UKFUNLIFE.com: May 2009

Sunday, May 31, 2009

Bedroom Farce

Dates: 3.6.2009 to 6.6.2009.

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Group Show: Everything has a Name, or the Potential to be Named

Dates: 1.5.2009 to 20.6.2009. Vasco Araujo, Alberto Baraya, Matthew Buckingham, Luis Camnitzer, Antonio Caro, Andrea Geyer, Miler Lagos, Gabriel Sierra, and others tbc. Everything has a name, or the potential to be named* is a group exhibition that focuses on how European colonial powers during the 17th and 18th Centuries appropriated the natural environment in the Americas. The exhibition features works which address how organisms, land and people have been respectively classified, renamed and dislocated by generations of explorers and colonisers, as a consequence of economically and scientifically motivated expeditions by European empires to the Americas. These forms of cultural domination from the re-naming of a region, to the classification of a medicinal plant have left lasting legacies, which remain in common use today. In reconsidering this history, many of the artists in the exhibition critically re-appropriate such colonial interpretative systems. By examining the relationship between land, language, botany and colonialism, they reveal the imperialist quest to produce a universal index with which to perceive and tame the other and 'unknown'. They do so through research, documentary, film and mapping practices; via text and outdoor interventions; and by using tactics, which are often humorous, to evade or overcome determinism. As part of the exhibition, academics from various fields will give lectures contextualizing the works. Literature produced between the 17th and 20th Centuries by writers, geographers, scientists and economists, once back from their expeditions, will be displayed in Gasworks' reading area. The public programme will enlarge the geo-historical parameters of the exhibition by addressing present-day issues of land ownership and contemporary cases of exploitation of natural resources which have resulted in the reconfiguration of a geography, a culture, a population or an ecosystem in and beyond the Americas.

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Ensemble Productions: Gala with the Dancers of the Paris Opera Ballet

Dates: 21.7.2009. This Gala presented by Ensemble Productions will offer a rare opportunity to see the soloists of one of the world's top ballet troupes perform in London. The dancers will include Aurelia Bellet, Stephane Bullion, Mathilde Froustey, Josua Hoffalt, Agnes Letestu, Florian Magnenet, Herve Moreau, Stephane Phavorin and Simone Valastro.

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Ian Pedigo

Dates: 12.5.2009 to 13.6.2009. Rokeby is pleased to present the first solo exhibition by American sculptor Ian Pedigo in the UK. Pedigo composes objects and collages from seemingly abandoned materials; scraps of wood, ends of material, electrical tape, plastic cups, Plexiglas, magazine pages. However regardless of how throwaway the materials appear the artist's arrangements retain a potent visual coherence whilst the ephemeral is eloquently articulated through the components.

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The King and I

Dates: 12.6.2009 to 28.6.2009. A production of the Rodgers and Hammerstein classic musical.

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Paul Potts

Dates: 4.11.2009.

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The Royal Ballet: Electric Counterpoint + New Scarleti + Carmen

Dates: 5.5.2010 to 15.5.2010. Conductor: New Scarleti: New Scarleti; Carmen: Pavel Sorokin. Choreography: Electric Counterpoint: Christopher Wheeldon; New Scarleti: Liam Scarlett; Carmen: Mats Ek.

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Fast Forward: 20 Ways F1 is Changing Our World

Dates: 11.3.2009 to 5.4.2010. Explore the wonders of Formula 1 technology, but not just on the racetrack. Find out how researchers from different industries and disciplines have embraced the Formula 1 spirit for innovation and transferred it into our everyday lives. 20 innovative by-products of Formula 1TM will show how sophisticated composite materials and rigorous pit-stop strategies devised by British teams are currently applied to improve safety and efficiency in our hospitals, homes and working places. Formula 1 has a long and proud heritage of British racing triumph, but motorsport's more than the Grand Prix winners - there is a wealth of winning technology too. British teams, engineers and mechanics have shown themselves to be at the forefront of Formula 1, a world where human skill, innovation and cutting-edge technology are pushed to the extreme. The exhibition will feature unique items such as the Ovei Wellbeing Capsule, Baby Pod II and Solar B Solar Probe.

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Collecting a Kaleidoscope

Dates: 8.5.2009 to 21.6.2009. An exhibition of 19 objects from the Crafts Council Collection selected by Ralph Turner, renowned curator, writer and former Head of Exhibitions at the Crafts Council from 1979-1989.

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Dental Equipment

Dates: 1.1.2009 to 31.12.2009. Dental equipment has varied over the years from the very basic to todays ultra-sophisticated machines. At the most basic level, the fingers were used for extraction. Some equipment, such as scalers, remains very simple in design but others, such as x-ray machines, with links to a computer make the most of modern technology.

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British Portraiture 2

Dates: 1.1.2008 to 31.12.2009. A collection focusing on the paintings of Sir Thomas Gainsborough. The collection includes two full-scale portraits of the Linley sisters and Mrs Elizabeth Moody and her two sons. The collection includes works by artists such as Tilly Kettle and Thomas Hudson, both of whom were working at the same time as Gainsborough.

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That'll Be The Day

Dates: 24.6.2009. Traditional cabaret style show with rock 'n' roll hits from the 1950s, '60s and '70s, with glittery costumes and dance routines.

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The Cherry Orchard

Dates: 23.5.2009 to 15.8.2009. The Bridge Project is an unprecedented three-year, transatlantic partnership uniting The Old Vic with Brooklyn Academy of Music, and Neal Street Productions. As part of this project, Sam Mendes directs a new Tom Stoppard version of Chekhov's play The Cherry Orchard, a daring, droll meditation on bourgeois materialism and what remains in its wake.

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The Bloomberg Commission

Dates: 5.4.2009 to 18.4.2010. London-based Polish artist Goshka Macuga is widely acclaimed for her sculptural installations of artefacts and photographs, derived from art history, politics and anthropology. The artist focuses on a key moment in the history of the Whitechapel Gallery: the presentation of Picassos Guernica in 1939. Organised in collaboration with the Stepney Trade Union Council in east London to raise awareness of the Spanish Civil War, the suggested price of entry was a pair of boots, left underneath the work, to be sent to the Republicans in Spain. Forming the centrepiece of Macugas installation is a life-size tapestry of Guernica.

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Saturday, May 30, 2009

Alela Diane

Dates: 17.9.2009. Magical and authentic freaky folk from a very special talent.

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Great Bridges of the World

Dates: 27.3.2009 to 30.6.2009. The exhibition features photos of the world's oldest, tallest and most impressive bridges at Tower Bridge. 27 Mar-30 Jun

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A-Ha

Dates: 4.11.2009. Charming eighties pop band from Norway who are most famous for their classic hit 'Take On Me'.

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Royal Ballet: Ondine

Dates: 3.6.2009. Frederick Ashtons three-act ballet 'Ondine' was famously created for Margot Fonteyn and Michael Soames. The storyline is of a playful and mischevious water sprite who falls in love with a mortal with tragic consequences. Highlights include the famous shadow dance in Act 1 and a dramatic shipwreck in Act 2.

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Sister Act

Dates: 7.5.2009 to 13.2.2010. When disco diva Deloris Van Cartier witnesses a murder she is put in protective custody in the one place cops are sure she won't be found- a convent! Disguised as a nun, she finds herself at odds with both the rigid lifestyle and an up tight Mother Superior. Using her unique disco moves and singing talent to inspire the choir, Deloris breathes new life into the church and community, but in doing so blows her cover. Produced by Whoopi Goldberg herself.

