Events on Saturday, March 1

Warm feat. Gerd Janson

Music: DJ

Gerd Janson

Saturday 1/3 @ The Big Chill House

The Big Chill House hosts a rare UK appearance from Germany's Gerd Janson tonight. The prolific DJ and journalist is abroad... 

Alpha Omega Launch Party

Party

Alpha Omega Launch Party

Saturday 1/3 @ seOne

Sixteen of the world's best electronic labels and promoters in one club should be enough for solid Saturday-night wig-out. Israel's progressive-trance... 

Fiesta Relaunch feat. Filthy Dukes

Party

Filthy Dukes

Saturday 1/3 @ 333 Mother Bar

Over the last 20 years, the concept of "fun" has largely deserted the club scene, resulting in half-empty dance floors and... 

Ongoing Events

<em>Deutsche B</em>&ouml;<em>rse Photography Prize</em>

Art: Photography

Deutsche Börse Photography Prize

Saturday 1/3 @ The Photographers' Gallery

The quality of the annual Deutsche Börse photography competition just gets better every year. Though this year's winner won't be announced... 

<em>Duchamp, Man Ray, Picabia</em>

Art

Duchamp, Man Ray, Picabia

Saturday 1/3 @ Tate Modern

It isn't often you see Marcel Duchamp, Man Ray and Francis Picabia — a conceptualist, a photographer and a poet, respectively... 

Images of Black Women Film Festival

Festival: Performing Arts

Images of Black Women Film Festival

Saturday 1/3 @ The Tricycle Theatre

The annual Images of Black Women Film Festival returns to the Tricycle this weekend. Proceedings begin with Kasi Lemmon's Talk to... 

Shelley Cassidy: <em>Twenty American Faces &amp; Virginia Woolf</em>

Art

Shelley Cassidy

Saturday 1/3 @ Fairfax Gallery

Shelley Cassidy originally developed her style through large-scale mural commissions across the Los Angeles area. Since switching from acrylics to oils,... 

Annie Ralli

Art

Annie Ralli

Saturday 1/3 @ The Colomb Art Gallery

After a few ales, recalling a night out can sometimes be tricky. Lucky, then, that we have the visual evidence of... 

<em>Gothic</em>

Art

Gothic

Saturday 1/3 @ Fieldgate Gallery

Gothic explores the excesses of the imagination through the work of 12 contemporary artists. Matthew Stone, a rising star of London's... 

<em>Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe</em> (1980)

Film

Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe

Saturday 1/3 @ Seventeen Gallery

Werner Herzog once bet Errol Morris that he would eat his own shoe if his then-unknown protégé ever completed his first... 

<em>Laughing in a Foreign Language</em>

Art

Laughing in a Foreign Language

Saturday 1/3 @ Hayward Gallery

Many otherwise serious-minded people use comedy to escape their troubles and forget themselves for a short while; so when humour seeps... 

<em>Hypersurface</em>

Art

Hypersurface

Saturday 1/3 @ Rod Barton Invites

Renegade curator and gallery director Roderick Barton presents a triumvirate of emerging artists for this group show, which investigates the relationship... 

Derek Jarman

Film

Derek Jarman

Saturday 1/3 @ Serpentine Gallery

Installation artist Isaac Julien puts on his curator's cap and examines the prolific career of controversial filmmaker and artist Derek Jarman,... 

London Word Festival

Festival: Performing Arts

London Word Festival

Saturday 1/3 @ Various locations

London logophiles head east for this celebration of all things lingual, from blogging to books, poetry to plays and comedy to... 

<em>Peacocks &amp; Pinstripes</em>

Art: Photography

Peacocks & Pinstripes

Saturday 1/3 @ Fashion and Textile Museum

Made possible by the Fashion and Textile Museum and the Getty Images Gallery, Peacocks & Pinstripes explores the evolution of masculine... 

<em>The Camden Town Group</em>

Art

The Camden Town Group

Saturday 1/3 @ Tate Britain

Unlike Hawley Arms' caners Winehouse, Fielding and Geldof, this Camden Town Group was a collective of realist painters working in the... 

Women's Cinema from Tangiers to Tehran

Film

Women's Cinema from Tangiers to Tehran

Saturday 1/3 @ Various locations

This festival showcases the best in women's cinema, from Morocco to Iran, offering a unique look at female filmmakers in the... 

