This amateur production is presented by arrangement with Samuel French Ltd

Director Lucy Richardson The girls at the Victorian East London slaughterhouse are brash, foul-mouthed, beer-swilling Cockneys, mostly from desperate economic straits and dangerous pasts, but full of pride as working girls and scornful of the illusion of male supremacy.

The Mill Studio at Guildford’s Yvonne Arnaud Theatre Tickets: £10, £9 concessions A musical by Rupert Holmes Original Broadway production produced by the New York Shakespeare Festival Joseph Papp, Producer Winner of 5 Tony Awards including Best Musical These amateur performances are given by arrangement with Josef Weinberger Ltd.

Director Andrew C Wadsworth Musical Director Peter Roberts Derived from two major inspirations: Charles Dickens’s final, and unfinished novel, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, and the British Pantomime and Music Hall traditions that reached the height of their popularity in the years following Dickens’ death.

One week’s pay equals a year’s earnings for the typical household servant. And you don’t have to take your work home with you; unless you’re swiping extra cuts of pork to put in the stew.

The show tells the story of the upstanding, young Edwin Drood who mysteriously disappears and is presumably murdered. But who did it? There are so many names in the frame and the audience gets to decide!

“A weird and wondrous black comedy.” The Spectator

Winner of 5 Tony Awards and 9 Drama Desk Awards 31

Ivy Arts Centre Box Office: Mon - Fri, 10.00 - 18.00 T: 01483 686876 Online: www.surrey.ac.uk/arts/theatre The Mill Studio Box Office: T:01483 440000 Online: www.yvonne-arnaud.co.uk

WED 17 SAT 20 OCT, 19.30 SAT 20 OCT, 14.30

Merrily We Roll Along

This amateur production is presented by arrangement with JOSEF WEINBERGER LIMITED on behalf of MUSIC THEATRE INTERNATIONAL of New York

MA Showcases 2012 Ivy Arts Centre Tickets: £10, £9 concessions These shows are also performed in London to members of the profession.

Director Michael Vivian Musical Director Peter Roberts Graduating students from the Musical Theatre and Acting postgraduate courses perform an entertaining selection of scenes and songs. 30

The Mystery of Edwin Drood

Nicholas Nickleby WED 31 OCT SAT 3 NOV, 19.30 SAT 3 NOV, 14.30

Director Nicholas Tudor Musical Director Steve Hill Designer Roger Ness

Disillusionment and reprisal are followed by scenes of early love and success that shaped the man that he has become.

Winner of Olivier Award for Best Musical, 2001

Winner of the Evening Standard Award for Best Musical 1960.

Ivy Arts Centre Tickets: £10, £9 concessions Adapted by Jonathan Holloway from the novel by Charles Dickens This amateur production is presented by arrangement with Samuel French Ltd

Wed 5 Dec Sat 8 Dec, 19.30 Sat 8 Dec, 14.30

WED 14 NOV SAT 17 NOV, 19.30 SAT 17 NOV, 14.30

TUE 25 Sep, 19.30 Wed 26 Sep, 17.00

WED 21 NOV SAT 24 NOV, 19.30 SAT 24 NOV, 14.30

THE Gut Girls The Mill Studio at Guildford’s Yvonne Arnaud Theatre Tickets: £10, £5 concessions By Sarah Daniels This amateur production is presented by arrangement with Samuel French Ltd

One week’s pay equals a year’s earnings for the typical household servant. And you don’t have to take your work home with you; unless you’re swiping extra cuts of pork to put in the stew.

“A weird and wondrous black comedy.” The Spectator

Winner of 5 Tony Awards and 9 Drama Desk Awards 31

classes

clubs and societies

Enquiries 01483 686641 Co-ordinator Jo Baker E: jo.baker@surrey.ac.uk Online Booking www.surrey.ac.uk/arts/visualarts

MONS 1 OCT - 3 DEC OR WEDS 3 OCT - 5 DEC 18.00 - 20.00

WEDS 3 OCT - 5 DEC OR FRIS 5 OCT - 7 DEC 18.00 - 20.00

THURSDAYS 18.00 - 20.00

Pottery Classes

Painting and Drawing Classes

SU Photo graphy Society

Lecture Theatre H Fee (including materials): External: £95, staff £80, students and concessions £60 Wednesday tutor: Annie Boisseau BA (Hons) Fine Art Friday tutor: William Lawrence BA (Hons) Fine Art, PGCE

