Walking to Heaven, film and conversation 3rd August, 7.30pm
Walk with Jesus, Allah, Saint Sara and Syd Barrett for a celebration of Pilgrimage. We follow in the footsteps of Saints, Gypsies and Rock Gods with the great team from Passengerfilms who helped us in our search for films to star in our Pilgrimage: Walking to Heaven season, taking place 2ndAugust to 6th September. We cover many miles on foot across continents in search of Gods and Heroes. FourFeetFilms’ short Pilgrimage 2: Syd Barrett retraces the walk home that the troubled founder of Pink Floyd made from his flat in Chelsea back to his mother’s house in Cambridge, never to...
Read MorePilgrimage – Walking to Heaven, A Celebration, 2nd August – 6 September 2012
St John on Bethnal Green is celebrating! Art, Film, Music, Dance – with contributions from friends we have made over the years. Kicking off on Thursday 2nd August at 6pm you are invited to the opening of our artist group show with works by Rebecca Feiner, Arabella Lee, Pauline Thomas and May Ayres. The Forecourt, Vestibule, North Gallery and Belfry will host - Rebecca Feiner’s ’If dreams reflect the past, hope summons the future’ – an interfaith and secular response to Jerusalem’s Wailing Wall and ‘‘Incorporeal Consciousness’ depicting a celebration...
Read MoreThree Short Films about Chile, dir Michael Chanan, Friday 29 June from 7pm
The second event hosted by St John’s leading up to Praxis New Voices Festival 2012 on 30 June! An evening of film and music focusing on Chile whose diaspora had a strong influence in shaping Praxis’ early years. The screening of ‘Three Short Films about Chile’ – Homage – Community – Protest, directed by Michael Chanan, is at the centre of the evening, followed by a panel discussion led by Praxis Chief Executive Vaughan Jones and including guest speakers Michael Chanan and Roberto & Pablo Navarrete from Alborada Films who ask the audience to reflect on Chile under...
Read More‘Afghanistan – 10 years on’, photography by Guy Smallman, 22 June – 8 July
British photojournalist Guy Smallman has made numerous visits to Afghanistan in recent years, documenting the everyday realities faced by ordinary Afghan civilians who are struggling with poverty, drug abuse and unemployment as well as with the direct effects of the war. His powerful and moving images record the realities of living in a war-torn country and present a very different view from the one we are used to seeing in main stream media coverage. The exhibition is sponsored by Peace News and includes a special screening of Guy’s short film “Fifteen million Afghans” on Thursday 5th...
Read MoreThe Sound of Music Sing-a-Long, Friday 1 June, 8pm
St John’s very own sing-a-long to this all time classic! Dressing up highly recommended – there may even be a prize for the best effort. Our very own David Spidy, organist and fan of the Sound of Music, will be on hand from 7pm to get you in the mood by playing some of those well know tunes. Once the screening starts you can raise your voice along with the cast, enjoying the sound of music filling the wonderful space of St John’s with the sounds of angels. Admission £4.00, Concessions £2.00 Tickets available...
Read MoreTopsy Turvy, dir. Mike Leigh, Friday 27 April, 7.30pm
The world of Gilbert and Sullivan comes to vivid life in director Mike Leigh’s extraordinary dramatization of the staging of the duo’s legendary 1885 comic opera The Mikado. Jim Broadbent and Allan Corduner brilliantly inhabit the roles of the world-famous Victorian librettist and composer, who, along with their troupe of temperamental actors, must battle personal and professional demons while mounting this major production. A lushly produced epic about the harsh realities of creative expression, featuring bravura performances and Oscar-winning costume design and makeup, Topsy-Turvy is an...
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