University of East Anglia What’s On Summer 2014 LITERATURE GIGS FILM SCREENINGS LECTURES ART EXHIBITIONS
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What’s On lists a range of public events happening in and around the University of East Anglia, from gigs through to lectures, exhibitions and family activities. Take a look at our events calendar in the back pages, and don’t forget to sign up for our What’s On e-newsletter by emailing events@uea.ac.uk or calling 01603 592130. We’re on Twitter now too. Follow @UEAEvents to stay up to date and for notice of any changes to this season’s programme.
04_Literature 06_Gigs 10_Film screenings 12_Lectures 16_Art events and exhibitions 21_Additional information 22_What’s On calendar
Literature The University of East Anglia hosts two international literary festivals in the autumn and spring semesters, bringing award-winning authors to Norwich. There are other opportunities to hear from literary greats in our summer programme of readings and workshops.
MAY
JUNE
Thu 8 May, 7.15pm
Tue 24 June, 7.30pm
Tash Aw
Patrick Ness: a city of stories
Part of the UEA Live series, featuring readings from established writers and current UEA students
Part of UEA’s Festival of Literature for Young People
Epic Studios, Norwich
Norwich Playhouse Theatre £12 | £10 (concessions) | £6 (under 18s)
Free
T Norwich Playhouse Theatre 01603 598598 W www.norwichplayhouse.co.uk
Wed 28 May, 7pm
Lorrie Moore
JULY
An evening with a leading American author Thomas Paine Study Centre lecture theatre, UEA Free E literaryevents@uea.ac.uk
Sun 27 July, 2.30pm – 3.45pm
Little Red Riding Hood goes intercultural Griselda Beacon and Dr Leticia Yulita (University of East Anglia) Storytelling workshop for children aged 7+ (younger siblings welcome) Children’s Library, The Forum, Norwich Free T Children’s Library 01603 774750 W www.norfolk.gov.uk/libraries
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Patrick Ness
Gigs_The Nick Rayns LCR The Nick Rayns LCR, a Student Union run venue, is situated on campus at the University of East Anglia. Doors open 7.30pm – 11pm (7pm on Sundays), unless otherwise stated. All gigs are for over 14s only. Prices are advance (more on the door) and may be subject to a booking fee. For more information or to book tickets, call 01603 508050 or visit www.ueaticketbookings.co.uk.
MAY
JUNE
OCTOBER
Tue 20 May
Mon 2 June
Wed 22 October
Professor Green
Paolo Nutini
Asking Alexandria
New date – original tickets valid
£16 – SOLD OUT
£16.50
Wed 4 June
Thu 30 October
Warpaint
The Specials
£16
£40 – SOLD OUT
£18.50
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Warpaint
Mike Dignam
Jimi Goodwin
Gigs_The Waterfront The Waterfront, a Student Union run venue, is situated in King Street, Norwich. Doors open 7.30pm – 11pm (7pm on Sundays), unless otherwise stated. All gigs are for over 14s only. Prices are advance (more on the door) and may be subject to a booking fee. For more information or to book tickets, call 01603 508050 or visit www.ueaticketbookings.co.uk.
MAY
MAY
JULY
Wed 7 May
Sat 31 May
Wed 2 July
Jimi Goodwin
Awolnation
£15
Doors open 6.30pm
Brian Jonestown Massacre
Fri 9 May
Bad Rabbits £8
£13
JUNE Mon 9 June
Thu 29 May
The Polyphonic Spree
Goldfinger 'Slam Dunk Ska Punk Tour'
£17.50
+ Fandangle
£15
Wed 23 July
Mike Dignam £9
AUGUST Mon 11 August
Poison Idea
£15
£10
In the Studio MAY
MAY
MAY
Tue 13 May
Thu 22 May
Thu 29 May
Courtney Barnett
The Anyones
The Moulettes
£8.50
+ Leon Mallett + Danny Kingsley
£9
Sat 17 May
£4
Sat 31 May
Falling Red + Strange Tail + Honeycomb Love Doors open 6.30pm £7
Tue 27 May
Wednesday 13 'Undead Unplugged'
Dress to Kill + Walkway £11
£10 _09
Film screenings_UEA philosophers at the cinema UEA regularly teams up with Cinema City to host public screenings related to our research. UEA philosophers introduce movies with philosophical themes. Each film is followed by a Q&A session and then drinks in the bar, where discussion can continue further. The theme for the summer programme is 'Mortality'. All screenings take place at Cinema City, St Andrews Street, Norwich NR2 4AD. Normal cinema prices and concessions apply. To book tickets call Cinema City on 0871 902 5724 or visit www.picturehouses.co.uk.
