A feature-length episode to finish off this first series of the Downing Arts Podcast. We catch up with departing Organ Scholar Dominic Remedios, and meet up with Dr Bonnie Lander-Johnson to discuss her recently published book, plus a special interview with alumnus Chris Dickins, current star of 'Mamma Mia!'.-=-=-=-Thursday 26 June, 5.30-6.30pm, Heong Gallery: Gillian Ayres' favourite music is performed in the setting of the current exhibition.Friday 27 June, 2-3pm, Master's Lodge: Downing College Music Society May Week Concert, followed by refreshments.-=-=-=-'Vanishing Landscapes' by Dr Bonnie Lander Johnson: https://www.hachette.co.uk/titles/bonnie-lander-johnson/vanishing-landscapes/9781399731546/'Mamma Mia' at the Novello Theatre: https://mamma-mia.com/-=-=-=-Thank you to everyone who has contributed to this series. If you would like to take part in the Michaelmas Term series of the podcast, please email [email protected].
--------
50:34
--------
50:34
ET25.9 May Week Preview
DDS President Lily Ellis and May Week Show producer Joe Short discuss the forthcoming production of 'As You Like it', and the Griffin Singers chat all things Barbershop.Cover image copyright Louisa Denby.-=-=-=-Interviewees: Lily Ellis (third-year Education student) & Joe Short (third-year English student); Griffin Singers Barbershop Quartet: Dominic Remedios (MPhil, Geography), George Jackson (third-year musician), Joe Davies (second-year lawyer), Harry Barker (fifth-year medical student).-=-=-=-Thursday 19 June, 5.30pm, Chapel: Chapel Choir May Week Recital. Free Admission.Thursday 19 & Friday 20 June, 6pm, East Lodge Garden: DDS presents Shakespeare's 'As You Like It'. Tickets available here: www.dds.tessera.events/tickets/as-you-like-itSaturday 21 June, 3.15-4pm, Chapel: Dominic Remedios & Matthew Chanwai give a short organ recital for Donors' Day.Saturday 21 June, 4pm, East Lodge Garden: DCMS presents Shakespeare's 'As You Like It'. Tickets available here: www.dds.tessera.events/tickets/as-you-like-itThursday 26 June, 5.30pm, Heong Gallery: Exhibition viewing with members of the Chapel Choir singing Gillian Ayres's favourite music.Friday 27 June, 2-3pm, Master's Lodge: DCMS May Week Recital. Followed by refreshments. Free admission.
--------
19:10
--------
19:10
ET25.8 A History of Britain as never before
First-year engineer James Waine tells us about the epic outdoor theatre Kynren, for which he volunteers every summer. www.11arches.comCover image copyright Neil Milburn.-=-=-=-Friday 13 June, 12.30-1pm, Heong Gallery: Staff & students' tours of the Gillian Ayres Exhibition. Email gallery@dow to book your place.Saturday 14 June, 8.30pm, Howard Theatre: Footlights Stand-Up Showcase. Tickets available from the ADC: www.adcticketing.com/whats-on/comedy/footlights-stand-up-showcaseSunday 15 June, 6-7pm, Chapel: Choral EvensongMonday 16 June, 8pm, Chapel: DCMS presents Schubert's String Quintet in C Major. Free entry.Thursday 19 June, 5.30-6.30pm, Chapel: Chapel Choir May Week RecitalThursday 19 June, 6pm, East Lodge Garden: DDS presents Shakespeare's 'As You Like It'. Tickets available here: www.dds.tessera.events/tickets/as-you-like-it-=-=-=-Downing Alumni Association Photographic Competition: deadline Sunday 15 June. www.dow.cam.ac.uk/people/downing-college-alumni-association/news-and-events
--------
14:59
--------
14:59
ET25.7 Faire is the Heaven
Curator Martin Gayford talks about Gillian Ayres and the new exhibition, and fifth-year medic James Bibey discusses his favourite piece of music.Cover image copyright Keith Eyeons.Interview with James Bibey recorded April 2025.-=-=-=-Martin Gayford has written prolifically about art and jazz, contributing regularly to the Daily Telegraph and to many art magazines and exhibition catalogues. He was art critic of the Spectator 1994-2002 and subsequently of the Sunday Telegraph before becoming chief art critic for Bloomberg News until 2013. He can be found on Instagram @gayfordmartin.What can be done with painting: Gillian Ayres in the ‘70s at the Heong Gallery at Downing College, Cambridge, reveals an overlooked period in the career of a major British painter. Gillian Ayres (1930–2018) played a key role in the development of post-war British abstract art, and is celebrated for her bold colours and expressive, gestural forms. She believed that her art was, above all, “about what can be done with painting”.https://dow.cam.ac.uk/creative-arts/heong-gallery/what-can-be-done-painting-gillian-ayres-70s-=-=-=-from Friday 6 June, Heong Gallery: Gillian Ayres ExhibitionSunday 8 June, 6-7pm, Chapel: Choral EvensongMonday 9 June, 5-5.30pm, Chapel: Take-a-Break Choir-=-=-=-Saturday 7 June, 6pm, St Mary-at-Finchley Church, London, N3 1TR: 'Voyages', a guitar and recorder recital featuring Downing alumnus Declan Hickey. Free entry.
--------
23:24
--------
23:24
ET25.6 A linguist in Peru
We catch up with third-year student Tomos Davies, currently on his year abroad in Peru, chatting travel and photography.Cover image copyright Tomos Davies.-=-=-=-Thursday 29 May, 5.30-7.30pm, Howard Theatre: Film screening "A History of the Present". Tickets may be booked here: https://tinyurl.com/2asy9z6a.Thursday 29 May, 9.30-10pm, Chapel: Choral ComplineSunday 1 June, 6-7pm, Chapel: Choral EucharistMonday 2 June, 5-5.30pm, Chapel: Take-a-Break ChoirFriday 6 June, Heong Gallery: Gillian Ayres Exhibition opens
Downing Arts is the combination, collaboration, and contemplation of Drama, Music, the Visual Arts, and Literary activities across the college – bringing together students, Fellows, staff, and the wider community to participate, observe, and enjoy a richly stimulating cultural environment.
Join me, Louisa Denby - Downing's Director of Music - for a weekly digest of Creative Arts events in college, plus exclusive interviews with students, staff, Fellows, and alumni. Episodes are released weekly during term time and feature a broad range of topics, from favourite films to brilliant books, from new artistic endeavours to established alumni careers, brought to you from Downing College in the University of Cambridge, UK.
https://www.dow.cam.ac.uk/creative-arts
UK