Exploring the history of contemporary circus from the beginnings of modern circus in the 1800s through to present day.
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The Amateurs Club is a free DIY film school, hosted by Somerset House Studios and Forest Fringe, featuring each month a different professional from the world of film.
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Turner Prize-winning artist Lawrence Abu Hamdan curates this episode, with contributions from Maryam Jafri, Maan Abu Taleb and others.
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PRESSURE | HORACE OVÉ | 11.00- 13.15 Hailed as Britain's first black feature film, Pressure ... British society. 1000 LONDONERS: WINDRUSH GENERATIONS | CHOCOLATE FILMS | 14.45- 15.45 1000 Londoners is ... a Chocolate Films Project. It offers an insight into the lives of 1000 people who consider themselves to be ...
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Join us for a talk with artist Clare Whistler and filmmaker Nichola Bruce, before a screening of their film GIFTS.
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Publisher Margaret Busby explores the rise of Carnival as a means of celebration and defiance for the Windrush generation
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Sam Williams and Roly Porter present Salvage Rhythms: a new multimedia commission for Somerset House Studios.
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Asking vital questions about the effects of emerging technologies on daily life.
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Join us as we celebrate the achievements of entrepreneurs on the Black Business Incubator at an evening of presentations and networking.
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An evening of film & conversation from exhibiting artists Nik Hartley & Vanley Burke, showcasing work & ideas which capture the evolving cultural landscape in the UK.
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A workshop and public performance of a re-inscribed script of Horace Ové’s Baldwin’s Nigger.
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The UK’s largest ever exhibition of the influential and enigmatic fashion photographer Guy Bourdin, featuring over 100 works and previously unseen material from the photographer’s estate.
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A new projection-mapped sculptural work made specifically for Somerset House and Photo London.
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Tai Shani's multidisciplinary practice, comprising installation, performance, film, and photography, revolves around experimental texts to explore the excess and the affects of the epic as the ground.
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encourage you to not bring bags to the fair. Filming and Photography By attending this exhibition, you ... consent to being photographed or filmed by the Crafts Council and Somerset House for the purposes of ... you may film and photograph all public spaces of Somerset House. Tripods and monopods are not ...
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A free exhibition exploring the phenomena of skateboarding and the impact of its culture and communities on the UK over the past 45 years.
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A film screening, live performances and a reading expanding on storytelling and fictional activism.
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Set designer Stella Fox & art director James Price join journalist Bridget Arsenault in conversation, revealing the creative endeavours that take place behind the scenes.
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Collaborative art publishing practice OOMK create a new work for Art Night, including this short film documenting the making of visual newspaper "STUART Papers"
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A programme of digital installations, films and music showcasing the work of this year's ... 20 Dec One-line description: An experimental short film telling the story of a young woman who ... speculative short film Howe Are You Island? a melodic voice-over travels through a landscape of interspecies ...
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