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![The Testing Ground Showcase]()
The Testing Ground Showcase
The Testing Ground Showcase
A unique opportunity to experience a wide range of new performance work made in and inspired by the wonders of Conway Hall. A group of actors and dancers will have been working for four weeks with Jane Turner and Luke Dixon to create work that reflects the history and philosophies behind the building.
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![The Haunted Landscape 2017: Folklore, Ghosts and Witchcraft]()
The Haunted Landscape 2017: Folklore, Ghosts and Witchcraft
The Haunted Landscape 2017: Folklore, Ghosts and Witchcraft
As the days darken the London Fortean Society explores the folklore, ghosts and curses of the British Isles with the one-day symposium The Haunted Landscape. Authors, experts and researchers discuss ghosts, strange beasts and magic. Join us at Conway Hall to learn that the green and pleasant land we abide in has dark, strange and chilling other side.
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![So They Call You Pisher! Michael Rosen in conversation with Daniel Hahn]()
So They Call You Pisher! Michael Rosen in conversation with Daniel Hahn
So They Call You Pisher! Michael Rosen in conversation with Daniel Hahn
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![Transforming Education – A New Manifesto for Education]()
Transforming Education – A New Manifesto for Education
Transforming Education – A New Manifesto for Education
With the emergence of the digital age and the growth of artificial intelligence - automation, robotics - bringing changes in how we acquire knowledge and understanding and in work patterns, is the way we prepare people for this brave new world fit for purpose?
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![Tasmin Little performs at Rhinegold LIVE]()
Tasmin Little performs at Rhinegold LIVE
Tasmin Little performs at Rhinegold LIVE
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![Islam & Atheism: Irreconcilable Enemies?]()
Islam & Atheism: Irreconcilable Enemies?
Islam & Atheism: Irreconcilable Enemies?
Are Muslims and humanists/atheists, irreconcilable enemies? Looking beyond the simple belief/unbelief divide, where are there fundamental differences? Where is there common ground? What can Muslims and atheists do to help make our plural society work better?
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![Ruisi Quartet]()
Ruisi Quartet
Ruisi Quartet
Purcell Three Fantasias Stravinsky Three Pieces for String Quartet Haydn Quartet in B-flat Op. 76 No. 4 “Sunrise" Ligeti Ballad & Dance for Two Violins Bartók Quartet No. 2
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![how to: A Radical Economic Plan to Change the World]()
how to: A Radical Economic Plan to Change the World
how to: A Radical Economic Plan to Change the World
In this talk Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus will outline a radical new plan to fix global capitalism and create a new economics of Zero Poverty, Zero Unemployment and Zero Carbon Emissions.
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![The Inglorious Dead of WWII]()
The Inglorious Dead of WWII
The Inglorious Dead of WWII
Indiscriminate bombing of civilian populations in WWII, in order to damage morale, was pursued despite evidence that it had no such effect. Chris Bratcher asks: Does the motive justify the end, irrespective of its effects? And if it had shortened that war by collateral military damage, would that be good reason to justify it?
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![Uri Geller And Metal-Bending: Fact, Fiction or Fakery?]()
Uri Geller And Metal-Bending: Fact, Fiction or Fakery?
Uri Geller And Metal-Bending: Fact, Fiction or Fakery?
One of the greatest and strangest phenomena of recent times is the rise of Uri Geller and the belief that minds can bend metal. This special presentation by Ian Rowland, with live demonstrations, tells the whole story from a unique perspective.
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![Islam and the West: Irreconcilable Differences?]()
Islam and the West: Irreconcilable Differences?
Islam and the West: Irreconcilable Differences?
Must there be a dissonance between Western traditions and the Islamic faith? If so, how does this manifest itself? And if not, then have we in Britain reached a point where we need to say so?
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![Break Free! How to Stop Feeling Trapped. With Kim Morgan]()
Break Free! How to Stop Feeling Trapped. With Kim Morgan
Break Free! How to Stop Feeling Trapped. With Kim Morgan
A self-development workshop in partnership with Psychologies Magazine (www.psychologies.co.uk)
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![Challenging honour-based abuse in the UK]()
Challenging honour-based abuse in the UK
Challenging honour-based abuse in the UK
Join Humanists UK and Karma Nirvana for a joint event exploring the shared experiences of those who have faced honour-based abuse, forced marriage, disownment, and apostasy-related violence in the UK.
