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Purcell Room
Study Day: Berlioz's Roméo et Juliette (Part 1)
Sunday 12 February 2012
Ahead of the OAE's performance of Berlioz's Roméo et Juliette on 18 February this study day gives you a chance to delve further behind this unique piece
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Purcell Room
Study Day: Berlioz's Roméo et Juliette (Part 2)
Sunday 12 February 2012
Ahead of the OAE's performance of Berlioz's mammoth Romeo et Juliette on 18 February, this study day gives you a chance to find out more about the piece.
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Level 5 Function Room
Monday 13 February 2012
This seminar covers the experiences of children growing up in care and the benefits of giving young people opportunities to express themselves creatively.
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Level 5 Function Room
Wednesday 15 February 2012
Tali Sharot takes an in-depth look at how the brain generates hope and what happens when it fails.
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Southbank Centre
WOW - Women of the World Festival 3 Day Pass
Friday 9 March 2012
Join inspirational women from all walks of life to explore topics such as politics, arts, education, science, human rights, environment and the economy.
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Southbank Centre
WOW- Women of the World Festival Day Pass
Friday 9 March 2012
Join inspirational women from all walks of life to explore topics such as politics, arts, education, science, human rights, environment and the economy.
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Southbank Centre
WOW- Women of the World Festival Day Pass
Saturday 10 March 2012
Join inspirational women from all walks of life to explore topics such as politics, arts, education, science, human rights, environment and the economy
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Southbank Centre
WOW- Women of the World Festival Day Pass
Sunday 11 March 2012
Join inspirational women from all walks of life to explore topics such as politics, arts, education, science, human rights, environment and the economy.
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Purcell Room
Tuesday 13 March 2012
Join us for a discussion about the creation of new maps for navigating the complex challenges presented by global economic and ecological crises.
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Level 5 Function Room
Through the Polygon Window: Hidden Histories of British film and TV
Wednesday 14 March 2012
Rob Young is a music writer, journalist and editor-at-large of The Wire.
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Level 5 Function Room
Crowd Control: Miranda Sawyer with Jeremy Hardy and Stephen Reicher
Monday 26 March 2012
Journalist and broadcaster Miranda Sawyer is joined by social psychologist Professor Stephen Reicher and comedian Jeremy Hardy in a discussion on the intelligence of crowds and crowd manipulation.
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Level 5 Function Room
The Life and Times of Adrian Street: Jeremy Deller and guests
Friday 30 March 2012
Artist Jeremy Deller invites writer and journalist Simon Garfield (author of The Wrestling and Just My Type) and musician Luke Haines (creator of 9 ½ Psychedelic Meditations on British Wrestling of the 1970s and Early '80s) to join him in a multi-media extravaganza celebrating the life and legend of wrestler Exotic Adrian Street, who will join the event via a live video link from Florida.
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Queen Elizabeth Hall
Professor Amartya Sen and Lord Nicholas Stern in conversation, chaired by Rajeev Sethi
Friday 13 April 2012
An international provocation, this debate will set the tone for Southbank Centre's Alchemy festival, bringing together three outstanding figures from the worlds of economics, philosophy, design and entrepreneurialism
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Purcell Room
Saturday 14 April 2012
Humble The Poet is a Toronto-bred MC and spoken word artist whose work embodies the changing nature and resilience of one of the world's most diverse cities.
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Blue Room, Spirit Level
Lui Zhenyun and Neel Mukherjee
Sunday 15 April 2012
Liu Zhenyun and Neel Mukherjee discuss the role of the writer in China and India respectively, as the two countries emerge as the new global superpowers for the 21st century.
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Level 5 Function Room
Nikesh Shukla - The Ethnic Writer - How to Avoid Labels
Monday 16 April 2012
Nikesh Shukla, whom the media call an ethnic writer, presents a motivational speech on how to be a writer and not an ethnic writer, unless there's a lucrative reason to be.
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Level 5 Function Room
Ahmed Rashid: Pakistan On the Brink
Tuesday 17 April 2012
Focusing on the heart of the world's most unstable region, Pakistan on the brink examines the complex relationship between Pakistan, Afghanistan and the West.
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St. Paul’s Pavilion
Shazia Mirza, Ziauddin Sardar and Kamila Shamsie
Wednesday 18 April 2012
Water has always been precious in Pakistan but in the past two years it has left an indelible mark, with catastrophic floods causing untold losses - and it's deepest marks have been left on women and children.
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Blue Room, Spirit Level
Wednesday 18 April 2012
The top event for emerging writers to showcase their work, encourage and be encouraged by others, StorySlam Live is the night for you.
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Level 5 Function Room
Sunday 29 April 2012
Linked to our concert on 3 May, we look at the art of performing without a conductor, as the OAE often does.
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