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Sands 24: Orlando, My Political Biography (15)
Pay What You Can £10.00 / £8.00 / £6.00
(Orlando, ma biographie politique) Deftly weaving fact and fiction, Orlando, My Political Biography uses Virginia Woolf's classic novel to explore gender identity in unique and insightful ways. Leaping through genres including documentary, drama, comedy and musical, we follow more than 20 trans and non-binary interviewees as they each discuss their identities in relation to...
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Law's Two Bodies Interview with Sir John Saunders
We are delighted to invite to the upcoming 'Law's Two Bodies' event featuring Sir John Saunders, which will take place on Friday, 19 April, at 1.15pm in the Old Class Library (Mediaeval History Building, 71 South Street). During this event, Professor John Hudson will engage in an enlightening conversation with Sir John Saunders, a...
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Constructing Other Worlds: A practical workshop on Animation and Ethnography
How can thinking like an animator inform anthropological research?
The workshop is open to all students of Anthropology (UG, PGT AND PGR) (15 seats). Department of Social anthropology brings to you a one of its kind hands-on workshop exploring mediums of still image filmmaking facilitated by Animator, Priit Tender and Anthropologist, Carlo Cubero. Animators and ethnographers each engage in composing rich and complex...
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'Dog Apartment', a Master Class with Priit Tender, part of the 'Constructing Other Worlds' events.
Prof. Priit Tender (Estonian Academy of Arts) will give a masterclass on his film, Dog Apartment as part of the two-day event 'Constructing Other Worlds' - Free
As part of a two-day event 'Constructing Other Worlds: Ethnography/Animation' Prof. Priit Tender (Estonian Academy of Arts) will be presenting a masterclass on his animated film, Dog Apartment. Priit will describe the motivations behind and technical questions involved in creating Dog Apartment as an example of some of the work of animation studio Nukufilm...
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Sensory Iranian Garden Experience
Free
In the mind of every Iranian person, there is a garden. Explore the St Andrews Botanic Garden through an artistic lens and let nature inspire you as you complete a surprise craft at the end. Please wear suitable clothing for wet and cold weather as this event will be held...
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Sands 24: Silent Roar (N/C 15)
Pay What You Can £10.00 / £8.00 / £6.00
Meet Dondo, a teenage surfer on the Isle of Lewis, grappling with the unresolved grief of his father's mysterious disappearance at sea. As he navigates the challenges of school, his crush on Sas, and the arrival of an eccentric new minister, Dondo's world is suddenly rocked by cosmic visions. Louis McCartney's portrayal of Dondo...
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Sands 24: Welcome to Collinwood (15)
Pay what you can: £20, £18, £16
The Russo brothers' second feature, Welcome to Collinwood, produced by Steven Soderbergh, is packed with offbeat charm and infectious energy. A motley crew of small-time crooks hatch a hilariously disastrous plan to pull off the ultimate heist in Collinwood, a rundown neighborhood in Cleveland, Ohio (the Russos' beloved hometown). The ensemble cast featuring George...
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Sands 24: Smoke Sauna Sisterhood
Pay what you can: £10, £8, £6
Anna Hints' atmospheric, almost mystical, feature-length documentary debut invites us to become part of a supportive, witty, sweaty female collective who gather in a traditional Estonian smoke sauna, as their mothers and grandmothers have done before them. With an ethereal soundtrack and intimate cinematography, the film is both deeply personal and strikingly universal as...
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Sands 24: This Much I Know... with Debra Zane
FREE but please book
Award-winning US casting director Debra Zane offers a rare insight into how major films and TV shows are really cast, offering behind-the-scenes stories about how actors really land the parts. Zane has worked with some of the most successful directors in the business, including Steven Spielberg, Sam Mendes, Ridley Scott, Steven Soderbergh, Bill Condon,...
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Sands 24: Sometimes I Think About Dying (N/C 12A)
Pay What You Can £10.00 / £8.00 / £6.00
Fran (Daisy Ridley) spends her days in a cubicle of a depressing Oregonian office, committed to avoiding any unnecessary contact with her coworkers. She functions like a ghost, and prefers daydreaming (mostly about her own death!) to small talk. But then a new colleague, Robert, joins the company. He is charming, friendly, and determined...
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Sunday Worship
Come join us for the University Service in St Salvator's Chapel with St Salvator's Chapel Choir. The sermon will be preached by The Very Reverend Jeremy Auld, Rector or Woodstock and Bladon, Oxfordshire. Gowns are welcome but definitely not required. An optional, short service of holy communion will follow. This service will take place...
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Sands 24: Achilles (15)
Pay What You Can £10.00 / £8.00 / £6.00
In his directorial debut, Farhad Delaram takes us on a journey between cities in contemporary Iran. Farid, nicknamed Achilles, is a Tehran-based filmmaker who gives up on his artistic ambitions and instead, works the night shift in an underfunded hospital, disheartened by a political system entrenched in corruption and abuse. In the psychiatric ward,...
