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Regenerative Fashion Futures
Regenerative Fashion Futures
Fashion Declares host a special evening event, bringing together sustainable fashion experts and campaigners to discuss how to end fossil fuel dependency in the Fashion Industry and move towards sustainable fibres and production that honour people, place and planet. The discussion and Q&A will be followed by performances from spoken word and music artists.
In person | No Option
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Ethical Matters:
Ethical EatingConway Hall Ethical Society Presents:
Ethical Matters:
Ethical EatingFood is an ethical issue. Join the discussion with author of Avocado Anxiety, Louise Gray, alongside Ruth Westcott, Campaign Coordinator for Sustain, as we explore ethical questions about the impact of food on the planet: Is plant protein as good as meat? Is foraged food more nutritious? Could bees be the answer to using fewer chemicals?
Brockway Room | Virtual event
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Sunday Concerts:
Salomé Quartet & Jâms ColemanSunday Concerts:
Salomé Quartet & Jâms ColemanNow in their eighth year, the Salomé Quartet are increasingly in demand as one of the UK’s most exciting young string quartets. To open our autumn season at Conway Hall, they are joined by versatile pianist Jâms Coleman to perform a programme of Felix Mendelssohn, Haydn and Franck.
In person | No Option
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Ethical Matters:
CANCELLED: Hysterical – Exploring the Myth of Gendered EmotionsConway Hall Ethical Society Presents:
Ethical Matters:
CANCELLED: Hysterical – Exploring the Myth of Gendered EmotionsWe regret that this event has been cancelled due to the speaker being unwell.
Brockway Room | Virtual event
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Russell’s Reimagined Reiths: A Weekend of Creative Exploration
Conway Hall & Camden Council Presents:
Russell’s Reimagined Reiths: A Weekend of Creative Exploration
A free two-day workshop with artists Lottie McCarthy and Toby Kidd, exploring the contested histories of one of the most celebrated public figures of British philosophy. We will reimagine Bertrand Russell's famous Reith Lectures, collaboratively writing and performing new unique versions using any form of creative writing or expression.
Brockway Room | No Option
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The Road to Ethics: Freethinkers, Radicals and Non-conformists
Conway Hall Ethical Society Presents:
The Road to Ethics: Freethinkers, Radicals and Non-conformists
Join guide Julie Chandler for a walking tour and discover some of London’s ethical history, from the birth of the Ethical Movement to the rise of radical freethinking. Hear the stories of those who championed controversial causes such as religious freedom, women's rights and secular education.
Conway Hall | No Option
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New Scientist:
The Science of Health and WellbeingNew Scientist:
The Science of Health and WellbeingJoin New Scientist at their brand new masterclasses and learn what science has to say about health and wellbeing. The team of experts will help you cut through the myths and sensational headlines with up-to-date research and real-world advice around personalised nutrition, exercise, low-carb diets, sleep, your immune system and how to be happier.
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Rehearsing Futures Part 2: Experiments in Imagination
Rehearsing Futures Part 2: Experiments in Imagination
The work of imagination opens up possibilities to transform our society – to redesign and remake the world together. We need to imagine new futures. This public conversation, organised by Healing Justice London and Kin Structures, will work to implement and experiment with these futures through place and practice.
In person | Virtual event
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London Performing Academy of Music Gala Concert
London Performing Academy of Music Gala Concert
Since 2022, the London Performing Academy of Music has been working to help young Ukrainian musicians by bringing them to safety in the UK and providing scholarships to continue their studies. This concert will bring together Ukrainian chamber works, popular music classics and Eurovision hits in a celebration of the diversity of music
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How To Academy:
Viv Groskop – How to Be Effortlessly ConfidentHow To Academy:
Viv Groskop – How to Be Effortlessly ConfidentViv Groskop is an award-winning comedian, journalist, writer and presenter, host of the wildly successful podcast and book How To Own the Room. She returns by popular demand to help you redefine what confidence looks like in life and work.
In person | No Option
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Sunday Concerts:
Season Finale ConcertConway Hall Ethical Society Presents:
Sunday Concerts:
Season Finale ConcertA very exciting concert to close our season! Hand-picked by our Director of Music, some of the best of London's chamber musicians come together for a 'one night only' event, presenting two of the finest chamber works ever written. One not to be missed.
In person | No Option
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Ethical Matters:
The Lost Paths: A History of How We Walk from Here to ThereConway Hall Ethical Society Presents:
Ethical Matters:
The Lost Paths: A History of How We Walk from Here to ThereFootpaths, tracks, country lanes and urban streets illuminate how our ancestors interacted with and shaped their landscapes. By 2026, 10,000 miles of undiscovered footpaths around Britain stand to be lost. Jack Cornish has dedicated the last five years of his life to walk to preserve these paths.