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![The Kindness Diaries: how to ignite goodwill and transform lives]()
The Kindness Diaries: how to ignite goodwill and transform lives
The Kindness Diaries: how to ignite goodwill and transform lives
Join us for an inspiring evening with Leon Logothetis as he shares his amazing story and reminds us about the life-changing power of real human connection and simple acts of generosity.
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![3-day Voice Collective Group Facilitation training]()
3-day Voice Collective Group Facilitation training
3-day Voice Collective Group Facilitation training
This innovative and interactive 3-day course will help you to develop the skills necessary to launch and co-facilitate a Voice Collective peer support group within your organisation.
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![Odysseus Trio]()
Odysseus Trio
Odysseus Trio
Mozart Trio No. 6 in G K564 Bloch Three Nocturnes Brahms Trio in B Op. 8
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![Karl Popper, Science and Enlightenment: An Idea to Help Save the World]()
Karl Popper, Science and Enlightenment: An Idea to Help Save the World
Karl Popper, Science and Enlightenment: An Idea to Help Save the World
Taking inspiration from Karl Popper and Guy Fawkes, Dr Nicholas Maxwell will provide some fireworks in the field of scientific and philosophical thinking. He will argue that a new and unique approach to the application of science can help us solve our looming global problems and disasters.
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![London Guitar Festival 2017: The New European Guitar]()
London Guitar Festival 2017: The New European Guitar
London Guitar Festival 2017: The New European Guitar
This unique concert features the amazing German guitarist Augustin Wiedemann, a winner of multiple international competitions, and one of the world’s leading guitar quartets - the Concordis Guitar Quartet from Portugal. The concert opens at 6:30 pm with a performance by the London Guitar Orchestra conducted by Tom Kerstens which is free to the public.
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![Photography: Process, Theory & Practice Group – #4 Evidence]()
Photography: Process, Theory & Practice Group – #4 Evidence
Photography: Process, Theory & Practice Group – #4 Evidence
Join a monthly photography meet-up facilitated by Grace Gelder in the library at Conway Hall.
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![Application Writing Workshop for Creative Europe Cooperation Projects]()
Application Writing Workshop for Creative Europe Cooperation Projects
Application Writing Workshop for Creative Europe Cooperation Projects
A free workshop aimed at organisations applying for Creative Europe's Cooperation Projects funding opportunity in 2017.
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![The Modern Magazine 2017]()
The Modern Magazine 2017
The Modern Magazine 2017
It’s with great pleasure that we can announce our annual editorial conference, The Modern Magazine will be returning this autumn for another jam-packed day of talks from designers, editors and publishers.
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![Bedlam: Madness in Shakespeare]()
Bedlam: Madness in Shakespeare
Bedlam: Madness in Shakespeare
The Conway Collective presents a unique participatory performance where the audience encounter Ophelia, Hamlet, Lady Macbeth, The Jailer's Daughter, King Lear, Cordelia, Edgar/Old Tom, Joan La Pucelle, Lady Constance and others in the Bedlam Hospital which was run by the father of Shakespeare's actor colleague, Edward Alleyn.
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![A neighbours’ event: building community through socially-engaged photography]()
A neighbours’ event: building community through socially-engaged photography
A neighbours’ event: building community through socially-engaged photography
Anita Strasser’s exhibition features the work of two projects which set out to facilitate community networks and social cohesion in two different neighbourhoods, a hidden courtyard in Slovenia's capital Ljubljana and a block of flats in Deptford.
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![Figuring it Out]()
Figuring it Out
Figuring it Out
An exhibition of artworks by Bob Brown.1 - 30 November 2017Private view - 6-9pm, Friday 10 November. Drinks served. All welcome.
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![Music-in-Motion Ensemble & Gildas Quartet, directed by John Landor (Evening)]()
Music-in-Motion Ensemble & Gildas Quartet, directed by John Landor (Evening)
Music-in-Motion Ensemble & Gildas Quartet, directed by John Landor (Evening)
Bach Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G BWV1048 Vivaldi Sinfonia al Santo Sepolcro in B minor RV169 Pärt Fratres Janáček String Quartet No. 1 'Kreutzer Sonata' Purcell Chacony in G minor Elgar Introduction and Allegro Op. 47
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![Testing Ground: Dance Theatre Performance workshops]()
Testing Ground: Dance Theatre Performance workshops
Testing Ground: Dance Theatre Performance workshops
Be inspired into performance making with a group of creative people responding to the many ideas resonating throughout the fabric of Conway Hall, the home of innovative thinking and culture creation throughout the Modern era, in this four week Texting Ground dance theatre project.
