Founded in 2007 by author and activist Paul Burston, Polari is a multi award-winning LGBTQ+ literary salon. Known for its high energy, thought-provoking performances, Polari is a heady mix of live literature and cabaret, in which the performers happen to be writers.
Described by The Huffington Post as “the most exciting literary moment in London”, the salon also tours regularly, supported by Arts Council England.
Our panel will share their experiences of running successful cultural businesses and the policies and programmes that exist at a West Yorkshire level to support the cultural and creative sector. For a sector predominantly made up of small and medium sized enterprises, navigating the constraints of consumer spending and the challenges of public funding is difficult and how we are able support more of these business to succeed is important both economically and culturally.
Join us at the charming setting of the Old Woollen for a fantastic evening with TV Presenter and judge of the BAFTA-nominated BBC series, The Great British Sewing Bee, Patrick Grant. Patrick will be in conversation with William Gaunt about his career which spans almost two decades in the fashion industry.
Don’t miss out on this unique opportunity to hear the talented Patrick Grant and get a signed copy of his new book ‘The Savile Row Suit.’
Since 2019, Dutch / German choreographer Katja Heitmann has been growing her Motus Mori archive, collecting everyday human movement that form the basis for new artworks.
Her latest work, CORPUS, was shown in Leeds Art Gallery in December 2023 in collaboration with Yorkshire Dance.
Stolen documents the Mother and Baby Homes scandal that ricocheted around the world and sparked a government inquiry into the fate of unmarried women who fell pregnant in 20th century Ireland.
Each year of the decade is represented by a piece of popular music.
Themes from the songs are enlarged upon, so by the end of the talk, subjects covered include fashions back then, the Cold War, Vietnam, flower power, the space race – and more!
A light-hearted and nostalgic look back at a decade many remember fondly!
Tibet has a unique culture and a strikingly distinctive location on a high and massive plateau in the Himalayas.
It was seized by China in the 1950s and has since suffered from repression. But it does what it can to preserve its distinctiveness, as Professor Joyce Hill saw when she visited it a few years ago.
Her talk will set Tibet in its geographical and historical context and give us a flavour of what Tibet is like today.
Join us live from Leeds on Thursday, 2nd May for an all-star line-up featuring some of the industry's finest minds.
Our single-track conference is carefully curated to ensure you get the most from the day; whether you're a software engineer, UX designer or someone who leads technology teams, you'll find topics that leave you feeling inspired and ready to dig into something new.
What does it feel like to perform your ageing body? How are women’s bodies read as they age? What is the relationship between older performer and audience? Why be seen?
In this panel talk Gillian Dyson is joined by Funmi Adewole Elliott and Susan Kempster as they ponder the queering of the body through the ageing process and ask how we redefine our femininity as expectations of women shift in age.
Christine Thynne shares her journey of passion for dance and performance, of anatomy and the kayaking adventures, which led to the development of her solo work-in-progress, Mechanisms.
Joined by friend and collaborator Robbie Synge, Christine will use a mix of film, performance and conversation to share her story. Expect a warm and lively audience discussion about creative ambition, play and finding your way...