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Your cultural event guide
Here's a snapshot of our favorite things to do in London this week. |
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London
25 Nov-1 Dec, 2008
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Sometimes, there is such a thing as a free lunch. Wednesday's Something for Nothing event at the marvellously titled Dream Bags Jaguar Shoes space on Kingsland Road offers a stack of goodies — Vans shoes, Penguin books, American Apparel clobber — for gratis. You just turn up, take a ticket and wait for your swag. Sure beats battling the hordes of Christmas shoppers on Oxford Street (although if you do find yourself there — poor you — check the new Topshop art exhibition). In fact, the week has much to offer those in search of a free old time: sup fancy wines at the Roxy; discuss the beautiful game at the Wheatsheaf pub; or pop into the Swanfield pop-up boutique for coffee, cupcakes and song. Radical times demand radical solutions and if giving it away gets punters through the doors, you won't hear any argument from us.
- Kieran Wyatt, Managing Editor
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SPECIAL FEATURE
Flavorwire Q&A:
The Betrayal
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In her directorial debut, The Betrayal (Nerakhoon), cinematographer Ellen Kuras takes on long-hushed spirits with a documentary about the indomitable Phrasavaths — a large Laotian family forced to flee their home and resettle in Brooklyn. Shot over 23 years, and recently short-listed for an Oscar nomination, the film features a close collaboration with the family's eldest son, Thavi.
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Ladyhawke
Named after an '80s fantasy flick, and carrying the torch for the decade in a big way.
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MORE FLAVOR: Discussion
Football, Loyalty and Identity
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Tuesday 25 Nov 2008 (8pm)
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The Wheatsheaf (25 Rathbone Place, W1, 020.7580.1585) Tube: Goodge Street, Tottenham Court Road
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This freeform footie discussion should ensure plenty of forthright opinion, given that few topics get people as impassioned as the beautiful game. The debate is chaired by Dave Boyle, chief exec of Supporters Direct — a not-for-profit organisation that pushes for greater accountability and democracy at football clubs. Many of the game's major talking points will be covered, from rocketing player salaries to the influence of foreign investors. The event is the latest in a series of monthly sessions hosted by Big Ideas and encourages contributions in a style that's more post-match pub argument than formal debate.
- Kieran Wyatt
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MUSIC: Experimental
The Mabuses
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Tuesday 25 Nov 2008 (9pm)
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The Fly (36-38 New Oxford Street, WC1, 0844.847.2424) Tube: Holborn, Tottenham Court Road
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The Mabuses, who play The Fly on New Oxford Street tonight, originally formed in 1991 and released two albums of indie pop on Rough Trade. Now the band, named after Fritz Lang's master criminal Dr Mabuse, are back — bigger and more ambitious than ever — to play a one-off gig aimed at drumming up support for the UK release of their third LP Get Mabused. In this unusual performance, Kim Fahy and his eccentric crew of musicians from London, Paris, California and New York create a sound akin to a quirky-but-accessible version of a silent movie soundtrack on acid.
- Joe Rudkin
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ART
Oleg Vassiliev: Recent Work
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Wednesday 26 Nov 2008 (10am–5:30pm)
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Faggionato Fine Art (49 Albemarle Street, W1, 020.7409.7979) Tube: Green Park, Piccadilly Circus
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Oleg Vassiliev, who has chosen Faggionato Fine Art for his first UK exhibition, was a major player in Russia's dissident art movement. After working as a children's book illustrator for much of his life, he emigrated to the US in the 1990s and traded Moscow for New York and Minnesota. The money he earned from his day job enabled him to buy oils and canvas to create the almost photo-realistic landscape paintings on show here, which depict scenes from his Soviet surroundings and the natural world.
- Lucy Davies
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MORE FLAVOR: Party
Something for Nothing
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Wednesday 26 Nov 2008 (7pm–1am)
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Dream Bags / Jaguar Shoes (32 Kingsland Road, E2, 020.7729.5830) Tube: Liverpool Street, Old Street
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New monthly fiesta Something for Nothing takes the sometimes-forgotten concept that Christmas is all about giving as inspiration, bringing together a selection of well-known brands to give away their merchandise for free. There is no catch: companies such as American Apparel, Penguin Books, Carhartt, Dr Martens, Lee and Vans just turn up with sacks of goodies to distribute around shoe-shop-turned-chic-bar venue Jaguar Shoes. Doors open at 7pm when guests are invited to take a ticket and wait for their prizes. With a backdrop of music and repartee from master of ceremonies Danny Two Chains, this is the perfect stocking filler.
