Hi guys,
Don't forget, this week the PAU sees the return of the Southampton Uni Dance societies Pure Dance Show... not to be missed... I saw this last year and it was amazing!! So make sure you go and check it, out these are the details:
1st may 7.30pm
2nd may 2.30pm and 7.30pm
Turner sims concert hall, tickets from turner sims box office
students £5
adults £7
Visit the Turner Sims website for more information... http://www.turnersims.co.uk/index.php?option=com_jcalpro&Itemid=28&extmode=view&extid=350
Hopefully see you there!!!
Zoe
Wednesday, 29 April 2009
Monday, 20 April 2009
Art Asia coming to Turner Sims
Hi
Art Asia are coming to Turner Sims. They have a diverse range of dance, art and theatre. I have been told that they are brilliant and definately worth going to see. This kind of dance, music and art seems to be becoming more and more popular. Yesterday I was down at gunwharf and there was a festival on and the atmosphere was awesome everyone up dancing by the sea! It was really uplifting, specially since i had just had a bad race. It's not hard to smile when everyone and everything has positive energy bursting from the seams! Anyway they are coming to Turner Sims tommorow the title of the performance is Bach to Benares, but don't be put off if your not a classical music fan as they put a twist on it and it is a good listen!
If your around tommorow and need uplifting with the pains of exams, dissertation and coursework , Go Suco and see I'm sure you won't be disappointed! Plus its only £8 for students! It starts at 8pm and you wont want to miss a minute so be on time!!!
Art Asia are coming to Turner Sims. They have a diverse range of dance, art and theatre. I have been told that they are brilliant and definately worth going to see. This kind of dance, music and art seems to be becoming more and more popular. Yesterday I was down at gunwharf and there was a festival on and the atmosphere was awesome everyone up dancing by the sea! It was really uplifting, specially since i had just had a bad race. It's not hard to smile when everyone and everything has positive energy bursting from the seams! Anyway they are coming to Turner Sims tommorow the title of the performance is Bach to Benares, but don't be put off if your not a classical music fan as they put a twist on it and it is a good listen!
If your around tommorow and need uplifting with the pains of exams, dissertation and coursework , Go Suco and see I'm sure you won't be disappointed! Plus its only £8 for students! It starts at 8pm and you wont want to miss a minute so be on time!!!
Thursday, 16 April 2009
The house of Bernada Alba
The House of Bernarda Alba is a communist play set around the 1936 civil war. The play has often been grouped together with Blood Wedding and Yerma to form, what thespians describe to be, a "rural trilogy", that explores themes of tyranny causing repression, lust and passion, coming from mourning women's conformity and routine. Bernarda's cruel tyranny over her daughters foreshadows the stifling nature of Franco's fascist regime. The play is gripping, yet light despite the nature of its content. Was an interesting and entertaining outing!Go SUCO and See!!!
Saturday, 21 March 2009
Last Kinki of the term
Hey guys!What did you all think of the final Kinki of the term last night??
It sure was worth the £2 ticket purchased earlier in the day!! With the atmosphere electrified by the realisation we will be away from uni for 4 weeks over Easter, you would have been hard pushed to find a better night out around the whole of town! With drinks including Vodka and Carling from as little as £1.50, the night was always going to be a great success, with hundreds of students in the same room with the same plan ... to let their hair down at the end of term!The night really did have something for everyone, with music as wide ranged from pop, chart and R&B on the dancefloor to trance and dance at the bars, it was impossible to find even 1 person without a smile on their face and dancing the night away to the latest tunes!
I'm sure the many hundreds of pictures taken that night by the students tell the tale of an amazing night ... along with the many pictures taken by SUSU, displayed on their website for all to see!! Kinki really is one of the best student nights around - cant wait for the fun to begin all over again after Easter!! GO SUCO AND SEE!! ...
Friday, 20 March 2009
Frost/Nixon at Union Films
When I saw the Frost/Nixon was showing in Southampton University Union Films I was ecstatic. I had heard great reviews about this film and was keen to see it for myself! The film follows the story of former President Nixon and British talk-show host David Frost and I am told that it is an accurate representation of what really happened. But don’t be fooled into think this film is just a history lesson, there is high tension and real passion on screen. You become obsessed with Frosts plight and your anger and sympathy towards Nixon leads to a confusing array of emotions. This is not a film to watch when you fancy a quite night in with an easy to follow story and a chocolate bar, it is intense, powerful and stimulating. Be warned, this film may lead you into heated debates with whoever you watch it with. It was brilliant. Go SUCO and see!
