Festival brings arts gala to Scarborough

6 February 2012

Students, staff and graduates from the University of Hull’s Scarborough Campus will be playing their part at this month’s annual Coastival festival of music, art, comedy and theatre.

Coastival’s Rather Splendid Day Out will see a packed line-up of events take place in venues across Scarborough, including at the University campus, on 11 February.

Among the evening highlights are award-winning theatre company Slung Low with Darkness at the Sun Court, the first of five pieces to be performed at arts festivals across North Yorkshire under the collective name Converging Paths. Actor Craig Charles will also host a music showcase at The Spa Theatre.

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The campus will host a performance of The Making of Bull by Stacy Makishi and a workshop by the same artist in conjunction with Coastival and the Scarborough Literature Festival.

Students and recent graduates from the University’s Scarborough School of Arts and New Media are performing and volunteering at the festival. Second-year Theatre and Performance students are showcasing their talents in The Charm Collectors, and a group of graduates from 2011 will perform as the Lost Property Theatre company.

Creative Music Technology lecturer, Dr Rob Mackay, has created a sound piece for the Sea Swim exhibition at Woodend which will be officially opened as part of the Coastival festival. The Arts Council-funded exhibition will later be shown at the Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art (MIMA).

The University is also a Coastival sponsor.

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Maria Chatzichristodoulou, Theatre and Performance lecturer at the University said: “Coastival offers our students an excellent opportunity to present their work and get hands-on experience at a well-respected arts festival happening on their doorstep.”

More information about Coastival, including times and ticket details, is available on the Coastival website.

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