<em>1001 Inventions: Discover the Muslim Heritage in our World</em>

Special Event

1001 Inventions

Saturday 1/3 @ Croydon Clocktower

Croydon isn't exactly top-of-mind when it comes to visiting museums, but this free exhibition at the town's exhibition gallery aims to... 

PSJM: <em>Made by Slaves for Free People </em>

Art

Made by Slaves for Free People

Saturday 1/3 @ Riflemaker Gallery

Pablo San-José and Cynthia Viera (aka PSJM) are outspoken critics of global capitalism. The dissident duo — who were previously forced... 

<i>La Cage aux Folles</i>

Theatre

La Cage aux Folles

Saturday 1/3 @ Menier Chocolate Factory

The Menier Chocolate Factory presents a new staging of notorious, uproarious gender bender La Cage aux Folles. The Broadway reincarnation of... 

Simon Keenleyside

Art

Simon Keenleyside

Saturday 1/3 @ Rokeby

For his second solo exhibition at Rokeby, Simon Keenleyside explores the conceptual boundaries of landscapes by examinging the locales around his... 

<em>Cupboard Love 2</em>

City Gems

Cupboard Love 2

Saturday 1/3 @ Greenwich foot tunnel

For Occupy My Time's new monthly series, the art collective places artworks in the cupboards within the Greenwich foot-tunnel lifts. The... 

Christian M&ouml;ller

Art

Christian Möller

Saturday 1/3 @ Vegas Gallery

Berlin-based artist and Karlsruhe Academy of Fine Arts graduate Christian Möller presents a solo exhibition of his most recent efforts at... 

Jean Prouvé

Special Event

Jean Prouvé

Saturday 1/3 @ Design Museum

French architect, engineer and manufacturer Jean Prouvé was such a huge influence on the world of design that it's quite astonishing... 

<em>The Vertical Hour</em>

Theatre

The Vertical Hour

Saturday 1/3 @ Royal Court Theatre

Set against the backdrop of the Iraq war, David Hare's The Vertical Hour tells the story of Nadia Blye, an American... 

Dallas Seitz: <em>Georgette Magritte and the Exotic Sea </em>

Art

Dallas Seitz

Saturday 1/3 @ Carter Presents

Dallas Seitz's bizarre selections of creepy memorabilia comment on personal and collective identity. In Georgette Magritte and the Exotic Sea, the... 

Elizabethan Flagons from St Mary Woolnoth

Art

Elizabethan Flagons

Saturday 1/3 @ Victoria and Albert Museum

The Victoria & Albert's latest mini-exhibition features a set of Elizabethan flagons that return to the museum after 70 years abroad.... 

<em>A Prayer for My Daughter</em>

Theatre

A Prayer for My Daughter

Saturday 1/3 @ Young Vic

Stemming from Thomas Babe's gritty narrative of social unrest, A Prayer for My Daughter takes place in the turmoil of post-Vietnam... 

Whisky Live 2008

Food/Wine

Whisky Live

Saturday 1/3 @ Royal Horticultural Halls

Translating to "water of life" (thanks to the Anglicisation of the sixth-century Irish word uisce beatha), the humble whisky is to... 

<em>The Most Beautiful Woman in Gucha </em>

Art

The Most Beautiful Woman in Gucha

Saturday 1/3 @ Tate Britain

After debuting at the 2006 Venice Biennale, Breda Beban's wonder of a film is now taking the rest of the continent... 

Royal Shakespeare Company:<em> I'll Be the Devil</em>

Theatre

I'll Be the Devil

Saturday 1/3 @ The Tricycle Theatre

The Royal Shakespeare Company descends upon Kilburn's Tricycle Theatre for the premiere of I'll Be the Devil. Written as a a... 

<em>Carnaby Kiss Exhibition</em>

Art: Photography

Carnaby Kiss Exhibition

Saturday 1/3 @ Carnaby Gallery

If public displays of affection don't make you cringe, then head to bustling Carnaby Street, where fashion photographer and Central Saint... 

<i>Moore at Kew</i>

Art

Moore at Kew

Saturday 1/3 @ Royal Botanic Gardens

Twenty-eight of Henry Moore's pieces have been installed in a scattered fashion around Kew Gardens, giving fans the opportunity to view... 

