Peninsula Arts Programme April-August 2014

Apiculture: Bees and the Art of Pollination SAturdAy 12 APril – SAturdAy 31 MAy

Plymouth History Festival Epic of Everest (1924) MondAy 12 MAy

Hot ’14 Plymouth university degree Show SAturdAy 14 – tHurSdAy 26 JunE

Celebrating Amadeus SAturdAy 5 – SAturdAy 12 July

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Peninsula ArtsPlymouth UniversityRoland Levinsky Building,Drake CircusPlymouth PL4 8AA

T: 01752 58 50 50E: [email protected]

Buy tICkEts OnlInE at www.peninsula-arts.co.uk

WhErE: The Box Office is based within the Peninsula Arts Gallery, Roland Levinsky Building.

WhEn: EVENT NIGHTS Opening hours are normally Monday-Friday 13:00 until the start of the event.

NON-EVENT NIGHTS Opening hours are normally Monday-Friday 13:00-17:00.Notification of any change to these hours will be published on the website’s Box Office page.

GALLERy OPENING TIMES DURING ExHIBITIONS Monday – Friday 10:00 – 17:00 Saturdays 11:00 – 16:00 Closed Sundays

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Sarah Chapman Director of Peninsula Arts

Nadia Thondrayen Exhibitions and Gallery Co-ordinator

Simon Ible Director of Music

David Mcerlane Film Administrator

Hayley Partridge Marketing Officer

Teresa Bannister-Evans Box Office Assistant

Suzanne Hawkins Box Office Assistant

Katie Shorten Programme Administrator

It’s looking to be a hot summer of culture even if it rains. This season is jam packed with cultural offerings launching with Apiculture: Bees and the Art of Pollination, a fascinating and important exhibition bringing together ten contemporary artists who are inspired by these vital pollinating insects. Don’t miss the opportunity to hear TS Eliot prize-winner John Burnside reading Bee Myths, and back by popular demand is Bugs Family Day, featuring animations and Bee movies, alongside a chance to get up close to all manner of insects and creepy crawlies.

The summer welcomes HOT’14 an exhibition celebrating the latest creative talent emerging from Plymouth University. Whilst our Celebrating Amadeus tribute marks the 30th Anniversary of the film adaption of Peter Shaffer’s stage play Amadeus, with highlights from the film sound track from the Ten Tors Orchestra and University of Plymouth Choral Society, alongside a special film screening and introductory talk by Peninsula Arts Director of Music, Simon Ible.

Our Talks programme takes in Japanese history, poetry and contemporary culture, alongside a series of Cogtalks organised by Plymouth University’s Cognition Institute and supported by Peninsula Arts which provides an ideal opportunity for everyone to be involved in lively debate and exchange.


Tricia Stubberfield Marketing Assistant

Nicole Broadhurst Programme Administrator

6 JunE THEATRE AND PERFORMANCE STUDENT SHOWCASE THEATRE 1, ROLAND LEVINSky BUILDING 22

3ContEntSDATE EVENTS VENUE PAGE

3 aPr COGTALk: DECIDING TO DIE? EUTHANASIA, CONSENT AND DEMENTIA

JILL CRAIGIE CINEMA ROLAND LEVINSky BUILDING 18

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aPr may APICULTURE: BEES AND THE ART OF POLLINATION PENINSULA ARTS GALLERy 4

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aPr may IMAGING THE MICROCOSM SHERWELL CENTRE &

PORTLAND SqUARE MEZZANINE 6

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aPr may STRUCTURE AND SyMBIOSIS CUBE 3 GALLERy,

PORTLAND SqUARE BUILDING 7

25 aPr APICULTURE: SyMPOSIUM JILL CRAIGIE CINEMA ROLAND LEVINSky BUILDING 4

14 -26 JunE HOT ‘14 PLyMOUTH UNIVERSITy DEGREE SHOW VARIOUS 7

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July aug SIGNPOST 12 + 21G ExHIBITION CUBE 3 GALLERy,