Enquiries: E: ussu.photographic@surrey.ac.uk Facebook: www.facebook.com/ussuphotosoc Joining information: www.ussu.co.uk/photo

Pottery workshop Undercroft of Speirs Residence Battersea Court Fees: External £110, staff £95, students and concession £75 10 week courses. Mixed ability classes, suitable for beginners and more advanced students. Limited availability, early booking recommended. These courses can be booked on-line. Tutor: Karen Watson BA (Hons) Three Dimensional Design

Mixed ability groups from complete beginners to more advanced students. There is the opportunity to explore a considerable range of media during these 10 week courses. Materials supplied include; watercolour, acrylic, chalk and oil pastels, charcoal, pencil and ink. The subject matter is predominantly still-life. These courses can be booked online: www.surrey.ac.uk/visualarts

The Photography Society is run through the Students’ Union and is open to people of all abilities and photographic backgrounds. It operates as a forum for the exchange of ideas and information and to promote the work of its members. The venue and location changes with the various photographic workshops and shoots. New members are advised to check the website for joining instructions, and check the Facebook page for regular updates. Photography Society work can be seen on display in Senate House stairwell and in the Ivy Arts Centre.

TUESDAYS, 13.00 - 14.00 18 Sep 16 Oct 13 Nov 18 Dec

25 September 30 October 27 November

Creative Writers’ Group

Poetry Reading Group

School of English and Languages, 55AC05 Admission free Enquiries: Penny Rance T: 01483 686663 E: p.rance@surrey.ac.uk

School of English and Languages, 55AC05 Admission free Enquiries: Kate Brady T: 01483 684358 E: a.brady@surrey.ac.uk

The Creative Writers’ Group meets on Tuesdays, usually the third Tuesday of the month. Meetings offer a stimulating and supportive environment for both novice and more experienced writers. Open to University staff, students and members of the public over the age of 18. There is no need to book in advance, just turn up and join in.

The totally relaxed Poetry Reading Group meets on the last Tuesday of the month. A delightful way to spend your lunchtime – reading from poetry books with others and chatting about it. No knowledge of poetry is necessary – just a spirit of curiosity and adventure! Bring poetry to read, if you like. If not, you can either just listen or pick a poem at random to read from anthologies available at the meetings. Open to all over the age of 18. This group is run in collaboration between the University’s Centre for Wellbeing and the Department of English.

classes

clubs and societies

Enquiries 01483 686641 Co-ordinator Jo Baker E: jo.baker@surrey.ac.uk Online Booking www.surrey.ac.uk/arts/visualarts

MONS 1 OCT - 3 DEC OR WEDS 3 OCT - 5 DEC 18.00 - 20.00

WEDS 3 OCT - 5 DEC OR FRIS 5 OCT - 7 DEC 18.00 - 20.00

THURSDAYS 18.00 - 20.00

Pottery Classes

Painting and Drawing Classes

SU Photo graphy Society

Enquiries: E: ussu.photographic@surrey.ac.uk Facebook: www.facebook.com/ussuphotosoc Joining information: www.ussu.co.uk/photo

TUESDAYS, 13.00 - 14.00 18 Sep 16 Oct 13 Nov 18 Dec

25 September 30 October 27 November

Creative Writers’ Group

Poetry Reading Group

School of English and Languages, 55AC05 Admission free Enquiries: Penny Rance T: 01483 686663 E: p.rance@surrey.ac.uk

School of English and Languages, 55AC05 Admission free Enquiries: Kate Brady T: 01483 684358 E: a.brady@surrey.ac.uk

Book Circle

OUR CREATIVE HUB:

Co-ordinator: Jo Baker T: 01483 686641 E: jo.baker@surrey.ac.uk

Linking the Public, Research and Student Work

Lewis Elton Gallery Admission free The University Book Circle meets monthly, usually on the third Monday of the month from 17.30 - 19.00. When possible meetings take place in the Lewis Elton Gallery where you can enjoy the latest exhibitions while reviewing selected books. On occasions when the gallery is in use for exhibition private views the meetings will take place in Wates House. A broad range of books is chosen with lively and informative discussions led by the members. Open to staff, students and members of the public, new members are always welcome.

