SUNDAY LECTURE: MEETINGS OF REMARKABLE MEN

The Langdale Valley, 1947 - an unlikely setting for a meeting between two of the most influential and toweringly important cultural figures of the twentieth century: the choreographer and movement pioneer Rudolf Laban, and the avant-garde artist Kurt Schwitters. Research into this meeting has thrown up fascinating questions not least about what they might have 

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JAZZ CONCERT

Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United Kingdom

A lively and engaging evening of mainstream jazz with David Black and players from our residential jazz course joined by very special guests saxophonist Alan Barnes and trumpeter Mark Armstrong. Tickets £10 (Bar open)

PAINTING AND DRAWING SUMMER SCHOOL

Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United Kingdom

A week of workshops, lectures and demonstrations led by four of our tutors, offering a broad mix of inspiration, approaches, techniques and styles intended to refresh and expand your painting and drawing skills. Bring your favourite media and equipment, use our beautiful setting, and devote some quality time to developing your creative practice. Residential: £640 

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THE LANGUAGE OF RENAISSANCE AND BAROQUE MUSIC FOR RECORDER PLAYERS

Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United Kingdom

This is a practical course examining the relationship between language and music in the renaissance and baroque. There will be a focus on approaching scores from a historical /contextual point of view and will include some history of performance practice in relation to fundamental principles of classical rhetoric and the practical application of concepts through 

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EARLY MUSIC SUMMER SCHOOL 2024

Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United Kingdom

For competent singers, viol and recorder players, covering music c1450-c1650. Instruction in choral/solo singing, viol and recorder playing, lute, plus vocal technique and various consorts. Plenary music-making sessions, lectures and opportunities to try something new (instrument or voice). A marvellously rich musical cocktail! There is an application process: please contact head tutor Deborah before booking 

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FULLY BOOKED: CIRCLE DANCE RETREAT

Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United Kingdom

An extended circle dancing retreat where we will explore music and dances from cultures and communities around the world and the pace will vary from lively to meditative. Circle dancing is an inclusive form of community dancing where no partners are required, and previous experience of circle dancing is not necessary. All welcome. A tonic 

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FULLY BOOKED: PRINTMAKING WORKSHOP

Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United Kingdom

Explore a wide range of techniques to produce handmade prints to your own design: woodcut (cutting on plank wood); wood engraving (using end-grain substitute or similar); drypoint (drawing on plastic or metal sheet with a needle); and etching (using copper sulphate to etch zinc plates, including hard and soft ground and aquatint). All abilities welcome. 

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FULLY BOOKED: BOTANICAL COLOURED PENCILS: THE SUMMER SESSION

Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United Kingdom

The summer session with Susan is a perfect time to complete botanical work already begun in a previous class or work that you have begun on your own. There might be a botanical subject you would like to tackle but have never got round to it… make the most of Susan’s knowledge and expertise to 

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EXPLORING ANCIENT IDENTITIES TODAY: THE IRON AGE AND ROMAN PAST IN THE PRESENT

Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United Kingdom

What did the Romans really do for us? And were the ‘Ancient Brits’ really a savage bunch covered in blue paint? Where do our ideas of the past originate, and how do they colour the way we think today? Recent research has highlighted the way that perceptions of the ancient past can be used in 

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NUTURE THROUGH NATURE SUMMER YOGA RETREAT

Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United Kingdom

Develop a sense of harmony and balance within yourself and the world in which you live. Suitable for all abilities. Using Ayurvedic wisdom, practicing ‘pranayama’ (breath control), ‘asanas’ (yoga postures) and through ‘dhyana’ (meditation) we will look to nature to nurture an inner state of peace and calm. Residential £290 Non-residential £210