PORTLAND SqUARE BUILDING 9

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JunE July

PLyMOUTH HIGH SCHOOL FOR GIRLS A-LEVEL ART ExHIBITION SHERWELL CENTRE 8

19 -30

July aug COMING SOON PENINSULA ARTS GALLERy 9

25 aPr BEE MyTHS JILL CRAIGIE CINEMA ROLAND LEVINSky BUILDING 18

25 aPr THE ENGLISH CHANNEL THEATRE 1, ROLAND LEVINSky BUILDING 22

3 may DEVCON 2 | THE RUNNING MAN (1987) JILL CRAIGIE CINEMA ROLAND LEVINSky BUILDING 14

3 may LOCAL STUDIES DAy THE ROBBINS CONFERENCE CENTRE 23

17 &21 JunE REFUGEE WEEk THE COMMONS

ROLAND LEVINSky BUILDING 23

12 may PLyMOUTH HISTORy FESTIVAL | EPIC OF EVEREST (1924) JILL CRAIGIE CINEMA ROLAND LEVINSky BUILDING 16

16 may STARSHIP TROOPERS (1997) JILL CRAIGIE CINEMA ROLAND LEVINSky BUILDING 16

17 may BUGS FAMILy DAy JILL CRAIGIE CINEMA ROLAND LEVINSky BUILDING 16

26 JunE MOON (2009) JILL CRAIGIE CINEMA ROLAND LEVINSky BUILDING 17

10 July AMADEUS (1984) JILL CRAIGIE CINEMA ROLAND LEVINSky BUILDING 17

8 may THE SORCERERS (1967) JILL CRAIGIE CINEMA ROLAND LEVINSky BUILDING 15

9 may MORE THAN HONEy (2012) JILL CRAIGIE CINEMA ROLAND LEVINSky BUILDING 15

28 aPr HAFU: THE MIxED RACE ExPERIENCE IN JAPAN (2013) JILL CRAIGIE CINEMA ROLAND LEVINSky BUILDING 14

29 aPr GABRIELE D’ANNUNZIO: POET, SEDUCER AND PREACHER OF WAR IN ITALy THEATRE 2, ROLAND LEVINSky BUILDING 19

30 aPr ANALySE THIS! SELF-REFERENTIAL SONGS AND THEIR STRANGENESS


1 may COGTALk: LIVING MACHINES! BUILDING ROBOTS TO BE LIkE US JILL CRAIGIE CINEMA ROLAND LEVINSky BUILDING 20

10 may THE GERMAN PRISONERS OF WAR IN JAPAN DURING THE FIRST WORLD WAR


21 may CONSTRUCTING GENDER & SExUALITy: CULTURES WITH MORE THAN TWO GENDERS. STONEHOUSE LECTURE THEATRE 21

21 may THE SECOND WORLD WAR IN PLyMOUTH: DESTRUCTION AND A NEW BEGINNING TBC 21

12 July CELEBRATING AMADEUS - FILM SOUNDTRACk HIGHLIGHTS THEATRE 1, ROLAND LEVINSky BUILDING 12

16 may INTERNATIONAL MUSIC PERFORMANCE CROSSPOINT ROLAND LEVINSky BUILDING 10

17 may OPERA GALA CONCERT MINSTER CHURCH OF ST ANDREW, ROyAL PARADE, PLyMOUTH 11

22 may PLyMOUTH UNIVERSITy ORCHESTRA SUMMER CONCERT THEATRE 1, ROLAND LEVINSky BUILDING 11

5 July CELEBRATING AMADEUS - MOZART REqUIEM COMMUNITy WORkSHOP

MINSTER CHURCH OF ST ANDREW, ROyAL PARADE, PLyMOUTH 12

tElEPhOnE: 01752 58 50 50 EmaIl: [email protected] WEB: WWW.PEnInsula-arts.CO.uk


Teresa Bannister-Evans Box Office Assistant

ExHIBITION FILMMUSIC PERFORMANCETALkS SUPPORTING CULTURE

FREE TO PLyMOUTH UNIVERSITy STUDENTS

4 EXHiBitionThe Peninsula Arts Gallery is the largest contemporary art space in Plymouth. Purpose designed to be flexible and able to accommodate ambitious exhibitions, our programme is underpinned by cutting edge research and international networks that draw in the latest in contemporary art.

BEE MytHS: JoHn BurnSidESee Page 18 for details

APiCulturE: BEES And tHE Art oF PollinAtionFrom prehistoric times to the present day, humans have felt a mysterious connection to bees, delighted by their honey and fascinated by their communal behavior and ecological function. The enduring importance of the bee in human consciousness is reflected in the art, architecture and archeology of most major cultures throughout history.

But bees are in trouble. As the scale of recent worldwide bee losses unfolds, Apiculture: Bees and the Art of Pollination, reevaluates our ancient relationship to, and reliance upon pollinating insects through the eyes of ten contemporary artists, including Bill Woodrow, Susan Derges, Tessa Farmer, Amy Shelton, and Thomas Thwaites.

Opening Times: Monday – Friday 10:00 – 17:00 Saturdays 11:00 – 16:00

saturDay 12 aPrIl – saturDay 31 may 2014

PEnInsula arts gallEry FREE ADMISSION

APiCulturE: SyMPoSiuMLike ‘the canary in the coalmine’, the honeybee is a biological indicator - its status is a reflection of the health of the general environment. This symposium explores how writers, artists and scientists are listening to what the bees have to tell us about our own relationship to the land we share with them.

Contributors include artist Thomas Thwaites whose work is featured in the Apiculture exhibition and Dr. Margaret Couvillon from the Laboratory of Apiculture and Social Insects at the University of Sussex. Closed for Easter Weekend 18-21 April and 5 and 26 May

Ticket includes entry to evening event Bee Myths

This event is presented by the Land Water Research Group, University of Plymouth

FrIDay 25 aPrIl – 13:00 – 17:00

JIll CraIgIE CInEma rOlanD lEVInsky BuIlDIng Tickets: £12 £10 students and children

FrIDay 25 aPrIl | 19:00

JIll CraIgIE CInEma rOlanD lEVInsky BuIlDIng

These events are produced in association with Honeyscribe. Honeyscribe is supported by a Wellcome Trust Arts Award.

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These events are produced in association with Honeyscribe. Honeyscribe is supported by a Wellcome Trust Arts Award.

