“Big bummer.”īut in one-on-one discussions, responses were more tempered. “I was kind of surprised how much people seemed like they were giving up,” one told me. What began three weeks ago as a “passive investment” will end with Musk in charge.Īfter the announcement, sentiment in the public Slack channels remained largely concerned and negative, employees told me. Then, just before the markets closed, the news arrived: the board had accepted Musk’s offer to take the company private for $44 billion, or $54.20 a share. One thread, in which an employee asked good-naturedly whether anyone was excited about the prospect of working for Musk, drew dozens of responses, many of them quite ugly. Like a classroom where the teacher is late and students are attempting to self-govern, one said. Work all but came to a halt, employees told me. It had been days since Twitter leadership had shared anything with them, and after a weekend’s worth of reports that a sale was imminent, employees were looking for answers.įor the first few hours of the morning, none came. The education body is located in Sir Paul’s old school, the Liverpool Institute for Boys, which underwent a multimillion-pound renovation to turn it into a state-of-the-art performing arts higher education institution.In the moments before Elon Musk bought Twitter, the company Slack channels were lit up with nervous anticipation. Lipa was founded by Sir Paul and Mark Featherstone-Witty and opened in 1995 with the aim of providing the best teaching and learning for people who want to pursue a lasting career in the arts and entertainment industry. Lighting designer Tim Routledge – who has contributed to Beyonce, Take That, Spice Girls and this year’s Eurovision Song Contest performances – and social justice and anti-racism champion Jacqueline Stewart, from campaigning women’s theatre company Clean Break, were also on the latest list.Īround 330 students from 30 countries attended the ceremony at the Liverpool Philharmonic Hall after finishing their degrees. “We are immensely proud of them and today we celebrate their achievements and the transformative power that resides within them.” Students from the Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts ahead of their graduation ceremony at the Liverpool Philharmonic Hall (Peter Byrne/PA)Īlso among those becoming Lipa companions is former UK Eurovision representative Sonia, who topped the charts with You’ll Never Stop Me Loving You, playwright and director John Godber – who worked on dramas Brookside and Grange Hill – and Broadway and West End theatre producer Ashley Herman. “The resilience and determination our students have displayed is an inspiration. “The world of 2020, when many of our graduating students entered Lipa, was profoundly different to the one of today. “As artists, creatives, change makers and cultural entrepreneurs, the graduating class of 2023 possess all of these qualities. “Whether it be through music, dance, theatre or any other form of expression, the performing arts provide us with a unique platform to communicate, and to serve as a mirror to society, reflecting our collective joys, sorrows, hopes, and struggles. Sean McNamara, Lipa’s principal and chief executive, said: “In the realm of the performing arts, creativity knows no bounds. He has written a number of pieces to commemorate notable occasions, including a poem titled Floral Tribute following the death of the Queen.īeavan has won three best costume design Academy Awards which include 1987 romantic period drama A Room With A View, 2016 action movie Mad Max: Fury Road and 2022 Disney comedy Cruella. Poet Laureate Armitage, who has won an Ivor Novello Award and a Bafta, spent six weeks with Lipa students last year as they worked together to create a new performance of the Mesopotamian epic poem Gilgamesh. Sir Paul McCartney and his Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts companions for 2023, (front row) Jacqueline Stewart, Jenny Beavan, Sonia and Anna-Jane Casey, (back row) Ashley Herman, John Godber, Sean McNamara, Lipa’s principal and chief executive, Sir Paul McCartney, Mark Featherstone-Witty, Lipa co founder, Tim Routledge and Simon Armitage (Peter Byrne/PA) The awards are given for “outstanding achievement and practical contribution to students’ learning”. Previous honourees include award-winning musical pioneer Nile Rodgers and Blackadder stars Rowan Atkinson and Stephen Fry. Rock legend and former Led Zeppelin frontman Robert Plant, who was not at the event, was also made a companion. The poet, 60, was inducted by Sir Paul McCartney at a ceremony in Liverpool on Friday alongside Oscar-winning costume designer Jenny Beavan and West End performer Anna-Jane Casey. Simon Armitage has become a Companion of the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts (Lipa).
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