Money: Why some people seem to ‘attract’ it more easily than others?
Imagine a space where meaningful conversations take place. Imagine a circle of people from different walks of life that come together to discuss humanistic, social, philosophical and practical topics they are passionate about or they want to learn more of. Imagine a place where your beliefs are challenged, ideas are exchanged and your thinking is […]
Mencap: Planning for the Future Seminar – London
A local legal professional, with experience of drafting wills and trusts for the benefit of people with a learning disability, will be speaking at the event. They will also be available to answer any questions regarding family wills. Parents often worry about how their loved one will manage their financial affairs when they are no […]
Space and Propagation: A Club Critical Theory Special at Conway Hall
Club Critical Theory open up a critical space for Conway Actants — an artistic and curatorial collaboration between Deborah Gardner and Jane Millar that directly responds to Conway Hall’s spaces, ethos, activities and archive. Programme starts at 6.30pm with an introduction to Conway Actants by the artists: INTRODUCTION TO CCT Giles Tofield (The Cultural Engine) CONWAY CONTAGIONS Tony D Sampson Arts and […]
Is Consciousness an Insoluble Problem?
SOLD OUT We currently understand very little about how the brain’s hundred thousand million neurons enable us to function, but as technology provides more neurological detail, the mechanisms behind all our various abilities will become intelligible. That’s why philosopher David Chalmers calls this the ‘easy’ problem – it’s potentially soluble. However, the ‘hard’ problem remains: […]
Camden Arts Centre 50th Anniversary Lecture Series: Talk 4 – Redefining Narratives of Contemporary Culture
Alessio Antoniolli, Director of Gasworks and Triangle Network, David A. Bailey, curator, and Courtney J. Martin, Assistant Professor of History of Art and Architecture at Brown University, discuss how public institutions represent a globalised art world as a way of provoking redefined narratives of contemporary culture. This talk will look at how we challenge the […]
Eeden Quartet
Charlotte Maclet violin Edward Brenton violin Alex Koustas viola Joseph Zeitlin cello Schubert: Quartettsatz D703 Haydn: Quartet in F Op.50/5 Mendelssohn: String Quartet in A minor Op.13 * Please note change to advertised repertoire. Due to injury, violinist Vlad Maistorovici is unable to perform this evening and we are very grateful to Charlotte Maclet who will replace […]
Democracy for the 21st Century
The vast majority of us do not trust politicians. The people’s “democratic” role is limited to voting for a group of individuals whom we didn’t select to rule us for another five years. Although we live in what is called a democracy we have little involvement in influencing government policy in the intervening period. Or is this soon to change? The Swiss are nearest […]
Music and the Communist Idea
To complement the meeting of the Communist Party of Britain Marxist-Leninist taking place in Conway Hall’s Main Hall this evening, musicologist Roderick Swanston will give a talk illuminated by musical examples on this fascinating topic. Communism has been one of the most pervasive and powerful political and social theories in the last 200 years. It is […]
Trio Fibonacci
Julie-Anne Derome violin Gabriel Prynn cello Wonny Song piano Mendelssohn: Trio in D minor Op.49 Haydn: Trio in G Hob.XV:25 ‘Gypsy’ Beethoven: Trio in B flat Op.97 ‘Archduke’ Based in Canada, Trio Fibonacci made its first appearance on the chamber music scene in 1998, with the press reporting that “to hear them is to enter into […]