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THE SES ARTS PROGRAMME
2002 – 2007
‘SES Arts was set up to provide an Arts programme
for St Edward’s and the wider community.’
At the inaugural SES Arts event in the autumn of 2002
– a screening of The Madness of King George, introduced
by Nicholas Hytner, the film’s director – the
architect’s drawings of The North Wall were put on
public display for the first time. At the time, the North
Wall project was a pipe dream.
Looking back, it seems almost unbelievable that, just
over five years on, The North Wall is now fully operational,
the home of the School’s Dance and Drama departments
and a stunning venue that is highly sought after by a
wide range of artists, dancers, theatre companies and
musical organisations from Oxford and beyond.
The spirit and the aims of the SES Arts programme now
live on in the work of The North Wall and many of the
seeds sown in it have flowered into longer term associations.
SES Arts has done its work and it can now look back with
pride and with gratitude to the supporters who backed
the programme with such energy and to the wide range of
performers and artists who contributed to the extraordinary
run of thirty events.
Much of the appeal of the SES Arts programme lay in the
connections that it made between those at the very top
of their professions – Nicholas Hytner, Alan Bennett,
Naji Hakim, Ian McEwan and many more – right through
to the artistic grass-roots of the primary school classroom.
Along the way, talented young dancers and musicians performed
alongside top professionals; actors worked with leading
directors and writers; young artists had their work displayed
alongside that of the many talented professional and amateur
artists in the local area. Creative links were forged
with other schools, the Oxford Universities and with artistic
organisations and individuals of all types. Parents and
OSE made telling contributions. The binding thread has
been a passion for the Arts and an unshakeable belief
in their central importance in a fulfilling 21st century
education.
The SES Arts programme would not have been possible without
the tremendous generosity of its Patrons and Friends who,
through their initial support of an idea which has snowballed,
have played a transforming role in the School’s history.
Patrons:
Humphrey and Ginny Battcock, Hannah Collins, Loyd Grossman,
David and Sue Jackson, Michael and Jacqui Kerr-Dineen,
Graham Leighton, Charles and Diana Macfarlane, Nicholas
Mynheer
Honorary Patrons:
Alan Bennett, George Fenton, Elizabeth Garvie, Naji Hakim,
Nicholas Hytner, Anton Rodgers
Friends:
Josh Akers, Tom Allen-Wise, Emma Arnold, Artwrights, Charlie
and Caroline Baggs, Gemma Berkin, Harriet Blomefield,
Lisa Brackenbury, Sam Branson, Anne Brooks, Mike Buck,
Sophie Carter, David Christie, The Clerks of Christ Church,
Helena Clews, Pauline Clyde, Kenny Collings, The Dance
Show 2005, Corfe House 2004, Gimell Records, Polly Glass,
Tim Greaves, Fedor Gridnev, Will Hadman, Dr and Mrs Hamilton,
Marjorie Healey, Harriet Hodgkinson, Sally Hume, Nicola
Hunter, Jeremy Irwin-Singer, Anthony and Sarah Kerr-Dineen,
Peter and Susan Kerr-Dineen, Alastair and Kate Lack, Mark
and Caroline Lauder, Harry and Edward Lawson Johnston,
Philip Lawson Johnston, Saskia Lawson Johnston, Liz McBain,
Susan Moxley, David Oppenheimer, Korky Paul, Kate Pierrepont,
Jane Sadler, Francesca Shakespeare, Anthony Slessor, Lucy
Smart, The SPECS committee, Stephanie Spurrier, Paul and
Gill Stevenson, Bea Tadros, Erin Townsend, Laura Trythall,
Ben Walker, John and Jenny Walker, Spencer Walker, Henry
Wemyss, David Wilkinson, Pam Williams, Sue Womersley,
Revd David Wippell, Hugh Woodcock, Andrew and Julia Wright,
Judy Young, and the Yuka Kodama Ballet Group. |
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