Calling all mayhem-makers and rule-breakers - Beano is taking over Somerset House!
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Interactive sessions where you can unpick creative processes by working collaboratively with the artists and collectives from each takeover.
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Practice-led work researching the potential of ritual magick for post-capitalism, asking if counterculture is truly dead within a surveilled neoliberal environment.
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An online talk on the meaning of Black Joy in the challenging socio-technological context of the 2020s, featuring artists DeForrest Brown Jr. and Danielle Brathwaite-Shirley.
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Snoopy, Charlie Brown and co. come to Somerset House in a cultural celebration of the world’s most influential comic strip
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We continue our series of participatory rituals throughout summer. Based on the 12 mythic Labours of Herakleos.
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Presenting two summer weekends of distinctive contemporary circus, hip hop dance and music.
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Laura Pergolizzi (aka LP) is an American artist whose breakthrough album Lost on You showcases effortless vocal performances and assured songwriting.
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A symposium organised by the Fashion Research Network to accompany Hair by Sam McKnight.
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'I Need To Believe the World is Still Beautiful' is one of the most visually arresting parts of the Get Up, Stand Up Now exhibition.
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The UK premiere of a true-crime tale full of high tension, bold style, black humour and featuring some of the finest young actors around.
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After approximately twelve hours from the point of deepest sleep (in the Sleep Phase), the body undergoes a second rest phase as part of the circadian rhythm.
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Larry Achiampong presents a special performance in association with his new commission by Somerset House Pan African Flag for the Relic Travellers Alliance.
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Upgrade your experience at Somerset House this winter and enjoy delicious treats at The Chalet by Jimmy Garcia in the West Wing of Somerset House after you skate.
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Curatorial, inclusive platform for new music and delivery.
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Annual games festival Now Play This returns to Somerset House in April for its biggest edition ever, with even more exciting hands-on gameplay for all ages to enjoy
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Try out Nikon’s latest cameras as you explore the art of black and white photography.
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Workshops, presentations, conversations, and peer-to-peer meetups, shaped by and for creative practitioners and critical thinkers.
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An exhibition from the dark side, celebrating our greatest cultural provocateurs and visionaries.
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This big-hearted British comedy follows a group of South Asian women as they head to Blackpool for a fun-filled, emotion-packed day at the beach.
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