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Introduction Introduction

Welcome to the Bloomsbury FestivalThis October the Bloomsbury Festival spills out into the area’s streets, shops, museums, libraries and laboratories with a truly eclectic

line-up of unexpected, enlightening and extraordinary things to see and do. Take a musicals masterclass from Sir Tim Rice, hear Turner Prize winner Mark Wallinger in conversation, listen to Iain Sinclair on Bloomsbury and radicalism, and discover Sir Andrew Motion’s personal literary refuges.

We’ve extended the festival to six days, giving you more time to explore over 200 free events across Bloomsbury. The all-new Bloomsbury Lunch Breaks and After Work Sessions will make midweek in midtown a breeze, leading up to an inventive weekend of street parties and open squares.

This is a festival you can escape and relax into, whether it’s jazz and gin in a private square, or piano recitals in the stunning new Dairy Art Centre. Our year-round outreach programme shows what neighbours, no longer strangers, can achieve together. This is a festival that couldn’t happen anywhere else.

This is Bloomsbury - we hope you’ll enjoy it with us!

Find more information about the festival and every event online at bloomsburyfestival.org.uk

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“As the new Festival Director, I am proud to present the 2013 Bloomsbury Festival programme, created and led by the

people that live, work, study and play in this small but beautiful corner of London. Bloomsbury Festival shines a light on the self

determination of a world-changing community of pioneers existing side-by-side across a few streets.

Virginia Woolf once spoke of her sense of freedom upon arriving in Bloomsbury, and I seek to recapture that same spirit of vitality in every visitor this year. I welcome you into our sanctuary for the imagination to encounter brilliant minds, relaxation and pleasure, the new and the controversial. Bloomsbury Festival is an uplifting journey of discovery that aims to inspire, delight, surprise and move you.

As a registered charity we also run a year-round outreach festival for the lonely, taking the best of Bloomsbury right into the living rooms of local isolated people such as those living with dementia. Please donate to help continue this vital service and ensure our Festival is kept free for everyone to enjoy.

”Cathy Mager, Festival Director

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Don’t miss! Don’t miss!

Did T. S. Eliot’s wife make him as a poet? Don’t miss

Vivienne“instantly appealing… allusive and witty”

Evening Standard

Bring the family and engage their minds with Bach to Baby for tots,

Cartoon Museum classes for kids, digital

drama at the Warner Bros Preview Theatre for teens, and much more.

Take a tour of the

brand new Dairy Art Centre

The Store Street ShindigOur annual awesome street party!

Spectacular music! Tim Rice, vital recitals, the World Music Stage at Russell Square, the chance to walk among musicians at an open orchestra rehearsal, and sound

artist Sarah Angliss, named Most Groundbreaking Act at Brighton Festival and Fringe 2013.

New this year! Bloomsbury Festival runs through the week. Join us for

Bloomsbury Lunch Breaks and After Work Sessions.

The Ministry of CommunicationA very special festival strand in the building that inspired George Orwell’s 1984.

Get literary with Will Self, Andrew Motion

and Iain Sinclair. Share your own writing through Spread the Word and Jukebox Stories.

Russell Square ‘Extraordinary Moments in the Square’ WeekendA weekend festival for the whole of London - discover a playground for the mind!

See great art

with works by Cindy Sherman and Ai Wei Wei. Hear Mark Wallinger on public art.

Jazz in the Square Bedford Square opens up for a relaxing Sunday afternoon - including gin cocktails and cake!

Get moving with groundbreaking dance collaborations between

Wellcome Collection and The Place including

the fantastic Ministry of Movement in Russell Square!

Laugh with Brainsex, fresh from the Edinburgh Fringe.

“E!ortlessly engaging and a pleasure to watch”


THE MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATION

Senate House, HQ to the University of London, was

home to the Ministry of Information during the Second World War, and was the inspiration behind George Orwell’s 1984. A week of special events throughout the festival will subvert the building’s history and celebrate its current role as a centre for knowledge.

Communicate with leading poets and thinkers including Sir Andrew Motion, Will Self and Iain Sinclair. Help create an Orwellian Garden, and step into an art installation about fracking. Visit the Exploratorium, and support the launch of In Protest: 150 Human Rights Poems.

The Ministry of Communication is a

special project by the School of

Advanced Study at the University of London, with funding from the Arts & Humanities Research Council.

Look out for events marked

Ministry of Communication, and

follow @SASNews on Twitter.

M U S E U M S A N D E X H I B I T I O N S T A L K S

THE EVERLASTING FLAME: ZOROASTRIANISM IN HISTORY AND IMAGINATION Explore the ancient history of this fascinating religion in an exhibition of artefacts, texts, paintings and textiles, alongside spectacular installations that include a walk-in !re temple and a ten-metre glass etching.

Brunei Gallery, SOAS

Wednesday to Saturday 10.30am-5pm, Thursday late opening until 8pm, Sunday 11am-5pm.

Curator’s talks: Thursday 17 October 6pm-7pm, Saturday-Sunday 12pm-1pm

M I N I S T R Y O F C O M M U N I C A T I O N M U S E U M S A N D E X H I B I T I O N S

THE MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONThis exhibition draws on research, books and archives from Senate House to explore our changing understanding of communication. Via library treasures, original artwork, and research from the School of Advanced Study, witness the emergence of a ‘Ministry of Communication’.

Senate House, University of London

Tuesday to Friday 10am-6pm, Saturday 11am-6pm, Sunday 12pm-5pm

M I N I S T R Y O F C O M M U N I C A T I O N P H O T O G R A P H Y

100 IMAGES OF MIGRATIONThe results of a Guardian and Migration Museum competition to !nd 100 images of migration in Britain, to represent the last 100 years of migration.


Tuesday to Friday 10am-6pm, Saturday 11am-5pm, Sunday 12pm-5pm

H I S T O R Y M U S E U M S A N D E X H I B I T I O N S

WHO TRADED HERE?Discover the historical shopkeepers of Marchmont Street through this fascinating temporary installation of commemorative plaques, which reveals who occupied the storefronts from the early 19th century onwards.

Marchmont Street, between Coram Street and Leigh Street

M O V E M E N T M U S E U M S A N D E X H I B I T I O N S

THINKING WITH THE BODYExplore mind and movement in the work of Wayne McGregor | Random Dance, with this exhibition investigating the links between dance and cognitive and social science. How do mind, body and movement interact? Look out for more Wellcome Collection events throughout the festival!

Wellcome Collection

Tuesday to Saturday 10am-6pm, Sunday 11am-6pm, Thursday open till 10pm

A R T T A L K S

ISLANDAn exhibition at the stunning new Dairy Art Centre inspired by Aldous Huxley’s novel Island. Organised as a ‘book’ of 30 artists to explore, who consider the possibilities for new social experiments. Don’t miss the public tours during the Festival for a closer look at Bloomsbury’s newest art centre.

Dairy Art Centre

Wednesday to Friday 10am-5pm, Saturday and Sunday 11am-5pm.

Public tours of the show and the Dairy Art Centre: Wednesday-Friday 2.30pm-3pm, Saturday-Sunday 2pm-2.30pm

P H O T O G R A P H Y

A PORTRAIT OF 18 RUGBY STREETDiscover the creative life of this London house, from the 1950s when Ted Hughes, Sylvia Plath and Peter O’Toole were all residents through to today, with photographs by Bobby Williams.

Ben Pentreath Ltd

Tuesday - Sunday 10am - 6pm

A R T

CURIOSITY: AN ART PRACTICE AS A WAY OF LOOKINGLondon-based American artist Julie Caves’ !rst major solo exhibition presents work from the past two years, celebrating beauty and its many juxtapositions: work and play, nature and synthesis, life and death.

The Crypt Gallery at St Pancras Church

Daily 11am-7pm

A R T

NAOMI WANJIKUTraditional techniques meet untraditional materials, as tin cans, steel wire and oxidized sheet metal are transformed into wall-hanging sculptures using methods from the !bre arts.

October Gallery

Tuesday to Saturday, 12pm-5.30pm

A R T

JACQUES KATMOR & THE 3RD EYE GROUPA retrospective of counter-cultural Israeli artist Jacques Katmor’s work, featuring drawings, collages, etchings and maps created between 1964 and 1975. Monochrome lines with arcs of primary colour suggest a universal geometry.

