OF IDEAS OF E X P L O R E S . HE IMA T G M GI G NIN U E S IM I I P L C O IB SS F I LM 5 June –17 June 2018 THEATRE yorkfestivalofideas.com W O S R OP KSH EXHIBITIONS FESTIVAL OVER 150 TALKS FREE EVENTS TO EDUCATE, ENTERTAIN AND INSPIRE YORK YORK FESTIVAL OF IDEAS 2018 HEADLINE SPONSORS We are proud of the University of York’s leading The Holbeck Charitable Trust is once again role in establishing and coordinating York Festival delighted to be a Headline Sponsor of York of Ideas. As one of the world’s most distinctive Festival of Ideas. Now in its eighth year, the universities, we are making life-changing Festival continues to go from strength to discoveries and creating new technologies strength. to tackle some of the most pressing global The 2018 programme offers a huge range challenges. Together with our Festival partners, of stimulating and diverse events, talks, we are committed to showcasing the importance performances, exhibitions and workshops. and relevance of ideas and research, and to We congratulate the Festival on its engaging with new and diverse audiences. determination to remain as widely accessible The University is pleased to support the Festival as practicable by staging so many events through the Higher Education Innovation Fund, where entry is free. which facilitates the communication of new As a continuing sponsor, we are proud to knowledge and its benefits to society. support the team’s ambition to develop a Festival which, in time, will become a Deborah Smith mainstay of the national cultural calendar. Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Research WELCOME TO YORK FESTIVAL OF IDEAS 2018 IMAGINING THE IMPOSSIBLE Leonard Cohen Shami Chakrabarti June Sarpong Gavin Esler exhibition page 31 page 65 page 19 page 30 Welcome to the award-winning 2018 York can cause. In that context we are delighted to the future of UK higher education; ‘re-imagining Festival of Ideas – our biggest festival to date. welcome back Michael Morpurgo for an opening the city’, and ‘A Date with History’, our annual From 5 to 17 June we will deliver 200 inspiring night performance of The Mozart Question at collaboration with the French Embassy in the events under the banner of Imagining the York Minster. We also welcome back Gavin Esler, UK. Another highlight will be John Zeppetelli Impossible – with something to interest this time with the ‘How to do good’ philanthropy of the Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal everyone. tour. We are truly honoured to have been chosen discussing the first major Leonard Cohen The 2017 Festival was enjoyed by over 32,000 to host the second of the 2018 BBC Radio 4 Reith exhibition. people, with a further 153,000 listening to our Lectures with distinguished historian Margaret We are indebted to city and national partners opening night on BBC Radio 3 and downloading MacMillan. who help us to deliver a diverse programme festival and BBC podcasts. We also won the 2017 One hundred years on from the campaign for of events to thousands of people from across award for Best Cultural Event or Festival at the women’s suffrage, the Festival programme Yorkshire and beyond. We particularly thank York Culture Awards. Our innovative ‘programme welcomes a range of inspirational women, our donors for their continued support because partnership’ model is evidence of the strong including human rights campaigner Shami without them we could not deliver so many collaboration between the University of York Chakrabarti, broadcaster June Sarpong, events for free to our audience. And we thank our and more than 80 cultural, social and business photo-journalist Alixandra Fazzina and gender audiences who embrace ideas and imagination organisations. equality expert Joan C. Williams, who presents with open minds. The programme includes talks, exhibitions, the inaugural Athena SWAN Gender Equality theatre, music, films, guided walks and Talk. Joan Concannon children’s activities, and is inspired by the Our Focus Days enable us to explore complex Director of York Festival of Ideas idea of celebrating human achievement while issues, such as peace in the Middle East; creating also reflecting on the damage that humans inclusive economies; public trust and robotics; ☞ MAKING THE MOST OF THE FESTIVAL 5 Your guide to using the Festival brochure OUR FESTIVAL THEMES 6 Explore the range of events on offer YOUR DAY-TO-DAY GUIDE TO EVENTS 9 Plan which events to attend each day of the Festival FESTIVAL LAUNCH 11 Michael Morpurgo: The Mozart Question FAMILY EVENTS 34 A weekend of family fun EXPLORING YORK 48 Discover something new about our city FAMILY EVENTS 74 A second weekend of family fun FESTIVAL FINALE 85 Broadcasters of the Future: New Generation Thinkers FESTIVAL PARTNERS, SUPPORTERS