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iMAGinG tHE MiCroCoSMFacing up to Beetles

Encounter beetles at their own scale, face on and magnified over 100 times! Featuring images of British beetles this is an opportunity to gain an understanding of the beauty and elegance that is displayed by these tiny animals.

This exhibition will also look at all of the useful and often unknown functions of beetles in the natural world that have an impact upon us all.

saturDay 12 aPrIl – saturDay 31 may

FaCIng uP tO BEEtlEs shErWEll CEntrE lOOkIng at InsECts POrtlanD squarE mEzzanInE FREE ADMISSION

looking at Insects

MICHAEL DARBy

Our perception of insects has changed across the centuries. These changing attitudes have been reflected in the way that insects have been portrayed and recorded from the earliest illustrations to the hi-tech approach of today. As technology has evolved so have our ways of investigating this hidden world of insects. The exhibition will feature scans of the first book on butterflies published, a series of posters depicting insect pests from the 1930s, a 3D electron micrograph of a beetle and close-up photographs of startling vibrancy and intensity taken on a confocal fluorescence microscope.

Opening times: Monday – Friday 10:00 – 17:00 Saturdays by appointment

Closed on Easter Weekend 18 – 21 April and 5 and 26 May

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Hot ‘14 PlyMoutH univErSity dEGrEE SHowImmerse yourself in a celebration of highly creative talent and enterprise; the culmination of study and practice at Plymouth University.

This fantastic exhibition of work from final year students covers a wide spectrum of the Arts:

3D Design, Architecture, Digital Art and Technology, Fine Art, Graphic Communication with Typography, Illustration, Media Arts, Photography and TV Arts.

Opening times and further details: www.plymouth.ac.uk/arts/hot14

#hOtsPOt14

saturDay 14 – thursDay 26 JunE

PEnInsula arts gallEry rOlanD lEVInsky BuIlDIng sCOtt BuIlDIng mIlls BakEry, rOyal WIllIam yarDFREE ADMISSION

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PlyMoutH HiGH SCHool For GirlS A-lEvEl Art EXHiBitionPlymouth High School for Girls proudly showcase a collection of inspirational artworks by their A-Level Students, exploring painting, textiles, illustration and photography.

The collection is made up of final pieces with some preparatory work demonstrating the progression of the students. The exhibition highlights the quality of work produced by the school’s students and celebrates their incredible talent and hard work.


mOnDay 30 JunE – FrIDay 4 July 2014

shErWEll CEntrEFREE ADMISSION

aImEE BurlIsOn AS-LEVEL PHSG ACRyLIC & GOLD LEAF ON CANVAS ‘ExTREME EMOTIONS’

StruCturE And SyMBioSiSWILLIAM FAVATA AND FRANA MAy FAVATA

Structure and Symbiosis is an exhibition that extends over decades, constraints of media and relays both joint and solitary work and relationships. A collaborative show displaying the work of Frana and William Favata, who shared a life but differed radically in their practice. Spanning Cube 3 Gallery the exhibition will display William’s eclectic paintings and interpretations of daily life, landscape and figure and recordings of Frana’s dynamic figurative sculptures by photographer Alan Stewart.

Curated by Plymouth University Fine Art students Georgia O’Carolan, Eliza Stimpson and Amie Taylor


Closed on Bank Holiday 5 May

tuEsDay 22 aPrIl – saturDay 17 may

CuBE3 gallEry, POrtlanD squarE BuIlDIng FREE ADMISSION Frana may Favata: artist tour and talk Friday 9 May | 14:00

thE mask By FRANCES MAy FAVATA (UNDATED)

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SiGnPoSt 12 + 21G EXHiBitionVisit this fantastic exhibition of art from A-Level students working in collaboration with professional artists from the 21 Group, presenting a wide range of approaches, techniques and media. Curated by the students themselves their artworks are a true observation of humanity, the environment and materialism with each artist gaining motivation from how they look, think and create.

Visit www.devonportartsprojects.com for more information.

mOnDay 7 July - FrIDay 8 august

CuBE3 gallEry, POrtlanD squarE BuIlDIngFREE ADMISSION

CoMinG SoonExciting Exhibition for Summer 2014! Check our website for updates

saturDay 19 July - saturDay 30 august

PEnInsula arts gallEry rOlanD lEVInsky BuIlDIngFREE ADMISSION

tamara smIth, UNTITLED, 2014

MuSiCOur music programme is led by Peninsula Arts Director of Music, Simon Ible and features our Plymouth University Student Orchestra and Gamelan group as well as our resident professional ensemble, Ten Tors Orchestra. Our Celebrating Amadeus also offers an opportunity for singers and instrumentalists to perform Mozart’s magnificent masterpiece, Requiem.

intErnAtionAl MuSiC PErForMAnCEPLyMOUTH UNIVERSITy GAMELAN GROUP AND GUEST PERFORMERS

Gamelan Chandra Gita Suara (Orchestra of the Sound of the Light of the Moon) comprises Plymouth University’s Balinese Gamelan Gong kebyar instruments - a collection of tuned metallic percussion consisting of metallophones, gongs and drums.

Directed by Saj Collyer, the group learn traditional and contemporary repertoire, both as complete pieces, and as studies for the development of practical technique.

