Classic Guitar Albums: Play Find out more about future COMING SOON Like Pink Floyd events at the V&A via Sunday, 12.30 – 13.30; 14.30 – vam.ac.uk Opera: Passion, Power and V&A Pink Floyd 15.30; 16.30 – 17.30 Politics Gallery 55, The Clore Study Ticketed events can be 30 September 2017 – 25 Area, Level 2 booked online, or call the February 2018 Weekender Bring your guitar and join an V&A Contact Centre on Sponsored by Societe General Friday 16 – Sunday 18 June in-depth guitar workshop 0207 942 2211 Sound Partner Bowers & focussing on one of Pink Wilkins Floyd’s classic albums, or stay KEEP IN TOUCH Welcome to the Pink Floyd Remember a Day... and Synergy Theatre Project for the day and learn to play Together the V&A and the Weekender, three days of Friday: 18.00 & 19.45; Saturday radio drama writing course all three! Visit vam.ac.uk/signup and Royal Opera House create a special events, screenings, & Sunday: 11.00, 13.00 & 15.00 will share the short plays 12.30 – 13.30 subscribe to our e-newsletter landmark exhibition talks, workshops, music and (duration 70 minutes) that they have crafted over The Dark Side of the Moon presenting a vivid story of performance across the The Gamble Room, V&A Café, the past six weeks, inspired 14.30 – 15.30 victoriaandalbert opera from its origins in Museum, to celebrate The Level 1 by themes that arose in The Wish You Were Here museum late-Renaissance Italy to the Pink Floyd Exhibition: Their Relax in the Museum Cafe, Pink Floyd Exhibition: Their 16.30 – 17.30 @V_and_A present day. Told through the Mortal Remains. with a piano and synth Mortal Remains. For several The Wall lens of seven premieres in soundscape of Pink Floyd’s years, the V&A has been These sessions are designed vamuseum seven European cities, this All events are free and drop in, music ‘coming through in pleased to support the work for guitar players and music immersive exhibition takes unless otherwise stated waves’ around you. of Synergy Theatre Project enthusiasts of all abilities. you on a journey through Filming and photography will Celebrating Richard Wright’s and support their efforts to To get the most out of the nearly 400 years, culminating be taking place at this event contribution to Pink Floyd’s work towards rehabilitation session please bring a guitar in the international explosion unique sound and the band’s and resettlement with (although this is not of opera in the 20th and 21st vam.ac.uk/pinkfloyd work from 1967–1994, these prisoners, ex-prisoners and essential). centuries. #TheirMortalRemains keyboard arrangements will young people at risk of Booking essential This is the inaugural be performed live by actor offending through theatre exhibition in the new The Pink Floyd Exhibition: and musician Dominic and related activities whilst Painting To Pink Floyd Sainsbury Gallery, opening as Their Mortal Remains Gerrard. placing the wider issues Sunday, 13.00 – 16.00 part of the V&A’s Exhibition 13 May – 1 October 2017 surrounding criminal justice Art Studio, Learning Centre, Road Quarter. Exhibition Space, Level 1 Royal College of Music in the public arena. Level 3 The V&A is staging an Concert Please note: Some of the Join artist Lynette Kay while Book now: vam.ac.uk/opera unprecedented, innovative Friday, 18.30 – 19.30 pieces feature strong she paints to the sounds of #OperaPassion and multi-sensory journey The Salon, Room 4, Europe language and adult themes Pink Floyd. Lynette Kay through Pink Floyd’s 1600 – 1815, Level 0 and are not suitable for explores painting through Generously supported by the extraordinary worlds, Royal College of Music’s young children her synaesthesia, where even Blavatnik Family Foundation chronicling the music, design cellist Timothée Botbol and a single bar of music can fuel and The Taylor Family and staging of the band, pianist Kumi Matsuo present Pop-up ‘Pink Floyd’ Poetry hours’ worth of colour and Foundation. from their debut in the 1960s works by Bach, Beethoven Saturday & Sunday, 11.00 – shape. through to the present day. and Bloch, plus music by RCM 17.00 Booking essential composer Nathanael Gubler Around the Museum inspired by Pink Floyd. The Live Canon ensemble will MUSIC & PERFORMANCE Timothée Botbol cello be popping up around the Kumi Matsuo piano V&A performing the poetry DJ Laps Free, drop in (limited which inspired Pink Floyd – Friday, 18.00 – 21.00; Saturday availability) and some inspired by Pink & Sunday, 10.00 – 17.00 Floyd. Join us for this riot of Grand Entrance, Level 1 Synergy Theatre Project language all over the DJ Laps will play a psychedelic (radio play) Museum. mix of music throughout the Saturday, 10.00 – 17.30 Live Canon perform poetry, weekend, from Pink Floyd’s (on a loop) from memory, at theatres, most significant Live performance at 13.00 festivals and galleries. compositions, to artists who Room 94, Tapestries, Level 3 influenced them and artists Participants who have taken influenced by them. part in a co-designed V&A Suli Breaks: Spoken Word TALKS Floyd at 50 – Study Day FILMS Footage from The Dark Side WORKSHOPS & ACTIVITIES Performance Saturday, 11.00 – 17.15 of the Moon ‘Immersion’ box Saturday, 12.00 & 14.00 The Pink Floyd Exhibition: The Lydia & Manfred Gorvy Films by Barry Martin set (2011) Cut-up ‘Pink Floyd’ Poetry (duration 30 minutes) Their Mortal Remains Lecture Theatre, Level 4 Saturday, 10.00 – 17.30 Sunday, 13.35 – 14.20 Saturday & Sunday, 11.00 – Seminar Room 5, Learning (Subtitled talk) Join us to explore the music, Room 81, Paintings The Lydia & Manfred Gorvy 17.00 Centre, Level 3 Friday, 18.30 – 19.30 design and staging of one of Artist Barry Martin ‘became Lecture Theatre, Level 4 Design Studio, Learning Centre, ‘We don’t need no education.’ Room 39 – Exhibition Space, the world’s most iconic and the most versatile and Concert footage of Pink Level 3 Or do we? Join inspirational Level 1 prolific bands, Pink Floyd. prolific British exponent of Floyd live in Brighton, 1972, Suitable for all ages, Live spoken word artist Suli Breaks Experience an innovative Meet key collaborators and Kinetic Art in London in the performing ‘Careful With Canon will be running a ‘cut- as he introduces students and multi-sensory journey passionate advocates as we Swinging Sixties and early That Axe, Eugene’ and ‘Set up’ poetry workshop. The from City of London Academy through Pink Floyd’s unique celebrate half a century in Seventies’. See a selection of The Controls For The Heart technique’s been popular for unique performances and extraordinary worlds, the music business. short films featuring his Of The Sun’ plus a 2003 throughout the twentieth inspired by Pink Floyd’s The chronicling the music, Booking essential time-based work, kinetic documentary about the century, and Syd Barrett Wall. design and staging of the sculpture and innovative band’s seminal album, The experimented with it to Free, booking essential band, from their debut in Curator Talk: The Pink Floyd lighting installations. The Dark Side of the Moon. With create many early Pink Floyd the 1960s through to the Exhibition following short films will some strong language. lyrics. So come and get Darkside (radio play) present day. Sunday, 12.00 – 12.45 play on a loop throughout cutting, and turn a Pink Floyd Sunday, 10.00 – 17.30 (duration Subtitled talk for deaf and National Art Library, Level 3 the day: Programmed Shape Pink Floyd – The Wall (1982) song into a new poem with 60 minutes, played on a loop hard of hearing Join V&A Senior Curator Development (1968), You Are, Sunday, 14.30 – 16.05 us. throughout the day) Free, booking essential Victoria Broackes for an You Will, You Have (1966) and The Lydia & Manfred Gorvy Room 94, Tapestries, Level 3 introduction to The Pink Light, Movement, Colour, Lecture Theatre, Level 4 Face painting: Any Colour You This radio drama was written Gerald Scarfe and Pink Floyd Exhibition: Their Space. (1968). Based on Pink Floyd’s album Like by Tom Stoppard to celebrate Floyd: The Wall Mortal Remains, the first of the same name, Bob Saturday & Sunday, 11.00 – the 40th anniversary of The Friday, 19.00 – 20.00 major international Pink Floyd’s The Early Years Geldof stars as disillusioned 17.00 Dark Side of the Moon, in 2013. The Lydia & Manfred Gorvy retrospective of Pink Floyd. 