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Sands 24: Wolfwalkers (PG)
Pay What You Can £8.00 / £6.00 / £4.00
Wolfwalkers is the third and final installment of Tomm Moore's Irish Folklore Trilogy of acclaimed animated films, following The Secret of Kells (2009) and Song of the Sea (2014). Oscar-nominated, Wolfwalkers is a fantastical story of friendship, family, and fighting for what you believe in. Set in Ireland in 1650, we follow Robyn as...
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Sands 24: Maestra (N/C 12A)
Pay What You Can £10.00 / £8.00 / £6.00
Five remarkable conductors from across the globe prepare for and compete in La Maestra --- the world's only competition for female conductors. Maggie Contreras' debut feature documentary delves into the lives of these women through intimate footage capturing their everyday moments --- from studying and rehearsing with families by their side to navigating the...
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Sands 24: An Afternoon With... Alan Silvestri
Pay What You Can £20.00 / £18.00 / £16.00
At the Laidlaw Music Centre, Queen's Terrace, St Andrews, KY16 9QF Join Alan Silvestri, Academy Award-nominated American composer and conductor of film and television scores, for this once-in-a-lifetime career discussion and performance at the University of St Andrews' stunning new Laidlaw Music Centre. In his decades-long, award-winning career as a composer, Silvestri has worked...
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Sands 24: This Much I Know... with Karen Gillan
Pay What You Can £20.00 / £18.00 / £16.00
Scottish actress, director, and writer, Karen Gillan joins us to talk about her career in front and behind the camera, and to present two of her shorts, Conventional (2015) and The Hoarding (2020). Gillan is best known for her roles in Doctor Who, Guardians of the Galaxy, Avengers, The Big Short, as well as...
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Relaxed drawing @ Wardlaw
Drop into the Wardlaw Museum to relax and draw. Find a place in the galleries and take inspiration from great artworks, capture the detail of an ancient artefact or bring a stuffed animal to life. Easy going, all talents welcome. We'll provide the materials. No booking...
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School of Chemistry Colloquium: Dr Josh Makepeace (University of Birmingham)
Chemical and Electrochemical Energy Storage Facilitated by Lithium Imide
This event is open to final year undergraduate project students, PhD students, post-doctoral researchers and academic staff. Effective energy storage is one of the keys to our transition to a sustainable energy system, and is likely to require a mixture of approaches including batteries and sustainable hydrogen-based fuels. Lithium imide has emerged as a...
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Ali Ansari's Iran (Polity Histories) --- Book Signing
Ali Ansari is a Professor in the School of History at the University of St Andrews. In Iran (Polity Histories) Ali takes readers on a journey through Iran's turbulent history. Join us at the Wardlaw Museum to meet Ali and talk all things Iran. The event includes a book signing and complimentary...
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The Importance of Judicial Craft in Constitutional Adjudication
We are delighted to invite you to the ILCR Lecture by Kate O'Regan (Oxford), which will take place on Thursday, 25 April, from 5.15pm in the Old Seminar Room (Mediaeval History Building, 65-71 South Street). The lecture will focus on "The Importance of Judicial Craft in Constitutional Adjudication." It will be followed by the end of semester...
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David Bowie and me: Parallel Lives
Jack Docherty - Pay what you can: £20, £18, £16
Following rave reviews and a sell-out run at Edinburgh Festival Fringe, the BAFTA award-winning star of Scot Squad and Absolutely, Jack Docherty joins us with his critically-acclaimed show David Bowie & Me. The comic, author, actor and writer uses his time spent with Bowie on The Jack Docherty Show in 1997 as a jumping...
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MacFloyd present All That Is Now
Pay What You Can £20.00 / £18.00
MacFloyd bring us their fresh new All That Is Now tour. Delivering an unforgettable journey through Pink Floyd's legendary discography, this eight-peice rock band span five decades of timeless classics. Featuring great music and a visual light display to give you an experience to remember. Running time: 2h 15m All...
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Sunday Worship
Come join us for the University Service in St Salvator's Chapel with St Salvator's Chapel Choir. The sermon will be preached by Revd Dr Alan McCormack, Dean, Goodenough College, London. Gowns are welcome but definitely not required. An optional, short service of holy communion will follow. This service will take place in person and...
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Music in the Museum: Sasha Savaloni
As part of our programme for Iran: Wonders of Nature at the Wardlaw Museum our Music in the Museum Spring concerts feature musicians with a connection to Iran. Programmed in partnership with Live Music Now Scotland. Classical guitarist Sasha Savaloni is the first prize winner of the prestigious Sevilla International Guitar Competition in 2018....
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Saints Talk: Professor Matthew Holden
DNA detective work tracing the spread of pathogens
Development is delighted to invite you to the next instalment in our Saints Talk series from Professor Matthew Holden, 'DNA detective work tracing the spread of pathogens' on Microsoft Teams. In this talk, Professor Holden will explore how whole genome sequencing (WGS) has been used to trace the spread of pathogens. Infections are caused...