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The Temple

Dates: 19.6.2009. The Temple is a full-length verse drama, inspired by The Temple Legend by Rudolf Steiner, which unites the wisdom of Solomon and the creative power of Hiram, within the consciousness of one human being, Balkis, the Queen of Sheba. This play is about power and vulnerability; it is about brotherhood, love, jealousy and murder; it portrays pictures of the past as seeds for the future.

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Guided Tours At The National Gallery

Dates: 1.1.2008 to 31.12.2009. The National Gallery in London houses the national collection of Western European paintings; over 2,300 pictures dating from 1250 to 1900. The collection includes all the major European schools of painting and masterpieces by many great artists.

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La Llamada

Dates: 1.1.2009 to 31.12.2009.

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Foreplay

Dates: 22.5.2009 to 13.6.2009. In 2006, Mpumelelo Paul Grootboom's Township Stories was hailed as "one of the most remarkable pieces of theatre to emerge from post-apartheid South Africa" (Lyn Gardner, Guardian). Foreplay, his thrilling new play, has the same gripping, raw style and energy. Based on La Ronde by Arthur Schnitzler, Foreplay looks at a South Africa seemingly obsessed with sex despite AIDS devastating too many lives.

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Constable Portraits: The Painter and his Circle

Dates: 5.3.2009 to 14.6.2009. This exhibition will explore the life and the works of John Constable and for the first time focus on his portraits. Images of the artist himself will be shown alongside his portraits of friends and family, interspersed with Constable's beautiful landscape paintings of the area surrounding his home. Collectively, they will provide a fascinating study of Constable's environment, influences and way of life.

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Friday, May 29, 2009

Anne Hardy

Dates: 1.10.2009 to 30.11.2009.

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One Xtreme Giant Leap

Dates: 2.7.2009. A celebration of gifted and talented youngsters from primary schools who have been selected to attend youth dance companies based at Sydney Russell, Barking Abbey, Dagenham Park and Jo Richardson schools.

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Joanna Bird Pottery

19 October 2009 - 24 October 2009.

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Glitter and Be Gay

Dates: 29.6.2009 to 30.6.2009. A glamorous and glittering evening of American musical theatre, jazz and cabaret songs themed around women. Soprano/Actor Sara Cluderay brings to life tragic femmes fatales, fallen heroines and gutsy gals, with cellist Mayda Narvey, and Ruth Young at the piano. Featuring music by Sondheim, Bernstein, Gershwin, Weill and more, plus contemporary music theatre composers Maury Yeston and Jason Robert Brown, and new pieces. A must-see for divas of both sexes.

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Boyzone

Dates: 22.6.2009. Irish boyband from the nineties are arguably one of the most popular male groups in the British Isles. Their sweet Irish charm and seductive ballads will be brought back on stage for another best selling tour.

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The Gaslight Anthem

Dates: 4.6.2009. Soulful rock band from New Jersey who write jagged emotive lyrics.

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Docklands at War 1939 - 1945

Dates: 1.1.2009 to 31.12.2009. Through sensitive and informative displays featuring film, artefacts, interactive touch screens, models and life-size reconstructions the visitor is given a full understanding of how the Second World War affected the Docklands area and communities, One of the Museums most treasured possessions is a flag that flew from the bow of one of the first landing crafts to reach France during the D-Day landings on 6th June 1944. It was found among the effects of George Sluman, who was coxswain of the craft, and donated to the Museum by his widow Joyce. George worked as a waterman before the war in the Port of London. Men with his expertise on the water were enlisted to support the massive allied assault upon fortress Europe on D-Day. Other exhibits explore the Port's role in the Dunkirk rescue and secret projects such as construction of the Maunsell Forts; Pipe Line Under The Ocean and the huge breakwaters for the Mulberry Harbours.

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Monsters

Dates: 6.5.2009 to 30.5.2009. A play about the killing of James Bulger, which goes beyond the media haze and sticks to the facts.

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Design for the Real World - How Ergonomics Makes Things Better

Dates: 4.11.2009 to 7.3.2010. Ergonomics has been described as the science of everyday life. It uses the knowledge of human performance in conjunction with design and engineering in order to create systems, products and processes which are safe, efficient and enjoyable to use. The exhibition will show the impact of designers and manufacturers who have not accurately considered our ergonomic requirements - how the same design 'errors' that lead to you mistaking the hot tap for the cold one are the same, in principle, to those that can lead to an air traffic disaster or power station meltdown.

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Acoustic Night

Dates: 1.1.2008 to 31.12.2009. Live acoustic music night.

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Frank Skinner's Credit Crunch Cabaret

12 October 2009 - 14 December 2009. Due to the sell-out success of Frank Skinner's Credit Crunch Cabaret the run has been extended with an additional 10 shows this Autumn. Times are tough. The pound is falling, purse strings are tightening and it looks like you'll never be able to get pick 'n' mix from Woolies again. So what better time than now for a little entertainment. To date Frank Skinner's Credit Crunch Cabaret has hosted award-winning comedians, West End stars and fantastic musical acts, including, Al Murray The Pub Landlord, Dave Gorman, David Baddiel, Lee Mack, Connie Fisher, Russell Howard, Tara Palmer Tomkinson, Hugh Cornwell, Richard Herring, Ian Broudie, Jenny Eclair, Chris Addison, Goldie Lookin Chain, and We Are Klang.

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Maharaja: The Splendour of India's Royal Courts

Dates: 10.10.2009 to 17.1.2010. The word 'maharaja' (literally 'great king') conjures up images of fantasy and spectacle. The heyday of the maharajas began in earnest after the collapse of the Mughal empire in the early 18th century. The exhibition will open with this period of chaos and adventure and will close at the end of British rule in 1947, when Indian princes acceded their territories into the modern states of India and Pakistan. The show will explore the extraordinary culture of princely India, showcasing rich and varied objects that reflect different aspects of royal life.

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Hello, Dolly

Dates: 30.7.2009 to 12.9.2009. Broadway's irresistible musical comedy.

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Faces of Battle

Dates: 1.1.2008 to 31.12.2009. Untold stories of suffering, heroism and hope.

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Aladdin

Dates: 4.12.2009 to 17.1.2010.

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Chris Tosic: Solo Exhibition

Dates: 1.9.2009 to 30.9.2009.

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Thursday, May 28, 2009

Arabian Nights

Dates: 10.8.2009 to 14.8.2009. Inspired by the stories from Arabian Nights each group will create a performance, using drama, dance and music to perform at one of ATG’s West End venues, along with groups from the Churchill Theatre, Bromley and New Wimbledon Theatre.

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The Maids

Dates: 9.6.2009 to 5.7.2009. Two sisters suffocated by their mundane existence find release and freedom in recklessly challenging the boundaries of the master-servant relationship.

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Design And Nature

Dates: 9.7.2009 to 19.9.2009.

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Chun Liao

Dates: 15.5.2009 to 20.6.2009. An exhibition of work by Chun Liao.

