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SUMMARY:Designed to Belong: Modernism\, Industry and Community
DESCRIPTION:Belonging is not accidental – it is designed. This panel explores how architecture shapes belonging\, not just by providing shelter\, but by structuring everyday life. \n\nUsing Bata Village at East Tilbury as a starting point\, it examines how modernist ideals\, industrial ambition\, and community planning created a distinctive model of living. Historian Milan Balaban situates the settlement within the global story of Bata cities\, while architectural historian Gillian Darley reflects on its significance for British modernism. Mick Pinion from the Bata Heritage Centre brings a local and heritage perspective on East Tilbury’s development and legacy\, and architect Ondřej Chybík discusses contemporary lessons for urban planning. Chaired by John Tusa\, the conversation links historical experiments to today’s questions of development\, identity and place-making. \nSPEAKERS:\nSir John Tusa is a British arts administrator\, author\, journalist and former presenter of the BBC’s Newsnight. Born in Czechoslovakia\, he moved to East Tilbury in 1939\, where his father was Managing Director of the British Bata Shoe Company factory. He is Co-Chairman of the European Union Youth Orchestra and was previously Managing Director of the BBC World Service and Director of the Barbican Arts Centre. He is the author of On Board\, Making a Noise and On Creativity. \nGillian Darley OBE is a widely published writer and historian who was President of the Twentieth Century Society from 2014 until 2021. She first visited East Tilbury\, in search of the Bata industrial village\, in the early 1970s\, when researching and photographing her first book\, Villages of Vision (1975\, reissued 2007). Ever since she has returned at regular Intervals. The village featured in her most recent book\, Excellent Essex (2019). In 2024\, Gillian achieved a longed-for aim\, a visit to Zlin. \nMilan Balaban is a historian specialising in business\, economic\, and industrial history\, with a focus on the global Bata Company network. He is a researcher at the Information Centre Bata\, Tomas Bata University in Zlín\, and a lecturer at Palacký University in Olomouc. His work examines industrialisation\, company towns\, and corporate mobility in Central and Eastern Europe. He has published several books\, including Bata across Continents (2022)\, and articles in leading journals\, and lectures internationally on multinational enterprises and industrial modernity. \n\nAdmission: £5 (+ Eventbrite fee)\nBOOK NOW\n\nPart of the London Festival of Architecture. \nThe talk is an accompanying event to the exhibition Desire to Create: Baťa’s Architecture of Belonging\, presented at the Vitrínka Gallery\, running from 9 April to 12 June 2026.
URL:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/event/designed-to-belong-modernism-industry-and-community/
LOCATION:Czech Embassy London\, 26-30 Kensington Palace Gardens\, London\, W84QY
CATEGORIES:History,History,Society
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SUMMARY:The Long Play Sessions: Samira Ahmed with A Hard Day's Night
DESCRIPTION:Join us at ICMP’s Queen’s Park campus for a special in‑conversation event with award‑winning journalist\, writer\, and broadcaster Samira Ahmed\, as she discusses her brand‑new book in the BFI Film Classics series:\nA Hard Day’s Night – her deep dive into the Beatles’ groundbreaking 1964 film. \nIn this intimate interview\, Samira will explore how A Hard Day’s Night—originally created to capture the Beatles’ explosive rise—has become a genuine cinematic classic. Drawing from her lifelong love for the film and her remarkable 2023 discovery of the earliest known full Beatles concert recording\, Samira examines how the movie captured the shifting cultural landscape of 1960s Britain and redefined modern celebrity. \nExpect insights into: \n\nThe film’s innovative blend of documentary realism and playful rebellion\nHow Beatlemania transformed ideas of fame\, identity\, and media\nThe film’s lasting influence on generations of artists\, fans\, and