The Plymouth University Gamelan group will be joined by guest performers in other styles of world music for this exciting event.

FrIDay 16 may I 17:30

CrOssPOInt, rOlanD lEVInsky BuIlDIng FREE ADMISSION


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PlyMoutH univErSity orCHEStrA SuMMEr ConCErtRUPERT BOND, CONDUCTOR

Mendelssohn Hebrides Overture

Handel Movements from the Water Music

Dvorak Movements from Symphony No. 9 From the New World

Plus music for strings, woodwind and brass.

The concert also features Plymouth University student conductors directing movements from Dvorak’s Symphony: ’From the New World’.

thursDay 22 may I 20:00

thEatrE 1, rOlanD lEVInsky BuIlDIng FREE ADMISSION. PARTING DONATIONS INVITED TOWARD CONCERT ExPENSE

oPErA GAlA ConCErtSIMON IBLE, CONDUCTOR SARAH REDGWICk, SOPRANO ANGELA SIMkIN, MEZZO SOPRANO ANTHONy FLAUM, TENOR

This is a popular programme of passionate arias, dramatic choruses and emotive orchestral intermezzi from the great romantic operas including:

Puccini La Boheme

Verdi La Traviata, Il Trovatore, Nabucco

Bizet Carmen

Mascagni Cavalieri Rusticanna

saturDay 17 may I 19:30

mInstEr ChurCh OF st anDrEW, rOyal ParaDE, PlymOuth Tickets: £14, £12 Friends of Peninsula Arts and Ten Tors Orchestra and students and children

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CElEBrAtinG AMAdEuS: MozArt rEquiEM CoMMunity worKSHoP

UNIVERSITy OF PLyMOUTH CHORAL SOCIETy AND WORkSHOP ORCHESTRA SIMON IBLE, CONDUCTOR

Enjoy this special performance of Mozart’s Requiem which featured in the popular 1984 film Amadeus. The University of Plymouth Choral Society invites singers and instrumentalists to join in with this performance and welcomes applications from everyone interested.

Rehearsals workshops:

Tuesday 1 July 19:30 to 21:30 Choral Workshop, Upper Lecture Theatre, Sherwell Centre, Plymouth University

Wednesday 2 July 19:30 to 21:30 Orchestra Workshop, Sherwell Centre, Plymouth University

Saturday 5 July 10:00 to 17:00 Minster Church of St Andrew, Royal Parade, Plymouth

For further details for singers and an application form contact Jan Green email: [email protected]

If you are interested in playing in the workshop orchestra contact Simon Ible email: [email protected]

Free admission for the performance with donations invited in aid of Brain Tumour Research. Plymouth University is delighted to be working in partnership with Brain Tumour Research, which raises vital funds for research into the prevention and treatment of brain tumours. www.braintumourresearch.org

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mInstEr ChurCh OF st anDrEW, rOyal ParaDE, PlymOuth Cost for participants £15, £13 members of University of Plymouth Choral Society

CElEBrAtinG AMAdEuS: FilM SoundtrACK HiGHliGHtS

UNIVERSITy OF PLyMOUTH CHORAL SOCIETy & SINFONIA

SIMON IBLE, CONDUCTOR RUTH JENkINS-RóBERTSSON SOPRANO BENJAMIN FRITH, PIANO

Mozart Symphony No.25 in G minor, k.183 - 1st Movement

Mozart Aria: Ruhe Sanft from Zaide

Salieri Aria: Son queste le speranze from Axur, Re d’Ormus

Mozart queen of the Night aria: Der Hölle Rache from Die Zauberflöte

Mozart Piano Concerto No.20 in D minor k.466

Mozart Symphony No.29 in A minor k. 281

Evoking the theatrical and virtuoso characteristics of Mozart, the man and his music, the Ten Tors Orchestra’s contribution to the ‘Celebrating Amadeus’ events is this concert of rousing music featured in the film soundtrack.

Ruth Jenkins-Róbertsson made her debut with Scottish Opera as Papagena in Sir Thomas Allen’s new production of The Magic Flute and returns to the company in 2014 to sing Norina,

Don Pasquale and Zerlina, Don Giovanni. Ruth has performed the queen of the Night at the Bath Festival and for Garsington Opera at West Green House.

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thEatrE 1, rOlanD lEVInsky BuIlDIng Tickets: £17, £15 Friends of Peninsula Arts and Ten Tors Orchestra and students and children

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FilMThe Jill Craigie Cinema is unlike any other in Plymouth. Our specially curated themed programme takes you by the hand on cinematic odysseys into the history, and through current trends, of world cinema. There’s more to the cinema than the latest releases.

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HAFu: tHE MiXEd rACE EXPEriEnCE in JAPAn (2013)RUNNING TIME:90 MINSCERTIFICATE: NC (ADVISORy: 16)LANGUAGE: JAPANESE, WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES DIR. MEGUMI NISHIkURA, LARA PEREZ TAkAGI

UNHEARD VOICES

With an ever increasing movement of people between places in this transnational age, there is a mounting number of mixed-race people in Japan, some visible others not.

