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Yellow Room, Spirit Level

The Delian Mode screening

Saturday 11 April 2009 Saturday 11 April 2009

The Delian Mode explores the life and work of electronic music pioneer Delia Derbyshire, the woman behind the distinctive Doctor Who theme music created at the BBC Radiophonic Workshop in the...

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The Delian Mode explores the life and work of electronic music pioneer Delia Derbyshire, the woman behind the distinctive Doctor Who theme music created at the BBC Radiophonic Workshop in the early 1960's.

Queen Elizabeth Hall

Mouse on Mars soundtrack Herzo

Friday 17 April 2009 Friday 17 April 2009

Figureheads of German electro music, Mouse on Mars draw upon krautrock, techno and ambient to create their unique sound.

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Figureheads of German electro music, Mouse on Mars draw upon krautrock, techno and ambient to create their unique sound.

Royal Festival Hall

Peter and the Wolf Live on Sta

Friday 8 May 2009 Friday 8 May 2009

The beautiful Oscar-winning film, based on one of the most popular pieces of classical music for children, Peter & the Wolf arrives at Royal Festival Hall in a brand new theatrical experience...

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The beautiful Oscar-winning film, based on one of the most popular pieces of classical music for children, Peter & the Wolf arrives at Royal Festival Hall in a brand new theatrical experience for the whole family as part of POLSKA! YEAR.

The Clore Ballroom

Hand of Fatima

Saturday 13 June 2009 Saturday 13 June 2009

The Master Musicians of Jajouka are a hereditary Moroccan brotherhood who play music older than history, but have also jammed with Ornette Coleman and the Rolling Stones.

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The Master Musicians of Jajouka are a hereditary Moroccan brotherhood who play music older than history, but have also jammed with Ornette Coleman and the Rolling Stones.

The Clore Ballroom

1959 - The Year That Changed J

Sunday 14 June 2009 Sunday 14 June 2009

In 1959 four major jazz albums were made, each a high water mark for the artists and a powerful reflection of the times.

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In 1959 four major jazz albums were made, each a high water mark for the artists and a powerful reflection of the times.

The Clore Ballroom

Made In America

Monday 15 June 2009 Monday 15 June 2009

A special portrait of Ornette Coleman by the acclaimed independent filmmaker Shirley Clarke.

Courtesy of Synergetic Press and October Gallery

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A special portrait of Ornette Coleman by the acclaimed independent filmmaker Shirley Clarke.

The Clore Ballroom

1959 - The Year That Changed J

Wednesday 17 June 2009 Wednesday 17 June 2009

In 1959 four major jazz albums were made, each a high water mark for the artists and a powerful reflection of the times.

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In 1959 four major jazz albums were made, each a high water mark for the artists and a powerful reflection of the times.

The Clore Ballroom

Patti Smith's Dream Of Life

Thursday 18 June 2009 Thursday 18 June 2009

Directed by Steven Sebring, Dream of Life is a critically acclaimed documentary portrait of the legendary Patti Smith, which won the Cinematography Award when it received its world premiere at the...

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Directed by Steven Sebring, Dream of Life is a critically acclaimed documentary portrait of the legendary Patti Smith, which won the Cinematography Award when it received its world premiere at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival, where it was also nominated for the Grand Jury Prize.

The Clore Ballroom

Who's Crazy & Made In America

Friday 19 June 2009 Friday 19 June 2009

Meltdown double bill featuring films Who's Crazy - a Dick Fontaine film featuring the Ornette Coleman trio recording the soundtrack of Who’s Crazy in Paris, 1966 - and Made in America -...

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Meltdown double bill featuring films Who's Crazy - a Dick Fontaine film featuring the Ornette Coleman trio recording the soundtrack of Who’s Crazy in Paris, 1966 - and Made in America - independent filmmaker Shirley Clarke's special portrait of Ornette Coleman (courtesy of Synergetic Press and October Gallery).

The Clore Ballroom

Hand of Fatima

Saturday 20 June 2009 Saturday 20 June 2009

The Master Musicians of Jajouka are a hereditary Moroccan brotherhood who play music older than history, but have also jammed with Ornette Coleman and the Rolling Stones.

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The Master Musicians of Jajouka are a hereditary Moroccan brotherhood who play music older than history, but have also jammed with Ornette Coleman and the Rolling Stones.

