Exploring the history of contemporary circus from the beginnings of modern circus in the 1800s through to present day.
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The first peak of the day is the Concentration Phase. It is one of the longest phases, with a duration of approximately three to five hours.
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Collectively create a banner to support the Makerversity Hack event working with grassroots civic groups. The outcomes will be taken to the streets as part of a day of direct action.
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With rare access to the guarded world of sweatshops, Rahul Jain brings us into one of the thousands of textile mills in heavily industrialized Sachin, India.
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Visual artist and performer Zadie Xa presents a new six-part narrative sound piece for ASSEMBLY 2020.
/whats-on/zadie-xa-moon-poetics-4-courageous-earth-critters-and-dangerous-day-dreamers
Soft Identity Makers will serve as a “national identity-making space” where Puerto Rico will generate identities for each visitor, no matter where they’re from or their national condition.
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For the first time in Skate's 20 year history at Somerset House, London is invited to Skate into the wee hours of the morning as our glorious ice rink stays open all night long.
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Currently, we are unable to confirm any bookings for dates starting from 01 May onwards. Somerset ... Rooms, and River Rooms for small project space hires at a significantly discounted rate, subject to ... have a simple set up and be self-managed by the resident. A pass holder from the resident's team ...
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Try your hand at skateboarding with the family at an introductory session, led by pro Vans skateboard tutors.
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Part of Assembly: Christian Marclay.
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Join us for a one-of-a-kind Rave in Blackness.
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Ye Haiyan is chased from town to town by local governments, national secret police, and her own neighbours after she seeks justice against an elementary school principal.
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Tinariwen is a Grammy award winning collective of Tuareg musicians from the Sahara Desert region of northern Mali.
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A collaborative performance telling tales of time, money and the unmaking of reality in the wake of catastrophe.
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Francesca Granata introduces her highly anticipated new book, Experimental Fashion: Performance Art, Carnival, and the Grotesque Body.
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An innovative exhibition of works by established and emerging artists from the street and graffiti art scenes.
/whats-on/mapping-the-city
Online edition of Amplify at Somerset House Studios, including a series of digital training sessions and workshops
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An original exhibition created and curated by prolific photographer and filmmaker for music’s most wanted Dean Chalkley and fashion-industry favourite creative director Harris Elliott.
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Producer, performer and DJ. Their work explores the politics and aesthetics of club culture, technology and queerness.
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Exhibition Curator Francesca Gavin talks with exhibiting artist Jae Rhim Lee about her Infinity Burial Suit, the exhibition and the cultural renaissance of the mushroom.
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