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Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

Dates: 16.3.2010 to 3.4.2010. The most fantasmagorical stage musical in the history of everything, hits the road in top gear on the 4th year of its high-flying tour. With a cast and crew of 100 (including ten dogs), sensational sets and stunning special effects, this action-packed adventure is the story of the magical car, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. Eccentric inventor Caractacus Potts, and his two children Jeremy and Jemima, alongside Truly Scrumptious and Grandpa Potts, all try and outwit the dastardly Baron and the famously evil Childcatcher. Bursting with magical songs including Truly Scrumptious, Toot Sweets, Hushabye Mountain and the Oscar nominated title song, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, the production has been nominated for three Olivier Awards, won Best Musical in the 2002 Variety Awards, been nominated for five Tony Awards on Broadway and won the coveted Manchester Evening News Theatre Award for Best Family Show in 2006. This ravishing award-winning show is guaranteed to be the most exciting theatrical event of the year.

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Disney on Ice: Princess Wishes

Dates: 28.10.2009 to 8.11.2009. Tinker Bell hosts a collection of enchanting and beloved Disney stories, featuring the tales of seven favourite princesses: Ariel, Belle, Cinderella, Jasmine, Snow White, Aurora and Mulan.

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Ian Pedigo

Blood Brothers

Dates: 24.8.2009 to 5.9.2009. Willie Russell's Blood Brothers tells the story of fraternal twins who are separated at birth. Their lives are worlds apart until destiny brings them back together.

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Gordon Masiala and NKA Music

Dates: 3.6.2009.

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Dividing The Line

Dates: 2.8.2009. Dividing The Line are a six-piece screamo band from Worcestershire. If you liked them last time they came to Gloucester then you'll be amazed this time, thanks to a few line-up changes and loads of new songs. Energetic, jaw-dropping and intense, they give you a live show you won't forget! Linchpin are the most exciting young band in Britain (average age 17), mixing up rock and punk sounds.

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Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Janet Milnes

Dates: 1.11.2009 to 30.11.2009.

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Britney Spears

Dates: 3.6.2009 to 14.6.2009. Sexy pop princess Britney has recovered from her controversial marriage to tour the world once again. Britney is back on form and will be performing her smash hits 'Hit Me Baby Once Again', 'Stronger' and 'My Prerogative'.

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Business History Objects

Dates: 1.1.2009 to 31.12.2009. All of the collections reflect the development of the postal service but this section tells you about those which also illustrate the history of the Post Office and Royal Mail as a business. Our collection illustrates the changing face of Royal Mail from its conception in 1635 until the present day. In 1635 King Charles I as King of England opened up his private mail carrying service for use by the public. It became known as The Royal Mail. That service developed over the 370 years since then into the company we know today. In that time, despite many changes, Royal Mail has always maintained a public presence that is instantly recognisable, most particularly with the GPO, The Post Office and Royal Mail.

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Grease

14 December 2007 - 31 October 2009. The feel-good family show returns to London this summer, starring the winners of ITV's Grease is the Word. On now

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Cliff Richard + The Shadows

22 October 2009.

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Rio Zouk

Dates: 1.1.2009 to 31.12.2009. Brazilian zouk lambada is a rhythm developed in Rio de Janeiro, a city that some would argue is the dance capital of the world. An evolution of the lambada this dance is increasingly popular world wide including in Brazil, Holland, Spain, the UK and Australia.

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The Gruffalo

Dates: 6.8.2009 to 8.8.2009. Join Mouse on an adventurous journey through the deep dark wood in this musical adaptation of the picture book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler. Mouse can scare hungry animals away with tall stories of the terrifying Gruffalo, but what happens when he comes face to face with the very creature he imagined? Songs and scary fun for children aged three and up and their adults.

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Jerwood Contemporary Makers

Dates: 10.6.2009 to 19.7.2009. Jerwood Contemporary Makers is the Jerwood Charitable Foundation's new initiative to support the applied arts and encourage new and stimulating ways of showing work across a range of disciplines.

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Festen

Dates: 23.6.2009 to 27.6.2009. The proprietor of a chain of restaurants is celebrating his sixtieth birthday and four generations return to their palatial family home for the party. But as the festivities begin a startling accusation forces them to confront a terrible secret from the past. David Eldridge's electrifying black comedy was described by The Guardian as "the year's best play 2004.

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Beryl Hole

13 October 2009 - 25 October 2009.

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Much Ado About Nothing

Dates: 23.6.2009 to 19.7.2009.

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Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Antony Sher: The Audience

Dates: 8.6.2009 to 27.6.2009. Antony Sher's latest oil painting is an enormous autobiographical work called 'The Audience'. It's a composition of a 130 portraits of people who have influenced his life: iconic heroes and villains (Mandela and Hitler), great actors (Olivier, Brando), members of his family, or friends, characters he's played (Richard III, Primo Levi, Stanley Spencer) or as characters from his novels and plays. To coincide with his 60th birthday, and the new edition of his autobiography Beside Myself, Antony Sher will exhibit 'The Audience' alongside other paintings and drawings.

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Bromley Adult Education College Student Exhibition

Dates: 11.6.2009 to 24.6.2009. Exhibition of drawing, painting, photography, jewelly, silverware and pottery by the students of Bromley Adult Education College.

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At Your Service

Dates: 17.4.2009 to 28.6.2009. The David Roberts Art Foundation is delighted to launch its Curators' Series with its first guest curator, Cylena Simonds. The Curators' Series aims to support international curators with unique and experimental vision by commissioning projects for the Foundation. The exhibition engages the concept and dynamics of the service and hospitality industries in today's political and social climate and brings together a wide range of artwork from emerging international artists.

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Vauxhall UK Beatbox Championships Final

Dates: 20.6.2009. Welcome to ukbeatboxchampionships.com, home of the Vauxhall UK Beatbox Championships 2008 - only here can you pit your voice box against the finest beatboxers in the country to win the grand prize - a brand new Vauxhall Corsa. Armed only with a microphone and your vocal chords, you will have to fight to the end in a series of ONE-ON-ONE '8-mile' style battles to take the trophy. We'll be touring the country throughout February, holding 4 heats nationwide to find the top 8 beatboxers in the UK. These 8 will then battle it out at the Grand Final at the London Islington Carling Academy on June 13th, 2008. The 2008 competition will be even more exciting as the current champion, Beardyman, is stepping down! This can mean only one thing.....next year will be a guaranteed new winner! Some will be saddened by this, as Beardyman is such a great entertainer. Others will be thrilled, namely, the contestants! The Final is set to be huge, with judging duties being handled by 2007 champion Beardyman, Shlomo, and Killa Kela. The crowd will be hit with showcases from Beardyman and Shlomo, and a set by Killa Kela with his full band. We can't wait to see who steps up to the plate to be the next UK Champ. But only one beatboxer can take the grand prize, and become the 2008 Vauxhall UK Beatbox Champion. Featuring Shlomo, Beardyman, Ill-Commotion DJ\'s, Hosted by Stig of the Dump.

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The Pillowman

Dates: 22.9.2009 to 26.9.2009. Once upon a time there was a show so revolting and yet so human and so funny that a portion of the audience felt compelled to leave at intermission while the rest stayed totally rapt in the events and tales illustrated before them. Martin McDonagh's searing play tells the story of Katurian, a writer in a totalitarian state who is being interrogated over a spate of child murders which appear to have striking similarities to some of his gruesome short stories. With Katurian's brother imprisoned in the next cell, his interrogators will stop at nothing to get the answers they want. Moving between the forbidding interrogation cell and the Grimm-like world of Katurian's grisly stories, this blackest of black comedies explores family secrets, murder, repression and the ultimate power of storytelling. At once viciously funny and deeply disturbing, The Pillowman mixes fairytale allegory and brutal realism to create a dark, haunting tale that is not for the faint-hearted or the easily offended. The original Royal National Theatre production received the 2004 Olivier Award and an Evening Standard Award nomination for Best New Play. I was captured by this play the very first time I read it, and am really excited to be bringing it to Prompt Corner, which will provide a perfect, intimate setting for this intense piece. Originally part of the 2008 season, due to rights issues I have had an extra year to develop my ideas and am now raring to make this a very special production.

