dmu.ac.uk/culturalexchanges

Festival guide

26 Feb - 2 March 2007

DMU Leicester Campus

Box office: (0116) 250 6229

Challenging Opinions Changing Perspectives

cultural eXchanges has now established a national profile as a major artsevent for the midlands region, and so I am delighted to introduce theprogramme for 2007, and I hope you will find the experience rewarding andexciting. Although we are now very well established, cultural eXchanges isstill rooted in some of its important founding principles. This is a programmeof events that sets out to open the doors of the University to the citizens ofLeicester, to facilitate cultural exchanges of all levels and types. Unlike manyarts festivals, this is not an exclusive programme set up for the traditionalarts establishment, but a programme designed to reflect the diversity andvibrancy of the arts and creative industries in a range of different contexts.

cultural eXchanges is largely run by our talented and professional studentswho are in the final year of their Arts Management degree course. Thisexperience is most valuable to them as they complete their degrees and goon to work in a fully professional context, and every year they showthemselves equal to the task of running a major event. We are very proud ofwhat they, with the help of a dedicated staff team, are able to achieve.

De Montfort University has a major role to play in the fostering of arts andthe creative industries in Leicestershire and beyond. We hope you will takethis opportunity to come and see artists, professionals and practitionerswho are working right across the range, including major writers, artists,performers, academics, political commentators and journalists. The vastmajority of the events are free, but it will pay to book early, for you willnotice that this year’s programme is full of high profile names and excitingnew prospects.

On behalf of the University, I am very pleased to offer a warm welcome to allwho wish to attend cultural eXchanges in 2007.

Professor Philip MartinPro Vice-Chancellor

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Robert Richardson: FrenchWindows10.00am-5.00pm, 31 JJanuary-25 MMarch, De MMontfort HHall This photography exhibition presentsimages that range from the rural depthsof the Vendée and Poitou-Charentes tothe glitz and glamour of the Cote d’Azur.Above all, these photographs ‘star’French people: entering the 21stcentury in stylish and surprising ways.Robert Richardson is a PrincipalLecturer in Communication at DMU.

OracleAll wweekInstitute oof CCreative TTechnology ((IOCT)Meet Sibyl, DMU's own Oracle. Sibyl,powered by a god-like artificialintelligence knows the answer toeverything. If you have a question send itto sibyl@dmu.ac.uk or check the culturaleXchanges website for a SMS number.Sibyl will display her answer on the LEDabove the entrance to the IOCT building.Sibyl has been created by Kate Pullinger(New Media at DMU) and Steve Grand(IOCT Visiting Fellow).

The Art Trail for 2007 culturaleXchangesSee Art Trail 2007 on page 13 fordetails.

Glass Body – reflecting onbecoming transparent Performances –– MMonday 226 TTuesday 227February aand TThursday 11 MMarch aatspecific ttimes Campus CCentre, BBlack BBox SSpace £4 (£3 conc) Phone Box Office for details: (0116)250 6229 (Advance booking stronglyadvised).A rare chance to experience thisintimate, multimedia performanceinstallation by Anna Furse (Athletes ofthe Heart) as part of an Arts CouncilEngland funded tour of selected UKvenues. This award winning work wasoriginally commissioned by the Chelseaand Westminster Hospital and exploresour abiding fascination with what liesunder our skin and the sheer thrill ofbecoming transparent. It includesopportunities for post-show feedback,reflection and interactivity.

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David Morley: Poetry reading 12.00pm-12.45pmClephan BBuilding, rroom 22.35(see afternoon workshop for details)J

Professor Neil Sinyard1.00pm-2.00pmClephan BBuilding, rroom 33.01Professor Neil Sinyard (Hull University)gives a talk entitled ‘Resemblances:some thoughts on Vertigo andintertextuality, and the anxieties ofadaptation’. Chairs: Professor ImeldaWhelehan and Dr Deborah Cartmell(DMU).

Fluxus Performance2.00pm-3.30pmCampus cconference ccentreSee Art Trail 2007 on page 13 fordetails.

David Morley: Poetryworkshop3.00pm-4.00pmClephan BBuilding, rroom 22.35Using traditional and experimentalapproaches the multi-award winningpoet David Morley leads a workshopsuitable for all levels of ability. Authorof The Cambridge Introduction toCreative Writing David directs theWriting Programme at WarwickUniversity and writes about poetry forThe Guardian and Poetry Review.(Booking advisable).

