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Sound And Vision - A Night of Live Music and Improvisation (2023)
Exhibition / Performance
Robinson, P., France, T., Dewhurst, R., & Court, A. Sound And Vision - A Night of Live Music and Improvisation. [Video]. 23 March 2023 - 23 March 2023. (Unpublished)

The performance is a 45-minute long continuous act in which 3 music performers improvise based on a pre-agreed scale, but in response to a live sketch being drawn on the iPad and projected on a large screen behind them. The sketch is produced in proc... Read More about Sound And Vision - A Night of Live Music and Improvisation.

New Meanings (2022)
Digital Artefact
Court, A. (in press). New Meanings. [Animation]

'New Meanings' is an animated short produced by Calling The Shots for the BBC. The piece tells the story of a daughter's struggle through difficult family circumstances. The poem and narration are of BBC First Words winner, Anneliese Broughton.

Exploring the need for innovation in greening urban environments: Reflecting on radical practice in Greater Manchester, UK (2022)
Journal Article
Court, A., Kelly, A., & Hardman, M. (2022). Exploring the need for innovation in greening urban environments: Reflecting on radical practice in Greater Manchester, UK. Cogent Social Sciences, 8(1), https://doi.org/10.1080/23311886.2022.2109261

The green agenda is high on the list of priorities of local, national, and global governments.
In the UK, a new £40 million scheme aims to encourage a sustainable recovery alongside
policies - such as the 25 Year Environment Plan - and other tools... Read More about Exploring the need for innovation in greening urban environments: Reflecting on radical practice in Greater Manchester, UK.

Educating Animators - Manchester Animation Festival - Songs I Want To Play (2021)
Presentation / Conference
Court, A., & Robinson, P. (2021, November). Educating Animators - Manchester Animation Festival - Songs I Want To Play

Presentation produced for the 'Educating Animators' event as part of Manchester Animation Festival (November 2021) on Songs I Want To Play as a showcase of collaboration between a musical director and an animator.
Songs I Want to Play began as a lo... Read More about Educating Animators - Manchester Animation Festival - Songs I Want To Play.

Music for Cities - CITIES II (2021)
Exhibition / Performance
Court, A., Dewhurst, R., & Robinson, P. Music for Cities - CITIES II. [Video]. 1 July 2021. (Unpublished)

An improvisatory performance with Robin Dewhurst and Paul Robinson.

Songs I Want To Play 15 - Prince vs. Michael Jackson (2020)
Digital Artefact
Robinson, P., & Court, A. (2020). Songs I Want To Play 15 - Prince vs. Michael Jackson. [Music Video]

'Prince vs. Michael Jackson is a creative re-arrangement and segue-ing of two tracks, 'I Want To Be Your Lover' by Prince, and 'Pretty Young Thing' by Michael Jackson. The creative idents produced here are an experiment in Photoshop to After Effects... Read More about Songs I Want To Play 15 - Prince vs. Michael Jackson.

Songs I Want To Play 11 - Everybody Wants To Rule The World (2020)
Digital Artefact
Robinson, P., & Court, A. (2020). Songs I Want To Play 11 - Everybody Wants To Rule The World. [Music Video]

Front and back idents produced for a cover of Tears For Fears' 'Everybody Wants To Rule The World' (1985) performed by SIWTP. The idents are a mix of 2D assets created in Procreate for the iPad, Photoshop, then composited in After Effects.

Vocals... Read More about Songs I Want To Play 11 - Everybody Wants To Rule The World.

Songs I Want To Play 10 – Michael McDonald Special (2020)
Digital Artefact
Court, A., & Robinson, P. (2020). Songs I Want To Play 10 – Michael McDonald Special. [Music Video]

This video is a creative re-imagination and segueing of three Michael McDonald/Doobie Brothers tracks: 'Minute by Minute', 'Sweet Freedom', and 'What a Fool Believes'. The idents were produced in 2D using frame-by-frame animation and are the author's... Read More about Songs I Want To Play 10 – Michael McDonald Special.

Songs of The City (2020)
Digital Artefact
Court, A. (2020). Songs of The City. [Video]

One sketchbook. One stroke of a brush. One inkblot magically transformed. In a bid to celebrate urban bird song, this heart-warming animation will take you to the heart of the City of Manchester where a mute blackbird flees the nest. Over the rooftop... Read More about Songs of The City.

IMMERSE - Sound and Vision (2019)
Digital Artefact
Court, A., & Dewhurst, R. IMMERSE - Sound and Vision. [Video]

Sound and Vision is an hour-long performance by Robin Dewhurst and Adelina Court. The performance involves 4 sketches produced live to improvised music played on the keyboard by Dr. Robin Dewhurst. The performance took place in Media City UK's Digita... Read More about IMMERSE - Sound and Vision.