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Xpression 09

Dates: 4.7.2009. The very best in Barking and Dagenham Dance perfomances will be showcased in this wonderful evening for all the family. Sit back and enjoy the varied and exciting dance styles performed by your local residents.

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Ben Turnbull

Dates: 21.10.2009 to 7.11.2009.

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Porcupine Tree

Dates: 9.10.2009. Psychedelic trip-hop and progressive metal.

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The Royal Ballet: Electric Counterpoint + New Scarleti + Carmen

Eric Clapton

Dates: 16.5.2009 to 31.5.2009. The ex-Cream star is considered by many to be one of the greatest guitar players of all time. The Surrey born musician is an established legend in the rock world and continues to have a long and successful solo career.

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Crossings

Dates: 5.6.2009 to 6.6.2009. Shelley is on the run. 15, and pregnant, she's looking for a way out of the gang. She's broken the code. We all know you don't do that. In a raging storm she finds shelter on a strange ship. But this is no ordinary ship, it's the ghost of the notorious Zong, a slave ship with a murderous history. Shelley is swept into the compelling stories of two powerful voices calling her to her future and a way out.

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Brass Players

Dates: 28.7.2009. Session run by Martin Lawrence, horn player with the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment. This workshop also includes a visit to the museum's Gerald Coke library to see original manuscripts. Please bring your wind instrument. Suitable for orchestral students, grade 6 and above, maximum 15 participants.

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Animal Collective

Dates: 20.8.2009. Indie band band eschewing genres and labels and combining a love of sonic freeform electronic-horror-gospel-hip-hop soul-pop-madness .

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Gus Cummins: Invaders

Dates: 12.5.2009 to 31.8.2009. During and following his epileptic seizures, Gus Cummins loses all sense of identity and language, rendered unable to speak or understand a word until his brain reboots. Invasion by an alien presence represents rogue activity in his brain, and society's worst attitudes towards people with epilepsy. Utilising his own medical data as a creative resource, Cummins recorded his brain activity with an electroencephalogram and converted it into a visual and sound composition.

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Chickenfoot

Dates: 25.6.2009.

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Three Pigs

Dates: 12.9.2009. Stories and song as the Three Little Pigs, Susannah the Fanciful Sow and the Old Woman and her Pig are all brought to life with storytelling and puppetry skills of Rod Burnett and Storybox Theatre.

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Monday, May 25, 2009

Capturing the Moment

Dates: 18.3.2009 to 10.1.2010. An exhibition of work by Reg Wilson, one of Britain's most prolific performance photographers. From the 1960s he has recorded four decades of the performing arts in all their richness and variety, capturing the great and the good on stage, backstage and in the studio. This selection from Wilson's archive, chosen by the artist, shows every aspect of the performance process from the studio to the finished product. It also demonstrates a range of techniques, from the staged photo-call to the snatched backstage shot and includes some of the earliest stage photography and colour productions.

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The Bloomberg Commission

Museum of Garden History

Dates: 1.1.2008 to 31.12.2009. The museum is dedicated to the history of gardens and gardening and exists to enhance understanding and appreciation of the history and development of gardens and gardening in the UK, with reference to European and worldwide influence.

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A New World: A Life of Thomas Paine

Dates: 29.8.2009 to 9.10.2009. Trevor Griffiths fills this moving story of the life and loves of the author of 'The Rights of Man' with songs, music and the huge carnival spirit of a world turned upside down. It is the late-18th century and on both sides of the Atlantic the world seems filled with exciting new possibilities for humanity: old yokes can at last be cast off, ancient hierarchies dissolved. Chief among those lighting the fire is the English radical Thomas Paine, a man of great compassion, brutal honesty and a political writer of genius. Whether answering the call of an America chafing under the tyranny of the British crown, riding the storm of revolutionary France, or challenging a conservative backlash in Britain, Paine is at the heart of things, ardent in his search for love, passionate in his pursuit of liberty.

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Hard Rock Calling 2009: Bruce Springsteen + The Gaslight Anthem

Dates: 28.6.2009. The legendary blue collar musician is an undisputed American icon and will be performing some of his biggest hits such as 'Born in the USA', 'Dancing in the Dark' and 'Streets of Philadelphia'.

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The Blackout

Dates: 29.5.2009. Post-hardcore emo band from South Wales with pretty cheekbones and spiky black hair.

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Childrens Saturday Club

31 December 2009. Art and craft activities for five- to 12-year-olds. A fun way to spend a Saturday morning, with a chance to take part in loads of interesting activities. Children under the age of five must be accompanied by an adult.

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Troilus and Cressida

Dates: 12.7.2009 to 20.9.2009. Shakespeare fills his ancient tale with savage comedy, great passion, vivid characters and all the heat and sweat of a long and painful campaign. He seems never more modern than in dealing with the subject of a tragic love pursued in the midst of a pointless war. Seven years have passed since the Greeks first began their siege of Troy, and on the Trojan side of the walls the beautiful Cressida, aided and abetted by her intriguing uncle Pandarus, has embarked upon a passionate love affair with Prince Troilus. When Cressida is forced to join her treacherous father in the Greek camp, can their love survive a difficult separation or will it join the other casualties of war?

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Milkshake! Live in My First Concert

Dates: 8.6.2009 to 10.6.2009. A chance for children to join their favourite TV characters and Milkshake! presenters in a brand new, action packed all singing, all dancing musical extravaganza, with Fifi & Bumble, Peppa & George, Rupert Bear, Little Princess, Noddy & Tessie Bear and Mr Bump all together on one stage.

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Here Come The Boys

Dates: 28.5.2009. A show of music and dance with a troupe of oiled-up muscle bound guys.

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Anne Aggett, Lionel Aggett & Martin Taylor Exhibition - Preview

Dates: 8.9.2009. A group exhibition featuring artwork by Anne Aggett, Lionel Aggett & Martin Taylor.

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The Islington Contemporary Art & Design Fair - Week One

Dates: 1.10.2009 to 4.10.2009. The Islington Contemporary Art & Design Fair is an established showcase for artists and designers to promote and sell their work. Each of the four weeks of the events covers specific disciplines. The fair provides a platform for over 200 individual artists across the entire art and design spectrum to show their latest work. With its dynamic mix of both emerging young artists and those with established reputations, the ICADF is a unique event.

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Amy Speace

Dates: 4.6.2009.

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Ghosts

Dates: 22.7.2009 to 22.8.2009. Ghosts or Those Who Return by Henrik Ibsen, in a new version by Rebecca LenkiewiczMrs Alving is ecstatic when her son returns home after years abroad. But within days she'sforced to unearth the past and the ghosts who refuse to be silenced.

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Whispering Happiness

Dates: 9.6.2009 to 4.7.2009. Two teenagers sit in a desolate playground as the city tears itself apart. An old tramp waits in an empty church, while the gangs stalk the streets for their next fix. Into this wasteland of crumbling tower blocks, a shadowy figure appears, promising happiness.