AND DONORS 89 A huge thank you to our partners and supporters FIND YOUR VENUE 92 Information is correct at the Venues, maps and information about accessibility time of going to print. Any programme alterations, our full up-to-date programme YOUR FESTIVAL 96 and further details can be found Why not join us? at yorkfestivalofideas.com. CONTENTS YOUR GUIDE TO USING THE FESTIVAL BROCHURE MAKING THE MOST OF THE FESTIVAL Here are some handy hints for navigating your way through our packed programme of over 200 events and for making the most of your Festival experience. CALENDAR OF EVENTS FAMILY ACTIVITIES TRAVEL AND TRANSPORT All our events are listed in date order A number of our events are designed for You can plan your journey by public beginning on page nine. If an event runs for families to enjoy. Pages 34, 35, 74 and 75 transport by consulting the York Journey more than one day, full details are given on will give you a flavour of what’s on offer. Planner at yorkshiretravel.net. For the date it begins. To make sure you don’t information on central York car parks visit miss it on another day, you’ll find a reminder VENUES york.gov.uk/parking. Parking facilities at in our ‘There’s still time to catch…’ column, Festival events take place across the city. venues outside the city centre will vary which appears at the end of each date You’ll find a list of venues, information about so please see the venue’s website for section. wheelchair access, as well as maps on pages information. 92 to 95. An icon with a number on each Many of the Festival events take place on the event entry will help you locate your venue University of York’s Campus East and Campus on the map (examples above). West. Car parking is free there after 6pm and on weekends, and frequent bus services run THEMES BOOKING YOUR TICKET To help you find an event that’s right for between the city centre and campus, some To avoid disappointment, you are advised for as little as £2 return. you, all our events are grouped into 16 to check if your chosen event requires a broad themes, such as Exploring York, pre-booked ticket. To reserve your ticket, FOOD AND DRINK Performances and Of Women. You’ll find an simply follow the instructions given for each On the University of York campus, enjoy hot outline of each theme on pages six to eight. event in this brochure. Booking online is and cold snacks at the Ron Cooke Hub or a As you browse our calendar of events, look usually the easiest option. hot meal at the Piazza. Many city venues also out for the coloured tab above each entry have cafés serving refreshments. which tells you which theme it falls under For events ticketed by the Festival Box Office (examples above). (01904 324119), please note the opening times are Monday to Friday, 10am to 2pm. @YorkFestofIdeas YorkFestivalOfIdeas yorkfestivalofideas #YorkIdeas 5 EXPLORE THE RANGE OF EVENTS ON OFFER OUR FESTIVAL THEMES All our events are grouped under 16 broad themes to make it easier for you to identify those of interest to you. A Date with Check out the brief summary of each theme on these pages then look out for History the matching coloured sticker at the top Our special Focus Day of each event (page 9 onwards). explores revolutions, while other events reveal the afterlives of medieval kings Art and and the tangled history of Design war and society. From fashion photography to beautifully illuminated A Way with Qur’ans, V&A exhibitions to Words York Design Awards walking tours, we celebrate art and Join Eleanor Catton, one design in its many forms. of New Zealand’s top contemporary novelists, fi nd out about language change and the science of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. Eoforwic: Anglian-era York Learn about York during the four and a half centuries between Roman York and the Viking City. Find out who lived in Alcuin’s York and solve 6 | Our Festival Themes puzzles in the pub. Evolving Society Inspiring Focus Days examine the future of higher education, Exploring re-imagining the city and creating inclusive societies, York while other events explore Take a history walking tour philanthropy and diversity. from Rome to Rowntree, find out about the stories behind York’s Solar System Greenway and explore utopian York with our podcast trail. Food and Farming Learn how food was kept on the shelves in the Second World War, discover how technology is helping farmers Explorations in Fun for in developing countries, and Science and Families discuss the story of the cow. Spark children’s imaginations Technology From artificial intelligence with our Harry Potter-inspired to environmental DNA, day, get crafty at York Explore Health and cryptocurrency to sustainable Library and take part in the Historic Yorkshire Word Hunt.