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- 5 days ago13 min
ET4.3 The shocks are just the opening act
PhD student Orlando Timmerman discusses how he fell into producing his first play.-=-=-=-Cover image credit Orlando Timmerman.-=-=-=-Thursday 14 & Friday 15 May, Howard Theatre, 7pm: 'A Very Divine Election'. Tickets available here.Monday 18 May, 6.15pm, Chapel: Commemoration of Benefactors-=-=-=-Thursday 14 - Saturday 16 May, ADC Theatre, 7.45pm: 'Scenes from the Climate Era'. Tickets available here.-=-=-=-Interviewees wanted for next term! If you'd like to come on the show to chat about anything related to the Creative Arts, please email artspodcast@dow.cam.ac.uk.
- 1 weeks ago13 min
ET26.2 A Culinary Design
We hear from Dr Aram Mooradian about his creative architectural projects.-=-=-=-Cover image 'Gyumri (historical centre)', credit O'micron, used under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license.-=-=-=-Thursday 7 May, 6-8pm, Heong Gallery: Lowering stress with artThursday 7 May, 9pm, Chapel: Choral ComplineSunday 10 May, 6pm, Chapel: Choral EvensongMonday 11 May, 6-6.30pm, Music Office T staircase: 'Take-a-Break' ChoirFriday 1 May - Sunday 10 May, Heong Gallery: Twining Egginton Fine Arts Prize Exhibition-=-=-=-Interviewees wanted for next term! If you'd like to come on the show to chat about anything related to the Creative Arts, please email artspodcast@dow.cam.ac.uk.
- 2 weeks ago14 min
ET26.1 The Launch of the Leaves
We celebrate the launch of the Leaves and catch up on Creative Arts activities in college.-=-=-=-Cover image copyright Paula Heister 2023.-=-=-=-Sunday 3 May, 6pm, Chapel: Choral EvensongMonday 4 May, 6-6.30pm, Music Office T staircase: 'Take-a-Break' ChoirThursday 7 May, 6-8pm, Heong Gallery: Stress-lowering session with creative mediaFriday 1 May - Sunday 10 May, Heong Gallery: Twining Egginton Fine Arts Prize Exhibition-=-=-=-Interviewees wanted for next term! If you'd like to come on the show to chat about anything related to the Creative Arts, please email artspodcast@dow.cam.ac.uk.
- Mar 19, 202622 min
LT26.9 Lent Term Special
College Archivist Jenny Ulph reveals a surprising musical history at Downing.-=-=-=-Cover image Music Society programme, 1896.-=-=-=-Friday 20 March, 4-6pm & 6-7pm, E-staircase Music Room: DCMS Jasdeep Singh lecture and concert. Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/jasdeep-singh-concert-masterclass-tickets-1984636075928Friday 20 February - Sunday 19 April, Heong Gallery: 'Tudor Contemporary' Exhibition. Open Wednesday to Sunday, 12-5pm.-=-=-=-If you'd like to come on the show to chat about anything related to the Creative Arts, please email artspodcast@dow.cam.ac.uk.
- Mar 12, 202619 min
LT26.8 Face-to-face with Elizabeth I
The curator of the new exhibition in the Heong Gallery, 'Tudor Contemporary', gives us a behind-the-scenes glimpse into the creative process.-=-=-=-Cover image copyright Mat Collishaw.-=-=-=-Thursday 12 - Saturday 14 March, 7.30pm, Howard Theatre: A Festival of New Writing. Tickets available here.Sunday 15 March, 8pm, Chapel: The Chapel Choir perform Mozart's Requiem in concert. Sold out; waiting list for tickets is here.Monday 16 March, 6.30-7.30pm, Chapel: Chaplain's talk on the Church of England as a 'Global' Church.Friday 20 February - Sunday 19 April, Heong Gallery: 'Tudor Contemporary' Exhibition. Open Wednesday to Sunday, 12-5pm.-=-=-=-Call for submissions: The Twining Egginton Fine Arts Prize 2026. Deadline 16 March. www.dow.cam.ac.uk/creative-arts/art-downingIf you'd like to come on the show to chat about anything related to the Creative Arts, please email artspodcast@dow.cam.ac.uk.