The Horse Hospital

Tuesday to Saturday 12pm-6pm

A R T

COMMUNICATING WITHOUT WORDSAn exhibition of personal work created by people who struggle to speak, read or write following a stroke. All the artists attend the UCL Communication Clinic. See how creativity can connect us.

Lumen Church and Café

Tuesday to Friday, 9am-5pm

Throughout theFestivalEvents running all week

Throughout theFestival

Events running all week

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M U S I C

THE LANDSCAPE OF THE SOULA recital by Vivien Munday (soprano) and Eva Maria Doroszkowska (piano) exploring the passionate interaction between the human soul and the world of nature. With songs from Tchaikovsky, Rachmanino", Quilter and Britten, and piano solos by Liszt and Grieg.

Pushkin House

6pm-7pm

M I N I S T R Y O F C O M M U N I C A T I O N A R T L I T E R A T U R E P E R F O R M A N C E

READING AS ART: TURNING THE PAGES OF PSYCHOLOGYEvoking a wind that blows through a library, opening books, prompting unexpected stories, this evening of readings, art and performances engages with Victorian psychology from the library’s collections.

Senate House Library

6pm-7.30pm

S C I E N C E T A L K S

COSY SCIENCE PRESENTS: VIRUSES AS OUR FRIENDSCan you use a virus to cure a disease? Find out with immunology expert Professor Mary Collins from UCL. A fun evening of science with a game in the break!

The Marquis Cornwallis

7pm-9pm

M U S E U M S P E R F O R M A N C E T A L K S

MUSEUMS SHOWOFFA chaotic cabaret night where sta" and fans of museums in Bloomsbury take to the stage to show o" their work! Learn the stories behind the collections, and pick up behind-the-scenes knowledge and gossip.

Grant Museum of Zoology, UCL

7.30pm-10pm

M I N I S T R Y O F C O M M U N I C A T I O N M U S I C

JAYSON GILLHAM: ÉTUDES DE CONCERT Bloomsbury’s Jayson Gillham was Commonwealth Musician of the Year in 2012 and a !nalist in the 2012 Leeds International Piano Competition. He explores the evolution of the piano étude through Chopin, Debussy and Ligeti. Supported by the Institute of Musical Research.

Chancellor’s Hall, Senate House, University of London

8pm-9pm

M U S I C

AT HOME WITH THE ORCHESTRA: AN OPEN REHEARSALJoin the University of London Symphony Orchestra for an open rehearsal of the rarely-performed Shostakovich’s 15th Symphony. An extraordinary chance to experience a symphony orchestra up close, moving amongst the di"erent instrumental sections.

St George’s Holborn, Queen Square

8.30pm-10pm

Tuesday 15 October After Work Sessions

Wednesday 16 October

Bloomsbury Lunch Breaks

M U S I C

SAVOUR THE FLAVOUR AT FOOTE’SEscape with a series of lunchtime acoustic gigs in store. Bring your lunch and allow Foote’s to take it away! Today’s performer is Daniel Glover.

Foote’s Music Shop

12.30pm-2pm

A R T T A L K S

ARTIST-LED TOUR OF CURIOSITY: AN ART PRACTICE AS A WAY OF LOOKINGAn artist-led tour of London-based American artist Julie Caves’ !rst major solo exhibition. See page 7.


1pm-1.30pm

W A L K S A N D T O U R S

TO AND THROUGH VICTORIA HOUSEVictoria House opens its doors to you on a tour which seamlessly combines modern architecture with the listed original. You will be transported through ninety years of British craftsmanship.

Meet at the Inmidtown Kiosk outside Holborn Station

1pm-1.45pm

M U S I C

AWAKENINGS: A PIANO CONCERT SERIESThe !rst in a special festival series of recitals in the stunning new Dairy Art Centre. Prize-winning pianist and Bloomsbury resident John-Paul Muir presents works by Scarlatti, Mozart, and Chopin. Supported by Peregrine’s Pianos

Dairy Art Centre

1pm-1.50pm


HISTORIC HIGHLIGHTS IN THE BUILDING OF BLOOMSBURYA guided walk exploring 19th-century progressive education and the men, women and children who studied in Bloomsbury. Take in the architecture and social history, and learn about the advances made.

Meet at the fountain in Russell Square

1pm-1.50pm

L I T E R A T U R E

THE LUNCHTIME TALK AT PERSEPHONE BOOKSCome and browse the shelves with a complimentary glass of Madeira and a cucumber sandwich at the Lamb’s Conduit Street home of 20th-century women writers. Includes a short talk at 1.30pm.

Persephone Books

1pm-2pm


Wednesday 16 October After Work Sessions


BLOOMSBURY AND THE RAILWAY REVOLUTIONLearn how the coming of the railways a"ected Bloomsbury and the surrounding area, including the world’s !rst underground railway, the mighty terminals just across the Euston Road, and the revitalisation of Kings Cross.

Meet at Tavistock Square (meet by the statue of Gandhi)

4pm-6pm

T A L K S T H E A T R E A N D F I L M

CAFÉ CULTURE: ‘VAMPIRES’Explode the vampire myth with an evening of literature, theatre and !lm. Was Snow White really a vampire? Does it matter if a vampire is male or female? Experts go fang-to-fang.

Swedenborg Society

5.30pm-7pm

T A L K S

WOMEN AND BREWING: A HIDDEN HISTORYFrom the ancient goddess of beer to the ‘alewives’ of medieval Britain, brewing was until recently associated with women. Why was there a radical turnaround, and how is the rise of craft beer shaking things up?

Adnams Cellar & Kitchen Store

6pm-6.30pm and 7pm-7.30pm

A R T

THE UCL OLYMPIARTSThe Olympics are over – time for the Olympiarts! Take part in a humorous competition where your creativity and resourcefulness will be tested by the Doodle Sprint, the Synchronised Painting competition and more.

UCL Art Museum

6.30pm-7.30pm

M I N I S T R Y O F C O M M U N I C A T I O N L I T E R A T U R E

THE MADNESS OF THE MODERN CITY: WILL SELF IN CONVERSATIONBloomsbury, one of the crucibles of modernism, is often seen as a tranquil space amidst the madness of London. Join Will Self and Dr Nick Shepley to explore the links between modern urban life and ‘madness’, including a reading from Umbrella.


6.30pm-8pm

Wednesday 16 October

After WorkSessionsF I L M A N D T H E A T R E F A M I LY

STUNTED TREES AND BROKEN BRIDGESAward-winning Y Touring Theatre Company present a digital drama exploring crime and neurojustice in the year 2017, with the chance to debate with neuroscientists Professor Sophie Scott and Professor Steven Rose after the screening. Doors open at 6.30pm, !lm starts at 7.30pm.

Warner Bros Preview Theatre

6.30pm-9pm

F I L M

LOVELY MANAn award-winning Indonesian feature !lm about a young Muslim woman who travels to Jakarta in search of her transgender father. Followed by a Q&A with director Teddy Soeriaatmadja.

Khalili Lecture Theatre, Main Building, SOAS, University of London

7pm-9pm

M U S I C

FIGARO, FIGARO, FIGARO! What inspired two of history’s greatest composers to write operas about the witty, street-smart barber Figaro? Bloomsbury Opera perform highlights from Rossini’s Barber of Seville and Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro to !nd out.

William Goodenough House, Goodenough College

7pm-9.30pm

M U S I C

GWALIA CHOIR OPEN REHEARSAL AND SING-ALONGThe award-winning Gwalia Welsh Male Voice Choir invite you to join their weekly rehearsal, get involved in a sing-along and maybe learn some Welsh!

The London Welsh Centre

7.30pm-8.30pm


Thursday 17 October Bloomsbury Lunch Breaks

M U S I C

SAVOUR THE FLAVOUR AT FOOTE’SEscape with a series of lunchtime acoustic gigs in store. Bring your lunch and allow Foote’s to take it away! Today’s music is provided by Los Dawsons.


12.30pm-2pm

M O V E M E N T

TAI CHITake part in a short, revitalising Tai Chi taster session – it’s easy to learn and can be practised at home afterwards.

Mary Ward Centre

12.30pm-1pm


HOLDEN & DOLLSLearn more about two of Bloomsbury’s most iconic buildings, designed by two very di"erent architects: Fitzroy Dolls and Charles Holden. Plus a quick peek at other architectural gems. Meeting at the fountain in Russell Square.


