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FESTIVAL LOGO DESIGN: Ian Mcfarlane, Morley College London student

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Welcome to Planets, Morley College London’s Festival of the Arts and Culture 2018.

This year marks the 100th anniversary of Gustav Holst’s famous orchestral work, The Planets. He was, at the time, Morley’s Director of Music and the centenary has provided us with an ideas launchpad for gathering together a veritable constellation of performances, exhibitions and events.

As you will see from the Programme, our Festival is bookended with two special performances of Holst’s Orchestral Suite and his music appears on the radar at other points over the course of Planets. But whether at the Morley Mothership on Westminster Bridge Road or at one of our satellite venues, there is much else besides: dance, poetry, film, theatre, science, fashion, and art and design, as well as music of all sorts.

We are thrilled to welcome a number of guests from beyond the Morley galaxy too: Turner Prize-winning artist Elizabeth Price, celebrated playwright and performance poet Inua Ellams, acclaimed film-maker Tony Palmer, alternative music producer, DJ and Radio 3 presenter Max Reinhardt, Earth Sciences expert Javier Cuadros, and the London Schools Symphony Orchestra.

Holst’s The Planets celebrated the components of the solar system through their mythical associations, including as the bringers of peace, magic, the mystic, and jollity. We hope Morley’s Planets will be a bringer of all that and more – come and explore, experience and enjoy!

Nick RampleyVice PrincipalFestival Director

FESTIVAL CALENDAREXHIBITIONS

Scale of the Planets 27 April – 14 July Page 3

Polished 15 June – 14 July Page 3

Seams Interesting 26 – 30 June Page 3

Final Frontiers: The Morley Photography Show 26 June – 24 July Page 4

The Planets Box Set 3 – 13 July Page 4

txtʃərz Turner Prize-winning artist Elizabeth Price 5 – 14 July Page 5

Sense: Highlighting HND Ceramics 10 – 12 July Page 4

EVENTS

Morley Busk 28 June Page 6

Planets for Pianos 29 June Page 7

Sampling Holst 30 June Page 8

Stockwell Tea Party 1 July Page 8

Penny Lecture 2 July Page 9

Lunchtime Concert: Chamber Music Recital 3 July Page 8

Morley Opera 4 – 7 July Page 10

Stardust: The Morley Catwalk Show 2018 5 July Page 11

Changes in Space and Time: Dance Fusion 2018 6 July Page 12

Alternative Worlds: The Music of Hugh Shrapnel 6 July Page 12

Morley Late 7 July Page 13

A Holst Ramble 8 July Page 14

Morley Open House 8 July Page 14

Venus – Stockwell Health and Beauty Open Day 9 July Page 10

Turkish Film Night – Baharatin Tadi 9 July Page 15

French Film Night 10 July Page 15

In The Bleak Midwinter – film screening and Q&A 10 July Page 16

Celestial Crinoline 10 – 12 July Page 17

Orbit of the Celestial Crinoline 10 – 12 July Page 17

Jazz@Morley 11 July Page 18

German Film Night – Frau im Mond 11 July Page 18

Planet Poetry – hosted by Inua Ellams 12 July Page 19

The Planets 14 July Page 20

COURSES

Planetary Papers 23 – 30 June Page 21

Summer Cyanotype 9 – 11 July Page 21

Science in the Movies: Space 11 July Page 21

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Scale of the Planets

27 April – 14 July, College opening hours, FREE Drop-in, 2nd Floor Corridor

Explore the Solar System and imagine what it would be like to step onto the surface of our sister planets, through models and commentary created by students from Essential Skills and Access to Science and Engineering. A new planet will be revealed each week leading up to the Festival!

Polished

15 June – 14 July, College opening hours, FREE Drop-in, Bawden Cases

Start the summer with some celestial sparkle and check out an array of fine jewellery pieces that are out of this world! Polished highlights the exceptional work created in the jewellery studios by our Level 2 Certificate students and one-year on students.

Seams Interesting

26 – 30 June, Gallery opening hours, FREE Drop-in, Morley Gallery

The result of a rich year of study and exploration across the broad spectrum of textiles practice, Seams Interesting showcases the exciting work of students completing the Textiles Foundation course at Morley.

