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Don’t Interrupt Your Activities at the RCA

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[ April 4, 2005; 7:00 pm; ] In a light hearted and slightly intoxicated environment, Talkaoke took part in the Royal College of Art’s Private view entitled ‘Do not Interrupt your Activities’. Taking place just after the death of Pope John Paul II the conversation inevitably centred around faith and religion as well as the good and bad points of [...]

London Sci-fi Festival 2006

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[ April 26, 2006; 6:55 pm; ] The chatlord returns,, this time at a different venue at a different time of year. Will it be the same subjects? ie. sex with robots, what the future holds, UK wit v US bling, ad infinitum and beyond

80 days around the World @ the ICA

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[ June 19, 2006; 6:24 am; ] Getting into Art Historical mode, Talkaoke provided a space for students of Westminster School and anyone who visited the ICA that day to come and discuss the show, and of course, the ethics of road rules, cycling on the pavement, and whether or not a conversation is worth having, even if it’s not going to [...]

80 days around the World day 2 @ the South London Gallery

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[ June 29, 2006; 4:00 pm; ] Reeling from the success of the first discussion at the ICA, the curators of the ‘Around the world in 80 days’ show have invited Talkaoke to provide a space for young people and anyone else who comes along to share their reactions to the artworks.

Boi Lit Festival 2006

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[ May 14, 2006; 6:23 am; ] Talkaoke returns to the Boi Lit festival, East London’s late literary celebration of Bangladeshi New Year.

As usual, the table gathered an interesting and mixed crowd of East Enders, all keen to have their say around the table of chat. Some of the sponteneous poetry recitals almost broke the ‘no singing’ rule, but we allowed it [...]