Festival Events
A variety of events are running within the wider festival, from talks to performances, from magic to stand up comedy.
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Semiconductor - Making Of HALO
Digital Event only.
Semiconductor - Making Of HALO
16+
Type(s):
- Daytime event
- wider Festival
- Brand new event
- Southampton Digital Sound Fest
https://twitter.com/JHansardGallery
https://www.facebook.com/johnhansardgallery
'HALO' is a large scale immersive artwork by artist duo Semiconductor that was due to be presented in Southampton by John Hansard Gallery in 2020.
'HALO' uses raw data from particle experiments at CERN, Switzerland, to create a stunning audio-visual installation that explores how we experience the materiality of nature through the lens of science and technology.
For SOTSEF 2020, in place of their scheduled artist talk, John Hansard Gallery present the documentary film 'The making of HALO', commissioned by Audemars Piguet in collaboration with CERN.
'HALO' will now be exhibited in Southampton in 2021.
Semiconductor - Making Of HALO
Biodiversity Bioblitz
Digital Event only.
Biodiversity Bioblitz
All ages
Type(s):
- Daytime event
- wider Festival
- Evening event
- wider Festival
- Brand new event
https://www.southampton.ac.uk/sustainabilityaction/experience/bioblitz.page
https://twitter.com/Sustainable_UoS
Welcome to Bioblitz 2020.
This year we are celebrating Bioblitz online to virtually bring together members of the public and nature experts to explore local wildlife and biodiversity.
Each week of SOTSEF, we will be giving tips on social media on how you can encourage biodiversity at home, asking you to share your own examples with us too.
We also want to share examples of how biodiversity is being encouraged across our University estate.
Keep an eye out for tips on how to get involved and bring nature to your doorstep.
Biodiversity Bioblitz
TIN MEN AND THE TELEPHONE
Age: 18+
Type: Live show
https://www.turnersims.co.uk/events/
https://twitter.com/TurnerSims
https://www.facebook.com/TurnerSimsSouthampton/
https://www.instagram.com/turner_sims/
Advisory notice – this event contains the following elements:
Loud Sounds
Flashing Lights
Digital Event only.
Tin Men And The Telephone
18+
Type(s):
- Evening event
- wider Festival
- Brand new event
- Southampton Digital Sound Fest
19:00
2 Hours
https://twitter.com/TurnerSims
https://www.facebook.com/TurnerSimsSouthampton/
G.R.E.A.T.E.S.T - their first live interactive virtual show
- Tony Roe keys, electronics
- Jamie Peet drums
Pioneering Dutch band Tin Men and the Telephone have always pushed boundaries. Now, Tin Men frontman, composer, pianist and electronics-guru Tony Roe delivers a show, online, with the same immersive interaction their audiences have come to expect. Using the latest technology, audiences can attend a virtual show, interacting with the band and sharing responses with fellow audience members.
Through the use of Zoom Video software and the band's revolutionary bespoke smartphone app, 'Tinmendo', audiences can become a part of their multi-faceted, interactive show in real time.
G.R.E.A.T.E.S.T (aka as 'Global Relocation of Evolved Apes Towards Exoplanet Suitable for Terraformation') is an immersive multimedia performance that addresses the very timely topic of global pandemics and climate change. With a twist.
"As a global health crisis takes hold and the climate crisis escalates, the time has come for humanity to leave planet Earth. Audience members are on board a space ship heading towards a newly discovered planet, however, it's far too cold! As they travel through space, they must collaborate to warm it up..."
As in the real world, audiences at home are asked to download Tinmendo, type, swipe and shake to interact with the band. They can guide the set to become part of the narrative, craft melodies and create beats from which the band improvise. All this serves as a jumping off point for the band's highly acclaimed, riveting jazz excursions that thread throughout the performance.
Following the show, audience members are able to download the music they have created with the band via Bandcamp.
How do I experience this event?
• Choose your ticket - Economy Class (£6), Economy Comfort (£9) or Business Class (£12), depending on how you wish to support the artists - and book
• Download the Tinmendo app ahead of the concert so that you can interact on the night
• Create a Zoom account (Zoom software download optional)
• Wait for the zoom link to be sent directly to you one hour before the performance
• Click on the Zoom link on Tuesday 9 June in time for the event to begin at 7pm
TIN MEN AND THE TELEPHONE
Digital Arts Event: Platform4 Present Invisible Music
Digital Event only.
Digital Arts Event: Platform4 Present Invisible Music
16+
Type(s):
- Evening event
- wider Festival
- Brand new event
- Southampton Digital Sound Fest
20:00
https://www.turnersims.co.uk/events/online-event-platform-4-invisible-music/
https://twitter.com/TurnerSims
https://www.facebook.com/TurnerSimsSouthampton/
Invisible Music is a new immersive and contemporary digital experience from
acclaimed performance company Platform 4 (http://www.platform4.org/), blending film and soundscape to create an intimate meditation on hearing loss.