12.45pm-2pm

M U S I C

AWAKENINGS: A PIANO CONCERT SERIESThe second in a special festival series of recitals in the stunning new Dairy Art Centre. Award-winning young pianist Jessica Zhu presents a programme on our relationship with nature, with Schubert, Debussy and Ravel. Supported by Peregrine’s Pianos.

Dairy Art Centre

1pm-1.50pm


THE STORY OF MARCHMONT STREETMarchmont Street is Bloomsbury’s original high street. Join this walk led by Ricci de Freitas, author of a book about the street, to discover its fascinating people and history.

Meet on the corner of Marchmont Street and Bernard Street

1pm-2pm


DICKENS, DISRAELI AND FRIENDSExplore intriguing historical questions on this insightful walk. Find out who asked ladies to come to their concerts without hoops on their skirts, and gentlemen to come without swords!

Meet at Goodenough Club

1pm-2pm

L I T E R A T U R E

LIVING HISTORY: IN CONVERSATION WITH NICK BARLAY AND EVE HARRISAuthors Nick Barlay (Scattered Ghosts) and Eve Harris (The Marrying of Chani Kaufman), who both explore Jewish family and community in their work, discuss representation and living history in literature.

The Wiener Library

1pm-2.30pm

Thursday 17 October

After Work SessionsM U S I C

LUNCHTIME ORGAN RECITALHear works from Widor, Cesar Franck and Alain performed by John Bradbury (organ) and Malgorzata Czapor (piano) in this historic church.

St Pancras Church

1.15pm-2pm

M U S I C T H E A T R E

VIVIENNEVivienne’s marriage to TS Eliot was disastrous but she made him as a poet. This new music theatre work tells her story in song, with lyrics brilliantly evoking Eliot’s poetry. Performed by Clare McCaldin (Vivienne) and Libby Burgess (piano).

Evening Standard

October Gallery

6pm-6.40pm

T A L K S

TIM RICE MASTERCLASS ON MUSICALS One of the world’s greatest lyricists Tim Rice gives a special talk as part of Bloomsbury Festival in an event not to be missed. Tim’s talk will look back over his long career in music, theatre and !lms, and will explore his work with the likes of Andrew Lloyd Webber, Alan Menken, Elton John, Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus. Tim will also discuss his !rst totally new show for 13 years, From Here To Eternity, which opens at the Shaftesbury Theatre on 23 October.

George V Hall, The Bloomsbury Hotel

6pm - 7pm

A R T T A L K S

SANCTUARYTalk from artist Terry Du"y, whose work considers art, existence, religion, politics and the human condition. The studio will be open as a place of refuge, sanctuary and re#ection.

The Studio at 5 Great James Street

6pm-7pm

T A L K S M U S E U M S A N D E X H I B I T I O N S

SAND DANCING: EGYPT IN BRITISH COMEDYThe sand dance performed by Wilson, Keppel and Betty is almost as famous in Britain as the pyramids themselves. Robert Ross will invite us to laugh at this comedy classic and its legacy in British comedy.

The Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology

6pm-8pm


NEIL SPRING PRESENTS: THE GHOST HUNTERSThe launch of The Ghost Hunters, a novel by Neil Spring. Harry Price left his Library of Magical Literature to the University of London. How is his death connected to the most haunted house in England?

Senate House Library, University of London

6.30-8pm

A R T F O O D M U S I C S C I E N C E

HOMETOWNAn evening about place and memory, with songs from busking ‘hot spots’, traditional foods from around the world, memory-triggering scents, the chance to write a postcard home with the Postal Museum, and Dr Volker Sommer from UCL discusses how memory creates the self.

October Gallery

6pm-9.30pm


F A M I LY M U S I C

CAMDEN YOUNG SOLOISTSA delightful early evening concert featuring talented young vocalists and instrumentalists from The Camden Music Service.


6.30pm-8pm

A R C H I T E C T U R E A R T T A L K S

SPINS: CHOREOGRAPHING ARCHITECTURAL GESTURES IN URBAN SPACESMeet the designers behind the ‘sPins’ installation (see page 18), and consider the question: how can connecting people through public space promote social connection and well-being?

The Bartlett School of Graduate Studies at University College London

6.30pm-8pm

Friday 18 October

Bloomsbury Lunch Breaks

Thursday 17 October After Work Sessions

A R T T A L K S

THE ARTIST AND PUBLIC SENSIBILITY: 1740 - 2013In the context of Mark Wallinger’s Art on the Underground commission Labyrinth and the history of the Foundling Hospital, this discussion considers the motivations behind public art, the shifts in its public reception and its potential for e"ecting social change. Speakers include artist Mark Wallinger.

The Foundling Museum

6.30pm-8.30pm

A R T

PETER CARTWRIGHTThe exhibition opening for a series of drawings made by artist in residence Peter Cartwright during a year-long residency at Swedenborg House. His work responds to the building and its unique holdings.

Swedenborg House

6.30pm-9pm

C O M E D Y T H E A T R E

BRAINSEXDo women read emotions while men read maps? Is the secret of human behaviour inside our skulls? Find out in Timandra Harkness’s highly-praised solo show from this summer’s Edinburgh Fringe.

One KX

7pm-8pm

A R T

SEE THROUGH: GIZEM, AN EXHIBITION OF PAINTINGSVisit this beautiful exhibition by local artist, Ughetta Dallimonti to discover stories hidden in paintings; break into a scene and look into other worlds through the tear in the paper.

The Chapel, St George’s Gardens

12pm-5pm

M U S I C

SAVOUR THE FLAVOUR AT FOOTE’SEscape with a series of lunchtime acoustic gigs in store. Bring your lunch and allow Foote’s to take it away! Today Penny Elkins and Lisa Marini perform music with a Latin twist.


12.30pm-2pm

M O V E M E N T M U S I C

TEA DANCEAn excuse to get dressed up, catch up with friends and make new ones. Join Mr Wonderful Dancing for an afternoon of tea, cake and dancing. Free entry with a Festival programme.

The Camden Centre

12.30pm-4pm


THE RULING RUSSELLSWho were the Russell family? Stan Harris tells their story and explains how they left their mark on Bloomsbury by creating the !rst proper London suburb and introducing a grid system of streets.


12.45pm-2pm


TO AND THROUGH VICTORIA HOUSEVictoria House opens its doors to you on a tour which seamlessly combines modern architecture with the listed original. You will be transported through ninety years of British craftsmanship.

Meet at the Inmidtown Kiosk outside Holborn Station

1pm-1.45pm

M U S I C

AWAKENINGS: A PIANO CONCERT SERIESThe third in a special festival series of recitals in the stunning new Dairy Art Centre. Award-winning pianist Kristiina Roka$evit$ contrasts a contemporary sonata from her native Estonia with a classical sonata by Beethoven. Supported by Peregrine’s Pianos

Dairy Art Centre

1pm-1.50pm


HISTORIC HIGHLIGHTS IN THE BUILDING OF BLOOMSBURYA guided walk exploring 19th-century progressive education and the men, women and children who studied in Bloomsbury. Take in the architecture and social history, and learn about the advances made.


1pm-1.50pm


WOMEN OF BLOOMSBURYFind out about some of the many in#uential, controversial and wonderful women who have been associated with Bloomsbury.

Meet at Goodenough Club

1pm-2pm


Friday 18 October After Work Sessions

Friday 18 October

After Work Sessions

THE EMBASSY OF CHILDREN’S RIGHTS: GRAND OPENING

Join 150 local school children to celebrate the

o%cial opening of The Embassy for Children’s Rights. At their

pop-up embassy in Russell Square, discover

hundreds of colourful tokens and playful sculptures and leave your own message supporting the right for children to play. With illuminations, live music and the Festival bar.

Kindly supported by Mishcon de Reya.

Russell Square6.30pm-7.30pm

T A L K S

LIVING LIBRARYRead our living books, and explore public health around the world without leaving Bloomsbury! An evening of experiences and stories taken from research and life at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine.

South Courtyard, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

5.45pm-9pm

L I T E R A T U R E P E R F O R M A N C E

SLIPKNOTS: READINGS WITH JANE LEEJane Lee is a London writer and former programme director at Central St Martin’s. She’ll read from recent imaginary pieces in forms which owe something to performance in theatre, radio, and contemporary art.

Swedenborg House

6.30pm-7.30pm

T A L K S

WHAT’S TECHNOLOGY EVER DONE FOR NATURE?Apart from naming operating systems after big cats, what has technology done for the natural world? The Technology for Nature Team discuss and demonstrate the latest technological innovations in wildlife conservation.

