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01May
In ‘Genesis’, Sebastião Salgado portrays the relationship between man and the untouched nature
London was the capital chosen by Brazilian photographer Sebastião Salgado to debut its newest exhibition, “Genesis”. Result of a research developed over eight years, “Genesis” brings 200 photos in black-and-white to celebrate the power of unspoiled nature and examine the relationship between man and the fragility of our planet. “Genesis speaks of initiations, a planet [...]
25Apr
Take a journey into the mysterious West Country of England
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On this new Overnight Tour for summer 2013, we take a journey into the mysterious West Country for 2 days in the English Countryside. We visit the famous world heritage site at Stonehenge, where entrance is included. We also take a guided tour of Avebury, the only village in England to be found inside a stone circle, [...]
To celebrate the Day of the Portuguese Language (5th May), the Queen Mary University of London will be screening the documentary Língua – Vidas em Português / Language – Lives in Portuguese (Victor Lopes, Brazil/Portugal, 2002; in Portuguese with English subtitles). Shot in Brazil, Portugal, Mozambique, India and Macau, the film includes interviews with José [...]
If you are a forro lover, that is the place for you. From 26th and e 28th of April, London will host Forro London Festival 2013. Celebrating its second edition, the festival is a mixture of workshops, especial classes and, obvioulsly evening parties. There will be three days of classes tailored for dancers of all [...]
A combination of rock’n’roll, African rhythms and blues, Curva da Cintura brings together the Brazilian poet and musician Arnaldo Antunes, the Brazilian guitar-legend, Edgard Scandurra and the Malian kora player, Toumani Diabaté. The project is an extension of the collaboration they had had during the 2010 Brazilian festival Back2Black, in Rio de Janeiro. Extremely uplifting, [...]
Multi-award-winning Marisa is credited with bringing samba right up to the present day by melding jazz, blues and funk rhythms into old-school samba rhythms. One of Brazil’s biggest artists, with ten million+ album sales to date, Marisa was last seen in the UK performing at the London 2012 Games closing ceremony, she now returns to [...]
A Lifetime in Pictures, by Robin Hanbury-Tenison, 14 January – 10 March 2013, FREE at National Theatre. Robin Hanbury-Tenison, the “greatest explorer of the last twenty years” (Sunday Times) is also one of the founders of Survival International. As such, he has been a tireless champion of the rights of indigenous peoples and, in the [...]
The second artist commission for our Sunley Gallery is Tempo para Respirar (Breathing Time) by Brazilian artist Maria Nepomuceno. From Friday 14 September to 17 March 2013, Nepomuceno’s exuberant installation fills this spectacular double-height space. Inspired by traditional South American craft techniques, Nepomuceno weaves straw, strings and piles beads, and sews brightly-coloured ropes into draping [...]
A half-day conference to be held on Monday 4 March 2013 between 13:00-19:30 The Brazilian government has created a Truth Commission that started its two-year mandate in May of 2012. Charged with investigating human rights abuses committed by state agents in the period 1945-1988, the Truth Commission has generated considerable controversy. This conference proposes to examine [...]
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