Trent Falls to Spurn Point - Chris Watson

Customer	University of Hull	

			
               
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  	Detailed project description (200–400 words)	This project is led by Chris Watson, an artist who has deep ties to the North of England and who has travelled the world collecting sounds.  He is one of the world's leading recorders of wildlife and natural phenomena - in Watson's words ‘putting a microphone where you can't put your ears’.  
His sound recording career began in 1981 when he joined Tyne Tees Television and since then he has developed a particular and passionate interest in recording the wildlife sounds of animals, habitats and atmospheres.  As a freelance composer and recordist for Film, TV & Radio, Watson specialises in natural history and documentary location sound together with sound design in post production.  His television work includes many programmes in the David Attenborough ‘Life’ series, including ‘The Life of Birds’ which won a BAFTA Award for ‘Best Factual Sound’ in 1996. More recently Watson was the location sound recordist with David Attenborough on the BBC’s series ‘Frozen Planet’ which won a BAFTA Award for ‘Best Factual Sound’ (2012). 
The project is a theatrical sound installation which takes the audience on a journey from the confluence of the rivers Ouse and Trent using sound, space and light as an evocation.  The sound installation uses a wide range of spatial sound techniques, particularly ambisonic sound production. The combined Scenographic and LED Light installation help to build further theatrical architecture and promotes a range of atmospheres that support the journey from confluence to the North Sea.  
An ambisonic sound installation for the Gulbenkian Theatre at the University of Hull for the City of Culture 2017. At the confluence of the rivers Ouse and Trent and by the largest tidal reed bed in England the booming song of a bittern heralds the start of a journey down the Humber estuary.
Following the flow of an ebbing spring tide the piece traces a line of sound marks across an ancient no man’s landscape of sand, mud and wildfowl; Whitton island, Pudding Pie sands and Stone Creek, distant voices from places where we fear to tread. From sounds that would have been familiar to the Anglo-Saxons to the rhythms of the City of Culture in 2017.
The sonic arc of the Humber sweeps above and below the surface, past a mix of remote wilderness and 21st century technology to Spurn Point where the sounds of the estuary mix and merge with the voices of the North Sea.	
 	Event Synopsis (c3 sentences of headline info, replaced by official copy)	A theatrical sound installation which takes the audience on a journey from the confluence of the rivers Ouse and Trent using sound, space and light as an evocation, using a wide range of spatial sound techniques, particularly ambisonic sound production.	
 	Project Plan	Draft	
 	RAMS	Pending	
 	Event Operational Safety Plan	Pending	
 	Budget	Complete	
 	Marketing & Comms Plan	Pending	
 	Greenlit?	N	
 	Milestones	N	
 	Change log	15/7/16 JC added Analysis/project code on SK advice	
 	Last updated	04/07/2016	
 Dates	Project start date (dd/mm/yyyy)	20/10/2016	
 	Project Live date (dd/mm/yyyy)	29/06/2016	
 	End of Live date (dd/mm/yyyy)	16/06/2017 tbc	
 	End of evaluation date (dd/mm/yyyy)	TBC	
 Categories	Project Type	1: Hull 2017 Curated Programme	
 	Strand	Theatre Sector Dev & Commissions	
 	Season	2: Roots & Routes	
 	Primary art form	n/a	
 	Secondary art form	n/a	
 	Tertiary art form	n/a	
 	Digital Requirements	Low	
 	Part of University VIK programme?	Y	
 	Strategic partner?	Strategic partner funded	
 	Project complete?	N	
 Finance	Total project budget	£28,600.00	
 	Hull 2017 contribution	£10,000.00	
 	Income factored in		
 	Analysis/project code(s)	C153	
 	ACE - A4E	N	
 	ACE - HM Treasury for Turner	N	
 	Big Lottery Fund	N	
 	British Council	N	
 	Ellerman Foundation	N	
 	Esmee Fairburn Foundation	N	
 	H&ER Charitable Trust	N	
 	Hull CCG	N	
 	Spirit of 2012	N	
 	Are there any specific funder requirements for delivery?	...	
 People	Project Lead	Henri Duckworth	
 	Producer	Lindsey Alvis	
 	Assistant Producer	Martin Atkinson	
 	Production Manager	AsYet NotSelected	
 	Creatives & key people (temporary field)	eg Jeff Smith, Curator	
 Objectives	Target # audience		
 	Forecast/actual # audience		
 	Hull residents	Y	
 	Regional	Y	
 	National	Y	
 	International	Y	
 	Children (<16)	Y	
 	Young people (16-25)	Y	
 	Families	N	
 	Older people (60+)	Y	
 	Self-identify as disabled	Y	
 	BME	N	
 	NEET	N	
 	Objective 1	Creative installation demonstrating the technical design exhibition the space at the university	
 	Met? 1	N	
 	Objective 2	Engaging young people in technical theatre design	
 	Met? 2	N	
 	Objective 3	Developing audience for the venue - demonstrating the technical limits that can be achieved.	
 	Met? 3	N	
 	Objective 4	Bringing Chris Watson, a world class artist, to make a valuable piece of work for the city	
 	Met? 4	N	
 	Objective 5	...	
 	Met? 5	N	
 	# temporary jobs created (target) [employed by H2017, >=12m]		
 	# temporary jobs created (forecast/actual)		
 	# freelance contracts created (target) [self-employed, engaged directly]		
 	# freelance contracts created (forecast/actual)		
 	# participation opportunities (target)		
 	# participation opportunities (forecast/actual)		
 	...of which for school age (target)		
 	...of which for school age (forecast/actual)		
 	# commissions (target)		
 	# commissions (forecast/actual)		
 Performance, Residency & Legacy	Performance: Summary of events, including dates, times, venues, ticketing strategy (free/paid, (un)ticketed), age guidelines (free text OR UKFC categories) etc.	Venue: Donald Roy Theatre, University of Hull & Holy Trinity. 
Dates: TBC. Roots & Routes. 
Ticketing: Free 
Age Guidelines: NA 
Access: Funded through University Access Fund. Innovative approaches being explored including feeling sounds through objects for Deaf patrons.	
 	Residency: What opps will be created for our education programme? How will the project build new audiences through engagement? Note #s, types & duration of participation opps.	This exciting project will develop a new commission/world premiere that will link with the planned Eco-acoustic conference being organised by Dr Rob MacKay.  There is also the possibility of developing a binaural version of the theatre piece that could be streamed online to develop further impact and educational outreach possibilities.
The project offers potential for links with students studying on modules specialising in scenography, lighting design, ambisonic system design and other sound montage.	
 	Legacy: What is built into the core project that will ensure legacy?	The work would appeal to specialist performance/music audiences on campus but offers wider appeal to public audiences, young and old, enhanced by the appeal that Chris Watson offers as the lead artist with his familiar presence across a range of national and international platforms – it may be possible to seek out links through BBC Radio Humberside to support sound gathering and other developmental work. The work would further explore ambisonic surround sound formats allowing audiences to experience new technology and engage them with a multi-sensory experience that would enrich and educate.	
 Project Management	What is the model for delivering this project? eg we will employ a creative team, we will outsource to an agency, we are contributing funding but no other resource…	Devolved delivery through the University, led by Tim Skelly. 
Chris Watson commissioned as the lead artist. 
Links to Look Up Festival.	
 	How will delivery partners be identified and procured? Refer to the procurement flowchart and note below the agreed process (A–G) for each contract.	...	
 	Who are the delivery partners? (Contact & organisation name, contract status for each)	...	
 	Volunteer management: What is your expectation of volunteer requirements? (Numbers, roles, responsibilities, duration / period required)	...	
 TO DELETE	Garfield Weston Foundation	N	
 	Heritage Lottery Fund	N	
 	University of Hull	N	
 	ACE - Strategic Touring Fund	N	

