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End of year shows

Lift Off 2022: Wednesday 11 May

13.00 - 19.20
11 May 2022
Various

Join us at Lift Off 2022 to celebrate our Dance, Theatre and Performance, and Performing Arts students' work.

Can't make it in person? Livestream the event on YouTube.

Programme

An untitled performance by Michael Sibanda.

Venue: Black Box

Time: 13:00-13:20

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The narrative runs a story of friendship, denial, silliness and the absurd. It begins with a need for a show, which leads Meg and Jem into a quest through funny, panto-esque sketches meeting strange characters and defeating bizarre enemies. Will they find the Orb or lose each other?

Director / Writer / Performers: Jemma McDowall & Megan Stuchbury-Wass - WASPJAM

Venue: Theatre

Time: 14:20-15:20

Music Credits: Zadok the Priest -George Frideric Handel, Somebody that I Used to know -Gotye,Kimbra, Mysterious Cave -Mind journey, The Mumakil -Howard Shore, The Shire -Howard Shore, The Bridge of Khazad Dum-Howard Shore, The Good the bad the ugly -Ennio Morricone, Black Wolf’s Inn -Derek Fiechter, Careless Whisper -George Michael, Mission Impossible -Lalo Schifrin, James Bond Theme -John Barry Orchestra, Hawaii Five-0 -The Ventures, Rocky Theme, His morning Promenade -Charlie Chaplin.

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This work is inspired by powerful women and the female experience, both those throughout history and those we currently know. The work is a varied collection of site-specific performances happening throughout the week that all form part of an overall performance piece. Pay attention. We are everywhere.

Choreographer: Daisy Barber

Performers: Daisy Barber, Tyler Roberts, Melody Bell, Ivy Wappett

Venue: Lifts

Time: 14:30-16:00

Music Credit: Women’s rights are human right’s speech-Hillary Clinton

An untitled performance by Buster Newsam & Tyler Wild

Venue: Black Box

Time: 15:40-17:10

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Have you ever considered what it really means to collaborate? Rheanna and Xander have. Rheanna and Xander think they are collaborators. But having never worked as a duo before, the pair are ready to journey through the tensions this may bring. Join us in our rehearsal for devising, reasoning, and carrying on.

Directors/Writers/Performers: Rheanna Atkinson & Xander Lang-Whiston

Venue: Black Box

Time: 15:40-17:10

Music credits: Ces bottes sont faites pour marcher by Emilie-Claire Barlow, Come Together by Urbandawn (ft. Tyson Kelly), Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go by Wham! Wonderwall by The Mike Flowers Pop

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Elsie Cornish & MJ Catherwood (MA Performance)

Venue: Performing Arts Studio 1

Time: 17:30-17:50

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An untitled performance by Rebecca Macfarlane.

Venue: Theatre

Time:18:10-19:20

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"Son, you're a black male, and that's two strikes against you and they weep big, bitter tears—not for you. For themselves, because they've lost their toy." –James Baldwin, Robert Stephens.

Director / Writer / Performer: Landrine Maroy

Venue: Theatre (Film screening)

Time: 18:10-19:20

Music Credits: Billie holiday –Strange Fruits, Common, John Legend –Glory

Film Credit: History channel

Co Producer and Editor:Frederick Henderson

Special thanks to Dadylla Neto.