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The Downing Arts Podcast

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The Downing Arts Podcast
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    ET4.3 The shocks are just the opening act

    14/05/2026 | 13 mins.
    PhD student Orlando Timmerman discusses how he fell into producing his first play.
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    Cover image credit Orlando Timmerman.
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    Thursday 14 & Friday 15 May, Howard Theatre, 7pm: 'A Very Divine Election'. Tickets available here.
    Monday 18 May, 6.15pm, Chapel: Commemoration of Benefactors
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    Thursday 14 - Saturday 16 May, ADC Theatre, 7.45pm: 'Scenes from the Climate Era'. Tickets available here.
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    Interviewees wanted for next term! If you'd like to come on the show to chat about anything related to the Creative Arts, please email [email protected].
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    ET26.2 A Culinary Design

    07/05/2026 | 13 mins.
    We hear from Dr Aram Mooradian about his creative architectural projects.
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    Cover image 'Gyumri (historical centre)', credit O'micron, used under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license.
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    Thursday 7 May, 6-8pm, Heong Gallery: Lowering stress with art
    Thursday 7 May, 9pm, Chapel: Choral Compline
    Sunday 10 May, 6pm, Chapel: Choral Evensong
    Monday 11 May, 6-6.30pm, Music Office T staircase: 'Take-a-Break' Choir
    Friday 1 May - Sunday 10 May, Heong Gallery: Twining Egginton Fine Arts Prize Exhibition
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    Interviewees wanted for next term! If you'd like to come on the show to chat about anything related to the Creative Arts, please email [email protected].
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    ET26.1 The Launch of the Leaves

    01/05/2026 | 14 mins.
    We celebrate the launch of the Leaves and catch up on Creative Arts activities in college.
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    Cover image copyright Paula Heister 2023.
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    Sunday 3 May, 6pm, Chapel: Choral Evensong
    Monday 4 May, 6-6.30pm, Music Office T staircase: 'Take-a-Break' Choir
    Thursday 7 May, 6-8pm, Heong Gallery: Stress-lowering session with creative media
    Friday 1 May - Sunday 10 May, Heong Gallery: Twining Egginton Fine Arts Prize Exhibition
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    Interviewees wanted for next term! If you'd like to come on the show to chat about anything related to the Creative Arts, please email [email protected].
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    LT26.9 Lent Term Special

    19/03/2026 | 22 mins.
    College Archivist Jenny Ulph reveals a surprising musical history at Downing.
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    Cover image Music Society programme, 1896.
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    Friday 20 March, 4-6pm & 6-7pm, E-staircase Music Room: DCMS Jasdeep Singh lecture and concert. Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/jasdeep-singh-concert-masterclass-tickets-1984636075928
    Friday 20 February - Sunday 19 April, Heong Gallery: 'Tudor Contemporary' Exhibition. Open Wednesday to Sunday, 12-5pm.
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    If you'd like to come on the show to chat about anything related to the Creative Arts, please email [email protected].
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    LT26.8 Face-to-face with Elizabeth I

    12/03/2026 | 19 mins.
    The curator of the new exhibition in the Heong Gallery, 'Tudor Contemporary', gives us a behind-the-scenes glimpse into the creative process.
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    Cover image copyright Mat Collishaw.
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    Thursday 12 - Saturday 14 March, 7.30pm, Howard Theatre: A Festival of New Writing. Tickets available here.
    Sunday 15 March, 8pm, Chapel: The Chapel Choir perform Mozart's Requiem in concert. Sold out; waiting list for tickets is here.
    Monday 16 March, 6.30-7.30pm, Chapel: Chaplain's talk on the Church of England as a 'Global' Church.
    Friday 20 February - Sunday 19 April, Heong Gallery: 'Tudor Contemporary' Exhibition. Open Wednesday to Sunday, 12-5pm.
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    Call for submissions: The Twining Egginton Fine Arts Prize 2026. Deadline 16 March. www.dow.cam.ac.uk/creative-arts/art-downing
    If you'd like to come on the show to chat about anything related to the Creative Arts, please email [email protected].
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About The Downing Arts Podcast
Downing Arts is the combination, collaboration, and contemplation of Drama, Music, the Visual Arts, and Literary activities across the college – bringing together students, Fellows, staff, and the wider community to participate, observe, and enjoy a richly stimulating cultural environment. Join me, Louisa Denby - Downing's Director of Music - for a weekly digest of Creative Arts events in college, plus exclusive interviews with students, staff, Fellows, and alumni. Episodes are released weekly during term time and feature a broad range of topics, from favourite films to brilliant books, from new artistic endeavours to established alumni careers, brought to you from Downing College in the University of Cambridge, UK. https://www.dow.cam.ac.uk/creative-arts
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