ICIA University of Bath. Spring 2010

LISTINGS: Jan – Jun 2010
Booking opens Monday 11 January, 2010

ICIA University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath BA2 7AY
Press contact: Yvonne Elston 01225 384725
Y.Elston@bath.ac.uk or admin: 01225 386777

DANCE / THEATRE

Bonachela Dance Company
The Land of Yes and The Land of No
Sun 7 Feb, 7pm
ICIA Arts Theatre, University of Bath
£9, £7 Concs
Box Office: 01225 386777
Bonachela delves into the world of signs and symbols that rule our everyday lives and spark our hidden memories. Award-winning Bonachela is renowned for his instinctive, dynamic and highly physical movement.

National Dance Network
Dance3
Sat 6 March, 7.30pm
ICIA Arts Theatre, University of Bath
£9, £7 Concs
Box Office: 01225 386777
Touring the UK, National Dance Network showcases the best up-and-coming choreographers and their collaborators, each with an exceptional track record. Works include 4m2 by Claire Cunningham & Jose Agudo, Cabin Fever by Tom Dale and a mind as beautiful by Douglas Thorpe.

Lone Twin Theatre
The Catastrophe
Sat 27 March, 7.30pm
ICIA Arts Theatre, University of Bath
£9, £7 Concs
Box Office: 01225 386777
Lone Twin Theatre’s new piece forms part of the Catastrophe Trilogy; a series of touching, comic and resolutely hopeful work that share a common interest in acts of heroism.

MUSIC

Catherine Laws
Hammered! and other things
Thurs 18 Feb, 8pm,
Music Room, University Hall, University of Bath
£9, £7 Concs
Box Office: 01225 386777
By turns explosive, playful and meditative, Catherine Laws explores the expressiveness of the piano. Includes the premiere of a new work by Damien Harron. Followed by a
Free Post-Concert Conversation: Catherine Laws & Damien Harron

Spirit Talk Mbira with Chartwell Dutiro
Thurs 11 March, 8pm
ICIA Arts Theatre, University of Bath
£9, £7 Concs
Box Office: 01225 386777
Spirit Talk Mbira is a vibrant seven-piece band fronted by singer and master mbira player Chartwell Dutiro. This is the music and song of Zimbabwe - inspirational sounds from the deep roots of Africa blended with elements of western music today.

SINGULARITIES
Tobias Jacob
Thurs 6 May, 8pm
Music Room, University Hall, University of Bath
£9, £7 Concs
Box Office: 01225 386777
Rising star Tobias Jacob is singer and guitarist with the band The Roots Union. This solo gig puts Jacob’s hauntingly melodious voice and brilliant musicianship centre stage. Folk, roots and Americana is transformed with all sorts of original and unexpected influences.

EXHIBITIONS

Swindon College
Lines of Enquiry 6
Thurs 21 Jan – Fri 19 March
ICIA Art Space 2, 3WN 2.1, University of Bath
Free Admission
Box Office: 01225 386777
The sixth in a series of exhibitions showing work by graduates of the BA Fine Art Drawing at Swindon College’s School of Art & Design.
University of Bath & Photosoc
Photography Exhibition
Thurs 11 Feb – Fri 26 March
ICIA Art Space 3, University Hall Foyer, University of Bath
Free admission
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The winning entries and runners-up from this year’s competition go on show, revealing a varied and intriguing response to this year’s theme the place of work. Includes an on-screen slide show of all the entries submitted.

Margareta Kern
Guest
Residency: 4 March – 18 June
Exhibition Opening: Thurs 6 May, 6.30pm
Artist’s Talk: 7pm-8pm, ICIA Art Space 1, University of Bath
Open Mon-Sat, 10am-5pm
Free Admission
Box Office: 01225 386777
During her Residency, Kern uses Art Space 1 as a site of production for her new installation, Guest, which will develop and change over the course of exhibition. This follows her two month residency in Berlin where she investigated the organised mass labour migration from socialist Yugoslavia to capitalist West Germany in the late 1960s. Mainly female, these ’guest workers' (Gastarbeiter) were employed by large companies, and often never returned home.


Artists Talk: Thurs 6 May, 7pm-8pm, free
Margareta Kern in Conversation

Deborah Robinson
Fish - Eye – I
Thurs 22 April - Fri 11 June
ICIA Art Space 2, University of Bath
Free Admission
Box Office: 01225 386777
Artist-in-residence Deborah Robinson enters the hidden world of the aquatic lab in the University’s Department of Biology & Biochemistry. Catching glimpses of researchers going about their daily work, Robinson captures the strange poetic beauty of this see-through world – from fish, water and tank, to the lens of the camera itself.

