The Mix at Watermans Watermans Team and guest artists
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What's coming up at Watermans in Brentford, UK across cinema, children's theatre and exhibitions.Watermans is West London’s arts centre. Our mission is to bring communities together through cultural practice and we exist to enrich lives through the arts and creativity. As an independent charity, we believe the arts is for everyone and that is at the heart of everything we do.We present a thriving year-round programme of cinema, theatre, exhibitions and workshops in our stunning riverside location in Brentford, opposite Kew Gardens. We are an independent charity with a wide outreach programme across Hounslow and beyond too, reaching tens of thousands of people who would otherwise enjoy little or no arts provision, and working with them to build community through the arts.Our Brentford venue houses an independent cinema, 250-seat theatre, contemporary art gallery and creative spaces for the community. In our cinema, find the latest movies, as well as festivals and talks. In our theatre, discover children’s theatre, cabaret, dance, fringe theatre and digital performance. And in our gallery, a year-round programme of free exhibitions focusing on digital arts. We aim to showcase the very best of arts and culture in West London.Watermans is managed by the Hounslow Arts Trust Ltd (No 1164904) registered as a charity (No 267426) VAT NO 422352977.Watermans is supported by London Borough of Hounslow and Arts Council England.
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Episode 5: Dogs Don't Do Ballet and Kinoteka 2024's Scarborn (Kos)
Children’s theatre programmer, Hakan Silahsizoglu, catches up with David Duffy and Andrea Sadler who have adapted Dogs Don’t Do Ballet from the book by Anna Kemp with illustrations by Sara Ogilvie. The show is presented at Watermans by Little Angel Theatre,Our cinema programmer, John Morgan-Tamosunas, talks to Festival Director, Marlena Lukasiak about this year’s Polish film festival, Kinoteka 2024. Watermans will be showing one of the most commercially and artistically successful films from ...
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Episode 4: Garlic Theatre plus The Oscars and BAFTAs Preview
In this episode, Watermans' Head of Children's Theatre, Hakan Silahsizoglu interviews Mark Pitman and Iklooshar Malara from Garlic Theatre, ahead of their visit to Watermans, 12 - 16 February 2024 when they will be presenting Snug & Grub Catch a Bug!Plus, John Morgan-Tamosunas, Watermans cinema programmer gives his verdict on the nominations for the upcoming BAFTAs and Academy Awards.
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Episode 3: Megson Family Folk Show and Magnus von Horn on Sweat
The Mix looks towards Sunday 21 January 2024, highlighting the latest Family Folk Show by Megson in a conversation with Stu Hannah one half of this talented and hard-working folk duo and then followed up with Michael Brooke's interview with Polish based film director, Magnus von Horn, whose 2021 film Sweat is being shown as part of Kino! Waterman's Polish Film and Talk season.
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Episode 2: The Pixie and the Pudding and French Impressions
It's December and Watermans is looking forward to opening its Christmas show, The Pixie and the Pudding. We have an interview with the show's composer, Barb Jungr.French Impressions is one of the longest running film seasons in the UK. Cinema programmer John Morgan-Tamosunas talks to its host, Jon Davies.
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Episode 1: Tenderly Towards the Tipping Point
Welcome to the first episode of Watermans' new podcast, The Mix.Every month we will preview exhibition, theatre and cinema events and artists and give our audiences an insight into the work being discussed. We hope you enjoy listening.This month we are discussing:The current exhibition with Klio KrajewskaTenderly Towards the Tipping Point Friday 20 October – Sunday 7 January (Excl. Mon & Tues), FREE Kaushal Sapre, Mohit Shelare, Sonam Chaturvedi, Aasma Tulika, Bazik ThlanaHow ca...