Arts & Culture News

A dramatic black-and-white image of Keisha Thompson wearing an aviation helmet with dots drawn above their eyebrows

Creative approach to maths wins DARE Art Prize

Published
Tuesday 20th February, 2024
Categories
Arts & Culture

Keisha Thompson has been awarded this year’s DARE Art Prize for taking an innovative, playful look at mathematics to make the subject less intimidating.

Jayne Regan Pink as Juliet balances with her hands on the shoulders of William Walker as Romeo. Pink holds her legs out and Walker holds his arms out so they form a figure like a cross.

Preserving the Passion: Northern Ballet’s Romeo and Juliet

Published
Tuesday 13th February, 2024
Categories
Arts & Culture

Ahead of Northern Ballet’s revival of Romeo and Juliet, an exhibition at the University of Leeds brings together archival photos, drawings, costumes and props to tell the story of the hit production.

A young person is pictured from the side as they edit footage in a TV production studio.

Behind the scenes of social class on TV

Published
Friday 13th October, 2023
Categories
Working with business
Arts & Culture

A Leeds researcher has teamed up with the BBC, Channel 4 and Candour Productions to analyse the role of social class, on screen and behind the scenes of TV production.

Glowing fireflies fly around a forest path at night.

Art, music and performances shine on campus for Light Night

Published
Wednesday 4th October, 2023
Categories
Working with our region
Arts & Culture
Research

Visitors can experience the magic of the UK’s largest annual arts and lights festival, Light Night, on the University of Leeds campus on 12 and 13 October.

Members of Mafwa Theatre sketching their surroundings at Askham Bog with Katie Surridge. The landscape is lush and green, with long grass, trees and other plants filling the background.

Living wall on campus will honour precious peatlands

Published
Wednesday 20th September, 2023
Categories
Arts & Culture
Working with our region
Environment

An artist is collaborating with a community arts group to create a living wall for the University of Leeds, inspired by carbon-storing peatlands.

Two knights in chainmail fight with swords in front of a crowd of spectators.

Medieval knights clash swords on campus

Published
Monday 3rd July, 2023
Categories
Arts & Culture

Europe’s largest Medieval celebration is taking place in Leeds with over 2,500 enthusiasts from 60 countries coming together both in person and virtually to immerse themselves in the Middle Ages.