Final Frontiers: The Morley Photography Show

26 June – 24 July, College opening hours, FREE Drop-in, Barry Till Gallery

This end-of-year show highlights the outstanding work created by photography students from across our provision who have produced images in response to a range of themes and challenging briefs.

The Planets Box Set

3 – 13 July, College opening hours, FREE Drop-in, Cardew Space

Our Printmaking and Bookbinding staff and students have collaborated to produce a series of prints housed in specially made identical boxes. Each piece demonstrates a wide variety of processes, and represents a number of differing responses to the brief.

We are very grateful to paper merchant John Purcell, who has sponsored this project.

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Sense: Highlighting HND Ceramics and Celebrating the First Year

10 July – 12 July, 11:00–17:00, FREE Drop-in, Morley College London

With guidance from specialist tutors, our HND Ceramics students investigated key aspects of ceramic design through experimentation and self-development. Sense represents their responses to a range of creative scenarios and celebrates a successful first year of the HND Ceramics programme.

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txtʃərz Turner Prize-winning artist Elizabeth Price

5 – 14 July, Gallery opening hours, FREE Drop-in, Morley Gallery

Morley Gallery presents txtʃərz, a new two-screen video installation by Turner Prize-winning artist Elizabeth Price. Set in an undisclosed future, it follows an investigation of a contagion of muteness that affects teachers and soon spreads to other related professions. This strange phenomenon is investigated, debated and disputed, leaving the viewer to consider whose voices are heard in a post-truth era analogous to our contemporary condition. Where better to present this thought-provoking work for the first time than at one of the country’s leading adult education institutions?

“I’m very excited to be showing at Morley College London for two reasons: the institution’s longstanding commitment to experimental art and music, and its enduring optimism regarding the civic benefits of an artistic education. It’s the perfect context for txtʃərz.” – Elizabeth Price

Morley Busk Thursday 28 June between 17:00 – 21:00, FREE Drop-in, Lower Marsh, South Bank SE1 7AB

Waterloo Food Month kicks off with a night of live performances, demonstrations and free tasting sessions provided by local businesses all along Lower Marsh.

Enjoy entertainment provided by students from Morley’s music courses across Lower Marsh’s busking sites, plus dance performances from our students on the event’s main stage located on Lower Marsh, at the Frazier Street/Launcelot Street crossing.

Watch out for further live music from our students across Lower Marsh’s busking sites throughout July. To find out more about Waterloo Food Month see http://wearewaterloo.co.uk/foodmonth.

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Planets for Pianos Friday 29 June at 19:30, £10/£7, Emma Cons Hall

Nearly 100 years after the premiere of Gustav Holst’s famous orchestral work, Morley piano tutors join forces in this spectacular redux of The Planets for four pianos, eight pianists and percussion, in a specially-commissioned arrangement by composition tutor Paul Sarcich. Images created by Morley Digital Media students accompany and enhance the music, creating a visually captivating performance in the beautiful Emma Cons Hall.

Performed by: Michalis Angelakis Wilfrid MurrayDimitris Karydis Kate RyderEleni Mavromoustaki Haruko SekiPetros Moschos Nikos Stavlas

Conducted by: Paul Sarcich

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Sampling Holst

Saturday 30 June at 19:00, FREE Ticketed Event, IKLECTIK SE1 7LG

A special event to announce the winners of Sampling Holst, a sampling competition run by The Engine Room. Entrants were challenged to create a short piece of electronic music using extracts from The Planets by Holst, and winners have been chosen by a distinguished panel of judges including composer and alternative DJ Gabriel Prokofiev, American techno DJ Jeff Mills, and composer and Radio 3 presenter Max Reinhardt. Also featuring the “Lucky Dip Disco”, with leading sound artist Janek Schaefer.

Stockwell Tea Party

Sunday 1 July between 14:00–17:00, FREE Drop-in, Stockwell Centre

As part of the UK Parliament’s ‘EqualiTeas’ celebration of democratic equality, we invite you to our Stockwell Centre at 1 Studley Rd, SW4 6RA (directly behind Stockwell tube) to mark two key anniversaries in the journey towards equal voting rights for all. Drop in between 14:00 and 17:00 for tea and a chance to think about democracy and your right to vote, share stories, and debate ideas.

