In this issue
Creative Voice Dance
Sunday 28 January, 6.30pm, HU1 Riverside Theatre, Hull College
Young people from Hull and Yorkshire will be sharing their latest street and contemporary dance work. The companies involved are Hull Dance Youth Company, Ampleforth College, Hull KR Dance Academy, Expressions Dance Company, Astra Youth Centre, LWHS Dance Company, Hull College, Space, East Riding County Company, Ainthorpe Youth Centre, Northern Trilogy, Dance United Dance Company, NYDCHull. Some of the companies are also applying to represent the region at the regional platform "Fresh" in March at York Theatre Royal.
Sing Like a Bloke - workshop
Saturday
17 February, 10:30am to 4:30pm
At
Albemarle Music Centre, Ferensway, Hull
Join
Chris Samuel and explore the blokey side of your voice, in this one day singing workshop for male voices. You may learn to sob like a man, toast like a
Georgian, or march like a Visigoth, as well as having fun.
Led by Chris Samuel – pioneer of
alternative Men’s Singing movement, member of The
Spooky Men's Chorale, leader of The
Magnificent AK47 and mixed voice Community Choirs in Wiltshire and instigator-in-chief of Blokefest. Regardless
of your previous experience he’ll get you singing in glorious harmony in two
shakes of a mastodon's tail.
All songs will be taught be
ear. No need to read music, and no
previous experience necessary – just a willingness to join in and have fun. The workshop is for male voices,
under 18s with changed voices must be accompanied by a responsible adult.
Places are limited so pre booking is essential.
Part of the Council’s Singing
City initiative funded by Arts Council England and Hull City Council, the
workshop is aimed at getting more men in Hull involved in group singing.
Contact Arts Development on 01482
300300 for more information about this and other singing initiatives.
Book your free place online or tel 01482
221113
Back to Ours
February half term 13 - 18 February
Various venues
Check out their website for more information
The Culture – A Farce in Two Acts
26 January to 17 February
New comedy by award-winning playwright James Graham, Inspired
by Hull’s year as UK City of Culture, it takes audiences behind the scenes of
what has been an astonishing 12 months for the city. The cast of the show have
visited the Hull 2017 offices to meet the real team, and they’ve borrowed
office furniture and branding to make the set look as authentic as possible.
Visit Hull Truck website for further information and to
book tickets
A Perfect Combination
Friday 26 January, 7pm, £10
Kardomah 9, 94 Alfred Gelder Street, Hull, HU1 2AN
A celebration of Hull's musical heritage with artists who feature on the double CD A Perfect Combination: Fairview Studios 1973 - 93 with Loudhailer Electric Company, The Brontes, Sleeperman, Moscow for Pleasure, Ched, Cassie Patton, Dave Greaves Martin Peirson & his Runaway Train, Ted Key.
All proceeds to the Stephen Hughes Foundation
Book via the Hull Box Office website
Concert in Aid of Amnesty International
Friday 26 January, 7.30pm
Judi Dench Theatre, Hymers College Hymers Avenue, Hull (by kind permission of the Headmaster), HU3 1LW
£15 for adults; £10 for under 18s and students with a student card
Hull Amnesty Group is delighted to welcome back the Meridiem Duo for its annual concert in aid of Amnesty International. Playing under the auspices of Live Music Now, Sarah Miller (flute) and Elinor Nicholson (harp) will perform a varied programme, including transcriptions of works by Bach, Bizet and Debussy, as well as pieces specifically written for their combination of instruments by composers such as Nino Rota and William Alwyn. Refreshments will be served during the interval.
Telephone number: 01482 849443 or 07584 079252 Email address: aubus@aubus.karoo.co.uk or hullamnestygroup@gmail.com
Represent
Saturday 27 January, 8pm
£3
Union Mash Up, 22-24 Princes Avenue, Hull, HU5 3QA
Represent aims to bring back the classic hip hop from
the golden eras of the genre, as well as mixing it up with some modern
classics, to provide Hull with a much needed fresh, new hip hop night.
We aim to bring you the very best of hip hop music
culture, and we are focused on good vibes, positive energy and most importantly
fat beats to have a dance to.
