> I'll be in London from the 7th to the 11th of August. > Can anyone suggest me something to see/do? > Anyone there at that time?
Walter, Here's some interesting stuff on at the Serpentine Gallery XXX Roger Park Nights at the Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2003 designed by Oscar Niemeyer Late Friday-night open-air film screenings, architecture talks, live readings, and a licensed cafe until 10pm. Booking: Ticketweb 08700 600100, at the Serpentine Lobby Desk, or via http://www.serpentinegallery.org Open Air Film Screenings To coincide with the Serpentine Gallery's Cindy Sherman exhibition, this series of screenings, programmed in collaboration with the British Film Institute (bfi), presents films which explore the notion of fictional identities. Live Fiction Readings Programmed by the Serpentine Gallery in collaboration with Granta. All readings BSL interpreted. Programme: Friday 8 August 7pm �3 Live Fiction Reading Writers Andrew O'Hagan and Sarah Waters, both featured in Best of Young British Novelists 2003 (Granta) read from their new publications, Personality (Faber & Faber, 2003) and Fingersmith (Virago, 2003). Open Air Film Screening Orlando 9pm �5 (�4 concs) Sally Potter, UK 1992, 94 mins Introduced by the Director, Sally Potter Tilda Swinton as Orlando, Virginia Woolf's time-travelling heroine, restages English heritage in a gender-swapping performance. Friday 15 August 7pm �3 Live Fiction Reading and In Conversation Writer Todd McEwen, in conversation with journalist Stuart Kelly at the London launch of McEwen's new book, Who Sleeps with Katz (Granta, 2003). Open Air Short Film Programme 9pm �5 (�4 concs) Telling Tales (total running time: 76 mins) Not suitable for people under the age of 18 The raw edges of women's public and private selves are explored and transformed with humour and creativity in six provocative short films. Selected and introduced by Karen Alexander, bfi Random Acts of Intimacy Clio Barnard, UK 1998, 15 mins The Stain Marjut Rimminen and Christine Roche, UK 1991, 11 mins The Body Beautiful Ngosi Onwurah, UK 1990, 23 mins You Be Mother Sarah Pucill, UK 1990, 7 mins Asparagus Suzan Pitt, UK 1979, 20 mins Friday 22 August 7pm �3 Live Fiction Reading Internationally-renowned writer A.M. Homes reads a selection of texts in conversation with journalist Michelle Field, to mark her publication, Things You Should Know (Granta, 2003). Open Air Film Screening Silent film with live piano accompaniment by Stephen Horne Pandora's Box 9pm �5 (�4 concs) G W Pabst, Germany 1928, 110 mins Introduced by Rachel Palfreyman, University of Nottingham Louise Brooks plays Lulu, whose sheer sexual magnetism wreaks havoc on men and women alike. Pandora's Box revels in the complexities of gender identity. Friday 29 August 2003 Open Air Film Screening The Death of Maria Malibran 9pm �5 (�4 concs) Werner Schroeter, Germany 1971, 104 mins, English subtitles Introduced by Dr Ulrike Sieglohr, University of Staffordshire This sublime film evokes the tragic life of 19th-century opera diva Maria Malibran. Candy Darling performs to an epic sound track including Maria Callas and Marlene Dietrich. Lisa Le Feuvre Parknights Co-ordinator Serpentine Gallery t: 020 7298 1519 m: 07970 034 223 e: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
