Peopling the Palaces

Featuring…

4-8th June 2025

★ The Annual Catherine Silverstone Lecture by Sara Ahmed entitled ‘No! The Art and Activism of Complaining‘ followed by a reception to welcome the festival. 

★Schools of Resistance - an afternoon of collaborative workshops teaching us how to resist. Including... Flowers for Peace, Dancing for Freedom, Poetry for the People.

★Live: Stage Left - a live recording of a podcast hosted by Jen Harvie, and joined by artists for interview and discussion around the value and power of podcasts. 

★Public Studio: On Resistance – a conversation between a scientist, an activist and the audience that looks at the languages and principles of resistance in science and medicine might inspire new strategies for political activism and resistance. 

★Peoples Palaces Projects Films - 3 short films from People’s Palace Projects about artists working at the intersections of violence, poverty, mental health, and environmental catastrophe in Brazil. 

★ Live Art and Resistance Screenings: durational film programme curated by Live Art Development Agency 

★Friday Film Night will begin with a Cocktail Salon, leading into screenings, with popcorn (of course) provided. 

★ Live Art Day: live art installations + performances, curated by Martin O’Brien 

★ Performance Party: a dress-up party of pop-up acts + situational happenings curated by Julia Bardsley. 

Dress Code: Decadent Dissent + Rebellious Resistance

 ★ Feasting - contemplative afternoon of ritual, performance, and food - that nurtures + feeds our resistance.