Hafu is the unfolding journey of discovery into the intricacies of mixed-race Japanese and their multicultural experience in modern day Japan. The film follows the lives of five “hafus”–the Japanese term for people who are half-Japanese–as they explore what it means to be multiracial and multicultural in what once proudly proclaimed itself to be the mono-ethnic nation.

mOnDay 28 aPrIl I 19:00

JIll CraIgIE CInEma rOlanD lEVInsky BuIlDIng Tickets: £6.60 Concessions £4.50 Friends of Peninsula Arts Free

dEvCon 2 tHE runninG MAn (1987)RUNNING TIME: 101 MINSCERTIFICATE: 18LANGUAGE: ENGLISH DIR. PAUL MICHAEL GLASER, WITH ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER, MARIA CONCHITA ALONSO

Devon’s answer to Comic-Con launched in spectacular fashion back in September and will be returning on Sunday 4 May for a special tag team event with the Plymouth Wrestling Association (PWA) at Plymouth Guildhall.

The Jill Craigie Cinema marks the whole shebang with a screening of 1980s sci-fi/action hit The Running Man, set in a dystopian future in which Arnold Schwarzenegger must battle a number of villains (including wrestling alumni Jesse Ventura & Professor Tanaka) to survive the nation’s favourite game show; The Running Man.


JIll CraIgIE CInEma rOlanD lEVInsky BuIlDIng Tickets £6.60 Concessions £4.50 Friends of Peninsula Arts Free

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tHE SorCErErS (1967)RUNNING TIME: 86 MINSCERTIFICATE: PGLANGUAGE: ENGLISH DIR. MICHAEL REEVES, WITH BORIS kARLOFF, CATHERINE LACEy, ELIZABETH ERCy

A special screening of British horror classic The Sorcerers, featuring an introduction and discussion with author and horror expert Jonny Mains, whose new book explores the controversial history of the film.

In the film, horror stalwart Boris karloff (Frankenstein) plays a scientist, who together with his wife controls the mind of a young man in an attempt to relive their youth. It’s not long before the couple’s experiment descends into something far more dangerous, driving the young man to crime with disastrous results.



MorE tHAn HonEy (2012)

RUNNING TIME: 95 MINSDOCUMENTARy CERTIFICATE: E ExEMPTLANGUAGE: GERMAN, SWISS GERMAN, MANDARIN, ENGLISH (WITH SUBTITLES)

The multi-award winning film tells the tale of what might happen if our bees disappeared. Oscar-nominated director Markus Imhoof investigates honeybee colonies in California, Switzerland, China and Australia. This screening will be followed by a special discussion on the decline of Bee colonies with MPs Oliver Colvile (Conservative) and Alison Seabeck (Labour) and MEPs Julie Girling (Conservative), Sir Graham Watson (Liberal Democrat) & Green Party candidate Molly Scott Cato.


JIll CraIgIE CInEma rOlanD lEVInsky BuIlDIng FREE ADMISSION

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StArSHiP trooPErS (1997)

RUNNING TIME: 129 MINSCERTIFICATE: 18 LANGUAGE: ENGLISH DIR. PAUL VERHOEVEN

SCI-SCREEN

The popular SciScreen series returns with Paul Verhoeven’s action packed Starship Troopers. Set in a distant future where humanity becomes embroiled in war against giant bug-like aliens.

SciScreen uses film to open discussion and exploration of science, where members of the scientific community introduce cult sci-fi, followed with an open debate & discussion with audience.



BuGS FAMily dAyBugs and all manner of creepy crawlies return to the Roland Levinsky Building for another day of fun for all the family.

This year, we take our inspiration from the Peninsula Arts Gallery exhibition Apiculture and we’ll be busy buzzing about our honey-making friend the bee. Programme details will be confirmed nearer the time but Michelin star chef Peter Gorton’s Ento Café, our trademark Bug short films and a special screening of Bee Movie are all to be expected.

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JIll CraIgIE CInEma rOlanD lEVInsky BuIlDIng Tickets Film Screenings Adults £2.50Under 12s go free when accompanied by an adult

PlyMoutH HiStory FEStivAl | EPiC oF EvErESt (1924)RUNNING TIME: 87 MINSCERTIFICATE: U LANGUAGE: SILENT (WITH MUSIC ACCOMPANIMENT) DIR. CAPTAIN J.B.L. NOEL

The official record of the third attempt to climb Everest, Captain John Noel’s Epic of Everest captures breath-taking images of George Mallory & Andrew Irvine’s attempt to reach the summit.

Shot in brutal conditions with a hand cranked camera, the film features some of the earliest filmed records of life in Tibet.

Silent film with a newly commissioned score by Simon Fisher Turner (The Great White Silence) features a haunting combination of electronic music, found sounds, western and Nepalese instruments and vocals.

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Moon (2009)

RUNNING TIME: 97 MINS CERTIFICATE: 15LANGUAGE: ENGLISH DIR. DUNCAN JONES WITH SAM ROCkWELL, kEVIN SPACEy

SCI-SCREEN

In a not too distant future, astronaut Sam Bell (Sam Rockwell) is coming to the end of a three year stint monitoring a mining operation on the Moon. With only his computer GERTy (voiced by kevin Spacey) as company, the isolation is beginning to get to Sam.

