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PerspectivesEventsUpcomingeventsFinal Year Classical ElectivePerformers RecitalsWednesday 22 May 11.00am - 1.00pmPeel Hall, Peel BuildingPerformance elective students from within the<strong>University</strong>’s Music Directorate present theirfinal recitals to an examination panel in anarena open to the public. Each programmewill represent the culmination <strong>of</strong> their timehere at <strong>Salford</strong> and their own personaldevelopment as performers. This free eventis the climax to the Repertoire Studies andPerformance Practice component <strong>of</strong> eachstudent’s academic pr<strong>of</strong>ile and provides eachperformer with an open platform todemonstrate their musicianship.FascinatE Showcase: ImmersiveBroadcast TechnologyThursday 30 May from 10.15amMediaCityUKFascinatE (Format-Agnostic SCript-basedINterAcTive Experience) is a €9.35m EUfundedresearch project to examine thetechnologies for producing and deliveringultra-high resolution panoramic content <strong>of</strong> liveevents, to <strong>of</strong>fer the viewer a more interactiveexperience tailored to different devices.FascinatE has developed a full system to allowend users to interactively view and navigatearound an ultra-high resolution videopanorama with accompanying audiochanging to match the selected view.Interaction methods are tailored to the device,e.g. hand gestures for big devices and touchgestures for the smaller ones – come see itin action!Register online at: http://fascinate.eventbrite.co.ukResearch, Innovation & EnterpriseExchange, Powered by PechaKuchaThursday 23 May 1.00pm - 2.00pmStaff, students and the public are invited tohear from three members <strong>of</strong> the <strong>University</strong>community, speaking on a common themerelated to their area <strong>of</strong> expertise. They willeach give six-minute PechaKucha-stylepresentations (20 slides <strong>of</strong> 20 seconds each)aimed at stimulating discussion and promptingcollaboration and new ideas. Networking andinformal discussions will follow for the last halfan hour.The theme for May is Soundscapes.Admission: Free – register online at:http://uossoundexchange.eventbrite.comPrevious presentations are online at ourslideshare account at www.slideshare.com/unisalford, or videos can be found at our newResearch & Innovation Youtube channel.The Time and The Place Festival<strong>of</strong> the HumanitiesThursday 30 May - Friday 1 June 2013Kings Place LondonPr<strong>of</strong>essor Tony Whyton, Director <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Salford</strong>Music Research Centre, is working inpartnership with Serious (who run the LondonJazz Festival and delivered the BT River <strong>of</strong>Music for the Cultural Olympiad) to curate athree-day festival <strong>of</strong> the humanities in Londonat the end <strong>of</strong> May. The event, 'The Time andThe Place,' marks the end <strong>of</strong> the firstHumanities in the European Research Area’sJoint Research Programme and will beshowcasing the work <strong>of</strong> 15-19 fundedprojects.What is the connection between Bronze Ageartefacts, European jazz, medieval manuscriptsand photography which captures Europe’scomplex colonial past? And how do artistsas diverse as gipsy band Budapest Bár, orsaxophonist/MC/rapper Soweto Kinch, or thehauntingly beautiful Sami voice <strong>of</strong> Mari Boinefit into the picture? These seemingly disparatesubjects form part <strong>of</strong> a series <strong>of</strong> concerts andcreative interventions from a Europe-widechoice <strong>of</strong> artists whose music acts as acounterpoint to the themes <strong>of</strong> a wide-rangingand fascinating group <strong>of</strong> research projects thatreach their conclusion this year.Ticket prices start at £9.50 – for more detailsvisit: http://bit.ly/Y9Zf4gLaunch <strong>of</strong> Centre for Digital BusinessWednesday 5 June 5:30 - 7:30pmMediaCityUK Room 3.29Join us for the <strong>of</strong>ficial launch <strong>of</strong> the Centre forDigital Business, with guest speaker Mike Ryan,a Digital Futurist (@mikemanchester and http://uk.linkedin.com/in/mikemanchester)Contact M.griffiths@salford.ac.uk for details orvisit www.salford.ac.uk/digital-businessCreate at <strong>Salford</strong> Festival 2013Wednesday 12 - Sunday 16 June 2013MediaCityUK and <strong>Salford</strong> QuaysCreate at <strong>Salford</strong> Festival brings together morethan 800 creative students in a number <strong>of</strong>exclusive events taking place over a five-dayperiod at MediaCityUK and <strong>Salford</strong> Quays.The Festival will mark the launch <strong>of</strong> the newSchool <strong>of</strong> Arts & Media, celebrating individualand School successes, as well as showcasingwhy we are one <strong>of</strong> the UK’s most successfulhigher education providers in arts and media.56 | May 2013
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