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3 December 2009

London School of Economics WC2A 2AE[map]

In this lunchtime series of lectures, a selection of LSE's academics from across the spectrum of the social sciences explain the latest thinking on how social scientists work to address the critical problems of the day.

4 December 2009 to 18 December 2009

Guanabara WC2B 5PW[map]

Thristian bPm of Brownswood Recordings and Gilles Peterson breeding has created Novo Som Sistema crossing musical boundaries between traditional tribal Afro-Brazilian sounds and the underground sounds of today. Each week the bPm will explore the Worldwide Underground for live acts and DJs to create an electric atmosphere encompassing the spirit of carnival and favela block parties.

13 February 2010 to 15 February 2010

Peacock Theatre WC2A 2HT[map]

Nuevo Ballet Español is at the forefront of emerging trends in Spanish dance and flamenco, drawing on traditional dance, a 21st century pop sensibility, and folkloric influences from Andalucía. In this new show, choreographers Rojas and Rodríguez deliver a dazzling mix of traditional and contemporary styles, performed by the full company of dancers and musicians.

Open all year Tue - Sat 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Hunterian Museum - Museums of the Royal College of Surgeons of England WC2A 3PE[map]

The Odontological Collection contains an extensive collection of skulls, jaws and teeth from humans and hundreds of species of animals. These show normal dental anatomy and a wide range of dental pathologies. The collection also contains post-cranial skeletal remains, both human and animal, as well as dental casts, dentures and prostheses and dental instruments.

Tue - Sat 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM; 01 Jan - 31 Dec 2009 Every Ist Tue Of the Month 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM Closed Bank Holiday

Sir John Soane's Museum WC2A 3BP[map]

300 Chinese tiles described by Anthony Ray in the 1950s as the most notable collection of Chinese tiles in Europe. Recent research has shown that there are in fact only 5 such known in the world apart from those at the Soane and Professor Jorg of the Groninger Museum a leading authority on Chinese tiles, described them in 1998 as the largest collection of Chinese tiles anywhere. A very good quality Nankin Chinese porcelain export dinner service with between 200 and 300 surviving pieces.

Tue - Sat 10:00 AM - 5:00 PMEvery Ist Tue Of the Month 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM Closed Bank Holiday

Sir John Soane's Museum WC2A 3BP[map]

The glories of the Soane collection are the three Canalettos (Riva degli Schiavoni, The Rialto Bridge from the North and Piazza S. Marco) and two series of Hogarth paintings, A Rake's Progress and An Election. During the 1820s and 1830s Soane collected works by contemporary artists, many specially commissioned, in order to encourage a British School of painting. Other collectors shared the same desire to patronize British art, John Durno had created the Shakespeare Gallery in the late 18th century (its contents were auctioned in 1805, Soane bought two pictures) and the painter Henry Fuseli attempted a Milton Gallery in the early 1800s.

1 December 2009

London School of Economics WC2A 2AE[map]

This event discuss how the media reports post-atrocity Rwanda, and how that affects the recovery process of survivors of the genocide. Journalists and survivors reflect on how the story was told before, during and after the brutal events and the public's perception of the atrocity.

Tue - Sat 10:00 AM - 5:00 PMEvery Ist Tue Of the Month 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM Closed Bank Holiday

Sir John Soane's Museum WC2A 3BP[map]

The frame of J.M.W. Turner's Val D'Aosta is notable for its rarity and early date, most of Turner's works, including those in the Turner bequest at the Tate, have been separated from their original frames. The Soane picture was bought direct from Turner's gallery and remains in the frame chosen by the artist - as does the Turner Van Tromp painting bought by Soane in the 1830s. The collection includes a fine group of 18th and early 19th century frame styles and also includes the frames Soane designed for the works he exhibited each year at the Royal Academy - rare examples of architect-designed picture frames.