filmmakers\nSamira’s personal connection to the Beatles and how the film shaped her own journey into journalism\n\nAbout the author\nSamira Ahmed presents Front Row on BBC Radio 4 and Newswatch on BBC One\, and has created acclaimed documentaries including Art of Persia and I Dressed Ziggy Stardust. In 2020 she was named Audio Presenter of the Year by the Broadcasting Press Guild. A Hard Day’s Night is her first book. \nWhether you’re a Beatles fan\, a film lover\, or simply curious about the cultural forces that shaped modern Britain\, this is an evening not to miss. \nAbout The Long Play\nThis event forms part of The Long Play Sessions\, ICMP’s curated series celebrating artists and writers who shape how we experience and understand music culture. Each session explores the stories beneath the noise — where creativity\, identity and lived experience intersect — offering audiences a rare chance to engage directly with the people who make and document the music that defines generations. \n\n\n\nLocation\nICMP London (Queen’s Park Campus)\, NW6 6PA
URL:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/event/the-long-play-sessions-samira-ahmed-with-a-hard-days-night/
LOCATION:ICMP\, Queen’s Park Campus\, 76-78 Salusbury Road\, London\, NW6 6PA\, ICMP Queen's Park Campus\, London\, NW6 6PA\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Cheap Tickets,Community Events,Events in London,History,Literature,Movies,Music,Writers
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SUMMARY:The Long Play Sessions: Simon Reynolds - Still In A Dream with Rudy Tambala
DESCRIPTION:Join us at The Long Play Sessions for an immersive and intellectually charged evening with acclaimed music critic and cultural historian Simon Reynolds\, as he discusses ‘Still in a Dream: Shoegaze\, Slackers and the Reinvention of Rock\, 1984–1994′. \nIn Still in a Dream\, Reynolds picks up where Rip It Up and Start Again left off\, tracing the underground explosion that followed post‑punk: the rise of shoegaze\, noisepop\, slacker rock and grunge. Drawing on his first-hand experience as a journalist embedded in the scene\, Reynolds captures a moment when guitar music turned inward and expansive at once — when distortion\, volume and texture became vehicles for emotion\, alienation and altered states. \nFrom the shimmering dreamworlds of Cocteau Twins and Slowdive\, to the visceral noise of Sonic Youth\, My Bloody Valentine\, Dinosaur Jr. and Pavement\, Reynolds explores how this music reflected the psychic climate of the time: youth disaffection\, political conservatism\, and the last flourish of analogue culture before the internet remade everything. Both a personal memoir and a cultural analysis\, the book is as much about how music felt as about how it sounded. \nFar more than a scene-by-scene history\, Still in a Dream examines why this era continues to echo through contemporary music\, fashion and attitudes — and how its ethos of experimentation\, withdrawal\, intensity and beauty reshaped the possibilities of rock music for decades to come. \nWhat to Expect \n\nA talk from Simon Reynolds exploring the ideas\, emotions and cultural forces behind the book\nDeep discussion of shoegaze\, underground guitar music and alternative culture from 1984–1994\nInsight into Simon’s writing process\, music journalism career and experiences documenting the era as it unfolded\nReflections on youth\, alienation\, escapism\, politics and the changing role of music media\nAudience Q&A\, offering the chance to engage directly with Reynolds on music history\, criticism and legacy\nBook signing — bring your copy or purchase one on the evening\n\nWe look forward to welcoming you to The Long Play Sessions for a rich\, reflective and exhilarating exploration of this defining period of modern music history. \nAbout The Long Play Sessions \nThis event is part of The Long Play Sessions\, ICMP’s curated series spotlighting transformative writers\, artists and cultural voices who shape the way we understand music\, identity and creative expression. Each session opens a window into the stories behind the art — blending conversation\, cultural history and lived experience.
