PLAY at the 2016 Arts & Humanities Festival

What is the philosophy behind having fun? Is sport only a game? How do we construct the creative self?

Join us to find the answers to these questions and explore many more at PLAY, this year’s Arts & Humanities Festival at King’s College London. 

Visit http://www.kcl.ac.uk/ahfest for the full programme of workshops, performances and talks and check out our highlights below.

Theatre and film director Sir Nicholas Hytner and playwright Alan Bennett discuss translating their acclaimed play, The Madness of George III, into the Oscar-winning film.
http://kinggeorge.eventbrite.com/

Queen guitarist Brian May gives a 3D talk with fellow photo historian Denis Pellerin on the birth and rise of the Stereoscope, and on the prominent place held by King’s College London lecturer, Charles Wheatstone, in the history of 3D.
http://charleswheatstone.eventbrite.com/

In March 1994 Rwandan footballer Eric Murangwa Eugene led his team, Rayon Sports, to victory against players from Sudan. Three weeks later the Rwandan president's plane was shot down, starting a meticulously planned genocide, in which up to a million Rwandan Tutsis were killed. This event tells Eric's story and explores the role of football in building tolerance and social cohesion around the world. 
https://playingforpeace.eventbrite.co.uk

What's wrong with classical music? Daniel Leech-Wilkinson scrutinises classical music ideology. What damage does it do? What alternatives does it evade? What might happen if its beliefs were undone? This illustrated talk will offer playful and provocative answers in equal measure. 
https://classicalmusicplay.eventbrite.co.uk

Shift happens: how can we ensure greater diversity and inclusivity in the games industry? With Helen Kennedy of ReFig. 
https://shifthappensplay.eventbrite.co.uk

Life drawing with acclaimed artist Dilip Sur. Participants will explore various drawing techniques, allowing them to engage with and experience the existential energies of this artistic practice. The classes will feature a live model, though participants will be free to draw other subjects. 
https://lifedrawingfour.eventbrite.co.uk

Self-tracking and wearable technologies – how are the devices we wear and the data they produce blurring the boundaries between work and play, leisure and labour, private and public? https://lifegamified.eventbrite.co.uk