It’s fair to say many people have a fear of clowns, which is known as Coulrophobia. A child’s fear of an unfamiliar face has become widespread, with many developing a fear of clowns. The phobia leads to people in later life being anxious when confronted with clown costumes, a clowns facial features and of course their make up. A clown therefore would not seem to be the ideal employment for...
Plymouth is celebrating its work on the Armed Forces Covenant and Corporate Covenant – as a new national brand is launched to raise its profile.
Nationally, the Armed Forces Covenant – which is a promise from the nation to those who serve or who have served, and their families, to do all we can to ensure they are treated fairly and not disadvantaged in their day-to-day lives – has...
Young people from across the city have been helping to design a new emotional health and wellbeing service for Plymouth’s secondary and special schools.
Over 60 young people from 10 city schools, ranging from age 11-18 took part in a special workshop event organised by Sarah Staples and Josh Pope, Plymouth’s Member and Deputy Member of the UK Youth Parliament.
Year 13 A level students who left Ridgeway School last year came back recently for an evening of celebration.
Around 60 guests were welcomed to the A level presentation evening by Principal Lisa Boorman and last year’s Head of Post 16, Jason Ryder. Jason spoke personally about each student as they collected their A level certificates.
Music composed and performed by Plymouth University undergraduate music students
The focus of this year's concert will be neo-classical, film and modern music. It is a reflection on modernity and music styles. The programme will feature new music from Plymouth University BA (Hons) Music students including final year composers.
Simon Ible - conductor, Candida Frankham - soprano
A programme of excerpts from the choral classics including:
Handel: Messiah Vivaldi: Gloria Mozart: Requiem and Vespers Fauré: Requiem and Cantique de Jean Racine Purcell : Dido and Aeneas Bach : Jesu, Joy of Man’s desiring
Plus Vivaldi: Violin Concerto in A minor
Come and indulge in the best loved in wonderful solos and choruses – Handel’s Hallelujah!, Fauré’s Sanctus and Mozart’s Lachrymosa and Laudate Dominum.
Kullervo is Sibelius’ first major work. It is a five-movement symphonic poem for orchestra, soloists and male voice choir. It was heard five times from its inception in 1892 until 1893 before the composer inextricably withdrew it. Since the composer’s death in 1957 the world has started to hear performances and it is now recognised as being a stunning if unconventional contribution to the orchestral repertoire. We are going to study four of the movements in this Workshop Day – omitting the third.
Introduction and Q and A by Holly Tarquini, Founder of the F-Rating, producer of Bath Film Festival and life-long feminist.
Holly Tarquini, producer at the Bath Film Festival, is known for establishing a new rating system, the F-Rating, which is applied to films which have a strong female director, actor or writer. Gravity is the perfect film to illustrate the point, failing the Bechdel Test it is nevertheless a heart-pounding thriller, a philosophical meditation on the human condition and a kick-ass feminist cinema manifesto.