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Cloud Choreography and Other Emergent Systems

Dates: 16.9.2009 to 14.11.2009.

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Sunday, May 24, 2009

We're Going on a Bear Hunt

Dates: 8.7.2009 to 16.8.2009. See Michael Rosen's much-loved children's tale We're Going on a Bear Hunt brought to life in London's West End. 8 Jul-16 Aug

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D-Day Exhibition

Dates: 6.6.2009 to 7.6.2009. To coincide with the 65th Anniversary of the action, this exhibition will use the Museum's archives to explain the importance of the D-Day landings.

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Dr Korczak's Example

Dates: 30.6.2009 to 18.7.2009. In a Warsaw ghetto in 1942, Dr Januzs Korczak's pacifist principles are challenged by the Nazi regime and the arrival of Adzio, a spirited boy who believes in fighting back.

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Baskery

Dates: 22.6.2009.

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Drop-in Portraits

Dates: 3.7.2009 to 19.7.2009. An exhibition featuring paintings by Sipke Visser and Sayed Hasan.

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Bows and Arrows

Dates: 1.1.2009 to 31.12.2009. Medieval bowmen demonstrate their skills along the remains of the City wall.

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Shoe Baby

Dates: 7.6.2009. Based on the story by Joyce Dunbar, this award-winning puppet show comes with a soundtrack by Tom Gray of Gomez.

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Royal Ballet: Jewels

Dates: 9.6.2009 to 19.6.2009. Created for New York City Ballet in 1967, Jewels is, in effect, three separate and complete abstract ballets with a nominal link: each is colour-themed to a gemstone, and explores a choreographic style that reflects Balanchine's dance influences and history. The romantic French manner of 'Emeralds' - second nature to the Company's dancers from long acquaintance with Giselle - begins the sequence with music by Faur, as drifting sylphs and their cavaliers inhabit a courtly and melancholy dream-world. 'Rubies', in startling contrast, brings a blast of mid-20th-century pizzazz, set to jazzinflected Stravinsky.

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Sister Act

Space Up Your Life

Dates: 21.7.2009 to 23.7.2009. A musical comedy written and devised by The Baked Bean Theatre Company, BBT is an acclaimed group of local actors with learning disabilities. This is a comical look at the classic sci-fi genre. Set in 2217 the head of the Intergalactic Space Invaders Army - General Knowledge, has been kidnapped. Who has committed this awful crime? And what do they want with him? At the same time on the other side of the galaxy Dark Lord Dave The Destroyer has evil plans to take over the universe. Will anyone be able to stop him? And why does he need a Brain Sucker 2000.

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Balla Drama

Dates: 26.6.2009 to 25.7.2009.

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Billy Franks

Dates: 6.6.2009.

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Affordable Art

14 October 2009 - 25 October 2009. An exhibition of work by new and up-and-coming artists.

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Andy Harper and Juliana Cerqueira Leite

Dates: 12.6.2009 to 12.7.2009.

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Anders Krisr / Sonja

Dates: 1.5.2009 to 16.6.2009. UNION Gallery is pleased to present the second solo exhibition of Swedish artist Anders Krisr. Krisrs work takes on the human body as subject matter, revealing psychological complexities inherent within these structures. Krisr combines the impeccable reproduction of the human figure with an often-violent interventionthe perfect cast marred by a heavy-handed print; the severing of the torso into strips. These works attack the integrity of the body, creating a visceral and immediate response.

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Cathy Wilkes

Dates: 1.4.2009 to 31.5.2009.

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Saturday, May 23, 2009

British Portraiture 2

British Sea Power

Dates: 16.8.2009. Amplified four-piece rock band from Brighton whose underground status has secured them a cult fanbase. They are emphatically melodic and have all the hallmarks of a British indie band.

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Big Boy Bloater

Dates: 30.5.2009. A gig from Big Boy Bloater, world-renowned king of the whammy bar and the doyen of blues-jumping R&B.

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Auguste Rodin and Stanislav Plutenko

Dates: 18.5.2009 to 20.6.2009.

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The Contingency Plan

Dates: 22.4.2009 to 6.6.2009. The Contingency Plan is a double bill of plays (Resilience and On the Beach) from the frontline of climate change. They both stand alone and are complementary. Together, they present an epic portrait of an England of the near future, in which huge flooding has destroyed Bristol and threatens to sink the east coast. Steve Waters' previous plays include Fast Labour, Plague of People (Hampstead Theatre), and World Music (Donmar Warehouse).

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Sadler's Wells is Dance

Dates: 11.9.2009. Sadler's Wells have produced an exclusive gala night of dance for the Tower Festival featuring the best of ballet, ballroom, flamenco and contemporary dance. Sadler's Wells is Dance will includes performances from Tamara Rojo (bA nightallet), Paco Pena and Company (flamenco) while Anton Du Beke and Erin Boag, stars of Strictly Come Dancing, are performing a selection of ballroom and Latin dances.

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Butterfly Jungle

Dates: 1.5.2009 to 27.9.2009. Travel from the dark depths of the forest floor, to the heady heights of the tree canopy, and experience the magic and beauty of live butterflies and other rainforest creatures. A mix of physical activities and brain-teasing puzzles are all part of the exhibition.

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Carus Thompson

Dates: 9.9.2009.

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Apologia

Dates: 17.6.2009 to 18.7.2009. Kristin Weybridge is an eminent and successful art critic. As a young mother, she followed her politics and art, storming Parisian barricades and following her heart to Florence. Her successful memoir secures her place in history but fails to mention her sons. Her birthday should be a time for celebration but when her son Simon decides to deliver his version of the past, everyone must confront the cost of Kristin's commitment to her work.

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Crystal Antlers + Three Trapped Tigers

Dates: 25.5.2009.

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Dreams of Elsewhere

Dates: 27.5.2009 to 25.6.2009. A solo exhibition featuring artwork by Eileen Cooper.

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The Gossip

Dates: 28.5.2009. A feminist punk band from Arkansas who have their backs against the wall. Beth Ditto is their highly charismatic front woman, whose thunderous soulful vocals will ensure that anyone attending a Gossip concert will be subject to an overwhelming punk experience.

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Boyzone

Dates: 29.5.2009. Irish boyband from the nineties are arguably one of the most popular male groups in the British Isles. Their sweet Irish charm and seductive ballads will be brought back on stage for another best selling tour.

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Eric Wesley

Dates: 1.6.2009 to 31.7.2009.

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A World of Cracking Ideas

Dates: 27.3.2009 to 31.10.2009. Techno-trousers, the Telly-scope and the Shopper 13, Wallace is famous for his wacky contraptions! Join him and Gromit as they guide you through the world of well-known inventions to discover how simple ideas can transform into life-changing devices. In this fun family experience see some of the greatest objects ever invented, from the printing press to the telephone, plus some of the first ever patented inventions from the Science Museum's collection. What device in your house could you not live without? Let Wallace's expertise inspire you in the 'create your own' workshop and develop your own idea for the next big thing.

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Archive Adventures

Dates: 5.4.2009 to 7.6.2009. Over 650 children from across east London have worked alongside artists Meera Chauda, Sam Perry, Emma Smith, Daniel Wallis and historian Marion Try. They have explored personal, local and global histories through photographs, press cuttings, maps and stories drawn from the Whitechapel Gallerys 100 year-old archive, as well as documents from their schools and local archives. These were brought to life in reenactments, walks, discussions and activities that forged links between past and present, weaving together fact and fiction. This exhibition brings together the stories that emerged and a website created with Bigland Green Primary School, including a timeline, scrapbooks and graphics conceived by the children themselves.

