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When Matt was little, their dad bought a classic car. A 1952 Sunbeam Talbot Mark II. Dad had ideas that he and Matt would do it up, repair, rebuild together. They never did, and the car festered in a garage. I mean, Dad had just been through a divorce. Now in their 30’s, Matt would […]
What happens when art becomes a research method? This public conversation explores how theatre and embodied practice can reshape how knowledge is made within and beyond the university. The speakers will reflect on how artistic processes allow different bodies and histories to enter research, and how performance can open space for experiences that resist straightforward […]
Phil Nichol: Trying His Best Phil has been getting better at comedy since March 1987. One of these days he may just get it right. Until then Phil just keeps trying. If at first you don’t succeed, try and try your best. This is a tour of Phil, trying his best! Age Guidance: 18+ only ★★★★★ […]
Join us with John for this first WORD! of the new summer season. John Hegley has been referred to as - ‘Comedy’s Poet Laureate (The Independent), ‘Scandalously talented’ (Sunday Times) and an 'incurable entertainer' (Guardian). Featured on television, radio and internationally for over 40 years, he is author of 12 books, 2 CDs and 1 […]
'Movement' is a collaborative project between the Attenborough Arts Centre’s Next Gen Creatives and artist Mellow Baku. Across eight sessions, the group came together to explore the idea of movement and what it means to them. The title 'Movement' was chosen by the group for its openness and its ability to hold many interpretations. It […]
This event is chaired by Dr Nuala Morse, Associate Professor in Museum Studies at University of Leicester. The Leicester TB Research Group is pleased to host this special event to mark World Tuberculosis (TB) Day – a global annual event to raise awareness and reflect on the continuing health impact of this deadly infectious disease […]
Echoes - An ode through sarode Join us for an evening of Indian classical music as maestro sarode player, Prattyush Banerjee, pays homage to Aftäb-e-Sitar, Ustad Vilayat Khan. Featuring Rajvir Singh on tabla. Vilayat Khan (1928-2004) was a child prodigy to whom goes the credit of taking the sitar beyond the shores of India. He […]
Best jazz music in Leicester. Alan Barnes (saxes & clarinet) David Newton (piano). Barnes and Newton have been playing duets together for over 40 years. These multi award-winners cover a vast repertoire from Louis Armstrong to Chick Corea and play with an empathy that can only come with long experience. The emphasis, as always, is […]
In 2004, in the SuperBowl halftime show finale, 23 year old Justin Timberlake ripped off 37 year old Janet Jackson’s top. Her breast was exposed on screen for nine sixteenths of a second. A pop icon and role model for many black women, and an outspoken ally for the LGBTQ community, the moment derailed Jackson’s […]
In the dark, deathly world of the Middle Ages, one (annoying) woman strives to find the light. Join Batilda Bigbum, a female mystic in a world of male dullards, as she escapes from a life of monotony to a life of devotion. This is CHRISTBRIDE: a “dementedly funny and fast-paced” (The Scotsman) new character comedy from […]
Join WORD! - one of the longest running poetry and spoken word events in the UK - for a brand new season at Attenborough Arts Centre! With a vibrant open-mic and acclaimed headlines… “One of the best events I’ve ever read at” (Helen Ivory)… “Great atmosphere. Something is going very right here” (George Szirtes)…”WORD! is […]
Written by Casey Bailey Directed by Gail Babb “They will tell you that legal and illegal are the same as right and wrong. And I’ve told you that you only have to sit still for a moment and watch the pieces move to see what a lie that is.” Written by former Birmingham Poet Laureate Casey […]