MON 17 SEP Wates House

Even the Dogs by Jon McGregor Introduced by David Page

MON 15 OCT Lewis Elton Gallery

The Sense of an Ending

Thomas Heatherwick, designer of the beautiful and ingenious Olympic Flame Cauldron, said that the spirit of Danny Boyle’s Olympic Opening Ceremony was about connecting with ‘people and rooting things, rather than them just being up in the air like a dream in the sky’.1 This grounded approach applies to the various activities of the School of Arts, a creative hub where students, staff and professional visitors come together to extend their creativity, curiosity and imagination, rooted in the reality of bringing academic research, student development and artistic practice into the public arena. The events in this brochure are presented by the School of Arts. Our degree programmes cover Dance, Film, Music, Sound Recording and Theatre and our

public events revolve around these disciplines and artforms. Other distinct strands of our creative hub include:

Research Questioning, challenging, testing, playing, looking for originality or explanation are at the centre of all universities. At Surrey we invite a wide range of audiences to enjoy, challenge, debate and even disagree with our investigations and findings in performances, exhibitions, talks and seminars. We want our audiences to explore with us and we value your feedback on our events.

Lewis Elton Gallery The Lewis Elton Art Gallery is situated at the heart of the University of Surrey’s campus, adjacent to the Learning Resource Centre. Gallery staff work with many artists, academics and

by Julian Barnes

creative practitioners to curate an extensive and invigorating schedule of exhibitions and events; they are also responsible for the maintenance of the University Art Collection as well as a range of special collections. Previews are open to all and are very social ways in which to experience the art and meet the artists.

Guildford School of Acting An integral part of the School of Arts, the GSA is a conservatoire that has an international reputation for excellence in training actors and technicians to professional standards in all areas of theatre and the recorded media. Shows at the Ivy, Yvonne Arnaud, Electric Theatre and London venues, whether musical or contemporary theatre, are thrilling, enjoyable experiences.

1 Interview with Louise Jury, The Telegraph, 30 July 2012

Introduced by Rosemary Drew

MON 19 NOV Lewis Elton Gallery

The Chocolate Wars by Deborah Cadbury Introduced by Sarah Rocke

MON 17 DEC Lewis Elton Gallery

Return of the Native by Thomas Hardy Introduced by Rosamund Reid

GUILDFORD ARTS There is a lot going on beyond the University campus and one of the easiest ways to find out is via Guildford Arts. It is a leading local voluntary organisation running its own professional arts exhibitions. Guildford Arts also offers a range of services to all arts organisations in Guildford and the surrounding areas. These services include a wide-ranging arts magazine News & Views, a forum for practitioners and a comprehensive website. The website enables all arts providers to publicise their activities and for the general public to find out what arts experiences are available. Please visit to see who is involved and find out about local performances, concerts, gigs, exhibitions and events. Browsing the website is free but if you would like to join, the benefits of membership are set out on the website – go explore! www.guildfordarts.com

Book Circle

OUR CREATIVE HUB:

Co-ordinator: Jo Baker T: 01483 686641 E: jo.baker@surrey.ac.uk

Linking the Public, Research and Student Work

MON 17 SEP Wates House

Even the Dogs by Jon McGregor Introduced by David Page

MON 15 OCT Lewis Elton Gallery

The Sense of an Ending

public events revolve around these disciplines and artforms. Other distinct strands of our creative hub include:

by Julian Barnes

1 Interview with Louise Jury, The Telegraph, 30 July 2012

Introduced by Rosemary Drew

MON 19 NOV Lewis Elton Gallery

The Chocolate Wars by Deborah Cadbury Introduced by Sarah Rocke

MON 17 DEC Lewis Elton Gallery

Return of the Native by Thomas Hardy Introduced by Rosamund Reid

Arts Buildings

1 Guildford School of Acting (GSA)

Academic Buildings

2 Ivy Arts Centre and Box Office

Central Facilities Accommodation Learning Resource Centre

AQA Car Park

Car Parks

3 Studios (PATS)

Pay & Display Parking

Main Car Park

4 Lewis Elton Art Gallery, Arts Office 5 Austin Pearce Building

Exit

Entrance

6 School of Management

Bus stops

7 Lecture Theatre Block

Disabled Parking

8 Senate House

Railway

9 Wates House

6 MS AQA Car Park

PATS field CS

10 University Hall

5 AP

11 Nodus

AQA

12Lake Pottery Workshop

Car Park 1

Terryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Pond

ATI AD

London

1 GSA

2 Ivy Arts Centre

3 PATS

Art Gallery

7 LT

PM 8 SE

HA University Main Entrance

University Hall

9 WH

Portsmouth

Studentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Union

Guildford Cathedral Guildford Cathedral

Manor Park The Surrey Research Park The Surrey Sports Park Royal Surrey County Hospital

How to get to the University of Surrey

Guildford

Guildford Railway Station

By Rail

By Bus

By Road

VISITOR Parking

The University is only ten minutes walk from Guildford Station. Alternatively there is a bus that runs frequently from the centre of town via the station to the University.

