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Title:
Dialogical Liberties - The social, political and cultural qualities of silver
When:
07.09.2010 20.30
Where:
Vortex Jazz Club - London
Category:
Theme / Special Nights

Description

Tuesday 7 | 8.30pm | £5 | Book online

Dialogical Liberties

The social, political and cultural qualities of silver

New bi-monthly pan-cultural multi-media debate seminar led and curated by Resonance FM's Richard Thomas.

The opening session focuses on the cultural properties of silver. With artists, academics and musicians invited to help explore its historical, scientific and psycho-mystical qualities.

Guests on the night will include: representatives of the V&A's silver collection on the socio-economic and historical role silver played in British Imperialism; the BBC's central Asia correspondent on the geo-politics of silver; London's Pétanque society; a panel of art critics discussing Belgian surrealist René Magritte's portrayal of silver; Alex Finch of the Silver Surfer on silver's impact on our hyper-pop culture and Mark Pilkinson on silver in relation to contemporary mythology and sci-fi.

Venue

Map
Venue:
Vortex Jazz Club   -   Website
Street:
11 Gillett Square
ZIP:
N16 8AZ
City:
London
State:
Dalston
Country:
UK

Description

The Vortex Jazz Club

The world-renowed jazz club in Dalston, North London

 

Vortex Jazz Club

 

Established In North London for over 20 years, the club is a beacon for contemporary jazz in the capital.

With seven evening performances a week the Vortex programmes cutting-edge jazz alongside contemporary folk and world music.

While it places a strong emphasis on, and provides support for, young local talent, it also regularly features leading world-class artists, both from the UK and overseas – for example – from the UK, Stan Tracey, Tony Kofi, Evan Parker, Sir John Dankworth and Dame Cleo Laine, Mercury Music Prize Nominated Polar Bear and Zoe Rahmann, John Taylor and Gwilym Simcock and award-winning saxophonist Ingrid Laubrock.

From abroad, the club has connections with New York downtown scene musicians such as Tim Berne and Claudia Quintet, as well as European groups such as [em], radio.string.quartet, Lotte Anker and Wolfgang Muthspiel.

There is something to appeal to all musical tastes: straightahead, big-band, contemporary, piano trio, vocal, free-improv, world-music, Gypsy/East European and folk-orientated...

 

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The Vortex Jazz Club is housed in the Dalston Culture House, a striking new landmark building designed by Hackney architects Hawkins Brown. Full programme details can be found on our website - see below.

Private hire for 10 to 100 people is available for parties, corporate functions, meetings, rehearsals and concerts during the daytime, evening or both by arrangement. Hire includes use of the PA system and fully licensed bar.

For a quote please 020 7254 4097, or email the address below.
Unit B9 - Bradbury Street - N16 Tel: 020 7254 4097
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Web: www.vortexjazz.co.uk