Simon Powell

‘It’s the capital of creativity in the capital’. A wonderful introduction to UAL in today’s @thetimes Good University Guide. We’re so proud to have been awarded second spot for Specialist University of the Year too.

We are thrilled to share this feature from today's @GdnUniversities University Guide, our status as a Creative Champion and one of this year’s biggest risers! Find out more: ow.ly/StUJ50PJC0M

A huge thank you to the wonderful BA Acting & Performance dept @WimbledonUAL for inviting me to join them as their students explored live performance and digital technologies with @troikatronix #Isadora and @QLabApp A great storytelling collaboration!

So chuffed to see our staff & student's work on display with the brilliant contributors of @weareSBTD's #HelloStranger exhibition @LeedsPlayhouse Thanks @MawhinneyDesign ❤️

Some more photos of my fave feral hacking group ♥️ Darknet photos by me. Directed by @yusuf_khamisa , LX by @JosephEdThomas , Sound by @tomsmithsound , design by @lherbertdesign video by @pa_zzy (go easy on me I’m still quite new to taking photos)

schemin’ away with @pa_zzy today for some Darknet shenanigans… 🧬🦠❤️‍🔥✨🔫📙⭐️

Some more neon feral energy for you all. Break a leg tonight DARKNET cast! Photographs by Emily Goldie! DIR: @yusuf_khamisa SET/COSTUME: @lherbertdesign LX: @JosephEdThomas SOUND: @tomsmithsound VIDEO: @pa_zzy PM: Simon Bedwell SM: Elizabeth Barry ASM: Danielle Harris

Leeds Conservatoire Theatre Productions! 👑Expect power, corruption & murder in MACBETH @LeedsMacbeth 🖥 Dystopia, data commodification & the deep web in DARKNET @Darknet_lcon 🕵️‍♀️& a classic tale of action, identity and unrequited love? Must be TWELFTH NIGHT! @LC_TwelfthNight

@gillespeterson Oh I say! You’ve found the sweetest vibes Gilles…

Looking for an excellent Stage Manager to join our team for a site-specific theatre show in Bradford this Sept/October. Who should I be speaking to? #WestYorkshire #stagemanager #theatre @bdproducinghub @Common_WealthHQ @kirstybratfud @LeedsPlayhouse @ContactMcr

We had some lovely people join us today to chat about our new degree! Thank you @LeedsPlayhouse @Opera_North @ACEntTech @Event_Prop_Hire @redladder @PLS_Leeds @LEEDS_2023 @SAIL_Leeds @CreativeArtsLCC @LeedsDrama @UniCentreLeeds @MillPerformance and lots of freelance friends 🥰

So happy to experience this mesmerising spectacle and history #TheMillsAreAlive with people of all ages, cultures and from all corners of the world! A fabulous immersion of light, colour and sound! Thank you #Bradford Thank you #ListerMill Thank you @thebrickbox @Projstudio 🕊🌍

Today we pause, we'll put down our tools. 🪡🖌️🎤🎚️🎙️💻💡🔦💄🪚🛠️✂️📐✏️🪩 We are going to take some time to talk about our #mentalhealth, #Wellbeing and #resilience. We will be joined by @SMAssoc @MindMateLeeds & Tara from @GrandTheatreLS1 and @gemmawoffinden There's talk of🍕

Prep is everything - even during other shows! Getting video ready for the upcoming music gigs (should be awesome)

📣*NEW JOB ALERT* We are looking for another Assistant Producer to join GCF! The role is perfect for someone with a good understanding of how to make things happen, who has a keen interest in arts, culture and community participation. gcfoundation.co.uk/kickstart-assi… 📷by @bartpics

📣Have you heard about our upcoming project, Sol III - Jam Around The Table? Join us this half term, where you can express yourself creatively in a safe and welcoming space. For 14 - 19 year olds. Register now for your free place: gcfoundation.co.uk/Event/jam-arou… 📷by @bartpics

We have a few places left on our L2 and L3 #Backstage courses starting in September. Work in our professional spaces with specialist tutors, industry sponsors and amazing placement opportunities #college #Leeds #results #GCSEs2021 #Career #theatre leedscitycollege.ac.uk/courses/theatr…

It would be a tragedy for Britain if the @Conservatives make the arts, music and culture only open to the privileged. theguardian.com/education/2021…

Cutting 50% of funding to the arts isn't death to British culture. It's death to working class culture. The affluent will still afford to make art. So even less opportunity & representation of people outside of the privileged few in the arts. Again a narrative of inequality!

There's only 1 day left to formally respond to the government's proposal to cut specialist funding to HE arts subjects by 50%. Here are our responses to the consultation questions (they are less than straight forward), which you're welcome to use: drive.google.com/file/d/1FnLU5i… (1/2)