Arriva bus numbers 17, 27 and 37 run from the Friary Bus Station to the campus. There are several bus stops on campus, which are clearly signposted.

From the A3, take the exit marked with the brown mortar board sign for the University, NOT the Guildford Town Centre exit.

Mon - Fri, 09.00 - 17.00: Visitors should use the Pay & Display Car Park near the Main Car Park.

Guildford is on the main London (Waterloo) to Portsmouth line, with a good service. Train information 08457 484950

Traveline bus information 0870 6082608

Mon - Fri, after 17.00 and Sat - Sun, all day: Parking is free. Visitors should use the Main Car Park or Car Park 1. 37

Arts Buildings

1 Guildford School of Acting (GSA)

Academic Buildings

2 Ivy Arts Centre and Box Office

Central Facilities Accommodation Learning Resource Centre

AQA Car Park

Car Parks

3 Studios (PATS)

Pay & Display Parking

Main Car Park

4 Lewis Elton Art Gallery, Arts Office 5 Austin Pearce Building

Exit

Entrance

6 School of Management

Bus stops

7 Lecture Theatre Block

Disabled Parking

8 Senate House

Railway

9 Wates House

6 MS AQA Car Park

PATS field CS

10 University Hall

5 AP

11 Nodus

AQA

12Lake Pottery Workshop

Car Park 1

Terryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Pond

ATI AD

London

1 GSA

2 Ivy Arts Centre

3 PATS

Art Gallery

7 LT

PM 8 SE

HA University Main Entrance

University Hall

9 WH

Portsmouth

Studentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Union

Guildford Cathedral Guildford Cathedral

Manor Park The Surrey Research Park The Surrey Sports Park Royal Surrey County Hospital

How to get to the University of Surrey

Guildford

Guildford Railway Station

By Rail

By Bus

By Road

VISITOR Parking

The University is only ten minutes walk from Guildford Station. Alternatively there is a bus that runs frequently from the centre of town via the station to the University.

Arriva bus numbers 17, 27 and 37 run from the Friary Bus Station to the campus. There are several bus stops on campus, which are clearly signposted.

From the A3, take the exit marked with the brown mortar board sign for the University, NOT the Guildford Town Centre exit.

Mon - Fri, 09.00 - 17.00: Visitors should use the Pay & Display Car Park near the Main Car Park.

Guildford is on the main London (Waterloo) to Portsmouth line, with a good service. Train information 08457 484950

Traveline bus information 0870 6082608

Mon - Fri, after 17.00 and Sat - Sun, all day: Parking is free. Visitors should use the Main Car Park or Car Park 1. 37

General Information

Arts Calendar AUTUMN 2012

NOV

SEP This calendar is produced by the School of Arts. School of Arts Coordinator: Pauline Johnson T: 01483 689690 E: p.b.johnson@surrey.ac.uk Arts Administrator: Patricia Grayburn T: 01483 689167 E: p.grayburn@surrey.ac.uk

University of Surrey Box Office Box Office: Monday – Friday 10.00 – 18.00 Ivy Arts Centre, University of Surrey, Guildford, GU2 7XH T: 01483 686876 E: boxoffice@surrey.ac.uk W: www.surrey.ac.uk/arts

Assistant Arts Administrator: Jo Baker T: 01483 686641 E: jo.baker@surrey.ac.uk

Most events are now available to book online: www.surrey.ac.uk/arts

Patrons with special requirements

University of Surrey Arts Mailing List

Please discuss your requirements with the Box Office when booking in advance, so that we may answer your queries, reserve parking spaces or wheelchair places or simply tell you more information about our facilities and discuss ways in which we can help to make your visit more enjoyable. There is an access ramp to the PATS building, and wheelchair spaces can be provided for all performances. The Lewis Elton Gallery and the Ivy Arts Centre are both on the ground floor and are easily accessible. Disabled parking is available outside the different venues by prior arrangement and an access leaflet is available upon request. Large print notes and programmes can be provided with prior notice.

