BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Events for LONDON - ECPv6.17.4.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Events for LONDON REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20190331T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20191027T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20200329T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20201025T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20210328T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20211031T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20220327T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20221030T010000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20201216T160000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20201216T180000 DTSTAMP:20201215T152004Z CREATED:20201215T151851Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201215T152004Z UID:30056227-1608134400-1608141600@eventsforlondon.co.uk SUMMARY:Accordion Christmas Carols Tomorrow DESCRIPTION:Come watch a Solo Accordion Player perform your favourite Christmas Carols. Live Music Performance at Sayer Street London. 4.00pm – 6.00pm on the 16th of December. This is a free to attend Christmas Community Event in South London. \nThe event is outdoors with social distancing in place. Dress warm. URL:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/event/accordion-christmas-carols-tomorrow/ LOCATION:Elephant Park\, Elephant Rd\, London\, SE17 1UB CATEGORIES:Arts,Christmas Events,Community Events,Concerts,Entertainment,Events in London,Family Activities,Festivals,Food & Drink,Free Events,Gigs,Live Music,Music,Performing Arts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/accordion-live-music-london.jpg GEO:51.4939177;-0.0983636 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Elephant Park Elephant Rd London SE17 1UB;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Elephant Rd:geo:-0.0983636,51.4939177 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20201216T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20201216T200000 DTSTAMP:20201210T005812Z CREATED:20201210T005811Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201210T005812Z UID:30056220-1608145200-1608148800@eventsforlondon.co.uk SUMMARY:Nutcracker Extravaganza: The Classical Music Pod Live DESCRIPTION:It’s a podcast….with live music…It’s the Classical Music Pod! Music\, chat\, and a splash of gin tasting. Presented by Classical PopUps at Stanley Halls\, come and dip in and out of not one\, but two versions of the Nutcracker. Presented by Classical PopUps. \nTo add to the excitement\, there will be the chance to sample Wardington’s Original Ludlow Dry Gin – the brand new edition\, in partnership with the Philharmonia Orchestra. Flavoured with Seville orange and cassia\, the ‘Philharmonia Gin’ is the perfect tipple for a cosy December evening! \nIn the Christmas of 1960 Jazz titan Duke Ellington released an album unlike anything he had recorded before. ‘The Nutcracker Suite’ re-arranged Tchaikovsky’s festive spectacular into a swinging soundscape full of humour that blended classical and jazz\, dance halls and concert halls\, tradition and innovation. Join the players of Classical PopUps and hosts of The Classical Music Pod for an evening of live music and a deep dive into what made the original ballet and the jazz update such enduring hits. \nMusicians this evening include members of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and players from some of the most dazzling West End shows. \nThe Classical Music Pod bills itself as ‘the best classical music podcast produced in a Brixton bedroom’\, though this claim remains unverified. Hosted by Timmy Fisher and Sam Poppleton\, the pod blends a deep passion for classical music with an equally strong affection for punnery\, silliness and trivia. \nSince its launch in 2019\, the pod has explained avant- garde serialism using chocolate selection boxes\, compiled book recommendations from some of the world’s greatest performers and interviewed David Lammy MP about his time singing alongside future Brexiteers. You can listen\, like and subscribe to the boys through all the usual podcast portals and follow them on Twitter @ClassicalPod. \nhttp://www.classicalpopups.com URL:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/event/nutcracker-extravaganza-the-classical-music-pod-live/ LOCATION:Stanley Halls\, 12 South Norwood Hill\, London\, SE25 6AB CATEGORIES:Christmas Events,Community Events,Drink Tasting,Entertainment,Events in London,Live Music,Music,Performing Arts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Dec-16th-Stanley-Halls.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Classical PopUps":MAILTO:saliwyn@me.com GEO:51.4002234;-0.0752236 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Stanley Halls 12 South Norwood Hill London SE25 6AB;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=12 South Norwood Hill:geo:-0.0752236,51.4002234 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20201218T210000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20201218T220000 DTSTAMP:20201212T043534Z CREATED:20201212T043534Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201212T043534Z UID:30056223-1608325200-1608328800@eventsforlondon.co.uk SUMMARY:A Night With The Honey Badgers: Zero F*cks Given DESCRIPTION:The notorious Honey Badger\, found its fame after going viral for not giving a f*ck and has since become a part of meme culture. NAKEDpresents believe a lot can be learnt by embodying the spirit of the Honey Badger and have created a theatrical cabaret dedicated to bold\, authentic and expressive performance. URL:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/event/a-night-with-the-honey-badgers-zero-fcks-given/ LOCATION:Matchstick Piehouse\, railway arches 213-214 edward street\, london\, se8 5hd CATEGORIES:Christmas Events,Community Events,Entertainment,Events in London,Festivals,London Musicals,London Theatre ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/The-Honey-Badgers-Cabaret-Evening-Show-Image.png ORGANIZER;CN="Swans Events":MAILTO:hello@swansevents.co.uk GEO:51.4807059;-0.0313247 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Matchstick Piehouse railway arches 213-214 edward street london se8 5hd;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=railway arches 213-214 edward street:geo:-0.0313247,51.4807059 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20201225T110000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210130T180000 DTSTAMP:20201212T045938Z CREATED:20201111T180802Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201212T045938Z UID:30056233-1608894000-1612029600@eventsforlondon.co.uk SUMMARY:“The Tingle That You Feel On Your Tongue” by Peter Spanjer DESCRIPTION:‘It’s not the bars on the windows that make me safe.’ \n\n\n\nThe camera holds focus on a monstrous looking\, thorned flower as a looped soundtrack evokes the mood of an old-fashioned Hollywood film\, and then\, abruptly\, the screen goes black; we’re dropped into an echoing void or perhaps a kind of porthole that brings us hovering over the glimmering surface of water. This is the opening of Make Me Safe\, one of two new films created by Nigerian artist Peter Spanjer for his debut solo show entitled The Tingle That You Feel on Your Tongue at Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery’s London Bridge space. Though distinct in mood\, both videos present emotionally-charged immersive experiences that explore identity\, resistance\, vulnerability and sensuality through the layering of sound\, text and image. Both works were created in response to the resurgence of the Black Lives Movement and whilst they each stand alone\, together they present as a powerful and poignant dialogue that negotiates juxtaposing expressions of self. \n\n\n\nSpanjer’s intuitive creative process is one of collage in which he gradually layers sound\, image and text to build a rich sense of depth. He typically begins with the sounds\, either creating them himself or stitching together fragments from other sources. The soundscape for Make Me Safe\, for example\, was created entirely by the artist during lockdown as ‘a form of therapy’ in response to the chaos of the global pandemic and racial protests; the only exception is the resounding voice of a preacher which Spanjer took from the recording of a Church sermon. The preacher’s words connect with the idea of resistance\, one Spanjer’s central themes\, particularly in relation to resisting stereotypes of masculinity which are used to define and effectively constrain black male identity. Whilst this is by no means a new issue\, it is increasingly urgent in the light of continued police brutality and the necessary reimagining of the black body. ‘When it came to adding the visual element of how I was feeling at the time\, an emotion that really stuck with me was the feeling of witnessing the re-circulation of images of George Floyd’s killing and other black bodies which\, to me\, perpetuated this static connotations we make to the black body which is either pain or extreme physical/emotional strength or trauma\,’ says Spanjer. \n\n\n\nIn direct contrast to these conventional representations of masculinity\, many of Spanjer’s visuals express vulnerability\, ephemerality and inconsistency. In Make Me Safe\, for example\, images of flowers appear in juxtaposition with the sound\, presenting a pervading sense of beauty\, sensuality and fragility that probes at masculine ideals and also alludes to the idea of self-care that underpins the second video entitled Every Piece of You. This second work was inspired by the artist’s discovery of meditation and ASMR specifically dedicated to black women. ‘These videos really stuck with me not just because they were targeted at the most vulnerable demographic which is the black woman but also because of the reassurance I felt as a black man and reassurance I wanted to provide in a space of anyone viewing the film\,’ explains Spanjer. \n\n\n\nThe video moves between fast\, strobing collages of images and moments of stillness whilst the repetitive\, beating soundtrack is hypnotic and at times\, unnerving as distorted\, disembodied voices reverberate in echoing layers. ‘Every Piece of You feels like an exploration of different sounds and language that muddy the distinction between what they mean\, what they could mean or what they don’t mean\,’ says Spanjer. In this way\, the work offers another form of resistance in which the assemblage of all its parts deliberately challenges the viewer’s perception and avoids any kind of narrative cohesion. The evocation of a sensory\, or felt experience also more closely represents the incongruities and flow of thought in which random associations come together to create internalised\, personal significance for each individual. ‘It was important to me to create an open narrative piece that guides the viewer but also keeps a space open for each person to explore the work themselves\,’ says the artist. \n\n\n\nThe exhibition’s title also makes reference to the sensory aspect of both works. For Spanjer\, a tingle ‘is a feeling that cannot be replicated or even necessarily explained’ and like any sensation\, it has the power to trigger memories and transport us psychologically to a specific moment in time. Both videos possess a vivid urgency that speaks to the current racial crisis\, but also to universal issues around expression\, anxiety\, and self. How can we break free from the perceptions that constrain us?