Nick Kent and Aleks Sierz4.00pm-5.00pmClephan BBuilding, rroom 33.01Nick Kent, acclaimed artistic director ofthe Tricycle Theatre and theatre criticAleks Sierz, author of In-yer-facetheatre: British Drama Today, discussthe changing nature of theatre textwith Alan Drury (DMU).

Alan Moore in Conversationwith Iain Sinclair5.00pm-6.00pm Clephan BBuilding, rroom 33.03Alan Moore is the creator of some ofthe most legendary comic books of ourtimes, and has played an important rolein the genre’s elevation in status tothat of ‘graphic novel.’ He is also anovelist. In this rare public appearance,the author of V for Vendetta, TheWatchmen and the Promethea seriestalks with fellow novelist Iain Sinclairabout the significance of place, andtheir mutual interest in London Gothic.

Art Auction7.00pm-9.00pmCampus CCentreSee Art Trail 2007 on page 13 fordetails.

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Slash 2: The 2nd DMUFanfiction Study Day10.00am-6.00pmClephan BBuilding, rroom 11.16Slash 2 offers another slash-friendlyforum on the most excitingdevelopments in fanfic. The focus willbe on slash fiction, a category of fanstories, almost exclusively by women,about homoerotic affairs between malecharacters in popular films and TVseries. Sheenagh Pugh, thedistinguished poet and author, returnsas a keynote speaker. Attendance fee (payable on the day):£20/£12 concessions, including lunchand coffee. Please contact Ian Hunterat iqhunter@dmu.ac.uk to reserve aplace.

Karen Ross: Framed – womenpoliticians and the newsboys12.00pm-1.00pmClephan BBuilding, rroom 33.03This talk argues that despite the rolewhich women now play in political life,news media seem stuck in an oldgroove which continues to frame themmerely as gendered objects of sartorial,domestic and personal interest. KarenRoss is Professor of MassCommunication at Coventry Universityand is the author of several booksincluding Women, Politics, Media:Uneasy Relations in ComparativePerspective.

Sound Bites12.00pm-1.00pmCampus CCentrecultural eXchanges offers localtalented musicians from diverse genresa platform to showcase their work.

Professor Greg Walker 1.00pm-2.00pmClephan BBuilding, rroom 33.01Professor Greg Walker (LeicesterUniversity) gives a talk entitled ‘Comicmales from Chaucer to Shakespeare(and Ronnie Corbett)’. Chairs:Professor Imelda Whelehan and DrDeborah Cartmell (DMU).

Sally Ruane2.00pm-3.00pmClephan BBuilding, rroom 00.01Dr Ruane (DMU) is an active localhealth campaigner and advisor to theHouse of Commons Health SelectCommittee. Her research interestscentre upon public private partnershipsin health and in her talk she willaddress some of the culturalconsiderations of current policy reformwithin the health sector.

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Claire Tomalin: Thomas Hardy3.00pm-4.00pmClephan BBuilding, rroom 33.01Claire Tomalin is considered to be oneof the foremost biographers of ourgeneration. She is the author of TheLife and Death of Mary Wollstonecraft,which won the Whitbread First BookPrize for 1974 as well as numerousother books including the highlyacclaimed Jane Austen: A Life, and bestseller The Unequalled Self: SamuelPepys. Her most recent book is ThomasHardy: The Time-torn Man, on which hertalk will be based.

Tony Breslin4.00pm-5.00pmClephan BBuilding, rroom 00.01Tony Breslin is Chief Executive of theCitizenship Foundation. In his talk he willargue for the necessity of citizenshipeducation and will suggest that theapproaches the successful ‘citizenship-rich’ schools are using offer us aglimpse of the future of schooling itself.He is the co-editor with Barry Dufour(DMU) of the widely praised recentbook, Developing Citizens.

Craig Murray5.00pm-6.00pmClephan BBuilding, rroom 33.03Craig Murray, former UK Ambassador toUzbekistan, will discuss his powerful andcontroversial book Murder in Samarkand– A British Ambassador’s Controversial

Defiance of Tyranny in the War onTerror. ‘This important, and courageous, book...isa clarion call to all those who care aboutdemocracy and human rights.’ Tribune.

Daljit Nagra6.00pm-7.00pmClephan BBuilding, rroom 33.01Daljit Nagra reads from his muchawaited debut poetry collection, LookWe Have Coming to Dover! His poetryexplores the idealism and reality of amulticultural Britain with wit, intelligenceand no small sense of mischief. The titlepoem won the Forward Prize for BestIndividual Poem in 2004.