The best way to keep up to date with all the arts events at the University of Surrey is to have the Arts Calendar sent to you three times a year, completely free of charge. All you have to do is send your contact details either by post or email to the address above. Alternatively give the Box Office a call.

The information in this brochure is available in large print on request.

Tickets are also usually available to buy on the door, but advanced booking is advised.

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Private view at SOUTH HILL PARK SOUTH HILL PARK EXHIBITION opens to the public SUPERNATURE EXHIBITION opens to the public SURREY SCIENCE CIRCUS Private view of SUPERNATURE EXHIBITION Book Circle Creative Writers’ Group Poetry Reading Group GSA: MA SHOWCASE

Mon 19 Tue 20 Mon Pottery classes begin LUNCHTIME RECITAL Wed Pottery/Painting and Drawing classes begin THE ETHICS OF PROGRESS ANNUAL POETRY LECTURE BY BERNARD O’DONOGHUE Fri Painting and Drawing classes begin Private view of GUILDFORD BOOK FESTIVAL EXHIBITION of TONY DE SAULLES Illustrations Exhibition opens to the public LUNCHTIME RECITAL MUSIC RESEARCH SEMINAR SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS film screening Book Circle Creative Writers’ Group LUNCHTIME RECITAL GSA: MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG opens GUILDFORD BOOK FESTIVAL BEGINS GUILDFORD BOOK FESTIVAL EVENT BY BEN MILLER LUNCHTIME RECITAL MUSIC RESEARCH SEMINAR GUILDFORD BOOK FESTIVAL EVENT BY PROF JIM AL-KHALILI SKETCHES FROM GRAHAMSTOWN AND DESERT CROSSINGS ENGLISH PEN EVENT: BONES WILL CROW RUSH HOUR CONCERT Private view of DR MOHAMMED SANDUK’S EXHIBITION Exhibition opens to the public Poetry Reading Group LUNCHTIME RECITAL GSA: FINGS AIN’T WOT THEY USED TO BE opens

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LUNCHTIME RECITAL MUSIC RESEARCH SEMINAR 2DEEP THEATRE SHOW RUSH HOUR CONCERT Creative Writers’ Group UNIVERSITY OF SURREY CONCERT BAND LUNCHTIME RECITAL SURREY SCULPTURE SOCIETY LECTURE TOY STORY film screening GSA: NICHOLAS NICKLEBY opens UNIVERSITY CHAMBER CHOIR AND ORCHESTRA Book Circle JENNIFER HOLLINGDALE’S EXHIBITION opens to the public and private view LUNCHTIME RECITAL MUSIC RESEARCH SEMINAR GSA: THE GUT GIRLS opens MARICI SAXES CONCERT AUTUMN CLASSICS: University Symphony Orchestra and Chorus Poetry Reading Group LUNCHTIME RECITAL – Aerial Dynamics ENSEMBLES CONCERT RUSH HOUR CONCERT

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LIVE AT UNIVERSITY HALL LUNCHTIME RECITAL MUSIC RESEARCH SEMINAR CAROL SERVICE GSA: THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD opens BIG BAND IN STUDIO ONE DUO: John Butcher and Rhodri Davies UNIVERSITY OF SURREY CONCERT BAND LUNCHTIME RECITAL A SCANNER DARKLY film screening THE CHRISTMAS SHOW Book Circle Creative Writers’ Group

General Information

Arts Calendar AUTUMN 2012

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Assistant Arts Administrator: Jo Baker T: 01483 686641 E: jo.baker@surrey.ac.uk

Most events are now available to book online: www.surrey.ac.uk/arts

Patrons with special requirements

University of Surrey Arts Mailing List

The information in this brochure is available in large print on request.

Tickets are also usually available to buy on the door, but advanced booking is advised.

Sign up to receive regular updates about arts at the University of Surrey on Facebook and Twitter: www.facebook.com/universityofsurreyarts www.twitter.com/uniofsurreyarts

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University of Surrey Arts Calendar AUTUMN 2012 All events open to the public www.surrey.ac.uk/arts Box Office: 01483 686876 Monday to Friday 10.00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 18.00

Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the information contained in this brochure at the time of going to press. In the case of unforeseen circumstances, however, the University reserves the right to introduce changes to the artists, programmes and information advertised.

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