Valentine’s Day Opera Gala
Ilona Domnich soprano Mario Sofroniou tenor Simon Wallfisch baritone Simon Callaghan piano Mozart: Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen (Die Zauberflöte) Mozart: Papageno and Papageno (Die Zauberflöte) Verdi: Caro Nome (Rigoletto) Verdi: E Il Sol Dell’Anima (Rigoletto) Bizet: Leila’s Aria (Les Pêcheurs de Perles) Bizet: Au Fond du Temple Saint (Les Pêcheurs de Perles) Puccini: Che Gelida Manina […]
Introduction to Mini-Documentary Film Production
A mini-documentary is the perfect way to get your story heard by an audience that is ever short on time. The demand for films that are short in length but high in quality has never been greater. So if you’re interested in producing or commissioning content like this, then why not join us on our […]
Silicon Beached
Building upon five successful years based on the South Coast and a growing global footprint, on 2nd February 2016, Silicon Beach is bringing its acclaimed conference inland for the first time and producing Silicon Beached. Normally Silicon Beach packs 20 speakers into a full two-day programme, but for its inaugural London-based outing they’re taking the […]
Ethics & Climate Change – Ethics & Politics Discussion
Join us to discuss the ethics of climate change – a very important and topical meeting after the Paris talks. “Climate change is the major problem facing humanity and unless we relentlessly pursue CO2 emission reduction targets the global community will face catastrophe.” This is mantra emanating from The International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), […]
Handbook of Humanism – A Dialogue with AC Grayling
Wiley-Blackwell is one of the most respected publishers of books and journals in a diverse range of professional fields; in biology, technology, and the humanities. Their series of ‘handbooks’ provide definitive and authoritative overviews of topics that span all of academia. This year, Wiley-Blackwell has published its Handbook of Humanism, the first book of its […]
The Great Wake Up! with Chris Baréz-Brown
Bestselling author, speaker and creativity expert Chris Baréz-Brown will be launching his latest project, called The Great Wake Up! in 2016. Chris specialises in helping people reconnect with their inner genius and be confident in who they truly are. The Great Wake Up! is an experiment in how to find the time and energy to […]
Chris Connors – How to Improve Your Quality of Life
In this interactive workshop, creative mentor, business coach and meditation teacher Chris Connors talks about how living in stillness, between the yin of mindfulness and the yang of change, creativity and innovation, can enhance your life. Chris Connors uses coaching and his mentorship programmes to help people improve the quality of their lives. Using techniques […]
Science in the Media: Dodgy Science Reporting, Ghostbusting, and Doctor Who
Hear about the science of Doctor Who from a scientist who is also a consultant to Doctor Who’s scriptwriters, find out about the credibility (scientifically and otherwise) of ghost hunting TV programmes from a former ghosthunter now turned ghostbuster, and discover just how much psuedoscience reporting there really is in our national press. 10.30 Registration […]
The Fight For – Or Over – Education
A conversation between Chris Bratcher and Chris Ormell Nigh on 50 years ago, a hotly contested Black Paper, Fight for Education, was published. It was a collection of reactionary – or necessarily corrective – essays, depending on your point of view. It was written in the climate of alarm at the height of student power at the LSE, […]