Inspiring and Innovating for the Arts: Performance, Practice and Production
Speakers: Dr Alison Balsom, Tess Ellison, Professor Damian Murphy - chaired by Sam Jackson
A special showcase evening comprising a panel discussion by leaders in the creative sector and a performance showcase demonstrating the breadth of activity and talent across the School!
The new School of Arts and Creative Technologies is a collaboration harnessing the University’s considerable strength and expertise in Music and Theatre, Film, Television and Interactive Media, bringing together these contemporary, dynamic and creative disciplines to develop new areas in teaching and learning, research and practice, and to enhance and expand our strategic collaborations with a range of external partners. The School aims to be a leader in creativity, combining academic scholarship with creative practice and industry relevance.
The launch event included a panel discussion, and we were truly honoured to welcome such distinguished leaders in the different fields reflected in our School’s make-up. Speakers included an honorary graduate of the University: world-class classical trumpeter, Dr Alison Balsom; Tess Ellison , Executive Producer at Nottingham Playhouse, and the Principal Investigator of XR Stories, Professor Damian Murphy.
The panel was chaired by York alumnus, Sam Jackson, who recently took on the role of Controller of BBC Radio 3. This extraordinarily powerful line-up of speakers reflected on their own experiences and offered insights on the needs of the creative and arts sector and how the School can respond to those opportunities.