\, Spanjer seems to be asking. How can we embrace more fluid ways of understanding ourselves and others? ‘To me\, these films will always be affiliated to this current moment\, but will hopefully still be fruitful for years to come in conversations around reimagining connotations to the black body\,’ he says. Viewed together the videos present their own dialogue through a compelling exploration of a more liberated and fluid existence. The Tingle That You Feel on Your Tongue underlines the power of art to express the inexpressible\, and to inspire and enact change. URL:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/event/the-tingle-that-you-feel-on-your-tongue-by-peter-spanjer/ LOCATION:2 Melior Pl\, Bermondsey\, London SE1 3SZ\, Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery\, 2 Melior Pl\, Bermondsey\, London\, SE1 3SZ CATEGORIES:Arts,Community Events,Events in London,Exhibitions,Free Events,Visual Arts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/PSP-0020-image.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Kristin Hjellegjerde":MAILTO:info@kristinhjellegjerde.com GEO:51.5023716;-0.0842774 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=2 Melior Pl Bermondsey London SE1 3SZ Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery 2 Melior Pl Bermondsey London SE1 3SZ;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery\, 2 Melior Pl\, Bermondsey:geo:-0.0842774,51.5023716 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20201225T110000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210220T180000 DTSTAMP:20201212T045904Z CREATED:20201016T175104Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201212T045904Z UID:30056084-1608894000-1613844000@eventsforlondon.co.uk SUMMARY:Devil’s in the Detail DESCRIPTION:‘Creativity is cultural not because it is derivative of it\, but because it aims to heal culture. Art saturated with the unconscious acts like a compensatory dream in the individual: it tries to rebalance and address deep-rooted problems.’ – from Summer by Ali Smith \nThe latest group show at Kristin Hjellegjerde’s Wandsworth gallery in London brings together the work of 13 artists whose practices\, though distinct\, are engaging with our world\, challenging our perceptions and reflecting the realities of our history\, contemporary culture and society. Devil’s in the Detail is an exhibition that celebrates creativity: the ambiguous\, the strange\, the various and the bold. \nIn October 1968 at the Mexico City Olympics medal ceremony\, Tommie Smith and John Carlos raised their fists in a powerful symbol of solidarity that has endured and evolved through generations. In his latest series of vibrant paintings\, Los Angeles-based artist Forrest Kirk references this gesture within the context of the recent and ongoing Black Lives Matter demonstrations across the globe. Rendered in a strikingly bold graphical style\, the paintings serve as eternal portraits of hope and continued strength. By contrast\, Iranian artist Soheila Sokhanvari’s practice is often preoccupied with the reverberations of “historical amnesia”\, in which a culture experiences collective memory loss due to a traumatic act in the past. Her ongoing series of paintings entitled MKUltra focuses upon a program of drug experiments that were designed and undertaken by the CIA between 1953 and 1973. Prostitutes were employed by the government to lure unsuspecting men into CIA ‘safe houses’ where they were given high doses of psychoactive drugs such as LSD and monitored for changes in their behaviour. Taking the prostitutes as her subject\, Sokhanvari not only reimagines the scenes in the present moment\, but also raises pertinent questions around accountability and objectification. \nBorn in Morocco to a Syrian father and a Swiss mother\, Houda Terjuman describes her status as a ‘hybrid migrant’ as crucial to the evolution of her artistic language. Her surreal\, poetic paintings and sculptures\, which often appear floating or detached\, are each imbued with strong emotional and narrative significance. ‘These small objects act as bearers of hope and bridges making the link between cultures\,’ says the artist. ‘An empty chair symbolises what we left behind and keeps us connected to our roots; a lonely boat is a bearer of hope; a floating bridge invites us to build connections and empathy towards the unknown.’ In a similar way\, Simón Arrebola creates imaginative visual narratives that encompass many different elements often drawn from the artist’s own autobiographical experiences and memories. However\, for this exhibition\, he responds to another artist’s exploration of self. Based on Virginia Woolf’s novel Orlando: A Biography\, which parallels much of the author’s own life through fiction\, each of Arrebola’s paintings reimagine the protagonist anew\, representing the fluidity that Woolf evokes in relation to conventional gender stereotypes and identity more generally. \nKarachi-based artist Rabia Farooqui also assembles objects and characters to build a sense of narrative intrigue. The artist compares her compositions to a theatrical stage on which she sets up complex interactions\, creating humorous and often bizarre scenes that seek to reveal the absurdity of cultural and societal expectations placed on the individual. Lincoln Mwangi similarly draws on the symbolism of objects as an expression of identity and underlying emotion. The Kenya-based artist’s mixed-media figurative works are inspired by his daily life encounters\, often depicted in a haunting monochromatic colour palette that creates an unsettling sense of disunity. \nSouth African artist Kimathi Mafafo’s practice encompasses a broad range of mediums including embroidery\, oil painting and installation. Typically depicting women in lush\, verdant tropical landscapes\, Mafafo’s imagery is guided by her desire to celebrate the black female form\, inspiring women to embrace their worth and beauty in opposition to traditional prescribed gender roles. Similarly\, Ghana-based artist Rufai Zakari seeks to celebrate the strength and versatility of women. Stitching together plastic bags\, food packages and plastic bottles found on the streets\, the artist creates vibrant\, textural scenes that reposition women as the subjects of their own narratives whilst at the same time examining consumerism\, environmental pollution\, labour\, trade\, and the impacts of industrialisation in contemporary Ghanaian society. \nTuesday Riddell’s latest works are inspired by the 17th century sub-genre of sottobosco painting made famous by Dutch artist Otto Marseus van Schrieck\, who depicted scientific\, ground level observations of forest floor creatures and flora. Employing the ancient craft of japanning\, a 17th century form of decorative finish characterised by black lacquer gilded with gold and silver leaf\, Riddell creates magical\, nocturnal scenes that capture the unseen metamorphosis and growth of the micro world below the trees. London-based artist Rene Gonzalez also takes nature as his subject. Whilst his earlier paintings often featured characters or human structures\, these new works depict largely uninhabited\, eerily beautiful landscapes that possess both a sense of quiet stillness and an atmosphere of underlying danger. ‘It’s probably no coincidence that this subject matter has taken centre stage in my practice as global warming and the decimation of wildlife and forests is at the highest level we’ve ever seen\,’ says the artist. \nFor this exhibition\, London-based artist Kate MccGwire presents LIMINAL\, a mixed media sculpture made from goose feathers\, encased in a bespoke oak cabinet. Like much of the artist’s work\, the mysterious\, writhing serpentine form plays with opposites – beauty and repulsion\, movement and constraint\, nature and artifice – to challenge our perceptions and encourage deeper engagement with the object. Also interested in the way that we respond to and perceive our environments\, Korean artist Minyoung Choi’s painted scenes are often the result of deep\, meditative observation conflated with memory and the imagination. Her latest works Desk 2 and Aquarium are preoccupied with the mundane and yet\, these familiar objects – clocks\, books\, fish tanks – are seen through a strange\, semi-fluorescent lens that evokes a sense of magic and unreality. In this way\, we are invited to consider how our own subjectivity and imagination may colour our perspectives. \nBritish-Pakistani artist Khushna Sulaman-Butt’s practice is also preoccupied with the gaze\, specifically in relation to body language and how that might affect the way we that behave or respond to another person or situation. Acknowledging her position of relative power as a portrait artist\, she grants her sitters the freedom to choose how they dress and pose so that they have the opportunity ‘to reclaim their identity\, sexuality\, religion and the values they place upon themselves.’ As a result\, the paintings are highly dynamic and original\, harnessing portraiture’s ability to be both evocative and confrontational. \nBringing together diverse artistic practices\, Devil’s in the Detail demonstrates art’s ability to disrupt the norm by exposing the narrowness of assumed perspectives\, whilst at the same time offering us the freedom to envision bold\, new worlds and ways of being. URL:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/event/devils-in-the-detail/ LOCATION:Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery\, 533 Old York Road\, London\, Wandsworth\, SW18 1TG\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Arts,Events in London,Family Activities,Free Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/image0.jpeg ORGANIZER;CN="Kristin Hjellegjerde":MAILTO:info@kristinhjellegjerde.com GEO:51.4598404;-0.1888127 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery 533 Old York Road London Wandsworth SW18 1TG United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=533 Old York Road:geo:-0.1888127,51.4598404 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20201225T110000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210227T180000 DTSTAMP:20201212T050026Z CREATED:20201030T101812Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201212T050026Z UID:30056224-1608894000-1614448800@eventsforlondon.co.uk SUMMARY:Gathering by Nengi Omuku – Art Exhibition in London DESCRIPTION:Gathering by Nengi Omuku – Art Exhibition in London\n\n\n\nA group of people sit with their backs to the viewer while in the distance a crowd of spectral figures form a wall of bodies that blends into the beige background. This haunting\, textural painting\, The Sit Down by Nengi Omuku\, depicts a non-violent protest\, which was originally inspired by three separate instances of injustice in the artist’s home country of Nigeria\, but the work gains new significance in the light of the tragic events currently unfolding in Lagos as peaceful protesters continue to be met with brutality. Omuku’s latest body of work marks a shift in the artist’s focus from the individual to the collective body and communal existence. Painted onto panels of a traditional Nigerian fabric known as Sanyan\, the artworks negotiate the complexities of identity and belonging in relation to gender\, race and cultural heritage. The artist’s solo show entitled Gathering at Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery’s London Bridge space brings together a collection of highly atmospheric and emotive scenes filled with urgency and longing. \n\n\n\nThe majority of Omuku’s latest artworks were inspired by local events in Lagos and the corresponding imagery circulated by the press. The powerful imagery of The Sit Down\, for example\, came in response to scenes of mass unemployment that ensued following the government ban on motorcycles and tricycles (the local form of public transport); the devastating collapse of a school building near the artist’s studio that buried young children and for which no-one was held accountable; and the billions of Naira (Nigerian currency) that were allegedly dispensed by the government during the pandemic\, but which never made it to the people who needed it most. However\, the charged\, traumatic and affecting scenes that comprise this body of work appear now as the uncanny foreshadowings of the current protests against a corrupt branch of the Nigerian police force known as SARS\, which was established in 1992 to combat armed robbery but instead became the perpetrator of widespread illegal activities. Most recently\, the group captured and killed a Nigerian civilian leading to a series of high-profile peaceful protests in the central commercial district of Lagos. On Tuesday 20th October\, a member of the government instructed the electricity at a major protest site to be turned off and announced a state wide curfew\, but many of the protesters remained in solidarity to their cause. News footage shows these people sitting peacefully\, waving the Nigerian flag and singing the national anthem. The Nigerian military were called in and opened fire at the site\, injuring and killing civilians. \n\n\n\nThe exhibition’s title piece Gathering echoes the scenes of real people carrying and mourning the bodies of those that they have lost whilst also drawing our attention to the multiple connotations of the word itself\, the different ways in which we come together as well as the potential power and danger. Though a few portraits are included in the exhibition\, the majority of the artworks specifically depict the act of ‘gathering’ or coming together as a collective\, but nevertheless\, a strong sense of absence pervades. Indeed\, many of the paintings were created in lockdown\, a period in which the artist was largely cut off from human interaction. As with all of her compositions\, she built her scenes from a digital collage of her source imagery\, specifically looking for photographs of groups of people in Nigeria and exploring new ways of coming together during the pandemic. Though the idea of a collective is suggestive of unity\, strength and belonging\, Omuku’s moody skies and faceless figures also imbue the works with a sense of fragility and transience. In one of the most striking paintings entitled Technicolour Protest\, for example\, a man stands at the forefront\, his arm raised and fist clenched in a moment of desperation\, paint pouring from his limbs\, whilst once again\, the crowd stands passively watching the action unfold. This tension between movement and stillness\, sound and silence\, unity and disparity creates an extraordinary atmosphere of unease that permeates this whole body of work. \n\n\n\nAdding another layer of physicality to the artworks\, Omuku paints on a Nigerian fabric known as Sanyan. Traditionally\, Sanyan was made from wild silk\, obtained from the cocoons of moths and spun into a thick\, rough fibre before being woven together to make fabric for traditional attire. Sanyan was typically worn by wealthy individuals in precolonial western Nigeria\, and often owners would sign the fabric as its ownership was a symbol of prestige. Although production of this silk cloth has fallen into decline\, the fabric is still woven in certain circles using industrial cotton as a substitute. Omuku sources her material from vintage markets in an attempt to reclaim the historical significance of the cloth as well as a lost sense of pride in craftsmanship. To create her canvases\, she stitches several strips together\, resulting in a unique\, textured surface dotted with tiny holes and imbued with a strong sense of place that relates specifically to cultural heritage and identity\, which are key themes in her practice. The painting entitled Remorse\, Stolen Knickers\, for example\, reflects on a Nigerian tradition in which the older women in a community would protest naked on the streets at times of extreme chaos or disaster. In the foreground of the artwork the two men are drawn from a real life newspaper photograph of police detaining men who had stolen women’s underwear\, but the artist has deliberately replaced the police presence with women who are peacefully seeking their own justice by using the powerful symbolism of their bodies. \n\n\n\nThis also links to Omuku’s perception of the body ‘as a site or an event centre’ that is constantly changing in response to individual and collective experiences. ‘I’ve always thought about different ways to talk about the body as multilayered as opposed to the singularity of what you see. I think about how you paint a mental space in response to what is happening within and around the body\,’ explained the artist. As a result\, Omuku deliberately obscures the faces of her figures to avoid singularity\, instead seeking to create a sense of relatability that appeals to our shared physicality and more specifically in these most recent works\, to the body of the collective. In earlier paintings\, the artist employed colour as a way of further abstracting her figurative forms\, suggesting a more fluid and fluctuating relationship between the body\, emotion and space. Whilst this sense of fluidity remains visible in the swirling movement of the brush strokes across her figures’ limbs\, these latest works move away from neutralised emotional spaces to politicised bodies and scenes that are culturally and socially specific. The new\, darker tones of her figures and backgrounds first developed in response to the natural\, rich brown colour of Sanyan\, were also influenced by the photographs of Lagos which showed black bodies in her local environment. However\, the works also resonate on a global level\, bringing issues of race and brutality more explicitly to the forefront. \n\n\n\nGathering is at once a powerful expression of the troubling present moment and a poignant longing for a time when we will gather not in sadness or distress\, but in happiness and celebration; a time when we are able to communicate not through violence\, but peacefully\, through our innate\, shared humanity. URL:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/event/nengi-omuku-art-exhibition-in-london/ LOCATION:2 Melior Pl\, Bermondsey\, London SE1 3SZ\, Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery\, 2 Melior Pl\, Bermondsey\, London\, SE1 3SZ CATEGORIES:Arts,Community Events,Events in London,Exhibitions,Family Activities,Free Events,Museums,Sculpture,Visual Arts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Room-with-a-view-2020-oil-on-sanyan-1.9x1.3m-stretched-copy.jpeg ORGANIZER;CN="Kristin Hjellegjerde":MAILTO:info@kristinhjellegjerde.com GEO:51.5023716;-0.0842774 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=2 Melior Pl Bermondsey London SE1 3SZ Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery 2 Melior Pl Bermondsey London SE1 3SZ;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery\, 2 Melior Pl\, Bermondsey:geo:-0.0842774,51.5023716 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20201230T110000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20201230T190000 DTSTAMP:20201001T165322Z CREATED:20200924T223832Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201001T165322Z UID:30056077-1609326000-1609354800@eventsforlondon.co.uk SUMMARY:Terra Nexus DESCRIPTION:A labyrinth of 17 interconnected artist worlds\, questioning the role of The Human As Part of Ecology. An immersive exhibition designed with social distancing. Curated by Gabriella Sonabend. \nSol Bailey-barker\, Rebecca Bellantoni\, Alice Bucknell\, Alice Cazenave\, Tom Chisholm\, Helena Doyle\, Finchittida Finch\, Hannah Fletcher\, Tom Lines\, Amanda Lwin\, Cristiano Di Martino\, Charlotte Osborne\, Andrea Phillips\, Catriona Robertson\, Wr Saunders\, Sara Trillo\, Triptych\, Food Of War (Omar Castañeda & Hernan Barros)\, Jack Warne\, Emma Jane Whitton\, Wumzum \nTerra Nexus is an immersive experience featuring 25 artists produced by Proposition Studios. It invites the audience into a multi-sensory labyrinthine of interconnected worlds to unravel a story which weaves together diverse insights into our relationship with the biosphere. \nStarting with the fundamental idea that we need to shift away from a narrative of human dominion and independence in order to protect the biosphere\, installations explore: the necessity of living soil; the perpetual migration of species; the cascading threat of impending extinctions; ways to reconnect with nature; conflict arising from depleted resources; the future of cities and how humans will live within them. From the perspectives of insects and animals\, through the eyes of scientists\, artificial intelligence\, plant life\, ancient cultures and conflicting contemporary viewpoints; Terra Nexus is a wormhole of ideas. \nWarping sensory experiences\, excavating\, weaving between co-existing timelines and suggesting alternative histories; this is the first of a series of immersive projects by Proposition Studios asking the viewer to raise their own questions about THE HUMAN AS PART OF ECOLOGY and what that means today and for future generations. \nIn preparation for this project the exhibiting artists took part in an intensive research residency\, visiting sites where human intervention has dramatically increased biodiversity while providing for human needs: Martin Crawford’s Forest Garden in Devon\, Knepp Rewilding in Sussex and Prof. Wolfe’s Wakelyns Agroforestry in Suffolk while also meeting the renowned science writer and trailblazing food campaigner Colin Tudge in Oxford. \nThese world experts who are working to regenerate landscapes and address global food problems have inspired artworks that respond to their cutting edge science\, ecological agriculture\, environmental activism and deeply researched and practical ideas. URL:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/event/terra-nexus/2020-12-30/ LOCATION:Proposition Studios\, 30 Malt Street\, London\, SE1 5AY CATEGORIES:Arts,Digital Arts,Environment,Events in London,Exhibitions,Family Activities,Science,Sculpture,Visual Arts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/TERRA-NEXUS.