Artists Talk: Thurs 22 April, 7pm-8pm, free
In Conversation: Deborah Robinson & Dr Richard Hooley, Head of Department, Biology and Biochemistry, University of Bath.

FILMS

Modern Life (La Vie Moderne)
Wed 24 Feb, 7.30pm
Lecture Theatre: 3WN 2.1, University of Bath
£4, £3.50 Concs
Box Office: 01225 386777
Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist and filmmaker, Raymond Depardon casts a warm irreverent eye over a fading rural French community and the legacies that bind them to land and family.
Raymond Depardon, France 2008, 87 mins, subtitles (PG)

Couscous (La Graine et le Mulet)
Wed 17 March, 7.30pm
Lecture Theatre: 3WN 2.1, University of Bath
£4, £3.50 Concs
Box Office: 01225 386777
Winner of the Special Jury Prize at the Venice Film Festival 2007 and the 2008 César Award for Best French film, Couscous is a family drama focusing on the travails of an ageing North African émigré who attempts to realise his dream of opening a restaurant.
Abdel Kechiche, France 2007, 154 mins, subtitles (15)


VISUAL ARTS WORKSHOPS

Ceramics: Throwing on the Wheel
Sat 20, Sun 21 & Sat 27 Feb, 10am-4pm
Studio 2, ICIA Arts Barn, University of Bath
£80, £60 Concs
Box Office: 01225 386777
Learn or improve your ‘throwing’ techniques and decorating skills by working in a small group with close supervision.

Ceramics: Raku
Sat 13 & Sat 20 March, 10am-4pm
Studio 2, ICIA Arts Barn, University of Bath
£68, £48 Concs
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Raku is a traditional Japanese rapid firing process where pots are removed red-hot from an outdoor kiln. Its spontaneity results in a unique finish.

MUSIC WORKSHOPS

Creative Sound Factory
Weekend Workshop
Fri 19 – Sun 21 Feb, Studio 1, ICIA Arts Barn, University of Bath
£20, £15 Concs
Box Office: 01225 386777
Creative Sound Factory is the most exciting music workshop around. Over one weekend up to sixty talented musicians are guided by seven pros through improvising and composing an original piece of music, with a rousing final performance on the Sunday evening. All types of musicians welcome. For those aged 16+. Music reading not required.

Creative Sound Factory Performance
Sun 21 Feb 7.30pm
ICIA Arts Theatre, University of Bath
£5, £3 Concs
Box Office: 01225 386777
Creative Sound Factory is the most exciting music workshop around. Over one weekend up to sixty talented musicians are guided by seven pros through improvising and composing an original piece of music. This final performance takes place on the Sunday evening.


Conducting with Richard Gonski
Wed 17 Feb, 4pm-6pm
Music Room, University Hall, University of Bath
£9, Concs £7
Box Office: 01225 386777
This is a chance for aspiring conductors to learn the craft and for those with experience to hone their technique with leading conductor, Richard Gonski. Ability to read music required.

Choral Singing with Ronald Corp
Wed 3 March, 7.30pm-10pm
Studio 1, ICIA Arts Barn, University of Bath
£10, £8 Concs
Box Office: 01225 386777
Ronald Corp, leading UK conductor and composer and BBC Proms regular, returns to ICIA to work on a variety of popular secular and sacred pieces, plus his own compositions. Non-music readers welcome.

Zimbabwean Song with Chartwell Dutiro
Wed 10 March, 6pm-8pm
Studio 1, ICIA Arts Barn, University of Bath
£9, £7 Concs
Box Office; 01225 386777
Chartwell Dutiro, Zimbabwean singer and mbira player extraordinaire, leads a workshop prior to his gig the following night at ICIA. Under Dutiro’s inspiring direction, learn Chaminuka, a traditional Shona song and find out about the country’s music, culture and life. Open to all.

Moroccan Melodies with Hassan Erraji
Wed 21 April, 6pm-7.30pm
Studio 1, ICIA Arts Barn, University of Bath
£9, £7 Concs
Box Office: 01225 386777
Working with voice or melodic instrument, musician, composer and singer songwriter Hassan Erraji introduces the entrancing polyrhythmic traditions of southern Morocco. Explore how the beat and rhythm work as a basis for a melody and song.


STUDENT PRODUCTIONS AND EVENTS


GRAVITY VOMIT
Bath UpChuck 2010
Day Event: Sat 27 Feb, 11am-7.30pm, Founders Sports Hall, University of Bath
Evening Performance: Sat 27 Feb, 7.30pm, ICIA Arts Theatre, University of Bath
Fee £4 Day Event, Evening Performance £4, Combined Ticket £7
Box Office: 01225 386777
Bath UpChuck 2010 is the second annual juggling convention organised by the University’s juggling and circus skills society, Gravity Vomit, followed by an evening performance featuring many professional performers from across the UK. Suitable for all ages and skill levels.

