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Royal Holloway University of London
In 2012, Royal Holloway University of London will be an Olympic village for rowers and flat-water canoeists. The College has taken its inspiration from water sports, including swimming and rowing, along with metaphors of the river, as a thread that binds the geographies of the London Olympic site and the nearby Olympic site at Eton. Interdisciplinary work by staff, students and schools will find voice through the media of dance, music, ritual, media, writing, photography and drama. Please contact: Sarah Hogarth Email: Sarah.Hogarth@rhul.ac.uk
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Invitation
Where: Royal Holloway University of London, Egham, Surrey. TW20 0EX
When: 6th June, Ipm
The Faculty of the Arts at Royal Holloway University of London would like to invite you to the Creative Campus Initiative (CCI) Exhibition. This exhibition is a celebration of the dynamic programme of cultural events, performance and artworks created in response to the 2012 Olympics and Paralympics and features new commissions from students, practising artists, and the local community engaged in the CCI programme. RSVP Sarah Hogarth (CCI Cultural Coordinator) on sarah.hogarth@rhul.ac.uk
Ceremonial Cleanse: a sound sculpture
Where: Royal Holloway Woods
When: 6th June
Jeff R Warren's sculptural installation explores water and ritual, drawing inspiration from ritual elements of the Olympic games and the ritualized usage of water in the suikinkutsu (Japanese water harp) and tea ceremony. More info: jeff.warren@twu.ca | www.jeffrwarren.com
Exploring London's Waterscape
Where: Windsor Building RHUL
When: 6th June
The Olympic waterscape that encompasses East London's Lea Valley is a system of waterways that feeds and shapes the area. With the Olympics looming over London, this waterscape is under constant use and restructuring in a way never before experienced. This project aims to capture, through film and photography, what these waterways symbolise to the people who care about them. More info: digicado@gmail.com
The Lost Swimming Pool (for Esther Williams and the Lost Olympics; and for Jane Holloway and Elizabeth Jesser Reid)
Where: Jane Holloway Lecture Theatre RHUL
When: 6th June, 1.30pm, 3pm and 5pm (highlights)
This performance, film and book is partly an homage to Esther Williams, who would have represented the USA as a swimmer in the 1940 Summer Games (had they not been cancelled) and partly an examination of women's physical education at the time of the founding of Bedford and Royal Holloway Colleges. Ruth Livesey, Redell Olsen, Libby Worth and Gillian Wylde's work will involve translations of archive material into text, film and dance. More info: redell.olsen@rhul.ac.uk
Going with the Flow
Where: Windsor Building RHUL
When: 6th June
This rowing installation by Gail Pearce uses several rowing boats on dry land to generate electricity that powers projections onto sails. These display images of rivers and moving water. The sound of water and the thoughts and memories of women rowers create an immersive installation which involves users on several levels.
A Celebration of Music and Dance
Where: Windsor Building Auditorium
When: 6th June, 4.30pm
Three composers from Royal Holloway will be paired with choreographers from the London Contemporary Dance School to create new work that takes as its starting point the dual themes of water and the Olympic ideal. The resulting performance will take place at Royal Holloway and feature dancers from London School of Contemporary Dance and musicians from Royal Holloway's new music ensemble-in-residence CHROMA, augmented with other performers from the music department. More info: Mark.bowden@rhul.ac.uk
Dreams for the Future
Where: Windsor Building RHUL
When: 6th June
Pupils from years 9 and 10 will have the opportunity to write, produce and edit their own films. These films will focus on Olympic themes including: 'A Day in the Life of an Olympian' and 'My Olympic Experience.' Royal Holloway undergraduates who have participated in the Olympics will share their experiences with the students. More news here: http://www.rhul.ac.uk/messages/press/message.asp?ref_no=2218 More info: tanya.popeau@rhul.ac.uk
Inspiring Minds: Science and Culture
Where: Windsor Building, RHUL
When: 6 June
This springtime series of activities will introduce children to ways in which scientists support Olympians. Younger children will be invited to test their own model boats to discover a winning design, whilst older pupils will learn the skills of film-making to produce documentaries on sports psychology and illegal doping, and design and build artificial legs for future Paralympics competitors. The participants include Dr Nick Smeeton (lecturer in sports psychology) and Dr Vanessa Heggie (expert in sports doping). More info: Emm.barnes@rhul.ac.uk
Rowers
Where: Boiler House, RHUL
When: 6th June, 1.30pm, 3pm and 5pm
Acclaimed model theatre artist Robert Poulter and Royal Holloway's Puppet Working Group present a production that combines toy theatre and live theatre performance. In Rowers, a couple witness the journey a canoe takes through time and space as it transforms itself from a means of transport to a war machine, to a vessel of exploration, to a form of recreation and sport. More info: matthew.cohen@rhul.ac.uk
To Run
Where: Windsor Building RHUL
When: 6th June
Ben Golding's short lyrical documentary explores the mentality of an athlete preparing for the Olympics. Rhythmic and introspective, To Run focuses on the internal struggle between nature and sport. The nature of 'the games' is to be the best in the world, but what are the consequences? More info: ben.golding@rhul.ac.uk
Waterworld
Where: Windsor Building RHUL
When: 6th June
Watery themes inspire students from the Media Arts department to make short films that will create a varied comment on this subject for the local Olympic celebrations. More info: g.pearce@rhul.ac.uk .
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