Brockway Room | Virtual event
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Sunday Concerts:
Paddington TrioConway Hall Ethical Society Presents:
Sunday Concerts:
Paddington TrioWinners of the 70th Royal Over-Seas League Competition for String and Piano Ensembles in 2022, The Paddington Trio already have an impressive concert calendar and a reputation for thoughtfully curated programming and "nuanced and powerful performance" (ROSL News).
In person | No Option
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Ethical Matters:
Autism and ADHD: Living and Loving on the SpectrumConway Hall Ethical Society Presents:
Ethical Matters:
Autism and ADHD: Living and Loving on the SpectrumA celebration of neurodiverse life, love, creativity and struggles with comedian Ria Lina alongside Richard Pink and Roxanne Emery of social media phenomenon ADHD Love. We discuss life and love on the spectrum and what the world could do to accommodate neurodivergence.
Brockway Room | Virtual event
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Sunday Concerts:
Primrose Piano Quartet & Will DuerdenConway Hall Ethical Society Presents:
Sunday Concerts:
Primrose Piano Quartet & Will Duerden2018 BBC Young Musician of the Year finalist Will Duerden joins the Primrose Piano Quartet in a colourful programme, beginning with Mahler's foreboding early quartet, before Schoenberg's trio and two light-hearted works.
In person | No Option
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Vedanta Institute London:
The Science of Karma and DestinyVedanta Institute London:
The Science of Karma and DestinyThe universe operates on the principle of cause and effect. Karma and destiny are both based on this universal law of causation which governs people's lives and how they operate in the world. Bhaskarji will be drawing from the ancient wisdom of Vedanta to present a scientific and systematic understanding of this law.
In person | No Option
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How To Academy:
Tim Marshall – The Future of GeographyHow To Academy:
Tim Marshall – The Future of GeographyTim Marshall’s Prisoners of Geography changed the way we think about power. Now he joins us live in London for a glimpse into the future of life on Earth – and beyond it.
In person | Virtual event
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Sunday Concerts:
Alkyona QuartetConway Hall Ethical Society Presents:
Sunday Concerts:
Alkyona QuartetThe Alkyona Quartet possess a "sense of relaxed and balanced musicality which all chamber groups strive for." In this concert, they present fresh imaginative interpretations of both well-known and hidden gems of the string quartet repertoire.
In person | No Option
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Ethical Matters:
Polly Toynbee – My Family and Other RadicalsConway Hall Ethical Society Presents:
Ethical Matters:
Polly Toynbee – My Family and Other RadicalsPolly Toynbee's ancestors have been committed left-wing rabble-rousers railing against injustice while enjoying a prosperous life. She explores the myth of mobility, the guilt of privilege, and asks for a truly honest conversation about class in Britain.
Brockway Room | Virtual event
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Sunday Concerts:
Julieth Lozano & Lucy ColquhounConway Hall Ethical Society Presents:
Sunday Concerts:
Julieth Lozano & Lucy ColquhounJulieth Lozano has appeared in the BBC documentary Queen Victoria: My Musical Britain and has recently been shortlisted for the Cardiff Singer of the World competition. She will be joined by pianist Lucy Colquhoun in a programme exploring themes of love, passion and longing in folk songs from across the globe.
In person | No Option
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Ethical Matters:
Travellers Through Time: A Gypsy HistoryConway Hall Ethical Society Presents:
Ethical Matters:
Travellers Through Time: A Gypsy HistoryRomany Gypsies have been variously portrayed as exotic strangers or as crude, violent delinquents; Jeremy Harte presents the first real history of the Romany people. It is a vivid, unique portrayal of the Romany people, from the inside.
Brockway Room | Virtual event
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Silence = Death: 40 years of speaking out about HIV
Conway Hall Ethical Society and Terrence Higgins Trust Presents:
Silence = Death: 40 years of speaking out about HIV
In May 1983, Conway Hall hosted the first public meeting in the UK on AIDS, a new disease that was as mysterious as it was scary. 40 years later, leading figures from HIV activism reflect on that meeting and how to educate the public about an epidemic.
In person | No Option
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Sunday Concerts:
Greenwich Trio & Boris BizjakConway Hall Ethical Society Presents:
Sunday Concerts:
Greenwich Trio & Boris BizjakThe Greenwich Trio are no strangers to Conway Hall and their accomplished, compelling performances are always well received. For their return to our series, they are joined by flautist Boris Bizjak, praised by Gramophone for his "freshness and originality".
