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Welcome to the Cambridge Festival of Ideas 2009! Join us to explore the centuries of ideas as we celebrate the University’s 800th Anniversary year.

With over 150 events, visitors of all ages will be given the opportunity to explore the big ideas behind history, literature, politics, art and much more. Find out about how the study of arts, humanities and social sciences helps us understand vital issues past, present and future. We’ve got performances, taster sessions, film screenings, exhibitions and debates taking place throughout the Festival and a Saturday full of hands on workshops and engaging talks on 24 October.

Look out for programme updates on www.festivalofideas.org

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Landscape detective in Comberton

UserDr Susan Oosthuizen.

HouseInstitute of Continuing Education, Madingley Hall.

ClockFriday 30 October 2009, 10:00-11:30

Qudduson: Sacred Songs of East and West

UserAward-winning vocal ensemble The Clerks and singers from Syria.

HouseTrinity College Chapel, Trinity Street.

ClockWednesday 28 October 2009, 20:00-21:30

Cambridge School of Art Contemporary Music Ensemble

UserCambridge School of Art Contemporary Music Ensemble.

HouseSt Pauls Church, Hills Road.

ClockWednesday 28 October 2009, 19:30-22:00

Finding medieval villages in the 21st century

UserDr Susan Oosthuizen.

HouseInstitute of Continuing Education, Madingley Hall.

ClockWednesday 28 October 2009, 19:00-20:00

How can we best encourage social mobility

UserAnastasia de Waal, Director of Fmily and Education at Civitas, Professor Diane Reay, Joe Baden, Manager of the Open Book programme at Goldsmiths, University of London, and Brenda King, Chief Executive of ACDiversity.

HouseMill Lane Lecture Room 3, Mill Lane.

ClockWednesday 28 October 2009, 17:30-18:30

Towards the embrace: movement and communication

UserSculptor Bonnie Kenske, dancer Adele Thompson and the Queens' College Contemporary Dance Society.

HouseMuseum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Downing Street.

ClockWednesday 28 October 2009, 17:30-19:00

From tutors to tailors, dons and drapers - outfitting the scholars and the town

UserSpeaker to be confirmed.

HouseCambridge & County Folk Museum, Castle Street.

ClockTuesday 27 October 2009, 19:30-20:30

Reading Beckett

UserDaniel Gunn and George Craig, editors of The Letters of Samuel Beckett, Volume I 1929 - 1940.

HouseDrama Centre, Faculty of English, West Road.

ClockTuesday 27 October 2009, 19:30-21:00

'Only connect': the importance of EM Forster

UserAdrian Barlow.

HouseInstitute of Continuing Education, Madingley Hall.

ClockTuesday 27 October 2009, 19:00-20:00

Mark Pigott Lecture: Henry VIII: famous for 500 years

UserDavid Starkey, historian and broadcaster.

HouseMill Lane Lecture Room 3, Mill Lane.

ClockTuesday 27 October 2009, 17:30-18:30

Bodley's buildings: a Victorian architect in Cambridge

UserAdrian Barlow.

HouseInstitute of Continuing Education, Madingley Hall.

ClockMonday 26 October 2009, 19:00-20:00

Can there be peace in the Middle East?

UserDr Glen Rangwala, lecturer in international policies. Professor Anoush Ehteshami, Head of the School of Government and International Affiars at Durham University.

HouseMill Lane Lecture Room 3, Mill Lane.

ClockMonday 26 October 2009, 17:30-18:30

Screening and discussion of 'Threads of Hope', followed by Q&A with Roberta Baci

UserRoberta Baci.

HouseCentre of Latin American Studies, 17 Mill Lane.

ClockMonday 26 October 2009, 17:30-20:30

One voice sings: Anne L Ryan - vocal theatre - moving tone

UserAnne L Ryan.

HouseCambridge Drama Centre, Covent Garden.

ClockSaturday 24 October 2009, 20:00-22:00

Becoming Barbie: the pros and cons of female stereotypes

UserDr Rebecca Munford, Professor Ruth Holliday, Dr Helena Cronin and Ben Barry, founder of the Ben Barry modelling agency.

HouseThe Michaelhouse Centre, Trinity Street.

ClockSaturday 24 October 2009, 19:00-20:00

Kresna Denawa: Javanese shadow puppet theatre

UserSpeaker to be confirmed.

HouseWest Road Concert Hall, West Road.

ClockFriday 23 October 2009, 19:15-22:00

The philosophy of wine - from science to subjectivity

UserProfessor Barry Smith.

HouseUniversity Centre, Mill Lane.

ClockFriday 23 October 2009, 18:00-19:00

What will the recession's lasting legacy be?

UserRobert Chote, Head of the Institute for Fiscal Studies, Professor Jacqueline Scott, Bob Rowthorne, Emeritus Professor of Economics, and Dr Alistair Milne of Cass Business School will lead the discussion, chaired by Professor Willy Brown.

HouseMill Lane Lecture Room 3, Mill Lane.

ClockFriday 23 October 2009, 17:30-18:30

Britten Sinfonia & Christopher Hogwood - talk and performance

UserChristopher Hogwood, conductor.

HouseWest Road Concert Hall, West Road.

ClockThursday 22 October 2009, 19:00-22:00

The secret language of music

UserPaul Robertson, Visiting Professor in Music and founder leader of the Medici String Quartet.

HouseThe Fitzwilliam Museum.

ClockThursday 22 October 2009, 18:30-19:30

How to read poems

UserMembers of the English Faculty.

HouseFaculty of English, West Road.

ClockThursday 22 October 2009, 18:00-19:00

Are we entering a new era of austerity for the arts?

UserPeter Florence, Hay Festival Director, Sue Hoyle, Director of the Clore Leadership Programme, Julie Smith, Deputy Director of the Centre of International Studies and Professor Shearer West, Director of Research at the Arts and Humanities Research Coucil,.

HouseMill Lane Lecture Room 3, Mill Lane.

ClockThursday 22 October 2009, 17:30-18:30

Choreographing knowledge

UserUrban (Col)laboratory; architect/theorist Helen Stratford and media/performance artist Diana Wesser.

HouseNew Hall Art Exhibition, Murray Edwards College, Huntingdon Road.

ClockWednesday 21 October 2009, 20:00-21:00

The future development of Cambridge

UserProfessor Peter Landshoff of the Cambridge Preservation Society.

HouseUniversity Centre.

ClockWednesday 21 October 2009, 19:00-20:00

Life in the stone

UserRuth Padel.

HouseSedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences.

ClockWednesday 21 October 2009, 19:00-20:00

Where do ideas come from?

UserDame Gillian Beer, Professor Rosamond McKitterick, author Lisa Appignanesi, President of English PEN, and author Andrew Robinson will lead the discussion, chaired by Professor Adrian Poole.

HouseMill Lane Lecture Room 3, Mill Lane.

ClockWednesday 21 October 2009, 17:30-18:30

Plant Orchestra

UserLuke Jerram.

HouseBotanic Garden, Brookside.

ClockWednesday 21 October 2009, 17:30-20:00

Debate on the social and emotional aspects of learning: dangerous concept or vital link

UserProfessor Kathryn Ecclestone, Dr Hilary Cremin, Dr Colleen McLaughlin, Prof Felicia Huppert.

HouseDonald McIntyre Building, Main faculty building, 184 Hills Road.

ClockWednesday 21 October 2009, 17:00-18:30

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