WIN TWO TICKETS TO FILM: THE NINE MUSES BY JOHN AKOMFRAH

Private View: Hajra Waheed
Sea Change - Chapter 1: Character 1, In the Rough
10/03/16 6:30-8.30 pm
FREE

Join us and the artist to celebrate the opening of the exhibition of a selection of works from the first chapter of Hajra Waheed’s Sea Change series – an on-going visual novel and multimedia archive. The show will immerse the visitor in the story of a character’s journey and disappearance, as they move through the galleries tracing his travels and quest.

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Culture Now: Hajra Waheed
Friday 11 March 1pm, ICA
£5/free for ICA members

Artist Hajra Waheed in conversation with Rachael Jarvis, Director of the Mosaic Rooms, about her practice and her exhibition in its opening week. Part of the ICA’s series of Friday lunchtime conversations for the culturally curious.

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In Depth
Wednesday 16 March, 7pm
FREE

Writer and award winning critic Sukhdev Sandhu leads a panel discussion on the aesthetics and politics of representations of the sea in contemporary culture, from migration to labour politics to climate change. Panelists to be announced.

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The Nine Muses
Wednesday 23 March, 7.30pm
£6.50

Artist John Akomfrah’s retelling of the history of mass migration to post-war Britain through the lens of Homer’s epic poem, The Odyssey. This incredible film is divided into nine musical chapters and mixes a vast array of archival material. The film will be introduced by writer Isabel Stevens of Sight and Sound magazine.

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CONCERT

Yazz Ahmed Quartet performs Alhaan Al Siduri

A special performance of music inspired by traditional Bahraini pearl divers songs, a genre known as fidjeri. 5/05/16, 8pm, £10

EDWARD W. SAID LECTURE

Let Them Drown: The Violence of Othering in a Warming World

Book now for this year’s Edward W. Said lecture with Naomi Klein. Taking place 4/5/16 at Royal Festival Hall, Southbank.

OPEN CALL

Told From The Inside
07/03/16 - 12/03/16
Royal Court Theatre

The Royal Court presents works-in-progress of three of the most urgent new plays from Syrian and Lebanese writers. Directed by  Richard Twyman and Lucy Morrison.

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Call for Applications: YAYA 2016
Deadline: 25/03/16
A.M. Qattan Foundation

Call for proposals from Palestinian artists on the theme of boldly re-imagining the artistic conceptualisation of Return.

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Book Launch: Nadia Kaabi-Linke
17/03/16, 4-5pm
Art Dubai

Sheikh Hoor Al Qasimi in discussion with Nadia Kaabi-Linke for the launch of her first monograph Matter Matters.

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