What's on events
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University of Plymouth Orchestra presents: The Sounds of Nature
What's on at the University of Plymouth: University of Plymouth Orchestra presents: The Sounds of Nature. A relaxed concert – all welcome. University of Plymouth, 23 November 2024.
23 November 2024 15:00 - 16:00
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University of Plymouth Orchestra Concert
Join us for an evening with the University of Plymouth Orchestra. The event will consist of a programme of orchestral music prepared over the course of the Autumn term, performed in The Levinsky Hall.
23 November 2024 19:30 - 21:15
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Planet Ocean: X Trillion (2024)
Join us for a film screening of Planet Ocean: X Trillion (2024), directed by Eleanor Church. The film will be introduced by Professor Richard Thompson OBE FRS, Director of the Marine Institute, University of Plymouth.
25 November 2024 19:00 - 21:00
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Folk Religion and the Chinese Communist Party in the Mao Era (1949-1976)
Professor Stephen Smith, University of Oxford will be looking at the Chinese Communist Party in the Mao Era from the unusual angle of folk religion, seeking to illuminate its workings and effectiveness.
26 November 2024 19:30 - 21:00
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Theatre is Dead - Long Live Theatre!
Join us for a performance by Peter Oswald & Howard Gayton. Can the ancient Spirits of Comedy & Tragedy kick theatre's dead corpse back to life?
27 November 2024 19:30 - 21:00
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Cinema Paradiso (1988)
A highlight of 20th century European cinema, the Oscar and BAFTA award-winning Cinema Paradiso captures the spirit and communal power of film. Join us to watch the Italian film with English subtitles as part of our Celluloid Psychology series.
2 December 2024 19:00 - 21:00
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AI Forensics: drawing, worlding and listening to images
What's on at the University of Plymouth: AI Forensics: drawing, worlding and listening to images. Talk and workshop with Dr Eleanor Dare. University of Plymouth, 3 December 2024.
3 December 2024 16:00 - 17:30
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Rupturing Architecture: Book Launch
What's on at the University of Plymouth: Rupturing Architecture: Book Launch with Dr Sana Murrani. University of Plymouth, 4 December 2024.
4 December 2024 18:00 - 19:30
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Creative Talk: Siân Davey
For this Creative Talk we welcome Siân Davey, a photographer with a background in Fine Art and Social Policy. Her photography work is an investigation of the psychological landscapes of both herself and those around her.
5 December 2024 16:30 - 18:00
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University of Plymouth Carol Service
Join the University of Plymouth Pastoral and Spiritual Support Centre for their annual Christmas Carol Service. Bring family and friends for an enjoyable evening of readings and carols.
5 December 2024 19:00 - 20:00
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New Contemporaries
Launching in Plymouth across three venues, KARST, The Levinsky Gallery and MIRROR, this exhibition marks the first time New Contemporaries has returned to Plymouth in 60 years.
28 September 2024 - 7 December 2024
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Creative Talk: Peter Oswald & Howard Gayton
For this Creative Talk we welcome Peter Oswald (writer) and Howard Gayton to run a mix-moded workshop, demonstration and talk to demonstrate their practice in front of the live audience.
12 December 2024 19:00 - 20:30
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Get into the Christmas spirit and join the University of Plymouth Choral Society for a concert of seasonal music.
14 December 2024 19:30 - 21:15
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Politics and public health in inter-war Plymouth
Dr Austen Nankivell became Plymouth’s Medical Officer of Health in 1925. This talk, focusing on synergies between political and professional roles during his tenure, considers connections between political conflicts and criminal allegations against him.
28 January 2025 19:00 - 20:20
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Musica Viva Sinfonia
We invite you to join us for this exciting and unique celebration, as Mark Forkgen conducts a programme of Purcell/ Britten Chacony, Bach Concerto in D minor and the ground-breaking Bartók Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta.
1 February 2025 19:00 - 21:30
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Creative Talk: Arts and Health – Somatic Movement Arts and Well-Being
You are warmly invited to a screening of Arcanium (2023) – An Intergenerational and Community Screendance Project followed by a Creative Talk introducing somatic movement arts.
11 February 2025 19:00 - 20:15
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Creative Talk: Fiona Williams
For this Creative Talk we invite Fiona Williams to speak about her debut novel ‘The House of Broken Bricks’, which was published in the UK by Faber, followed by a reading and opportunity for questions.
13 February 2025 16:30 - 18:00
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Creative Talk: Emily Howard
For this Creative Talk we welcome Emily Howard, composer, to share her practice. Her distinctive language distils musical elements into their purest form, as she works within the liminal space between music and maths.
27 February 2025 16:30 - 18:00
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Creative Talk: Scott Thurston
For this Creative Talk we welcome Scott Thurston to share his practice. He will explore his key creative and theoretical influences, discuss major projects and illustrate his ideas with short performances.
13 March 2025 16:30 - 18:00
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Takács Quartet
We invite you to join us for this exciting and unique celebration of a master of the 20th century, one whose works withstand all tests of time and highlight the importance of “home” as a defining stylistic concept.
15 March 2025 19:00 - 21:30
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Creative Talk: Andrew Pierre Hart
For this Creative Talk we welcome Andrew Pierre Hart, interdisciplinary artist, to share his practice. Through the medium of Painting, the main focus of his work is the symbiotic relationship between sound and painting.
27 March 2025 16:30 - 18:00
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