1965 – 72 (2016) rock star ‘Pink’ who builds a Learning Centre Reception, It is based on and features Lecture Theatre, Level 4 As V&A Curator on the Sunday, 10.30 – 11.40 metaphorical and physical Level 3 music from the album, and Artist, cartoonist and exhibition, Victoria will The Lydia & Manfred Gorvy wall around himself. Free face painting inspired by deals with some of its key designer Gerald Scarfe is explain how this Lecture Theatre, Level 4 Director: Alan Parker, with Pink Floyd’s album artwork. themes of madness, fear and known not only for his extraordinary immersive Join us for a selection of live animation by Gerard Scarfe Led by Laura Beatrix Green philosophy. Originally political cartoons, but also show was put together. performances, interviews, Screenplay by Roger Waters. and Phoebe Sutcliffe. broadcast on BBC Radio 2 on his for his collaborations and promotional videos of 26 August 2013. across the worlds of ballet, Behind-the-scenes at the Pink Floyd in their early days, P*U*L*S*E (1995) Drop in Design: Iconic Album Please note: This play features opera, theatre and rock, in Pink Floyd archives from their psychedelic Sunday, 16.15 – 17.30 Covers strong language not suitable particular his animation for Sunday, 14.00 – 15.00 period and beyond. The Lydia & Manfred Gorvy Sunday, 10.30-17.00 for young children. 1982’s Pink Floyd: The Wall National Art Library, Level 3 Lecture Theatre, Level 4 The Dorothy and Michael film. Join him in celebration Join Paula Webb Stainton, Pink Floyd – Live at Pompeii, Director: David Mallet Hintze Galleries, Sculpture, Royal College of Music: Pop of The Pink Floyd Exhibition: co-curator of The Pink Floyd The Director’s Cut (1972; Experience the impressive Level 1 up performance Their Mortal Remains for a Exhibition: Their Mortal 2003) stage design, special effects Explore unusual artworks Sunday, 14.30, 15.15, 16.00 discussion of his career and Remains, for an up-close Sunday, 11.50 – 13.25 and laser show that made created for iconic bands and (duration 10 minutes) collaborations, including look at how and why objects The Lydia & Manfred Gorvy Pink Floyd’s live shows so design your own album cover. The Salon, Room 4, Europe this influential work. were selected for the Lecture Theatre, Level 4 legendary with a selection of Pick up a design brief and 1600 – 1815, Level 0 Booking essential exhibition. Paula has been Director: Adrian Maben footage from the final bring your fantastic ideas to Enjoy pop up performances of working with Pink Floyd for See Pink Floyd perform live concert of The Division Bell life. a brand new composition over 30 years and will give a in an empty Roman Tour at Earls Court, London Recommended for ages 3+ inspired by Pink Floyd: Brick, behind-the-scenes glimpse amphitheatre in Pompeii, on October 20 1994. The Reflections on A Wall, by Royal of the Pink Floyd archives, Italy in this documentary content on this film includes College of Music composer explaining how a very long conceived as ‘an anti- a strobing effect. Nathanael Gubler. object list was whittled Woodstock film’. This Carolina Bartumeu cello with down to the final selection ‘Director’s Cut’ edition piano accompaniment for this major exhibition. includes clips of the band in Nathanael Gubler composer Paris and an interview with Free, drop in (limited the director, Adrian Maben. availability)