Old Refectory, Wilkins Building, UCL

6.30pm-8.30pm

M O V E M E N T P E R F O R M A N C E

THE CRAFT OF SURGERY HOSTED BY ROGER KNEEBONESurgery is a profession, but it’s also a craft and a performance. Roger Kneebone, Professor of Surgical Education at Imperial College London, explores parallels between surgery and millinery, tailoring and writing.

The Place

7pm-7.30pm


POETS IN THE LIBRARY: SIR ANDREW MOTION IN CONVERSATION WITH MARK FORDWorld-leading poets Sir Andrew Motion and Professor Mark Ford discuss libraries as places of inspiration and enchantment, with a reading and book signing of Sir Andrew Motion’s The Customs House.


7pm-8.30pm

M U S I C

GIULIO CESAREA chamber concert performance of some of the most sublime music ever composed: highlights from Handel’s operatic masterpiece Giulio Cesare. Directed by Richard Hetherington of the Royal Opera House.

St Pancras Church

7.30pm-9.30pm

F I L M

CASABLANCASit back, relax and enjoy this classic !lm with delicious home cooked food from Community Cooks and a drink from the bar. Doors open at 7.30pm, screening begins at 8pm.

Bedford House Community Centre

7.30pm-10pm

M U S I C T H E A T R E

SONGS FROM THE LEDGESongs and scenes from a new musical about the troubled life of a !ctional jazz and blues star, and the mysterious box of letters which appears on her great granddaughter’s doorstep.


7.30pm-10.30pm

C O M E D Y S P O K E N W O R D

JUKEBOX STORYA night of storytelling and comedy inspired by pop songs. Writers: send a story under 800 words inspired by a song about Medicine and Revitalisation to [email protected], and you might see your story performed on the night!

The Harrison

7.30pm-10.30pm

M O V E M E N T

SADHANA DANCEIntricate detail, perfect timing and precisely controlled exchanges: they’re important in both dance and surgery. Under My Skin uses contemporary choreography to open up the world of the operating theatre.

The Place

8pm-9pm


EAT AND DRINKEnjoy local treats from Bea’s of Bloomsbury, the Espresso Room and more, plus hot cider and mulled wine at the Festival Bar.

WELLCOME COLLECTION’S MINISTRY OF MOVEMENTTry everything from gumboot dancing to improvised prancing, and catch all-new performances from Wayne McGregor | Random Dance as they team up with The Place and Westminster Kingsway College. Plus hop onto the Wellcome Collection’s Routemaster bus for the Curiosity Road Show!

Russell SquareSaturday 10am-7.30pm, Sunday 11am-5.30pm

Russell SquareSaturday 10am-7.30pm,

Sunday 11am-5.30pm

A whole weekend of curious activities for children and adults at the heart of Bloomsbury

Experience Bloomsbury on two wheels with the Cycle Experience Pod, have your portrait painted by The People’s Portrait Project, and be amazed by our Science Buskers. Can they be outdone by the Maths Buskers?

Fantastical mirrored room The Thing Is invites you to touch museum objects.

Are you Happy And You Know It? See if we can display emotions through computer animation and creative expression. Drop into The Parlour, a converted ice-cream van serving up incredible glitter face painting for adults.

Find out everything you ever wanted to know about Poo but were too afraid to ask, with Dr Lena Ciric from UCLOO. Plus UCL invite you to learn about Microbes and Me.

Fancy performing yourself? Anyone can Play The Festival Piano from Peregrine’s Pianos, or help the Poetry Explorers from the Ministry of Communication.

Learn how to Make Your Garden into a Refuge for Wildlife, or pick up a new skill with the Mary Ward Centre. Re#ect on freedom with Fernando Cacares’ Butter!y Window art installation, and help the October Gallery !ll Russell Square’s covered walkway with origami #owers. Visit the Time to Change cinema and help end mental health discrimination.

One KX displays their photography exhibition; Food Glorious Food.

We’ll be launching our Festival in a Box outreach project - see page 7 and please donate!

THE SOAS WORLD MUSIC STAGEThink beyond borders with an extraordinary world music line

up from SOAS University of London, providing the soundtrack to your Festival weekend.

SATURDAY 19 OCTOBER12pm AMARATERRA London’s only pizzica ensemble! U pizzicu is a tarantula bite. To heal, you must dance relentlessly to the hypnotic beat...

1.15pm NICOLÁS “COLACHO” BRIZUELA - NINON VALDER Blending Argentinian folk with jazz, and tango with classical

2.30pm DELICATESSEN Sumptuous vocal harmonies and driving rhythms

3.45pm NAMVULA Zambian afro-folk with honest lyrics

5pm ÇI"DEM ASLAN Covering multiple languages and styles!

6.15pm FOFOULAH Explosive afro-fusion with dub basslines, sci-! synths and raw guitars

SUNDAY 20 OCTOBER12pm GOSHAWK Siberian sounds meet English folk.

1.15pm LOS DESTERRADOS A vibrant London take on Sephardic Jewish music

2.30pm SARABANDA Cuban salsa rhythms from the 40s, 50s and now

3.45pm HAMSA Rhythms and grooves from the shtetl and the souk

Extraordinary Moments in the Square

GRANDE FINALE!Join voices with the amazing Choir with No Name for a participatory sing-along! Sunday, 5pm

SHOP IN THE SQUAREFind something new to read in our wonderful Pop-up Bookshop, and discover local designers in the Craft Market.

KIDSDo experiments in the Cosy Science tent, build playdoh DNA and do pretend drugs trials with Great Ormond Street Hospital, and help create a Bottle Playhouse with the Calthorpe Project. The Pedal Powered Poetrie Postie from the Past is a vintage parcel tricycle full of children’s activities.


All WeekendHappening both Saturday and Sunday

Saturday 19 October

Bloomsbury Festival Weekend

M I N I S T R Y O F C O M M U N I C A T I O N A R T W O R K S H O P S

MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATION ORWELLIAN GARDENCalling all gardeners and literature lovers! Join forces with artist Alex Beeching to lay out an ‘Orwellian’ o%ce reclaimed by leaf and #ower. Senate House, University of London will never look the same again.


Saturday 11am-6pm, Sunday 12pm-4pm

M I N I S T R Y O F C O M M U N I C A T I O N W A L K S A N D T O U R S

SENATE HOUSE TOURSSee inside Charles Holden’s Art Deco masterpiece, home to the Ministry of Information during the Second World War, and now administrative HQ of the University of London.

Meet at Senate House, University of London

Saturday 12.30pm-1.30pm / 2.30pm-3.30pm, Sunday 12pm-1pm / 2pm-3pm / 4pm-5pm / 4.30pm-5.30pm

M I N I S T R Y O F C O M M U N I C A T I O N A R T

SMALL GLOBAL: EXTREME ENERGYStep into a world of light and sound created by art collective D-Fuse with the School of Advanced Study, to explore the issues around oil extraction and shale gas fracking. Supported by Arts Council England.

Senate House, University of London basements

Saturday 11am-6pm, Sunday 12pm-6pm

M U S E U M S A N D E X H I B I T I O N S

SPINSsPins is an audio-visual installation inspired by the natural instinct of brushing long grass. The installation translates the gesture of touch into an interactive architectural performance.

Euston Square Gardens

10am-8pm

A R T

SANCTUARYArtist Terry Du"y’s studio is open as a place of refuge, sanctuary and re#ection. His work considers art, existence, religion, politics and the human condition.

The Studio at 5 Great James Street

12pm-5pm

Don’t miss Throughout the Festival events! See pages 6-7

A R T

THE AGE OF GLAMOUR: R.S. SHERRIFFS’ STARS OF STAGE & SCREENThe golden years of Hollywood and the West End stage, as captured in stunning caricatures by R.S.Sherri"s. See Greta Garbo, Charlie Chaplin, Bette Davis and many others through this special artist’s eyes.

Cartoon Museum

Saturday 10.30am-5.30pm, Sunday 12pm-5.30pm

A R T

SEE THROUGH: GIZEM, AN EXHIBITION OF PAINTINGSVisit this beautiful exhibition by local artist, Ughetta Dallimonti to discover stories hidden in paintings; break into a scene and look into other worlds through the a tear in the paper.

