Calling All Earthlings..

A cosmic mind expanding experimental happening to celebrate the 150th birthday of Gustav Holst - Spaceship Earth’s Original Musical Starman 💫

“I believe very strongly that we are largely the result of our surroundings and that we never do anything alone. Everything that is worth doing is the result of several minds playing on each other.” Gustav Holst 🪐

With 1 Million monthly listeners on Spotify, Gustav Holst was among those few iconic English neo romantic classical folk music composers to exert a major global cultural influence on film score, rock, psychedelic, electronic and pop music in the mid-to-late 20th century, and beyond.. from Hitchcock, Star Wars, Ziggy Stardust, Heavy Metal, Sergeant Pepper, Frank Zappa, Flash Gordon & Hogwarts to Bluey..

Funded by the Arts Council England, Holst Spaceship Earth is a contemporary re-imagining aimed at fostering a sense of peace, wellbeing, equality, interconectedness to nature – including concepts around climate awareness – and inclusive community ideas through the legacy and enlightening artistic vision of Gustav Holst.

As part of Holst Spaceship Earth, PlayLa.bZ, curated createch workshops for students from the University’s School of Creative Arts to enable them to engage with a range of technologies and storytelling ideas.

“We’re extremely proud of our collaboration with the Holst Birthplace Trust and PlayLa.bZ to bring the Holst Spaceship Earth project to life.

“It’s an immensely powerful project that has provided our students with incredible opportunities to engage with a range range of technologies, design and produce content for the project, and make important connections with industry professionals for the benefit of their future careers."

Dr Matthew Lovett, Associate Head of the University’s School of Creative Arts

Holst Spaceship Earth - Full Dome will feature a collection of these incredible student-created multi-sensory experiences, soundscapes and exclusive premiere of ‘The Transit Of Venus’ immersive experience, including new music by Organica ecology designer Mileece, ‘Cosmic Drone Sitar’ by local classical Indian musician Dinesh Patel of the Cheltenham Improvisers Orchestra, and a Gravity Synth audio visual experience inspired by legendary Laurie Spiegel with full dome pioneer and artist Leon Trimble.

Holst Spaceship Earth – is among a range of official activities in the town this year to celebrate the 150th birthday of Gustav Holst, and support The Holst Victorian House Museum

“It’s been wonderful working with the University on the Holst 150 project. The students have brought such a different dynamic to Holst's music and legacy, producing innovative and exciting ideas to challenge our perception of this famous composer.." Laura Kinnear, curator at the Holst Victorian House

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https://www.HolstSpaceship.Earth

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