The Clore Ballroom

1959 - The Year That Changed J

Sunday 21 June 2009 Sunday 21 June 2009

In 1959 four major jazz albums were made, each a high water mark for the artists and a powerful reflection of the times.

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In 1959 four major jazz albums were made, each a high water mark for the artists and a powerful reflection of the times.

The Clore Ballroom

Made In America

Sunday 21 June 2009 Sunday 21 June 2009

A special portrait of Ornette Coleman by the acclaimed independent filmmaker Shirley Clarke.

Courtesy of Synergetic Press and October Gallery

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A special portrait of Ornette Coleman by the acclaimed independent filmmaker Shirley Clarke.

Purcell Room

Vanishing of the Bees

Saturday 5 September 2009 Saturday 5 September 2009

Vanishing of the Bees explores the mysterious collapse of the honey bee population across the planet and its greater meaning to humankind’s relationship with the natural world.

EVENT TAGS:: Film | Learning & Participation | Learning & Participation | Learning & Participation | Pestival

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Vanishing of the Bees explores the mysterious collapse of the honey bee population across the planet and its greater meaning to humankind’s relationship with the natural world.

Purcell Room

The Hellstrom Chronicle

Sunday 6 September 2009 Sunday 6 September 2009

A rare screening of the scarily convincing 1971 Oscar-winning cult classic Hellstrom Chronicle. Shocking, beautiful, deadly... and in the end only the insects will survive.

EVENT TAGS:: Film | Learning & Participation | Learning & Participation | Learning & Participation | Pestival

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A rare screening of the scarily convincing 1971 Oscar-winning cult classic Hellstrom Chronicle.

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Hayward Gallery Project Space

Martin Sastre

Monday 14 September 2009 Wednesday 30 September 2009

The videos of the young Uruguayan artist Martin Sastre combine a woozy love of trash pop culture with witty meditations on life on the geopolitical periphery.

EVENT TAGS:: Art on Site | Film | Free | Visual Arts | Visual Arts

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The videos of the young Uruguayan artist Martin Sastre combine a woozy love of trash pop culture with witty meditations on life on the geopolitical periphery.

The Clore Ballroom

Film: Nina Bernstein's A Total

Sunday 20 September 2009 Sunday 20 September 2009

In this moving personal memoir, Bernstein’s daughter Nina and her siblings share their complex emotions about their father and how they have brought his music and teaching legacy to new audiences...

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Royal Festival Hall

Werner Herzog

Saturday 3 October 2009 Saturday 3 October 2009

Visionary and enigmatic, Werner Herzog is one of the greatest living film directors.

EVENT TAGS:: Film | Talks | Talks & Debate | Literature & Spoken Word | Literature & Spoken Word

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Visionary and enigmatic, Werner Herzog is one of the greatest living film directors. He discusses his life, films and the nature of human obsession - from the building of prehistoric monuments to his epic transportation of a ship over a mountain in the filming of Fitzcarraldo.

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St. Paul’s Pavilion

The Cool School

Sunday 18 October 2009 Sunday 18 October 2009

A fascinating documentary directed by Morgan Neville portrays the burgeoning 1960s art scene revolving around Los Angeles' pioneering Ferus Gallery run by Irving Blum and visionary curator Walter...

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A fascinating documentary directed by Morgan Neville portrays the burgeoning 1960s art scene revolving around Los Angeles’ pioneering Ferus Gallery run by Irving Blum and visionary curator Walter Hopps.

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Purcell Room

The Unanswered Question - Lecture 1

Sunday 25 October 2009 Sunday 25 October 2009

The first of three Sunday screenings of Bernstein’s 1973-4 landmark Norton lecture series The Unanswered Question.

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The first of three Sunday screenings of Leonard Bernstein’s 1973-4 landmark Norton lecture series The Unanswered Question.

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Purcell Room

The Unanswered Question - Lecture 2

Sunday 1 November 2009 Sunday 1 November 2009

Continuing the Norton Series with a showing of Musical Syntax in which Bernstein develops his theory of musical composition with a considered look at the field of linguistics and the work of Naom...

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Continuing the Norton Series with a showing of Musical Syntax in which Bernstein develops his theory of musical composition with a considered look at the field of linguistics and the work of Naom Chomsky.