Wednesday, 18 March 2009
Andromaque
The rolling waves of Jean Racine's mighty alexandrines have not crashed upon our shores for many years, and not least among the serious pleasures of Cheek by Jowl's Andromaque – co-produced with Peter Brook's Bouffes du Nord in Paris – is the chance to stand on the beach and wallow.
Hermione's predicament at the start of the fifth act, so simply and rhythmically expressed, is a good example of Racine's noble style in his first big success.The language gathered force and complexity in his last great masterpiece, Phèdre, but in Andromaque it's pure and simple, utterly direct.
In the chaotic aftermath of the Trojan War, Andromaque, Hector's widow and Pyrrhus's captive, must take part a false marriage to save her son, while Hermione, Helen's daughter, is as smitten by Pyrrhus, the king of Epirus, as Orestes, son of Agamemnon, dotes on her.The participants dance an impassioned gavotte of the emotions in a geometric design completely honoured in Declan Donnellan's production, which is sustained with tremulous dedication by actors in a black void dotted with unadorned chairs.It must have looked grander, starker, in the pock-marked dilapidation of the Bouffes in Paris, but the performances of Camille Japy as Hermione, Xavier Boiffier as Orestes and Christophe Gregoire as the king create an atmosphere of suffocating tension.More than two decades ago, in the early days of Cheek by Jowl, Donnellan and his designer Nick Ormerod produced the English language premiere of Andromaque as a chamber piece for five unrequited lovers somewhere in the Mediterranean in the 1940s.
Orestes was like a young Prince Philip, the ladies chic and pleated like the Andrews Sisters.Despite the distraction of English surtitles – not remotely matching the French in meaning or metre – the play now throbs with its full unmediated power and majesty, the actors pinioned in the tragic void like insects under glass, moving from corridor to antechamber in pools of light and gasps of passion.There's no hiding place for misery and despair: Racine's the real thing, watch out.
Hermione's predicament at the start of the fifth act, so simply and rhythmically expressed, is a good example of Racine's noble style in his first big success.The language gathered force and complexity in his last great masterpiece, Phèdre, but in Andromaque it's pure and simple, utterly direct.
In the chaotic aftermath of the Trojan War, Andromaque, Hector's widow and Pyrrhus's captive, must take part a false marriage to save her son, while Hermione, Helen's daughter, is as smitten by Pyrrhus, the king of Epirus, as Orestes, son of Agamemnon, dotes on her.The participants dance an impassioned gavotte of the emotions in a geometric design completely honoured in Declan Donnellan's production, which is sustained with tremulous dedication by actors in a black void dotted with unadorned chairs.It must have looked grander, starker, in the pock-marked dilapidation of the Bouffes in Paris, but the performances of Camille Japy as Hermione, Xavier Boiffier as Orestes and Christophe Gregoire as the king create an atmosphere of suffocating tension.More than two decades ago, in the early days of Cheek by Jowl, Donnellan and his designer Nick Ormerod produced the English language premiere of Andromaque as a chamber piece for five unrequited lovers somewhere in the Mediterranean in the 1940s.
Orestes was like a young Prince Philip, the ladies chic and pleated like the Andrews Sisters.Despite the distraction of English surtitles – not remotely matching the French in meaning or metre – the play now throbs with its full unmediated power and majesty, the actors pinioned in the tragic void like insects under glass, moving from corridor to antechamber in pools of light and gasps of passion.There's no hiding place for misery and despair: Racine's the real thing, watch out.
Monday, 16 March 2009
Quiz and Curry
For a fun and alternative evening for students, I would definitely recommend the quiz and curry held at The Bridge. With a group of 10 of us, we split into 2 teams ... girls and boys, and rivalry between us made the night all the more exciting, with us all striving to win and be the best! However, we were not just each others competition, the popularity of this night was shown by at least 8 other teams entering - with some being seasoned proffessionals at the quiz and others (inculding us!) going for a good night out!
The rounds included a picture round, identifying the different olympic cities who have hosted the big event, an anagram round trying to work out jumbled sport stars names and the usual rounds such as music and general knowledge.At the half way point, the quiz was stopped and the scores collated so far whilst the teams indulged in freshly made curries! Whether you wanted a mild korma or be riskier with a dish with a bit more spice, it was the perfect food to feed the brain and get everyone rared up for the next few rounds of the quiz!The night was a real success, with much fun (and occassional cheating!) had by all the teams ... and I'm pleased to say that the girls did infact beat the boys by a whole 3 points!! We are currently preparing ourselves for a rematch after Easter ... GO SUCO AND SEE!! ...
