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Charade II and IV: Clemens Stecher
Friday 29 January
‘Charade II’ is a collection of hand-made comics, created in watercolour, India ink and acrylic. It assembles familiar scenes from news coverage, removing them from their context as the artist’s response to media overload.
Visual ArtsBeyond the Plenum: Paul Teigh and Martin Russell
Friday 19 February
Visual Arts
British duo Paul Teigh and Martin Russell (formally known as PaulMart) have been collaborating since 2002. The work of Teigh and Russell has consistently questioned contemporary art’s internal dynamics, modes of reception and mediation with a highly developed understanding of the history of European decorative arts.Call for papers - Kiss Kiss Kill Kill
Monday 1 March
Kiss Kiss Kill Kill: A Symposium on the Graphic Art and Forgotten Spy Films of Cold War Europe.
18-19 September 2010, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield
Coinciding with the Kiss Kiss Kill Kill exhibition, this 2-day, parallel strand symposium aims to bring together international scholars, critics, collectors, graphic artists and cinephiles to explore the issues surrounding the European poster art and the European spy film between 1950-1985.
de Havilland Philharmonic 21 March Concert
Sunday 21 March
Music
Mahler Symphony No 7
Robin Browning ConductorThis is a rare opportunity to hear Mahler’s ‘Symphony No 7’, one of Mahler’s most enigmatic and unusual symphonies.
Film Fatales: (Double Indemnity)
Friday 26 March
Film
(Billy Wilder, US, 1944)
Would you like to inhabit a twilight world of gangsters, shadows, dangerous men and even more dangerous women? Then come and join us for our ‘Film Noir’ cinematic evening!
People dressed in 1940s / 1950s costume will receive a FREE cocktail!
Understanding Film Noir: Weekend Course
Saturday 27 March
Course
Join us over two consecutive Saturdays to study the groundbreaking genre of the forties and fifties, Film Noir. This spin off weekend course will focus on such films as Kiss Me Deadly, The Big Sleep and Double Indemnity, considering its Expressionist roots, its distinctive framing and lighting and its seductive recurring character types.
My Mother Told Me Not To Stare
Saturday 27 March
Children's Theatre
Presented by Theatre Hullabaloo and Action Transport TheatrePresented by Theatre Hullabaloo and Action Transport Theatre
A deliciously dark operetta for curious children and their grown ups...
Have you ever done things your parent’s told you not to do?
Have you swallowed the pips of an apple and waited for a tree to grow in your belly?
Have you made a face when the wind changed?
Or turned your back on the sea?Song Writer Competition 2009
Tuesday 30 March
Music *Community Event
Hertfordshire Songwriter Competition is a competition run by Hertfordshire Music Service to encourage young people to write songs about their life in Hertfordshire. It’s a great chance for young people to get their songs heard by a wider audience, get feedback and gigging and recoding opportunities.
Slam Night: It's Our Theatre
Thursday 1 April
Dance *Community Event
See Hertfordshire’s most talented young people share the stage with the international Throwdown crew. This is Hip Hop at it’s finest, expect to see breakin’, beat-boxing, popping and locking, rapping and poetry and some of the biggest beats. We've got the hottest talent, it's going to be massive!
Age Suitability: 13+
Understanding Film Noir: Weekend Course
Saturday 3 April
Course
Join us over two consecutive Saturdays to study the groundbreaking genre of the forties and fifties, Film Noir. This spin off weekend course will focus on such films as Kiss Me Deadly, The Big Sleep and Double Indemnity, considering its Expressionist roots, its distinctive framing and lighting and its seductive recurring character types.
Family Film Club: Fantastic Mr Fox
Tuesday 6 April
Film and Workshop
Film Screening: 1.00pm Workshop 3.00pm
Visionary Indie-film director Wes Anderson’s first animated film, utilises classic handmade stop motion techniques, the voices of George Clooney and Meryl Streep and his recognisable odd-ball style to tell the story of the best selling children’s book by Roald Dahl.Seriously...? Exploring sincerity in contemporary film and performace
Wednesday 14 April
Visual Arts
Presented by artsdepot
With works by David Blandy, Katie Davies, Oriana Fox, Laura Kuch, Karin Kihlberg and Reuben Henry, Harold Offeh, and Paul Teigh and Martin Russell.
Curated by Marianne Mulvey and Alice Lobb.
In today's spectacularised media society sincerity has a rather ambiguous status. What does a contemporary version of sincerity look like, and can we take it seriously?Bad Film Club: Megashark Vs Giant Octopus
Tuesday 20 April
Film
The cult phenomenon of the Bad Film Club comes to Hertfordshire! This is a place where likeminded folk can gather to celebrate the guilty joy that is a good bad movie. The shackles of polite cinema etiquette are discarded as the audience are encouraged to jeer, heckle and participate. Armed only with their wit and their laser pointers Nicko and Joe take you on a journey through bad plot lines, terrible dialogue, awful acting and some of the worst special effects known to man.
Age Suitability: 15+UniComics Festival
Thursday 22 April
Festival
Celebrating the varied art forms within and inspired by comics and graphic novels
New to the University of Hertfordshire, the UniComics Festival is a truly accessible event, featuring a varied programme of author/illustrator lectures, schools and family events, film presentations and screenings, open mic sessions, theatre performances, art workshops and panel discussions. Whether you’re a die-fan or a newbie, young and curious or looking for a trip down memory lane, UniComics has an event for you!Presented by the University of Hertfordshire in collaboration with Laydeez do Comics, Herts County Council (Libraries), the St Albans Children’s Book Group and the Film Education Consortium
Age Suitability: All ages
Understanding Film 2: An Introduction to Film Studies
Tuesday 27 April
Course
Tuesday 27 April – Tuesday 6 July 6.30pm – 8.30pm (excluding 25 May)
Join us and continue to develop your passion for film and the moving image in this second introductory course in Film Studies, with clip-led discussion about directors, genres, film language and style. Sessions include: Textual Analysis, British Film Classification, Documentary Film, British Film History, Genre Studies and US Underground Cinema.
Saving Private Ryan
Tuesday 4 May
Film ('Reel Choice' Student Pick)
(steven spielberg US 1998)
Steven Spielberg’s masterpiece is as searingly powerful an experience as you are ever likely to have in a cinema.
Mayfest
Friday 7 May
Festival
Mayfest is the University of Hertfordshire’s annual arts and music festival showcase open to students, staff and the wider community. Students and staff from the University will be showcasing their creative talents alongside the work of professional artists from all over the world.
de Havilland Philharmonic Mayfest Concert
Sunday 9 May
Music
Stravinsky Symphonies of Wind Instruments
Bartok Divertimento for Strings
Nielsen Symphony No. 5
Robin Browning Conductor
Pre-concert Talk at 6.45pm
Price: £2.50 full price / FREE to Friends of the Orchestra
Venue: The Weston AuditoriumKubrick Season: Barry Lyndon
Tuesday 1 June
Film
(Kubrick, UK, 1975)
with introduction on Kubrick’s Music
Presenting a rare big screen celebration of Barry Lyndon, often thought of as Kubrick’s ‘neglected masterpiece’ of British Cinema. .
de Havilland Philharmonic Summer tour of Europe
Sunday 13 June
Music
Walton Portsmouth Point
Dvorak Scherzo Capriccioso
Bruch Scottish Fantasy
Respighi Pines of Rome
Robin Browning Conductor
Gonzalo Acosta Soloist, violin
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