SHAKESPEARE’S CONTEMPORARIES: THOMAS KYD’S ‘THE SPANISH TRAGEDY’
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomWith its angry ghost, villains, tragic heroine, grieving fathers, murders and madness, The Spanish Tragedy was the most popular and well-known revenge tragedy until Hamlet, influencing a whole generation of later playwrights. Join us to explore one of the most exciting plays of the early Elizabethan period. Residential: £305 Non-residential: £220
COLOURED PENCIL WORKSHOP
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomFor beginners and improvers. Bring your own photographs of your pet, other animals, birds, landscape, or inanimate objects. Learn about the different ways you can use pencil, layering, blending, removing colour to create texture and depth. Bring your own good quality coloured pencils (the tutor will be using Derwent Inktense), together with an A3 size
SUNDAY LECTURE: THE WORLD OF THEATRE IN SHAKESPEARE’S TIME
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomWhat was the theatre world like in Shakespeare’s time? How did this context affect the form and content of his plays and those of his contemporaries? Clare explores the impact of the theatre buildings, acting companies, personalities and audiences of Elizabethan & Jacobean London, together with the regulations and censorship to which they were subject,
SUNDAY LECTURE: ‘THE WORLD OF THEATRE IN SHAKESPEARE’S TIME’
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomWhat was the theatre world like in Shakespeare’s time? How did this context affect the form and content of his plays and those of his contemporaries? Clare explores the impact of the theatre buildings, acting companies, personalities and audiences of Elizabethan & Jacobean London, together with the regulations and censorship to which they were subject,
FULLY BOOKED: PIANO WORKSHOP
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomA performance-based workshop where up to 10 players of Grade 7 standard and above prepare a short recital of between 15-20 minutes to play to the other participants. If possible, please bring along extra copies of the works being performed for the other players. John will give constructive suggestions for improving aspects of interpretation, technique,
FULLY BOOKED: LAKES, RIVERS AND SPRING WOODLANDS – PAINTING NATURE WITH ACRYLICS
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomA taught course with step-by-step instruction to produce two beautiful paintings featuring lakes/rivers and spring woodlands. We will use acrylic paints, brushes and any other painting tools that you wish to bring. Learn to employ a range of techniques to achieve realism, impressionistic techniques and coherent tonal qualities, pushing the boundaries of the acrylic medium.
OIL PASTELS
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomSuitable for beginners and improvers. Oil pastels are a beautiful and versatile medium to use, whether for a quick sketch or a finished painting for exhibition. The rich, pure colour of oil pastels can be applied with a myriad of techniques; some we will practice, such as laying on glazes of colour, blending, impasto and
THE ART AND ARCHITECTURE OF THE EARLY STUARTS 1603-1660
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomIn this short course we will explore something of the revolution in art and architecture in England during the first half of the seventeenth-century, associated with such names as Inigo Jones, Charles I, Anthony Van Dyck and Peter Paul Rubens. We will also consider the effects of Civil War, the Puritan Republic and the Restoration
FULLY BOOKED: FRANCES IN RESIDENCE – FOCUS ON COLOUR EXPERIMENTS
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomExplore colour dynamics, using strong and vibrant colour, tonal contrasts and subtle colour to express mood and harmony. This course will be suitable for beginners who would like to learn about colour dynamics but is also good for people seeking to push their work to new levels. Work alongside Frances who will be developing her
FULLY BOOKED: TWISTED LOG CABIN
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomTake a look on Pinterest and you will find many twisted log cabin quilts. They look complicated but are actually very easy with the main difficulties coming from the colours of the fabrics. On this course, you could make a quilt using square, triangular or hexagonal twisted log cabin blocks or just make one of