The Art of War - Panel Discussion

Date

October 27, 2010

Time

19:00

Place

King's College London, Strand Campus: London

Room

King's College Chapel

Price

£ 5.00

A panel discussion chaired by Philippe Sands QC on war as entertainment led by Iain Burnside, Guildhall academic, pianist and Sony-Award-winning radio presenter, drawing on his current theatre piece Lads in Their Hundreds.  The panel will also include journalist and broadcaster Kate Adie OBE, visual artist Xavier Pick who has worked extensively in Iraq, Captain Kevin Ivison GM, author of Red One and Kate O'Brien from King's College London Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives.  A live performance of some songs from the show “Lads in Their Hundreds” will be followed by a discussion on the theme of war as entertainment, expanding on the following themes:

• The ethics of war as entertainment
• The difference between first person / testimony art and “made art”
• The reporting of war e.g. the “Fox News approach”
• How those who have experienced the real theatre of war feel about the dramatisation of their experience?
• Does the representation / fictionalisation of war ever actually educate or change?
• The technology and the location may change, but does the experience of the infantry soldier remain the same…?

To listen to an audio recording of 'The Art of War' please click here.

Cost: £5

Organizers

Inside Out Festival

Registration

For this event no registration is necessary on the Inside Out Festival website but may (if stated above) be required elsewhere