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Proposition Studios":MAILTO:press@propositionstudios.com GEO:51.4845363;-0.0692765 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Proposition Studios 30 Malt Street London SE1 5AY;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=30 Malt Street:geo:-0.0692765,51.4845363 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20201231T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20201231T223000 DTSTAMP:20201214T143511Z CREATED:20201214T143510Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201214T143511Z UID:30056226-1609437600-1609453800@eventsforlondon.co.uk SUMMARY:The Jazz Cafe presents New Years Eve DESCRIPTION:It’s been a crazy year for all of us\, but at The Jazz Cafe we’re ending 2020 on a high with live music and DJs giving us something to cheer about. \nWe welcome a 6-piece of global music specialists for an eclectic groove adventure of Moroccan Gnawa UK Electronic fusion. The Strut Records outfit Electric Jalaba deliver a powerful live show filled with infectious grooves\, analogue effects and warped guitars. \nExpect inexhaustible energy\, moments of soulful calm and pinnacles of ecstatic mayhem for one last night of live music in 2020. \nJazz Cafe legend and renowned dancefloor-filler DJ Dom Servini keeps you entertained with an eclectic mix of soul\, jazz and funk-inspired sounds before\, in between and after sets. URL:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/event/the-jazz-cafe-presents-new-years-eve/ LOCATION:The Jazz Cafe\, 5 Parkway\, Camden Town\, London\, Camden\, NW1 7PG\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Arts,Entertainment,Events in London,Food & Drink,Live Music,London Musicals,Music,Recreation ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/NYE-COVER-7.jpg GEO:51.5387124;-0.143076 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Jazz Cafe 5 Parkway Camden Town London Camden NW1 7PG United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=5 Parkway\, Camden Town:geo:-0.143076,51.5387124 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210101T103000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210131T170000 DTSTAMP:20201210T004052Z CREATED:20200921T161404Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201210T004052Z UID:30056010-1609497000-1612112400@eventsforlondon.co.uk SUMMARY:To the Edge of the World and back to their Roots DESCRIPTION:To the Edge of the World and back to their Roots is the story of a creative journey conceived in London and developed around the globe. A fashion and art exhibition by a young creative couple – Andrea Vytlačilová\, fashion designer\, and visual artist Josef Zlamal – tackling the quest for identity through a creative voyage. \nAfter Creating a winning outfit for Grayson Perry in June 2018\, Andrea Vytlačilová left London to explore the fashion industry working for Acne Studios\, Marc Jacobs and Kenzo fashion houses. Josef Zlamal joined her on the voyage and the duo began creating a body of work as visual mementos of the time spent abroad and of the experiences they were exposed to whilst living and working in Sweden\, the USA and France\, their relocation back to London and their reconnection with their Czech and European identities. \nAdmission to the exhibition is free\, but entry must be booked in advance: https://bit.ly/ToTheEdge_EventbriteSlots\nOne ticket is valid for a maximum of 5 people from the same household. \nAndrea Vytlačilová (*1996)\nAndrea Vytlačilová is a young fashion designer and Central Saint Martins student\, born in Eastern Bohemia\, whose work moves between fashion\, textiles\, illustration and photography. She has worked for fashion houses including Acne Studios\, Marc Jacobs and Kenzo. Recently\, she was selected as one of Forbes Czechia’s 30 under30. Andrea is currently in her final year of studies\, working on her fashion collection and a multidisciplinary project called ‘My Bohemian Tale‘ rediscovering Czech cultural heritage and resurrecting the disappearing textile industry and traditional crafts.\nhttp://www.andreavytlacilova.com \nJosef Zlamal (*1983)\nJosef Zlamal\, born in Šternberk\, is among the most promising of contemporary Czech artists. His work has been exhibited in the company of both contemporary and classic masters (e.g. Otto Dix\, Lucas Cranach\, Daniel Richter and Marc Quinn)\, in private institutions and leading public museums (e.g. the Power Station of Art\, Shanghai and the Museum der bildenden Künste Leipzig). His paintings\, drawings\, sculptures and films confront the viewer with a world of uncertainty. He searches for light through darkness\, offering new perspectives on history and geopolitical issues connected with human existence.\nhttp://www.josef-zlamal.com \nCORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) Update\nWe follow our guideline principles and measures which are based on the UK government advice and regulations and which are regularly reviewed when government guidelines change. We also take under consideration the advice of the Czech Ministry of Health and the Czech Embassy in London.\nFull guideline principles and measures:\nhttp://london.czechcentres.cz/news/coronavirus-covid-19-update1/ URL:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/event/to-the-edge-of-the-world-and-back-to-their-roots-2/ LOCATION:Vitrinka Gallery\, 30 Kensington Palace Gardens\, London\, W8 4QY CATEGORIES:Arts,Design,Events in London,Exhibitions,Free Events,Illustration,Performing Arts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/visual-vytlacilova-a-zlamal-bez-textu-web-x.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Czech Centre London":MAILTO:info@czechcentre.org.uk GEO:51.509387;-0.193483 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Vitrinka Gallery 30 Kensington Palace Gardens London W8 4QY;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=30 Kensington Palace Gardens:geo:-0.193483,51.509387 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210101T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210131T220000 DTSTAMP:20201213T101229Z CREATED:20201016T181205Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201213T101229Z UID:30056085-1609529400-1612130400@eventsforlondon.co.uk SUMMARY:THIS IS REALITY 2000 DESCRIPTION:Ever wanted to know how you would manage in the Big Brother house? Now you can find out!\nTHIS IS REALITY 2000 transforms Zoom into a Y2K themed reality TV show.\nSimply book your place and you can meet others\, make new friends\, and share an unforgettable online experience like no other! \nChoose to play as one of 12 characters\, each based on classic reality TV contestants\, and enjoy a fully immersive experience which includes narration\, animation\, nostalgic videos\, and a Y2K themed soundtrack. \nTHIS IS REALITY 2000 is split into five-minute rounds. Each round\, contestants are given a new\, secret objective to achieve against the clock\, while also taking part in team challenges\, a Y2K quiz\, a scavenger hunt and nominations. \nPlayers also get to vote for their winner\, along with a variety of other prizes and forfeits. \nPlayers have described THIS IS REALITY 2000 as “A hilarious and hugely entertaining experience”\, “A really good option for a sociable night in” and “The most fun I’ve had online!”. \nUnlike murder mysteries\, there is nothing to memorise and no need to perform\, players are given clear and simple objectives to achieve\, freeing them to interpret their character however they want to along the way. \nOur sign-up games are perfect for solos\, pairs and smaller groups. You’ll be teamed up with others on the night\, so if you’re struggling to gather 6-12 people\, this is the event for you\, just get in touch to get on our list for the next one! \nJust get in touch via http://www.objective-entertainment.com\, where you can also find out which contestant you would play with our Reality TV personality quiz! URL:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/event/2020-10-27/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Christmas Events,Entertainment,Events in London,Games,London Theatre,Online Events,Performing Arts,Shows,Virtual Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/NEW-LOGO-BLACKJpeg-2.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Objective Entertainment":MAILTO:Hello@objective-entertainment.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210115T110000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210220T180000 DTSTAMP:20201218T102241Z CREATED:20201218T102241Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201218T102241Z UID:30056230-1610708400-1613844000@eventsforlondon.co.uk SUMMARY:Solo Show "Arrêt Sur Image" by Rebecca Brodskis DESCRIPTION:Thousands of faces flicker in and out of our field of vision as we move through the world\, but some imprint themselves vividly into our minds as we imagine and ascribe stories onto the interactions that we witness. For her upcoming solo show Arrêt sur image at Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery\, London Bridge\, Paris-based artist Rebecca Brodskis presents a series of arresting portraits that suspend time through both their making and their surreal composition. Amidst the rush and blur of contemporary life\, these works appear hauntingly still and precise\, allowing the viewer to enjoy a slower\, deeper kind of contemplation. \nHaving grown up in a family of filmmakers\, Brodskis cites cinema and particularly\, the aesthetics of the twenties and thirties as a major influence on the evolution of her painting style. As such\, there is a distinct elegance to her paintings whilst her characters often appear to have stepped out of another era with neat bob haircuts\, block coloured clothing and sharply-defined silhouettes\, posed with their heads tilted\, hands on hip. And yet\, despite the initial familiarity of the image\, Brodskis’ scenes are difficult to locate within the ‘real’ world; the glossy\, smooth backgrounds are suggestive of a neutralised\, graphical space whilst the characters’ gaze is uniformly blank and unseeing. The work entitled Theodor\, Jacob and I\, for example\, depicts three characters overlapping against an ochre background. Whilst their faces are shadowed and defined\, there is spectral quality to their ashen skin tone as if they are fading from existence. \nThis evocation of mystery once again relates to cinema\, and storytelling more generally\, in which observation and the imagination collide to distort the natural order of things. ‘I like the idea that when you stop on a frame of the film\, suddenly\, that frame takes on the importance\,’ she says. For Brodskis\, painting has a similar effect\, but whilst film reflects the movement of the eye\, her portraits allow the image to unfold at a rhythm that opposes fast-paced consumption\, and redirects perception. The slow\, physical process of oil painting is visible in the precise lines and the considered choice of colours that add a sense of poetic balance to the composition. \nAmongst the most intriguing of the portraits are those inspired by people with the skin pigment condition vitiligo. The artist recalls a particular week in Paris\, when she kept passing people with vitiligo whom she ‘found so beautiful I had to paint them.’ In the resulting works – Theora and Above the difference – Brodskis has played with the background colours and skin tones to heighten the surrealism of the image whilst the choice of her subject reflects on the past and recent history of portraiture which typically prioritises conventional notions of beauty. \nMany of Brodskis’ paintings reflect on the relationship between different generations\, and in this series\, there are several striking depictions of parenthood. Each of the paintings La paternite #1 and La paternite #2\, for example\, depicts a father holding onto the heel of his child who is curved over his head. As is typical of Brodskis’ work\, the pose is purposefully playful and performative\, and whilst the image is\, in many ways\, detached from reality\, the physical closeness of father and child implies a sense of tenderness. In a similar way\, hand gestures are also revealing of a deeper\, emotional narrative in many of the paintings\, imbuing the characters with a layer of subjectivity. In the painting entitled En attendant l’orage\, for example\, the mother’s hand grips the edge of the pale orange wall; the child on her shoulders balances one hand on the mother’s head while the other reaches for something beyond the canvas\, in the distance. \nIn this way\, the portraits\, seemingly disconnected from their context\, invite us to invent our own narratives much like we might imagine the lives of people we observe from a seat in a cafe or on a bus. Arrêt sur image is not only a collection of cinematic freeze frames\, but also and perhaps more significantly\, a series of beginnings. URL:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/event/solo-show-arret-sur-image-by-rebecca-brodskis/ LOCATION:2 Melior Pl\, Bermondsey\, London SE1 3SZ\, Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery\, 2 Melior Pl\, Bermondsey\, London\, SE1 3SZ CATEGORIES:Arts,Community Events,Events in London,Exhibitions,Free Events,Illustration,Visual Arts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/rebecca.png ORGANIZER;CN="Kristin Hjellegjerde":MAILTO:info@kristinhjellegjerde.com GEO:51.5023716;-0.0842774 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=2 Melior Pl Bermondsey London SE1 3SZ Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery 2 Melior Pl Bermondsey London SE1 3SZ;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery\, 2 Melior Pl\, Bermondsey:geo:-0.0842774,51.5023716 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210122T110000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210227T180000 DTSTAMP:20201230T111721Z CREATED:20201230T111721Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201230T111721Z UID:30056232-1611313200-1614448800@eventsforlondon.co.uk SUMMARY:Adieu to Old England with Sverre Malling DESCRIPTION:Surreal\, fairytale-esque landscapes and characters are rendered in exquisite detail in Norweigan artist Sverre Malling’s latest collection of drawings. Each image weaves together a multitude of sources\, converging allusions to contemporary mass culture with figures and symbols from art history and literature to create a richly layered visual narrative that cuts through the currents of time. His forthcoming exhibition entitled Adieu to Old England at Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery’s Wandsworth space in London pays tribute to the diversity of England’s cultural and artistic heritage whilst also questioning the authority of conventional historic perspectives. \nMalling has always been drawn to the illustrations and narratives from English folklore\, taking a particular interest in ‘the eccentric\, the lost heroes\, the people who find themselves on the outskirts of the norm.’ This latest collection of drawings blends motifs from historic photography and art with the artist’s own fictional characters and landscapes\, whilst the highly detailed aesthetic takes inspiration from Victorian illustrators and the fairytale tradition. In a similar way to fairytale narratives\, many of Malling’s scenes appear innocent\, playful and idyllic on the surface whilst the atmospheric charcoal shading and shadowy skies are suggestive of darker\, macabre undertones. One drawing\, for example\, depicts an oversized floral plant surrounded by butterflies\, but if we look more closely\, the idyllic scene is complicated by a small skeleton (a traditional memento mori) at the plant’s base\, and a group of small children brandishing long thorns with which they have speared the butterflies. Here\, as in several of Malling’s artworks\, brutality and innocence are not so much juxtaposed\, but shown in coexistence to add a sense of mystery and depth to the narrative. \nAmongst the most haunting of the drawings are six portraits\, which reimagine eccentric characters from the recent and distant past such as the artist and occultist Austin Osman Spare (1886-1956) and the musician\, performance artist and provocateur Genesis P-Orridge (1950-2020). Spare appears seated at his desk\, dressed in an elaborate robe with monstrous artworks hanging on the wall behind him. The contrast between the opulent domesticity of the scene and his challenging outward gaze creates a palpable tension that underlines the complicated nature of representation. This notion is further explored in the portrait of P-Orridge who appears holding her dog ‘Musty Dagger’ and a miniature doll of her dead partner and soulmate Lady Jaye\, surrounded by clashing bucolic and urban imagery. In the overhanging flowers\, the words ‘Short Circuit Control’ make reference to accusations of abusive behaviour whilst P-Orridge’s proud expression and pose imbues her with a sense of dignity. By memorialising these controversial figures through art\, Malling calls into question the concept of cultural iconography and thus\, invites the viewer to reconsider how our understanding of history and culture has been shaped by conventional narrative perspectives. \nThis is most obvious in the exhibition’s title work Adieu to Old England. Both the title and imagery are borrowed from an album by folk musician Shirley Collins\, who\, in a similar way to Malling\, collected and reinterpreted forgotten folk music. In Malling’s drawing\, the composition has been rearranged to alter the hierarchy of the image. Here\, the porcupine is the protagonist whilst the grand country estate is only partially visible in the background. ‘It is the fringes of culture that are the interesting\, the odd detail\, not the grand and predetermined\,’ says the artist. In this way\, his drawings can be understood through photo-ethicist Ariella Azoulay’s terminology as archaeological excavations of ‘potential history’\, but it is not just the past that Malling reimagines\, it is also our present and future culture. He is asking his viewers to wonder: what would the world look like if these forgotten figures from England’s history had become more deeply rooted in our collective memory? \nIn the context of our increasingly uncertain and fragmented modern world\, Malling’s drawings encourage us to embrace new ways of looking at the past so that we might imagine and enact a more hopeful and inclusive present and future. URL:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/event/adieu-to-old-england-with-sverre-malling/ LOCATION:Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery\, 533 Old York Road\, London\, Wandsworth\, SW18 1TG\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Arts,Community Events,Events in London,Exhibitions,Family Activities,Free Events,Visual Arts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Sverre-Malling_Adonis_Godstar-2020_Charcoal_-gray-scale-colourpencil-on-paper_76-x-57-cm_SMA-0048-copy.jpg GEO:51.4598404;-0.1888127 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery 533 Old York Road London Wandsworth SW18 1TG United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=533 Old York Road:geo:-0.1888127,51.4598404 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210130T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210130T130000 DTSTAMP:20210128T053138Z CREATED:20210128T053043Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210128T053138Z UID:30056243-1612000800-1612011600@eventsforlondon.co.uk SUMMARY:Train to Teach London DESCRIPTION:People in London are being encouraged to join a virtual careers event to find out more about life as a teacher. The session\, part of a national recruitment drive\, aims to inspire more people in the region to join a unique profession that helps shape the lives of the next generation. \nThe free virtual Train to Teach event will take place on Saturday 30th January 2021 from 10am to 1pm and will be supported by a local teacher Dimitra Totikidou from Orleans Park School Twickenham. At the event\, maths teacher Dimitra will be live on the platform to share her experience and insights\, as well as helping others to explore teaching as a career. \nThe Train to Teach events are part of the national Get into Teaching campaign which provides a comprehensive programme of support to help graduates become teachers. Last year alone\, thousands of aspiring teachers attended a series of face-to-face events. For this academic year and in light of ongoing Covid-19 restrictions\, events are being hosted online so anyone curious or set on a career in teaching can still speak to current teachers from their area\, as well as expert advisers who can help them with training options and next steps. \nReflecting on her career to date\, Dimitra\, a maths teacher at Orleans Park School in Twickenham\, said: \n“I’m proud to be supporting the campaign and I would encourage anyone who is just starting out in the world of work\, or looking to switch jobs\, to consider a career in teaching. \n“Teaching is such a varied role\, from the emotional rewards of making students feel like anything is possible to using your experience to bring lessons to life – no two days are the same. The best part of it for me\, is the feeling of making a change in young people’s lives and that as teachers we learn and develop new skills every day to accommodate our students’ needs. Also\, working with kids is fun\, refreshing and life changing. \n“I know the impact good teachers can have on a child\, not just in terms of academic success but in teaching a child the importance of social skills\, promoting resilience\, self-worth and confidence.” \nRoger Pope\, spokesperson for the Get Into Teaching campaign and a National Leader of Education\, said: \n“It’s a wonderful feeling knowing that every lesson is helping to shape the life of a young person. \n“As well as the immense satisfaction of witnessing students learn and knowing you are influencing who or what they might become\, teaching enables you to tap into your talents and passion for a particular subject. \n“It also offers some competitive financial rewards and long-term prospects. \n“Anyone who feels they have the passion and potential to teach should join us for this virtual event.” \nTo gain access to the online event\, people will need to register at least two working days in advance. On the day\, upon entering the virtual event platform\, attendees will be greeted with welcome videos and introductory presentations to give them a flavour of teaching. They can also enter the live marketplace where there will be experienced teacher training advisors\, current teachers and local teacher training providers who can answer any questions. \nYou could receive a £24\,000 tax-free bursary to train as a teacher\, in selected subjects\, and newly qualified teachers start on a minimum starting salary of £25\,000 to £32\,000\, depending on location. \nApplications for teacher training\, starting in September 2021\, are now open. URL:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/event/train-to-teach-london/ CATEGORIES:Education,Events in London ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Train-To-Teach-2-min.