The Chapel, St George’s Gardens

12pm-5pm

M I N I S T R Y O F C O M M U N I C A T I O N W O R K S H O P S

BLOOMSBURY GROUP WIKIPEDIA EDIT-A-THONCalling all aspiring Wikipedians! Especially for the Bloomsbury Festival, Wikimedia UK and Senate House Library invite you to join an ‘edit-a-thon’ on Bloomsbury’s most famous writers, artists and intellectuals. Training included! Advance booking essential.


10am-4pm

A R T C O M M U N I T Y F A M I LY

INDONESIA KONTEMPORER 2013Indonesian arts, culture and traditions are celebrated at Indonesia Kontemporer 2013. A creative day of exhibitions, performances, workshops, crafts, !lm screenings, food and stalls.

SOAS, University of London

10am-5pm

A R T S C I E N C E T E C H N O L O G Y

ONE KX SCI ARTS HUBA day of talks, debates, demonstrations and performances exploring the future of food through science, arts and technology. For full listings go to onekx.org.uk.

One KX

10am-10pm


IN SICKNESS AND IN HEALTH: MEDICINE FOR THE POOR IN BLOOMSBURY’S GOLDEN AGEFrom Enlightenment health spas to the Modernist utopia of the Finsbury Health Centre, this walk by Wellcome Trust Fellow Richard Barnett reveals the people and stories of Bloomsbury over three centuries of revolution.

Meet in Russell Square

10.30am-12.30am


WOMEN OF BLOOMSBURYFind out about some of the many in#uential, controversial and wonderful women who have been associated with Bloomsbury.


10.45am-12.15pm

M I N I S T R Y O F C O M M U N I C A T I O N T A L K S

SENATE HOUSE AT WARBetween 1935 and 1946 Senate House served as the wartime Ministry of Information. Join Dr Karen Attar and Dr Richard Simpson to learn the story of its fate as an ‘occupied’ building during World War Two.


11am-12.15pm


BLOOMSBURY AND THE POETSExplore the rich poetical history of Bloomsbury, from Sylvia Plath and Ted Hughes’s chilly wedding night to Wilfred Owen drilling in Cartwright Gardens. Led by Nicholas Murray, the author of Real Bloomsbury.


11am-12.15pm


Saturday 19 October Bloomsbury Festival Weekend

Saturday 19 October


STORE STREET SHINDIGThe world’s most unexpected street party!Enjoy the best street party in town. The whole of Store

Street will be closed to tra%c for the day, allowing you to stroll around

and discover surprises at every step. Get competitive with

the slowest bike race, beer keg rolling and the Ping Pong Thunderdome, be amazed by architectural interventions along the street, and soak up the atmosphere with live music and delicious food

from local eateries. There are lots of family activities,

too. Kids will love the pop up art house, storytelling and

Greek games. Supported by the tenants of Store Street with principal

sponsor Hurford Salvi Carr.

Store Street12pm-5pm


PRIVATE LIVES AND PUBLIC SCANDALS: EVERYDAY STORIES OF BLOOMSBURY FOLKUncover the stories, secrets and scandals of some far-from-ordinary ‘ordinary’ lives amongst Bloomsbury’s 19th century streets, squares and rookeries, with UCL historian Carole Reeves.

Meet at Russell Square

11am-12.30pm

M I N I S T R Y O F C O M M U N I C A T I O N T A L K S W O R K S H O P S

EXPLORATORIUM: EXPLORING YOUR SENSESScience meets philosophy with these hands-on experiments exploring sensory perception. Drop in to encounter visual, auditory and touch illusions, and uncover the workings of taste and smell, guided by experts from the Centre for the Study of the Senses.


11am-1pm and 3pm-5pm

M I N I S T R Y O F C O M M U N I C A T I O N L I T E R A T U R E W O R K S H O P S

SPREAD THE WORD DROP-IN DESKProfessional development and advice for writers. If you are an aspiring writer, simply sign up for a 10-minute slot. Come and say hello!


11am-4pm


DICKENS, DISRAELI AND FRIENDSExplore intriguing historical questions on this insightful walk. Find out who asked ladies to come to their concerts without hoops on their skirts, and gentlemen to come without swords!


11.45am-1.15pm

F A M I LY

DOODLE YOUR WAY INCartooning for all the family with Viyki, who will show you how to turn your doodles into cartoons. A fun drop-in event for all ages.

Cartoon Museum

12pm-12.45pm and 2pm-2.45pm


TOUR OF THE TOMBSDr Roger Bowdler of English Heritage reveals the rich and famous, rebels and servants all buried here, and the Victorian reforms which turned the gardens into an ‘open air sitting room’ for local slum dwellers.

Meet at St George’s Gardens

12pm-12.50pm

E X H I B I T I O N T O U R

NLA GREAT ESTATES: HOW LONDON’S LANDOWNERS SHAPE THE CITYA unique insight into the history of London’s early estates on an exhibition tour from curator Peter Murray. What lessons do estates such as Grosvenor and Howard de Walden hold for us?

Meet at the NLA, The Building Centre

12pm-1pm

M U S I C

WAGNER’S BICENTENARY: A MUSICAL CELEBRATIONIn celebration of Wagner’s musical legacy on the bicentenary of his birth, Roberto Garcia Lopez (tenor) and Katrina Sheppeard (soprano) perform a selection of the composer’s most glorious operatic moments.

Foundling Museum Picture Gallery

12pm-1pm


POETRY EXPLORERS: FINDING POETRY IN BLOOMSBURYWrite a poem with Keats House poetry explorers Simon Mole and Sonority Turner. They’ll be roaming Bloomsbury, and need your help to complete a festival poem for the Ministry of Communication at Senate House, University of London.

Russell Square and Senate House, University of London

12pm-5pm


IMAGINING BLOOMSBURY’S STREETSRe-discover the streets of Bloomsbury as you’ve never seen them before, including a re-imagining of Bloomsbury’s literary history through its trees, and the digital mapping of Alan Moore’s From Hell.


12.30pm-1.30pm


THE MUSEUM OF WRITING PRESENTS: A HISTORY OF WRITINGDiscover the history of writing through the Museum of Writing’s unique collection of writing equipment going back to 3000 BC. Museum creator Alan Cole and Professor Simon Eliot lead this tour through the history of the written word.


12.30pm-1.30pm

M U S I C

AWAKENINGS: A PIANO CONCERT SERIESThe last in a special festival series of recitals in the stunning new Dairy Art Centre. Jason Bae, who has performed at Carnegie Hall and is a Young Steinway Artist, performs Beethoven and Chopin.

Dairy Art Centre

12.30pm-1.30pm

F A M I LY

CREATE A CARTOON CHARACTERGrab a pencil and have a go at creating your own cartoon characters. No previous cartooning experience needed!

Cartoon Museum

1pm-1.55pm

L I T E R A T U R E

INDIGESTION : BITE-SIZED READINGS OF A DEBUT BLOOMSBURY NOVEL Emerging novelist Stephanie Gerra reads from Indigestion, a story of ill-fated romance which unfolds in the bed and breakfast world of 1960s Bloomsbury. Join her in this new independent co"ee shop.

Bloomsbury Co#ee House

1pm-2pm



Saturday 19 October



STRICTLY SAND DANCECan you sand dance like Wilson, Kepple and Betty? There is no better way to feel better than by exercise with a comic twist. Come and learn the moves with Barry Grantham, expert in eccentric dance.

The Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology

2pm-5pm

F A M I LY

LIFE UNDER THE WAVESIntrepid young oceanologists can peer into the mouth of a bull shark, tickle a turtle and arm wrestle a lobster. Discover the amazing animal life that lives in the sea.

Grant Museum of Zoology

1pm-4.30pm

W O R K S H O P

THE THIRD COLOURBe prepared to get colour on your face as part of this participatory workshop for the exhibition Curiosity: An Art Practice as a Way of Looking.


1pm-5pm

M I N I S T R Y O F C O M M U N I C A T I O N P E R F O R M A N C E

SARAH ANGLISS: SOUND ARTISTRoboticist, composer, multi-instrumentalist and sound historian Sarah Angliss performs uncanny sonic experiments. Don’t miss Hugo, the head of a 1930s ventriloquist’s dummy.


1.30pm-2pm / 5.30pm-6pm


MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATION: MAKE YOUR OWN PAMPHLETDrop into the Ministry of Communication to stitch together your own ‘propaganda’ pamphlet and festival notebook to take home, guided by bookbinders and conservators Angela Craft and Alexandra Bruce. Adult supervision required for under 12s.


