While TED talks are a chance to hear from some of the world’s most influential figures and learn about a wealth of different topics, many of London's finest cultural institutions host live and virtual talks, featuring some of today's best thinkers and creatives as special guests.
Here, we round up the most exciting talks happening in London.
Novelist and playwright Zadie Smith (White Teeth) joins French Ambassador to the UK Hélène Duchêne and Ted Hodgkinson, Head of Literature and Spoken Word at Southbank Centre, to open the 2023 Night of Ideas at the French Institute. She’ll be reflecting on her writing (perhaps revealing more about her upcoming book The Fraud?) and what the festival's theme of ‘More?’ means to her. Stick around after for further talks and a closing concert with French composer roscius.
In an exciting coming together of the visual arts world, art historian Katy Hessel joins artists Chantal Joffe and Christina Kimeze to discuss the distinctive style and enduring legacy of artist Alice Neel, whose retrospective at the Barbican is a highlight of London's arts calendar this year.
Part of its collaboration with the University of Greenwich, Woolwich Works is hosting Livi Vaughan, designer and creative director of immersive theatre company Punchdrunk (The Burnt City), for a talk about working in the arts. Aimed primarily at young people looking to break into the industry, the talk is a chance to hear from one of its leading creatives about designing an immersive world audiences can explore. Livi is in conversation with Greenwich University’s Senior Lecturer in Theatre and Scenography David Hockham. The talk is being followed by a networking session in the Visitors’ Book Café.
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