AUGUST Sun 3 August, 4pm
Sun 17 August, 5pm
Sun 31 August, 4.30pm
The assassination of Jesse James by the coward Robert Ford (15)
The hunter (15)
Melancholia (15)
Introduced by Dr Tom Greaves (University of East Anglia)
Introduced by Dr Rupert Read (University of East Anglia)
Introduced by Dr Vincent M Gaine (University of East Anglia)
The assassination of Jesse James by the coward Robert Ford 10_
Film screenings_world cinema The Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts (SCVA) is hosting a season of films at Cinema City, inspired by the forthcoming exhibition Monument: aftermath of war and conflict. All screenings take place at Cinema City, St Andrews Street, Norwich NR2 4AD. Normal cinema prices and concessions apply. To book tickets call Cinema City on 0871 902 5724 or visit www.picturehouses.co.uk. Sainsbury Centre Friends should show membership cards at the Box Office for a reduced rate.
MAY Mon 5 May, 8.30pm
Le silence de la mer (U) ('The silence of the sea') JUNE Mon 2 June, 8.30pm
Closely observed trains (15)
Closely observed trains
Mon 2 June, 6pm
Murasaki A documentary film about Yoshioka Sachio, master dyer and colour historian Screening hosted at Cinema City by the Sainsbury Institute for the Study of Japanese Arts and Culture (SISJAC) Free for Friends of SISJAC | ÂŁ5 (non-members) | ÂŁ3 (students) Booking essential T 01603 597507 E sisjac@sainsbury-institute.org W www.sainsbury-institute.org
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Lectures_local history UEA prides itself on its seasonal programmes of free public lectures. Take a trip onto campus, listen to academics and researchers talking about their areas of specialism and join the debate. All local history lectures are hosted by the Centre of East Anglian Studies (CEAS) to encourage the study of the archaeology and history of Norfolk, Suffolk and the adjacent areas, from prehistoric times to the present. All lectures take place at 6pm in the Thomas Paine Study Centre lecture theatre at UEA, unless otherwise stated. Free to CEAS members | £3 (non members) For more information contact Andrea Titchiner at a.titchiner@uea.ac.uk
MAY Tue 6 May
Tue 27 May
Pathways to history: public rights of way in Norfolk
'A dynamic and hybrid landscape': archaeological investigation of the medieval North Sea zone
Dr Sarah Spooner (University of East Anglia)
Tue 13 May
'This is no time for football': Ipswich Town FC during the First and Second World Wars Dr Richard Mills (University of East Anglia)
Tue 20 May
East Anglia's Atlantic wall? The social landscape of coastal defence in Norfolk and Suffolk, 1939 – 45 Dr Rob Liddiard (University of East Anglia)
Sat 10 May, 2.30pm
Norwich: the superlative city Michael Loveday (Norwich HEART) A lecture hosted by The Norwich Historical Association Norfolk Club, Upper King Street, Norwich Free to CEAS and HA members | £3 (visitors) | £1.50 (students) T 01508 520393
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Dr Brian Ayers (University of East Anglia)
JUNE Tue 3 June
'Pocky pigges and stynkynge makerel': food standards and urban health in medieval East Anglia Prof Carole Rawcliffe (University of East Anglia)
Lectures_Japanese art and culture The Sainsbury Institute for the Study of Japanese Arts and Cultures (SISJAC) hosts regular lectures on topics relating to the art and culture of Japan. For more information call 01603 597507, email sisjac@sainsbury-institute.org or visit www.sainsbury-institute.org. All lectures take place at 6pm in the Norwich Cathedral Hostry (Weston Room), Norwich, NR1 4EH, unless otherwise stated. Refreshments are served at the end of each lecture. Attendance is free and open to all, however booking is essential.
MAY
SEPTEMBER
Thu 15 May
Thu 18 September
Truth and splendour: the modern porcelain of Tomimoto Kenkichi
Japanese gardens Dr Jill Raggett (Writtle College)
Dr Meghen Jones (Robert and Lisa Sainsbury Fellow, 2013-2014) Sainsbury Institute, 64 The Close, Norwich
JUNE Thu 19 June
From green to black and brown to green: how black tea conquered the US and Britain, and green tea Japan Dr Robert Hellyer (Robert & Lisa Sainsbury Fellow 2013 – 2014)
Thu 17 July, 6pm
Carmen Blacker Lecture 2014 Prof Peter Kornicki (University of Cambridge) Blackfriars Hall, St Andrews St, Norwich, NR3 1AU Booking essential Free
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Lectures_other lectures Thu 1 May, 6pm
Wed 14 May, 6pm
Tue 22 July, 6.30pm
'A special work for students': the international committee of the North American YMCA and its foreign work in China, 1895 – 1935
Keir Starmer: a criminal justice system fit for victims?
