Making It Festival
About Making It
Kick off festival season at Guildhall School of Music & Drama with Making It!
What does it mean to “make it” as an artist in the 21st century? As traditions evolve and power shifts, artists with the skills to create their own work become the trailblazers of our culture.
Making It is a three week long celebration of new art created by Guildhall’s eclectic and multi-skilled student community. From 11 – 28 Jun, experience a smorgasbord of performances, installations, concerts and talks. Silk Street Theatre will be transformed into a buzzing festival hub for two Friday afternoons. Head there to grab refreshments at the pop up bar, socialise with other festival-goers, and enjoy pop up performances.
Join us to celebrate the next generation of trailblazing artists.
Heading to the festival? Don't forget to tag us on social media #makingit2024
Your guide to Making It 2024
Take a look at what's on each day of the festival and plan your schedule. You'll need to book a ticket for events marked with an asterix, and Private View: GradEx is for invited guests only. Otherwise, just turn up!
Private View: GradEx: Production Arts Graduate Exhibition 2024 (invited guests only)
Silk Street Theatre
6pm – 9pm GradEx: Production Arts Graduate Exhibition 2024
Silk Street
From 11am Production Arts Open Day 2024*
Silk Street Theatre
6pm & 8pm Kaleidoscope*
Silk Street Theatre
12pm, 2pm, 6pm & 8pm Kaleidoscope*
4pm – 6pm Make It Social | Enjoy refreshments at our pop up bar, performances by Electronic & Produced Music students and displays of digital work in our festival hub.
4pm – 6pm GradEx: Production Arts Graduate Exhibition 2024
Silk Street Theatre
8pm SMORGASBORD*
Silk Street Theatre
6pm & 8pm Kaleidoscope*
Milton Court Studio Theatre
7pm Opera Makers*
Silk Street Theatre
12pm, 2pm, 6pm & 8pm Kaleidoscope*
4pm – 6pm Make It Social | Enjoy refreshments at our pop up bar, performances by Electronic & Produced Music students and displays of digital work in our festival hub.
4pm – 6pm GradEx: Production Arts Graduate Exhibition 2024
Milton Court Concert Hall
7pm Plus-Minus Ensemble
Milton Court Studio Theatre
7pm Opera Makers*
Silk Street Theatre
10am – 7pm Postgraduate Research Summer Symposium*
Milton Court Studio Theatre
7pm Opera Makers*
Silk Street Lecture Recital Room
1pm Harp Festival: Six World Premieres for Voice and Harp
2.15pm Harp Festival: A Journey Through the Ages with the Early Harp Department
4pm Harp Festival: Tea-Time Concert: "A Leaf From The Album" - a lecture-recital by Alex Rider
Silk Street Theatre
10am – 6pm Diversifying production arts staffing in drama schools and conservatoires (2.0)*
7pm The Creative Practitioner: Artists as Makers in Society
Milton Court Concert Hall
1pm Piccolo Concert
Milton Court Studio Theatre
7pm Opera Makers*
Silk Street Lecture Recital Room
11.30am – 1.30pm and 2.30pm – 4.30pm Harp Festival: Park Stickney: Jazz Harp Workshop
6.30pm Strictly Stickney - the inimitable jazz harpist Park Stickney in Recital
Milton Court Studio Theatre
6pm Vocal Scenes
Milton Court Concert Hall
6pm Electronic and Produced Music Postgraduate Showcase
Milton Court Theatre
Time TBC MA Collaborative Theatre Production and Design Exhibition: Final Performance
Milton Court Concert Hall
6pm Electronic and Produced Music Postgraduate Showcase
Milton Court Concert Hall
6pm Electronic and Produced Music Postgraduate Showcase
Silk Street Music Hall
7pm Four Decades of Jazz at Guildhall
Music for Making It
Hear music that has been specially composed for the festival by students from our Electronic & Produced Music department played in and around the events hosted in Silk Street.