Past is Prologue
Music evolves. Musical language has been evolving over time, from simple and harmonic to more complicated and dissonant. Somewhere along the line some of the audience got lost. Art Collective UNTITLED EXPERIMENT invite performers Katarzyna Kowalik and Ioana Petcu-Colan to put together a programme relating two different musical languages from two different eras. They have […]
How To Make The World Add Up, with Tim Harford
Tim Harford is an economist best known for his remarkable ability to explain and communicate complex economic data in ways that are compelling and entertaining. As the FT’s Undercover Economist and host of BBC Radio 4’s More or Less’ he explains – and sometimes debunks – the numbers and statistics used in political debate, the […]
How Philosophy Explains Our World, with Julian Baggini
What would Aristotle make of Keir Starmer? Would Plato be a Republican? And what can philosophy teach us about modern world? On October 28, philosopher Julian Baggini comes to Intelligence Squared to help us understand the world of politics through philosophy. He will set out why ‘polarisation’ need not be a dirty word, what differentiates […]
London Spanish Book & Zine Fair
The seventh edition of the London Spanish Book & Zine Fair is returning to Conway Hall this October, featuring recognised writers and publishers, new voices, and a curated selection of Spanish-language literature. Explore original works, translations, bilingual books, children’s books, zine creators, and graphic artists from more than 60 participating publishers in the exhibitors’ hall, […]
Songs and Ballads: Singing Showcase
Join singers from Bloomsbury and beyond for a joyful and powerful sharing of songs showcasing the history of the streets of Bloomsbury and St Giles, and the global cultures of communities who live here now. This uplifting evening features new ballads composed and performed by local choirs, traditional songs from South Asia, South America and […]
Dickensian Song and Dance Club
Drawing from archives associated with Charles Dickens and publications by his friend and collaborator John Oxenford, The Capability Consort will perform the songs and dances associated not only with the famous author but also with his literary characters, which acquired a life of their own. The 1850s reflected the consolidation of both a ‘Dickensian’ view […]
Up in the Mango Trees by Britny Virginia
A young disabled woman, Tas’xi, has grown up on the on the Caribbean island of Saint Lucia. Tas’xi life revolves around college, MaMae’s produce stall and observing the streets of Passae Valley known as Smelly Valley. She sees how the hooding’s rule the roads, how sex is forcibly sold for a mere portion of daily […]
Dementia-Friendly Concerts
Conway Hall is delighted to partner with Songhaven to present the latest in a series of dementia-friendly concerts. Each 45-minute programme includes well-loved songs from stage and screen, performed by a trio of professional classically trained musicians. These free concerts are open to all and will warmly welcome people living with dementia, as well as […]
Dementia-Friendly Concerts
Conway Hall is delighted to partner with Songhaven to present the latest in a series of dementia-friendly concerts. Each 45-minute programme includes well-loved songs from stage and screen, performed by a trio of professional classically trained musicians. These free concerts are open to all and will warmly welcome people living with dementia, as well as […]