To view this email online, view the email below.   Culture on Campus      What's on at the University of Leeds, April - June 2018   This newsletter lets you know about some of the fantastic cultural events and activities at the University over the coming months, from exhibition openings and theatre performances to live-coding concerts and public lectures.       Exhibition preview – Transformation Wednesday 18 April, 6-8pm The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery    Spring 2018 marks ten years since the re-opening of the University's art gallery, following a major redevelopment and expansion. Raise a glass of wine to celebrate the remarkable efforts made to create a public space for the University of Leeds Art Collection, and track the gallery's evolution into The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery through the art on display in new exhibition Transformation. Free, book your place Launch event – Verse Matters Thursday 19 April, 5.30-7.30pm Alumni Room, School of English    Join University of Leeds Poetry Centre in celebrating the launch of the Verse Matters anthology, with readings by some of the contributors. The anthology aims to harness the power of everyday, human stories in times of inequality and xenophobia. The book, edited by Helen Mort and Rachel Bower, is published by Scarborough's Valley Press. Free, book your place Opening reception – Resists: exploring resist-dyed textiles across cultures  Tuesday 24 April, 5-6pm and 6-8pm M&S Company Archive, University of Leeds   Join ULITA – an Archive of International Textiles, for an opening reception to celebrate its new exhibition Resists: exploring resist-dyed textiles across cultures. The drop-in event will be preceded at 5pm by a free talk at M&S Company Archive by researcher, designer and educator Dr Kate Wells, exploring how hand techniques, technology and innovation unite in the history of resist-patterned fabrics across the world. The exhibition is open until 13 December. Booking essential for the free talk The reception event at ULITA is free and drop-in Algorave Assembly Friday 27 April, 1-2pm and 6.30-11pm Clothworkers' Centenary Concert Hall and Foyer, School of Music    #AlgoraveAssembly is a day that brings together invited speakers and performers operating at the forefront of the Algorave scene, with keynote speakers, panel discussion, live coding masterclasses for Year 12 pupils, and a free lunchtime Concert Hall performance to showcase the latest developments in this emerging form of musical practice. The day, organised by the School of Music with Leeds Digital Festival, concludes with a spectacular livestreamed algorave (an event allowing people to dance to music generated by computer algorithms programmed live), in the School's new Concert Hall Foyer venue. Buy tickets Lunchtime Talk – M&S Milestones: Staff Welfare to Plan A Wednesday 2 May, 12.30-1.30pm M&S Company Archive, University of Leeds   Discover the key M&S anniversaries being celebrated in 2018 to mark its commitment to caring for customers, colleagues and the planet throughout the firm's history. Learn about the establishment of the M&S Staff Welfare Department 85 years ago, the company's pioneering approach to plastic, and innovations in making clothing from recycled materials. Light refreshments included. Free, book your place LSTwo Friday 4 May, 6pm Clothworkers' Centenary Concert Hall, School of Music   LSTwo, the School of Music's new music ensemble conducted by Dr Mic Spencer, will perform a concert showcasing the compositional and performance talent of students, postgraduate researchers and staff in the School of Music. Newly-written work has been composed especially for this year's line-up, including a premiere by Dr Scott McLaughlin. Free, book your place New Old Friends present Crimes Under the Sun Tuesday 8 May, 7.30pm Riley Smith Theatre, Leeds University Union    A secluded island hotel just off the English coast becomes a crime scene, as a scandal-inducing femme fatale is felled. All the guests on the island are suspects, but are they alone and is this the first crime this idyllic island has witnessed? This award-winning theatre company present the comedy thriller, directed by James Farrell (Associate Director - The 39 Steps) Buy tickets Patterns Reimagined: from Crafts to Fashion Tuesday 15 May, 2-3.45pm M&S Company Archive / ULITA – An Archive on International Textiles    Explore resist dye techniques across cultures and their evolution in the fashion industry. Starting at ULITA, discover traditional methods of resist dye pattern making from across West Africa, India and Indonesia. The session then continues at the nearby M&S Company Archive to see how these craft techniques have been adapted and used in high street fashion. Light refreshments included. Free, book your place Museums at Night Friday 18 May, 6-9pm Parkinson Court and Leeds University Library Galleries    Experience the collections of University of Leeds Art Collection and Leeds University Library's Special Collections in a new light. Explore the Galleries after hours as we celebrate the UK-wide Museums at Night annual festival. More information will appear on the Galleries website soon.    Bloomin' Buds Theatre present Brenda's Got a Baby Wednesday 30 May, 7.30-9pm stage@leeds    Brenda is 16 and pregnant, Amy is the first in her family to go to university. What could possibly go wrong? This new verbatim play explores the struggles that young working class women face, and recognises the difficulties of trying to study and to be a mother. Bloomin' Buds aim to raise awareness of the struggles and pressures these women face, and question whether the systems in place such as universal credit are really enough in the current political and economic climate. Buy tickets The Gould Trio Sunday 24 June 2018, 3pm Clothworkers Centenary Concert Hall, School of Music   The Gould Piano Trio is joined by  German Flautist, Uwe Grodd for the premier of his new edition of Beethoven's 'Pastorale' Symphony arranged for flute, violin, cello and piano by Mozart's star student, Johann Nepomuk Hummel. This chamber music 'translation' of the symphony reflects Beethoven's love for nature in the same way as in the original. Buy tickets Arts & Cultural News A new partnership between the University and Ilkley Literature Festival   The University has a new partnership with the North's oldest and largest literature festival. As well as becoming Higher Education Partner for Ilkley Literature Festival (28 September - 14 October), the University is principal partner for its off-shoot Words in the City poetry and spoken word festival, which for the first time takes place in Leeds this year (10-13 May). As well as a free reading by Professor of Poetry Simon Armitage on Friday 11 May, there is also a chance to explore the University's extensive archive of poetry recordings at the Poetry Sound Lounge at Carriageworks Theatre on Saturday 12 May. Read more Arts & Cultural News University partnership extends the global reach of Leeds International Piano Competition   A renewed partnership between the University and one of the world's leading piano competitions will significantly extended the global reach of 'The Leeds'. The University has been involved since the competition's earliest days, with heats and events hosted on campus since the inaugural contest in 1963. Now, the first ever overseas round of the competition are currently taking place in Berlin, New York and Singapore. Read more  Featured off-campus events          Leeds Piano Festival Howard Assembly Room, Leeds   As part of its programme of expanding activities, the Leeds International Piano Competition is presenting the first of what is to be an annual Leeds Piano Festival, to take place in May 2018 in Leeds and London. It features distinguished past winners and alumni of the competition Lars Vogt, Alessio Bax and Sunwook Kim. There will also be appearances by three Young Scholars of the Lang Lang International Music Foundation. Three of the Scholars will come to work in an extensive programme of outreach both in Leeds and London. Monday 14 May, 7.15pm - Alessio Bax Tuesday 15 May, 11am - Alessio Bax masterclass Saturday 19 May, 7.15pm - Lang Lang Foundation Scholars Monday 21 May, 7.15pm - Sunwook Kim Tuesday 22 May, 7.15pm - Lars Vogt Contact us Email us +44 (0)113 343 37971 Visit our website Follow us See our videos This message was sent to n.f.casse@leeds.ac.uk. Follow this link to .