2pm-2.30pm / 2.30pm-3pm / 3.30pm-4pm / 4pm-4.30pm

S C I E N C E

SURGICAL SIMULATIONSLift the veil on what goes on under the knife. This mobile operating theatre with experts on hand simulates a live operation. Suitable for children aged 11+.

The Place

2pm-2.30pm / 3pm-3.30pm / 4pm-4.30pm


OUR OF A SMALL GLOBE: INTRODUCING ‘EXTREME ENERGYWorried about fracking? Environmental photographer Garth Lenz joins Dr Damien Short and artists D-Fuse to discuss resistance to ‘extreme energy’ practices—in relation to their collaboration on ‘Small Global: Extreme Energy’.


2pm-3.30pm

T A L K S

WHY IS JEREMY BENTHAM’S CORPSE ON DISPLAY IN UCL?Why is Jeremy Bentham’s corpse in a box? And does he really attend council meetings? Unravel fact from !ction with Professor Philip Scho!eld, who explains the links with Bentham’s radical thinking.

Jeremy Bentham’s Box at the UCL South Cloisters

2pm-3pm


RESURRECTING LOST LONDON FICTIONSRediscover the great forgotten authors and lost novels of this literary London quarter with Andrew Whitehead, Ken Worpole, and Cathi Unsworth, brought together by london!ctions.com and Five Leaves/New London Editions.


2pm-3pm


THE STORY OF MARCHMONT STREETMarchmont Street is Bloomsbury’s original high street. Join this walk led by Ricci de Freitas, author of a book about the street, to discover its fascinating people and history.

Meet on the corner of Marchmont Street and Bernard Street

2pm-3pm


GREAT ESTATES: WALKING TOURThe concept of estates is part of London’s DNA. Peter Murray leads a walk of local examples from the NLA’s Great Estates exhibition, including the Tottenham Court Road Estate, the Bedford Estate, Chancery Lane and more.

Meet at the NLA, The Building Centre

2pm-3.30pm


ART DECO IN BLOOMSBURYExplore Bloomsbury’s rich Art Deco heritage, including Charles Holden’s iconic Senate House, the former Daimler garage and a reconverted petrol station. From sophisticated glamour to severe functionality, let’s make this architectural style roar again!


2pm-4pm

A R T C O M M U N I T Y W O R K S H O P S

I SPYArt workshops for all ages led by Parasite Ceramics. Explore the area and local plants, and help to enhance the identity and interpret the story of the Marchmont Community Garden.

Marchmont Community Garden

2pm-4pm



Saturday 19 October


T A L K S

REVOLUTIONARY THINKERSSeven mini-talks from philosophers from the London School of Philosophy, focusing on Bloomsbury thinkers who have revolutionised our thinking on matters such as personal well-being and political reform.

The Drawing Room at the Marquis Cornwallis

2pm-4pm

L I T E R A T U R E

DYLAN THOMAS CENTENARY PREVIEW2014 will be the centenary of the birth of the great Welsh writer Dylan Thomas. Get a sneak preview of how Wales will commemorate the moment.

London Welsh Centre

2pm-5pm

S C I E N C E

HAPTICSDiscover new technology in the !eld of touch in surgery. Experience the latest in virtual reality with computer-generated simulations developed by a team of researchers.

The Place

2pm-5pm


HOW THE SQUARES WERE SHAPEDDiscover some of the lesser known areas of Bloomsbury, including hidden stories and some outstanding plants on this eye-opening walk around Bloomsbury’s colourful garden squares.


2.15pm-3.45pm


REVOLUTION AND EVOLUTIONLearn how a once fashionable area of London went to seed, and how it became the home of famous literary !gures and revolutionary educational establishments. From upheaval to calm and back again!

Meet at Russell Square

2.30pm-4.30pm

F A M I LY

FUN FLIPBOOKS AND ZANY ZOETROPESCreate your own mini-story in just one hour! Come and make your own fun #ip book and zoetrope strip, and watch your stories come to life.

Cartoon Museum

3pm-3.55pm


QUILL MAKING AND WAX TABLETSTry your hand at writing on a wax tablet with a genuine Roman stylus, or using a traditional quill. With the creator of the Museum of Writing. Advance booking essential, suitable for ages 18+.


3pm-4pm


ART & SOCIETY IN BLOOMSBURYDiscover the people, characters and places which have contributed to Bloomsbury’s fascinating past, including Charles Dickens and Peter Pan.


3.15pm-4.45pm


BLOOMSBURY IN CONTEMPORARY FICTIONFamous for its literary history, how does Bloomsbury continue to shape contemporary !ction? D. J. Taylor and Helen Smith discuss, with readings from Taylor’s The Windsor Faction and Smith’s Invitation to Die.


3.30pm-4.30pm

T H E A T R E

HUNGRY An exclusive reading and discussion of Sarah Daniels’ brand new Y Touring play exploring our relationship with food.

One KX

3.30pm-5pm


STORY OF A NIGHT PIANISTAn atmospheric performance combining dance and live music to tell the story of !ve ghostly characters from the past, all seeking to !nd refuge in the music of a pianist.

Dairy Art Centre

4.30pm-5.30pm


BLOOMSBURY, BAD JOURNEYS: IAIN SINCLAIR AND PHIL COHEN Iain Sinclair, one of the foremost writers on contemporary London, is joined by Bloomsbury-born author, urban activist, and academic Phil Cohen to re#ect on Bloomsbury as an intersection for creative ‘bad journeys’.


5pm-6pm

L I T E R A T U R E

THE WORK OF DYLAN THOMASA panel of !ve acclaimed Welsh poets discuss the work and legacy of Wales’s greatest poet, Dylan Thomas, ahead of the centenary of his birth in 2014.

London Welsh Centre

5pm-6pm

M I N I S T R Y O F C O M M U N I C A T I O N M U S I C P E R F O R M A N C E

30,000 GODS AND MYTHS FROM THE WARBURG INSTITUTEA unique audio-visual and musical tour through the Warburg Institute library’s collection of images from classical mythology. With François Quiviger from the Institute and pianist John-Paul Muir.


6pm-7pm

L I T E R A T U R E

RACK POETS PRESENTRACK press presents readings from !ve acclaimed writers including John Powell Ward, former editor of Poetry Wales, and Samantha Wynne-Rhydderch, twice nominated for Wales Book of the Year.

London Welsh Centre

6pm-7pm

M U S I C

HUSHThe line-up is always kept a secret until the last minute, but it’s the atmosphere that the Hush regulars keep coming back for. Acoustic music in an intimate, pin-drop-quiet setting.

The Perseverance

7pm-11.30pm



Sunday 20 October


M O V E M E N T

THE CRAFT OF SURGERY HOSTED BY ROGER KNEEBONESurgery is a profession, but it’s also a craft and a performance. Roger Kneebone, Professor of Surgical Education at Imperial College London, explores parallels between surgery and millinery, tailoring and writing.

The Place

7pm-7.30pm

M I N I S T R Y O F C O M M U N I C A T I O N T A L K

THE POWER OF PROPAGANDA: PUBLIC INFORMATION CINEMAA curated selection of public information !lms from the last 70 years, courtesy of the British Library and the BFI, drawing on the British Library’s groundbreaking exhibition Propaganda: Power and Persuasion.


7pm-8.30pm

M U S I C

FIGARO, FIGARO, FIGARO! What inspired two of history’s greatest composers to write operas about the witty, street-smart barber Figaro? Bloomsbury Opera perform highlights from Rossini’s Barber of Seville and Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro to !nd out.

William Goodenough House, Goodenough College

7pm-9.30pm

T H E A T R E

UNDER MILK WOODA full-length production of the greatest work of legendary Welsh poet Dylan Thomas. Staged by the community drama group of the London Welsh Centre and directed by David Evans.

London Welsh Centre

7.30pm-9.15pm

M O V E M E N T

SADHANA DANCEIntricate detail, perfect timing and precisely controlled exchanges: they’re important in both dance and surgery. Under My Skin uses contemporary choreography to open up the world of the operating theatre.