After an encounter with an all too familiar new recruit though, Sam begins to question whether his employers have been entirely honest with him, or could this be a case of paranoia after such a long time away from home?

Sci-Screen uses film to open discussion and explores exploration of science, where members of the scientific community introduce cult sci-fi, followed with an open debate & discussion with the audience.

In association with Land/Water research group

thursDay 26 JunE I 19:00


AMAdEuS (1984)

RUNNING TIME: 160 MINSCERTIFICATE: TBALANGUAGE: ENGLISH DIR. MILOS FORMAN, WITH F. MURRAy ABRAHAM, TOM HULCE, ELIZABETH BERRIDGE

This year marks the 30th Anniversary of Milos Forman’s spectacular adaptation of Peter Shaffer’s stage play Amadeus. As part of Peninsula Arts’ tribute ‘Celebrating Amadeus’ we are screening the film, inspired by an Austrian urban legend surrounding the death of composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Told from the perspective of an elderly Antonio Salieri; the Royal Court’s composer, who confesses to his priest of how he used his influence over the Emperor to sabotage the young composer.

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tAlKSOur programme of fascinating talks and thought provoking debates is open to everyone and covers a wide range of topics delivered by leading academics and expert guest speakers.

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CoGtAlK: dECidinG to diE? EutHAnASiA, ConSEnt And dEMEntiAPROF kARALyN PATTERSON, NEUROPSyCHOLOGIST AND DR JEFF STEPHENSON, CONSULTANT IN PALLIATIVE, ST LUkE’S HOSPICE, PLyMOUTH

This month’s Cogtalk will discuss whether there can be a justification for euthanasia in cases such as dementia.Does ‘informed consent’ still count once they are incapacitated by illness? The issue of consent is key to many of the moral and legal arguments that surround euthanasia. In countries where euthanasia is legal safeguards exist to protect vulnerable people, nevertheless cases have emerged where medical professionals have legally assisted in the

death of patients with dementia, many of whom lack the capacity to make decisions about their medical care. Come along and participate in the debate.

thursDay 3 aPrIl I 18:30

JIll CraIgIE CInEma rOlanD lEVInsky BuIlDIng TICkETED FREE ADMISSION

BEE MytHSJOHN BURNSIDE

TS Eliot prize winner John Burnside will read from the artists’ book Melissographia, a sequence of poems scattered with embossed, hand-painted pollen maps made with his long-standing collaborator, artist Amy Shelton. He will also read Bee Myths, a new work that reflects on the role of bees in the evolution of myth, husbandry, cultivation and healing. Following the reading there will be a q&A with John Burnside and Amy Shelton chaired by Anthony Caleshu.

Produced in association with Honeyscribe

FrIDay 25 aPrIl I 19:00

JIll CraIgIE CInEma rOlanD lEVInsky BuIlDIng Tickets £6.60, Concessions £4.50

amy shEltOn anD JOhn BurnsIDE, SPRING, MELISSOGRAPHIA (DETAIL), SECOND EDITION, 2013

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AnAlySE tHiS! SElF-rEFErEntiAl SonGS And tHEir StrAnGEnESSBETHANy LOWE ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF MUSIC AT PLyMOUTH UNIVERSITy

Most songs tell a story or evoke an emotional experience, but some use the lyrics to talk about their own musical features. Ranging from Arthur Sullivan’s ‘The Lost Chord’ to Natasha Bedingfield’s ‘Unwritten’, Dr Bethany Lowe reflects on a wide variety of songs whose own harmony, melody, rhythm, structure, genre, temporality, and even compositional failures are their own subjects. What can we discover from these about the ways that ‘normal’ songs function?

WEDnEsDay 30 aPrIl I 19:00

JIll CraIgIE CInEma rOlanD lEVInsky BuIlDIng FREE ADMISSION

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GABriElE d’Annunzio: PoEt, SEduCEr And PrEACHEr oF wAr in itAlyLUCy HUGHES-HALLETT

D’Annunzio, the debauched artist who became a national hero, evolving from an idealist Romantic to a radical right-wing revolutionary during the emergence of fascism, is the focus of cultural historian and critic Lucy Hughes-Hallett’s fascinating talk based upon her recent book, The Pike, A Biography of Gabriele D’Annunzio. Lucy is the author of Cleopatra, Queen, Lover, Legend and regularly reviews for the Sunday Times Books Section.

tuEsDay 29 aPrIl I 19:00

thEatrE 2 rOlanD lEVInsky BuIlDIng Tickets £6.60 Concessions £4.50 Free to Historical Association Members Free to Friends of Peninsula Arts

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tHE GErMAn PriSonErS oF wAr in JAPAn durinG tHE FirSt world wArDR SANDRA BARkHOF, PLyMOUTH UNIVERSITy

Around 4500 German Prisoners of War (POW) were shipped to Japan following the Japanese occupation of the German colony of qingdao in China in 1914. The prisoners spent the remainder of the war in a variety of POW camps far away from home and the main theatres of war. Dr Sandra Barkhof will bring to life the challenges faced by the POW and their coping mechanisms in this exceptional situation. Part of ‘Japan400’ and the Plymouth University First World War Centenary commemoration.


