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3/07/2009 - Before Stonewall Introduction
There will be a guest introduction to the film Before Stonewall (15) by Toni Montinaro, Manager of Derbyshire Friend at QUAD on Tuesday 7th July at 6:30pm. Before Stonewall (15) is a documentary which charts the events of 27-28th June 1969, when drag queens fought back against police at New York City's Stonewall Inn. The film was originally released in 1984, and is shown to mark the 40th ...
3/07/2009 - Iconic Director Study Day
QUAD is holding a one-off Study Day focusing on film director Ken Loach on Saturday 11th July. The Study Day will be examination of the iconic British director Ken Loach, covering the entirety of Loach’s career from Poor Cow and Kes, to The Wind That Shakes The Barley and his latest film, Looking For Eric. The Study Day will be led by Film Lecturer Alan Seaman. The Ken Loach Study Day will ...
2/07/2009 - Young Parents Get Creative
Young parents invited to ‘Listen Love Learn’ with creative workshops at QUAD QUAD is running weekly creative workshops for new and expectant young parents. The free workshops are available to young parents aged up to 25 years, with babies of up to 24 months. The workshops provide a supportive environment for new and expectant parents, and a chance to meet others, learn skills, share ...
1/07/2009 - Special Preview of S. Darko
QUAD is holding a Special Preview Screening of the new film S. Darko (15) on Friday 3rd July at 8:45pm. S. Darko is the sequel to the beguiling cult hit Donnie Darko. Picking up seven years after the events of the first film, it follows Donnie’s younger sister Samantha, (played once again by Daveigh Chase) now eighteen and on a roadtrip to Los Angeles. With her best friend Corey they are ...
30/06/2009 - Cine Babies Screening
There will be a Cine Babies screening of Anything for Her (15 certificate with English subtitles) on Thursday 2nd July at 1:00pm. Cine Babies screenings are special monthly screenings for parents/ carers with babies under 12 months. The screenings are modified for the comfort of the babies, with house lights slightly raised and sound levels lowered. To enable entrance to these exclusive ...
26/06/2009 - International Artist in Residence Exhibition
‘Waiting’, an exhibition by Zheng Li, will be the new exhibition at QUAD Gallery, opening on 4th July. Zheng Li, a contemporary painter from China has been the first ‘Artist in Residence’ at QUAD. He has been based at QUAD throughout June, working on material for exhibition, which will be on display in the QUAD Gallery until 6th September 2009. Zheng Li will be holding an Artist’s ...
26/06/2009 - Well Dressing Celebration on Saturday
The celebration to unveil the completed Derby City Well Dressing is this Saturday (27th June) at 11:00am on the Market Place in Derby, by the Waterfall. Local artist Pollyanna Pickering will open the event where there will be a chance to see the completed well dressing, as well as live music and dancing. The event is FREE, for more information click here. ...
23/06/2009 - Bass Festival at QUAD
Graffiti exhibition, workshops, performance and film screening There will be a celebration evening with a free performance and film screening as part of Derby's Bass Festival at QUAD on Monday 29th of June. From 4.30pm workshops in music production and video production will be followed by live performances from JDM and T camp, Rukus with the Trinity band and Trinity Warriors breakdance crew. ...
22/06/2009 - Celebrate all that is great about DERBY
Derby Night is a unique opportunity to celebrate all that is great about Derby, with friends, family and colleagues. Derby Night brings together local recording musicians who will perform throughout the night as a backdrop to networking, chatting and meeting up with the people of Derby. A special menu of Derbyshire Fayre will be available on the night and entry is FREE. Let us inspire you ...
22/06/2009 - Guest Introduction for Mark of an Angel
There will be special introduction to the film Mark Of An Angel (12A) at QUAD on Friday 26th June at 6.10pm. Caroline Simone, Subject Leader of Applied Studies at the University of Derby, who lectures on sudden and traumatic bereavement, will be introducing the screening. Mark Of An Angel (12A with subtitles) is a French thriller about a newly divorced mother caught up in an unpleasant ...
18/06/2009 - Artist Talk with Daphne Wright
Artist Daphne Wright will be in conversation with Maeve Connolly in an Artist’s talk at QUAD in Derby on Thursday 25th June at 6:30pm. The artist’s talk will be held to compliment Daphne Wright’s exhibition, Prayer Project, currently on show in QUAD. Prayer Project is a new multi-screen, moving image installation, which explores the private and personal act of prayer and meditation ...
17/06/2009 - Artist Training Programme
QUAD is looking for 8 artists with an interest in digital media who wish to develop their skills in this area to join our training programme commencing on July 7th 2009 at 6.30pm This is an excellent opportunity for Artists to follow a structured training programme to ultimately become workshop leaders. Artists will incur the cost of an enhanced CRB check, and public liability insurance, but ...
17/06/2009 - Derby City Well Dressing at QUAD
As usual, QUAD will be creating the annual Derby City Well Dressing. The theme this year is ‘Shoot For The Moon’, which celebrates the International Year of Astronomy and the anniversary of the First Moon Landing. The Well Dressing will be officially unveiled by artist Pollyanna Pickering on Saturday 27th June at 11:00am, but before that it must be created... Well Dressing is a traditional ...
16/06/2009 - DUCK Music Project
QUAD is collaborating with local artists and musicians on a project with a very local reference! Named after the infamous Derby colloquialism, ‘DUCK’ is a new Derby-centric dance music album project which features leading and up-and-coming local producers and musicians, including Atjazz, Clyde and Christo. There are two interludes on the album will include contributions from local people. ...
15/06/2009 - CDR: Derby
CDR: Derby, a free night of ideas and tracks in the making with DJ’s burntprogress comes to QUAD on Thursday 18th June 9:00pm – 12:00am. CDR: Derby aims to track down the very best DJs and digital music making talent across the East Midlands, bringing together a new community of digital music makers to network and collaborate across the region. CDR: Derby is one of a series of club music ...
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