Performances that hold a mirror up to society and confronting, head-on, issues through the disarming yet damning use of drag culture.
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A 2-day programme of installations, presentations, panel discussions and live performances exploring image, sound and digital art.
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Actor & writer Alice Lowe joins us to discuss the delivery of her ‘demon child’ – her directorial debut Prevenge.
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Series of thought-provoking talks in which the speakers air their thinking on the trends, ideas, interests and passions that affect culture and society.
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Broadcasting from Media City UK in Manchester alongside the BBC and ITV, Unity Radio is the north’s pioneering independent, youth focused, urban dance music station.
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A unique workshop exploring the themes of the Hassan Hajjaj: La Caravane exhibition.
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The first event in the Thursday night SYSTEM Series celebrates the influence of migration on music in the UK.
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Jazz re:refreshed joins us for the first time and brings the best in new jazz to Skate Lates.
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Feminist Internet exists to advance internet equalities for women and other marginalised groups through creative, critical practice.
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Nabihah invites Lucinda Chua and James Maloney to play special sets designed specifically for the Rifle Range at Somerset House.
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DJ, presenter and African music expert Rita Ray presents the eclectic music of the clubs and parties prolific at the time of the celebrated Malian photographer Malick Sidibé.
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Working with bioacoustics, biological time and electromagnetism, Philomène Pirecki broadcasts a new video as part of Art Night 2021.
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Rene Matić (b. 1997, Peterborough) is an artist, writer and poet based in London.
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RAW SILK select tracks across house, EBM and pop, featuring balearic synths, breaks and drums for a decade-hopping set.
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Artist and educator whose practice explores commonalities between art and science and ideas of a beyond human, natural, intelligence.
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a 12-month residency for artists working in music and sound whose practices are interested in experimentation ... performance, returning in Spring 2026. What’s Included in the Residency: Free, dedicated, shared studio space ...
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Free workshops running across the weekend.
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Alien pop and dark club and drone round off a full day of new commissions, performances and critical discussion.
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Inspire yourself and your families with these free hands on workshops
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