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23 Oct-25 Nov 2006. Giacomo Puccinis most famous opera, set in 1830s Paris, comes to the Covent Garden Opera House in a production directed by John Copley and designed by Julia Trevelyan Oman. La Bohm...
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Top of the Pops at the British Library.
28 July-31 Dec 2006. Fifty years of the album charts are celebrated in the British Librarys audio display Pop goes the library, with over 10,000 tracks on offer at special listening stations in the en...
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Poetry International festival.
24-29 Oct 2006. Featuring the best in contemporary poetry from around the world, Poetry International at the South Bank centre offers debates, readings, new translations and workshops plus a specially...
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An illustrated collection of impressionistic views of daily life by an International Photographer.
October 18-29, 2006
Gallery Hours: Wednesday Sunday 12PM-5PM
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3-8 Oct 2006. The Riverside Studios host the Tatar National Theatre as part of the companys centenary celebrations. The Republic of Tatarstan lies about 800 km east of Moscow and is part of the Russia...
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21 Sept-5 Nov 2006. Venues across London including the Roundhouse, the Barbican, The Place, Sadlers Wells and the South Bank Centre are hosting Dance Umbrella 2006, the British capitals annual festiva...
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3-15 Oct 2006. The famous Chelsea Crafts Fair has changed its name and moved to new premises in Somerset House, but the quality of design and craftsmanship on offer from the over 300 UK and internatio...
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The John Pilger Film Festival.
14-21 Sept 2006. The work of veteran campaigning journalist and film maker John Pilger is celebrated in this festival of documentary films covering the period 1970-2006. Pilger introduces the opening...
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15-17 Sept 2006. Workshops, lectures, free open classes and over 180 exhibition stands are on offer at the 3rd edition of the Yoga Shows annual mega-event at the National Hall, Olympia. Workshop activ...
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18 Aug-26 Oct 2006. James Joyces only play, Exiles, written during his self-imposed exile from Ireland in 1914, has been staged by the National in the Cottesloe Theatre. Directed by Royal Court associ...
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13 Aug 2006. The beautiful grounds of Marble Hill House in Richmond once again host Londons Jazz Cafs annual summer picnic, featuring the funky afro-beat sounds of Nigerias Femi Kuti & the Positive Fo...
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16-17 Sept 2006. Londons biggest free festival for all the family takes place on the south side of the river between Westminster and Tower Bridge. There is a Riverside Market with over 250 stalls stre...
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British Asian Friendship Festival.
18-20 Aug 2006. The huge ExCel exhibition venue in East London hosts the Asian Friendship Festival celebrating the vibrant cultures of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Nepal. Highlights incl...
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8 July-30 Sept 2006. Londons Gielgud Theatre hosts the Royal Shakespeare Companys acclaimed stage version of Chaucers Canterbury Tales in an adaptation by Mike Poulton. Directed by Gregory Doran, Rebe...
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25 July-19 Aug 2006. The Russian Bolshoi Opera presents two acclaimed productions from the companys repertoire, Prokofievs The Fiery Angel (25 & 26 July) and Boris Godunov by Musorgsky (27-29 July) at...
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14 July-9 Sept 2006. This is the 111th edition of Londons summer season of Promenade Concerts at the Royal Albert Hall. This year the spotlight is on Mozart and Shostakovich celebrating their 250th an...
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17 June-5 Aug 2006. Juliet Stevenson stars as melodramatic actress Arkadina in Martin Crimps adaptation of Chekhovs play The Seagull at the Lyttelton Theatre. Created by the team that staged the Natio...
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Percussion and drumming festival.
15-23 July 2006. Asian music forms the backbone of this years edition of Londons international festival of percussion and drumming, Rhythm Sticks, at the South Bank Centre. The festival hosts musician...
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Kandinsky: The Path to Abstraction.
22 June-1 Oct 2006. Focussing on the first half of Wassily Kandinskys career from 1908-1922, this exhibition at the Tate Modern presents over 50 paintings and 30 works on paper by the Russian-born art...
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27 June-23 July 2006. The Almeida Theatre opens its 15th season of modern opera and new music theatre with Les Aveugles (The Blind) by Swiss composer Xavier Dayer, performed by the Paris Operas acclai...
