Immersed Competition 2025: Cardiff’s month-long celebration of creativity and sustainability
By Tamana Ahmad
A celebration of music, movie, artwork and sustainability is the promise from the seventh version of Cardiff’s Immersed Competition, which has its important occasion at Tramshed TONIGHT (Saturday 22 March 2025).
The evening’s important attraction is Frankie Stew and Harvey Gunn, a rap and manufacturing pair making their Wales debut. Digital DJ/producer Douvelle19 and Manchester electro-pop group Porij are two extra noteworthy performers. The competition’s dedication to presenting new and diversified expertise is demonstrated by the lineup, which includes a mix of rock, rap, punk, hyperpop, grime, and dance.
The month-long student-led competition, organized by over 500 college students from the College of South Wales (USW), runs till April 3. The competition’s important occasion, which options over 30 acts on 4 themed phases, will happen at Tramshed Cardiff from 3pm to 11pm on Saturday (March 22).
The Competition is extra than simply music
Immersed Competition gives a diversified cultural programme all via March along with reside acts. Movie screenings, artwork reveals, and fringe performances can be found to attendees. The competition is greater than only a music gathering thanks to those actions, which foster creative exploration and teamwork.
“Immersed has grown into a serious occasion within the UK music calendar and is a testomony to the arduous work and dedication of the crew at USW and the scholars.” Lewis Jamieson, Music Declares Emergency, the business’s campaigning local weather change charity.
Training and Trade Networking
Immersed Competition additionally acts as a centre for schooling {and professional} development. Digital storytelling, lighting design, and sustainability within the music business are only a few of the topics that will probably be lined in a sequence of free seminars taught by masters within the area. Greater than 40 exhibitors will probably be current on the Artistic Industries Careers & Community Truthful on Thursday March 20, providing networking prospects to professionals and college students wishing to enter the sphere.
“Immersed 2025 is a strong testomony to the creativity, innovation and dedication of our college students to handle the largest problem of our time. Thorough the lens of Regeneration, this yr competition is not only a celebration of music, artwork, and vogue – it’s a name to motion.” Adam Williams: Dean of the school of enterprise & artistic industries on the College of South Wales.
On the coronary heart of sustainability
Immersed Competition is distinguished by its dedication to environmental stewardship. By way of its partnership with Music Declares Emergency, the occasion encourages the artistic sectors to undertake sustainable practices. A dedication to reconsidering, repairing, and reconstructing for a extra environmentally pleasant future is proven within the idea of “Regeneration.”
Successful story pushed by college students
Immersed Competition is a stellar instance of experiential studying and creativity. It offers college students an opportunity to contribute to Cardiff’s cultural panorama whereas gaining sensible expertise.
Become involved
Tickets for the March 22 occasion at Tramshed can be found on the competition’s official web site. For the complete schedule and updates, go to immersedfestival.co.uk.
