Oxford Inspires News
Monday, 31 May 2010
Oxford Brookes University: Creative Campus Initiative
Universities across the UK have joined forces under the banner of the Creative Campus Initiative to create a programme of innovative and dynamic cultural events inspired by the Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2012.
Oxford Brookes is one of 13 higher education institutions to take part in the scheme, which has involved staff, researchers, international artists, students and alumni drawn from departments as wide ranging as Fine Art, Social Sculpture Research Unit, Music and the School of Architecture. For Oxford Brookes, the Creative Campus Initiative has been an opportunity to break down interdisciplinary boundaries within the University, to engage with the wider public and to provide mentoring for both current and alumni students.
Wednesday, 19 May 2010
Creation Celebrate 15th Anniversary Year with Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet
Creation Theatre Company is this year celebrating its 15th anniversary of presenting lively and accessible open air Shakespeare productions in Oxford. This summer its new production is Romeo and Juliet to be performed in the stunning rooftop Amphitheatre at the Saïd Business School 9 July – 4 September (Press night 20 July). No need to worry about possible rain as Creation’s show is completely ‘weatherproofed’ – if it rains then the performance takes place indoors in the Nelson Mandela Theatre.
Monday, 17 May 2010
Unleash Your Inner Olympian at the River & Rowing Museum
The River & Rowing Museum is inviting local people to take part in FREE sports sessions by providing top coaches and instructors to help improve your swing or score a winning goal. Hosted by local sports clubs and South Oxfordshire District Council's Go Active initiative, everyone, from tots to teens and beginners to pros, will be able to have a go at a range of exciting sports including cricket, rugby, hockey, golf and indoor rowing.
Help Build The CIAO! Ark
If you would like to witness the Ark being built and take part in free family workshops to create the ‘Sea of Troubles’ around the Ark, then come along to any of these workshops at The Old Bookbinders, 9 Green Street, Oxford OX4 1YB. Places are limited so please book in advance via email to .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or call 01865 200780 for more information.
Wednesday, 12 May 2010
Dance groups join the Carnival for Big Dance Oxford 2010
Cowley Road Works has just announced that Cowley Road Carnival will be hosting Big Dance Oxford 2010. Throughout the Carnival, Big Dance Oxford will present a variety of dance performances from regional youth groups, schools and community groups, featuring a diverse, international range of styles. Performances are to take place on the main Carnival Stage in South Park and there will be a selection of master classes open to all. Expect some surprises too with dance events happening among the crowds in the Park and on Cowley Road.
Calling All Aspiring Playwrights!
Oxford Playhouse has just launched its regional New Writing Competition 2010. Open to playwrights across the South East, this competition will give the winning writer the opportunity to have their work staged in the Burton Taylor Studio, professionally directed and marketed by Oxford Playhouse.
This is a fantastic opportunity for any ambitious writer. This year’s competition will be judged by award winning playwright Douglas Maxwell. Maxwell’s play Decky Does A Bronco is coming to Oxford Playhouse this summer as a part of the exciting Playhouse Plays Out initiative, taking shows to new venues and attracting new audiences.
Tuesday, 11 May 2010
English Music Festival 2010: Programme Announced
A world premiere of a symphony, a lost piano concerto and rare opera will feature at this month’s English Music Festival (27th - 31st May), in Dorchester-on-Thames, Oxfordshire.
‘World Premiere’ Announced
A world premiere of York Bowen's First Symphony will take place at the Festival’s opening concert on the evening of Friday 28th May at 7.30pm in Dorchester Abbey, Oxfordshire, when the BBC Concert Orchestra will be conducted by Gavin Sutherland. The concert is due to be recorded for future broadcast on BBC Radio 3.
Monday, 03 May 2010
What's in-store for Cowley!
June 2010 sees the launch of a new and innovative community heritage project ‘I-Cowley’ which will invite local people to tell Cowley’s own story! Backed by a £47,200 grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF), Fusion Arts Oxford have teamed up with the Ark T Centre and the Museum of Oxford and Oxfordshire Record Office and Oxfordshire Studies to deliver an exciting new project celebrating Cowley, Oxford. Well known for its landmark multi-storey car park and shopping complex, Cowley is central to the lives of many and the project will follow the area's growth from village to urban hub!
