The multi coloured world of cabaret is a vast spectrum of performance, incorporating visual arts, comedy, music, dance, strip tease, the list is seemingly endless. Join us as we discuss who what where when how and why is Cabaret.
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On Tastemakers: Culture, Beauty and History
Have you ever considered who decides what is cool, appealing, fashionable, undesirable, threatening or healthy? We consume the media for knowledge and entertainment but do we ever stop and think how that consumption shapes what we get to know and like and what we don’t?
Join Samantha Allen to explore notions of beauty, heritage and ‘the savage’ to understand why we often think the way we do.
The Value of Art: A Look at the Art Market
Scheduled to coincide with the major Frieze Art Fair in London, join Contemporary Art Specialist Bojana Popovic, to learn more about what makes some art works worth millions. In this lecture we will explore what makes an artwork valuable and what set of guidelines to look out for when buying art, whatever the price range.
A Golden Dawn: magic, mystery and madness at the turn of the 20th century
The 20th century dawned and light penetrated occult circles that had previously remained a well guarded secret in the form of daring new initiates ready to break open the boundaries between this world and the next. Join us as we explore the occult subcultures of the fin de siecle and uncover their stories.
Eastern and Western Perspectives on Peace-building
To celebrate International Day of Peace, we will focus on some of the features of both Western and Gandhian ways of carrying out peacemaking. This will give us greater understanding on the range of perspectives of peacebuilding.
Consumption of Space and Time in Japanese Aesthetics
We will explore ideas of beauty as intellectual endeavors through mastery of Geisha and see how Japanese aesthetics and consumption of arts relate to everyday life: tea ceremonies, creation of flower arrangements, playing musical instruments, traditional singing and declamation, classic Japanese dancing, etiquette and deportment, the art of donning a kimono.
Finding Inner Peace with Japanese Haiku
Japanese philosophy Yasuragi teaches us to take a moment and be present, to notice wonders we are surrounded with. Join our talk on Japanese philosophy Yasuragi and explore Haiku poems as a way to find harmony and peace.
German Postwar Art: on Identity, Belonging and Peace
We will explore how being on the wrong side of the war, impacted German artists' perceptions of identity and nationality, as well as their active struggle to create a better future.
The Devil in The World Today
In the last of his talks on the Devil, author and occult historian Gavin Baddeley brings us bang up to date, detailing the part played by the Prince of Darkness in the crises we currently face.
Wisdom of Martial Arts: Transforming the Mind, the Body and Spirit
In this talk you will be introduced to one of the principles, SHU HA RI, the three stages of developing and mastering any techniques and transforming the mind, body and spirit to bring unlimited potential.