A festival of arts, creativity and science across London
By Neha Matkar (Guest Post)
The 6th annual Inside Out Festival 2015, in association with Times Higher Education, will take place at venues across London from 19th – 24th October, highlighting the massive contribution that The Culture Capital Exchange members make to London’s cultural and creative life. Academics and staff at universities are always working away behind the scenes so TCCE have created a unique and entertaining festival to showcase and celebrate the hard work and achievements. And the majority of the events are free!
Free Events Highlights
Launch Event | Mon 19, 7:00pm – 9:15pm | St Clement Danes Church, WC2R 1DH
This year’s Inside Out Festival kicks off with The Opera.
Peter Knapp, conductor, will take the audience on a hilarious journey into the world of opera – all anyone ever wanted to know about the dramas, the divas and the unforeseen disasters! He will present some of opera’s most memorable melodies with soloists, The London International Sinfonia and the new ‘Singing Inside Out Chorus’, consisting of the public and staff and students from TCCE member universities.
St Clement Danes Church Image by M Caldwell
Walking Events | Thu 22, 2:00pm | Starts: Outside 28 St James’s Street
There will be three walking events throughout London, including a stroll with Professor Jeremy Strong, University of West London, around some of London’s most renowned Gentlemen’s Clubs to reveal the secret histories of their literary members and appearances in literature, including fictional clubs inspired by the real-life venues such as Ian Fleming’s Blades.
Exhibition Tour | Tue 20, 1:30pm | London College of Communication, SE1 6SB
An exhibition tour led by Professor Val Williams, Director of the Photography and the Archive Research Centre (PARC) at London College of Communication, will give an exclusive, behind the scenes look at the process behind curating the Daniel Meadows: Early Photographic Works – Exhibition.
Daniel Meadows Exhibition
More free events
Talks | Various Days and Venues
There are also three events in the Drawing Room at Pennethorne’s, Somerset House. In association with Design Exchange, there will be the Design Salon: On Public Space Now, which encourages discussion on key issues relating to our current relationship to and perceptions about public space. Professor Robert Hampson and guests discuss the Thames in Victorian Literature and in a Philosophy Salon. Sacha Golob and Nadège Mériau discuss contemporary artistic practice, the idea of dwelling, nature of claustrophobia and dynamics of nurture.
Thames in Literature image credit – Creative Commons
Performance | Fri 23, 7:30pm – 9:00pm | Ravensfield Theatre, NW4 4BT
TIN Pieces is going to be a lively evening of improvised performance by members of the TransDisciplinary Improvisation Network (TIN) and various guests. This event explores the processes of instant composition -across dance, music and theatre.
TIN pieces image credit – Peter Gomes
Film Screening | Fri 23, 6pm – 7pm | Somerset House, WC2R 1LA
A fascinating film depicting how Art Schools shaped postwar Britain will be shown in the Screening Room at Somerset House. Out of the 50s into the 60s: Art School Experiments in Art & Design features rare archive footage from the 1951 Festival of Britain, the annual New Year’s Eve Chelsea Arts Ball and the 1960s Youth Design Fashion Contest in St Gallen, Switzerland. The film shows how the art school was central to the postwar social and cultural revolution that still marks life in Britain today.
Image Credit – Tim Walmsley and Carolyn Mackwood
These are just a few selected highlights of the 52 brilliant events during the week. To find out more visit the insideoutfestival.org.uk website and follow the festival on Facebook and Twitter.
What: Inside Out Festival 2015
When: 19th – 24th October
Where: Various venues across London
Cost: Mostly Free