URL:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/event/the-long-play-sessions-simon-reynolds-still-in-a-dream-with-rudy-tambala/
LOCATION:ICMP\, Queen’s Park Campus\, 76-78 Salusbury Road\, London\, NW6 6PA\, ICMP Queen's Park Campus\, London\, NW6 6PA\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Cheap Tickets,Events in London,History,Literature,Music,Writers
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SUMMARY:The Long Play Sessions : Stuart Braithwaite with Spaceships over Glasgow
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an intimate and electrifying evening with Stuart Braithwaite\, founding member of Mogwai\, as he discusses Spaceships Over Glasgow: Mogwai\, Mayhem and Misspent Youth — a raw\, funny and deeply honest memoir of music obsession\, life on the road\, and the strange magic of live sound. \nThis event forms part of The Long Play Sessions\, ICMP’s curated series celebrating artists and writers who shape how we experience and understand music culture. Each session explores the stories beneath the noise — where creativity\, identity and lived experience intersect — offering audiences a rare chance to engage directly with the people who make and document the music that defines generations. \nIn Spaceships Over Glasgow\, Braithwaite traces his journey from a music-obsessed childhood in Scotland to the global stages of one of the world’s most influential post‑rock bands. With warmth\, self‑deprecation and startling candour\, he recounts formative gigs\, life‑changing records\, chaotic tours and the friendships that sustained Mogwai through decades of relentless volume and evolution. \nSet against the backdrop of Glasgow’s fertile underground scene\, the book is both a love letter to live music and an unfiltered account of the realities of life in a band — the exhilaration\, exhaustion\, excess and uncertain balance between creativity and survival. From teenage discovery of Sonic Youth and My Bloody Valentine\, to tinnitus‑inducing shows and international acclaim\, Braithwaite captures what it means to build a life around sound. \nFar more than a rock memoir\, Spaceships Over Glasgow reflects on youth\, belonging\, and the ways music can serve as escape\, identity and salvation. It speaks to anyone who has ever stood in a crowd and felt their life rearranged by noise — or dreamed of stepping onto a stage and making that feeling happen for others. \nWhat to Expect \n\nAn intimate talk from Stuart\, exploring the stories\, memories and moments behind the book\nInsight into Mogwai’s journey\, Glasgow’s underground music culture\, and the realities of long‑term life in a band\nDiscussion of creativity\, obsession\, touring\, friendship and the sustaining power of loud music\nReflections on youth\, risk\, resilience and the transformative experience of live performance\nAudience Q&A\, offering the chance to engage directly with Braithwaite about writing\, music and Mogwai’s legacy\nBook signing — bring your copy or purchase one at the event\n\nWe look forward to welcoming you to The Long Play Sessions for a candid\, joyful and uncompromising evening celebrating music as a lifelong force — told by someone who has lived it\, loudly and without filter.
URL:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/event/the-long-play-sessions-stuart-braithwaite-with-spaceships-over-glasgow/
LOCATION:ICMP\, Queen’s Park Campus\, 76-78 Salusbury Road\, London\, NW6 6PA\, ICMP Queen's Park Campus\, London\, NW6 6PA\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Cheap Tickets,Community Events,Events in London,Gigs,Literature,Music,Writers
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SUMMARY:MONUMENT: An Interactive One-Woman Comedy Show
DESCRIPTION:What are we building today — and for whom? \n\nStep into a construction site where past and present collide in this politically urgent and defiantly funny performance\, unfolding across two intertwined narratives. \n1948\, Prague: A society rebuilds after WWII\, driven to construct a monumental symbol of power. An artist is pulled into a system that demands loyalty over integrity – a story inspired by the tragic legacy of Otakar Švec and the Stalin Monument in Prague. \nPresent-day London: As Europe is heading for another war\, Bogdan\, a Polish builder and aspiring rapper\, navigates exploitation and loneliness while constructing luxury flats – the new monuments of our time. \nExpect a formally inventive blend of rap\, live comedy\, and physical theatre. This isn’t just a show to watch – it’s one to build. Audience members become fellow workers\, creating a collective experience that explores the migrant journey\, the ideology of hard work\, and the systems that shape us. \nCreated and performed by Polish-British artist Margot Przymierska\,the production is developed in collaboration with The People Speak. \nPost-show conversation \nAfter the performance\, we invite you to stay for a 20–30 minute post-show conversation led by the Czech Centre Director Tereza Šídlová. This is a chance to unpack the ideas behind the show together – from Eastern European identity and cultural memory\, to what it really costs to “make it” in today’s Europe\, and how these questions resonate in a Czech context now. \n\nTickets: \nGeneral Admission – £10 (+ Eventbrite fee)\nSupporter Ticket (artist support contribution) – £13 (+ Eventbrite fee)\nBOOK NOW
URL:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/event/monument-an-interactive-one-woman-comedy-show/
LOCATION:Czech Embassy London\, 26-30 Kensington Palace Gardens\, London\, W84QY
CATEGORIES:Cheap Tickets,Comedy
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