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The Together Festival
16 Aug 2019, 9:28 a.m.
The Together Festival on the 19 – 21 September, will present a series of workshops, tours, talks and performances that are open to all patients, families, staff and local residents. From fun family-friendly activities, to film screenings and contemporary dance, there is something for everyone.
The festival will be a chance to view the The Zayed Centre for Research into Rare Disease in Children and its inspiring art commissions ahead of its official opening and will bring to life and animate the spaces and ideas behind its conception.
All events are free and most are drop-in, but some require booking – please look out for the registration links below:
Together Festival Programme
| Thursday 19 September |
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Art and Architecture Panel Discussion 7pm, Seminar Room Bringing together the architects, curators and artists involved in creating the Zayed Centre to discuss the role of public art in healthcare, innovate site specific commissioning, and engagement with patients and public. The event will be chaired by Moira Sinclair, Chief Executive of the Paul Hamlyn Foundation. >RSVP on Eventbrite |
| Friday 20 September |
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The Together Chorus 7pm, Atrium A large scale choral performance sung by a mass choir made up of the GOSH Parent and Staff Choir and a number of community choirs from the local area or associated with the GOSH Arts programme. Singing a specially commissioned piece inspired by Mark Titchner's artwork and Helen Keller’s quote ‘Together we can do so much’. >RSVP on Eventbrite |
| Saturday 21 September |
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Open House Tours Times: 9.30, 10, 10.30am, Public/Outpatient Areas Art and Architecture Tours of outpatient spaces led by architect and arts team as part of Open House London. >RSVP on Eventbrite |
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Audio-described Tour Time: 2pm, Public/Outpatient Areas This tour will be co-led by VocalEyes describer Eleanor Margolies and building experts Vivienne Reiss, Head of Arts at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children and Gavin Henderson, from architecture studio Stanton Williams. >RSVP on VocalEyes website |
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The Orb Dances 12.30pm and 1.30pm, Atrium Dancers from Company Wayne McGregor will lead a short dance workshop for all ages and experiences, exploring McGregor’s movement and creative method. Drop in |
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Animation Stations Ongoing: 11am – 4pm, Interactive Stations, Outpatient waiting A number of fun, creative activities led by artist Judith Brocklehurst and members of the Young Peoples Advisory Group for families to take part in and learn more about the Zayed Centre for Research, research and the interactive stations. Drop in |
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The Same and Different Ongoing 12am – 3pm, Outpatient Garden Artist Isobel Manning will lead family workshops in the Outpatient garden area, inspired by Dana Al Mazrouei’s unique tactile circular artwork, and recreating some of the participatory activities with GOSH patients that originally inspired the work. Drop in |
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The Red Balloon Time: 2pm, Seminar Room Screening of Albert Lamorisse’s classic short film The Red Balloon, one of the visual references for The Kinds of Life ‘orb’ concept, followed by the screening of a series of animations by artists collaborating with biomedical scientists, commissioned by Animate Projects as part of the Silent Signal project. Drop in |
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Studio Wayne McGregor X Kinds of Life 7.30pm, Atrium Two of the most exciting and well respected names in their fields of contemporary arts come together - with performance by Studio Wayne McGregor in response to major new work by Random International, Kinds of Life. >RSVP on Eventbrite |
If you have any queries about the Together Festival programme please contact GOSH Arts: gosharts@gosh.org
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