The rounds included a picture round, identifying the different olympic cities who have hosted the big event, an anagram round trying to work out jumbled sport stars names and the usual rounds such as music and general knowledge.At the half way point, the quiz was stopped and the scores collated so far whilst the teams indulged in freshly made curries! Whether you wanted a mild korma or be riskier with a dish with a bit more spice, it was the perfect food to feed the brain and get everyone rared up for the next few rounds of the quiz!The night was a real success, with much fun (and occassional cheating!) had by all the teams ... and I'm pleased to say that the girls did infact beat the boys by a whole 3 points!! We are currently preparing ourselves for a rematch after Easter ... GO SUCO AND SEE!! ...
Friday, 13 March 2009
DON'T MISS OUT: This week's PAU shows...
Hi guys!! I just thought I'd keep you updated on some of the events currently going on in the PAU... Don't forget to check out Lopsoc's performance of Iolanthe- it's running all this week until Saturday, starting at 7.30pm in Arts H (The Annex- Southampton University Campus). There is also a matinee on Saturday at 2.30pm... same place!! Make sure you don't miss out!!
LopSoc's Iolanthe
I went to see LopSoc's performance of Iolanthe a couple of night's ago and was pleaseantly surprised... light opera is not normally "my thing" however LopSoc were funny, charming and engaging throughout.The Gilbert and Sullivan show was a great choice for the society, enabling them to show off their hugely talented cast whilst keeping the audience in stiches of laughter.
Below I have provided a brief outline of the plot for anyone interested...
Iolanthe (a fairy) is banished from fairyland for marrying a mortal man and having his son.But what will happen when her son, Strephon, wishes to marry Phyllis, the Lord Chancellor's beautiful ward?Will the Lord Chancellor allow the marriage?Will the Queen of the Fairies pardon Iolanthe?Will Phyllis be able to decide which Peer to marry?Will there be a convenient twist to the story to give us a happy ending?The show is running until the end of this week.
For more information please check out our events page... and make sure you go and see it before it's all over!!Also... if you have any thought's on any of this or on the show itself please get in touch!!Zoe
Below I have provided a brief outline of the plot for anyone interested...
Iolanthe (a fairy) is banished from fairyland for marrying a mortal man and having his son.But what will happen when her son, Strephon, wishes to marry Phyllis, the Lord Chancellor's beautiful ward?Will the Lord Chancellor allow the marriage?Will the Queen of the Fairies pardon Iolanthe?Will Phyllis be able to decide which Peer to marry?Will there be a convenient twist to the story to give us a happy ending?The show is running until the end of this week.
For more information please check out our events page... and make sure you go and see it before it's all over!!Also... if you have any thought's on any of this or on the show itself please get in touch!!Zoe
Thursday, 12 March 2009
Sliding Doors at Union Films
I recently attended Southampton Union Films screening of “Sliding Doors”, an adaptation of the beautiful book by Peter Howitt. As a huge fan of the book I was keen to see whether the director would succeed in bringing it to life. I was not let down! The characters were developed, interesting and believable and I was pleasantly surprised by the chemistry Paltrow was able to create with both leading men.
The hook of the film is an stimulating idea and one that I am sure most people have considered… “What would happen if I have done this differently today?”. Paltrows character is seen in two different scenarios, in one she catches a bus and makes it home to find her partner in bed with another women. In another she misses the bus and is none the wiser. Paltrows talents are obvious in this film, she is able the make the character she acts feel like the same person, even though the person is living two very different lives. The plot line sounds confusing but it is filmed in such a way that it is easy for the audience to understand.
This film is well worth watching and extremely enjoyable, another bonus was that the whole evening only cost £2! Go SUCO and See…
The hook of the film is an stimulating idea and one that I am sure most people have considered… “What would happen if I have done this differently today?”. Paltrows character is seen in two different scenarios, in one she catches a bus and makes it home to find her partner in bed with another women. In another she misses the bus and is none the wiser. Paltrows talents are obvious in this film, she is able the make the character she acts feel like the same person, even though the person is living two very different lives. The plot line sounds confusing but it is filmed in such a way that it is easy for the audience to understand.
This film is well worth watching and extremely enjoyable, another bonus was that the whole evening only cost £2! Go SUCO and See…
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