Future of cultural value for Auckland
Tue Nov 17 2015 13:00:00 GMT+1300 (New Zealand Daylight Time)
Future of cultural value for Auckland
17 November 2015
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Professor Jonothan Neelands from the University of Warwick.
An expert on the future of cultural value will visit Auckland in December to give a public lecture at the University of Auckland.
Professor Jonothan Neelands from the University of Warwick is the Director of Study for the Warwick Commission on the Future of Cultural Value.
He visits New Zealand as the Creative Thinking Project’s sixth Creative Fellow.
During his New Zealand visit, he will speak to Auckland audiences about the topics covered in the Warwick Commission’s recently released report, Enriching Britain: Culture, Creativity and Growth.
The report identifies strategies around
growing the ‘creative ecosphere’ culturally and economically
making culture and creativity accessible to all
providing world-class creative and cultural education
shaping a thriving digital cultural sphere
reflecting community expressions of identity, creativity and culture locally and nationally.
His Auckland public lecture is on “Creativity, arts and culture: a blueprint for enriching lives”, on Monday 7 December 2015 at 6pm in the University of Auckland’s Owen G. Glenn Building, in Grafton Road.
As Associate Dean for Creativity, Jonothan Neelands is Professor of Creative Education at the Warwick Business School and Chair of Drama and Theatre Education at the University of Warwick.
He is working with colleagues to integrate creative activities into the curriculum and the extra-curricular life of the School, such as student performances and participatory theatre workshops that use classical literature to explore the human questions and issues at the heart of all businesses.
Professor Neelands’ recent research has included working in partnership with the Department for Education, Higher Education Academy for the Open Space Learning project at Warwick; the Birmingham Royal Ballet; Birmingham Repertory Theatre; the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Association of Youth Theatres.
He has advised government on the identification and training of exceptionally able and motivated young performers and is an Executive Director of Drama UK which represents industry standard drama training. He is also a Board Member of the Warwick Arts Centre and Patron of the International Schools Theatre Association (ISTA).
Professor Jonothan Neelands’ public lecture: “Creativity, arts and culture: a blueprint for enriching lives” on Monday 7 December 2015 at 6pm
Venue: The University of Auckland, Owen G. Glenn Building, Grafton Road, Lecture Theatre 092, parking is available in the Owen G. Glenn Building carpark, accessible from Grafton Road.
The Creative Thinking Project aims to: Deepen current understanding of the creative process so that everyone can engage in it; Promote creativity as central to an individual’s wellbeing and development; Promote creativity as central to a community’s wellbeing and development.
The Creative Thinking Project aims to bring internationally acclaimed experts in a variety of fields to address New Zealand audiences about one or more of the Project’s aims. Engagement with these experts will identify a range of educational and research projects that will help to achieve the aims. Partnerships between the University of Auckland, other educational and arts-based institutions and donors will ensure the educational and research projects are delivered. For additional information about the Creative Thinking Project, previous Creative Fellows and other Project activities, please visit www.creativethinkingproject.org
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