John Martin: Book Launch6.00pm-6.30pmClephan BBuilding, rroom 11.18This event marks the launch of TheFrontline of Freedom edited by DMU’sJohn Martin. The book is a collection ofessays discussing various topics relatingto British farming in the Second WorldWar.

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Arts Council England Debate:Question Time–Sport or art –will 2012 mean we have tochoose?’7.00pm-8.30pmClephan BBuilding, rroom 22.13Will the London Olympics provide aworldwide platform for the arts or willarts funding be reduced in favour ofsport?

Hosted by Arts Council England, thepanel are; Jude Kelly, (Artistic Directorof the South Bank Centre and chair ofculture and education at London 2012),Professor Philip Martin, (Pro-ViceChancellor DMU), Mike Bettison,(Managing Editor BBC RadioNottingham), David Fine, (Ashes tourpoet in residence), Kully Thiarai, (ArtisticDirector, Leicester Haymarket Theatre)and Jeff Moore (Chief Executive,EMDA). Chairing will be FrançoisMatarasso, (chair of Arts CouncilEngland, East Midlands).

Questions to the panel with name andcontact details todavid.storer@artscouncil.org.uk by 16 February 2007.

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Buddhist Discussion12.00pm-1.00pmClephan BBuilding, rroom 22.32 Spirituality, Drama and SocialTransformation: Dharmavidya inDialogue. Dharmavidya is an author,psychodramatist and head of theEngaged Buddhist order based nearLeicester. He offers here a briefparticipatory workshop exploring ourthoughts and feelings about war, peace,oppression, and liberation, in thecontext of personal spiritual awareness.

Professor Jonathan Bate: 21stCentury Shakespeare1.00pm-2.00pmClephan BBuilding, rroom 33.01Distinguished Shakespeare scholarJonathan Bate reflects on the state ofthe Bard in the new millennium. Fromthe RSC's Complete Works Season toa new edition that is about to appear,with film, radio and television versionsall pending, Shakespeare seems morealive than ever before. What isdistinctive about our approach to him?

Stuart Price: From SimoneWeil to Che Guevara: Gender,Revolution and Morality22..0000ppmm--33..0000ppmm,, CClleepphhaann BBuuiillddiinngg,,rroooomm 33..0033 Che Guevara has been used tosymbolize the irrepressible impulse of

rebellion while Simone Weil remainsrelatively obscure. This lectureexamines the legacy of these twopolitical activists who, despite theexistence of significant differences,emerge as heretics within the leftisttradition. Dr Stuart Price (DMU) isthe author of Discourse PowerAddress.

Dr Victoria Door: JohnDewey and F.M. Alexander:Ends and Consequences2.00pm-3.00pmClephan BBuilding, rroom 00.01This talk explores the relationshipbetween eminent philosopher JohnDewey’s experience in the AlexanderTechnique and the development of hisconcept of ends and means, whichforms a cornerstone of his philosophy.Dr Victoria Door is a lecturer inEducation at Keele University and hasbeen both a teacher and trainer ofteachers of the Alexander Techniquefor many years.

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John Etheridge Talk3.00pm-4.00pmTrinity HHouse CChapelAs well as being a masterful jazz guitar-player, John Etheridge is awonderfully entertaining and eloquentspeaker. His anecdotes about his yearswith Soft Machine and (especially) hiswork with Stephane Grappelli exposewith great humour the pleasures andennuis of the jazz life.

Dirty Pyjamas!4.00pm-5.00pmCampus CCentre, BBlack SSpaceDirty Pyjamas is the new theatre companyfounded by 8 DMU students. Thecompany has now created a new andexciting piece which will raise thequestion of what theatre is, what theatrecan be and how theatre can educate.

The Future of Language4.00pm-6.00pmInstitute oof CCreative TTechnology ((IOCT) New technologies have had a majorinfluence on the way we communicatetoday. Are emails, instant messages andmobile text messages degrading thelanguage? This question surfaces indiscussions among academics, as well asamong parents and their children. Thepanelists include: Kate Pullinger, JessLaccetti and Simon Perril (DMU), HugoWorthy (City Gallery) and NadineFleischer (Editor of Wordrobe).