In person | No Option
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Ethical Matters:
*CANCELLED* Good Cop, Bad Cop: What To Do When the Police are the CriminalsConway Hall Ethical Society Presents:
Ethical Matters:
*CANCELLED* Good Cop, Bad Cop: What To Do When the Police are the Criminals*Unfortunately, due to illness of one of the speakers, this event has been cancelled. We are working on rescheduling the event for a future date.*
Brockway Room | Virtual event
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Sunday Concerts:
London Piano QuartetConway Hall Ethical Society Presents:
Sunday Concerts:
London Piano QuartetThe London Piano Quartet - a collaboration between members of the Piatti Quartet and pianist, Simon Callaghan - offer a programme of Beethoven, Fauré and Brahms, showcasing this special combination of instruments.
In person | No Option
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Ethical Matters:
V: A Celebration of the Vulva and VaginaConway Hall Ethical Society Presents:
Ethical Matters:
V: A Celebration of the Vulva and VaginaIf the vulva is taboo, how can you fight for its rights? If you don't know how extraordinary the vulva and vagina are, you will never realise the power they have. Florence Schechter, of the Vagina Museum, will take you on a journey towards understanding and celebrating the vagina and vulva.
Brockway Room | Virtual event
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Biocivilisations
Conway Hall & Chelsea Green Presents:
Biocivilisations
Whilst many scientists believe life can be reduced to ‘mechanistic’ factors, such as genes and information codes, there are many who reject this view. Join Dr Vandana Shiva and Dr Predrag Slijepčević in conversation as they discuss the creativity of life, and what we can learn from civilisations beyond the human.
In person | No Option
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How To Academy:
Ruby Wax Meets Julia SamuelHow To Academy:
Ruby Wax Meets Julia SamuelChecking into a psychiatric institution wasn’t exactly on Ruby Wax’s agenda for 2022 – talking about it wasn’t either, but here we are. She is joined by psychotherapist and author Julia Samuel for an honest and raw journey into the depths of her psyche, and a stark exploration of what trauma can do to someone.
In person | Virtual event
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Lingua Diversa Group:
Language Courses in Spanish, Italian, French, Brazilian-Portugese and GermanLingua Diversa Group:
Language Courses in Spanish, Italian, French, Brazilian-Portugese and GermanLingua Diversa Group was founded by Esther and Lucio in 2002. They run lunchtime and evening courses from beginner to advanced level in: Spanish, Italian, French, German and Brazilian-Portuguese. The next term of group language courses runs for 12 weeks from 9 May to 31 July.
Conway Hall | No Option
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Sunday Concerts:
On Wenlock EdgeConway Hall Ethical Society Presents:
Sunday Concerts:
On Wenlock EdgeWe are pleased to present a series of vocal recitals during the 2023/24 season, devised in collaboration with one of the leading piano accompanists of our time, Roger Vignoles. For the first of these special events, Vignoles is joined by tenor James Gilchrist and the up-and-coming Edenis Quartet.
In person | No Option
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Sunday Concerts:
Medea QuartetConway Hall Ethical Society Presents:
Sunday Concerts:
Medea QuartetDrawn together from a young age by a love for string quartet playing, Clara Mezzanatto and Ada Guarneri formed the Medea Quartet in 2020 with English violist Joanna Patrick and violinist Mira Marton. We offer them a warm welcome for their Conway Hall début.
In person | No Option
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Sunday Concerts:
Fidelio Trio & Pre-Concert Talk with Robert HugillConway Hall Ethical Society Presents:
Sunday Concerts:
Fidelio Trio & Pre-Concert Talk with Robert HugillThe Fidelio Trio are known for their "stylish virtuosity [and] instinctive brilliance". (BBC Radio 3 Record Review) Their performance features Beethoven, Ravel and Amy Beach, a female American composer who is the subject of a pre-concert talk with Robert Hugill.
In person | No Option
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Ethical Matters:
The Humanist Movement in Modern BritainConway Hall Ethical Society Presents:
Ethical Matters:
The Humanist Movement in Modern BritainHumanists have been a major force in British life since the turn of the 20th century. David Nash examines how humanist organisations brought ethical reform and rationalism to the nation as it faced the moral issues of the modern world.
Brockway Room | Virtual event
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The Matter with Things: A Day’s Seminar with Dr Iain McGilchrist
Channel McGilchrist & the Scientific and Medical Network Presents:
The Matter with Things: A Day’s Seminar with Dr Iain McGilchrist
This exclusive day with Iain McGilchrist live on stage is his only full day’s seminar in London of 2023 and celebrates the launch of the paperback edition of The Matter with Things: Our Brains, Our Delusions and the Unmaking of the World and will include two lectures Iain has not presented before.
In person | Virtual event
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Sunday Concerts:
Tailleferre EnsembleConway Hall Ethical Society Presents:
Sunday Concerts:
Tailleferre EnsembleThe Tailleferre Ensemble have recently released their world premiere recording of Sonate champêtre by Germaine Tailleferre. Their Conway Hall programme, showcasing groups of varying size from solo piano up to a sextet, features works by all of the members of Les Six, completing the picture of the colourful musical world the group inhabited.
