Belly Dance Workshop with Lucy Andrina
In this two-hour workshop, we will explore the fundamental movements in Egyptian style bellydance. From shimmies to figures of eight, you will try a variety of hip, chest, and arm movements to some of the main rhythms in bellydance. We will work with some classical oriental songs as well as some of the latest hits […]
Grand Union Orchestra: From Bengal to Bloomsbury
Welcoming to Conway Hall some of the UK’s foremost Bengali singers and instrumentalists, alongside Grand Union Orchestra’s musicians from worldwide musical cultures. Tabla maestro Yousuf Ali Khan will lead an evening of traditional songs by Lalon and Nazrul, along with emotional ragas as we explore the music, language and culture of Bangladesh and its diaspora. […]
Davina McCall and Dr Naomi Potter – Menopausing
Join How To Academy with the beloved presenter and GP for a hands-on guide to help you live your best life during menopause. For too long, women have had to keep quiet about the menopause – its onset, its symptoms, its treatments – and what it means for us. Menopause affects every woman, and yet […]
Adam Rutherford Meets Sebastian Faulks
Both a literary adept who effortlessly dissects the human condition and a master storyteller able to transport us to the horrors of battle of the Somme or a gunfight with James Bond, into a Victorian asylum or across London on the cusp of financial Armageddon, Sebastian Faulks is one of the finest living British novelists. […]
The Haunted Landscape: Witchcraft, Ritual and the Supernatural
It’s getting darker. Join us at Conway Hall as we explore the Haunted Landscape – our annual gathering of witchcraft, folklore, ghosts, and fairies from the British Isles. The day’s line up will include: [10am – 10.45am] Allyson Shaw – Ashes and Stones: A Scottish Journey in Search of Witches and Witness A moving and […]
Ethical Matters in Time and Space: 60 Years of Doctor Who
** In person tickets for this event are now SOLD OUT. Tickets for the livestream are still available.** On 23 November 1963 the first episode of Doctor Who aired on the BBC. Where was the story set? Everywhere. When was is set? Anytime. What were the possibilities within the show? All possibilities. Join broadcaster and […]
Sex Bomb: Being an Asian Babe
Sadia Azmat has many different sides to her: she is the good Muslim sister and the loud and proud comedian; she is the quiet and loving friend and the horny and outspoken one. So why does everyone put her in a box and expect her to choose between one or the other? In this Ethical […]
Utopian Dreams on the Streets of London
London is a city of dreamers. A city of possibility and experiment. A city of fervent imaginings and courageous aspirations. For centuries, it has been the capital of utopian thought. In this talk, author Niall Kishtainy draws us into the imaginative worlds of Thomas More, the Diggers, William Morris, and Extinction Rebellion protestors. He introduces […]
Being Human – How Our Biology Shaped Our History
How did haemophilia bring down the Russian royal family? And scurvy give rise to the Mafia? We are a wonder of evolution, but we’re also deeply flawed. This extraordinary contradiction between our faculties and frailties is the essence of what it means to be human. And history has played out in the balance between them. […]