‘Plymouth Labyrinth’ – A playful art project: illuminating convivial connections across Plymouth

    Exhibition 5th – 19th April 2019 RAAY (Royal Adelaide Art & Yoga) 9, Adelaide St, Stonehouse, Plymouth PL1 3JE ‘Plymouth Labyrinth‘ is a collaboration between Helen Billinghurst (who has recently successfully completed her doctoral studies with the School of Humanities and Performing Arts at the University of Plymouth) and Phil Smith, Associate Professor (Reader)… Continue reading ‘Plymouth Labyrinth’ – A playful art project: illuminating convivial connections across Plymouth

Upcoming Arts and Humanities Events September – October 2019

    The following research events are taking place in the Faculty of Arts and Humanities this month. Please contact theartsinstitute@plymouth.ac.uk if you would like further information.   Arts Institute Public Programme  Mon 23 Sep – Sat 16 Nov – Exhibition: Mariner: A Painted Ship Upon A Painted Ocean | The Levinsky Gallery  Tue 1 Oct –… Continue reading Upcoming Arts and Humanities Events September – October 2019

Arts and Humanities Research Events this February

  The following research events are taking place in the Faculty of Arts and Humanities this month. Please contact theartsinstitute@plymouth.ac.uk if you would like further information. Research Development 21st February @ 13.30, Rolle 117, Pitfalls of Publishing, You are invited to play the Publishing Trap! An Open Access and Open Research session with a difference… Continue reading Arts and Humanities Research Events this February

Phil Smith’s new play is on tour

Plymouth University researcher Dr Phil Smith, reader in Theatre & Performance, new play is touring Austria and Germany this Autumn. ‘My Sister Syria’, co-written with Paul Stebbings, is a dramatic exploration of the current refugee crisis in Europe and its roots in the Middle East. The production aims to asks questions rather than give answers,… Continue reading Phil Smith’s new play is on tour

Registration now open: On the Moors Postgraduate Research Conference

On The Moors: Performance.Experience.Presence Postgraduate Research Conference 10-11 June 2017 on Dartmoor Keynotes by Roberta Mock, Phil Smith and Claudia Zeiske Registration now open! The University of Plymouth annual transdisciplinary practice-research postgraduate conference this year takes place in Dartmoor National Park over the weekend of 10-11 June 2017, and is now open for booking.  Following the… Continue reading Registration now open: On the Moors Postgraduate Research Conference

Keynote by Phil Smith at Supernatural Cities conference

Dr Phil Smith, Reader in Theatre & Performance at the University of Plymouth, is presenting a keynote lecture at the Supernatural Cities II: Gothic Cities conference in Limerick, Ireland, in April 2017. This conference offers  interdisciplinary conversations and activities for artists, folklorists, historians, geographers, literary, theatre and film scholars that explore urban Gothic and supernatural contexts.… Continue reading Keynote by Phil Smith at Supernatural Cities conference

CfP: ‘On the Moors’ postgraduate research conference

2017 PEP Talks Conference: On the Moors   Call for presentations: University of Plymouth Performance.Experience.Presence Postgraduate Conference 10-11 June 2017, in Dartmoor National Park, Devon We are seeking proposals for our annual trans-disciplinary practice-research postgraduate conference. We invite contributions from arts and humanities post-graduate students and early career researchers that focus on collaborative methods and/or… Continue reading CfP: ‘On the Moors’ postgraduate research conference

Arts & Humanities Research events this week at Plymouth University

The following research events are taking place in the Faculty of Arts and Humanities this week. Please contact theartsinstitute@plymouth.ac.uk if you would like further information. Art+Sound Seminar: 2pm on 30th November 2016 in Nancy Astor Building, NAB 006 History Seminar: Dr Todd Gray on “Carving out the Renaissance in Devon”. 4pm on 30th November in Babbage… Continue reading Arts & Humanities Research events this week at Plymouth University

30 November 2016: Performing Arts research seminar

Please join us for the next PEP Talk (the seminar series of the Performance.Experience.Presence research group at Plymouth University), which will feature papers by Phil Smith and David Strang: Wednesday, 30th November 2016, 4.30 – 6.00pm Babbage Building, Room 215, Plymouth University “Using character and journey in Symbolist Theatre to make a portrait of South Devon” In… Continue reading 30 November 2016: Performing Arts research seminar

Dr. Phil Smith is walking-artist-in-residence at Carleton College, Minnesota

Dr Phil Smith is travelling to America to begin a residency at Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota where he will be teaching a number of media studies classes and leading short public exploratory walks. In addition he will present a public performance walk titled “Blazing Worlds” on 14 May 2016. During his time at Carleton College, Phil is participating in the ‘Walk’ 2016 festival. He… Continue reading Dr. Phil Smith is walking-artist-in-residence at Carleton College, Minnesota