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Below: Explore China with West Surrey AreaLecturers: Geri Parlby and Jeni Fraser Price: £130 Contact: Sue Grace, Rose Cottage, Mingoose, Mt Hawke, Truro, TR4 8BX. For more information, see www.nadfasswarea.org.uk The course covers ‘In the footsteps of Gombrich’ Part 4: The Age of Reason – A Story without end, exploring the late 18th to the mid 20th centuries. WessexTHE ART OF ADORNMENT: PROJECTING AN IMAGE(SIX STUDY DAYS)Time: 10.15am–3pmVenue: Cerne Abbas Village Hall, Kettle Bridge Lane, Cerne Abbas, Dorset DT2 7GYCost: £156 full course or £28 per day (inc. coffee & biscuits, light lunch and drinks)Contact: Alison de Candole, 20 Back Lane, Cerne Abbas DT2 7JW, email: acesouthwessex@btinternet.comLOOKING AT ME LOOKING AT YOU: HOW WOMEN HAVE BEEN PORTRAYED IN WESTERN ART SINCE ANCIENT TIMESDate: 18 October 2016Lecturer: Linda SmithBIRTH OF THE SILVER SCREEN: THE MOVING IMAGE AND HOW IT HAS INSPIRED ARTISTS THROUGH THE AGESDate: 8 November 2016Lecturer: Geri ParlbyTHE ART OF CHIVALRY: ARMS, ARMOUR AND COMBATDate: 22 November 2016Lecturer: Tobias CapwellTHE ART OF FASHION: FOUNDATIONS OF FASHION, THE REAL DOWNTON ABBEY, THE ART OF ROYAL DRESSDate: 24 January 2017Lecturer: Kate StrasdinARTISTS AND THE THEATRE: THE CHALLENGES OF DESIGNING FOR DRAMA, BALLET AND THEATREDate: 21 February 2017Lecturer: Jo MabbuttJEWELLERY: DESIGNED FOR WEARING: THE IMPORTANCE OF JEWELLERY AND THE IMAGE IT PROJECTSDate: 7 March 2017Lecturer: Susan Rumfi ttThe six study days will focus on how artists, designers and craftsmen create and refl ect style, power and beauty through visual, decorative and performing arts. This will include portraiture, the moving image, armour, the history of fashion, the involvement of artists in theatre and ballet and the importance of jewellery.West MerciaTHE STORY OF RUSSIAN BALLET Date: 16 & 30 November 2016 Time: 10.30am–3pm Venue: St Matthew’s Church, Cheltenham (opposite museum) Lecturer: Rosamund Bartlett Price: £31 per day (inc. coffee & biscuits and lunch) Contact: Duccio or Anne Leoni, LECTURERS’ NEWSNEW LECTURERSJeremy Boudreau and Lisa Kaborycha have joined the Directory of Lecturers.RETIRING LECTURERSRosemary Ransome-Wallis has retired from the Directory of Lecturers. NADFAS thanks her for her time and energy and for sharing her scholarship and knowledge with us.tel: 01452 812521, email: nadfaswestmercia.ace@gmail.com The fi rst day will cover Tchaikovsky, Petipa, Pavlova and the golden age of the Imperial Theatres. Explore the early history of Russian Ballet, the establishment of the Imperial ballet school, the chief composers, dancers and choreographers. The second day will cover Diaghilev, Nijinsky, Stravinsky and the Ballets Russes revolution. This study day examines those who worked for Diaghilev from 1909 to 1929, and the main productions.West SurreyA JOURNEY THROUGH 3,000 YEARS OF CHINA’S CIVILISATIONDate: 18 November 2016 Time: 9.45am–2.45pmVenue: The Lightbox, Chobham Road, Woking, GU21 4AATutor: Anne HaworthPrice: £30 (inc. coffees and buffet lunch)Contact: Geraldine Corbitt, tel: 01344 455679, email: gcorbitt@btinternet.comA general introduction to China’s history, philosophies, religion and decorative arts. It will look in detail at items like porcelains, jades and silks, and explores how art has been infl uenced by mythology, gardens and mountains.Images: Shutterstock.EDUCATION: COURSESwww.nadfas.org.uk NADFAS REVIEW / SUMMER 2016 23