Every week we bring you our special selection of all things arty. From interesting websites to highly anticipated performances for your diary, there is something to spark all kinds of creative interest.
1. Arts week @ Exeter University
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“Whether you prefer to sit back and relax to the musical concerts, get involved with making your own arts and crafts or being one of the first to watch what our Guild Societies are taking to Edinburgh Fringe this summer, then this is the week for you!”
Arts week runs from the 3rd to 8th of June, and is the perfect way to wind down after exams and enjoy the summer term. There are over 60 performances and an amazing variety of activities to choose from, ranging from EUSO performing in Exeter Cathedral to a knot-making workshop with Ed Crumpton. Other events include an outdoor screening with the campus cinema, various dance workshops, a print-making workshop, multiple musical and theatrical performances, sports activities and even food stalls. This week is certainly not to be missed!
Find out more and read a full schedule here.
2. Ignite: Exeter’s Festival of Theatre 2013
“Any space can be a theatre, anyone can tell a story.”
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Running from the 3rd-9th of June, across a handful of the city’s venues, Exeter Ignite is set to be absolutely brilliant. Tickets are very reasonably priced; £6 for one show, £11 for two, £15 for three, £18 for four and £20 for five! Take a look at the diverse spectrum of performances here.
One “performance” which caught our eye was the interactive “Paper Secrets”, where you are instructed to go to the bar, ask for the key, and write down your deepest, darkest secret on a piece of paper. Paper Secrets invites you to explore what happens “in the moment you choose whether to let a stranger read you secret, or to seal it forever.”
For more information check out the official website.
3. The thirty three most beautiful abandoned places in the world
Image credits: Flickr user Baldeaglebluff
This collection of awe-inspiring photographs will leave you feeling breathless. Our particular favourites include the Angkor Wat temple in Cambodia, the overgrown “Tunnel of Love” in Ukraine and the sand filled house in the Namib desert.
The pictures are haunting in their depiction of the collision between nature and human construction. Call of duty fans will recognise the ghost town of Pripyat, Ukraine. Equally eerie are the photographs of forsaken theme parks, abandoned houses and an illuminated sunken yacht in the Antarctic.
Every single photograph on this list is fascinating and chillingly beautiful in its own way. Click here to see all thirty three images.
4. Romeo and Juliet (The Lemon Grove, 18.30 and 21.00, 23-24 May)
Drama comes to the Lemmy: Romeo and Juliet as you’ve never seen it before.
In a preview for Exeposé, Georgina Posner stated that ‘one of the highlights of this year’s Term 3 drama festival is undoubtedly going to be R&J, a modern adaptation of Romeo and Juliet, set in our very own Lemmy. Inspired by the ‘lad’ culture of Exeter Uni, a deadly mix of alcohol, hatred and lust will ensure this production will be anything but boring, especially not with the promise of a booze filled bar for the audience to enjoy!’
Book tickets here.
5. The Rain Room
Science and art combine in Random International’s creation of a “Rain Room”, which you can walk around in without getting wet. Although the Barbican exhibition is sadly over, check out the video below which combines dance with the digitally choreographed rain.
Giverny Masso and Bryony James, Online Arts Editors
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