Louis De Bernières4:30pm-5.30pmClephan BBuilding, rroom 22.13cultural eXchanges is delighted to presentLouis De Bernières. His best knownnovel, Captain Corelli’s Mandolin is aworldwide bestseller and has beenadapted to film and stage as well astranslated in over 30 languages. Louis willtalk about his work and read from hisnovels including his most recent work,Birds Without Wings.

Debate: ‘What is the future ofmulticulturalism?’5.00pm-6.00pmClephan BBuilding, rroom 33.01Recent events and statements havecalled into question the validity ofmulticulturalism. This debate bringstogether a panel of leading figures todiscuss the issue: Claire Fox (Head ofInstitute of Ideas), Darcus Howe(Journalist and social commentator) andHardeep Singh Kholi (Comedian).

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Distinguished Lecture Series2007: Rachel Lomax, DeputyGovernor, Bank of England 6.00pm,Queens BBuilding, rroom 11.10 To coincide with the University’s culturaleXchanges programme, Rachel Lomax,Deputy Governor of the Bank ofEngland, will be delivering a lecture oncampus. Places are limited and shouldbe booked in advance via The EventsOffice, Press and PR Department on(0116) 257 7164 or email:eventsoffice@dmu.ac.uk. More information about the 2007Distinguished Lecture Series can befound on dmu.ac.uk/events.

University Dance Company:Exit Strategy7:30pm-8.45pmCampus CCentre, DDance SStudioTickets: £4.50 (£3.50 concs)For the second year in the company’shistory, the full evening’s programmetitled Exit Strategy is choreographed,performed and managed by final yeardance students in collaboration withmusic technology students. This year’scompany performs a diverse range ofdance works which have been createdespecially for this programme.

John Etheridge SoloPerformance8.00pm-9.30pmTrinity HHouse CChapelTickets: £7/ £3 NUS John Etheridge’s career has includedmembership of Soft Machine, workwith Stephane Grappelli and JohnWilliams, and his own band theZappatistas. For many his most excitingwork is as a solo guitarist – ‘Few of hispeers handle an electric instrumentwith such delicacy. He combines ajazzman’s sophistication with a folksysense of drama.

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Soundbites12.00pm-1.00pmCampus CCentrecultural eXchanges offers local talentedmusicians from diverse genres aplatform to showcase their work.

Excavate12.00pm-1.15.pmCampus CCentre BBlack SSpace Excavate is a performance that wascreated in a collaboration between theLeicester Theatre Trust and DMU.Inspired by stories that may otherwiselay buried the cast have bravelyexplored their pasts to gain a deeperunderstanding of where they have comefrom.

Roshini Kempadoo12.30pm-1.30pmClephan BBuilding, rroom 33.03Roshini Kempadoo is a digital artist ofinternational repute and has exhibitedin major galleries around the world. Hertalk will examine issues of identity,gender and postcolonial discoursethrough her innovative media practice.

Professor Scott McCracken1.00pm-2.00pmClephan BBuilding, rroom 33.01 Professor Scott McCracken (KeeleUniversity) gives a talk entitled‘Modernism and the moment of defeat’.Chairs: Professor Imelda Whelehan andDr Deborah Cartmell (DMU).

Hollywood and the CultureWars12.30pm-5.30pmClephan BBuilding, rroom 11.16Are Hollywood movies an amoral,irreligious force? Are the newschannels now spreading liberal, or evenconservative, propaganda to anotherwise unwitting population? IsAmerica under Bush really as dividedas we have been led to believe? Thisseminar brings together a number ofspeakers to explore these and otherquestions.

Godfrey Hodgson: All thePresident’s Men1.00pm-5.30pmPhoenix AArts CCentreThe Washington Post's Watergateinvestigation brought down PresidentRichard Nixon and was immortalised inthe book All the President's Men. DMUpresents a screening of the seminalfilm based on this book, to be followedby a panel discussion featuring specialguest Godfrey Hodgson, a leadingBritish US correspondent and PhilipDavies (DMU).

Theatre and PerformancePractice: Women in writing forthe stage2.00pm-3.30pmClephan BBuilding, rroom 00.01This discussion will focus on

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contemporary approaches to writing andstaging the maternal. Panelists includeAnna Furse (Director, Athletes of theHeart), Kaite O’Reilly (Writer, Graeaecollaborator), and Michelene Wandor(playwright and critic). The eventconcludes with the launch of panelmember Jozefina Komporaly’s (DMU)book Staging Motherhood: BritishWomen Playwrights, 1955 to the present.Chair is Professor Imelda Whelehan(DMU).

