Zero The Hero, Corn Exchange, Brighton, May 24

Michael Landy

4:56pm Thursday 21st May 2009

The concept of nothing has had some pretty bad press in the Western world over the past 2,000 years or so.

Loops, Thistle Hotel, Brighton, May 16

Simon Armitage

10:52am Friday 15th May 2009

The second of a pair of festival talks organised in conjunction with The Great Escape, this discussion will feature critical heavyweight Paul Morley, Radiohead’s Colin Greenwood and poet Simon Armitage.

Jah Wobble And Jon Savage, Thistle Hotel, Brighton, May 15

Jah Wobble And Jon Savage, Thistle Hotel, Brighton, May 15

10:51am Friday 15th May 2009

As the author of England’s Dreaming, author Jon Savage is perhaps the punk era’s definitive cultural commentator.

Swaparama Razzmatazz, Parlure Spiegeltent, Old Steine, Brighton, May 14

Swaparama Razzmatazz, Parlure Spiegeltent, Old Steine, Brighton, May 14

5:59pm Thursday 7th May 2009

Arrive in an outfit you’re not too attached to, drink, dance and when the klaxon sounds, start swapping clothes with the person next to you. When the klaxon sounds again, swap with the next person. Try not to give away absolutely all your clothes.

Anish Kapoor And Marcus Du Sautoy On Art And Science, Corn Exchange, Brighton, May 13

Marcus Du Sautoy. Photo by Niall Mciarmid

2:42pm Monday 11th May 2009

To many of us, the worlds of art and science couldn’t be more different, with Byronic creatives and lab-bound boffins cast at opposite ends of the spectrum in the popular imagination.

Mary Beard and Marina Warner, Pavilion Theatre, Brighton Dome, May 7

10:36am Friday 1st May 2009

Lost empires and ancient archetypes and folklore continue to appeal to our curiosity in the form of comic strips and Hollywood reinventions.

On Celebrity, Pavilion Theatre, Brighton, May 6

On Celebrity, Pavilion Theatre, Brighton, May 6

10:34am Friday 1st May 2009

When did celebrities become the mouthpiece for mankind? Why do we listen? Why do we care what they have to say?

The Oyster Princess, Dome Concert Hall, Brighton, May 6

Flat Earthy Society

10:38am Friday 1st May 2009

American millionaire Quaker is a man so rich he even has a butler to hold his cigar for him while he smokes.

Fire, Smoke And Mirrors, Queen’s Park, Brighton, May 2 and 3

Fire, Smoke And Mirrors, Queen’s Park, Brighton, May 2 and 3

10:32am Friday 1st May 2009

Inspired by guest artistic director Anish Kapoor’s view that “the illusory is more poetically truthful than the real”, this free festival installation will see Queen’s Park transformed into an elemental nightscape of illusion and experience.

City Books Literary Lunch with Kate Adie and Libby Purves, The Old Market, Brighton, May 2

Kate Adie

10:35am Friday 1st May 2009

Renowned for her reporting in the world’s hot spots, Kate Adie finds herself in more pleasant surroundings as she heads a literary lunch at The Old Market with journalist and novelist Libby Purves.

Children’s Parade, Brighton, May 2

Children’s Parade, Brighton, May 2

10:33am Friday 1st May 2009

A vibrant array of colours and costumes will parade through the streets for Brighton Festival’s energetic curtain raiser.

Anish Kapoor: Dismemberment Of Jeanne d’Arc, The Old Municipal Market, Brighton

Anish Kapoor: Dismemberment Of Jeanne d’Arc, The Old Municipal Market, Brighton

10:03am Friday 1st May 2009

The 2009 Brighton Festival took a unique direction with the appointment of Turner Prize-winning sculptor Anish Kapoor as its artistic director. As he oversaw the construction of a specially-commissioned new piece, he spoke to Ian Ray

Hubbert's Peak, Trafalgar Street Arches, May 9 and 10

12:07pm Monday 27th April 2009

Fairground antics meet An Inconvenient Truth in this witty outdoor eco-fable.

The Ocean’s Skin, American Express Plaza, Edward Street, May 12, 14 and 19

12:01pm Monday 27th April 2009

Herman Melville’s classic novel Moby Dick is one of the starting points for this new collaboration between Northbrook College degreee students and directors Clare Rafferty and Adrian Court.

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