BATH UNIVERSITY STUDENT THEATRE
And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
Fri 5 – Sun 7 March, 7.30pm
The Mission Theatre, Bath
£7, £5 Concs
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Ten strangers are brought together to an Indian Island by invitation from an unknown party. By the end of the first evening one of them is dead. Is the killer one of the group, or an outside force?

BATH UNIVERSITY STUDENT THEATRE
You Never Can Tell by George Bernard Shaw
Thurs 25 – Sat 27 March, 7.30pm
Museum of Bath at Work, Julian Rd, Bath
£7, £5 Concs
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Written in 1897, You Never Can Tell is a four act comedy of errors. Set in a seaside town, it tells the story of the Clandon family following their return to England after eighteen years in Madeira.

BATH UNIVERSITY STUDENT MUSICALS SOCIETY
Footloose
Wed 17 – Sat 20 March, 7.30pm
ICIA Arts Theatre, University of Bath
£7, £5 Concs
Box Office: 01225 386777
Footloose, the smash hit West-End musical, tells the story of Ren, a city kid, struggles to adapt his life from the bustling city to an ultra-conservative backwater Midwestern town. He soon ends up leading the town’s teenagers in a rebellion against a ‘no dancing’ law.

BODYSOC
A Night at the Movies
Thurs 15 – Sat 17 April, 7.30pm & Sat Matinee 2.30pm
ICIA Arts Theatre, University of Bath
£7, £5 Concs
Box Office: 01225 386777
Through a variety of popular dance styles, the University’s Dance Society brings you the glitz and glamour of Hollywood. Choreographed and produced by students.

BATH UNIVERSITY STUDENT MUSICALS SOCIETY
Encore
Mon 3 May, 7.30pm,
ICIA Arts Theatre, University of Bath
£7, £5 Concs
Box Office: 01225 386777
Bath University Student Musicals Society is back with their ever popular, one-night-only review show.

BATH UNIVERSITY STUDENTS’ UNION
Global Evening
Fri 12 March, 7.30pm
ICIA Arts Theatre, University of Bath
£5
Box Office: 01225 386777
The Global Evening celebrates the diversity of the University’s community. The two-hour programme includes dance, song, music and theatre in a spectacular show.

Chinese Student Society
Sun 21 March, 7.30pm
ICIA Arts Theatre, University of Bath
£8, £6 CSS Members
Box Office: 01225 386777
This event showcases diverse performances by members of the University’s large Chinese population. Featuring song, dance, music and more.


STUDENT MUSIC

CHORAL & ORCHESTRAL SOCIETY
Recital
Sat 20 Feb, 7.30pm,
University Hall, University of Bath
£4 advance, £5 door
Box Office: 01225 386777
Featuring solo ensembles and chamber performances, showcasing the talent of students from one of the University’s most popular societies.


UNIVERSITY OF BATH STUDENTS’ UNION CHAMBER CHOIR
Concert
Sat 20 March, 7.30pm
St Michael’s Church, Broad St, Bath
£5
Box Office: 01225 386777
Choral classics from central Europe, including music by Brahms, folksongs by Matyas Seiber, and motets by Lassus and Schutz, sung in the atmospheric setting of St Michael's Church.

CHORAL & ORCHESTRAL SOCIETY
Spring Concert
Sun 21 March, 7.30pm
Holy Trinity Church Combe Down, Bath
£3 in advance, £4 on the door
Box office: 01225 386777
Enjoy an informal evening featuring a wide variety of music from the Society’s ensembles.

STUDENT WORKSHOPS

Singing Workshop with Northern Harmony
Thurs 25 March, 2pm-4pm
Chaplaincy Centre
£5, Open to BUSU Only
Box Office: 01225 386777
Members of this dynamic American acappella ensemble run a workshop for students prior to their gig at Wiltshire Music Centre. The singers begin by illustrating some styles before working on material from their repertoire, including South African dance songs, quartet gospel songs and a Georgian or Corsican song.


WEEKLY CLASSES & WORKSHOPS

ICIA runs classes and workshops in music, dance and visual arts for all levels.
Classes are open to all and include:

Music:
DJ Skills, String Orchestra, Samba Drumming

Dance:
Contemporary Dance, Street Dance, Jazz Dance, Ballet, Flamenco, Tap

Visual Arts:
Ceramics, Drawing, Painting, Life Drawing, Stained Glass, Creative Sculpture, Botanical Illustration, Digital Art, Photography, Portrait Studies, Mixing 2D Media

Classes start the week of 8 February

Further details on the website: www.bath.ac.uk/icia