New Media Centre Discussion3.00pm-4.00pmClephan BBuilding, rroom 33.03The new technologies have changedsociety, culture and art. Social networking,download culture, internet broadcastingand the rest mean that cultural productsand experiences are more diverse anddiffuse than ever before. Where, then, tohouse this culture? The panel featuresAndrew Chetty (The Public), DavidWortley (Coventry University), GrahamElston (Low Brow Trash), Professor SueThomas and Chair Professor AndrewHugill (DMU).

Paul Dufour: Life inside theLibertines4.00pm-5.00pmClephan BBuilding, rroom 22.13Paul Dufour, aka ‘Mr Razzcocks’ was theoriginal drummer with the famous bandThe Libertines and he will give a talk on

his experience from the early days of theband. This is the inside story of life withPete Doherty, Carl Barat, and JohnHassall including the good times and thebad times. Some rare recordings will beplayed.

The Peter Davison Lecture:‘Textual Scholarship: Pastindefinite to future perfect’4.00pm-5.15pmClephan BBuilding, rroom 33.01Peter Davison, OBE, has been preparingscholarly editions for over 50 years.These include the 20 volume completeworks of George Orwell, several journals,manuscripts, scholarly collections andElizabethan plays. In his lecture on textualscholarship he will survey his experienceof scholarly editing and discuss andillustrate some of the obstacles faced byeditors.

Artist’s Talk: ‘Island of Treasures’44..0000ppmm--55..0000ppmmCClleepphhaann bbuuiillddiinngg,, rroooomm 00..0011Artists John Lancaster (UK) and SattaHashem (Iraq) talk about theircontemporary exhibition of paintingsthat draws on influences from earlymedieval Arabic and Islamic culture.(See Art Trail 2007 on page 13 fordetails of the exhibition and otherrelated events).

Lars Tharp: ‘The China Trail’6.00pm-7.00pmClephan BBuilding, rroom 22.13 Lars is a well-known Ceramics historian,specializing in the East-West China trade.While running his own company he alsolectures and broadcasts worldwide,notably on the BBC’s AntiquesRoadshow which he joined over 20 yearsago while a director and auctioneer atSothebys. His talk takes us into China’sJiangxi province, to its fabled porcelaincapital Jingdezhen, down rivers, overlakes and mountain passes to Guangzhou(Canton) from where China’s luxurygoods began the perilous journey byopen sea to Europe. And what happenedwhen they arrived.

Mark Gwynne-Jones7.00pm-8.30pmTrinity HHouseAn engaging and energetic performer,Mark Gwynne-Jones has presented hiswork on platforms throughout Britain andabroad. His twists and turns of narrativemake him a favourite in venues wheremost poets can only dream of surviving,let alone subduing the crowd to anattentive hush.

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Art Trail 2007Art Trail 2007 is a series of exhibitionshighlighting the DMU Art Collection. In its second year Art Trail 2007 willfeature events, talks, exhibitions and theannual fine art auction.

Masters of the East26 FFebruary 2.00pm-5.00pm27 FFebruary 9.00am-12.00pm1 MMarch 12.00pm-5.00pm2nd MMarch 22.00pm-5.00pmTrinity HHouse GGallery This exhibition in Trinity House Galleryis the first showing of the De MontfortUniversity Collection of 18th and 19thCentury Japanese woodcuts. This fine collection of images includesworks by some of the finest Japanese’sartists of the day, including the famousGreat Wave from the views of MountFuji Series.

Fluxus CollectionClephan GGalleries This series of exhibitions consists ofkey works from the permanentcollection representing new acquisitionsincluding work Philip Corner, GustavMorgan Eugene Gomringer, RobertWatts, Alison Knowles, Dick Higgins,Henry Chopin and Robert Lax. Thework will be hung in association withthe collaborative event (see underEvents for further details) and willremain on view throughout the culturaleXchanges week.

The Leicester PageantExhibitionKimberlin LLibraryThe original costume designs from theLeicester 1932 Pageant. These imageswere produced by the students fromLeicester School of Art and many ofthem can be seen in the photographsfrom the pageant.

Bridget RileyKimberlin LLibrary The newly refurbished Kimberlin Libraryand DMU are proud to unveil the newhanging of By Night, Bridget Riley. Opening every day through out culturaleXchanges week. Further details of all exhibitions areavailable in the exhibition spaces.

