Arts Award Pilot: contemporary dance - Wiltshire
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| Arts Council England has completed a pilot for a national young people's Arts Award. Through the award young people develop their creative skills, take part in the arts in their local community and run their own arts projects. The pilot was run through 15 delivery hubs across England in 2004 and 2005. Each hub developed a case study which demonstrates the award in action. |
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Arts Award Pilot: rock music - West Midlands
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| Arts Council England completed a pilot for a national young people's Arts Award. Through the award young people develop their creative skills, take part in the arts in their local community and run their own arts projects. The pilot was run through 15 delivery hubs across England in 2004 and 2005. Each hub developed a case study which demonstrates the award in action. |
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Capture 2
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| An eclectic mix of choreographers, designers and performers comes together for the second collection of screen-based dance works commissioned by Arts Council England's dance department. |
Multimedia links:- Terra Firma (00:36)
A security guard carries out a series of personal and secretive routines as the world around him begins to break down. - The Jaffa Man (00:59)
A short film telling the story of Jaffa, a man who can only express himself through the language of dance. - Memorabilia (00:44)
A screen dance - based on the theme of memory - Memorabilia combines photographs, moving video, video stills, computer data imagery and web animation.
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Capture 3
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| A unique collection of single screen works, a screen-based installation and new media works with content that emanates out of dance practice. |
Multimedia links:- Skin (00:43)
Two dancers move in their own spaces, in their own skins. They see each other and begin to dance together: connecting, colliding, manipulating and conversing in movement. - Atropos (01:20)
A film set in a white landscape with black footprints, Atropos follows a journey into the moments that lie ahead. - Gold (00:58)
An experimental film exploring the formalities and demands of Olympic gymnastics, seen through the determination, skill and playful competition of two girls at the Europa Gym Club, Erith, London. - Ten Men Dancing (01:37)
A collaboration between director, cinematographer, composer and dancer, Ten Men Dancing draws its inspiration from the life and comic genius of Tommy Cooper. - Vanishing Point (01:11)
This film addresses navigation, the geographical presence central to the process of a journey and the disturbing emotional demands of travel.
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Clogs and The Books
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| Obsessive, immaculate, organic and sometimes absurd, cult American bands Clogs and The Books come together for their first major UK tour. Their confoundingly beautiful music makes references meaningless, taking in romantic minimalist improv with a post rock sensibility alongside cut-up indie bluegrass and glitch postanything folktronica, with samples... |
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I made it - Case studies 1
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| As an artist or arts organisation in the East Midlands we want to help you develop personal skills, business knowledge and audiences. |
Multimedia links:- Best Days of All by Ann Duggan (01:43)
'Best Days of All' by Ann Duggan, from the album The Best Days of All, released in Decemeber 2003. Copyright Ann Duggan. - Tinga Singu by Out of Silence choir (01:23)
'Tinga Singu' by Out of Silence choir, from the album Out of Silence. The choir was set up by Sally Brown to work on songs discovered in manuscripts at Belton House near Grantham. Copyright Sally Brown/The National Trust.
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Literature showcase: Shirley Hughes
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| An interactive showcase of illustration in children’s literature developed in partnership with author and illustrator Shirley Hughes. |
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Necessary Journeys
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Necessary Journeys Flash showcase
An interactive showcase of the Necessary Journeys project.
Flash version of showcase
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Introduction
Necessary Journeys takes its cue from the British Film Institute’s Black World initiative, and explores the ways in which art connects with film and the moving image.
Discovery and transformation lie at the heart of the projects, allowing artists and audiences the opportunity to make their own personal investigations. These projects illuminate the breadth and talent of artists working across a range of artforms.
Film Score Commission
Jazz saxophonist Courtney Pine has been commissioned to write a score for Borderline, a lost classic of the British avant-garde starring Paul Robeson. This live performance will premiere at Tate Modern on Sunday 28 May 2006.
Borderline is an experimental drama exploring inter-racial love and prejudice, which displays the influence of Soviet cinema of the 1920s and has been rarely seen since it was released in 1930. The new score will accompany a DVD release of the film in late 2006. |
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New Media Seminar: arts and the digital opportunity
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| On 12 September 2007, Arts Council England hosted a seminar at Tate Modern to discuss the opportunities, issues and challenges presented by new media and emerging technology. |
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Hilary Boulding (Director, Music Strategy, Arts Council England) introduces the seminar and Anthony Lilley, who will be chairing the day. - Part 1: from arts broadcasting to arts media
Anthony Lilley (Chief Executive, Magic Lantern Productions) sets the scene and talks about what the changes in digital media might mean for the cultural sector. - Part 2: the opportunity in interactive media
Tom Loosemore (Senior Digital Media Advisor, Ofcom) joins Anthony in conversation to discuss in detail the opportunities presented to cultural organisations by interactive media. They are joined by Steve Perkins (Head of Public Service Broadcasting Content, Ofcom) to talk about the Ofcom Review of Public Service Broadcasting and the regulatory environment. - Part 3: taking it into your own hands
Anthony is joined by Will Gompertz (Director, Tate Media) and Sarah Kemp (Director of Finance, Royal Opera House). Will Gompertz talks about how Tate use digital technology to both widen access and deepen audience engagement. Sarah Kemp talks about the Royal Opera House’s acquisition of the DVD distribution platform, Opus Arte. - Part 4: education in the 21st century - the digital learning platform
Kevin Palmer (Director, Salford CLCnet) explains what a digital learning platform is, how it works in Salford, and what the implications are for organisations’ education programmes. Richard Slaney (Digital Projects Manager, Philharmonia) presents extracts from the Philharmonia’s first video podcast and talks about the educational and marketing aspects of this project. Andrew Chitty (Managing Director, Illumina Digital) joins them in a panel discussion. - Part 5: potential for participation
Anthony is joined by Dick Penny (Managing Director, Watershed Media Centre), Patrick Walker (Head of Content Partnerships, Google) and Adam Gee (New Media Commissioner, Factual, Channel 4). The panel discuss issues surrounding ‘user-generated content’ and how artists and arts organisations can engage different audiences by making use of new distribution platforms such as You Tube. - Part 6: the evolving relationship with the audience
Hannah Rudman (Lead Consultant, AmbITion and Chair of Digital North) talks about the need to re-think what we understand by ‘marketing’. She is joined by Loretta Tomasi (Chief Executive, English National Opera) and Geraint Talfan Davies (Chairman, Welsh National Opera and former Controller, BBC Wales) to sum-up some of the key issues moving forward, with questions from the floor. Anthony delivers a concluding message and Andrew Whyte (Director, Advocacy and Communications, Arts Council England) closes the day.
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Soho Theatre - supporting new writers
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| To find, train and promote new writers - this is the aim of the Soho Theatre Writers' Attachment Programme. Launched in 2000 when the theatre opened, this unique year long playwriting course enables new playwrights to hone their craft by combining study with production in a professional theatre context. |
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