The Place

8pm-9pm

M U S I C

LOWRI EVANS Welsh singer-songwriter Lowri Evans performs in concert to celebrate the launch of her new album

London Welsh Centre

9.30pm-10.30pm

JAZZ IN THE SQUAREEnjoy swinging vocal-led jazz with gin cocktails from the Gin Garden, lawn games, co"ee and cake and other afternoon refreshments, as Bedford Square opens its

gates for a relaxing Sunday afternoon.

There are live jazz sets from the Maria Chen Ensemble and the Alison Beck Quartet, as you enjoy this beautiful space: a refuge from the busy heart of London, and a peek into a private square normally only open to residents. You can even get a snapshot of your day with a photo strip from The Mighty Booth. Kindly supported by the Trustees of the Bloomsbury Festival.

Bedford Square, WC1B12pm-4pm

C O M M U N I T Y

BLOOMING BUDDHISTSFind delight at this centre for Buddhism with an exciting programme of talks, live pop, rock and jazz music, art and dialogue, with refreshments available.

London Ikeda Peace Centre

10am-3.30pm

S C I E N C E T A L K S

ONE KX SCI ARTS HUBA day of talks, debates, demonstrations and performances exploring the future of food through science, arts and technology. For full listings go to onekx.org.uk.

One KX

10am-8pm


ART & SOCIETY IN BLOOMSBURYDiscover the people, characters and places which have contributed to Bloomsbury’s fascinating past, including Charles Dickens and Peter Pan.


10.45am-12.15pm

F A M I LY M U S I C

BACH TO BABY PRESENTS: FLIGHTS OF FANTASYA critically acclaimed concert series designed for babies, tots, and parents to enjoy together. Listen to exhilarating piano performances with your children, introducing them to composers of the classical world.

Pushkin House

11am-12pm


SPREAD THE WORD DROP-IN DESKProfessional development and advice for writers. If you are an aspiring writer, simply sign up for a 10-minute slot. Come and say hello!


11am-2pm


HOW THE SQUARES WERE SHAPEDDiscover some of the lesser known areas of Bloomsbury, including hidden stories and some outstanding plants on this eye-opening walk around Bloomsbury’s colourful garden squares.


11.45am-1.15pm

M I N I S T R Y O F C O M M U N I C A T I O N

T A L K S

ENDANGERED ARCHIVESDiscover the work of the Endangered Archives Programme, which preserves and digitises some of the most fragile documents from around the world. Discover how the British Library is making these sources available online.


12pm-1pm


Sunday 20 October Bloomsbury Festival Weekend

Sunday 20 October


M U S I C

AN AFTERNOON OF ART SONGTwo art song duos, Armida’s Garden and MezzoPiano, will explore the Festival themes of refuge, revitalisation and reform through pieces by Samuel Barber and Schubert, plus some cheeky duets.


12pm-1pm


M O V E M E N T

PARKOUR WORKSHOPSParkour is an athletic discipline based around free and e%cient movement through urban space. Learn the basic moves, and see athletes from Parkour Generations in training.

The Malet Street car park at Senate House, University of London

12pm-4pm

F A M I LY

FUN FLIPBOOKS AND ZANY ZOETROPESCreate your own mini-story in just one hour! Come and make your own fun #ip book and zoetrope strip, and watch your stories come to life.

Cartoon Museum

12.30pm-2.45pm

M O V E M E N T

WESTMINSTER KINGSWAY COLLEGE GROUP PERFORMANCES AT WELLCOME COLLECTIONWitness a new dance piece choreographed by the Learning Team from Wayne McGregor | Random Dance, and performed by Westminster Kingsway College students.

Wellcome Collection

12.30pm-1pm and 2.30pm-3pm

W O R K S H O P S

LIFE COACHING WORKSHOPStep back to re#ect on your life with a coaching workshop from a Bloomsbury-based work & life personal coach. Refocus on what matters to you, with simple and e"ective ways to reform your life.

The Perseverance

1pm-1.45pm

M U S I C

TRIO ANIMAThe award-winning, dynamic instrumental ensemble premiere Four Thames Crossings, a new piece, composed especially for the Bloomsbury Festival by Joseph Landers plus works by Debussy and Bax.

The Prince’s Room, BMA House

1pm-2pm

M U S I C

SUNDAY SOIREE: THE VIOLIN’S VOICEAward-winning Australian violinist Brigid Coleridge explores the Russian school’s in#uence in the development of the violin’s voice, with works by Bach, Frolov, and Shostakovich. Learn about the Music Room’s colourful history.

The Music Room at 49 Great Ormond Street

1pm-2pm

M U S I C

SUNDAY SOIREE: A CELEBRATION OF SONGBass baritone Frazer Scott and pianist Amber Rainey present a varied programme including operatic arias, songs by Schubert and Hahn, and comic gems from Flanders & Swann. Learn about the Music Room’s colourful history.

The Music Room at 49 Great Ormond Street

3pm-4pm


WIENER LIBRARY OPEN DAYThe Wiener Library is the world’s oldest Holocaust library and archive. Attend this open day for tours of the library, including the Wolfson Reading Room and archive stores.

The Wiener Library

1pm-4pm

F A M I LY S C I E N C E

LIFE UNDER THE WAVESIntrepid young oceanologists can peer into the mouth of a bull shark, tickle a turtle and arm wrestle a lobster. Discover the amazing animal life that lives in the sea.

Grant Museum of Zoology

1pm-4.30pm

A R T C O M M U N I T Y W O R K S H O P S

I SPYArt workshops for all ages led by Parasite Ceramics. Explore the area and local plants, and help to enhance the identity and interpret the story of the Marchmont Community Garden.

Marchmont Community Garden

1.30pm-3.30pm

F A M I LY

DOODLE YOUR WAY INCartooning for all the family with Viyki, who will show you how to turn your doodles into cartoons. A fun drop-in event for all ages.

Cartoon Museum

1.30pm-2.15pm and 3.30pm-4.15pm


T A L K S

BLOOMSBURY, A HISTORY OF REFUGEDiscover Bloomsbury’s long history as a place of refuge, from the refugee academics involved in founding the University of London, to the ‘Free Russian Press’ run from a house on Judd Street.


2pm-3pm


LOOKING FOR THE LINEUse historical maps to look for evidence of the ‘Line of Communication’, the forti!cation around London built by Puritans in 1642. The line passed through Bloomsbury – will we discover it?


2pm-4pm


ART DECO IN BLOOMSBURYExplore Bloomsbury’s rich Art Deco heritage, including Charles Holden’s iconic Senate House, the former Daimler garage and a reconverted petrol station. From sophisticated glamour to severe functionality, let’s make this architectural style roar again!


2pm-4pm

A R T C O M M U N I T Y P E R F O R M A N C E

SANDWICH STREET CAFÉ: A TASTY PERFORMANCECome and join us to transform the UCL South Cloisters into a communal space with food talks, cooking, eating and media sharing. Your participation will help to shape a real community café that we all dream of!

South Cloisters, Wilkins Building at University College London

2pm-5pm

M U S I C

ALL DAY FOLK MUSIC AT THE HARRISONThe basement will be over#owing with a dozen hot folk and bluegrass acts, while on the ground #oor, join in with open Jam Sessions - play or listen.

The Harrison

2pm-12am

F A M I LY

CREATE A CARTOON CHARACTERGrab a pencil and have a go at creating your own cartoon characters. No previous cartooning experience needed!

Cartoon Museum

2.30pm-3.25pm


Sunday 20 October Bloomsbury Festival Weekend

M U S I C

NINA LEO IN CONCERTThai-Swiss pianist Nina Leo performs a programme of Romantic piano pieces.


3pm-4pm

M I N I S T R Y O F C O M M U N I C A T I O N M U S I C T A L K

POLITICAL CABARET IN EXILE - MUSIC FROM THE MILLER ARCHIVEAn event that recreates the atmosphere of London’s Austrian exile theatre, the Laterndl, during the Second World War. Expect cabaret songs, Hitler parodies, and expert talks on refugees’ life in exile.


3pm-4pm

F I L M

GOING SOMEWHEREA creative documentary about Wayne McGregor, the award-winning British choreographer.

Wellcome Collection

3pm-4.30pm


FICTIONAL BLOOMSBURYLearn about Bloomsbury as it appears in !ction, including works by H. G. Wells, Robert Louis Stevenson, Charles Dickens and Jane Austen.


3.15pm-4.45pm

F I L M

A BLOOMSBURY TALEA grass roots !lm by artist Elaine Duigenan showcasing the diverse cultural and historical experiences the Bloomsbury community has to o"er.

