The Hunterian

IN PERSON EVENT

18 November 2021
6.00pm - 8.00pm
Hunterian Museum
Booking required

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Come see The Hunterian’s collections and displays through new eyes at this interactive evening showcase. Inspired by the ongoing research of The Hunterian Associates and the cultural legacy of COP26, this event will explore what it takes to truly care about collections and through them, our shared cultures, our communities and our planet. 

As well as trails and craft activities for the kids, you can enjoy a new art installation and a Climate Stories themed tour. The evening will also feature performances of newly composed music and dance inspired by environmental themes and Hunterian Associates’ projects.

For everyone's safety, face masks should be worn throughout, unless exepmtions apply. Please be advised that speakers, musicians and the dancer will remove masks during their performance slots.

Performance programme

6-7pm

• Introduction
• Siku - a piece for solo cello, written by Aileen Sweeney performed by Simone Seales
• Whistler as Butterfly, Kristina Astrom, Hunterian Associate
• The Mind of a Crow is an Upward Curve, a piece for Violin and Cello, written by Ellie Cherry, performed by Claire Shortt & Andrew Stirling

Interlude / tours and activities

7.15-8pm

• RE - LOCATION a dance choreographed and performed by Monika Smekot, with music by Lavender Hex, John Lemke, Lisa Fannen
• diaphanous, a piece for solo oboe, written by Kevin Leomo, performed by Sergio Vega Dominguez

Actvities throughout

Art activities by Hunterian Associates Dobrochna Futro (Polish Treasures) and Peter Tuka (Soviet Prints).

A one-off art installation, These Days I Don't Float, by Gaia Tretmanis from GSA project, The New Normal?, curated by Sophie Fulton.

Whistler as Butterfly - can you tell how Whistler was feeling from his butterfly signature? Hunterian Associate Kristin Astrom.

Extinction - what does an Irish Elk have to do with all this? Emily Allan, PhD researcher.

Tours, Scavenger Hunt, Promise Tree and Where's Your Stuff From?, courtesy of student volunteers and participants of the School of Education initiative Museums and Climate Empowerment.

Thanks to all our contributors & Partners

 

Composers

Aileen Sweeney and Ellie Cherry, Royal Conservatoire Scotland

Kevin Leomo, University of Glasgow

 

Musicians

Cello: Simone Seales and Andrew Stirling, RCS

Violin: Claire Shortt, RCS

Oboe: Sergio Vega Dominguez

 

Dancer

Monika Smekot

 

Artists

Gaia Tretmanis

Marta Adamowicz

 

Researchers

The compositions by Ellie Cherry and Aileen Sweeney were informed by the research of Matthew Steel and William Harcourt, University of St.Andrews.

Partners

Dear Green Bothy, UofG College of Arts
SHARE (Science, Humanities & Arts Research Exchange), Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
Being Human Festival 2021

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First published: 27 September 2021