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Nehru - His Inner Story
16 June 2012
First ever play about India’s first Prime Minister, written by Pramila Le Hunte
“History is not a magic show, but there is plenty of magic for those who have eyes to see.”
feel his passion… ‘those who know each other the most, seem to quarrel the most.’
enjoy the ‘cool’ Nehru, at ease with ladies, bonding with daughter, Indira; wife, Kamla, and Edwina Mountbatten, towards whom his lonely heart reached out, and at whose sea burial he sent flowers to cast upon the waters.
think about background buzz of the international politics: the cold war outside, noises of an awakening land within; Khrushchev and Eisenhower versus people power, Panchshila.
celebrate with rural India that adored him, and the children who called him chacha. Moments of live song throughout, beautiful memories to take back.
Entrance to this play is complimentary for this special production, with donations accepted after the performance to cover costs if you enjoyed the show.
Showtime 2.45pm to 4.30pm. Open seating on arrival.
For more information please contact Pramila Le Hunte at 7405416643 or pramila.lehunte@gmail.com
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Sunday Lecture - Are the Olympic Games Good for Humanity?
17 June 2012
Professor Andy Miah provides some ethical scrutiny of various aspects of the Olympics, covering their environmental impact, corporate involvement, doping scandals, and the role of global movements.
11.00, £3 on the door/free to members
Carablanca Tango Club
22 June 2012
19.30 - 00.00
Carablanca is London's longest-running tango club. The friendly, informal atmosphere ensures that beginners and visitors mix easily with the regular dancers.
The dance evening is an Argentine milonga, preceded by a class. There are also classes for beginners in a separate room. Music is traditional Argentine tango, milonga and vals, played in tandas with cortinas by guest DJs.
TICKETS: price £10 for a class or dancing, £12 for both, paid on entry.
Sunday Lecture - Enlightened Agriculture
24 June 2012
Colin Tudge presents a vision for the future of farming: ethically driven, good for the planet and good for Humanity.
11.00, £3 on the door/free to members
LILO: Will Self, The Mirror (1979) and An Encounter with Simone Weil
28 June 2012
The opening night of our film and philosophy season, Looking In, Looking Out.
1830 An Encounter with Simone Weil (2010), one filmmaker's journey to understand the controversial French philosopher and activist Simone Weil. Only the 2nd ever UK screening!
2015 Will Self presents the case for why Mirror (1975) by Andrei Tarkovsky is the most beautiful film ever made, accompanied by a full screening.
Will says:
Tarkovski is a visual poet who addresses the intense feeling all sentient beings have of time being a dimesnion in exactly the same sense as extension or depth. For Tarkovski, in all his films, the different moments of human lives are not arrayed seriatim, but exist - as spatially conceived - in close proximity to one another. Mirror is the film that most completely expresses Tarkovski's
apprehension of this phenomenon - and unlike linear/narrative film makers he is able to convey
through his slow and lapidary camerawork the things that can only be intimated rather than shown.
Doors at 6pm. PLEASE NOTE: allocated day tickets for this event are now sold out. However you can still get in by purchasing £35 week pass from the link below!
Carablanca Tango Club
29 June 2012
19.30 - 00.00
Carablanca is London's longest-running tango club. The friendly, informal atmosphere ensures that beginners and visitors mix easily with the regular dancers.
The dance evening is an Argentine milonga, preceded by a class. There are also classes for beginners in a separate room. Music is traditional Argentine tango, milonga and vals, played in tandas with cortinas by guest DJs.
TICKETS: price £10 for a class or dancing, £12 for both, paid on entry.
LILO: Waking Life and The Cruise - POSTPONED
30 June 2012
Due to logistical constraints the two screenings originally advertised for this date have been moved to SATURDAY 30 JUNE. All original tickets are still valid.
1830 The Cruise (1998), a poetic portait of Manhattan tour guide Tim Levitch's philosophical musings
2000Waking Life (2001) , the rotoscoped film-as-philosophy classic from Richard Linklater
LILO: Weekend Day 1
30 June 2012
The second installment of our film and philosophy season and the first of our day-long weekend events.
Main Hall
1130 London Philosophy Club and the Satyajit Ray Foundation present a full screening of emotionally rich and life-affirming The World of Apu (1959), with an introductory talk by Devika Banerjee.
1345 Dr Lucy Bolton and Sophie Mayer analyse the phenomenological impact of Andrea Arnold’s films, in other words, how the raw and intense interactions her films stage between human and animal, between human, landscape and weather, and between the viewers' and characters' sensory perceptions, turn our experience of cinema inside out.
1530 Dr Richard Rushton uses the philosophy of Etienne Balibar to unpick the politics of Hollywood's golden era, with clips from Born Yesterday (1950)
1715 Bidisha is joined by film-makers Ishbel Whitaker, Tinge Krishnan and Emma Simmonds to debate the political and social power of film.