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Friday, May 22, 2009

Continuity

Miranda Whall & Flora Whiteley: New Work. none
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East Wing Collection VIII: On Time

Dates: 26.6.2008 to 1.7.2009. This biennial contemporary art show, curated by students of The Courtauld Institute of Art, features the work of up-and-coming artists alongside that of well-known established names such as Antony Gormley and Mark Wallinger. On Time embraces a wide spectrum of works as well as offering the public the opportunity to hear the voice of a younger generation of art historians with their fresh and innovative outlook on art.

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Aladdin

Dates: 26.11.2009 to 3.1.2010. A tale of exotic lands, Chinese laundries, genies, emperors and evil sorcerers, magic lamps, caves and flying carpets. Booking is now open to follow the antics of loveable rogue Aladdin and his long suffering mother, the delightfully saucy Widow Twanky. Swoon as he falls for the beautiful Princess, daughter of the Emperor and love to hate his wicked Uncle Abbanazar. There's a magical freeze on last year's prices and the return of the family ticket by popular demand. With whizzy special effects, puppetry and a genie-ous cast. Like the carpets, tickets are already flying out fast.

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Exploring Ballets Russes

Dates: 16.6.2009 to 20.6.2009. As one of the only two ballet companies which have direct lineage from the Ballets Russes, English National Ballet celebrates the centenary with performances of some of the troupe's great works. Ballets Russes productions were collaborations with major choreographers, composers, artists and dancers of the time including Pavlova, Picasso, Debussy, Chanel, Matisse and Nijinsky. Les Sylphides is poetry in movement; picture-perfect ballerinas flutter across the stage wearing long white winged tutus in Fokine's homage to the great Romantic ballets. Chopin's music sets the tone for the calm beauty of this ethereal and graceful ballet. Schhrazade features Rimsky-Korsakov's dramatic music and exotic scenery and costumes by the incomparable Lon Bakst. It tells the tale of the Shah's harem seducing his slaves amid wild revelry and the inevitable massacre of the wives and slaves when the Shah unexpectedly returns. Other works created for the Ballets Russes will also be performed during the season. Exploring Ballets Russes: The Dying Swan, Schhrazade.

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Chauntecleer and Pertelotte

Dates: 26.5.2009 to 13.6.2009. A lovelorn hen hatches her revenge - and all all-too-cocky rooster gets his comeuppance - in this vivacious farmyard romp. Kinetic physical comedy meets verbal dexterity. Inspired by Chaucer's 'Canterbury Tales'.

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David Claerbout

Dates: 21.5.2009 to 1.8.2009. David Claerbout focuses upon the passage of time, exploring perceptions of its passing through meticulously manipulated video projections. Claerbout is showing three new video installations: Riverside and Sunrise for which he will radically transform the main gallery into two cinema spaces, and American Room made for the upstairs gallery.

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Art from the Amphitheatre

Dates: 1.1.2009 to 31.12.2009. Paint scenes from the gladiatorial games.

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Murdered to Death

Dates: 3.6.2009 to 6.6.2009. This hilarious spoof in the best of Agatha Christie traditions is set in a country mansion in the 1930's. With an assembles cast of characters guaranteed to delight including a bumbling police.

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Girls Aloud: The Out of Control Tour

Dates: 23.5.2009 to 24.5.2009. They've conquered the critics and the country alike with their electro-influenced pop and have had more consecutive top ten singles than any girl band in history. The girls embark on another arena tour in the wake of their new album 'Out of Control'.

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Chris Wormell and Adnams Beer

Dates: 13.8.2009 to 12.9.2009. A summer exhibition featuring the stunning advertising campaign of Chris Wormell's stunning vinyl engravings for this much-loved Suffolk-based brewers. Featured all over the country from taxi's to bill-boards these images have become instantly recognisable.

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The Dallas International Art & Antique Show

Dates: 5.11.2009.

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Budweiser Presents CBGB: The Home Of Underground Rock

Dates: 4.6.2009 to 5.7.2009. Budweiser looks to recreate the infamous rock club at Proud Camden, with an exclusive photographic exhibition in which Lisa Kristal, daughter of the venues founder, Hilly Kristal, exposes the bands, lifestyle and club. 35 years after Hilly Kristal launched his first club on the CBGB site, Proud Camden pays homage to the venue that helped spawn a new era of punk. From the Ramones to Patti Smith, from The Damned to Television, the exhibition brings the stars of the movement back together for the first time since CBGBs closure in 2006.

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Banknotes & Coins

Dates: 1.1.2009 to 31.12.2009. The Bank's collection of notes is unique. It mainly consists of issued Bank of England notes dating from the late 17th century, original artwork by note designers, and an unrivalled collection of forgeries. It is the largest collection of Bank of England notes and associated material in the world. As to coin, the collection includes a representative selection of the regal coinage issued by the Royal Mint from 1694, the year of the Bank's foundation, and comprehensively covers the Bank's late 18th and early 19th century issues of Bank of England dollars and tokens.

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Hoodoo Voodoo

Dates: 1.1.2009 to 31.12.2009. The Witch Doctor will drag onto the stage Trixie Malicious and Lady Kimera to perform burlesque dances. Dress in jungle attire to win a place on the throne. Taunt captured girls in cages. DJs will be providing a suitably jungle like score to all this, with tribal drums and animal roars.

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Crossings

Thursday, May 21, 2009

One Last Card Trick

Dates: 7.7.2009 to 11.7.2009.

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Corinne Rusch: Thinking Around - Metaphors in Nature

Dates: 21.4.2009 to 26.6.2009. A strange mix of stuffed animal hides and photographs create an unsettling atmosphere in thinking around metaphors in nature by Corinne Rusch. In this new installation at the Austrian Cultural Forum London, Rusch ironically explores the obvious but often understated parallels between the human will to preserve our beauty and youth, and the ubiquitous taxidermy process, artificially preserving wild and domestic animals for our human sense of ownership. The dense medium-format photographs, which hang disturbingly between a series of stuffed animal asses, show us scenes from what appears to be the back room of a taxidermists studio.

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The Cherry Orchard

Angel Moving Image Festival

Dates: 2.10.2009 to 4.10.2009. The Angel Moving Image Festival is part of the Islington Contemporary Art And Design Fair, an established showcase for artists and designers to promote and sell their work.

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20 years of Wallace and Gromit!

Dates: 1.9.2009 to 31.10.2009. A major event with the Aardman Animation Film Studios celebrating two decades of this world-famous Oscar winning films. The exhibition will launch two new books by Aardman Animations about Wallace and Gromit and creator Nick Park. There will also be original artwork from the Aardman archive including Nick Park's drawings produced for the recent film A matter of Loaf and Death first viewed on terrestrial televsion on Christmas Day 2008. A must for collectors.

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Sadler's Wells is Dance

The Turner Prize 2009

Dates: 6.10.2009 to 16.1.2010. The annual Turner Prize for visual arts rarely fails to be controversial, causing passionate debates about the nature of art and introducing the work of up-coming artists to an international audience.

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The Dickies

Dates: 22.7.2009. Longstanding veterans of the Los Angeles punk scene.