<em>Speed-the-Plow</em>

Theatre

Speed-the-Plow

Saturday 1/3 @ The Old Vic

Who better to play David Mamet's two slick, fast-talking Hollywood film producers than two slick, fast-talking Hollywood actors? The Old Vic... 

<em>Borders and Identities</em>

Art

Borders and Identities

Saturday 1/3 @ The Stephen Lawrence Gallery at University of Greenwich

Borders and Identities explores the consequences of the lines drawn in geo-political sands. Palestinian-born Sharif Waked's short film Chic Point hauntingly... 

<i>Afrika! Afrika!</i>

Performing Arts

Afrika! Afrika!

Saturday 1/3 @ O2 Arena

If the stylized theatrics of the Cirque du Soleil productions left you a bit unsatisfied, best head over to the London... 

Chris von Steiner: <em>The Snow King</em>

Art

Chris von Steiner

Saturday 1/3 @ Strychnin Gallery

Proverbial myth and sinister mayhem collide at Strychnin Gallery, courtesy of French visual artist Chris von Steiner. Comprising a selection of... 

Alexander Rodchenko: <em>Revolution in Photography</em>

Art: Photography

Alexander Rodchenko

Saturday 1/3 @ Hayward Gallery

In Revolution in Photography, the Hayward celebrates Russian photographer Alexander Rodchenko's trail-blazing versatility. Featuring more than 120 original prints and photomontages,... 

<em>Star Quality: Aspects of No&euml;l Coward</em>

Special Event

Aspects of Noël Coward

Saturday 1/3 @ National Theatre

Prolific playwright Noël Coward was once described by fellow dramatist Terence Rattigan as "a phenomenon... unlikely to occur ever again in... 

Takahiro Iwasaki and Penny Klepuszewska: <em>I Wouldn't Like to Live in the Open Air But Sometimes I Would</em>

Art

Takahiro Iwasaki and Penny Klepuszewska

Saturday 1/3 @ Room

ROOM presents two up-and-coming artists who build their own quirky, imaginary worlds. UK-based Japanese artist Takahiro Iwasaki creates magical, Lilliputian landscapes... 

Walter Hanlon: <em>Jazz in London</em>

Art: Photography

Jazz in London

Saturday 1/3 @ National Portrait Gallery

Take a trip back to the dark, smoky jazz clubs of the '50s with Walter Hanlon's atmospheric exhibition. While working in... 

Connect '08

Dance

Connect '08

Saturday 1/3 @ The Lilian Baylis Studio, Sadler's Wells

Spot the next Darcey Bussell at Sadler's Wells' annual festival, which showcases the talents within the theatre's education programme. This is... 

Larry Clark: <em>Los Angeles 2003 - 2006</em>

Art: Photography

Larry Clark

Saturday 1/3 @ Simon Lee Gallery

Shock-and-awe cult director Larry Clark brings his quasi-fetishistic portraiture of decrepit urban youth to the grim streets of Mayfair. Los Angeles... 

Ceramic Art London 2008

Art

Ceramic Art London

Saturday 1/3 @ Royal College of Art

This year's installment of the ceramics fest features over 75 artists. Highlights include Louisa Taylor's beautiful (and practical) stacking tea sets;... 

Stephen Walter:<em> The Island: London Series</em>

Art

The Island

Saturday 1/3 @ TAG Fine Arts

You could say that Stephen Walter — famous for his Similands maps of Britain — is a cartographer. And yet, these... 

<i>Andy Warhol 1948 - 1960</i>

Art

Andy Warhol 1948 - 1960

Saturday 1/3 @ Timothy Taylor Gallery

Andy Warhol 1948 - 1960 is a rare opportunity to view early works from the celebrated American pop artist, made before... 

Andrew McAttee: <em>Anti-Gravity</em>

Art

Andrew McAttee

Saturday 1/3 @ Forster Gallery

Andrew McAttee's paintings glow with Technicolor positivity. After stints as a builder and street artist, McAttee sought out classical training, but... 

<em>Wrapping Japan</em>

Special Event

Wrapping Japan

Saturday 1/3 @ The Horniman Museum

Japan has traditionally prized modesty and reserve, so it's little surprise to find out that the Japanese have also made an... 

International Women's Week

Workshop/Class

International Women's Week

Saturday 1/3 @ Various locations

International Women's Week descends upon London once again, celebrating the achievements of the — let's face it — fairer sex. The... 