28 April 2010 to 15 May 2010

Peacock Theatre WC2A 2HT[map]

Psy pitches acrobatics against a landscape of distorted visions, fading dreams and fractured memories. The performers portray a broad range of characters that conquer their neuroses through the liberating force of circus skills – trapeze, juggling, Chinese poles, German wheels and aerial ropes, and become metaphors for overcoming psychological restrictions. Weaving together theatrical narratives and physical skills, Psy celebrates the power of the individual to overcome their ailments.

Every Thu 11:00 PM Closed Christmas Day, New Year's Day

Guanabara WC2B 5PW[map]

Expect a live band playing samba reggae, a mixture of Afro and Brazilian rhythms, and dancers showcasing the best of traditional carnival moves.

1 December 2009

London School of Economics WC2A 2AE[map]

Raj Patel is a writer, activist and academic. Nowadays people know the price of everything and the value of nothing. The markets get it wrong about everything. One of the most fundamental questions a society ever addresses: why do things cost what they do?

29 December 2009

Sway WC2H 9JA[map]

A Christmas comedy spectacular featuring Robbie Gee, Miss London, Cockney lad Quincy, LA comedian Shorty, and Cocoa Brown. Entertainment comes from Peridot a hip hop dance group, and D Walker and Bobby Stix, a UK RnB sensation and international music producer.

Every Ist Tue Of the Month 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM; Tue - Sat 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM Closed Bank Holiday

Sir John Soane's Museum WC2A 3BP[map]

The most important pieces include, one of 19 surviving pieces of a large service made for Anne de Montmorency, Constable of France for his Chateau at Ecouen, north of Paris, Terracotta model by Bandini for figure of Architecture on Michelangelo's tomb, Santa Croce, Florence designed by Giorgio Vasari, 1564, Bronze statuette of Mercury, Italian bronze statuette of Hercules (c.1540) and The Naseby Jewel.

Open all year Tue - Sat 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Hunterian Museum - Museums of the Royal College of Surgeons of England WC2A 3PE[map]

The College holds more objects and specimens than it can display. Material that is not on display is held in our reserve collections, and is available for use for teaching or research. Important reserve collections include The Odontological Collection, The Hunterian Museum Collection, The Historical Surgical Instrument Collection, The Osman-Hill Collection, and The Quekett Collection.

31 December 2009

Guanabara WC2B 5PW[map]

This New Year's Eve, London's largest Brazilian venue is throwing one of the biggest and best New Year's Eve parties in town - Reveillon 2010. After the sold-out success of last year's party, the sizzling funk-samba-popsters Mandinga are back, along with the explosive London School of Samba and resident DJs Mark Robertson, Limão and D.Vyzor, playing cutting edge Brazilian beats.

8 December 2009

London School of Economics WC2A 2AE[map]

Public figures who were once lawyers or law students should speak about how, if at all, their experience of studying, teaching or practising law has been of value to them in other careers.

23 April 2010 to 24 April 2010

Peacock Theatre WC2A 2HT[map]

Sadler’s Wells and the Young Vic offer London audiences a second chance to see the dance theatre collaboration inspired by, and set to, Modest Mussorgsky’s classic piano suite Pictures from an Exhibition. Staged by director Daniel Kramer (Angels in America, Punch & Judy), choreographer Frauke Requardt and poet James Fenton, Pictures from an Exhibtion brings together vivid memories of Mussorgsky's past and his closest relationships, moments from his death. Generally acknowledged to be his greatest solo piano composition, Modest Mussorgsky composed Pictures from an Exhibition in memory of his friend, the artist and architect Viktor Hartmann, in 1874. Exploring themes of love and loss, possessiveness and hero worship, death and commemoration, this fascinating project throws a new light on Mussorgsky’s musical sketches, as well as his elusive pursuit of ideal love.

Every Sat 8:00 PM - 2:30 AM

La Rumba Latina WC2B 4AU[map]

Make your night out a real Latin experience with the Salsa Fire Dance Company.