An incredibly illuminating piece for friends and family of those experiencing
hearing loss, as well as those culturally inclined looking for new digital experiences, this all-encompassing aural headphone experience is an eye-opener for all. The film is also subtitled to ensure it is accessible to those who are hard of hearing.
Platform 4 is an artist-led company that creates playful and unexpected worlds in
which performers and participants can explore their creativity and the things that
matter to them. The work is highly visual, reliant on soundscape and music and
often intimate in scale, connects people and puts human relationships at the
heart of the event.
Where can I watch it?
🌐 The video will appear on the Turner Sims web page on the 15th of July at 8 PM.
▶️ The only thing you need to do is press play.
Do I need to prepare anything?
❌🎫 You don't need to buy tickets or sign up
What technology is required?
🌐 a working internet connection.
🎦 any device on which you can watch YouTube (laptop, tablet, etc)
🎧 headphones are recommended
What does it cost?
😊 This is a free event - please tell your friends!
🧡 If you are in a position to do so, please consider a donation: https://www.turnersims.co.uk/support-us/donate-now/
Digital Arts Event: Platform4 Present Invisible Music
Bright Club Southampton REVISITED
Digital Event only.
Bright Club Southampton REVISITED
16+
Type(s):
- Evening event
- wider Festival
- Brand new event
https://www.southampton.ac.uk/per/university/bright-club.page
https://twitter.com/brightclubsoton
Bright Club combines research and comedy to educate and entertain, it's the thinking person's variety show! Bright Club Southampton is a city-wide endeavour involving both universities and the local community.
Join University of Southampton biomedical engineering graduate and PhD-student-to-be, Tinashe Munyebvu while she revisits in a Gogglebox style some of Bright Club Southampton episodes with some of the SOTSEF researchers that turned this event into a popular night out in the city: Dr Nikhil Mistry (The Southampton Digital Sound Fest), Dr Sadie Jones (#SotonAstroArt) and Dr Jess Spurrell (The Teacher Zone).
- Episode 1: Dave Christensen (Bright Club Southampton #1)
- Episode 2: Sadie Jones (Bright Club Southampton #8)
- Episode 3: Jess Spurrell (Bright Club Southampton #10)
- Episode 4: Nikhil Mistry (Bright Club Southampton #1)
Follow the link to the Bright Club Southampton YouTube Channel to watch all the performances so far: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsnNSSIUbrjX3jXXV4zfsqA/featured
Online Content:
Bright Club Southampton REVISITED
Larry Achiampong: When The Sky Falls
Age: 16+
Type: Exhibition
https://twitter.com/JHansardGallery
https://www.facebook.com/johnhansardgallery
https://www.instagram.com/johnhansardgallery
Advisory notice – this event contains the following elements:
Darkened Spaces
When the Sky Falls is Larry Achiampong's most ambitious and personal show to date. Featuring new moving image, sound and sculptural installations, this exhibition transforms John Hansard Gallery into a purgatorial space based on childhood ruminations, Akan deities and unearthed histories.
When the Sky Falls is a title that speaks of creation myths, folklore and the singsong refrains embedded in children's stories. All of which are ways that we (across generations) have tried to make sense of the world and what has in recent moments felt like "the end of days".
Larry Achiampong: When The Sky Falls
Lindsay Seers: Every Thought There Ever Was
Age: 16+
Type: Exhibition
https://www.jhg.art/event-detail/443-lindsay-seers-every-thought-there-ever-was/
https://twitter.com/JHansardGallery
https://www.facebook.com/johnhansardgallery
https://www.instagram.com/johnhansardgallery
Advisory notice – this event contains the following elements:
Loud Sounds
Flashing Lights
Darkened Spaces
Enclosed Spaces
Through the use of digital animation, robotics, film, drawing and sound design Lindsay Seers has created a complex and layered environment that explores a world experienced differently. Inspired by Avatar Therapy, Seers draws on philosophical ideas and scientific research to consider historical representations of schizophrenia, alongside contemporary insights into the condition and how this relates to the hallucinatory and potentially psychosis-inducing technology we live with.
Lindsay Seers: Every Thought There Ever Was
Many Voices, All Of Them Loved: Curated By Dr Sarah Hayden
This group exhibition explores how contemporary artists are mobilising the voice as sound, as metaphor, and as political material. The exhibition asks: what constitutes a voice, and what determines how particular voices are 'heard'?