                             
Monday, 19 June 2017
              
09:00 - 17:00	Get In
Delegates: 0 Capacity: 0	University of Hull - Gallery (UoH)

	
                                     
Tuesday, 20 June 2017
              
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Wednesday, 21 June 2017
              
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Thursday, 22 June 2017
              
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Friday, 23 June 2017
              
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Saturday, 24 June 2017
              
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Sunday, 25 June 2017
              
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Monday, 26 June 2017
              
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Tuesday, 27 June 2017
              
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Wednesday, 28 June 2017
              
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Thursday, 29 June 2017
              
09:00 - 17:00	Press Night
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	Event Form	

 	Doors open	00:00	
	BSL?	N	
	Relaxed performance?	N	
	Subtitled?	N	
	Surtitled?	N	
	Audio described?	N	
	Holds (inc free/paid)	(Include as necessary partners, VIPs, media, creative team, delivery partners, Board, HCC, Visitor Welcome alumni, house seats, digital/social influencers...)	
	Ticket limits	(eg maximum per booking, minimum for groups)	

	
                                     
Friday, 30 June 2017
              
09:00 - 17:00	Event
Delegates: 0 Capacity: 0	University of Hull - The Donald Roy Theatre (UoH)

	Event Form	

 	Doors open	00:00	
	BSL?	N	
	Relaxed performance?	N	
	Subtitled?	N	
	Surtitled?	N	
	Audio described?	N	
	Holds (inc free/paid)	(Include as necessary partners, VIPs, media, creative team, delivery partners, Board, HCC, Visitor Welcome alumni, house seats, digital/social influencers...)	
	Ticket limits	(eg maximum per booking, minimum for groups)	

	
                                     
Saturday, 1 July 2017
              
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Sunday, 2 July 2017
              
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Monday, 3 July 2017
              
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Tuesday, 4 July 2017
              
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Wednesday, 5 July 2017
              
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Thursday, 6 July 2017
              
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Friday, 7 July 2017
              
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Saturday, 8 July 2017
              
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Sunday, 9 July 2017
              
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Monday, 10 July 2017
              
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Tuesday, 11 July 2017
              
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Wednesday, 12 July 2017
              
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Thursday, 13 July 2017
              
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Friday, 14 July 2017
              
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Saturday, 15 July 2017
              
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Contact Details

Mullaney, Mark	 01482 465341 default	 j.e.potts@hull.ac.uk default	
University of Hull