Children’s Workshop with Alena Lugovkina (flautist)
Increasingly in demand for her engaging workshops, Alena will talk about the flute and its history, explore its sound and the many special effects it is capable of. She will take the children on a musical journey including familiar and not-so-familiar pieces. There will be plenty of time for questions, too! Particularly suitable for those […]
Children’s Workshop with Sergio Serra (cellist)
Sergio will introduce the cello and the array of possibilities that come with playing such a great instrument. Children will have the chance to listen to lots of different music and will be introduced to the basics of shaping and controlling music in some fun games! Particularly suitable for those aged 5-10. Please contact us if […]
Children’s Workshop with Calum Huggan (percussionist)
The perfect way to kick off our new season of workshops, Calum will get everyone on their feet in rhythm games, body percussion and much more in this exciting introduction to the world of percussion. Particularly suitable for those aged 5-10. Please contact us if you are thinking of bringing a young person outside this […]
The Science of Attraction & Relationships
Want to know what women and men are really attracted to? Confused about what’s happening in your relationship? Wondering why you always go for the wrong kind of man/woman? Want to know if your partner is the unfaithful type? Come along to this unique and fascinating one-day workshop led by Dr Mairi Macleod, evolutionary biologist […]
Phil Hine – A Phallic (K)night
In 1786 Richard Payne Knight – collector, arbiter of taste, and gentleman scholar published “A Discourse on the Worship of Priapus” – the first book to propose that all mythology and religion (including Christianity) is derived from primitive fertility cults. In such cults, he asserted, the male and female genitalia symbolise procreative power, and the […]
City Music Foundation Showcase
The City Music Foundation offers a two year programme providing education, networking and support to exceptional musical talent; helping outstanding musicians build and sustain rewarding and profitable careers and ensuring the future of quality music in the UK and beyond. The foundation is one of the leading programmes of its kind in the UK, and […]
The Penultimate Curiosity: Science, Religion and the Big Questions
The Penultimate Curiosity sets out to answer one of the most profound questions about the development of human thought: why is it that throughout the long journey from cave painting to quantum physics what we now refer to as ‘science’ and ‘religion’ have been so closely entangled? On the 2nd October the artist Roger Wagner […]
Le Grand Meaulnes – a reverie
London 1905 … a girl playing the piano … dancers at a Fête Mystérieuse … a bewitched young Alain-Fournier yearns for lost love. An outpouring of poetry, letters and song sow the seeds of his great novel, Le Grand Meaulnes, published in 1913, a year before he was killed in the Great War. Created by Tyrone Landau and […]
World Burlesque Games 2016
Chaz Royal presents World Burlesque Games 2016 5th Annual International Competition of Burlesque & Variety for two Nights Only! 6 Competing Categories! Presented by Chaz Royal & The London Burlesque Festival, The WORLD BURLESQUE GAMES returns with 6 spectacular competing events run over 2 nights at at the historic Conway Hall **1 TICKET GETS YOU […]