As part of Noh Reimagined two leading neuroscientists, Professor Semir Zeki and Professor Atsushi Iriki, will examine curious connections between the 650-year-old tradition of Noh and the mechanisms of our brain.
On the face of it, teenagers can seem as though they behave irrationally and impulsively, taking excessive risks. Yet neuroscience reveals that something much more complex may be going on. Join Professor Sarah-Jayne Blakemore of UCL as she explains her research into the development of the adolescent brain in humans.
From 3 –7 July, the Lethaby Gallery will host a programme of workshops, talks, and events dedicated to the actions of making, sharing, learning and listening. Equipped with creative, digital and non-digital tools, the gallery will be open to the public throughout the week, encouraging a productive learning environment through community.
The Culture Capital Exchange is delighted to announce its summer symposium: Refresh, Reboot, Retool: new imaginaries for challenging times.
ONE-DAY CONFERENCE HOSTED AT CENTRAL SAINT MARTINS
How did early 20th century cinema present and represent fashion, and how does this historical material relate to contemporary fashion film? This one-day conference investigates new methods, topics and themes at the interface of three fields: media archaeology, fashion history, and film studies. The conference looks at two parallel moments of fashion and film in the early 20th and 21st centuries, when the emergence and intensification of new technologies of the image began to impact the culture and commerce of fashion.
Have you got 1 hour to think about how happy you are and what could make you more happy? We are delighted to invite you to a free happiness workshop on Thursday 12 July 9:30am-10:30am at Old Diorama Arts Centre in Euston (nearest station: Warren Street).
The Community Champions project is a series of events designed to bring Knowledge Quarter (KQ) partners together with local charities and community groups, in order to encourage KQ partners to develop collaborative projects around the themes of youth, employability, environment, wellbeing and nexus. This particular event will cover the built environment, accommodation, internal and external play spaces, parks and nature.
In Victorian Britain, a women's place was considered to be in the home and children were treated as "expendable". On this walk through some of Bloomsbury's Squares, we hear about the first hospital specifically for children; a hospital founded thanks to the efforts of two sisters seeking care for their grandmother who had suffered a stroke and meet some the women pioneers of medicine and science.
Remember how you used to draw with confidence and joy as a child? What happened? Why did you stop? This workshop will help you rediscover that natural instinct for expressing yourself through drawing, and along the way you will see how drawing can give clarity to your thoughts, trigger memories, invigorate passions and solve problems.
In this striking exploration of memory, choreographer and director Wayne McGregor’s trademark sleek, athletic style combines with live accompaniment from electronic music innovator Jlin. Knowledge Quarter Special Offer: Get £26 tickets for £15!