Lunchtime Concert: Chamber Music Recital

Tuesday 3 July, from 13:00–14:00, FREE Drop-in, Holst Room

Enjoy a chamber music recital performed by Petros Moschos’ Chamber Music Group.

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Morley Opera

4 – 6 July at 19:30 and 7 July at 14:30 (matinée), £10/£7, The Bridewell Theatre, Blackfriars EC4Y 8EQ

Join the Morley Opera School and the Morley Choral Society as they perform a selection of staged opera scenes, both familiar and unfamiliar, from:

Purcell – Dido and AeneasBizet – Les Pêcheurs des PerlesMassenet – ChérubinThomas – MignonPoulenc – Les Dialogues des Carmélites

Conducted by Michalis Angelakis and directed by Jack Furness.

Venus – The Bringer of Peace Stockwell Health and Beauty Open Day

Monday 9 July from 11:00–16:00, FREE Ticketed Event, Stockwell Centre

Come to Morley’s Health and Beauty Open Day at our Stockwell Centre and enjoy:

• Free massage• Free beauty treatments• Free manicures• Free facials

You will be able to speak to current Morley students and tutors to find out about all of our health and beauty courses, how Morley’s professional beauty and complementary therapy qualifications will allow you to gain insurance to practice and work either in a salon or as an independent practitioner, and talk to students who are about to embark on a new career as a therapist.

Penny Lecture: Mars – Small, Old, Frozen… Exciting by Javier Cuadros

Monday 2 July from 18:00-20:00, 1p Ticketed Event, Morley College London

Our oldest tradition dates all the way back to when we were first founded. Listen to a lecture on an interesting and unusual topic, delivered by an expert, for just a penny.

The pictures of Mars suggest a hot, dry desert. Dry it is, but very cold. The landscapes we see are very old too, the equivalent to walking into the geological landscape of our Earth just about when life began, some 2,700 million years BEFORE the dinosaurs. The small size of Mars is to be blamed for all this. And yet, there was a “wet and warm” period in early Mars that is causing no end of excitement, and that keeps attracting satellite probes and rovers.

This Penny Lecture is delivered by Dr Javier Cuadros, an Earth Scientist and Researcher from the Natural History Museum.

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Changes in Space and Time: Dance Fusion 2018

Friday 6 July at 19:00, £10/£7, Emma Cons Hall

Morley’s Dance students present a vibrant evening from the universe of dance. From classic Ballroom and exhilarating Jazz to fiery Salsa and Flamenco, or energetic Tap and funky Street Dance to the unique styles of Kathak and Tanztheater, join us for a riot of movement and colour from the world of dance.

Alternative Worlds: The Music of Hugh Shrapnel

Friday 6 July at 19:30, £10/£7, Holst Room

Hugh Shrapnel was a founding member of Cornelius Cardew’s experimental music class at Morley. This retrospective of his work, presented in collaboration with the Cornelius Cardew Concerts Trust, provides a rare chance to hear some of his music. Featuring the Ivory Piano Duo Ensemble, the Quartet De Madrugada, Michael Chant, and Radio 3’s Sarah Walker, who will introduce the works being performed, including Shrapnel’s tribute to Cardew, the piano duo Alternative Worlds.

Stardust: The Morley Catwalk Show 2018

Thursday 5 July from 19:00–21:00, FREE Ticketed Event, Emma Cons Hall

Join us for an evening of Stardust at Morley’s Annual Catwalk Show! The main focal point for students’ creativity every year, the Catwalk Show is a fantastic opportunity to see the work produced by our HND and Access to Fashion, Textiles, and Jewellery students, shown off by professional models on the runway in our beautiful Emma Cons Hall.

In keeping with our Festival theme, this year our students have completed a thorough investigation of our planet and its place among the stars, and used this as a starting point for creating a range of designs that have been turned into fully realised textiles, garments and accessories.

Places are limited for this exciting event so don’t delay, book your ticket now!

