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Written by zest pr
Thursday, 17 April 2008
NEW GENERATION ARTS FESTIVAL 2008 The Definitive Platform for the Digital Generation Already renowned as the vanguard of creative content, the New Generation Arts Festival (NGA) notoriously champions the independent cause of showcasing the brightest emerging graduate talent in the arts world today. Previously supported by a host of celebrities including model Erin O’Connor, social commentator Germaine Greer, comedian Frank Skinner, artist Anthony Gormley and author Philip Pullman, this year the New Generation Arts Festival, organised by Birmingham City University, celebrates youth, diversity and the rise of digital culture. The topic of this year’s festival is Digital Utopia, where the exploration of the digital theme takes centre stage through a dynamic blend of celebrated talent and hotly tipped emerging artists on the verge of international success. Pushing the boundaries of innovation, 2008 will feature over 35 massive performances, exhibitions and special features including exhilarating collaborations with musician Julian Lloyd Webber, acclaimed digital artist Jane Prophet, applauded curator Mona Casey, and the extravagant up and coming VJ/DJ club collective Project X Presents. The eminent Big Debate, with a panel of renowned guests, will explore whether the digital revolution equals connectivity or just lost content. A centre piece of the festival is the Mobile Phone Portraiture which seeks to engage the local Birmingham community by inviting them to submit mobile phone pictures of “Life in Birmingham”. The photo gallery will be exhibited on the BBC Big Screens across the city alongside ‘Billboard Narratives’ supported by the Betty Trask winning novelist Nicola Monaghan. By posting storylines on billboards located around the city commuters will be encouraged to contribute their ideas and responses via text message which will be developed by a network of writers, allowing members of the public to fashion their own unique story board. One of Europe’s largest showcases for graduate talent, the New Generation Arts Festival 2008, organised by Birmingham City University, kicks off on the 5^th June and is jam packed with over 16 days of digital art based euphoria. The festival aims to be the ultimate platform for showcasing new graduate talent alongside established names within the framework of the modern digital era - once again reinforcing Birmingham’s status as a centre of culture, creativity and digital innovation. ENDS For further information please contact:Jem Bahaijoub or Ian RobertsZest PRTel. 0044 (0)207 734 0206 This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it / This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Notes to the editor:Part of Birmingham City University, Birmingham Institute of Art and Design is the largest centre for art, design and media education in the UK outside London. It's rated as one of the top ten art and design institutions in the country , providing education for over 4,000 students on five major campuses located across the city centre, including the internationally recognised School of Jewellery and the Department of Art. The Institutes state of the art facilities include a Milo motion control rig, the first of its kind in an education establishment. This together with the support of Mario Miniceillo , a nationally recognised Head of Visual Communication , confirms the University’s commitment to provide the best in cutting edge education. Recently awarded Media Skillset Academy status, Birmingham City University is the only University in the region to be awarded this prestigious recognition , reinforcing the University’s commitment to industry led, creative training. The University's substantial performing arts provision also includes Birmingham Conservatoire, a specialised music college of international stature which trains musicians to the highest standard in performance and composition and Birmingham School of Acting, one of the UK's leading vocational drama training schools. Based in the heart of the city centre only a few minutes’ walk from Symphony Hall, Birmingham Conservatoire has some of the