Nathan James: <em>Pleasure Island</em>

Art

Nathan James

Saturday 1/3 @ The Empire Gallery

Nathan James' Pleasure Island isn't quite the adults-only event that the title may imply. The Canadian native (who currently resides in... 

<em>Apoohcalypse Now</em>

Film: Shorts

Apoohcalypse Now

Saturday 1/3 @ Hayward Gallery

Francis Ford Coppola meets AA Milne; Marlon Brando meets Winnie the Pooh; Vietnam meets the Hundred Acre Wood. Mexican artist Artemio's... 

<em>The Homecoming</em>

Theatre

The Homecoming

Saturday 1/3 @ Almeida Theatre

The Homecoming, a '60s classic by Harold Pinter, tells the story of an ex-pat and his wife who return to working-class... 

Art

FORM London

Saturday 1/3 @ Olympia

Inspect and acquire "investments of the future" (i.e., pieces of original art) at FORM London, held at Olympia National Hall. FORM... 

<em>Vanity Fair Portraits: Photographs 1913-2008</em>

Art: Photography

Vanity Fair Portraits

Saturday 1/3 @ National Portrait Gallery

Ever since it launched way back when, Vanity Fair has never failed to raise an eyebrow — least of all for... 

Wales &uuml;ber Alles

Festival: Performing Arts

Wales über Alles

Saturday 1/3 @ ICA

Daffodils at the ready. Tomorrow's Gruff Rhys-hosted shindig and screening is sold out, but there are plenty of other ways to... 

Crystal Vision:<em> The Unspoken Dreams of Light</em>

Art

Crystal Vision

Saturday 1/3 @ Dream Bags / Jaguar Shoes

Mystic south London septet Crystal Vision have adorned a trendsetting former clothing emporium with their fantastical and wonderful creations. Although classed... 

<em>Listening Post</em>

Art

Listening Post

Saturday 1/3 @ The Science Museum

Idle conversations on Facebook walls, MySpace comments and message forums may not feel as intimate after Listening Post arrives at the... 

<I>Dealer's Choice</I>

Theatre

Dealer's Choice

Saturday 1/3 @ Trafalgar Studios

Patrick Marber's hilarious Dealer's Choice returns to the West End for the first time since the play's premiere in 1995, when... 

<em>Ten Years Innit!</em>

Art

Ten Years Innit!

Saturday 1/3 @ Barrett Marsden Gallery

Ten Years Innit! celebrates a decade of artistic applicability. The exhibition pulls together new work from each of Barrett Marsden's resident... 

Sleeping & Dreaming

Special Event

Sleeping & Dreaming

Saturday 1/3 @ Wellcome Collection

Insomniacs and dreamers alike are welcome at this creative exploration on the subject of sleep. In contrast to most art spaces,... 

Alfredo Jaar: <em>Politics of the Image</em>

Art

Alfredo Jaar

Saturday 1/3 @ South London Gallery

Fresh from the African Pavilion of the 2007 Venice Biennale, New York-based Chilean artist Alfredo Jaar arrives at the South London... 

Cornelia Parker: <em>Chomskian Abstract</em>

Film

Cornelia Parker

Saturday 1/3 @ Whitechapel Art Gallery

Notorious artist Cornelia Parker likes to experiment with media. Previous materials have included dust from the Whispering Gallery at

<em>Happy Now?</em>

Theatre

Happy Now?

Saturday 1/3 @ National Theatre

Lucinda Coxon's new play for the National Theatre explores that subject of eternal relevance and importance: self-fulfilment. Directed by Thea Sharrock,... 

Jess Flood-Paddock and Liz Murray: <em>New Work</em>

Art

Jess Flood-Paddock and Liz Murray

Saturday 1/3 @ Standpoint Gallery

Jess Flood-Paddock and Liz Murray offer deceptive stylisations of fruit and hot-dog stands (respectively) in their joint sculptural installation, exploring the... 

Yayoi Kusama

Art

Yayoi Kusama

Saturday 1/3 @ Victoria Miro Gallery

The Victoria Miro presents the second of Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama's two-part tour de force. Spanning two buildings, Kusama's unique universe... 

China in London

Festival: Performing Arts

China in London

Saturday 1/3 @ Various locations

It's fitting that the Year of the Rat — a zodiac sign traditionally associated with enterprise and activity — coincides with...