- Melissa Maouris
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MUSIC: Electronic
Rif Raf Pre-Christmas Party feat. thecocknbullkid
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Thursday 27 Nov 2008 (7:30pm–2:30am)
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Proud Camden (The Stables Market, Chalk Farm Road, NW1, 020.7482.3867) Tube: Camden Town, Chalk Farm
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Rif Raf, the monthly indie test-lab at Camden's Proud, continues to be one of the best places to seek-out emerging rock names. (It's also managed to avoid too much attention from the weekend wannabee crowds.) Astride the running order is thecocknbullkid, aka British-Ghanian vocalist Anita Blay. The sound of the east Londoner's larynx sliding over Joe Mount's Atari-futurism stylings has won them guest spots on Jools Holland and the Vice Live tour. In support are Eight Legs, She's A Boy and punkish guitar-pop combo Pint Shot Riot.
- Joe Rudkin
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PERFORMING ARTS: Spoken Word
Book Slam feat. Jesse Armstrong and Sam Bain
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Thursday 27 Nov 2008 (8pm)
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12 Acklam Road (12 Acklam Road, W10) Tube: Ladbroke Grove, Westbourne Park
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Peep Show writers Jesse Armstrong and Sam Bain provide the star turn for this latest edition of Book Slam, one of London's best nights out for those of a literary bent. The award-winning duo will be discussing their latest book The Scripts, which is a compilation of, er, scripts from the seriously funny TV series. There's also poetry and rhymes from Malika Booker, Roger Robinson and Ty, while performance-poetry champions Apples & Snakes celebrate 25 years of linguistic endeavours with the release of their Twofive album.
- Kieran Wyatt
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MORE FLAVOR: City Gem
Mesh presents Don't Bank On It
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Friday 28 Nov 2008 (8pm–2am)
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Adam Street (9 Adam Street, WC2, 020.7379.8000) Tube: Charing Cross, Leicester Square
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Online "cultural marketplace" Mesh has a habit of throwing downright unmissable parties. The latest instalment features chunky funk from DJs Young & Positive, spoken word from Inua Ellams and even magic from the Chancellor. (Maybe, like Mr Darling, he too can pluck £500bn out of thin air?) The latest edition of cool art 'n creativity publication Daydream Network is also launched here tonight, with six hand-picked artists presenting specially commissioned canvases on the economic theme. The shenanigans take place at Adam Street, one of London's best and quirkiest private members' clubs.
- Kieran Wyatt
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MUSIC: DJ
Phonica 5th Birthday feat. Sebo K and Prins Thomas
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Friday 28 Nov 2008 (10pm–6am)
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Corsica Studios (5 Elephant Road, SE17, 020.7703.4760) Tube: Elephant & Castle
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Soho record shop Phonica celebrates its 5th anniversary tonight, having managed to survive a digital era that has caused many other vinyl shops to perish. The Soho electronica retreat repays its loyal customers by arranging a top-notch line-up for tonight's party at Corsica Studios: Berlin's influential Sebo K shatters the concept that all minimal techno is boring; Prins Thomas spins delicious space-disco from Norway; and Bristol's Peverelist, signed to Punch Drunk Records, wrecks the dance floor with twisted techstep beats.
- Graziela Pancheri
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MORE FLAVOR: Festival
Kill Your Timid Notion
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Saturday 29 Nov 2008 (2–10:15pm)
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The Kill Your Timid Notion tour arrives in London for a weekend exploring the crossover between sound and image. (This is the first time that the Dundee Contemporary Arts festival has ventured away from home.) Leading artists, filmmakers and musicians delve into the grey area between seeing and hearing in a programme of film, performance and installation. Among the highlights are concrete poetry; John Malkovich's Spanish dubbing double; violin- and radio- waves; film in 8-, 16- and 35mm formats; and celluloid views of '30s Berlin.
- Helen Holtom
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MORE FLAVOR: Exhibition
A hell of a fight for the last piece of pudding
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Saturday 29 Nov 2008 (11am–6pm)
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Whitecross Gallery (122 Whitecross Street, EC1, 020.7253.4252) Tube: Barbican, Old Street
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Multimedia works by father and son artists John and Jock Mooney go head to head in this provocative exhibition at the Whitecross Street Gallery. Whilst Mooney Jr's work revels in the absurd elements of pop culture, John Mooney's own quirkiness is visible in his large-scale watercolours boasting reversed text and mysterious set pieces. With Jock offering music video collaborations, ambitious installations and even a nod to that other revered dynasty, The Flintstones, visitors are free to decide which Mooney wins the fight and which is sent to bed with no supper.
