The Stephen A. Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities is a University of Oxford venue that brings academia and culture together under one roof. It houses the Sohmen Concert Hall, known for its innovative acoustics designed by Arup.
Rehearsed reading of the world premiere of 'Bodies Condemned by Oblivion' by Colombian playwright Jhonnathan Velasquez, staged by local LGBTIQ+ actors from Oxford.
A free formal afternoon with a drinks reception and a conversation on women's leadership, sports diplomacy and philanthropy in the Olympic movement, followed by a fencing demonstration.
Free screening of the road movie 'Bradford Forwards and Backwards' about post-industrial change in Bradford, followed by a Q&A.
Chilean-American author Isabel Allende talks about storytelling with Dr Olivia Vázquez-Medina to mark the publication of her new book 'Storytelling: A Masterclass in Crafting Stories'.
Concert production of Handel's 'Theodora' by the Monteverdi Choir and English Baroque Soloists, conducted by Christophe Rousset and directed by Tom Guthrie.
Open masterclass with Professor Matthew Jones on string and ensemble performance, followed by a question and answer session.
Experimental and interactive spoken word performance by poet and playwright Yomi Ṣode exploring belonging, identity and responsibility.
Multi-disciplinary work by Nitin Sawhney and Samantha Harvey, with music by Sawhney, poems by Harvey, drawings by Antony Gormley and photographs by Mary McCartney, premiered by Fantasia Orchestra.
Cabaret show by The Cocoa Butter Club, a Cassie Leon production about identity and belonging, part of the 'Utopia Now!' season at the Schwarzman Centre.
A free talk bringing together art, science and economics to explore what the biosphere means to us and how we might flourish within a living Earth.
Talk led by Professor Yadvinder Malhi exploring the story and creative collaboration behind 'Orbiting Orbital', the project inspired by Samantha Harvey's novel 'Orbital'.
Chamber music concert by the Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective with works by Bach, Corelli and Ligeti.
Conversation with artist Marco Brambilla, presented by Professor Peter Boxall, as part of the Utopia Now! conference.
Screening of 'Frozen Atlantis' within the Utopia Now! Conference presented by the Faculty of English at the Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities.
Two-day interdisciplinary conference with keynotes by Ali Smith, Kiran Desai and Homi Bhabha on how to imagine and create differently in the face of the climate crisis.
Conversation between novelist Kiran Desai and critical theorist Homi Bhabha, pairing fiction and theory within the Utopia Now! conference.
Keynote by Professor Homi Bhabha on the crisis in the Humanities and the force of utopian thinking, part of the Utopia Now! Conference.
Inaugural lecture by The Revd Canon Professor Luke Bretherton on Christian humanism and the future of our common life.
Handel's 1749 oratorio Theodora performed by the Monteverdi Choir and the English Baroque Soloists, conducted by Christophe Rousset.
Chamber music concert by the Takács Quartet with Haydn, Carlos Simon and Brahms, introduced by Professor Laura Tunbridge.
Conversation between Joanna Kavenna and Kim Stanley Robinson with Jason Hickel and Oxford academics on inequality and climate futures, part of the Oxford Ministry for the Future programme.
Live reinterpretation by the Wadham College Music Society of Raye's album 'My 21st Century Blues'.
Alumni-only talk by Professor Wes Williams on 'Renaissance Psalms: tradition, translation, and contestation', part of the Day of Psalms programme.
Sunrise concert by the GBSR Duo, performed within Edmund de Waal's installation 'another hour', opening the Day of Psalms.
Free one-day writing workshop led by Jhonnathan Velásquez and Julio Díaz Calderón for members of the LGBTIQ community.
Rehearsed script-in-hand reading of Elizabeth Inchbald's 1790s comedy about women and changing society, with a post-show talk.
Free screening of Shahrbanoo Sadat's film 'No Good Men', followed by a Q&A with the director, part of the Afghanistan Reframed screening day.
Choreographer Andreas Heise brings Mozart's songs and piano music to life in a fusion of movement, words and music, with soprano Juliane Banse and dancer István Simon.
Music-theatre work by composers Jennifer Walshe and Philip Venables about loneliness, memory and the digital age, with six multi-skilled performers.
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