This night will be ticketed and you can buy yours now at hull
box office.
Roleplay by Alan Ayckbourn
25, 26 and 27 January, 7:30pm
£7.00
Brough Village Hall, Elloughton Road, Brough, HU15 1AJ
Come along and laugh away those January blues at this
hilarious comedy. Written by the master and performed by the Petuaria Players. See
what happens when you plan that important dinner party and unexpected guests
drop in, literally.
Box office tel: 01482 666908
Visit the Petuaria Players website for further information
Orchestral Extravaganza
Sunday 28 January, 2pm
Bridlington Spa, YO15 3JH
Adults £17.50, Concessions £15, Children £5, family £40
Manchester Camerata and Sinfonia Viva. Conductor – Timothy Redmond
East Riding Youth Dance County Company and music groups from Withernsea and Pocklington join the combined forces of Manchester Camerata and Sinfonia Viva for our New Year’s concert with a difference. Full of the music you love from Vienna plus many other popular classics from Mozart to Mendelsohn as well as music created and performed by groups from Pocklington and Withernsea and dance from East Riding Youth Dance County Company. We promise a foot tapping, get up and dance, feel good concert.
Box office: Bridlington Spa 01262 678258
Check out their website for more information
New Generation: A Night of the Blues
Thursday 1 February, 7.30pm, £10
Fruit, 61 - 63 Humber Street, Hull, HU1 1TU
Three young and exicting emerging acts from the UK's vibrant blues scene with the Danny Giles Band, Red Butler & the Brent Hutchinson Band.
Book tickets via Hull Box Office website
Susto (USA)
Monday 5 February, 7.30pm, £10
O'Rileys, 83 Beverley Road, Hull, HU3 1XR
Susto bring their spacey, psychedelic alt country from Charleston, South Carolina to O'Rileys, as part of a European tour promoting new album I'm Fine Today. Plus The Life & Times of the Brothers Hogg, Sarah Shiels, DJ doodlebugnuggets
Book tickets via Hull Box office website
Check out facebook for more information
That's Entertainment! Spring Special Matinee
Friday 23 February, 2pm
£5.00
Kardomah 94, 94 Alfred Gelder Street, Hull, HU1 2AA
A feel good variety show featuring top local artistes
with songs, sketches, comedy, fun and a raffle. Show runs for 75 minutes, with
all proceeds donated to Emmaus - helping the homeless.
Box office - Kardomah tel 01482 317941 alternative 01482
351259
Hull Philharmonic Orchestra – 6,000 Pipes, by Sir Karl
Jenkins
Saturday 24 February, 7:30pm
Tickets from £10 (concessions)
Hull City Hall, Hull, HU1 3RQ
After its world premiere sell-out success with 6,000
Pipes! Hull Philharmonic Orchestra is ready play it again. The composer, Sir
Karl Jenkins, and the orchestra received a rapturous ovation after the City
Hall performance last year, which was later broadcast on Classic FM.
Sir Karl, who is the world's most performed living
composer, returns to the city for the encore.
The orchestra commissioned 6000 Pipes from Sir Karl, who
is the world's most performed living composer, and financed it with support
from Hull 2017. He wrote it in
celebration of Hull City Hall and its famous organ, completed by local firm
Forster & Andrews in 1911.
Hull City Hall Box Office and Tourist Information Centre,
tel (01482) 300306
Visit Hull Philharmonic website for further information
Adult Contemporary Dance Class
A weekly class suitable for beginners with adaptations made for more experienced dancers. Teachers: Jo Ashbridge & Tamar Draper
Hull College, Horncastle Building, Tuesdays 6.30-8pm, £5/£3 students
Contact: Jo Ashbridge 07736287666 / Tamar Draper 07712446145
Check out their facebook site for more information.
Hull Independent Cinema
Check out the full line up and latest screenings via their website
Women of Words
Wednesday 7 February, 2-4pm, free
Kardomah94, HU1 2AN
An afternoon of poetry and spoken word hosted by Hull's Women of Words. This is a welcoming, supportive, lively space for women to perform and all to listen. Our guests this month are the marvellous Becky Cherriman from Leeds and Tracy Scott Townsend. Come along and listen and if you wish to do a five minute open mic we will have a list available for booking a slot. we operate a pay what you wish to help with costs for our guests.