JIll CraIgIE CInEma rOlanD lEVInsky BuIlDIng Tickets £6.60 Concessions £4.50 Free to Friends of Peninsula Arts

THE DEFENDERS OF TSING-TAU MOVING TO THE OUTER DEFENSES DURING THE SIEGE. PHOTO © INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE

CoGtAlK: livinG MACHinES! BuildinG roBotS to BE liKE uSPROF TONy PRESCOTT, DIRECTOR OF THE SHEFFIELD AND PROF FLORENTIN WöRGöTTER

What happens when we build robots with nervous systems that mimic living creatures? In this month’s CogTalk, Prof Tony Prescott and Prof Florentin Wörgötter will discuss the notion of living machines. What are the advantages and disadvantages of

building robots based on biology? How close are we to designing living machines that can learn, think and act for themselves, as animals do, and why do we want them?


JIll CraIgIE CInEma rOlanD lEVInsky BuIlDIng Free Admission Booking Essential

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tHE SECond world wAr in PlyMoutH: dEStruCtion And A nEw BEGinninGDR kAyLEIGH MILDEN AND SIMON PETHERICk

Listen to a presentation by Dr kayleigh Milden (Research Coordinator) and Simon Petherick (Director, The Word Machine) about a three-year oral history project on the Second World War, involving interviews with Plymouth people who remember the war years and the years of social housing.

WEDnEsDay 21 may I 19:00

tBC Tickets £6.60 Concessions £4.50 Free for members of the Historical Association and for University staff and students.

ConStruCtinG GEndEr & SEXuAlity: CulturES witH MorE tHAn two GEndErSPROFESSOR WILLIAM NAPHy

Widely thought of as a development in the modern world, this talk will look at historical and current societies that recognise more than just male and female genders, social categories and constructs. Professor William Naphy, historical consultant for ‘Out in the World’, a Radio 3 series on the history of sexuality, will draw on examples from societies around the world such as modern Thailand and the history of first nations’ North Americans.

WEDnEsDay 21 may I 19:00

stOnEhOusE lECturE thEatrE Free Admission Booking Essential

PErForMAnCEOur programme features some of the most contemporary, innovative and challenging theatre and dance performance work in the Uk. We support artists pushing the boundaries of their artistic form, whilst engaging new audiences and examining the impact of performance on communities and individuals.

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tHEAtrE And PErForMAnCE StudEnt SHowCASE Following the success of last year’s showcase, students from Theatre & Performance at Plymouth University will perform an exciting range of Dance and Theatre Practice in their home town! The entire department is delighted to contribute to the Drum season and look forward to sharing the best work from our undergraduate programmes. Our innovative and exciting courses encourage our students to explore new ways of thinking about theatre while still developing practical awareness of the skills, techniques and styles necessary to make innovative live performance.

FrIDay 6 JunE I 19:30

thEatrE 1, rOlanD lEVInsky BuIlDIng TBC

tHE EnGliSH CHAnnEl LIZ AGGISS

In this vibrant new solo performance by the grande-dame of anarchic dance, Liz Aggiss becomes a cultural carrier - a conduit to channel wilful women and a witty commentator on life and death, and the pain, pleasure and paradox of the stage. Using her body as the medium through which to act out and act up, accompanied by cinematic sound The English Channel brings together Liz Aggiss’s signficant experience and skills as a choreographer, dancer, writer and film-maker.

FrIDay 25 aPrIl I 19:30

thEatrE 1, rOlanD lEVInsky BuIlDIngTickets: £8, Concessions £5 Suitable for audiences 15 years and up

SuPPortinG CulturEPeninsula Arts is proud to support local cultural projects and activities, bringing exciting festivals and events to Plymouth with our partner organisations.

rEFuGEE wEEK17/18/19 June | 18:30 Three evenings of film screenings & discussion that explore refugees experiences and their contribution to society.

Saturday 21st June - International Fashion Show and Celebration

tuEsDay 17 – saturDay 21 JunE

JIll CraIgIE CInEma rOlanD lEVInsky BuIlDIng

thE COmmOns, rOlanD lEVInsky BuIlDIng FREE ADMISSION I 18:30

loCAl StudiES dAy PLyMOUTH CITy COUNCIL

The Plymouth Local Studies Day is packed full of fascinating talks on the history of Plymouth and the surrounding area. This is a must for all history lovers and this year the talks include; ‘Dead Interesting’ - Victorian Residents of Ford Park Cemetery’, ‘Art and the Garden History of Plymouth’, ‘The prehistoric cremation burial on Whitehorse Hill, Dartmoor’ and ‘The Smugglers of Plymouth Sound’.

saturDay 3 may I 9:00 - 16:30

thE rOBBIns COnFErEnCE CEntrE Tickets: £14.75 (includes lunch) £9 (includes tea/coffee) For more information email [email protected] or visit www.plymouth.gov.uk/libraries

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FAMily EvEntS


We welcome families and school groups to visit our exhibitions and take part in our fun and interactive arts and crafts events! We regularly hold workshops with artists and performers which are available to the public and to school groups.

Visit our website to find out more about the latest family activity events we have coming up!

