Saturday 26 January 2008

You Can Book Your Tickets Now! Cardiff ATRiuM's Exciting New Theatrical Production King Oedipus 6-9 Feb 2008


[Pictured above: Antigone Leads Oedipus out of Thebes by Charles Francois Jalabert. The two-dimensional work of art depicted in this image is in the public domain in the United States and in those countries with a copyright term of life of the author plus 100 years. This photograph of the work is also in the public domain in the United States (see Bridgeman Art Library v. Corel Corp.).]

In 1927 Igor Stravinsky debutted the staged grand opera version of Oedipus rex. This constituted an example of Neo-classicism in the arts, and it's in this same vein that dramatists Jodie Allinson and Michael Carklin, headquartered in Cardiff, the Welsh capital city and an emerging British lively arts centre of innovation and activity, have written and are staging an exciting new piece for audiences.



Tickets are available now!

Director Michael Carklin has written to us to let us know that reservations can now be made for this coming event:

Dear colleagues,

Following my e-mail to you last week (see below), I am pleased to announce that booking is now open for our production of King Oedipus to be performed at the ATRiuM on 6-9 February at 7.30pm.

Tickets cost £4.50 or £3.00 concession (CCI staff eligible for concession).

Tickets can be reserved from Catherine Fifer on ext 8506 or upstairs in the ATRiuM in CA414.

Please note that Catherine will reserve the tickets but is not handling payment which can be made at the door on the night. We look forward to seeing you.

Best wishes,
Michael

Head of Department of Drama & Music / Pennaeth yr Adran Ddrama a Cherddoriaeth
Cardiff School of Creative & Cultural Industries / Ysgol Diwydiannau Creadigol a Diwylliannol Caerdydd 
ATRiuM -- University of Glamorgan / Prifysgol Morgannwg 
Adam Street / Heol Adam
Cardiff / Caerdydd CF24 2HX

+44 (0)1443 668 506 For Bookings

The University of Glamorgan, Cardiff School of Creative & Cultural Industries announces an exciting new theatrical production 'King Oedipus' in the new arts centre called the 'ATRiuM'.



‘ATRiuM’ is the name for the building which is the city centre home to the University of Glamorgan’s Cardiff School of Creative & Cultural Industries.



The new School brings together the creative disciplines within the University of Glamorgan, including Art & Design, Media & Communication and Drama & Music.

Michael Carklin writes:

Dear Colleagues

Our students will be presenting a production of King Oedipus on the evenings of 6, 7, 8 and 9 February starting at 7.30pm here at the ATRiuM.

The production is co-directed by Jodie Allinson and me. Using the ancient Greek and ancient Roman versions of the play (by Sophocles and Seneca) as a starting point, we hope that this will be an intriguing, challenging and satisfying journey for the audience, exploring the story of Oedipus who, in trying to escape a prophecy that he will kill his father and marry his mother, discovers that he has inadvertently done just that.



King Oedipus, first performed around 2400 years ago, is widely regarded as one of the cornerstones of western drama and this production has offered drama students a stimulating opportunity to practically explore the production of this play for a contemporary audience.

Details on how to reserve tickets will be sent out shortly - but please note the dates of the performances. We would greatly value your support.

All the best
Michael



For additional info please contact Dr. Mark Leslie Woods at mwoods[at]glam.ac.uk

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Friday 25 January 2008

Performance Artist or Philosopher? Glamorgan hosts Londoner Abdur-Raheem Green Soapbox Preacher on the Purpose of Life Friday, February 1, 2008


Time and Place Date: Friday, February 1, 2008
Time: 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Location: B 12. University of Glamorgan, Wales
City/Town: Treforest, United Kingdom

What is the purpose of your life?
January 22nd, 2008

The Chaplaincy wanted to bring news of an interesting event hosted and run by the University of Glamorgan Islamic Society during Islamic Awareness week.

Topic: Purpose of Life – is there more to it than Sex, Drugs and Rock n Roll?
Speaker: Abdur-Raheem Green
Venue: B12 (Morgannwg) Block B, University of Glamorgan
Doors Open: 5.30pm (lecture starts at 6pm prompt)
Duration: 1.30 hrs

For more information on the event go to it’s webpage

For more information contact the ISOC



Glamorgan Islamic Society proudly presents Abdur Raheem Green for the first time in Wales.

The talk will shed light on the "Purpose of life" from an Islamic prospective and it will also feature topics such as "Sex, drugs and Rock n Roll".

It would be a great opportunity to learn about the purpose of life in the light of Islam.

Details of the talk:

Topic: Purpose of Life: is there more to it than Sex, Drugs and Rock n Roll
Speaker: Abdur-Raheem Green
Venue: B12 (Morgannwg) Block B, Univesity of Glamorgan (Click to get directions)
Doors Open: 5.30pm (lecture starts at 6pm prompt)
Duration: 1.30 hrs of talk



Lanky, blonde, green-eyed, 33-years-old Abdur Rahim Green appears to be a character straight out of a Hollywood movie Ben Hur.

• He was born to British parents in Darussalam in Tanzania in 1964.

• He was educated at a famous Roman Catholic Monastic School called Ampleforth College and went on to study history in the London University. However, he left his education unfinished.
• He was dissatisfied with Christianity since the age of eight.

• He was practising Buddhism for nearly three years though he never formally embraced it.



• His study of the Noble Qur’an immediately attracted him to Islam and he embraced Islam in 1988. He has been a Daw’ah practitioner in Britain since then.

• He wears a look that instantly evokes comparison with the popular portrayal of the Prophet Jesus (Pbuh) in the imagery of Christian Europe.

• He has two wives, both British-born Muslims of Indian origin and six children.

• Currently, he is working with an Islamic media company based in England and engages himself in da’wah activities including lectures on Islam in London’s famous Hyde Park. He is well known for his efforts at the renowned "Speaker’s Corner" in London’s Hyde Park.

• He also delivers talks and lectures for Muslims, and concentrates on the pure teaching to the say of Prophet Muhammad (May God’s peace and blessing be upon him), and the early Muslims.



For additional info please contact Dr. Mark Leslie Woods at mwoods[at]glam.ac.uk

AIM: ATRiuM Intelligent Media

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Cardiff School of Creative & Cultural Industries

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Click here to go directly to my personal blog page called Welsh-American Family Genealogy, on the World Wide Web.

Click here to go directly to my personal blog page called Welsh Music, Film, and Books Symposium, on the World Wide Web.

Click here to go directly to my personal blog page called Celtic Cult Cinema on the World Wide Web.

Visit the UK Film Studies and World Cinema and Music Import Showcase

© 2007 Mark Leslie Woods

Smart & Sexy? Your Queer Advantage is waiting!

Click here to go directly to my personal blog page called Queer Advantage, on the World Wide Web.

Click here to go directly to my personal blog page called Mordechai Razing Ziggurats, on the World Wide Web.

Click here to go directly to my personal blog page called Mordechai's Post-Evangelical-Granola on the World Wide Web.

© 2007 Mark Leslie Woods