1900 Crimes and Misdemeanours (1989), Woody Allen's Oscar-winning meditation on morality and fate
2100 L'Humanite (1999) the Grand Prix-winning detective story by Philosopher-turned-director Bruno Dumont
Brockway Room
1130 Philosophy for All's Anja Steinbauer and Richard Baron ask whether the emotional power of film is as real as it seems, with clips from Annie (1982), E.T. (1982) and The Piano (1993)
1315 A Pebble in the Shoe
Lars von Trier's belief that a film should 'be like a pebble in your shoe' is the starting point for this session which explores cinema as a visual means of exploring uncomfortable ideas, capable of producing philosophical bombs in audiences' minds. A collaboration between writer and filmmaker Daniel Bird and film programmer Kate Taylor.
1500 Philosophy Now discuss rationality in a changing world, with clips from 12 Angry Men (1957) and Dr Strangelove (1964)
1645 Professor John Mullarkey uses Ringu (1998) and Ju-On (2002) to show how Japanese horror illustrates the 'wonder of cinema'
1800Waking Life (2001) , the rotoscoped film-as-philosophy classic from Richard Linklater
Bertrand Russell Room
1130 The Wisdom of Film: Free Will - the first of four workhops exploring the potential of film to tackle philosophy's most perennial questions. This session asks whether the choices we make are as autonomous as we like to believe.
With clips from Minority Report (2002); Irreversible (2002); Gattaca (1997); The Manchurian Candidate (1962); A Clockwork Orange (1971); Closely Observed Trains (1966 Czech); Modern Times (1936); The Wages of Fear (1953); Unforgiven (1992); The Boys From Brazil (1978) and others.
1415 The Philosopher Kings (2009) Patrick Shen's documentary finds wisdom in the most unlikely of places.
1600 The Wisdom of Film: Personal Identity - from space travel to memory, cloning, and puppetry, this session will consider the big topic of personal identity: who are we? And who do we think we are?
Films include: Memento (2000); The Prestige (2006); Angel Heart (1987); Never Let Me Go (2010); Moon (2009); Being John Malkovich (1999)
1830 The Cruise (1998), a poetic portait of Manhattan tour guide Tim Levitch's philosophical musings
Food & Refreshments
We are very happy to announce that Pizza, Burgers, Burrito, Beer and Coffee will be available all day from our friends Eat.St and Van Dough !
Doors are at 11am. Tickets from the link below.
LILO: Weekend Day 2
1 July 2012
The fourth day in our film and philosophy season.
Main Hall
1200 The Fountain (2006) - one of Aronofsky's lesser known works, a heart-bursting love story that spans a thousand years examining the nature of death, spirituality and the fragility of existence
1415 A Matter of Life and Death (1946) - fate, free will, the afterlife and more in this absolutely timeless classic.
1600 Insight Film Festival present a series of short films on faith, and are joined by Johannes Sjoberg and Mark Vernon to discuss the nature of belief.
1800 Wings of Desire (1987) - Wim Wenders’ beautiful and otherworldly paen to love, romance and the city of Berlin
Brockway Room
1130 Liam Young, from thinktank Tomorrow's Thoughts Today, and the Humanist Philosopher's Group reflect on the ethics of nuclear waste via a screening of Into Eternity (2010)
1345 London School of Philosophyinvestigate what heroes, anti-heroes and superheroes tell us about human nature:
- Sam Fremantle explores why With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility using Spiderman (2002) and other Marvel films
- Shahrar Ali examines The Evil Which Men Do usingCrimson Tide (1995), The Siege (1998) and The Believer (2001)
- Anja Steinbauer explores the ethics of heroism, honour and violence in Ghost Dog (1999)
- Mark Fielding asks whether Hannibal Lecter is a Hero for Our Time?
Bertrand Russell Room
1200 The Wisdom of Film - The External World
This session will introduce you to the sceptical argument and looks at why we should take it seriously. The session will explore some ideas brought to us by Christopher Nolan, the Wachowski brothers and Alejandro Amenabar, but before them Nozick, Descartes and Chuang-Tzu.
1415 The Examined Life (2009)
Astra Taylor's portrait of some of the world's leading thinkers takes philosophy into the streets
1600 The Wisdom of Film - Time
What is time? Is it real or simply a metaphor? Might time travel one day be possible? Do the past and the future actually exist? These are some of the questions that we shall consider whilst looking at the philosophy of time.
Films include: Donnie Darko (2001); Primer (2004); H.G. Wells’ The Time Machine (1960); Terminator 1 and 2; Back to the Future (1985); Twelve Monkeys (1995)
Food & Refreshments
We are very happy to announce that Pizza, Burgers, Burrito, Beer and Coffee will be available all day from our friends Meantime, Eat.St and Van Dough !
Doors are at 11am. Tickets from the link below.
LILO: Mindwalk (1990) and Nigel Floyd on Cronenberg and Existentialism TBC
2 July 2012
Looking In, Looking Out: Day 5
1830 Mindwalk (1990) Bernt Capra's 'film for passionate thinkers'. Written by Fritjof Capra (The Tao of Physics), Mindwalk is an exploration of Systems Theory and its philosophical implications imagined as a dialogue between a scientist, a politician and a poet as they wander through the ancient village of Mont Saint Michel. With an introduction by Sociologist Emma Uprichard.
2030 Nigel Floyd explores existentialism via David Cronenberg's Crash (1996), the controvertial, unsettling and ultimately nihilistic adapatation of the J.G Ballard novel of the same name.
Doors at 6pm. Tickets from the link below.