Book Now for Bugs FamIly Day | Saturday 17 May | Open from 12noon until 17:00 Suitable for all ages 01752 585050 or email [email protected]

tEaChErs Book your next school visit to Peninsula Arts Gallery [email protected] or contact us on 01752 585050 to discuss our workshops (suitable for primary and secondary)School Group Discounts also available on talks, concerts and performances

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25viSitor inForMAtion

VIsItIng usIt’s easy to find us; just look for the University’s Roland Levinsky Building (RLB) in the centre of Plymouth, opposite the Drake Circus shopping mall.

The Peninsula Arts Gallery, Jill Craigie Cinema and Theatres are all on the ground floor of the RLB. The Box Office can be found within the Gallery.

The RLB has level access from the north entrances and lift access from Cobourg Street.

Access is available for disabled people in all venues used by Peninsula Arts on the University campus. There is free limited parking on the University campus after 4:00pm.

hOusE rulEsAdmittance may be restricted after the published commencement time of the event. All programme details are correct at the time of going to print. Peninsula Arts reserves the rights to change the programme without prior notice.

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WhErE: The Box Office is based within the Peninsula Arts Gallery, Roland Levinsky Building.

WhEn: EVENT NIGHTS Opening hours are normally Monday-Friday 13:00 until the start of the event.

NON-EVENT NIGHTS Opening hours are normally Monday-Friday 13:00-17:00.Notification of any change to these hours will be published on the website’s Box Office page.

tICkEt InFOrmatIOnTickets may be purchased at the Box Office or by telephone during opening hours. We accept all major credit cards. These tickets may be posted to you or picked up on the door. Tickets cannot be reserved without payment. Currently seats are unreserved; a first come first served basis is in operation.

We regret that it is not possible to offer a refund once a ticket has been purchased. The exception to this is where an event has been cancelled by Peninsula Arts.

Prices are as advertised in the brochure. All programme details and ticket prices are correct at time of print. Peninsula Arts reserves the right to change these without prior notice. Unless otherwise stated, concessions apply to Friends, PU students and staff, O60s, unemployed, full-time students and children under the age of 16. Proof of eligibility may be requested. Group discounts are available for most events - for details please contact the Box Office.

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Peninsula Arts is committed to bringing a varied and exciting programme of events to Plymouth and the South West.

There are many ways in which you can support us in providing high-quality arts and cultural experiences to the public; become a member of Peninsula Arts to enjoy special discounts and exclusive events, become a volunteer assisting with events or visit the new Peninsula Arts Gallery Shop.

BECOmE a FrIEnD…..and save money on all your tickets.

Membership runs on an annual basis from the date of joining.

Individual £60 Double £90 Family £102 (includes up to two adults and children under the age of 16)

Friends will enjoy the following benefits:

n Invitations to Exhibition Private Views n Invitations to University Degree Show n Private Views n Friends events n Concessionary rates for selected concerts/performances n Free entrance to films and talks n Reserve tickets and pay on the door

PlymOuth unIVErsIty staFF / alumnI mEmBErshIPPlymouth University Staff and Alumni can now purchase memberships, which offer free entrance to films and talks, concessionary rates for selected music and performance and invitations to Friends events.

Membership runs on an annual basis from the date of joining.

Individual £42 Double £54 Family £72

(includes up to two adults and children under the age of 16)

sPIa (stuDEnt PartICIPatIOn In arts) sChEmEExclusive to Plymouth University students, free credit to spend on selected Peninsula Arts events (as indicated by the SPiA logo), sign up now at the Peninsula Arts Box Office.

nOn Pu stuDEnt mEmBErshIPIf you are a student you are eligible for our Student Membership package, see our website for more details.

VOluntEErsWe are grateful for the enthusiastic support we receive from our fantastic volunteers, and we are always looking for more help.

Our volunteers help with gallery invigilation, front of house support and event stewarding.

If you are interested in the Arts and would like to volunteer – it may be a couple of hours every other week or even one day every six months - please contact the Box Office.

thE shOPVisit the Peninsula Arts Gallery Shop for a chance to purchase high quality art work from international designers and budding student artists.


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thE shOP @ PEnInsula arts gallEryAs part of the University’s ‘Students as Partners’ initiative

Peninsula Arts has developed a new space in the gallery for

Plymouth University Faculty of Arts students to showcase their

outstanding talents and for visitors to have the opportunity to

buy bespoke items by budding artists and designers.

The project aligns with the university’s agenda of

empowering spirited and enterprising students and staff

with an innovative learning experience.

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n analyse this! p19 n living machines! p20n hafu p14

n Constructing gender... p21n the second World p21

n structure and symbiosis p5

n Imaging the microcosm p5

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n refugee Week p23

n the sorcerers p15

n Epic of Everest p16

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n apiculture: Bees and the art of Pollination p4

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n Coming soon p9

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n the running man p14n local studies Day p23

n the german Prisoners... p20n more than honey p15

n starship troopers p16 n Bugs Family day p16

n moon p17

n International music Perf p10 n Opera gala Concert p11

n summer Concert p11

n mozart requiem p12

n Performance student showcase p22

n amadeus - Film soundtrack highlights p12

n apiculture: symposium p4

n Bee myths p18n the English Channel p22

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Peninsula Arts Programme April-August 2014