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CSVPA Celebrates Outstanding Graduate Fashion Week Award Nominations

Charlotee Harknett — Fri, 29 May 2026 09:53:19 +0000

CSVPA is delighted to announce that our students have received an exceptional 14 nominations for the 2026 Graduate Fashion Week (GFW) Awards. A total of eight final-year students from our BA (Hons) Fashion and BA (Hons) Fashion Branding & Creative Communication courses have been shortlisted across 12 award categories. Among them, Raven has achieved an […]

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AV�� Student Featured In Graduate Fashion Foundation’s Talent of Tomorrow Campaign

Charlotee Harknett — Wed, 27 May 2026 07:43:08 +0000

The Graduate Fashion Foundation, renowned organisers of Graduate Fashion Week, has unveiled the exceptional graduate designers selected for its esteemed Talent of Tomorrow campaign. Recognising the very best emerging fashion talent from across the UK, the initiative celebrates a select group of just 30 graduate designers chosen from leading universities nationwide. Among this exceptional cohort is CSVPA […]

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Exploring Identity Through Verbatim Theatre

Charlotee Harknett — Tue, 26 May 2026 09:29:15 +0000

Students from AV�� Extended Diploma in Performing Arts – Drama course recently presented the final performance of their first year on this two-year course: a powerful collaborative devised piece entitled Identification Please. At the heart of the production was the theatrical technique of verbatim performance, a process in which spoken words are repeated exactly as […]

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Bridging the Gap to an MA: How AV�� Progression Courses Prepare You for Postgraduate Success

Charlotee Harknett — Thu, 26 Mar 2026 13:14:03 +0000

At Cambridge School of Visual & Performing Arts (AV��), we believe that talent and ambition shouldn’t be limited by your previous academic path. If you’re an international student adjusting to a new education system, or a graduate whose undergraduate degree is in a different subject or creative discipline to the one you wish to pursue […]

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CSVPA Drama Students Ignite the Stage with Wildfire Road for National Theatre Connections 2026

Charlotee Harknett — Tue, 24 Mar 2026 15:04:30 +0000

The drama students at CSVPA have delivered a striking and deeply affecting performance in their latest production, Wildfire Road, as part of National Theatre Connections 2026. Tackling a narrative that feels both urgent and unsettlingly plausible, the students rose to the challenge with remarkable maturity and artistic sophistication. Set entirely on a flight from London […]

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UPCOMING EVENT: Electro // Acoustic Day At The Cambridge Festival 2026

Charlotee Harknett — Thu, 12 Mar 2026 09:00:00 +0000

As part of the Cambridge Festival 2026’s electro // acoustic day, this spatialised audio-visual installation stems from a collaboration between students from The Graduate School at AV�� and composition students from the Faculty of Music at The University of Cambridge. The installation will take place in the Foyer of West Road Concert Hall and run […]

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UPCOMING EVENT: CSVPA Collaboration With The University of Cambridge for Cambridge Festival 2026

Charlotee Harknett — Wed, 18 Feb 2026 11:29:18 +0000

Vision, Voice and Wisdom – Frauenlob’s Marienleich Monday 23rd & Tuesday 24th March 2026, 6pm at St Catharine’s College Chapel, Cambridge Part of Cambridge Festival 2026, this special collaboration between St Catharine’s College, the University of Cambridge, the University of Münster and Cambridge School of Visual and Performing Arts (AV��) re-imagines Marienleich, a remarkable medieval […]

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Reflecting on 2025: AV�� Students Triumphed with Exceptional UAL Achievements

Charlotee Harknett — Fri, 16 Jan 2026 09:24:44 +0000

As we look ahead to 2026, we take a moment to reflect with pride on the outstanding successes of our Art & Design and Performing Arts Foundation and Extended Diploma students. Their hard work, creativity, and determination have led to impressive university progressions, with many securing places at some of the world’s leading art and […]

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Creating Connection: Devising A Live Performance

Charlotee Harknett — Wed, 17 Dec 2025 14:29:54 +0000

This term, our acting students came together to create a devised performance titled I Believe In… — a piece that celebrates collaboration, imagination and the development of character. Rooted firmly in the work of their first term, the performance became a practical and creative way for students to apply everything they have been learning in […]

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Emerging Filmmakers Excel: AV�� Students Recognised in Prestigious 48-Hour Film Challenge

Charlotee Harknett — Wed, 03 Dec 2025 09:38:17 +0000

Two CSVPA students earned an impressive Honourable Mention in the inaugural 48-Hour Film Challenge hosted by Jesus College, part of the University of Cambridge, for their piece Bobbie’s Boy. Lina, a first-year student on our BA (Hons) Fashion course, and Kat, currently enrolled in our Extended Diploma in Performing Arts – Drama, collaborated to create an […]

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