- Mar 5, 202612 min
LT26.7 A Festival of New Writing
Tune in to hear all about the forthcoming Festival of New Writing.-=-=-=-Cover image copyright Downing Dramatic Society.-=-=-=-Thursday 5 March, 5pm, Chapel: Choral EvensongThursday 5 March, 5pm, Howard Assembly Room: DCMS Recital of Violin & Piano musicSaturday 7 March, 5-6pm, Howard Assembly Room: DCMS/Downing Arts Percussion Extravaganza concert. Tickets free for Downing members, available here.Sunday 8 March, 6pm, Chapel: Choral EvensongThursday 12 - Saturday 14 March, 7.30pm, Howard Theatre: A Festival of New Writing. Tickets available here.Friday 20 February - Sunday 19 April, Heong Gallery: 'Tudor Contemporary' Exhibition. Open Wednesday to Sunday, 12-5pm.-=-=-=-Call for submissions: The Twining Egginton Fine Arts Prize 2026. Deadline 16 March. www.dow.cam.ac.uk/creative-arts/art-downingIf you'd like to come on the show to chat about anything related to the Creative Arts, please email artspodcast@dow.cam.ac.uk.
- Feb 26, 202613 min
LT26.6 Is this going to be too bright?
Third-year Computer Scientist Bryan Abi Karam chats about his work as a photographer.-=-=-=-Cover image in the public domain.-=-=-=-Thursday 26, Friday 27, and Saturday 28 February, 7.15pm, Howard Theatre: DDS Freshers' Play 'After Juliet'. Tickets available here.Saturday 28 February, 5-6pm, Howard Assembly Room: Piano Showcase Concert featuring Danny Driver. Tickets free for Downing members.Sunday 1 March, 6pm, Chapel: Choral EucharistMonday 2 March, 6pm, Chapel: Fisher House MassTuesday 3 March 12.30-1pm, Heong Gallery: Curator's Lunchtime Tour, 'Tudor Contemporary'. Booking not required.Tuesday 3 March, 5-7pm, Heong Gallery: Life Drawing Class. Book your place here.Friday 20 February - Sunday 19 April, Heong Gallery: 'Tudor Contemporary' Exhibition. Open Wednesday to Sunday, 12-5pm.-=-=-=-Call for submissions: The Twining Egginton Fine Arts Prize 2026. Deadline 16 March. www.dow.cam.ac.uk/creative-arts/art-downingIf you'd like to come on the show to chat about anything related to the Creative Arts, please email artspodcast@dow.cam.ac.uk.
- Feb 19, 202621 min
LT26.5 Are you reading silently?
Dr Ewan Jones discusses his recently-published novel, and how he's trying to revive a centuries-old artistic practice.-=-=-=-Cover image credit Irene Martinez Costa/TW.-=-=-=-Thursday 19 February, 5.30pm, Ely Cathedral: The Chapel Choir sing EvensongSunday 22 February, 6pm, Chapel: Choral EvensongMonday 9 February, 6.30-7.30pm, Chapel: Talk and discussion: 'A Musical Church'.Tuesday 24 February, 5.30pm, Assembly Room: DCMS Lent Term Open Recital-=-=-=-Call for submissions: The Twining Egginton Fine Arts Prize 2026. Deadline 16 March. www.dow.cam.ac.uk/creative-arts/art-downingIf you'd like to come on the show to chat about anything related to the Creative Arts, please email artspodcast@dow.cam.ac.uk.
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About The Downing Arts Podcast
Downing Arts is the combination, collaboration, and contemplation of Drama, Music, the Visual Arts, and Literary activities across the college – bringing together students, Fellows, staff, and the wider community to participate, observe, and enjoy a richly stimulating cultural environment.Join me, Louisa Denby - Downing's Director of Music - for a weekly digest of Creative Arts events in college, plus exclusive interviews with students, staff, Fellows, and alumni. Episodes are released weekly during term time and feature a broad range of topics, from favourite films to brilliant books, from new artistic endeavours to established alumni careers, brought to you from Downing College in the University of Cambridge, UK.https://www.dow.cam.ac.uk/creative-arts
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