Art Workers’ Guild

4pm-5pm

M U S I C

THE PEACOCK PLAYERSThe Peacock Players perform two great chamber works: Brahms’ Violin Sonata in G op.78 and Schumann’s Piano Quintet in E #at op.44.

St George’s Bloomsbury

4pm-5pm


STORY OF A NIGHT PIANISTAn atmospheric performance combining dance and live music to tell the story of !ve ghostly characters from the past, all seeking to !nd refuge in the music of a pianist.

Dairy Art Centre

4.30pm-5.30pm


HUMAN RIGHTS POETRY SLAMThe annual human rights poetry slam returns! High octane and !ercely competitive, six award-winning poets perform pieces about protest. Judged by poets Musa Okwonga and Deanna Rodger, the audience, and human rights experts, and hosted by the Keats House Poets.


4pm-5.30pm

L I T E R A T U R E

IN PROTEST: NEW HUMAN RIGHTS POETRYThe launch of In Protest: 150 Poems for Human Rights, a new anthology rooted in activism and calling for change. Join Ruth Padel and Sigrid Rausing, with readings from James Byrne, Chrissie Gittins, David Lee Morgan and more. A !tting !nale to the Festival.


6pm-7pm

F I L M

ATAMBUA 39 CELSIUSAn Indonesian drama by director Riri Riza about refugees in West Timor displaced from their families following the East Timor referendum. Followed by a Q&A.

Brunei Gallery Lecture Theatre SOAS, University of London

7pm-9pm

Festival Information

BOOKINGAll events are free, and operate on a !rst come !rst served basis. However, we do release a limited number of tickets in advance for certain events, bookable online. Please visit the website for more information.

Please also leave good time to arrive at events to avoid disappointment.

GETTING HEREBloomsbury has excellent public transport connections and is well served by the underground, buses and national rail. Visit t#.gov.uk to plan your journey.

ACCESSMore information about access is available on our website, you can also contact individual event venues for assistance. Sign language interpretation is available for some events.

SHOP, EAT & DRINKMake the most of your visit to Bloomsbury with the area’s many cafes, restaurants, and independent shops.

THE WEATHEROur outdoor events will continue whatever the weather - bring your brolly and join in!

TELL US WHAT YOU THINKLook out for feedback forms at the festival, or !ll in our online survey afterwards. We’d love to know what you think.

CONTACTBloomsbury Festival, Bedford House Community Centre, 35 Emerald Street, London, WC1N 3QW

Check the website for opening times of the Bloomsbury Festival Hub, 40 Lamb’s Conduit Street

Find us online. Search Facebook for Bloomsbury Festival, and follow @bloomsburyfest on Twitter. Sign up for our newsletter at bloomsburyfestival.org.uk to stay updated.

WHERE TO STAYBloomsbury is full of beautiful places to recharge your batteries over the Festival weekend. Visit our website for details of special o"ers.

All listings correct at time of going to press.

Bloomsbury Festival is a Charity Registered in England and Wales number: 1149001

THANK YOU

To the hundreds of our individuals, partners, trustees, volunteers and team who all work together to make Bloomsbury Festival possible.

Festival team:Director: Cathy Mager, FRSA

Producer: Maddy Jones

Programmer: Viv Conacher

Cultural Research Fellow with School of Advanced Study: Dr. Michael Eades

Project Manager: Laura Halliwell

Marketing Coordinator: Sonja Todd

Marketing Assistant: Hannah Smithies

Volunteers Manager: Laura Alos

Finance Manager: Syd Rae

Design: James Merry (illustration), Rachel Russell (programme), William Mager (website)

PR: Borkowski PR

Board of Trustees:Paul Wyman (Chair)

Deba Mithal (Treasurer)

Paul Cutts

Diane Silverthorne

Simon Christmas

Jessica Courtney Bennett

Robin Norton-Hale

Noel Murphy

Sally Macdonald

John Ainley

Sally Muckley

Emma Kennard

Patrons

The Duchess of Bedford

Prof. Chris Husbands, Director, Institute of Education

Prof. Roger Kain, Dean and Chief Executive, School of Advanced Study

Prof. Paul Webley, Director and Principal, SOAS

Prof. Michael Worton, Vice Provost, UCL

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1. Adnams Cellar & Kitchen Store 30/31 Store Street, WC1E 7QE

2. Art Workers’ Guild 6 Queen Square, WC1N 3AT

3. The Bartlett School of Graduate Studies Central House, 14 Upper Woburn Place WC1H 0NN

4. Bedford House Community Centre 35 Emerald Street, WC1N 3QW

5. Bedford Square WC1B

6. Ben Pentreath Ltd 17 Rugby Street, WC1N 3QT

7. Bloomsbury Co#ee House 20 Tavistock Place, WC1H 9RE

8. BMA House Tavistock Square, London WC1H 9JP

9. SOAS (Brunei Gallery Lecture Theatre) University of London, Thornhaugh Street, WC1H 0XG

10. Camden Centre Camden Town Hall, Judd Street, WC1H 9JE

11. Cartoon Museum 25 Little Russell Street, WC1A 2HH

12. The Crypt Gallery St Pancras Church, Euston Road (Entrance in Duke’s Rd) NW1 2BA

13. Dairy Art Centre 7a Wake!eld St, WC1N 1PG

14. Euston Square Gardens Euston Road, NW1 2EF

15. Foote’s Music Shop 41 Store Street, WC1E 7DB

16. Foundling Museum 40 Brunswick Square, WC1N 1AZ

17. Goodenough Club 23 Mecklenburgh Square, WC1N 2AD

18. Grant Museum of Zoology UCL Rockefeller Building, 21 University St, London, WC1E 6DE

19. The Harrison 28 Harrison Street, Kings Cross, WC1H 8JF

20. Horse Hospital Colonnade, WC1N 1JD

21. Inmidtown Kiosk Holborn Station, 88 - 94 Kingsway, WC2B 6AA

22. SOAS (Khalili Lecture Theatre, Main Building) University of London, Thornhaugh Street, WC1H 0XG

23. London Ikeda Peace Centre Wake!eld Street, WC1N 1PG

24. London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (South Courtyard) Keppel Street, London WC1E 7HT

25. London Welsh Centre 157-163 Grays Inn Road,WC1X 8UE

26. Lumen United Reformed Church and Café 88 Tavistock Place, WC1H 9RS

27. Marchmont Community Garden Marchmont Street, WC1N 1AB

28. Marchmont Street WC1N

29. Marquis Cornwallis (Drawing Room) 31 Marchmont Street, London WC1N 1AP

30. Mary Ward Centre 42 Queen Square, WC1N 3AQ

31. The Music Room 49 Great Ormond Street, WC1N 3HZ

32. NLA & The Building Centre 26 Store Street, WC1E 7BT

33. October Gallery 24 Old Gloucester Street, WC1N 3AL

34. One KX 120 Cromer Street, London, WC1H 8BS

35. Persephone Books 59 Lambs Conduit Street, WC1N 3NB

36. The Perseverance 63 Lambs Conduit Street, WC1N 3NB

37. Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology UCL Malet Place, WC1E 6BT

38. The Place, 17 Dukes Road, WC1H 9PY

39. Pushkin House 5a Bloomsbury Square, WC1A 2TA

40. Russell Square WC1B

41. Senate House, University of London Malet Street, WC1E 7HU

42. SOAS University of London, Thornhaugh St, WC1H 0XG

43. St George’s Holborn 44 Queen Square, WC1N 3AH

44. St Pancras Church, Euston Road, NW1 2BA

45. St. George’s Bloomsbury Bloomsbury Way, WC1A 2HR

46. St. George’s Gardens (The Chapel) Handel Street, WC1N 1PH

47. Store Street WC1E

48. The Studio 5 Great James St, WC1N 3DB

49. Swedenborg Society 20-21 Bloomsbury Way, London, WC1A 2TH

50. Tavistock Square WC1H 9LT

51. UCL (South Cloisters / Old Refectory / Art Museum) Wilkins Building, Gower Street, WC1E

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52. Warner Bros Preview Theatres, 98 Theobalds Road, WC1X 8WB

53. Wellcome Collection 183 Euston Road, NW1 2BE

54. Wiener Library 29 Russell Square, WC1B 5DP

55. William Goodenough House Goodenough College, Mecklenburgh Square,

WC1N 2AN

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