Check out their facebook site for more information.
Comedy Warehouse - Fruit
For programme and ticket information visit Fruit Space
Creative Voice - Rhythm Pixies Hull
Check out the new sounds from Rhythm Pixies.
Every Monday from 22 January, 6-8pm, Kingston Youth Centre. Why not pop down.
Head in a Book monthly readings
Visit Head in a Book for further information
Competition to
find a young soloist for Pie Jesu
Hull Choral
Union is looking for a young soprano soloist to sing ‘Pie Jesu’ in Hull Minster on
24 March 2018. This will be part of the well-loved classic choral masterpiece Fauré
Requiem.
We are looking
for:
a girl aged from
7 -18
or a boy with
unchanged voice aged 7-14
on 1 March 2018.
Contestants are
asked to bring a song they’d like to sing and be able to sing all or part of
Fauré ’s ‘Pie Jesu’. The music can be
accessed here and examples
listened to here and here.
Learning
sessions for the ‘Pie Jesu’
·
Wednesday 24th January &
·
Wednesday 7th February
·
at 6.30pm at St Mary’s
College in the old school hall.
Audition date:
Saturday February 10th at the Rutter
room, Stephen Martin Music School, Hymers College.
Please contact
Gabrielle Awre via email gmpawre@gmail.com to book an audition slot. Please give your
name, address, and date of birth.
Closing date Wednesday 7th February 2018
Funding and opportunities
Square Peg Bursary
The Square Peg Bursary is intended to provide an open-submission opportunity for a disabled artist to create new work for exhibition which they may otherwise be unable to realise.
A shortlist from the submissions will be drawn up by a panel with personal and professional experience in art and disability including artists, curators and critics. Shortlisted applicants may be invited to interview before the selection of the final artist, for which communication and/or transportation support can be provided.
The bursary is £3,500 for the selected artist’s time and materials/resources for the work/s to be created. Additional finance is available for communications and transportation support for the selected artist during the production process as well as for the realisation of the final exhibition.
The closing date for submissions is Friday 16 February 2018 at 5pm.
Interested artists should submit their outline proposal for the bursary opportunity along with details on their artistic development and supporting information via the portal on CuratorSpace here.
If you require application information or your submission to be in an alternate format, please contact us via the details below to discuss your needs.
This project is funded by Hull 2017 UK City of Culture and supported by Shape Arts.
If possible, please direct all queries through the CuratorSpace portal here.
Alternative contact details if required are admin@artlink.uk.net
(Please put Square Peg Bursary in the subject line)
or contact by telephone on: 345104
Illuminate:Project - Artist Call Out
Illuminate is back for 2018 with Illuminate: Project.
We are seeking proposals from photographic artists in
Hull that respond to the theme of Legacy 2018. Projects will receive (set)
funding and will be exhibited in Hull later in the year.
For full details and to download the brief visit the
illuminate website
Hull City Council - Grants to Arts
Arts Council England - Grants for the Arts
Free training with MesMac and Pyramid of Arts
Thursday 1 February, 10am - 3pm, free
Artlink Hull, 87 Princes Ave, Hull, HU5 3QP
Artlink has organised a free training day covering matters relating to diversity which will be delivered by specialist partners. This training is open to anyone with an interest in these areas but is particularly aimed at people working in the arts and the third sector.
The day is split into two halves, with the morning delivered by MesMac and the afternoon by Pyramid of Arts. With a lunch break from 12 - 1pm. Hot drinks will be provided but you should bring your own lunch.
Trans Matters: Moving from Awareness to Allyship (MesMac) A look at the barriers faced by Trans people in everyday life and the consequences of these barriers. We explore subjects such as pronouns, visibility and aspects of the law. This is a group-led experiential session with lots of opportunity to discuss and ask questions. Questioning how we can start to break down these barriers and ask ourselves “what can you pledge to do as a Trans ally?”