EventsFluxus Collaborative26 FFebruary, 22.00pm-3.30pm, Campus CConference CCentreThis event will connect differing aspectsof the Faculty of Humanities throughthe Fluxus art works by Philip Cornerand Gustav Morgan. The event willinclude happenings and performancesfrom Theatre and Music Technology.Presenting aspects of Fluxus from thedifferent perspectives of creativethinking and contextualise theuniversity’s important collection.

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Fine Art Auction26 FFebruary, 77.00pmCampus CCentre An opportunity to purchase originalworks of art from the new generation ofartists. The auction, the fund-raising forthe degree show, is being held for thesecond year in conjunction with culturaleXchanges.

Dot and the Leicester Pageant2 MMarch, 33.00pm-5.00pmClephan BBuilding, rroom 33.03Combining a panel discussion,performance by Dot and an exhibitionof art works and archives this eventlooks at the 1932 Leicester pageant.The exhibition draws primarily from thearchives held at De Montfort University,including the original costume designsand production, scenes from thepageant and even the Pageant Song!

Lars Tharp: ‘The China Trail’ 1March, 66.00pm-7.00pmClephan BBuilding, rroom 22.13See main brochure for details

Art TTrail 22007 iis aalso pproud tto ssupportthe ffollowing eevents:

Art Exhibition, ‘Island ofTreasures’: John Lancaster(DMU) and Satta Hashem 26 FFebruary-9 MMarch, 110.00am-6.00pm, SShree JJalaram CCommunityCentre, NNarborough RRoad A collaborative project based around acontemporary exhibition of paintingsthat draws on influences from earlymedieval Arabic and Islamic culture. Thework is presented to celebrate andreflect the positive influence of art,poetry and architecture from the Islamicworld.

Events are as follows:Monday 26 February, 4.00pm Shree Jalaram Community CentrePoetry reading by Abdulkareem Kasedin Arabic and English at exhibitionvenue

Thursday 11 MMarch, 44.00pm-5.00pmClephan BBuilding, rroom 00.01Artists talk by John Lancaster and SattaHashem.See main brochure for details.

Friday 22 MMarch, 33.00pmShree JJalaram CCommunity CCentrePrivate view and official opening ofexhibition by Patricia Hewitt MP

Friday 22 MMarch, 44.00pmShree JJalaram CCommunity CCentrePoetry reading by Awad Nasir in Arabicand English

Exhibition: Robert Richardson:French Windows31 JJanuary-25 MMarch, 110.00am-5.00pmDe MMontfort HHallSee main brochure for details

Thanks Particular thanks go to all the studentsfrom the Heritage Industries module ofthe Arts Management degree, who haveresearched, hung, written, designed andproduced Art Trail 2007.

The Art trail co-ordinator, Kate Whirrity,Juliet Dale and the third year Fine Artstudents, Jim Popple, Maurice Maguire,the Arts Management staff, KathrynArnold, Linda Butt, Scholarest Catering,the estates department, Judy Simons,Philip Martin and Tim O’Sullivan whohave all provided whole hearted andunreserved support.

Finally I would also like to thankFrancesco Conz for his continuingsupport of the art at De Montfort, theforesight and legacy of NicholasZurburgg.

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Alan Yentob1.00pm-2.00pmClephan BBuilding, rroom 33.03Alan Yentob has worked as the directorof television as well as controller ofBBC One and BBC Two. In 2004 hewas appointed the BBC’s creativedirector. During this time he becamethe host of BBC One’s new arts strand‘Imagine’ after he wrote and presenteda documentary on Leonardo Da Vinci.He will answer questions from theaudience on art and culture, referringto his many celebrated TV series.

Jean-Nicol Chelmiah2.00pm-3.00pmClephan BBuilding, rroom 33.01Jean Nicol-Chelmiah has many yearsexperience in the record industry as amusician, record producer andmanager, working alongside artistssuch as Faithless and managing theband Kubb. Here he talks about themusic business, in particular the Kubbcampaign. As a cultural eXchangesexclusive he also presents a liveacoustic set from a new act. Not to bemissed.

Dot investigates: The case ofthe missing pageant3.00pm-5.00pmClephan bbuilding, rroom 33.03See Art Trail 2007 on page 13 fordetails.