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A Holst Ramble

Sunday 8 July, meet at JAGS (Dulwich SE22 8TE) at 11:00, FREE Drop-in

Come and join the College’s Rambling Club for a walk from James Allen’s Girls School in Dulwich where Holst, a keen walker himself, was Director of Music at the same time as holding a similar position at the College. The walk will be approximately 4 miles on made-up paths via back streets and parks, with options to pick up public transport along the way, arriving at Morley in time to enjoy the Morley Open House afternoon.

For more information or to reserve your place, email Tony Atkins of the Morley College Ramblers on anthonyratkins@mail.com.

Morley Open House

Sunday 8 July betwen 13:30 – 17:00, FREE Drop-in, Morley College London

Learn more about Morley’s fascinating history and enjoy guided tours of its art collection at this Open House afternoon. The College collection includes work by Edward Bawden, Peter de Francia, Maggi Hambling, Kokoschka, Dorothy Mead, John Piper, Bridget Riley, Julian Trevelyan, Lawrence Toynbee, Ruskin Spear and others. Visit The Teachers video installation by Elizabeth Price in our Gallery, and enjoy refreshments while being serenaded by the Morley Accordion Orchestra.

Morley Late Saturday 7 July from 18:00, FREE Drop-in, Morley Gallery

A night of experimental and unearthly delights! While a late opening of the Morley Gallery will feature Elizabeth Price’s video installation The Teachers and associated activities, The Instant Orchestra will present immersive, experimental and improvised performances throughout the evening, including John Luther Adams’ Sila: The Breath of the World, John White’s Drinking and Hooting Machine, and an improvised accompaniment to Fritz Lang’s silent masterpiece, Woman In The Moon, all with support from The Tuned Out Art Ensemble, Middlesex University’s free improv group.

Over the last five years, using techniques and principles inspired by Cornelius Cardew’s Scratch Orchestra, the Portsmouth Sinfonia and others, The Instant Orchestra has been creating a truly accessible music-making experience for all, with composer and Radio 3 DJ Max Reinhardt at the helm as animator, flag bearer and musical director. The Instant Orchestra is formed by whoever turns up to perform on the day/night. A total lack of rehearsals is our sine qua non. Come and join in with us, or just wander among us and experience the sounds of the other-worldly.

Morley Late is part of London Art Night 2018 – www.artnight.london.

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Turkish Film Night – Baharatin Tadi

Monday 9 July at 18:00, FREE Ticketed Event, Room B13

Also known as Politiki Kouzina in Greek and A Touch of Spice in English, this 2003 film recounts the life of astronomy and astrophysics professor Fanis. It looks back on his childhood in Istanbul, the relationship with his grandfather, who teaches Fanis about the solar system through his own love of spices and culinary philosophy, and how Fanis retains his connection to his homeland after being deported to Greece.

French Film Night

Tuesday 10 July at 18:00, FREE Ticketed Event, Room B13

Le Voyage dans la LuneOften considered to be the very first science fiction film, Le Voyage dans la Lune tells the story of a group of astronomers who go to the moon, explore its surface and discover its lunar inhabitants. This short, silent film from 1902 is the best-known work of director Georges Méliès and remains one of the most influential films in cinema history.

La JetéeThis short black and white film, reconstructed from stills, tells the story of an experiment in time travel. It won the Prix Jean Vigo for short film in 1962.

In The Bleak Midwinter – Film screening and Q&A with acclaimed filmmaker Tony Palmer

Tuesday 10 July at 18:00, £10/£7, The Cinema Museum, Lambeth SE11 4TH

Commissioned by BBC4, Tony Palmer’s documentary features Morley’s chamber choir and explores some of the lesser known aspects of Holst’s fascinating story, including not only his time as the College’s Director of Music but also his association with the radical “red priest” of Thaxted.

The film screening will be followed by a Q&A with the filmmaker, whose long and distinguished career has been recognised by numerous BAFTA and Emmy Awards for films spanning early documentaries on The Beatles, Cream and Jimi Hendrix, to profiles of Maria Callas, Margot Fonteyn, Stravinsky, Wagner, Yehudi Menuhin, Britten, Vaughan Williams, and many others. The film will be preceded by a performance of Holst’s Four Songs for Soprano and Violin, by violin tutor Ana Ivanova and Morley Opera School soprano Ingunn Hrafnkelsdottir.

