Arts and culture news

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Start your festivities by singing along to carols at the University’s Christmas Choir Concert

Staff, students and members of the local community are invited to the University’s Christmas Choir Concert on Wednesday 4 December. Bring your voices, your friends and don’t forget a festive spirit too!
Samples of diatoms gathered from river and lake beds by Dr David Ryves, used to determine information about climate change

Latest Radar project commissions artists to explore risk and its social, ecological and economic relations

Radar has launched its latest project, Risk-Related: a year-long series of artist residencies, commissions, performances and events.

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Loughborough University’s NT Live 2019 series finishes with Present Laughter

LU Arts and Flix Cinema screen the last National Theatre (NT) Live broadcast of the season, Present Laughter, on 28 November at the Cope Auditorium.
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Success for group of creative students as they are named LU Arts’ 2019-20 scholars

An event held earlier this week celebrated this year’s recipients of the LU Arts’ scholarships.
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Join LU Arts for evenings of music, poetry and drag

As part of the weekly Happy Mondays programme run in partnership with LSU, LU Arts puts on three different performance nights – Cabaret, Speech Bubble and Acoustic Night.

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Academic to share with local community the secret history of Ladybird books

An academic from Loughborough University is working in partnership with Charnwood Museum and Charnwood Borough Council to host an event about the history of Ladybird Books later this month.
Dr Oliver Tearle, Dr Sarah Parker and Dr Andrew Dix

New episode of the ‘School of Poetry’ podcast looks at transport poetry

Loughborough academics look at poetry that focuses on the theme of transport in a new episode of the ‘School of Poetry’ podcast.

University’s Big Booker Read marks new partnership with acclaimed literary award

Loughborough celebrated its new partnership with the Booker Prize Foundation by hosting a Big Booker Read event on campus on Wednesday (30 October), featuring the author of The Gathering, Anne Enright.
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Why French poet Charles Baudelaire was the godfather of Goths

Goths are typically regarded as being on the fringes of society – members of a subculture which finds beauty in the darker elements of human experience.

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University students and graduates contribute to mindfulness colouring book

A group of students and graduates from Loughborough University have created a series of drawings for a mindfulness colouring book produced by LU Arts.
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NT Live: Hansard

The National Theatre (NT) Live programme continues at Loughborough this month with a screening of Hansard on 7 November at the Cope Auditorium.

Latest Radar project to exhibit work from researchers and artists who have explored the capacity of the human body to produce new knowledge

Artwork and documentation from a new Radar project exploring the human body as a site of knowledge production and retention will be exhibited later this week.
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Booker Prize-winning author to visit Loughborough University

As part of Loughborough’s Big Booker Read scheme, Anne Enright, author of The Gathering will be delivering a talk on campus on 30 October.

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LU Arts to host a day of film and discussion exploring ‘care’

On Wednesday 30 October, LU Arts in partnership with Ian Nesbitt will be holding a symposium titled ‘Who Cares?’, exploring the ethics and politics of care in society.

Booker Prize: with two winners it’s a double-edged victory – perhaps Bernardine Evaristo needed the recognition more

For the first time since 1992 – and only the third time in the illustrious history of the Booker – the prize has been awarded to two novels: The Testaments by Margaret Atwood, and Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo.
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LU Arts launch new website

LU Arts have relaunched their website with a fresh new look, aimed at making it easier to get involved in the creative activities on campus.

Poetry lovers encouraged to attend exhibition on Carcanet Press

Poetry lovers are being invited to attend an exhibition to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Manchester-based publisher Carcanet Press.
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University announces the Big Booker Read scheme for students

Loughborough University and leading literary award The Booker Prize have launched a new partnership to offer students a copy of The Gathering by Anne Enright.

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NT Live: A Midsummer Night’s Dream

A screening of the National Theatre’s performance of A Midsummer Night’s Dream will be hosted at the Cope Auditorium on 17 October at 7pm.

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Immerse yourself in arts, music and crafts as part of Loughborough University’s annual Creative Community Day

On Saturday 19 October from 12pm-5pm, the University will be hosting a jam-packed day of creative activities suitable for all ages at Loughborough Students’ Union (LSU).

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LU Arts display poetry collection across University campus for Black History Month

As part of Black History Month, LU Arts – the University’s arts programme – has produced a collection of poetry which will be showcased at Loughborough University.
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Fruit Routes Harvest event invites local community to learn, make and eat using foraged food from University campus

On Friday 18 and Saturday 19 October, Loughborough University will hold its annual Fruit Routes Harvest.
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#LboroFamily celebrates Black History Month

Loughborough University – in partnership with Loughborough Students' Union – is proud to celebrate Black History Month throughout October.

Latest Radar project to host exhibition exploring the legacy of pioneering arts educator

Radar’s most recent commission, This is Just What I Saw, is an exploration of the legacy of pioneering arts educator Marion Richardson.
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NT Live: One Man, Two Guvnors

As part of the NT Live’s 10th anniversary celebrations there will be an encore screening of One Man, Two Guvnors at the Cope Auditorium on 3 October at 7pm with a running time of 210 minutes.