2014 Blaikie Lecture: is the Green movement its own worst enemy?
E emma.long@uea.ac.uk
A fundraising event for Norfolk Community Law Service Julian Study Centre lecture theatre, UEA Tickets: £10 | £8 (concessions) | £3 (students) Refreshments will be served Email supporters@ncls.co.uk to reserve tickets, or buy on the door
Wed 7 May, 6.30pm
Thu 10 July, 7pm
The new humanities: tradition anew?
UEA London Lecture: give me sunshine: the role of vitamin D in health and disease
John Heavens Arts building, room 3.15, UEA Free
Prof David Ferris (Leverhulme Visiting Professor, University of East Anglia) Respondent: Prof Peter de Boll (Cambridge University) Thomas Paine Study Centre lecture theatre, UEA Free
Jonathon Porritt (Forum for the Future) Thomas Pain Study Centre lecture theatre, University of East Anglia Free admission, booking essential Refreshments will follow the lecture E shaun.gibbs@uea.ac.uk
Prof William Fraser, Norwich Medical School A lecture for UEA alumni, staff, students and other interested parties UEA London, 102 Middlesex Street, London, E1 7EZ Book online at www.uea.ac.uk/alumni or email alumni@uea.ac.uk
Sportspark
Keeping Children Active Sportscamps During the school holidays we operate Multi-activity camps for children from 5 years old, offering a wide variety of sports such as Archery, Climbing, Fencing, Street Dance, Swimming, Football, Tennis, Fitness, Badminton, Basketball and many more!
Children’s Parties Why not let us take care of your child’s birthday party? Our experienced team will ensure your child’s day is packed with fun and yours is stress and hassle free! Choose from a wide range of activities and themes including Climbing, Archery, Football, General Sports, Summer Olympics, Gymnastics and Trampolining. Available weekends only.
Family splash & inflatables Run every Saturday and during the week during school holidays, Splash is a special session for families where the shallow pool depth is 0.9m and swimming toys and floats are available to play with. During our inflatable session, the pool depth is 1.2m and an extra giant inflatable will be available for play. No need to book for these sessions, so just turn up and pay on the day!
For more information regarding all of the information above, please visit www.sportspark.co.uk or alternatively contact us on 01603 592398 or sportspark@uea.ac.uk 14_
The Forum | Millennium Plain | Norwich Tue 27 – Wed 28 May 2014 | 10am–8pm FREE and open to all
#UEAinthecity
UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA
CAMPUSIN THE CITY Bringing the best of the University’s teaching, research and student activities to The Forum
Full programme coming soon www.uea.ac.uk/events | 01603 592130 | events@uea.ac.uk | @UEAEvents
Art events and exhibitions_special exhibitions The Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts (SCVA) is a world class art gallery and museum located on campus at the University of East Anglia. A selection of upcoming SCVA events are listed over the next few pages. For the full summer programme call 01603 593199, email scva@uea.ac.uk or visit www.scva.ac.uk. Opening times: Tuesday to Friday 10am – 6pm, Saturday and Sunday 10am – 5pm All events take place at the Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts (SCVA), unless otherwise stated.
On display until 14 December 2014
26 April – 24 August
Sense and sensuality: Art Nouveau 1890 –1914
John Virtue: the sea
A major exhibition exploring the darker, sensuous side of Art Nouveau £5 | £4 (concessions) | £2.50 (UEA staff and students, Friends of the Sainsbury Centre and National Art Pass holders) Joint exhibition and family tickets available
29 March – March 2015
Henri Matisse sculpture: the backs Four monumental relief sculptures by Henri Matisse
A spectacular body of new work from a renowned local painter £6 | £4 (concessions) Joint exhibition and family tickets available
26 April – 20 July
Moore in focus: a friendship in letters An insight into the friendship between Henry Moore and
Robert Sainsbury Free
Free
29 March – 27 July Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts 14 June – 3 August The Undercroft (below the War Memorial) City Hall, Norwich
Monument: aftermath of war and conflict Marking the 100th anniversary of the First World War and
the 70th anniversary of the Normandy landings Free
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John Virtue: the sea
Sense and sensuality: Art Nouveau 1890 – 1914
Art events and exhibitions_school holidays The Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts runs a range of family activities during the school holidays. May half-term Saturday 24 May – Sunday 1 June Summer holidays Tuesday 24 July – Sunday 1 September
During school holidays 11pm – 4pm
Thu 29 May, 10.30 – 12.30pm, 1.30pm – 3.30pm
Tue 28 July – Fri 1 August, 10pm – 4.30pm
Object in Focus
Wish you were here! Postcard making workshop
Art and nature summer school
Drop in activities inspired by Moore in focus: a friendship in letters. Design and send your own postcards.