In person | No Option
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How To Academy:
Slow Horses Creator Mick Herron – Live on Stage in LondonHow To Academy:
Slow Horses Creator Mick Herron – Live on Stage in LondonWidely renowned as the greatest British spy novelist of our times, Mick Herron’s band of embittered, mediocre spies – the Slow Horses – are the flipside of Fleming and Le Carré. He joins us to share the story of how he invented these loveable rogues and what awaits them in the latest Slough House instalment, Bad Actors.
In person | No Option
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Ethical Matters:
Art and Artificial IntelligenceConway Hall Ethical Society Presents:
Ethical Matters:
Art and Artificial IntelligenceCould AI art really replace human artists? Using machine intelligence apps to generate art is quicker and more affordable than commissioning work from human artists. But does the AI use original work to create these images? Add your own voice to the conversation as we explore this creative uncanny valley with Arthur I. Miller and Reema Selhi.
Brockway Room | Virtual event
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Sunday Concerts:
Raphael Wallfisch & Simon CallaghanConway Hall Ethical Society Presents:
Sunday Concerts:
Raphael Wallfisch & Simon CallaghanA great friend of Prokofiev, Myaskovsky's chamber music is rarely performed. We are delighted to welcome internationally-renowned cellist, Raphael Wallfisch to perform the Second Cello Sonata alongside Conway Hall Director of Music, Simon Callaghan.
In person | No Option
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Sunday Concerts:
Fitzwilliam Quartet & Pre-Concert Recital with Paolo RinaldiConway Hall Ethical Society Presents:
Sunday Concerts:
Fitzwilliam Quartet & Pre-Concert Recital with Paolo RinaldiThe Fitzwilliam Quartet return to Conway Hall in a concert featuring a rare performance of Rachmaninoff's early quartet, in honour of his 150th birthday. Italian pianist Paolo Rinaldi kicks off our summer season in a pre-concert recital with two much-loved gems of the piano repertoire.
In person | No Option
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Ethical Matters:
Fallen Idols: Twelve Statues That Made HistoryConway Hall Ethical Society Presents:
Ethical Matters:
Fallen Idols: Twelve Statues That Made HistoryStatues are one of the most visible forms of historical storytelling. The stories we tell about history are vital to how we, as societies, understand our past and create our future. Alex von Tunzelmann looks at twelve statues in modern history; why they were put up and how they came down.
Brockway Room | Virtual event
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The Haunted Gallery: Untold Stories of Art & Magic
London Fortean Society Presents:
The Haunted Gallery: Untold Stories of Art & Magic
Magic is a dark vein running through the history and practice of art. Victoria Jenkins presents the first major survey of the occult in the Tate Archive and Phil Barker discusses artist and visionary Austin Osman Spare. Additional speakers discuss genderqueer deities and the magical workings of Madge Gill.
In person | No Option
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An Eye for Ethics:
Just Another Girl on the I.R.T. with T A P EConway Hall Ethical Society Presents:
An Eye for Ethics:
Just Another Girl on the I.R.T. with T A P EJoin us for an exclusive film screening with an ethical twist - the award-winning Just Another Girl on the I.R.T, Leslie Harris’ 90’s classic film. After the film, T A P E Collective will host an interactive conversation with the audience, as we delve into the ethical questions that the film raises.
In person | No Option
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Sunday Concerts
Elena Toponogova EnsembleConway Hall Ethical Society Presents:
Sunday Concerts
Elena Toponogova EnsembleFormed of some of London’s finest musicians, the Elena Toponogova Ensemble makes their Conway Hall début in a programme showcasing the finest in Russian and Ukrainian chamber works.
In person | No Option
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Sunday Concerts
Tippett Quartet & Royal College of Music Junior ShowcaseConway Hall Ethical Society Presents:
Sunday Concerts
Tippett Quartet & Royal College of Music Junior ShowcaseIn their 25th anniversary year, we welcome the Tippet Quartet in a special concert to mark the release of their album of Korngold string quartets on the Naxos label. Join us beforehand for an exciting snapshot of outstanding young talent from the Royal College of Music.
In person | No Option
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LRB Winter Lectures:
Terry castle: Some Mortifications of Family historyLondon Review of Books Presents:
LRB Winter Lectures:
Terry castle: Some Mortifications of Family historyTerry Castle reflects on the life of her first cousin at four removes, Henry Francis Finn (1852-1924), who led a celebrated cavalry charge against the dervishes of Sudan at the Battle of Omdurman in 1898, one of the most grotesquely lopsided and horrific battles in military history.
In person | Virtual event
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