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Daisy Pulls it Off

Dates: 4.8.2009 to 8.8.2009. Daisy Pulls It Off, first performed in 1983, is an affectionate pastiche of the classic girls' school story, crammed full of slang like 'topping', 'jolly' and 'scrummy'. The play captures the innocence and uncomplicated essence of Angela Brazil's schoolgirl novels from the 1920s which dealt with the highs and lows in the lives of middle-class schoolgirls: their charms, misfortunes and personal failures. Set in a prestigious all girls boarding school in a bygone era, the play follows our plucky heroine, Daisy Meredith, an elementary school girl and first scholarship student to attend Grangewood School. The privileged students are determined to make Daisy look bad in the eyes of the administration, which has its own problems. Can Daisy shake off the stigma of her poor school background and overcome the snobbish prejudice from her well-to-do schoolgirl rivals? Can she save the school from financial ruin before it's too late? Who is that mysterious whistling gardener? And more importantly will there be enough jam for tea.

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Letters Homes

Dates: 21.7.2009 to 25.7.2009. Sylvia Plath was already recognised as a brilliant poet at the time of her death, and despite an ongoing interest in her life and work, few biographers consulted the one person who knew her best. In 1975 her mother Aurelia therefore published a volume of the letters Sylvia wrote between her college years and her death in 1963. Sylvia Plath exemplified a heroine for feminists, a wronged woman oppressed by patriarchy, a pathology where her work was fuelled not by her intellect but her sickness, and lastly a character synonymous with depression and self-destruction. This play allows us to discover the less well known aspects of a woman with the use of her own words, not in the guise of a poet, but that of a dutiful and loving daughter. Aurelia was born in 1906 and was 57 years old when her daughter died. Their relationship was problematic and ambiguous as they were both very close despite Sylvia's claims that she hated her and her demonisation in much of Plath's poetry. The letters and this play, however, show her to be a woman who sacrificed much for her children. Letters Home is two plays running in parallel, one taking place in the mind of Aurelia which recounts Sylvia's life and the efforts made to save it, while the other is set in the here and now as Aurelia, through telling her story, endeavours to reach an understanding that she is alive and her daughter is gone.

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AOP Photographers Awards 2009

Dates: 14.4.2009 to 22.5.2009. This award was presented to recognise and highlight the talent of one AOP Photographer who has excelled in this years Awards. The AOP Photographer of the Year for 2009 is Karin Berndl. 10 of her images were selected for the AOP Photographers Awards 2009, across Commissioned work within the Still Life category.

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Puppet Show

Dates: 16.5.2009 to 5.7.2009.

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Wednesday, May 20, 2009

A Group Show

Dates: 1.7.2008 to 9.8.2009.

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Dinnerladies

Dates: 22.6.2009 to 27.6.2009. National tour of the stage adaptation of Victoria Wood's BBC TV sitcom with Andrew Dunn and Shobna Gulati from the original cast of the series. Based on the second series, this follows the reluctant love story of Bren and Tony, egged on by Dolly, Jean, Twinkle and Anita.

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Anne Aggett, Lionel Aggett & Martin Taylor Exhibition - Preview

Brit Insurance Designs of the Year 2009

Dates: 12.2.2009 to 14.6.2009. The world's most interesting and forward looking designs have been nominated for Brit Insurance Design Award by industry experts spanning seven categories: Architecture, Fashion, Furniture, Graphics, Interactive, Product and Transport. This shortlist will be on show at the Brit Insurance Designs of the Year exhibition. From this comprehensive list, the panel will decide the category winners in each of the seven disciplines to be announced at the end of February.

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Dracula

Dates: 20.5.2009 to 21.5.2009. An adaptation of Stoker’s original ‘Dracula’ featuring a range of theatrical techniques, dance and physical theatre. An original exciting, visual performance from the graduating BTEC National Diploma performing Arts group.

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Bowerbirds

Dates: 26.5.2009. Folk act Bowerbirds perform live.

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The Blow Monkeys

Dates: 3.9.2009. Reformed after 18 years, the Blow Monkeys are back with a new album. One of the great English pop bands of the 1980s, their biggest hit was Digging the Scene. Expect melodic glam jazz.

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Affabel Partridge: The Poor Clare's Reliquary

Dates: 6.8.2008 to 13.7.2009. This display tells the story of a precious vessel that has recently been lent to the V&A by the Monastery of Poor Clares in Hereford. Scholars are divided over whether it was made as a reliquary or a salt cellar. The marks on the vessel tell us that it was made in London in 1551, probably by the Royal Goldsmith Affabel Partridge, at a time when Catholics in England were being persecuted.

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Love Brahms?

Dates: 14.12.2008 to 5.7.2009. In a series of concerts, the London Symphony Orchestra explores why Brahms' music sparks such heated debate. 14 Dec-5 Jul

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The Royal Ballet: Mayerling

Dates: 7.10.2009 to 10.11.2009. Mayerling is a penetrating interpretation of the events surrounding the double death of Archduke Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria-H ungary and his 17 year-old mistress, Mary Vetsera. MacMillan's darkest full-length ballet, with scenario devised by Gillian Freem an, portrays Prince Rudolf as trapped in an unwanted and loveless marriage, implicated in political intrigue and finally dependent on the solace of morphine. Conductors: Barry Wordsworth and Martin Yates.

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Aestheticism: Beauty in Art and Design 1860-1900

Dates: 1.4.2011 to 31.7.2011. The first international exhibition to explore the unconventional creativity of the British Aesthetic Movement, which produced some of the most sophisticated and sensuously beautiful artworks of the Western tradition. The well spring of the 'new art' movements of the late 19th century, British Aestheticism is now acknowledged for its revolutionary re-negotiation of the relationships between the artist and society, between the 'fine' and design arts, as well as between art and ethics and art and criticism.

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Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Animal Bone

Dates: 1.1.2009 to 31.12.2009. A chance to examine the bones of London's sporting animals.

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Exploring Ballets Russes

Katherine Howard

Dates: 9.7.2009 to 18.7.2009. Opening on the wedding night of Henry and his fourth wife, Anne of Cleves, it is soon clear that the marriage will not last. To obtain advantage for his family, the Duke of Norfolk plans to install his niece, Katherine, as Henry's fifth wife. Their subsequent courtship, marriage and her fall from grace, leading to her execution after being accused of adultery, are covered in a tender and sympathetic manner underscored by the political intrigues, plots and betrayals of the times and the religious changes taking place in Tudor England.

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Laban Degree Show 2009

Dates: 30.6.2009. New dance performances by emerging dance artists graduating from Laban BA (Hons) Dance Theatre programme.

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Rambert Dance: Season of New Choreography

Dates: 22.5.2009. A programme of five works performed to live music followed by a chance to meet the artists.

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The Kirov - Romeo and Juliet

Dates: 3.8.2009 to 11.8.2009. The Mariinsky Ballet opens the season with the eagerly awaited return of Romeo and Juliet, one of the most cherished ballets in its repertory. Set to Prokofiev's magnificent score, the ballet portrays the bittersweet love of the star-crossed lovers from their first fateful meeting to their untimely and tragic deaths. Danced by renowned Mariinsky ballerinas Alina Somova, Evgenia Obraztsova and Olesya Novikova, partnered by Andrian Fadeev, Vladimir Shklyarov and Igor Kolb, the most famous love story of all time is presented in its original version by Leonid Lavrovsky, embodying all the drama and passion of Shakespeare's text.

