Arts

Artist at work on campus

Original art was created at a symposium held at the University Gallery in conjunction with the recent exhibition, Silently You .

'Concrete on Paper: Poetry and Art Athens, London, Essex' it brought together the exhibition’s curators Professor Marina Warner and Dr Philip Terry from the Department of Literature, Film and Theatre Studies and Professor Dawn Ades from the Department of Art History and Theory who explored how concrete poetry has inspired many artists and writers today.

Notable artists and writers Richard Wentworth, Fiona Banner, Sam Winston and David Plante cane together to discuss their work and that of poet Nikos Stangos in the context of the exhibition.

As the audience watched, Fiona Banner, who was nominated for the Turner Prize in 2002, used text to create portrait of a female nude model. The result was called Vicki, an intriguing description of the model’s body which then went on display in the University Gallery.

Choir's spring concert

The University Choir is currently rehearsing for a forthcoming performance of Dream of Gerontius by Edward Elgar at Snape Maltings Concert Hall in Suffolk.

Following a successful concert in January at the Charter Hall in Colchester, the Choir will be returning to Suffolk in May for its annual spring performance. Founded in 1977, the Choir today has 150 members drawn from staff and students of the University and the local community.

The Choir will be at Snape Maltings on Saturday 3 May at 7pm. Tickets are priced £20, £17, £14, £10 (£6 concession on £10 tickets) and can be obtained from the Aldeburgh Music box office, telephone: 01728 687110, or from the University Arts Office, telephone: 01206 873261.

The Choir will be at Snape Maltings in May

Music Hall money

A charity night performance of Music Hall at East 15 raised £590 for Haven House Children's Hospice.

The production, by second-year BA Acting students, ran for a full week, comprising two entirely different shows containing rousing songs and sentimental ballads from the days of Music Hall. It sold out each night, with ticket sales from the Thursday show donated to this local charity.

Professor Leon Rubin, Director of East 15, said: 'As well as being a brilliant show, Music Hall raised money for a very deserving local charity.'

Haven House Children’s Hospice provides holistic care for children and young adults who have been diagnosed with a life-limiting condition. For further information, visit: www.havenhouse.org.uk