Andy Hamilton4.00pm-5.00pmClephan BBuilding, rroom 00.01 Andy Hamilton is the writer oflegendary TV comedies such as ‘Notthe 9 O’clock News’ and ‘Drop theDead Donkey’ He is also a regularpanelist on game shows such as ‘HaveI Got News for You’. He will be inconversation with Chris Walker (DMU)about the art of writing political satire.

University Dance Company:Exit Strategy 6.00pm-7.15pmCampus CCentre, DDance SStudioTickets: £4.50 (£3.50 concs)

Performance: MiraCalix/Alexander’s Annexe7.30pm-8.30pmCampus CConference CCentre Tickets : £4.00 (£2 concs)Alexander’s Annexe was formed whenthree artists, Mira Calix (Warp Records),David Sheppard (London Sinfonietta)and concert pianist Sarah Nicolls cametogether to fuse traditional instrumentswith electronics. They are each highlyacclaimed musicians in their own righthaving worked with world renownedcomposers such as Reich and Berio.Here they perform ‘Push Door to Exit’,released in 2006 on Warp records,along with other new works.

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Party: Bambu9.00pm-6.00amWelford RRoadTickets £3/£2.50(adv) Come and party at Bambu – one ofLeicester's best kept secrets with toplocal DJ's playing the best in houseclassics, breaks and drum n bass.(Limited availability).

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Monday 26 FebruaryRobert Richardson exhibition De Montfort Hall All day

Oracle IOCT All day

David Morley: Poetry reading Clephan Building, room 2.35 12.00pm-12.45pm

Professor Neil Sinyard Clephan Building, room 3.01 1.00pm-2.00pm

Fluxus Campus Conference Centre 2.00pm-3.30pm

David Morley: Poetry workshop Clephan Building, room 2.35 3.00pm-4.00pm

Nick Kent/Alex Sierz Clephan Building, room 3.01 4.00pm-5.00pm

Alan Moore/Iain Sinclair Clephan Building, room 3.03 5.00pm-6.00pm

Glass Body Campus Centre, Black Box 7.00pm-8.00pm

Art Auction Campus Centre 7.00pm-9.00pm

Tuesday 27th FebruaryRobert Richardson exhibition De Montfort Hall All day

Oracle IOCT All day

Glass Body Campus Centre, Black Box 1.00pm, 3.30pm and 6.00pm

Slash 2 Clephan Building, room 1.16 10.00am-6.00pm

Karen Ross Clephan Building, room 3.03 12.00pm-1.00pm

Sound Bites Campus Centre 12.00pm-1.00pm

Professor Greg Walker Clephan Building, room 3.01 1.00pm-2.00pm

Sally Ruane Clephan Building, room 0.01 2.00pm-3.00pm

Claire Tomalin Clephan Building, room 3.01 3.00pm-4.00pm

Tony Breslin Clephan Building, room 0.01 4.00pm-5.00pm

Craig Murray Clephan Building, room 3.03 5.00pm-6.00pm

Daljit Nagra Clephan Building, room 3.01 6.00pm-7.00pm

John Martin: Book Launch Clephan Building, room 1.18 6.00pm-6.30pm

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Arts Council England Debate Clephan Building, room 2.13 7.00pm-8.30pm

Wednesday 28th FebruaryRobert Richardson exhibition De Montfort Hall All day

Oracle IOCT 12.00pm-1.00pm

Buddhist discussion Clephan Building, room 2.32 12.00pm-1.00pm

Jonathan Bate Clephan Building, room 3.01 1.00pm-2.00pm

Stuart Price Clephan Building, room 3.03 2.00pm-3.00pm

Victoria Door Clephan Building, room 0.01 2.00pm-3.00pm

John Etheridge: Jazz workshop Trinity House Chapel 3.00pm-4.00pm

Future of Language IOCT 4.00pm-6.00pm

Dirty Pyjamas Campus Centre Black Space 4.00pm-5.00pm

Louis De Bernieres Clephan Building, room 2.13 4:30pm-5.30

Multicultural Debate: Darcus Howe, Clephan Building, room 3.01 5.00pm-6.00pm

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Rachel Lomax Queens Building, room 1.10 6.00pm

University Dance Company Campus Dance Studio 7:30pm-8.45

Jazz: John Etheridge Trinity House Chapel 8.00pm-9.30

Thursday 1st MarchRobert Richardson exhibition De Montfort Hall All day

Oracle IOCT All day

Sound Bites Campus Centre 12.00pm-1.00pm

Excavate Campus Centre, Black Space 12.00pm-1.00pm

Roshini Kempadoo Clephan Building, room 3.03 12:30pm-1.30pm

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Culture Wars Clephan Building, room 1.16 12.30pm-5.30pm

