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This is the story of how two internationally unique institutions have come to exist -- The British Record Industry Trust School in London and The Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts in Liverpool. Hundreds of pupils and students have already experienced what they have to offer. The combined cost was twenty million pounds or thereabouts and these two institutions are said to be exemplars of successful partnerships between the public and private sector. This book is the story of what happened to the person who watched the eighties' film, Fame, and who later stood on the stage of The Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts, leading its inauguration. He was flanked by two household names, without whom he would not have been there: Sir Paul McCartney and Sir George Martin. Everyone else was less known, if known at all, but, without them, the dream would have remained a dream. There were many unsung heroes and heroines (aside from a few false friends) who did the work, made the telephone call or wrote the letter. It is not an entirely happy story, but then adversity is inevitable. It has the potential to crush you or make you stronger -- if you survive. This is not a sad story either. It has the added benefit of being practical too. Above all, this is a story of endeavour and is dedicated to anyone who starts with that blank sheet of paper. As Lord Puttnam told the author: 'Students should have many dreams and as few illusions as possible'.

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"It's been eighteen years since Mark first talked to me about the possibility of a school for performing arts in Britain and I'm glad that my film, FAME, in some small way inspired the notion... The long, gargantuan, mostly up-hill struggle has now come to fruition, largely due to his extraordinary passion, persistence and courage in never giving up on that dream..." -- Alan Parker, Film Director. "I know just how hard it must have been these past years. Now that LIPA is a reality, one can see how just justifiable all the effort was. The building is great, the conversion brilliant, but best of all, the spirit of the students is a real high, which must be a reward in itself. I do know that without you neither LIPA nor the BRIT School would ever have seen the light of day..." -- Sir George Martin, Record Producer. "I had always dreamt of being able to help my wonderful home town of Liverpool in some way or other. When I discovered the 1825 building which had once been my old school was derelict, saving the building became urgent. I needed to find someone with flair and intelligence and who was completely committed to what we hoped to achieve... and as if by magic Mark appeared. He's been all these things, as well as being the single most important person on the LIPA team in helping to make my dream come true..." -- Sir Paul McCartney, Songwriter.


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  • ISBN-13: 9780953942305
  • Publisher: Schools for Performing Arts (SPA) Press
  • Publisher Imprint: Schools for Performing Arts (SPA) Press
  • Height: 215 mm
  • Weight: 525 gr
  • ISBN-10: 0953942309
  • Publisher Date: 25 Aug 2001
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Sub Title: The Creation of Two Performing Arts Institutes
  • Width: 140 mm


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