Curated by Dr Sarah Hayden, the show features Lawrence Abu Hamdan, Kader Attia, Laure Prouvost, Willem de Rooij, Liza Sylvestre and Emma Wolukau-Wanambwa as part of the 'Voices in the Gallery' Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) Leadership project (2019-21)
Many Voices, All Of Them Loved: Curated By Dr Sarah Hayden
Stopping The E-waste Tsunami
All ages
Type: Art performance
https://ewaste.thesonproject.com/
http:/www.twitter.com/SONOrchestra/
https://www.facebook.com/SONOrchestraSouthampton
https://www.instagram.com/SONOrchestra
Advisory notice – this event contains the following elements:
Loud Sounds
Darkened Spaces
Hear the world premiere performance of SÓN Orchestra's "eWaste Project" live on stage! Featuring the voices of 85 children, young vocalists, rappers, electronics & ensemble, the 20 minute piece has been written by the youngsters themselves, all exploring themes of recycling, circular economy, and electrical & electronic waste - the fastest growing single waste stream in the world.
Surrounding the performers will be specially commissioned artwork by Susannah Pal, part of the wider TRACE project - Transitioning to a Circular Economy. Public awareness of eWaste is relatively low, yet by the end of 2020, there could be as many as 50 billion electronic goods produced annually. This will eventually lead to a tsunami of eWaste, estimated to be over 50 million tonnes globally in 2020.
Stopping The E-waste Tsunami
**POSTPONED** - The Science Of Jurassic Park (Talk And Film Screening)
All ages
Type: Talk
Advisory notice – this event contains the following elements:
Loud Sounds
Flashing Lights
Darkened Spaces
Hearing Loop
Join palaeontologist Dr Neil Gostling for a 'dinomite' night as the original Jurassic Park comes back to Southampton!
Come and watch the film screening, hear about real-life dinosaur research and ask lots of questions.
This is going to be 'roar'some!
**POSTPONED** - The Science Of Jurassic Park (Talk And Film Screening)
Schools Preview Screening & Talk - RADIOACTIVE
Age: Key Stage 3 (ages 11 - 14)
Type: Art performance
https://www.picturehouses.com/cinema/harbour-lights
https://twitter.com/HarbourLightsPH
We are collaborating with Picturehouse Cinemas who are presenting this film screening - especially for Key Stage 3 students - at Harbour Lights cinema to coincide with British Science Week. The screening will be augmented with a talk from Sarah Lu, one of our researchers in radioactivity and engineering.
Schools Preview Screening & Talk - RADIOACTIVE
Lindsay Seers In Conversation
Join artist Lindsay Seers and Professor Anil Seth as they discuss the science behind current John Hansard Gallery exhibition, Every Thought There Ever Was. Seth is Professor of Cognitive and Computational Neuroscience and co-director of the Sackler Centre for Consciousness Science at the University of Sussex.
Free entry, all are welcome.
Lindsay Seers In Conversation
**CANCELLED** Schools Preview Screening & Talk - Wall-E
Age: Key Stage 2 (ages 7 - 11)
Type: Art performance
https://twitter.com/HarbourLightsPH
https://www.facebook.com/HarbourLightsPicturehouse/
https://www.instagram.com/harbourlightspicturehouse/
Advisory notice – this event contains the following elements:
Enclosed Spaces
We are collaborating with Picturehouse Cinemas who are presenting this film screening - especially for Key Stage 2 students - at Harbour Lights cinema to coincide with British Science Week. The screening will be augmented with a talk from Dr Malcolm Cook - a film lecturer and animation history specialist - who will be speaking about technology and animation.
**CANCELLED** Schools Preview Screening & Talk - Wall-E
**POSTPONED** Evolution & Creation: Are Faith And Science At Odds?
Age: 16+
Type: Talk
Come and discuss one of the really big questions: "How did we get here?". Professor Keith Fox is a both a scientist and a Christian and will lead with a talk about evolution and creation. There will be the opportunity afterwards for questions and discussion.
**POSTPONED** Evolution & Creation: Are Faith And Science At Odds?
Bright Club Southampton
Coined the "thinking person's variety show", Bright Club is a platform for researchers to communicate their work and life in academia through the guise of...stand up comedy! The club ran shows between 2015 and 2018 and now returns after a long break, with new performers and fun new content! The first show will coincide with Science Week and will be a STEM special, featuring researchers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Remember, the first rule of Bright Club is "Tell everyone about Bright Club"!
Bright Club Southampton
18+
Type(s):
- Evening event
- wider Festival
https://www.southampton.ac.uk/per/university/bright-club.page
https://twitter.com/brightclubsoton
Bright Club combines research and comedy to educate and entertain; the thinking person's variety show! The Southampton club is a city-wide endeavour with friends at both Southampton universities and the local community. Follow the link to the Bright Club Southampton YouTube Channel and watch back at all the performer's they've had so far!
