The 1947 partition of India devastated the region, engulfing it in violence and the largest, forced migration of the 20th century. The impact was felt immediately by the two new nation-states – Pakistan and India – but the longer-term legacies have been more significant.
70 years later, India and Pakistan appear to be as polarised as ever, and religious nationalism has revived. Focusing on Punjab, Dr Pippa Virdee, Senior Lecturer in Modern South Asian History at De Montfort University examines the ways in which the nation-states have re-imagined the region post-partition to create...
In the first screening of this film based on Plymouth’s notorious Union Street since the 1980s, Remembrance tells the tale of a group of Devonport-based Royal Navy personnel who go out on the town before they are due to set sail to America.
Featuring the distinctive Brian Eno soundtrack and significant, early performances from British actors Gary Oldman, Timothy Spall and John Altman who have gone on to establish significant careers, the film also features Plymouth residents who will reunite for the first time on this night...
Dir: Tod Browning Running time: 120 mins Cert: 12A
Freaks ruined the career of its director, Tod Browning, known today for the infamous Dracula (1931), starring Bela Lugosi. Banned in the UK for 30 years, audiences were unable to cope with its frank portrayal of disability. Freaks is one of the most human films you will ever watch.
Johnny Mains, author of Freaks (Midnight Movie Monographs 2017) will give a talk after the film screening.
Be inspired by the We The People exhibition around Plymouth. Get expert advice from our professional artist whilst you create your own flick book. Suitable for 7 years+ to teens. Please note, all children under 11 must be accompanied by an adult.
Two sessions - 10:30-12:30 & 14:00-16:00
£2.50 per child, booking essential www.plymouth.ac.uk/whats-on/family-workshop-big-draw
Running time: 60 mins (plus interval) Age suitability: 8 years+
An exceptional group of six dancers perform two dramatic explorations of genius in an inspirational performance full of eminent talent and creative power. Gary Clarke’s Beethoven takes a touching and darkly humorous look at the extraordinary personal life and musical works of Ludwig van Beethoven. Lea Anderson has created a stylised, gently humorous and visually stunning exploration of the legend of the vampire Nosferatu and his depiction in film.
“One of the brightest companies in British Dance” Donald Hutera...
The early decades of the 20th century were marked by a series of turbulent political upheavals, from revolutions in Russia and Mexico to unprecedented leftist radicalism across Europe and America. This talk examines the dynamic relations between art and revolution, exploring the ways in which artists working across the aesthetic spectrum, from realism through to the new abstraction, sought to participate actively in the fight for political change, engaging culture as a means of transforming society.
Dir: Pier Paolo Pasolini Running time: 112 mins Cert: 18 Subtitled
Pasonlini’s last work before he was murdered in 1975, Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom was only given an uncut release in the UK in 2000. Even though Salò is a very explicit and uncomfortable film to watch, its controversy often gets in the way of extraordinary film making about how monstrous humans can be. Introduced by Johnny Mains.
Starring Samuel L. Jackson, I Am Not Your Negro is a journey into black history that connects the Civil Rights movement to the present #BlackLivesMatter movement. The critically acclaimed film takes on the unfinished and revolutionary personal account of James Baldwin’s Remember This House about the lives and successive assassinations of three of his close friends: Medgar Evers, Malcolm X and Martin Luther King, Jr.
Master filmmaker Raoul Peck has created a film that questions black representation in Hollywood and beyond and,...
Nielsen: Helios Overture Sibelius: Finale from Symphony No.5 Badelt: Pirates of the Caribbean Tchaikovsky: Ballet Music
A concert to entertain the family, this annual gathering of the region’s medics invites you to share their musical enjoyment and to raise essential funds for Brain Tumour Research.
Free admission, booking advised; parting donations in aid of Brain Tumour Research welcomed.
A kaleidoscopic meditation on the digital age state of being. Modern myth, cautionary tale, and cinematic visual feast.
FoMO, mofos! is a dreamlike reflection on the consequences of hyper-connectivity and continuous self-exposure. Passing through cult classic films Blow-up and Mullholland Drive and the songs of Robert Wyatt, Kraftwerk and John Lennon, it explores vigilance, rootlessness, and the human animal's desire to conquer time and space.
Running time: 60 mins £10/£7 Discounts available via the Artory App and free to Plymouth University students via SPiA....
