Talks & Debate

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Purcell Room

Diana Athill

Wednesday 1 April 2009 Wednesday 1 April 2009

Longevity and experience combine to give writer Diana Athill an unparalleled perspective on our changing world.

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Longevity and experience combine to give writer Diana Athill an unparalleled perspective on our changing world.

Queen Elizabeth Hall

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Jack

Friday 3 April 2009 Friday 3 April 2009

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Princess Adwoa, Suzanne Bonnar and Jackie Kay unite in an inspiring evening of readings and song in celebration of WOMANKIND, which celebrates its 20th anniversary this...

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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Princess Adwoa, Suzanne Bonnar and Jackie Kay unite in an inspiring evening of readings and song in celebration of WOMANKIND, which celebrates its 20th anniversary this year.

Level 5 Function Room

Geoff Dyer

Monday 6 April 2009 Monday 6 April 2009

Geoff Dyer returns to fiction for the first time in 11 years, exploring ideas around travel, love and work in his novel Jeff in Venice, Death in Varanasi.

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Geoff Dyer returns to fiction for the first time in 11 years, exploring ideas around travel, love and work in his novel Jeff in Venice, Death in Varanasi.

Purcell Room

Alain de Botton

Wednesday 8 April 2009 Wednesday 8 April 2009

Alain de Botton's The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work takes an illuminating view of the modern workplace, and he shares his insights at this event.

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Alain de Botton's The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work takes an illuminating view of the modern workplace, and he shares his insights at this event.

Southbank Centre Square

Members' Guide to Slow Food

Saturday 11 April 2009 Saturday 11 April 2009

Join us to find out more about the ethos behind the Slow Food movement, enjoy a tour of the market stalls while sampling the delicious food and drinks on offer, and conclude the morning with a...

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Join us to find out more about the ethos behind the Slow Food movement, enjoy a tour of the market stalls while sampling the delicious food and drinks on offer, and conclude the morning with a demonstration and tasting of some typical slow Easter dishes, featuring rare-breed lamb and Slow Food-selected saffron.

Royal Festival Hall

El Sistema Symposium 1: Throug

Wednesday 15 April 2009 Wednesday 15 April 2009

A unique opportunity to learn about the revolutionary Venezuelan Sistema from the people who created and are involved in this groundbreaking project.

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A unique opportunity to learn about the revolutionary Venezuelan Sistema from the people who created and are involved in this groundbreaking project.

Royal Festival Hall

El Sistema Symposium 2: The UK

Friday 17 April 2009 Friday 17 April 2009

What strengths can the UK model bring to El Sistema?

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What strengths can the UK model bring to El Sistema? The UK has arguably led the world in creative music education projects in the last 20 years, as well as having a very fine National Youth Orchestra.

Royal Festival Hall

El Sistema Symposium 3: Roots

Saturday 18 April 2009 Saturday 18 April 2009

What would a deep rooted adoption of the Sistema model in the UK look like?

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What would a deep rooted adoption of the Sistema model in the UK look like? There are already a number of Sistema initiatives in the UK, but bearing in mind the 300,000 children and 30 years experience of Venezuela's El Sistema, how do we make sure that any UK Sistema model is based on thinking of similar scale, depth and organic development.

Level 5 Function Room

Foreign Trade

Monday 20 April 2009 Monday 20 April 2009

Lesbian and gay people come from all over the world to live in London. What draws them here? What do they find when they arrive and what are they leaving behind?

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Lesbian and gay people come from all over the world to live in London.

Level 5 Function Room

Granta at Southbank Centre:

Tuesday 21 April 2009 Tuesday 21 April 2009

Jeremy Treglown joins a panel of authors to discuss trauma and memory through their varying experiences as writers and reporters who have witnessed era-defining events.

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Jeremy Treglown joins a panel of authors to discuss trauma and memory through their varying experiences as writers and reporters who have witnessed era-defining events.

Purcell Room

Carl Honore

Saturday 25 April 2009 Saturday 25 April 2009

We live in a culture which prizes speed of communication, travel and thought. Carl Honore, author of In Praise of Slow, thinks there is an alternative.

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We live in a culture which prizes speed of communication, travel and thought.

Level 5 Function Room

Craftspace

Monday 27 April 2009 Monday 27 April 2009

How does a more deliberate, slower-paced experience enhance our perception of a work of art?

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How does a more deliberate, slower-paced experience enhance our perception of a work of art? Artists from a range of fields take the time to answer this question, looking, listening, reading and recording their thoughts about artworks from within their fields.

Purcell Room

Andrew Motion

Tuesday 28 April 2009 Tuesday 28 April 2009

As Andrew Motion's time as Poet Laureate draws to a close, he reflects on the role, its opportunities and the profile of poetry today.

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As Andrew Motion's time as Poet Laureate draws to a close, he reflects on the role, its opportunities and the profile of poetry today.

Level 5 Function Room

Harry Eyres & Ed Gillespie

Wednesday 29 April 2009 Wednesday 29 April 2009

Anxiety over climate change has made Slow Travel not only an appealing lifestyle choice but arguably the only option for the environmentally conscious.

Harry Eyres and Ed Gillespie...

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Anxiety over climate change has made Slow Travel not only an appealing lifestyle choice but arguably the only option for the environmentally conscious.

Purcell Room

Barack Obama: 100 Days

Thursday 30 April 2009 Thursday 30 April 2009

Exactly 100 days since his inauguration, Ziauddin Sardar, Lionel Shriver, Amina Adewusi and Shirley Thompson take the pulse of the Obama presidency.

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Exactly 100 days since his inauguration, Ziauddin Sardar, Lionel Shriver, Amina Adewusi and Shirley Thompson take the pulse of the Obama presidency.

White Room, Spirit Level

Queer Studies

Friday 1 May 2009 Friday 1 May 2009

Dr Sophie Fuller (Trinity College of Music) asks ‘How can music be gay?’ In this workshop and discussion she explores music from mediaeval to pop to illustrate the notion of queer identity in...

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Dr Sophie Fuller (Trinity College of Music) asks ‘How can music be gay?’ In this workshop and discussion she explores music from mediaeval to pop to illustrate the notion of queer identity in music.

White Room, Spirit Level

Running Your Choir 1

Friday 1 May 2009 Friday 1 May 2009

Advice on founding, running, funding and organising your own choir.

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Advice on founding, running, funding and organising your own choir.

Sunley Pavilion

Queer Studies

Saturday 2 May 2009 Saturday 2 May 2009

Dr Sophie Fuller (Trinity College of Music) asks ‘How can music be gay?’ In this workshop and discussion she explores music from mediaeval to pop to illustrate the notion of queer identity in...

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Purcell Room

Why We Sing

Sunday 3 May 2009 Sunday 3 May 2009

Film screenings and panel discussion asking can singing be a political act?

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Film screenings and panel discussion asking can singing be a political act? Why We Sing is an award-winning film exploring the transformative power of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender choral music.

Level 3 Function Room

Running Your Choir 2

Monday 4 May 2009 Monday 4 May 2009

Advice on representing your choir in funding applications and project proposals.

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Advice on representing your choir in funding applications and project proposals.