Weave X Portview
A live music set infused with historic glimpses into local industrial life.
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Democracy Dances
Orchestral music and politics in 2021: composer Conor Mitchell on what it means to be a politically-engaged composer writing in 2021.
Gavin Esler on ‘How Britain Ends’
Gavin Esler talks about his latest book How Britain Ends and what, if anything, it means to be ‘British’ in the 21st Century.
Tom Mayhew: Still Skint
In this autobiographical stand-up show, comedian Tom Mayhew shares stories about his life growing up working class and his time on benefits.
Cancelling Culture and the Right to Be Offensive
In this provocative lecture, Claire Fox will discuss what she feels is the growing threat of ‘cancel culture’.
Trump Rant
For the first time, Chris Agee reads from his “startlingly unique” new poetic work, Trump Rant (2021), written between January 2017 and Election Day 2020.
One hundred flags: Artist Talk
As part of the festival and to mark the centenary of the foundation of Northern Ireland, the award winning artist, John Baucher, has made a celebratory ceremonial cloak comprising of flags and bunting which have been found gifted or retrieved over the past 10 years.
Imagining a Fairer Future
Global thinkers and activists set out ideas and thoughts around what needs to be done to ‘build back fairer’.
Post-Pandemic NI
Considering how, together, we can make Northern Ireland a more attractive and inclusive place for everyone.