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As part of the Bloomsbury Festival (18 鈥� 22 October) the Bloomsbury Theatre's Studio will play host to a vibrant programme of performances, exploring coming of age and awakening, migration and feminism, as part of this year鈥檚 theme of Independence.[[{"fid":"5791","view_mode":"large","fields":{"format":"large","field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]":"Bloomsbury Festival logo","field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]":"","field_caption_heading[und][0][title]":"","field_caption_heading[und][0][url]":"","field_caption[und][0][value]":"","field_caption[und][0][format]":"limited_html","field_float_left_right[und]":"none","field_file_image_decorative[und]":"0"},"type":"media","field_deltas":{"1":{"format":"large","field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]":"Bloomsbury Festival logo","field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]":"","field_caption_heading[und][0][title]":"","field_caption_heading[und][0][url]":"","field_caption[und][0][value]":"","field_caption[und][0][format]":"limited_html","field_float_left_right[und]":"none","field_file_image_decorative[und]":"0"}},"link_text":null,"attributes":{"height":"287","width":"768","class":"media-element file-large"}}]]The Bloomsbury Festival, founded in 2006 鈥渟hines a light on the radical imaginations, institutions, and diverse residents that shape contemporary Bloomsbury鈥�.UCL's Main Quad will form one of the festival hubs on Saturday 21st Oct. Join us for a day of music, dance, art, performance and hands-on activities featuring the latest 皇家华人 research exploring science and art of living well.[[{"fid":"5795","view_mode":"large","fields":{"format":"large","field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]":"Swamp Girls, The Frog Princess Punked","field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]":"","field_caption_heading[und][0][title]":"","field_caption_heading[und][0][url]":"","field_caption[und][0][value]":"%3Cp%3E%3Cem%3EThe%20Frog%20Princess%20Punked%20%3C%2Fem%3Efeaturing%26nbsp%3BThe%20Swamp%20Girls%3C%2Fp%3E","field_caption[und][0][format]":"limited_html","field_float_left_right[und]":"none","field_file_image_decorative[und]":"0"},"type":"media","field_deltas":{"1":{"format":"large","field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]":"Swamp Girls, The Frog Princess Punked","field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]":"","field_caption_heading[und][0][title]":"","field_caption_heading[und][0][url]":"","field_caption[und][0][value]":"%3Cp%3E%3Cem%3EThe%20Frog%20Princess%20Punked%20%3C%2Fem%3Efeaturing%26nbsp%3BThe%20Swamp%20Girls%3C%2Fp%3E","field_caption[und][0][format]":"limited_html","field_float_left_right[und]":"none","field_file_image_decorative[und]":"0"}},"link_text":null,"attributes":{"height":"1014","width":"1579","class":"media-element file-large"}}]]But what can we expect to see in the Bloomsbury Theatre's Studio space during the festival? Well, there's all sorts! if you want to be inspired by strong female voices, join us for noisy Russian fairytale-punk crossover, The Frog Princess Punked. We鈥檒l also explore female roles from classical mythology, and what their stories tell us about the ongoing liberation of women in Myth Independent. If you鈥檙e up for something a little racier, join us for JOY, a sea of thoughts on sexuality and self-worth.[[{"fid":"5811","view_mode":"small","fields":{"format":"small","field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]":"Joy","field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]":"","field_caption_heading[und][0][title]":"","field_caption_heading[und][0][url]":"","field_caption[und][0][value]":"","field_caption[und][0][format]":"limited_html","field_float_left_right[und]":"left","field_file_image_decorative[und]":"0"},"type":"media","field_deltas":{"1":{"format":"small","field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]":"Joy","field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]":"","field_caption_heading[und][0][title]":"","field_caption_heading[und][0][url]":"","field_caption[und][0][value]":"","field_caption[und][0][format]":"limited_html","field_float_left_right[und]":"left","field_file_image_decorative[und]":"0"}},"link_text":null,"attributes":{"height":"978","width":"660","class":"media-element file-small"}}]]If you fancy something surreal, you might enjoy Lucid, a production combining text, physical theatre, acrobatics and lighting to explore the territory between waking and dreaming states. Everyone's dreams are unique, and it is this take on the theme of independence which will bring together interviews with those working in dream research, with dancing and singing.[[{"fid":"5807","view_mode":"small","fields":{"format":"small","field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]":"Lucid, by New Public","field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]":"","field_caption_heading[und][0][title]":"","field_caption_heading[und][0][url]":"","field_caption[und][0][value]":"","field_caption[und][0][format]":"limited_html","field_float_left_right[und]":"right","field_file_image_decorative[und]":"0"},"type":"media","field_deltas":{"1":{"format":"small","field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]":"Lucid, by New Public","field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]":"","field_caption_heading[und][0][title]":"","field_caption_heading[und][0][url]":"","field_caption[und][0][value]":"","field_caption[und][0][format]":"limited_html","field_float_left_right[und]":"right","field_file_image_decorative[und]":"0"}},"link_text":null,"attributes":{"height":"250","width":"300","class":"media-element file-small"}}]]On the loss of independence is The Dance Hall, an intimate story of Irish immigrant grandparents in England gives us a glimpse into the life of someone out of place. Catching the Ghost the debut of Chris Campion, a visually impaired actor and musician who describes his gradual loss of sight with sharp humour.[[{"fid":"5815","view_mode":"small","fields":{"format":"small","field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]":"On Having No Head","field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]":"","field_caption_heading[und][0][title]":"","field_caption_heading[und][0][url]":"","field_caption[und][0][value]":"","field_caption[und][0][format]":"limited_html","field_float_left_right[und]":"left","field_file_image_decorative[und]":"0"},"type":"media","field_deltas":{"1":{"format":"small","field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]":"On Having No Head","field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]":"","field_caption_heading[und][0][title]":"","field_caption_heading[und][0][url]":"","field_caption[und][0][value]":"","field_caption[und][0][format]":"limited_html","field_float_left_right[und]":"left","field_file_image_decorative[und]":"0"}},"link_text":null,"attributes":{"height":"250","width":"300","class":"media-element file-small"}}]]Keen followers of UCL Culture events will know all about our exhibition of Jeremy Bentham's preserved head - What Does It Mean To Be Human? If you enjoyed that, perhaps you鈥檒l consider what it might be like not to have a head at all? On Having No Head (a dramatization of one of David Bowie鈥檚 favourite books by D.E. Harding) will explore just that conundrum, combining ideas on psychology, philosophy and Zen Buddhism, with a good dose of comedy to boot.To book tickets to these and other events at the Bloomsbury Theatre performances visit their bookings page.To find out more about the whole festival visit the Bloomsbury Festival website.We hope to see you there!

This week we are excited to launch three new films from UCL Culture. Go behind-the-scenes and take a 60 second tour of each of our museums including the Grant Museum of Zoology, Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology and UCL Art Museum.Grant Museum of ZoologyOne of the UK's oldest natural history museums, the Grant Museum of Zoology is home to 68,000 weird and wonderful animals.YouTube Widget Placeholderhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dyniMFTd6J4 Petrie Museum of Egyptian ArchaeologyThe Museum is home to one of the most significant collections of Egyptian and Sudanese archaeology in the world. This extraordinary collection tells the stories of the lives of ordinary people who lived along the Nile Valley thousands of years ago.YouTube Widget Placeholderhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3phce48JZQ UCL Art MuseumSituated in a traditional print room at the heart of the UCL campus, the Art Museum houses over 10,000 works of art.YouTube Widget Placeholderhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XaGkgIRTaPA