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![African Diaspora- Wider Steering Group meeting]()
African Diaspora- Wider Steering Group meeting
African Diaspora- Wider Steering Group meeting
In Partnership for Young London, Ubele and Conway Hall organised an event for professionals to look at the emerging themes in work with young people of the African Diaspora. This is another exploration of the issues raised.
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![Sacconi Quartet]()
Sacconi Quartet
Sacconi Quartet
Haydn String Quartet in E major Op. 54 No. 3 Janáček String Quartet No. 2 "Intimate Letters" Dvořák String Quartet No. 13 in G major Op. 106
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![Why We Tell Stories – and How We Live Them Out]()
Why We Tell Stories – and How We Live Them Out
Why We Tell Stories – and How We Live Them Out
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![A Night with James Baldwin]()
A Night with James Baldwin
A Night with James Baldwin
The Astonishing Legacy of a Legendary Black Atheist and Civil Rights Activist with speaker Dr Michelle Asantewa.
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![Music-in-Motion Ensemble & Gildas Quartet, directed by John Landor (Matinee)]()
Music-in-Motion Ensemble & Gildas Quartet, directed by John Landor (Matinee)
Music-in-Motion Ensemble & Gildas Quartet, directed by John Landor (Matinee)
Bach Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G BWV1048 Vivaldi Sinfonia al Santo Sepolcro in B minor RV169 Pärt Fratres Janáček String Quartet No. 1 'Kreutzer Sonata' Purcell Chacony in G minor Elgar Introduction and Allegro Op. 47
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![Moral Relativism: Wheels within wheels]()
Moral Relativism: Wheels within wheels
Moral Relativism: Wheels within wheels
Jane O'Grady will discuss Moral Relativism at this free talk - open to all - hosted by the Philosophical Society of England.
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![Restoring Historical and Cultural Memory]()
Restoring Historical and Cultural Memory
Restoring Historical and Cultural Memory
Over two exclusive evenings in London, come and meet the man, his message and the mythologies of our true culture. In an intimate space of connection and conversation we’ll explore what lead Tony to author six books (including the classic Nile Valley Contributions to Civilisation) and commit his life to educating Africans across the world about their glorious past.
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![Will Brexit be good or bad for business in London?]()
Will Brexit be good or bad for business in London?
Will Brexit be good or bad for business in London?
The launch Midtown Big Ideas Exchange with the biggest issue of the moment - Brexit. Looking at the legal, political and financial implications for London-based businesses, how can we navigate this changing landscape?
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![how to: Debate: DELETE UBER.]()
how to: Debate: DELETE UBER.
how to: Debate: DELETE UBER.
What’s not to like? Uber has a current market cap of $70bn and countless happy passengers who know why taking a cab is better than taking a car – or a bus. We get to ride at rates so low they hardly cover the cost of fuel. Uber drivers get to be their own boss and choose the hours they want to drive. ‘Low-cost is king’ and everyone is happy. What could go wrong?
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![Harriet Mackenzie & Morgan Szymanski]()
Harriet Mackenzie & Morgan Szymanski
Harriet Mackenzie & Morgan Szymanski
Vivaldi Violin Concerto in D major Op. 3/9 RV230 Ponce Estrellita from Two Canciones Mexicanas Agustin Barrios Una Limosna por el Amor de Dios (guitar solo) De Falla Canciones Populares Españolas De Falla Spanish Dance from La Vie Breve Paganini Cantabile M.S. 109 Bach Andante from Sonata in A minor for solo violin BW3 1003 Sarasate Romanza Andaluza from Spanish Dances Op. 22 Piazzolla Histoire de Tango
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![Four Conversations: Four Anniversaries – Dr Subir Sinha]()
Four Conversations: Four Anniversaries – Dr Subir Sinha
Four Conversations: Four Anniversaries – Dr Subir Sinha
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![Independent Employment? Business Pioneers Workshop – Birkbeck, University of London]()
Independent Employment? Business Pioneers Workshop – Birkbeck, University of London
Independent Employment? Business Pioneers Workshop – Birkbeck, University of London
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![When Annie Met Gandhi – Ingenious Purpose]()
When Annie Met Gandhi – Ingenious Purpose
When Annie Met Gandhi – Ingenious Purpose
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![Why is my Curriculum Colonial? Decoloniality as Education – Simmi Dullay, Oana Parvan, Gitanjali Pyndiah & Nydia Swaby]()
Why is my Curriculum Colonial? Decoloniality as Education – Simmi Dullay, Oana Parvan, Gitanjali Pyndiah & Nydia Swaby
Why is my Curriculum Colonial? Decoloniality as Education – Simmi Dullay, Oana Parvan, Gitanjali Pyndiah & Nydia Swaby
Black Consciousness feminist cultural producer Simmi Dullay, PhD researchers Oana Pârvan (Goldsmiths) and Gitanjali Pyndiah (Goldsmiths) with Nydia Swaby (SOAS) bring their art praxis and research to discuss the commonality and differences in knowledge production of the global South, decolonization and the presence of the colonial knowledge systems inherited as residues of 500 years of European colonization.