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Atta Kwami & Pamela Clarkson Kwami

Dates: 1.9.2009 to 30.9.2009. A group exhibition by artists Atta Kwami and Pamela Clarkson Kwami.

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3-D Portraiture in Clay

Dates: 11.7.2009 to 18.7.2009. Enjoy the experience of learning the techniques of creating a portrait head - a skill which can be used time and again. This 2-day workshop is led by a professional sculptor using a model.

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Monday, May 18, 2009

Cliff Richard and The Shadows

Dates: 25.9.2009 to 28.9.2009. Rock'n'roll at The O2 with Cliff and The Shadows. 25, 26 and 28 Sep

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The Baraket Gallery Ltd

Dates: 1.1.2009 to 31.12.2009. The Barakat Gallery is a fifth-generation family owned and operated business, founded in Jerusalem over 100 years ago. The gallery features ancient art specialising in classical antiquities, Near Eastern, Biblical, Chinese, Pre-Columbian, Byzantine, Asian, African and Primitive arts. They also specialise in ancient Numismatics and fine jewellery.

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Sickert in Venice

Dates: 4.3.2009 to 31.5.2009. See work by one of Britain's most influential Impressionists at a critical time in his career. 4 Mar-31 May

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Hidden Treasures of the Mary Rose

Dates: 7.4.2009 to 7.8.2009. An exhibition of artefacts from Henry VIII's flagship, the Mary Rose - seen for the first time outside Portsmouth is coming to Croydon in 2009. It will be one of the highlights marking the 500th Anniversary of Henry VIII's Accession to the Throne.

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British Sea Power

The Bridge Project: The Cherry Orchard

Adam Cooper's Shall We Dance

Dates: 23.7.2009 to 31.7.2009. A tribute to the music of Richard Rodgers. Set to a score comprised entirely of melodies by Richard Rodgers, Shall We Dance tells the story of one man's extraordinary quest to find true love. His panoramic voyage transports us from the Orient to the Wild West by way of Russian folk dance, New York jazz and the delirious waltzes of a Viennese ballroom. Conceived and performed by award-winning dancer and choreographer Adam Cooper, this brand new production thrills and seduces with an exhilarating blend of tap, jazz and classical dance. Rodgers' show-stopping score will be brought thrillingly to life by a full live orchestra. This lavish production brings together the combined creative talents from the West End of musical director Richard Balcombe (Cats, Phantom of the Opera), designer Paul Farnsworth (Follies, Scrooge) and lighting designer Paul Pyant (Lord of the Rings, The Woman in White).

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Ballet Russes: Programme Two

Dates: 16.6.2009 to 20.6.2009. As one of the only two ballet companies which have direct lineage from the Ballets Russes, English National Ballet celebrates the centenary with performances of some of the troupe's great works. Ballets Russes productions were collaborations with major choreographers, composers, artists and dancers of the time including Pavlova, Picasso, Debussy, Chanel, Matisse and Nijinsky. Les Sylphides is poetry in movement; picture-perfect ballerinas flutter across the stage wearing long white winged tutus in Fokine's homage to the great Romantic ballets. Chopin's music sets the tone for the calm beauty of this ethereal and graceful ballet. Schhrazade features Rimsky-Korsakov's dramatic music and exotic scenery and costumes by the incomparable Lon Bakst. It tells the tale of the Shah's harem seducing his slaves amid wild revelry and the inevitable massacre of the wives and slaves when the Shah unexpectedly returns. Other works created for the Ballets Russes will also be performed during the season. Programme 2: Les Sylphides, Le Spectre de la Rose, The Dying Swan, L'aprs-midi d'un Faune, The Rite of Spring.

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The Cheekie Chappie

Dates: 24.7.2009. You're the sort of people who get me a bad name! Listen now listen listen Jack and Jill went up the hill, just like two cock linnets. Jill came down with half a crown, she wasn't up there two min. Ere! You'll get me a bad name. But you can't help liking 'im, can yer? There'll never be another. Miller's the name, lady" And just how did that street wise urchin from turn of the century Brighton get to become Britain's highest paid comedy star? Between generous helpings from Max's side-splitting repertoire, Dave Sealey the life long music hall performer, reveals the quiet unassuming man beneath the make-up and gaudy apparel. With songs and laughs a-plenty, this show is as saucy as a seaside postcard from Brighton pier itself.

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Sunday, May 17, 2009

The Royal Ballet: Agon + Sphinx + New McGregor

Dates: 4.11.2009 to 18.11.2009. Agon: Agon is plotless, an abstract ballet for eight female and four male dancers. Sphinx: The ballet is a powerful variation on the Oedipus legend. Inspired by Act II of Cocteau's play, The Infernal Machine, Tetley's Sphinx appears in the guise of a young woman who, weary of immortality, longs to fall in love with a man. Conductor: Agon: Daniel Capps; Sphinx and New McGregor: Barry Wordsworth. Choreography: Agon: George Balanchine; Sphinx: Glen Tetley; New McGregor: Wayne McGregor.

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BBC Concert Orchestra: Kurt Weill: Lost in the Stars

Dates: 23.6.2009 to 24.6.2009. A production of Kurt Weill's musical tragedy 'Lost in the Stars'.

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A Midsummer Night's Dream

Dates: 13.7.2009 to 18.7.2009.

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Paris Jazz

Dates: 8.6.2009 to 14.6.2009. All you crazy cats get set for a week of jazz-themed events at Kings Place in London, including performance. 8-14 Jun

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Beneath Our Feet

Dates: 1.1.2008 to 31.12.2009.

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Dave Swarbrick

19 November 2009. Tunes, stories and reminiscences from a life in music. Regarded by many as Britain's finest folk fiddler, Dave Swarbrick has inspired and influenced countless musicians over five decades. From his early work with Ian Campbell and Fairport Convention he has continued to be at the forefront of the British folk movement. Swarb now returns to solo performance for the first time in a decade with a show that promises to be another memorable and triumphant chapter in his long career.

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UB40

12 December 2009. After struggling to make a name for themselves, the Birmingham reggae band were asked to join The Pretenders as their support act on a national tour. They have since had huge success with hits 'Red Red Wine', 'Kingston Town' and 'Rat In Me Kitchen'.

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Ballet Russes: Programme One

Dates: 16.6.2009 to 20.6.2009. As one of the only two ballet companies which have direct lineage from the Ballets Russes, English National Ballet celebrates the centenary with performances of some of the troupe's great works. Ballets Russes productions were collaborations with major choreographers, composers, artists and dancers of the time including Pavlova, Picasso, Debussy, Chanel, Matisse and Nijinsky. Les Sylphides is poetry in movement; picture-perfect ballerinas flutter across the stage wearing long white winged tutus in Fokine's homage to the great Romantic ballets. Chopin's music sets the tone for the calm beauty of this ethereal and graceful ballet. Schhrazade features Rimsky-Korsakov's dramatic music and exotic scenery and costumes by the incomparable Lon Bakst. It tells the tale of the Shah's harem seducing his slaves amid wild revelry and the inevitable massacre of the wives and slaves when the Shah unexpectedly returns. Other works created for the Ballets Russes will also be performed during the season. Programme 1: Apollo, Le Spectre de la Rose, The Dying Swan, L'aprs-midi d'un Faune, Schhrazade.

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