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210215 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210309 DTSTAMP:20210225T171623Z CREATED:20210225T041110Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210225T171623Z UID:30056353-1613347200-1615247999@eventsforlondon.co.uk SUMMARY:Adjust the Procedure DESCRIPTION:Spin Cycle in association with JCS Theater Company presents The World Premiere of ADJUST THE PROCEDURE\, a new play by Jake Shore (The Devil Is On The Loose With An Axe In Marshalltown\, Holy Moly\, and Down The Mountain And Across The Stream) conceived during the pandemic and created with Zoom theater in mind. It’s early Fall 2020 and the pandemic consumes a Manhattan university. In addition to tracking rising cases of COVID on campus\, the school’s administrators face immigration problems\, suicide threats\, and professors losing their minds. But in the midst of all the madness\, it’s the internal bureaucratic battles that threaten the school’s preservation. \nOver the course of two conflict-ridden Zoom meetings\, ADJUST THE PROCEDURE gives audiences a rare peek into the business of higher education at a moment of multiple reckonings. “A couldn’t-be-more-timely play.” — Derek McCracken\, BroadwayWorld “As this play questions whether it is easier to ADJUST THE PROCEDURE or adjust reality\, it forcefully reminds us ‘When someone dies\, there are consequences.’ \nA timely play for troubled times. Well worth watching.” — Laurie Lawson\, Electronic Link Journey “Smartly tailored to its theme and era\, and the direction and delivery of its thought-provoking narrative pack a punch and leave us wondering what really drives our educational system and who benefits the most from it.” — Deb Miller\, DC Metro Theater Arts Written and directed by Jake Shore\, ADJUST THE PROCEDURE stars Ed Altman\, Adam Files\, Meagan Moses\, and Nicholas Miles Newton. URL:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/event/adjust-the-procedure/ LOCATION:Stellar Tickets\, Online CATEGORIES:Education,Entertainment,Events in London,Films,London Theatre,Movies,Online Events,Performing Arts,Recreation,Shows,Virtual Events,Writers ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/independent-theatre.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="JCS Theater Company":MAILTO:amfed2009@gmail.com GEO:36.2945874;-95.8569192 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Stellar Tickets Online;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Online:geo:-95.8569192,36.2945874 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210220T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210220T153000 DTSTAMP:20210202T080635Z CREATED:20210202T080622Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210202T080635Z UID:30056248-1613829600-1613835000@eventsforlondon.co.uk SUMMARY:Telling Tales on Telly DESCRIPTION:“Everybody’s favourite pantomime dame\,” (Metro) might be experiencing Lockdown the Threequel\, but that’s not going to stop her livestream stories to your living room (direct from Stanley Arts!) \nTelling Tales on Telly will be packed with Mama G’s very own stories about being who you want and loving who you are\, as well as original songs\, plenty of sequins and a guest appearance from award winning comedian Katie Pritchard! \nTune in to meet some of Mama G’s most wonderful creations such as the feuding fairies Fran and Vera and Odie\, a cat that just wants to be in showbiz! It’s going to be the perfect half-term treat to get the whole family smiling\, laughing\, joining in and feeling uplifted! \n“Mama G’s stories are sprinkled with tales of inclusivity and acceptance.” (The Guardian) URL:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/event/telling-tales-on-telly/ LOCATION:online event ZOOM\, Online\, London\, WC2E 9DD CATEGORIES:Arts,Children,Comedy,Entertainment,Events in London,Family Activities,London Musicals,London Theatre ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/TToT-Insta.png ORGANIZER;CN="Petite Pantos":MAILTO:info@petitepantos.com GEO:51.509387;-0.193483 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=online event ZOOM Online London WC2E 9DD;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Online:geo:-0.193483,51.509387 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210221T203000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210221T213000 DTSTAMP:20210218T154450Z CREATED:20210218T154450Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210218T154450Z UID:30056347-1613939400-1613943000@eventsforlondon.co.uk SUMMARY:Comedy for the Curious: Personality DESCRIPTION:ft. Laura Lexx (Live at the Apollo\, Roast Battle)\, Esther Manito (Stand-Up Sketch Show\, BBC Radio 4) & Host Robyn Perkins\nWhere does our Personality come from? What makes us who we are? Join Robyn\, Laura and another special guest for a night of figuring out why we are the way we are.Multi-award winning comic Robyn Perkins combines stand-up comedy and science comedy in this unique\, online mixed-bill show. Why do we like scaring ourselves? What is Love…and Hate? What is the difference between Ninja Turtles and Actual Turtles?  Host Robyn Perkins answers all of these questions (and more) in her new science comedy chat show: Comedy for the Curious. Join host Robyn Perkins and 2 guest comics to watch 3 unique stand-up sets\, all around the topic at hand. This engaging hour then wraps up with a chat and our game “Versus the Audience” (because who doesn’t like a game).  It’s a unique format keeping the comics and the audience engaged throughout the hour. Comedy for the Curious is for anyone who loves comedy and is\, well\, a bit curious.  URL:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/event/comedy-for-the-curious-personality/ LOCATION:online event ZOOM\, Online\, London\, WC2E 9DD CATEGORIES:Arts,Comedy,Entertainment,Events in London,Online Events,Virtual Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Feb-21-CFTC-Personality-PA-e1613664495912.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Laugh Train Home":MAILTO:LaughTrainHome@LaughTrainHome.com GEO:51.509387;-0.193483 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=online event ZOOM Online London WC2E 9DD;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Online:geo:-0.193483,51.509387 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210226T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210226T200000 DTSTAMP:20210217T091006Z CREATED:20210217T090908Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210217T091006Z UID:30056338-1614362400-1614369600@eventsforlondon.co.uk SUMMARY:AI: When a Robot Writes a Play DESCRIPTION:The Czech Centre London has partnered with Prague’s Švanda Theatre and theaitre.com to present to the UK public an innovate project entitled ‘AI: When a Robot Writes a Play’ created by a team of computer scientists and drama experts led by a computational linguist. \n\n\n\nThe play\, telling a story of joy and sorrow of everyday life from a robot’s point of view\, is composed of dialogues generated by artificial intelligence to celebrate 100th anniversary of the premiere of Czech playwright Karel Čapek’s play R.U.R. in which the word ‘robot’ was first used.The 60-minute play will be performed in Czech with English subtitles and followed by a debate with artificial intelligence and theatre experts which will seek to answer the question of whether a robot can write a theatre play and thus pass the most difficult Turing test to date. The debate will be translated into English for international audiences.The event will be streamed live on the Czech Centre London’s Facebook page and on http://www.theaitre.com \n\n\n\nABOUT THE PROJECT \n\n\n\nTomáš Studeník\, Czech radical innovator\, came up with the idea to celebrate the centenary of the premiere of Čapek’s play\, originally staged in Prague in January 1921\, by replacing Čapek by artificial intelligence as the playwright. The project was created in cooperation with the Švanda Theatre\, the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics of the Charles University and the Theatre Faculty of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague. The aim has been to explore how artificial intelligence actually performs in a human creative discipline and how much it is able to create a usable theatrical script. \n\n\n\nDrama expert David Košťák who\, together with computer scientists\, oversaw the entire process\, reveals the beginning of the project when the language model was given basic parameters: who and where and two introductory replicas. These were then further developed by the computer. But as a lifeless beginner playwright\, the robot needed help from humans. ‘Sometimes it swapped female and male characters or clung to something irrelevant so the dialogue lost its meaning. And there is one more obstacle the robot is having difficulties with so far – the subtext. The play is not only about what the character says\, but also about what he or she actually thinks’\, says Košťák. \n\n\n\nWill computer programmes completely replace human playwrights one day? ‘It doesn’t look like it yet\, but it could help authors in the near future’\, concludes David Košťák. \n\n\n\nProject website: http://www.theaitre.com \n\n\n\nPartners of the project: THEaiTRE\, TA CR (The project TL03000348 THEaiTRE: Artificial Intelligence as the author of the play is co-financed with the state support of the Technology Agency of the Czech Republic within the ÉTA Program 3)\, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics\, Institute of Formal and Applied Linguistics\, CEE Hacks\, Prg.ai\, DAMU\, The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic\, Czech Centers\, Prague\, Prague 5 (The theatre is a stage of the capital city of Prague and is supported by the Municipality of Prague 5). URL:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/event/ai-when-a-robot-writes-a-play/ LOCATION:online event ZOOM\, Online\, London\, WC2E 9DD CATEGORIES:Arts,Computers & IT,Debates,Events in London,Free Events,London Theatre,Online Events,Performing Arts,Science,Society,Virtual Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/AI-Robot_human-head.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Czech Centre":MAILTO:blues@czechcentre.org.uk GEO:51.509387;-0.193483 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=online event ZOOM Online London WC2E 9DD;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Online:geo:-0.193483,51.509387 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210228T203000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210228T213000 DTSTAMP:20210218T154450Z CREATED:20210218T154450Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210218T154450Z UID:30056263-1614544200-1614547800@eventsforlondon.co.uk SUMMARY:Comedy for the Curious: Artificial Intelligence DESCRIPTION:with Nathan Caton (Live at the Apollo\, Mock the Week)\, Harry Stachini (BBC new Comedy award 2018) & Host Robyn Perkins\nArtificial Intelligence…scary or cool? Have thoughts? Watch as 3 comics discuss AI from a personal and scientific level.Multi-award winning comic Robyn Perkins combines stand-up comedy and science comedy in this unique\, online mixed-bill show. Why do we like scaring ourselves? What is Love…and Hate? What is the difference between Ninja Turtles and Actual Turtles?  Host Robyn Perkins answers all of these questions (and more) in her new science comedy chat show: Comedy for the Curious. Join host Robyn Perkins and 2 guest comics to watch 3 unique stand-up sets\, all around the topic at hand. This engaging hour then wraps up with a chat and our game “Versus the Audience” (because who doesn’t like a game).  