- Helen Dewar
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MORE FLAVOR: City Gem
Swanfield pop-up boutique
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Sunday 30 Nov 2008 (noon–6pm)
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Swanfield (2B Swanfield Street, E2) Tube: Aldgate East, Old Street
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The Swanfield pop-up boutique provides a cosy indoor addition to the winter market circuit around Brick Lane. Each Sunday it hosts a collection of hand-made clothes and jewellery from promising young designers as well as art installations, live music, tasty cupcakes and fresh coffee. With a warm interior, personal stylists and a friendly atmosphere, its easy to stay long after the shopping is finished — especially as the evening progresses, the band kicks up and the bubbly starts to flow.
- Lily Jones
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PERFORMING ARTS: Comedy/Improv
Utter! Dalston
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Sunday 30 Nov 2008 (5pm)
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Arcola Theatre (27 Arcola Street, E8, 020.7503.1646) Tube: BR: Dalston Kingsland
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An eclectic crew of comedians, storytellers and rabble raisers converge on Dalston's Arcola for an evening devoted to razor-sharp wit and pure randomness. First up is Simon Munnery of Edinburgh Fringe and Attention Scum fame, dishing up his entertaining observations on the great and the not-so-good. Bob Boyton recounts gritty tales of prison-life and alcohol; James McKay's philosophical musings would bring a smile to even Plato; and Nigerian performance poet Inua Ellams blends traditional storytelling and hip-hop beats to compelling effect.
- Helen Holtom
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ART: Photography
Beauty Untold: Portraits from the Street
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Monday 1 Dec 2008 (6–9pm)
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Topshop (36-38 Great Castle Street, W1, 020.7636.7700) Tube: Oxford Circus
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For this one-off exhibition at the Topshop flagship store on Oxford Street, British-Iranian photographer Sara Shamsavari shot portraits of people she encountered on the street. The collection celebrates the diversity of the capital's cosmopolitan denizens and their many shapes, hues and sizes. It also highlights forms of beauty that rarely get a mention in the image-conscious, celebrity-obsessed mainstream of society. Shamsavari, whose work often carries acute socio-political messages, has previously photographed artists such as Bobby Gillespie (Primal Scream), Outlandish and Dilated Peoples.
- Aaron Akinyemi
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FILM
La Bobal and other stories about wine
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Monday 1 Dec 2008 (6pm)
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Roxy Bar & Screen (128-132 Borough High Street, SE1, 020.7403.4423) Tube: Borough, London Bridge
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This free evening of film, discussion and wine tasting sees wine producers and Spanish Sommelier of the Year Bruno Murciano Gallego converge on the Roxy Bar and Screen. Following the swirls, sniffs and slurps is a private screening of La Bobal and other stories about wine. The first of a three-part series, Zev Robinson's documentary examines the Bobal grape and its distinctive region of origin. As space is limited to 100 guests, early booking is advised for this inside look at grape growers and vineyard owners as well the traditions, conflicts and artistry of winemaking.
- Stephanie Cotela Tanner
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ART: Photography
Dayanita Singh: Dream Villa
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Tuesday 25 Nov 2008 (10am–6pm)
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Frith Street Gallery (17-18 Golden Square, W1, 020.7494.1550) Tube: Piccadilly Circus
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Dayanita Singh, whose solo show Dream Villa is at Frith Street Gallery until mid-December, only recently chose black-and-white photography as her medium of choice and portraits of Indian socialites as her subject. This new exhibition sees Singh, born in India in 1961, progressing away from explicit depictions of Dehli's complex social system towards ethereal, full-colour prints of carefully lit night-time landscapes. This is nature tamed by society and in these suburban vistas, snippets of gardens, streetlamps and telegraph poles contrast the artificial halogen colours and hard lines of human intervention with the soft shapes of the green and brown landscape beneath.
- Joe Rudkin
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Editors
MANAGING EDITOR
Kieran Wyatt
DEPUTY EDITOR
Joe Rudkin
SENIOR EDITORS
Jake Lancaster
Doug Levy
CONTRIBUTING EDITORS
Lucy Davies
Natalie Liechti
Helen Holtom
Graziela Pancheri
Andrew Phillips
Lisa Rosman
IMAGE EDITORS
Adda Birnir
Tom Starkweather
PUBLISHERS
Sascha Lewis
Mark Mangan
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