Who Has The Power? (Pyramid of Arts)
Leeds-based Pyramid of Arts have run arts groups for people with learning disabilities for 28 years. More recently they have begun to run ‘Development Teams’ where one artist with learning disabilities & one without collaborate. This workshop explores some of the many interesting questions these new relationships has posed Spaces are limited, so please book your place via the link to Eventbrite. Contact us directly to discuss any access requirements for the event at: info@artlinkhull.co.uk, 345104
Book via eventbrite
Join
Saturday Sing for vocal harmony sessions
Free
your voice and explore joyful harmony singing for pure enjoyment in the latest series of workshops.
Singing
various material the emphasis of this group is on having fun and exploring
voices in harmony, while creating beautiful music together. Led by experienced
local community choir leader Clare Drury, you will sing material from contemporary,
folk, and world music. All songs are
taught by ear, so there’s no need to read music, nor to have any previous
singing experience. All you need is a desire to free your voice, and a
willingness to join in with others in this friendly group.
A welcoming group for singers of all ages and abilities.
10:30am to 12.00pm on Saturdays:
At Hymers College (LRC), Hull on 27 Jan, 10, 24 Feb and 3 Mar
At Artlink, 87 Princes Ave., Hull on 17 Mar 2018
£5
per session, concessions £4, children £1 (all under 16s must be accompanied) -
£35/£28 for the term.
Please
contact Clare 07774 961811 or e-mail: SingwithClare@outlook.com to
discuss your needs and/or to book. Or
just turn up to the first session of the series. Join us on Facebook to see what we're up to.
Clare's
work is based on the principles of the Natural Voice Network, who believe that singing is our birthright and in a natural
approach to voice.
Collaborative
Composition: Tools, Techniques and Challenges - Free professional
development opportunity for local music leaders
Are you a
Hull based music leader, involved in leading collaborative music making in
community settings? Would you
like to give yourself some time to reflect on best practice?
Here's an opportunity for local musicians to benefit from free training
opportunities with visiting composer James Redwood. This series of three training days is
available as part of the PRSF New Music Biennial Composer Residency programme.
Places are still available for the 2 remaining sessions in this series:
23 February,
9am-4pm
23 March,
10am-4pm,
Themes covered
will include: sharing ideas about best practice
in leading collaborative music making, how music leaders can practically
support composition projects, sharing practical games, activities and
compositional starting points for creative workshops.
Please contact clare.drury@hull2017.co.uk to book your place –
providing your contact details, any special needs for access, and confirming
your availability for sessions.
Please be
prepared to make your own arrangements for lunch.
More singing for Blokes, Chaps and Other Men
A
series of regular a capella singing workshops for male voices launches in the New Year.
Building on the hugely successful singing workshop led by UK member of the
Spooky Men’s Chorale - Dominic Stichbury, in November, men can now take part in
fortnightly sessions, led by local choral leaders Charles Huckvale and Laurence Rugg.
As part of a Council project to encourage more male singers to take part in
group singing in Hull, the sessions will take place between 7.30 - 9pm on:
Thursday 8 and 22 February and 22 March at Danish Church, Ferensway, Hull,
All parts will be taught by ear in an inclusive and welcoming way and no
experience is necessary. The emphasis is on having fun.
Men are
under-represented in singing groups nationally, including in Hull. These sessions
are part of an outreach programme and part of the Council’s ‘Singing City’
initiative. Singing is good for your health and well-being.
No
booking is needed and it is free to take part. Simply turn up and have
fun.
Contact Hull City Council’s Arts Development on 01482 300 300 for further
information.
Head of
Hull Music Service
Salary: £52930 - £55600
Full details on the Hull City Council website
Closing Date 05 February 2018
Shortlisting Date 06 February 2018
Proposed Interview Date 19 February 2018
Place of work Albemarle Music Centre, Hull
We are IVE - freelance opportunity
IVE are looking for freelance
associates to support in the development of Local Cultural Education
Partnerships in local authority areas across Yorkshire and the Humber.
This contract will be paid at a fee of £250 per day for a
maximum of 20 days.
We anticipate negotiation on the number of days based on local
area needs and stage of development. For more information on the role and how to apply, please follow
the links below.
York role
N E Lincs Role
The deadline for applications is 5 February 2018.
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