The Phoenix – February 2015
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University celebrates 50th anniversary with Warwick Music Festival
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s part of its 50th anniversary celebrations, the University of Warwick is hosting The Warwick Music Festival at Warwick Arts Centre from Thursday 21 – Saturday 23 May 2015, featuring some of the world’s best musicians, including the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Scottish electro-pop group Django Django and legendary singer songwriter Joan Armatrading. The Warwick Music Festival represents the cultural centrepiece of the University's 50th anniversary celebrations and will take place over three nights, with a programme reflect-
ing the diversity of the University’s local community, offering classical music, contemporary independent music and stunningly beautiful songwriting. As an anniversary event, each evening features a programme that celebrates the past whilst also looking to the future. The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra will play lauded and familiar American classical works from George Gershwin, Aaron Copland and Leonard Bernstein on Thursday 21 May, and will also be joined onstage by the student musicians of the University of Warwick Symphony Orchestra. The programme will also be
complemented by Warwick music ensembles playing works from the American Songbook and the Warwick Global Songbook. Django Django’s gig on Friday 22 May is part of their brand new album launch, following the critical success of their self-titled debut, which was nominated for a Mercury Music Prize in 2012. Whilst Joan Armatrading’s show on Saturday 23 May is part of her last major tour, it is also her first solo outing. As she celebrates four decades of performing worldwide with classic tracks such as Love and Affection and Me, Myself I, she will be supported by upcoming
performers Lucy Anne Sale and Garfield Mayor. As well as a chance to experience brilliant headliners on stage, there will also be street food vendors, welcoming bars and foyers full of sights, sounds and surprises, creating a real festival atmosphere in the venue. The Warwick Music Festival is just one of several events in 2015 that will celebrate 50 years of the
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University of Warwick. Warwick Arts Centre was opened by the University in 1974, and has been a distinctive and special place on campus ever since: integral to University life, an important resource for the arts and for audiences in the region and a significant force in national and international arts networks.
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Lisa Jackson Co-Directed by: Lisa Jackson, Ali Orhan Singer/Actor: Lisa Hendricks & Dionne Rose Set/Costume design: Tania Scheyvaerts
Two Woman Launch of the West Midlands Victims Commission l L-R: Joan Campbell - Community Vision,Yvonne Mosquito - Deputy PCC, Maureen Connolly Birmingham & Solihull Womens Aid, David Jamieson - Police and Crime Commissioner, Cath Hannon - Victim Champion and Camille Ade-John - Community Vision at the launch of the Vicitims Commission.
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olice and Crime Commissioner David Jamieson has launched the West Midlands Victims Commission, the first of its kind in the country and unique to the West Midlands. The Victims Commission aims to improve the way services are provided for victims of crime. The new inclusive and consultative approach to commissioning is victim-led and aims to place victims at the heart of the process. The new Victim Service will provide support and information to all victims and will make sure specialist help is provided when needed. These services will help victims to cope and recover from the impacts of crime. Victim Support will provide the initial first contact, support
and information to victims, including those affected by business crime, anti-social behaviour and serious road traffic collisions, areas where victims are currently not provided support. They will make an assessment and refer victims to specialist providers where needed. Police and Crime Commissioner David Jamieson said: “After Baroness Newlove’s important report yesterday it is timely that in the West Midlands we are today launching our Victims Commission. This shows that we are leading the way on victims’ services. No other PCC has setup a commission expressly to do this job like we have in the West Midlands. I want there to be as few victims of crime as possible, but when crimes do take place
and victims are harmed, making sure that they get the best possible support is the priority. That is why we have brought together experts from across different areas and sectors to inform and recommend services to myself. Standing up for victims across an area as large and diverse as the West Midlands is a difficult task. We will be clear about the outcomes we expect for victims and ensure that we get the most from the resources available” Deputy Police and Crime Commissioner Yvonne Mosquito said: “Becoming a victim of crime can have a life changing effect. That is why we need to make sure that victims get the very best support possible.
“A story of friendship, love, betrayal and loss. A look at how the love of one man by two women has taken them in different directions in their lives, leading them both to loss but in very different ways.” During Lenford’s funeral service, Glorious paints a picture of a caring husband and wonderful father, while Blossom, holding a wake in her livingroom for the man she loved as a teenager, tells a very different story as she attributes her obesity and illhealth to the man she says abandoned her and their children. This is a heart touching and thoughtprovoking play. It explores themes around Jamaican and British cultural identity, belonging and wellbeing, Will 55 year old Glorious cope with her loss and can 69 year old Blossom, finally move on with her life?”
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New Art Exchange, 39-41 Gregory Boulevard, Nottingham, NG7 6BE Admission
Show Times
Booking & Info
Tickets Adults £7 £5 concessions.
Thursday 26th February 2015 1pm Matinee.
Box Office: 0115 924 8630
It is advisable to purchase tickets in advance.
Friday 27 February 2015 7pm Evening performance. th
Saturday 28th February 2015 1pm Matinee. 7pm Evening performance.
www.nae.org.uk www.mon0lisa.com Chez Coors, Mansfield Rd, Nottingham. Ultimate Barbers, Radford Rd Nottingham.
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Play produced by ‘mon0lisa Productions’ & the New Art Exchange. Supported by the British Heart Foundation in celebration of National Heart Health Month.
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