finest performing and teaching facilities of its kind, including the renowned 520-seat Adrian Boult Hall, 150-seat Recital Hall customised for performance with live electronics, six state-of-the-art recording studios and a specialised music library. The Conservatoire educates and trains musicians to professional standards in solo performance, composition, early and chamber music, orchestral playing, jazz, community music and musicology. Additional courses are provided through collaboration with partner faculties and other institutions. Research is focused on the study of music in performance and there is a dedicated Centre for Composition and Performance with Technology. A thriving Junior Department provides tuition in classical music, jazz, chamber music, music of the north Indian subcontinent and A-Level studies for 200+ students aged 3 to 18. Birmingham Conservatoire is a part of Birmingham City University. For further information, visit: www.conservatoire.bcu.ac.uk Schedule: Thurs 5^th June- Festival Launch Opening Event Venue: Town Hall, Time: 19.00 Julian Lloyd Webber in conjunction with Michael Wolters/Marcus Dross: ‘The New Guide to Opera: The BBC Six O’Clock News. Integra performance ‘Ensemble Arts Nova’ + NGAF commission: 5^th-20^th June- ‘Billboard Narratives’Venue: Online/ Bill boards Birmingham City Centre Fri 6-20^th June- Jane Prophet: ‘(Trans)Plant: a kinetic sculpture for Birmingham Venue: Brindley Place, Time 12.30 Sat 6^th June – 20^th June Jane Prophet: Solo Exhibition Time: 13.00 Sat 6^th June – 20^th June Mobile Phone PortraitureVenue: Selfridges ART Launch Event Mixed Media Installations Curated by Mona CaseyVenue: OClub (Central Hall) Time 18.30 Fri 6/Mon 9th-20^th June- Project B: Sebilj Venue: OClub Fri 6^th June- Integra PerformanceVenue: Adrian Boult Hall Recital Hall, Time: 22:00 Fri 6-20^th June- Launch of Online Collaboration Creative Writing + Media Including a master classVenue: online Sat 7^th June- Integra PerformanceVenue: ABH/RH/ CBSO? – Adrian Boult Hall, Recital Hall, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Time: 17.00 Sat 7^th June- VJ/DJ Night featuring Project X PresentsVenue: OClub, Time: 20.30 Sun 8^th June- Integra Performance Venue: Adrian Boult Hall, Recital Hall Mon 9^th June- Big Debate – Digital Utopia: - connectivity or lost contact?Venue: International Convention Centre 6^th until 20^th June- Digital Photography Mixed Exhibition Venue: Custard Factory Mon 9-13^th June- Bourneville ? Foundation +BA Grad Show 6-15^th June- Rapid Proto Type –Jewellery Designer/Maker ExhibitionTime: 18.30 Venue: Baskerville House 6^th until 20^th June- Digital Photography Mixed Exhibition Venue: Custard Factory Mon 9-13^th June- Bournville Foundation +BA Grad Show 6-15^th June Rapid Proto Type –Jewellery Designer/Maker Exhibition Time: 18:30 Tue 10^th June Lunchtime recitalVenue: Recital Hall Time: 13:00-14:00 Tue 10^th June QPS with BC concerto soloist, Conductor Dan RosinaTime: 19:30 Venue: Adrian Boult Hall Wed 11^th June National Academy of Writing – End of Year Show Venue: Recital Hall Time: 5-8pm Thurs 12^th June MusicalVenue: Crescent Theatre Time: 19:30 Thurs 12^th June ‘A Thousand and One Nights with The Destroyers’Venue: Town Hall Time: TBC Fri 13^th June Musical Venue: Crescent Theatre Time: 19.30 Fri 13^th June JazzVenue: Symphony Hall Foyer Time: 17:30 Sat 14^th June Anthem’, a trilogy of musical filmsVenue: Electric Cinema Time: 12.30-2.30pm Sat 14^th June MusicalVenue: Crescent Theatre Time: 19:30 Tue 17^th June David Purser & Jonathan Green Venue: Recital Hall Time: 13.00 18th June Fashion Show Wed 18^th June Composers Ensemble Venue: Recital Hall Time: 19.30 Wed 18^th June The Orpheus Trust with Richard Stilgoe Venue: Recital Hall Time:13.00 Thurs 19^th June Lunchtime Recital Venue: Recital Hall Time:13:00-14:00 Thurs 19^th June Jazz Orchestra with John Hollenbeck Venue: Adrian Boult Hall Time: 19:30 Fri 20^th June Finale concert Concert: Symphony Orchestra: MessiaenConductor Lionel Friend; Piano Soloists: Colin Scott & Rebeca OmordiaVenue: Town Hall Time: 7.30-9.30pm Bookmark with: Delicious Digg reddit Facebook StumbleUpon What are these?

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