It’s a unique format keeping the comics and the audience engaged throughout the hour. Comedy for the Curious is for anyone who loves comedy and is\, well\, a bit curious. URL:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/event/comedy-for-the-curious-artificial-intelligence/ LOCATION:online event ZOOM\, Online\, London\, WC2E 9DD CATEGORIES:Arts,Comedy,Entertainment,Events in London,Online Events,Virtual Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Feb-28th-CFTC-ArtificialIntelligence-PA-e1613664576257.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Laugh Train Home":MAILTO:LaughTrainHome@LaughTrainHome.com GEO:51.509387;-0.193483 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=online event ZOOM Online London WC2E 9DD;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Online:geo:-0.193483,51.509387 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210306T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210324T204500 DTSTAMP:20210304T031946Z CREATED:20210304T031618Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210304T031946Z UID:30056363-1615059000-1616618700@eventsforlondon.co.uk SUMMARY:Virtually Impossible DESCRIPTION:Tired of not being able to go out for entertainment? Do you want something different to do? Join Tony Middleton ‘Sonic’\, headliner of The Magic Hour\, for a live interactive magic show. From the comfort of your sofa\, experience Victorian illusions\, mind-reading\, and sleight of hand demonstrations that will blow your mind. Yes that’s right – even across the internet impossible things will occur. And when the magic involves you directly\, you’ll wonder if it’s real witchcraft\, or simply… virtually impossible! Sonic’s 5 star award winning magic provides a much needed tonic for all the family during this strange times. URL:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/event/2021-03-10-2/ LOCATION:online event ZOOM\, Online\, London\, WC2E 9DD CATEGORIES:Arts,Concerts,Entertainment,Events in London,Online Events,Performing Arts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/virtually-impossible-small.jpg GEO:51.509387;-0.193483 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=online event ZOOM Online London WC2E 9DD;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Online:geo:-0.193483,51.509387 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210307T203000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210307T213000 DTSTAMP:20210218T154450Z CREATED:20210218T154450Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210218T154450Z UID:30056264-1615149000-1615152600@eventsforlondon.co.uk SUMMARY:Comedy for the Curious: Conspiracy Theories DESCRIPTION:with Jarred Christmas (8 Out of 10 Cats\, Mock the Week\, Nevermind the Buzzcocks)\, Abbie Richards & Host Robyn PerkinsWhy do people believe in Conspiracy Theories? Like neurologically and personally\, why?! Find out more\, and laugh\, in our science comedy chat show about Conspiracy Theories. And this show is unlike any others\, because in addition to our amazing comic guest (Jarred Christmas)\, we also have Abbie Richards. Abbie has become globally known for her TikTok videos about Conspiracy Theories\, consulting with specialists around the world. How did we get her? She’s our friend. DON’T MISS THIS SHOW.\nMulti-award winning comic Robyn Perkins combines stand-up comedy and science comedy in this unique\, online mixed-bill show. Why do we like scaring ourselves? What is Love…and Hate? What is the difference between Ninja Turtles and Actual Turtles?  Host Robyn Perkins answers all of these questions (and more) in her new science comedy chat show: Comedy for the Curious. Join host Robyn Perkins and 2 guest comics to watch 3 unique stand-up sets\, all around the topic at hand. This engaging hour then wraps up with a chat and our game “Versus the Audience” (because who doesn’t like a game).  It’s a unique format keeping the comics and the audience engaged throughout the hour. Comedy for the Curious is for anyone who loves comedy and is\, well\, a bit curious. URL:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/event/comedy-for-the-curious-conspiracy-theories/ LOCATION:online event ZOOM\, Online\, London\, WC2E 9DD CATEGORIES:Arts,Comedy,Entertainment,Events in London,Online Events,Virtual Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/March-7th-CFTC-ConspiracyTheories-PA-e1613664665649.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Laugh Train Home":MAILTO:LaughTrainHome@LaughTrainHome.com GEO:51.509387;-0.193483 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=online event ZOOM Online London WC2E 9DD;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Online:geo:-0.193483,51.509387 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210311T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210311T200000 DTSTAMP:20210302T165755Z CREATED:20210302T164901Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210302T165755Z UID:30056285-1615489200-1615492800@eventsforlondon.co.uk SUMMARY:A New History of Theresienstadt with Dr Anna Hájková DESCRIPTION:Dr Anna Hájková\, Associate Professor at the University of Warwick\, talks about her newly published book about Terezín / Theresienstadt. The Last Ghetto offers both a modern history of this Central European ghetto and the first in-depth analytical history of a prison society during the Holocaust. The event will be chaired by Francois Guesnet\, Professor of Modern Jewish History in the Department of Hebrew and Jewish Studies at University College\, London. \nTheresienstadt was operated by the Nazis between November 1941 and May 1945 as a transit ghetto for Central and Western European Jews before their deportation for murder in the East. Today\, Theresienstadt is best known for the Nazi propaganda of the International Red Cross visit\, cultural life\, and children. But these aspects explain little what defined the lives of its 140\,000 inmates. \nThe prison society of Terezín produced its own social hierarchies under which even small differences among prisoners decided their fate. During the three and a half years of the camp’s existence\, prisoners created their own culture and habits\, bonded\, fell in love\, and forged new families. Based on extensive archival research in nine languages and on empathetic reading of victim testimonies\, The Last Ghetto casts light on human society works in extremis. \nOrganised by the Czech Centre London in collaboration with JW3. \nOnline via Zoom\, free event\, reservation necessary: http://bit.ly/Theresienstadt-booking\nA Zoom link to join this event will be included in the confirmation email upon booking.\nMore info: http://bit.ly/Theresienstadt-more-info URL:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/event/a-new-history-of-theresienstadt-with-dr-anna-hajkova/ LOCATION:Czech Centre London\, 30 Kensington Palace Gardens\, London\, Kensington\, W8 4QY\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Arts,Events in London,Free Events,History,Online Events,Society,Virtual Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Screenshot-2021-03-01-at-17.27.01.png ORGANIZER;CN="Czech Centre":MAILTO:blues@czechcentre.org.uk GEO:51.509387;-0.193483 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Czech Centre London 30 Kensington Palace Gardens London Kensington W8 4QY United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=30 Kensington Palace Gardens:geo:-0.193483,51.509387 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210313T141500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210313T151500 DTSTAMP:20210309T170952Z CREATED:20210309T170949Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210309T170952Z UID:30056296-1615644900-1615648500@eventsforlondon.co.uk SUMMARY:Flamenco Body Technique with Chiqui de Jerez DESCRIPTION:Work on arms\, hands and body movements beautifully put together by fantastic teacher to the latest flamenco tunes.Highly recommended! \nWhen: Saturday 13th at 2.15pmDuration: 1 hour lesson on ZoomCost: £15 by midday 12th March/ £18 afterLevel: All levels URL:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/event/flamenco-body-technique-with-chiqui-de-jerez/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Arts,Dance,Events in London,Online Events,Performing Arts,Virtual Events,Workshops ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/d1AYOtWyfJ4VH18.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Ilusion Flamenca":MAILTO:ilusionflamenca@hotmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210314T203000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210314T213000 DTSTAMP:20210218T154449Z CREATED:20210218T154449Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210218T154449Z UID:30056260-1615753800-1615757400@eventsforlondon.co.uk SUMMARY:Comedy for the Curious: Video Games DESCRIPTION:with Imran Yusuf (Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow\, Relabeled)\, Gareth Berliner & Host Robyn Perkins\nAre video games GOOD for you? What do they do to your brain? And of course\, what do comedians think of them? Very excited to have Imran Yusuf and Gareth Berliner joining for the show that will make my nephews proud.Multi-award winning comic Robyn Perkins combines stand-up comedy and science comedy in this unique\, online mixed-bill show. Why do we like scaring ourselves? What is Love…and Hate? What is the difference between Ninja Turtles and Actual Turtles?  Host Robyn Perkins answers all of these questions (and more) in her new science comedy chat show: Comedy for the Curious. Join host Robyn Perkins and 2 guest comics to watch 3 unique stand-up sets\, all around the topic at hand. This engaging hour then wraps up with a chat and our game “Versus the Audience” (because who doesn’t like a game).  It’s a unique format keeping the comics and the audience engaged throughout the hour. Comedy for the Curious is for anyone who loves comedy and is\, well\, a bit curious. URL:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/event/comedy-for-the-curious-video-games/ LOCATION:online event ZOOM\, Online\, London\, WC2E 9DD CATEGORIES:Arts,Comedy,Entertainment,Events in London,Online Events,Virtual Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/March-14th-CFTC-VideoGames-PA-e1613664160789.