You can also search for their podcasts on most mainstream platforms, to listen to more in-depth interviews with their performers, to learn about their lives and work in academia. Search 'Bright Club Southampton' on SoundCloud, iTunes or other platforms.
Bright Club Southampton
MagicSoc Presents: 'Lights! Camera! Magic!'
Age: 18+
Type: Live show
https://www.instagram.com/uos_magicsoc/
Advisory notice – this event contains the following elements:
Loud Sounds
Flashing Lights
Darkened Spaces
A magic show production that combines the movie magic from the big screen and the art of conjuring. In the show you can experience the joy and laughter from a comedy movie, goosebumps from a horror film and the thrills from an action flick all from the amazing movie-themed magic performances!
Only available for two nights!
Get your popcorn ready so you won't miss this spectacular evening of blockbuster magic!
MagicSoc Presents: 'Lights! Camera! Magic!'
**POSTPONED** Stanford Virtual Reality: Ocean Experience
Age: 18+
Type: Interactive exhibit
https://www.southampton.ac.uk/digital-learning
https://twitter.com/learnsoton
Advisory notice – this event contains the following elements:
Enclosed Spaces
Want to help to research marine education and virtual reality?
Digital Learning (iSolutions) and the Faculty of Environmental and Life Sciences are hosting a Virtual Reality Study Site for the Virtual Human Interaction Lab at Stanford University (VIHL).
With this project, VHIL are investigating the affordances of Virtual Reality (VR) in education using their Stanford Ocean Experience (SOE), which allows you to visit the underwater realms. Staff from the Digital Learning Team will be on hand to help participants to use the Virtual Reality rig.
**POSTPONED** Stanford Virtual Reality: Ocean Experience
**POSTPONED** There Is No Planet B
All ages
Type: Talk
We hear about climate change daily but what is fact and what is myth? This evening session will be a panel session with leading academics and organisations in the community. Please come along with any questions and be prepared for an engaging and lively discussion about the impact of climate change and what practical things we can do to help.
Objectives:
• To provide the audience with an enjoyable event
• To provide the audience with a range of expert perspectives on current research into climate change.
• To inform audience members of practical changes they could implement in their lives to reduce their impact on the environment, increasing the likelihood that they will make changes in their behaviour to protect the environment as a result of attending the event
To empower the audience to believe that behaviour changes can positively impact the environment.
To engage local college students with University Researchers and local activities.
**POSTPONED** There Is No Planet B
SÓN WITH DAVID OWEN NORRIS | JUPITER UNWRAPPED
All ages
Type: Live show
https://www.turnersims.co.uk/events/son-with-david-owen-norris-jupiter-unwrapped/
https://twitter.com/TurnerSims
https://www.facebook.com/TurnerSimsSouthampton/
https://www.instagram.com/turner_sims/
Advisory notice – this event contains the following elements:
Loud Sounds
Darkened Spaces
SÓN
Robin Browning conductor
David Owen Norris presenter
Mozart Symphony No 41 in C, K551 Jupiter
Debussy Clair de Lune for piano and orchestra
SÓN, Southampton's professional orchestra, return for their latest Unwrapped event, this time exploring Mozart's final symphony. Presented by pianist and broadcaster David Owen Norris, find out more about both Mozart and his music, followed by a complete performance of the work described by one critic as 'one of the composer's most exhilarating creations'.
SÓN WITH DAVID OWEN NORRIS | JUPITER UNWRAPPED
SÓN WITH JAMES MAYHEW | THE PAINTED PLANETS
All ages
Type: Live show
https://www.turnersims.co.uk/events/son-with-james-mayhew-the-painted-planets/
https://twitter.com/TurnerSims
https://www.facebook.com/TurnerSimsSouthampton/
https://www.instagram.com/turner_sims/
Advisory notice – this event contains the following elements:
Loud Sounds
Darkened Spaces
SÓN
Robin Browning conductor
James Mayhew artist and presenter
Holst The Planets
Southampton's professional orchestra join star presenter and illustrator James Mayhew on a journey through the solar system, exploring the music and inspiration of Holst's hugely popular work The Planets. From Mars to Neptune, discover the stories behind the music, and watch as James brings the whole piece to life with his incredible live artwork, all projected onto a giant screen above the orchestra. A gorgeous visual and musical adventure for all the family!
TWO PERFORMANCES: 2pm & 4.15pm
Running time: 1 hour (approx)
Suitable for age 6+
SÓN WITH JAMES MAYHEW | THE PAINTED PLANETS
Please note, the majority of these events are not being organised by the Festival team. Please contact the organisers directly as shown within the booking link if you have any questions regarding their event.
