Zamosc - twinned with Loughborough
http://www.zamosc.wonder.pl/start_en
Zamość remains a perfect example of a Renaissance town of the late 16th century. It retained its original layout and fortifications as well as a large number of buildings blending Italian and central European architectural traditions.
Tue 2nd February, 2010 by I See Their Shadows Everywhere
Andrew P Smith
Andrew worked on the Charnwood Arts Door to Door project and Liquid Light projects with Charnwood Arts in 2002. He is based in Kingston, Jamaica.
Tue 2nd February, 2010 by Door to Door
Cholmondeleys and Featherstonehaughs
http://www.thecholmondeleys.org/
The Cholmondeleys and Featherstonehaughs have been working under the directorship of Lea Anderson for 25 years. They have performed at Glastonbury, in theatres large and small, at Duckie at The Royal Vauxhall Tavern, on Vauxhall Bridge, at Tate Modern, on beaches, ferries, lifts, in a garden store, in cars, towers and in the laboratory in Anderson’s work with DNA. They also worked with Charnwood Arts in 2000 to create new youth dance performances from three local secondary schools as part of People Making Places 2000
Mon 1st February, 2010 by Youth Arts Festival Dance Residency
Parthiv Shah - photographer and film maker
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parthiv_Shah
Parthiv collaborated with Charnwood Arts on a book and exhibition focused on the Indian diaspora which toured in India, a residency resulting in an installation at Loughborough University and the exhibition of his work on the demise of the textile production mills of Ahmedabad.
Fri 29th January, 2010 by Film Project with Parthiv Shah
People Making Places 2000
http://www.peoplemakingplaces.org.uk
A major on-line/off-line project to create a snapshot of people, places and events in Charnwood in the year 2000. Originally designed for cross platform use changes in technology may make parts of this site unobtainable to some users, however there is still a wealth of interesting material which can be accessed.
Fri 29th January, 2010 by People Making Places Programme
Northern Ballet Theatre
http://www.northernballettheatre.co.uk/
Charnwood Arts worked with the Northern Ballet Theatre and Loughborough Town Hall to develop a week long youth dance residency based around the themes of community breakdown related to the tragedy of the break up of Yugoslavia.
Thu 28th January, 2010 by Northern Ballet Dance Theatre
Gigantes y cabezudos
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gigantes_y_cabezudos
Many Spanish festivals include costumed figures known as gigantes y cabezudos, roughly, “Giants and Big-Heads”, or, in Catalan, gegants i capgrossos. The main feature of these figures is typically their papier maché head; bodies are covered in clothing matching the costume's theme.
Wed 27th January, 2010 by Gigantes
Cuttlefish
Cuttlefish is a creative web design and multimedia company based in Loughborough, Leicestershire in the UK's East Midlands. Our multi-skilled team has a combined industry experience of over 45 years.
Thu 14th January, 2010 by Charnwood Arts