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Celestial Crinoline

10 – 11 July between 10:00–15:00 and 12 July at 15:00 and between 17:00–19:00, FREE Drop-in, Garden

Join us for our Celestial Crinoline and experience the creativity of Morley College London in a collaboration between HND Fashion, Sculpture, Dance and Drama that takes you right inside Gustav Holst’s Planets Suite. Step into the giant hoop-skirt dress that harbours within it the mysteries of the cosmos, in a miniature planetarium.

Orbit of the Celestial Crinoline

10 – 11 July at 12:00 and 14:00 daily for short performances and 12 July at 12:00, 14:00 and 18:30, FREE Ticketed Event, Garden

Experience the Celestial Crinoline on an even deeper level. Once you’ve stepped inside our miniature planetarium, you can also enjoy a special demonstration of performing arts. Our Dance and Drama students, taking inspiration from this unique sculptural fashion installation, have devised a number of special performances that express their responses to the piece.

Jazz@Morley

Wednesday 11 July at 19:00, FREE Ticketed Event, Emma Cons Hall

A celebration of Jazz music-making at the College, featuring our stellar Jazz ensembles and two special guests.

Joining us on saxophone will be accomplished Jazz woodwind musician George Millard, who trained at the Guildhall School of Music, the University of North Texas, and the University of Leeds, and has performed at numerous London venues including the Royal Albert Hall. And guitar specialist Tom McCredie will lend his improvisational skills to our performance with his expertise in Jazz and Blues bass guitar.

German Film Night - Frau im Mond

Wednesday 11 July at 18:00, FREE Ticketed Event, Room B13

Metropolis director Fritz Lang’s 1929 silent film, based on Thea von Harbou’s novel of the same name, is a classic work of science fiction with something for everyone – passionate romance, international intrigue, and even the scientific basics of rocket travel.

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The PlanetsSaturday 14 July at 15:30, £10/£7, Emma Cons Hall

The Festival closes with a gala concert featuring Holst’s inimitable orchestral suite, and a selection of music by composers associated with Morley.

Michael Tippett – Five Negro Spirituals from A Child of Our Time

Ralph Vaughan Williams – “Greensleeves”, folk song for chorus (from the opera Sir John in Love)

Gustav Holst – “I Love My Love”, from Six Choral Folksongs Op. 36

Gustav Holst – The Planets Op. 32

London Schools’ Symphony Orchestra conducted by Peter Ash

Morley Chamber Choir conducted by Patrick Allies

Also featuring a selection of poems written and read by Morley creative writing and performing arts students.

Planet Poetry – Hosted by Inua Ellams

Thursday 12 July at 19:30, £10/£7, Emma Cons Hall

Award-winning poet, playwright, performer, and Tower of London’s 2018 Poet in Residence Inua Ellams hosts an evening of poetry and readings. As well as performing some of his own work, Inua will be announcing the winners of Morley Student Council’s poetry competition, which set “planets” as a guiding theme, and whose judging panel he has kindly chaired. He will also be introducing readings from Morley Poets: A First Anthology, the inaugural publication in a series that celebrates creative writing by Morley’s poetry students, many of whom have already achieved success in the wider poetry world, and demonstrates the importance and pleasure of sharing that journey.

Planet Poetry, the collected competition entries, and Morley Poets will be available to purchase on the night.

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Planetary Papers

23 – 30 June, 10:00–16:00, £95/£75/£85, Course code: VTX201B

Work towards a finished space-themed artwork in two or three dimensions, even an artist’s book. Possible interpretations are limitless so come armed with ideas and sketches. This course is ideal for students with some experience of hand papermaking, but beginners are also welcome to experience an experimental introduction to the craft.

Summer Cyanotype

9 – 11 July, 10:00–16:00, £145/£115/£130, Course code: STE051A

Cyanotype – also known as blueprinting – was invented by the astronomer John Herschel. Explore a planetary-themed print course using light and water on paper and fabric. During the three days, learn to prepare a light sensitive solution and develop unique artwork in celestial hues. Enrol on our website.

Science in the Movies: Space

Wednesday 11 July, 18:30–20:30, £20/£15, Course code: HSC015A

“In space no one can hear you scream.” Science fiction or fictional science? A look at the scientific principles behind some famous scenes from movies set in space.

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