Godfrey Hodgson Phoenix Arts Centre 1.00pm-5.30pm

Professor Scott McCracken Clephan Building, room 3.01 1.00pm-2.00pm

Theatre and performance practice Clephan Building, room 0.01 2.00pm-3.30pm

NMC discussion Clephan Building, room 3.03 3.00pm-4.00pm

Paul Dufour/Libertines Clephan Building, room 2.13 4.00pm-5.00pm

John Lancaster/Satta Hashem Clephan Building, room 0.01 4.00pm-5.00pm

Peter Davison Lecture Clephan Building, room 3.01 4.00pm-5.15pm

Glass Body Campus Centre, Black Box 5.00pm and 8.00pm

Lars Tharp Clephan Building, room 2.13 6.00pm-7.00pm

Mark Gwynne-Jones Trinity House Chapel 7.00pm-8.30pm

University Dance Company Campus Dance Studio 7:30pm-8.45 pm

Friday 2nd MarchRobert Richardson exhibition De Montfort Hall All day

Oracle IOCT All day

Alan Yentob Clephan Building, room 3.03 1.00pm-2.00pm

Jean-Nicol Chelmiah Clephan Building, room 3.01 2.00pm-3.00pm

Dot Clephan Building, room 3.03 3.00pm-5.00pm

Andy Hamilton Clephan Building, room 0.01 4.00pm-5.00pm

University Dance Company Campus Dance Studio 6.00pm-7.15pm

Mira Calix Campus Conference Centre 7.30pm-8.30pm

Party Sumo 9.00pm-late

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BookingIt is expected that there will be a high level of interest in the programme. Although most of the events are free, the only way to ensurea place is to book in advance. To do so, please ring (0116) 250 6229 (cultural eXchanges Student Marketing Team) leaving a note ofyour name, address, a contact telephone number, the event you wish to attend and the number of places required.

This programme is correct at the time of going to press and we will do everything we can to present it as shown here. But in theunlikely event that speakers/performers have to withdraw, then we reserve the right to make changes as needed.

For further information and booking:T: (0116) 2250 66229 W: dmu.ac.uk/culturalexchanges

How to find us For more information on how to find us pleasevisit the following website:ddmmuu..aacc..uukk//aabboouuttddmmuu//ccaammppuusseess//mmaappss.

Access for allThe Clephan Building, Campus Centre and TrinityHouse are all accessible for wheelchair users.Please contact the Promotion and RecruitmentCentre on (0116) 2250 66199 if you have any otherrequirements concerning access and we will do ourbest to accommodate you.

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AcknowledgementCultural eXchanges is in its sixth year,and is funded by De MontfortUniversity to promote a closerrelationship between the University andthe city of Leicester. It is co-coordinated by staff and studentsfrom the Events Management moduleof the Arts Management degreecourse. Under the supervision of theteaching team, the students engage inan intensive planning process,administer and market the festival, andundertake the practical running ofevents. Without their hard work andcommitment, cultural eXchanges wouldnot be possible.

Thank you to: Professor Judy Simons,Professor Philip Martin, Professor TimO’Sullivan, Franco Bianchini, HelenWilson, Sandra Henry, Louise Smith,Jim Popple, Carole Weeks, RebeccaHampson, David Alder, Jo Crozier,Kathy Bell, Nikki Slawson, HeatherConboy, Jane Dowson, Stewards,Timetabling staff, AV Services, PhilRiley, Melissa Bellis, Jade Cerff, JoHart and the Faculty of Humanities’Promotion and RecruitmentDepartment and our colleagues in theFaculty of Humanities.

Special tthanks tto: The MMarketing TTeam – Holly Appleton,Beth Dunant, Kristle Harrison, KellyJordan, Kate Whirrity, Lauren Yates

The AAdministration TTeam – MollyFoster, Frankie Holah, Abi Hoskyn,Natasha Seeney, Hannah Sturman

The OOperations TTeam – NaomiBlanche, Juliet Dale, Sam Hawes, AntjeHildebrandt, Heather Medlock, KatieSmyth

Festival DDirector – Tony Graves

Project MManagers – Jane Longthorn,Jasmine Smith

Arts MManagement sstaff – Emma Watts,Maurice Maguire, Cara MacMahon andChris Maughan.

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