School holidays may be looming, but that doesn’t mean the learning stops. To help kids stay active throughout the summer, DanSci Dance Studio in Exeter will host a series of interactive dance programmes for kids aged from 18 months to 12 years
“We are very excited for Summer of Dance to begin” says Artistic Director of DanSci Dance Studio, Ava Barron Thomas “First up on the schedule is our raved about annual mixed styles dance Camp.”
Ava says “the dance camp is filled with different dance styles, music, stage craft and fun. Designed for 5-12 year old’s, camp will allow them...
The CYD? Exeter Intensive is your chance to train in depth with a member of the CYD? Faculty. The 2019 Intensives will be held over 2 days, with a multitude of dance classes in various styles. The Intensives will allow dancers to work closely with the tutors and receive verbal and practical feedback throughout. The tutors will support and motivate the dancers in a fun, friendly and educational environment, covering all technical elements, performance techniques and industry tips. The intensives are perfect for any dancer wanting to build and develop their knowledge in their dance training...
The new apartments at The Point, on Exmouth’s seafront are generating high levels of interest from prospective buyers. Reservations have already been taken for two of the two- bedroom apartments overlooking the estuary.
Over 50 people attended an initial sales event held at Exmouth Quay. Those present had the opportunity to view the plans and specifications, look at the 3D online model and meet the developers Eagle One Residential and the agents, Bradleys.
Chris Fayers, Director of Eagle One Residential said: “It is always worthwhile to be able to talk people through the...
A concert that explores the varied roles of the piano in performance. Our programme features the piano as the extravagant soloist and the submissive accompanist, heard live in the room, through a distorted cassette recorder and through a humble teapot. The piano will also tell the story of our concert venue as a living electrical organism in a fascinating exploration of the hidden sounds around us.
Featuring new music by Emma Welton and Nicholas Peters alongside old(er) music by Alvin Lucier and Gerald Barry.
Performed by Alex Wilson (piano), with support from Emma Welton (...
Unveil’d returns to Exeter this Autumn, in cultural venues and public grounds throughout the city.
Full programme | www.unveild.photography
Including both the work of South West based and international photographers, the festival features exhibitions, talks, film screenings, workshops and a book fair. A range of work from acclaimed visual artists and emerging photographers, supported by Unveil’d, will be on view to the public.
Towers, Southernhay, Northenhay & Rougemont Gardens, 17 – 25 October, 7:00 - 21:00; has been curated in response to the fortification of...
Art-lovers are lining up to be part of an exciting new project that sees Exeter and its people taking a starring role in a series of artworks.
The project – TOPOS – is taking over an empty city-centre office space and through its crowdfunding campaign offers the opportunity to be part of a living landscape – digital recreations of famous landscapes - or even to commission an original piece of art.
Deborah Clark, owner of Southernhay House was one of the first to sign up. She said: “I've been bitching about the lack of a serious contemporary art scene in Exeter since I...
Working in a local authority cemeteries department inspired Devon author Kate Vane’s new novel, Not the End.
Kate said, “The job made me think about our attitudes to death, particularly when someone died without friends and family and the local authority had to take charge of the funeral arrangements. Often they weren’t poor, or a loner, as people think. They had just outlived everyone who was close to them.”
Not the End is set in a fictitious Devon seaside town during a heatwave. It begins with the death of octogenarian sea swimmer Maud Smith, recently arrived from...
At the end of March 2013, the Centre for Contemporary Art and the Natural World (CCANW) will move its operation from Haldon Forest Park to the Innovation Centre on the University of Exeter campus.
An opportunity has been created for contemporary artists to explore how printmaking can extend and evolve their practice.
Double Elephant Print Workshop (DEPW) is keen to reach out to contemporary artists and are particularly interested to encourage crossover between different practices. They are looking for artists with a genuine curiosity about printmaking, but have not included it so far as part of their practice. The organisers are not looking for artists who already use printmaking.
Over six evenings, the selected artists will work at DEPW to...
EDge Dance With moments of dramatic suspense, tenderness and frantic energy, EDge’s 12 talented dancers perform a collection of work that’s both playful and dramatic. Accompanied by electronic and operatic sound scores, sweeping lifts, precise gestures and complex floor patterns combine in this evening of narrative and abstract dance by a selection of internationally acclaimed choreographers. The diverse programme features work by Yael Flexer, Joe Moran, Ben Wright, IdanCohen, Maya Levy and legendary dance-maker Trisha Brown. EDge, the postgraduate...