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![Four Conversations: A United Kingdom? – Scotres]()
Four Conversations: A United Kingdom? – Scotres
Four Conversations: A United Kingdom? – Scotres
This in-the-round event brings together four speakers to ask each other how they perceive the United (or Disunited) Kingdom. Each speaker will have an association with either England, Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland and each will have varying specialisms. They will bring to the conversation a variety of constitutional standpoints.
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![Viewing Post-Independent India from the Outside – Dr Sanjukta Ghosh, Rani Singh, Gary Raymond and Janine Shroff]()
Viewing Post-Independent India from the Outside – Dr Sanjukta Ghosh, Rani Singh, Gary Raymond and Janine Shroff
Viewing Post-Independent India from the Outside – Dr Sanjukta Ghosh, Rani Singh, Gary Raymond and Janine Shroff
In this India-UK year of culture, how is changing India reflected in journalism, arts and performance based collaborative projects?
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![When Annie Met Ghandi – Ingenious Purpose]()
When Annie Met Ghandi – Ingenious Purpose
When Annie Met Ghandi – Ingenious Purpose
The fiercely free-thinking Annie Besant and Gandhi admired each other hugely, but they disagreed about how to achieve Independence for India. In this short play Annie is anxiously awaiting the arrival of her fellow trailblazer…
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![Modern Slavery in the UK – Kathryn Cronin]()
Modern Slavery in the UK – Kathryn Cronin
Modern Slavery in the UK – Kathryn Cronin
Barristers Kathryn Cronin and Louise Hooper of Garden Court Chambers discuss slavery in Britain today.Who are the victims, where do they come from, how are they recognised and what are we doing about it?
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![My Journey to Bloomsbury – Alexandra Bulat]()
My Journey to Bloomsbury – Alexandra Bulat
My Journey to Bloomsbury – Alexandra Bulat
Where are you from? This is a question many of us were asked at some point in our lives. The majority of people tend to answer this by giving the name of a country, for example, ‘I am from the UK’. Others are more specific, preferring to identify with a region or a city – ‘I am a Londoner’. Some feel strongly about their parents’ country of origin, others only consider their own country of birth.
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![Slave Owners of Bloomsbury – LBS, UCL]()
Slave Owners of Bloomsbury – LBS, UCL
Slave Owners of Bloomsbury – LBS, UCL
The Legacies of British Slave-ownership project traced the contentious lives and legacies those slave-owners who lived close to the newly-founded UCL and was first shown at UCL to mark Black History Month 2011.
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![Thinking on Sunday: Gandhi and Non-violence – Dr Shahrar Ali]()
Thinking on Sunday: Gandhi and Non-violence – Dr Shahrar Ali
Thinking on Sunday: Gandhi and Non-violence – Dr Shahrar Ali
Using Gandhi’s teachings as inspiration, what is the meaning of nonviolence as a form of political action and how does it work? Dr Shahrar Ali characterises and assesses what is as much of a legitimate question of our times as it was in his day. He will also explore the question of whether violence can coexist with nonviolence as part of an all-embracing account of political action.
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![Who Said What About EU Migration? – Alexandra Bulat]()
Who Said What About EU Migration? – Alexandra Bulat
Who Said What About EU Migration? – Alexandra Bulat
Does the phrase ‘uncontrolled EU migration’ sound familiar to you? But what exactly was said about EU migration during the campaign? Who spoke about EU migrants in the UK? Who was given as an example of ‘EU migrant’? Was there a balanced debate on EU migration, with equally strong positive and negative cases made in this respect?
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