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[Ideas Festival] Kritical Conversations

Submitted by Full Circle on Wed, 11/22/2023 - 14:55

The Kritical Conversations Series, with host of The Book Club Kriticos and other guests, deep dives into themes of great significance - from love and faith to creativity and all in between. We take one (or more) classic book at a time as ax point of departure. You can expect honest and passionate discussions, enriching ideas, and good company.
You don't have to read or finish the books. Just come open-minded for new perspectives and thirsty for a good conversation!

The theme of the conversation and the books will be revealed soon. Stay tuned!

 

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[Ideas Festival] Mini Concert: Classical music for the whole family

Submitted by Full Circle on Tue, 11/21/2023 - 15:12

Join us for classical music with your little ones in Full Circle's unconventional setting. Experience live music in a relaxed atmosphere led by Sadie Fields.

* Children must be accompanied by an adult.

Doors open 9.30am - Hot, cold drinks & croissants available from our bar.

10:00 - 10:45 concert run time.

 

[Chamber Music] Dars-Hoffman: Music for Resistance

Submitted by Full Circle on Tue, 11/21/2023 - 12:58

The genesis of art is among the most public of private acts, deeply personal yet unshakably contextual. “Resistance,” the Hoffman-Dars duo’s debut album, looks at the charged feelings provoked by complex, painfully strong, and deeply human pieces written by 20th-century composers living under the Soviet Union and Third Reich; equally, it examines 21st-century resistance to that very music, both symbolically and politically, and revisits one of the works in the form of a new composition.

They will perform the following pieces:

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