Students land roles working for Manchester International Festival
Friday 14 July 2017
A PAIR of students from the University of Salford were given invaluable experience when they landed full time roles working on the Manchester International Festival (MIF).
Television and Radio students Luke Dudley, graduating next week, and Rachel Stuart, about to start her third year, were taken on by MlForganisers to work in paid roles across a range of shows during the 16-day internationally acclaimed festival.
Rachel, from Northern Ireland, was taken on as artist liaison with MIF after working with them for two days as a volunteer, and has been working behind the scenes on shows such as 10,000 Gestures and Party Skills For The End Of The World, held at the University’s former Centenary Building.
Luke has worked throughout MIF as a digital production coordinator, responsible for the filming and photography of events, as well as live streaming and working on the festival’s radio plays.
The 21-year-old, from Hampshire, has worked on shows such as opening event What Is the City But The People, New Order’s performance at Old Granada Studios and Interdependence, creating footage which has been live-streamed via BBC Live and will be shown across the world over coming months.
He said: “This has been very different work to what I’m used to, and I’ve been able to learn a lot on the job, so it’s been a fantastic experience.”
Meanwhile, staff and students from the University’s music programmes have been producing Samson Young’s five part radio composition One Of Two Stories Or Both.
The composition, recorded at Low Four Studios – a main partner of the University of Salford and MIF – has been broadcast on the BBC’s MIF page.
The University of Salford’s School of Arts and Media has built up a strong relationship with MIF. Other students have been working on Party Skills For The End Of The World as designers and with the sound department,while others have been producing MIF documentary archive material.
Beth Hewitt, Director of Admissions and Recruitment at the University’s School of Arts and Media, said: “We’ve been able to provide some fantastic experiences for our students across this year’s MIF performances and events, linking directly to employability and career development within the creative and digital industries.
“It has provided a platform for our students to develop,network and enhance their understanding of the creative industries in the most demanding and professional of environments.”
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