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Laugh Train Home":MAILTO:LaughTrainHome@LaughTrainHome.com GEO:51.509387;-0.193483 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=online event ZOOM Online London WC2E 9DD;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Online:geo:-0.193483,51.509387 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210320T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210320T210000 DTSTAMP:20210216T110521Z CREATED:20210216T105140Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210216T110521Z UID:30056253-1616266800-1616274000@eventsforlondon.co.uk SUMMARY:Around the Table DESCRIPTION:How does a teenage tearaway on the streets of west London suddenly find himself at the vanguard of a black performance movement gracing the UK stage scene for more than four decades?Find out in this workshop with actor & director Jeffrey Kissoon URL:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/event/around-the-table/ LOCATION:The Muse Theatre\, 269 Portobello Road\, Notting Hill\, London\, London\, W11 1LR CATEGORIES:Arts,Comedy,Community Events,Entertainment,Events in London,Free Events,London Theatre,Performing Arts,Teenagers,Visual Arts,Workshops ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Theatre-Arts-Workshops-in-London.png GEO:51.517949;-0.2068043 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Muse Theatre 269 Portobello Road Notting Hill London London W11 1LR;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=269 Portobello Road\, Notting Hill\, London:geo:-0.2068043,51.517949 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210320T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210320T220000 DTSTAMP:20201030T104954Z CREATED:20201030T104954Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201030T104954Z UID:30056124-1616268600-1616277600@eventsforlondon.co.uk SUMMARY:Speed Dating @ Pitcher & Piano\, City of London (30-45) DESCRIPTION:An evening of fast\, fun & flirty speed dating within the stylish surroundings of the Pitcher & Piano near Bank tube station in the City of London. \nExpect to meet around 20 people at this popular event in the City. The crowd is always well dressed & ready to let their hair down after work. \nSpeed Dating kicks off at 8pm prompt and any guests arriving late may not be able to take part so please ensure you arrive 15-30 minutes before the scheduled start time to allow for registration. \nOn arrival at the venue head downstairs into the lower basement bar where the event will be taking place. One of our friendly hosts will be waiting to register you. \nWhen everyone has arrived the host will explain how the evening will unfold and you will be provided with a scorecard\, name badge and pen. When the event begins women will be seated and men will rotate between tables every 4-5 minutes. At the end of each date guests mark on their scorecard or mobile phone whether they would like to see that person again. \nThere will be a 15 minute break half way through to allow for refreshments. \nThe event will finish at around 9:30pm but guests are welcome to stay afterwards. \nIf you have used your mobile phone to enter your preferences then you will be able to view your matches instantly at the end of the event. Otherwise please take home your scorecard and upload your matches before 12pm on the following day. \nPlease be aware that tickets for our events are very limited and the majority do get booked up in advance\, so please book early to avoid disappointment. \nIf you have any queries about this event please contact us or call our telephone bookings hotline on 0845 862 1448 (9am-5pm). URL:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/event/speed-dating-pitcher-piano-city-of-london-30-45/2021-03-20/ LOCATION:pitcher & piano\, 28-31 Cornhill\, London\, London\, EC3V 3ND CATEGORIES:Events in London,Networking,People,Society ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/1599490551-pitcher-venue-bg.jpg GEO:51.5131781;-0.0868116 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=pitcher & piano 28-31 Cornhill London London EC3V 3ND;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=28-31 Cornhill\, London:geo:-0.0868116,51.5131781 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210321T203000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210321T213000 DTSTAMP:20210218T154449Z CREATED:20210218T154449Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210218T154449Z UID:30056261-1616358600-1616362200@eventsforlondon.co.uk SUMMARY:Comedy for the Curious: Addiction DESCRIPTION:with Marlon Davis (Live at the Apollo\, Comedy Central’s Comedy Store Live) & Host Robyn Perkins\nWhat makes us addicted to stuff? What happens in our brain? And can we kick it? Join as 3 comics explore addiction from completely different angles.Multi-award winning comic Robyn Perkins combines stand-up comedy and science comedy in this unique\, online mixed-bill show. Why do we like scaring ourselves? What is Love…and Hate? What is the difference between Ninja Turtles and Actual Turtles?  Host Robyn Perkins answers all of these questions (and more) in her new science comedy chat show: Comedy for the Curious. Join host Robyn Perkins and 2 guest comics to watch 3 unique stand-up sets\, all around the topic at hand. This engaging hour then wraps up with a chat and our game “Versus the Audience” (because who doesn’t like a game).  It’s a unique format keeping the comics and the audience engaged throughout the hour. Comedy for the Curious is for anyone who loves comedy and is\, well\, a bit curious. URL:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/event/comedy-for-the-curious-addiction/ LOCATION:online event ZOOM\, Online\, London\, WC2E 9DD CATEGORIES:Arts,Comedy,Entertainment,Events in London,Online Events,Virtual Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/March-21st-CFTC-Addiction-PA-e1613664221536.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Laugh Train Home":MAILTO:LaughTrainHome@LaughTrainHome.com GEO:51.509387;-0.193483 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=online event ZOOM Online London WC2E 9DD;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Online:geo:-0.193483,51.509387 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210324T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210324T204500 DTSTAMP:20210316T102903Z CREATED:20210316T102844Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210316T102903Z UID:30056305-1616614200-1616618700@eventsforlondon.co.uk SUMMARY:Virtually Impossible DESCRIPTION:Tired of not being able to go out for entertainment? Do you want something different to do? Join Tony Middleton ‘Sonic’\, headliner of The Magic Hour\, for a live interactive magic show. From the comfort of your sofa\, experience Victorian illusions\, mind-reading\, and sleight of hand demonstrations that will blow your mind. Yes that’s right – even across the internet impossible things will occur. And when the magic involves you directly\, you’ll wonder if it’s real witchcraft\, or simply… virtually impossible! Sonic’s 5 star award winning magic provides a much needed tonic for all the family during this strange times. URL:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/event/2021-03-24/ LOCATION:online event ZOOM\, Online\, London\, WC2E 9DD CATEGORIES:Arts,Circus,Concerts,Entertainment,Events in London,Family Activities,Home,Online Events,Performing Arts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/virtually-impossible-small.jpg GEO:51.509387;-0.193483 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=online event ZOOM Online London WC2E 9DD;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Online:geo:-0.193483,51.509387 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210326T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210326T200000 DTSTAMP:20210320T063054Z CREATED:20210320T063054Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210320T063054Z UID:30056316-1616785200-1616788800@eventsforlondon.co.uk SUMMARY:FILM TALK WITH PANTON HALL - UFP FILM CLUB DESCRIPTION:Join UFP FILM CLUB online for our 5th digital talk as part of a new digital talk series of 2021 – Film Talk with Panton Hall.\nAbout this Event\nJoin UFP FILM CLUB online for our 5th digital talk as part of a new digital talk series of 2021 – Film Talk with Panton Hall. \nEach Film Talk will be curated by Panton Hall who will touch on themes and topics in the world of film and discuss matters with the audience. Panton will also discuss a film that was recommended by UFP Film Club audience members and engage with audiences about narrative\, character and production. We hope these Film Talks cultivate conversation around film\, creativity and community and allows audiences to connect and engage in a social environment at a time in which we are unable to attend any physical social events. \nThe Film Talks are a closed discussion and audience participation will be encouraged as ever throughout this digital talk series. \nRegister for your free ticket here\, to let us know you will be attending! You will be sent a direct link to join the meeting on Zoom on the day of the Film Talk with Panton Hall. URL:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/event/film-talk-with-panton-hall-ufp-film-club/ LOCATION:london\, Online CATEGORIES:Arts,Community Events,Entertainment,Events in London,Films,Free Events,Online Events,Society ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Film-talk-PantonHall-banner-820-x-312-v2.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="UFPFILMCLUB":MAILTO:ufpfilmclub@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210327T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210327T210000 DTSTAMP:20210216T105703Z CREATED:20210216T105140Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210216T105703Z UID:30056254-1616871600-1616878800@eventsforlondon.co.uk SUMMARY:All Stops to East Bedlam DESCRIPTION:A dark comedy by Stewart Permutt \n\n\n\nA day in an over- crowded understaffed psychiatric hospital . Sidney an elderly man is being discharged without any support. He is in love with the handsome Staff Nurse Sanjay. Evie a professional schizophrenic is knitting a jumper for the Doctor and Nurse Ekwendy is charged with practising witch craft on the ward. A new patient Claire has just been admitted but says it is some terrible mistake as she is perfectly sane. URL:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/event/all-stops-to-east-bedlam/ LOCATION:The Muse Theatre\, 269 Portobello Road\, Notting Hill\, London\, London\, W11 1LR CATEGORIES:Arts,Comedy,Community Events,Entertainment,Events in London,Free Events,London Theatre,Performing Arts,Visual Arts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Allstopstoeastbedlam-Comedy.jpg GEO:51.517949;-0.2068043 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Muse Theatre 269 Portobello Road Notting Hill London London W11 1LR;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=269 Portobello Road\, Notting Hill\, London:geo:-0.2068043,51.517949 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210328T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210328T220000 DTSTAMP:20201028T041013Z CREATED:20201028T041013Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201028T041013Z UID:30056108-1616959800-1616968800@eventsforlondon.co.uk SUMMARY:Virtual Speed Dating in London (Ages 30-45) DESCRIPTION:During this difficult period of social distancing and self-isolation the genius minds at DateinaDash have come up with yet another unique concept for singles in London. We are so excited to launch the first Virtual Speed Dating in London for ages 30-45! \nAll you need to be able to join in the fun is a computer with a webcam or camera smartphone (with a decent internet connection) and you’re ready to go! Sit back\, pour yourself a drink and relax as you talk to dozens of eligible singles from the safety and comfort of your own home. When you join the session\, our friendly host will explain how it all works. \nWhen everyone has logged in you will be connected to your first date and enjoy a fun and flirty one-on-one video chat. Every 3 minutes a new person will appear on your screen. You can expect to meet around 15-20 people during each event. Once the session ends you can login to our website to follow up conversation with anyone that you connected with. \nSpeed Dating in London URL:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/event/virtual-speed-dating-in-london-ages-30-45/2021-03-28/ LOCATION:United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Events in London,Networking,Online Events,People,Virtual Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/1599501594-virtual-cover.jpg GEO:51.5073509;-0.1277583 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR