Ryuichi Sakamoto | Opus

A year after his passing, we’re proud to present Ryuichi Sakamoto’s last performance: an intimate and moving concert film featuring just him and his piano.

On 28 March 2023, legendary composer Ryuichi Sakamoto passed away. In the years before his death, Sakamoto could no longer perform, but in late 2022 he gave the world one final performance – this intimate concert film, movingly directed by his son.

Pièces d'Identités

A fable of King Mani Kongo's quest to find his daughter in Belgium, challenging his identity and navigating exploitation, presented by the Congolese Community of Leeds.


The Congolese Community of Leeds is excited to invite you to a special event featuring the acclaimed film Pièces d'Identités. This gathering is a wonderful opportunity for us to come together, enjoy a thought-provoking film, and engage in meaningful discussions about identity and belonging.

Lucia

A Cuban cinematic masterpiece directed by Humberto Solás, depicting the lives of three women named Lucia across different historical periods.

Casablanca

One of the most beloved and quotable films of all time, starring the incomparable Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman.

World War II, Morocco: a viper’s nest of corrupt police, spies, fleeing émigrés, gamblers and drinkers. It’s the perfect place for jaded American expatriate nightclub owner Rick Blaine (Humphrey Bogart) to hide out. Rick’s Cafe is the gathering place for the good, the bad and the ugly, but he doesn’t care, as long as they spend their money.

Kensuke's Kingdom

A gentle yet enthralling and immersive animation based on the classic novel by Michael Morpurgo.

Kensuke’s Kingdom tells the epic adventure of Michael, a young boy who sets off with his family on a sailing trip of a lifetime. But excitement soon turns to terror when a violent storm erupts and Michael and his dog Stella are swept overboard, washing up on a remote island where they struggle to survive.

A Character Reveals the Spirit – exhibition

A Character Reveals the Spirit is an exhibition curated by Yuanzi Chai, an MA Art Gallery and Museum Studies student from the University of Leeds.

Yuanzi Chai's own art practice as a calligrapher features in this exhibition about meaning of text, interpretation and translation.

The exhibition is designed to deepen people's understanding of artworks and evoke a greater appreciation for their subtle, hidden details.

You will find the exhibition in Red Studio (first floor).

"Test, Test, Test" – exhibition

Exhibition of work by Tianyou Huang, practice-based postgraduate researcher at the University of Leeds.

Tianyou Huang is a Practice-led PhD candidate in the School of Fine Art, History of Art and Cultural Studies at the University of Leeds. He completed his BA in Sculpture at Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts, China, and MA in Sculpture at Royal College of Art, London. In 2018, he was awarded the Yorkshire Sculpture Park Graduate Award.