A hands-on summer school for ages 8 – 12 led by artists and biologists
Suitable for families with children of all ages
£110 | £88 (concessions)
Treasure hunts and creative activities inspired by objects in the SCVA’s permanent collections Ask at SCVA reception for details on arrival Booking not required, drop in £2
SCVA education studio
During school holidays
Free, no booking required
Family gallery tours
SCVA education studio
Booking essential
Price includes four days of activities, snacks and all materials. Lunch and outdoor clothing must be provided.
Ask at SCVA reception for availability and times Free
Art events and exhibitions_families and children Last Sunday of the month, 2pm – 4pm (25 May, 22 June, 20 July)
Craft club Suitable for families with children of all ages. Drop in and have fun learning new craft skills.
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Fridays, 10.15am – 11.45am (23 May, 20 June, 18 July)
Mini-studio Creative play for pre-school children and their parents or carers SCVA education studio
SCVA education studio
Booking essential
Free
£8 | £6 (concessions). Free for accompanying adults
Art events and exhibitions_artists and ideas Tuesdays, 4.30pm - 6.30pm (6, 20 May)
Wednesdays, 4.30pm - 6.30pm (7, 14, 21 May)
Wednesdays 2pm – 4pm (7, 14, 21 May, 4, 11, 18 June)
Young associates
ArtsLab workshops
A group which meets to develop creative ideas and visual arts projects
A chance to learn new artistic techniques
Experimental writing drop-in workshops
For more information or if you are interested in joining contact Nell Croose Myhill at n.croose-myhill@uea. ac.uk
SCVA education studio Booking essential
Exploring personal responses to Monument: aftermath of war and conflict Suitable for over 16s, no experience of writing necessary
£8 | £6 (concessions)
SCVA education studio
Meet at SCVA reception
No booking required
No booking required
Free and open to ages 15 – 25
Free
Art events and exhibitions_performances Sat 14 June, 6pm (Approx 40 mins)
Thu 15 May, 7pm
Claude Cattelain: colonne empirique en ligne
Les statues meurent aussi ('Statues also die')
A performance exploring the relationship between architecture and the artist’s body
A one-off screening about the SCVA and its objects
Meet at The Wharf, St Martin’s On Oak, Oak Street, Norwich
Free
Living Area, Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts
Free
Wed 16 July, 7pm, repeated at 8.30pm
The Voice Project: what we’ve forgotten A vocal piece inspired by the works in Monument: aftermath of war and conflict Undercroft, City Hall, Norwich Booking essential Free
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Art events and exhibitions_talks Unless otherwise stated, meet at the Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts (SCVA) reception.
Thursdays, 1.15pm - 1.45pm (1, 15 May, 5, 19 June)
Lunchtime talks
Wed 7 May, 6pm – 8pm
Thu 8 May, 2pm – 4pm
Monuments of East Anglia
Touch tour A tour for visually impaired visitors, exploring Moore in focus: a friendship in letters
Free Talks on the public monuments and sculptures of East Anglia
Last Friday of each month, 1.15pm – 1.45pm (30 May, 27 June, 25 July)
Art for lunch Please note: there is no talk in August
Booking essential
With Dr Richard Cocke, chairman of Sculpture for Norwich
Free
Elizabeth Fry lecture theatre 1.08, UEA Booking essential
Fri 13 June, 1pm – 4pm
£8 | £6 (concessions)
Monument study day
Free Exploring ideas arising from Monument: aftermath of war and conflict SCVA education studio Booking essential Free
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FREE to attend public science events
Family science discovery day; hands on activities, exhibitions, displays and shows for all ages
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Science n N rwich Day Sunday 1st June 2014 at the Forum, Norwich 10:00 - 16:00
Places must be reserved Contact Dawn Rivett Tel: 01603 450874 Or email dawn.rivett@nbi.ac.uk
Norwich - simply the best for science www.soin.org.uk
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What’s On_Calendar 04_Literature 06_Gigs 10_Film screenings 12_Lectures 16_Art events and exhibitions
Until 14 December Until March 2015 Until 20 July Until 27 July Until 24 August
Sense and sensuality: Art Nouveau 1890 – 1914 Henri Matisse sculpture: the backs Moore in focus: a friendship in letters Monument: aftermath of war and conflict (SCVA) John Virtue: the sea
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'A special work for students': the international committee of the North American YMCA and its foreign work in China, 1895 – 1935 Lunchtime talks Le silence de la mer ('The silence of the sea') Pathways to history: public rights of way in Norfolk Young associates Jimi Goodwin The new humanities: tradition anew? Monuments of East Anglia ArtsLab workshops Experimental writing drop-in workshops Tash Aw Touch tour Bad Rabbits Courtney Barnett 'This is no time for football': Ipswich Town FC during the First and Second World Wars Keir Starmer: a criminal justice system fit for victims? ArtsLab workshops Experimental writing drop-in workshops Les statues meurent aussi ('Statues also die') Truth and splendour: the modern porcelain of Tomimoto Kenkichi Lunchtime talks Falling Red +Strange Tail + Honeycomb Love Professor Green East Anglia's Atlantic wall? The social landscape of coastal defence in Norfolk and Suffolk, 1939 – 45 Young associates Experimental writing drop-in workshops ArtsLab workshops The Anyones + Leon Mallett + Danny Kingsley Mini-studio Half term activities: object in focus / family gallery tours Craft club UEA Campus in the city Wednesday 13 'Undead Uplugged' 'A dynamic and hybrid landscape': archaeological investigation of the medieval North Sea zone Lorrie Moore
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MAY Thu 1 May Thu 1 May Mon 5 May Tue 6 May Wed 7 May Thu 8 May Fri 9 May Tue 13 May Wed 14 May Thu 15 May Sat 17 May Tue 20 May Wed 21 May Thu 22 May Fri 23 May Sat 24 May – Sun 1 June Sun 25 May Tue 27 – Wed 28 May Tue 27 May Wed 28 May 22_
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Thu 29 May Thu 29 May Fri 30 May Sat 31 May
Goldfinger 'Slam Dunk Ska Punk Tour' + Fandangle The Moulettes Wish you were here! Postcard making workshop Art for lunch Dress to Kill + Walkway Awolnation
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Closely observed trains Murasaki Paolo Nutini 'Pocky pigges and stynkynge makerel': food standards and urban health in medieval East Anglia Warpaint Experimental writing drop-in workshops Lunchtime talks The Polyphonic Spree Experimental writing drop-in workshops Monument study day Monument: aftermath of war and conflict (Undercroft) Claude Cattelain: colonne empirique en ligne Experimental writing drop-in workshops From green to black and brown to green: how black tea conquered the US and Britain, and green tea Japan Lunchtime talks Mini-studio Craft club Festival of Literature for Young People Patrick Ness: a city of stories Art for lunch
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Brian Jonestown Massacre UEA London Lecture: give me sunshine: the role of vitamin D in health and disease The Voice Project: what we’ve forgotten Carmen Blacker Lecture 2014 Mini-studio Craft club 2014 Blaikie Lecture: is the Green movement its own worst enemy? Mike Dignam Summer holiday activities: object in focus / family gallery tours
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Art for lunch Little Red Riding Hood goes intercultural Art and nature summer school
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The assassination of Jesse James by the coward Robert Ford Poison Idea The hunter Melancholia
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Japanese gardens
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Asking Alexandria The Specials
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JUNE Mon 2 June Tue 3 June Wed 4 June Thu 5 June Mon 9 June Wed 11 June Fri 13 June Sat 14 June – 3 August Sat 14 June Wed 18 June Thu 19 June Fri 20 June Sun 22 June Mon 23 – Fri 27 June Tue 24 June Fri 27 June
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JULY Wed 2 July Thu 10 July Wed 16 July Thu 17 July Fri 18 July Sun 20 July Tue 22 July Wed 23 July Thu 24 July – Sun 1 September Fri 25 Jul Sun 27 July Tue 28 July – Fri 1 August AUGUST Sun 3 August Mon 11 August Sun 17 August Sun 31 August SEPTEMBER Thu 18 September OCTOBER Wed 22 October Thu 30 October
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