20 September 2017
Newsdesk
Southbank Centre’s BAM – Being a Man festival, supported this year by Gillette, returns in November to explore the challenges and pressures of masculine identity in the 21st Century. Taking over Southbank Centre’s site from Friday 24 – Sunday 26 November, the festival sees a packed weekend of vibrant talks, debates, comedy, performances, interactive workshops and free events. The festival will offer a lively and candid space to share stories, discussions and new ideas and hear the stories of real men who share wide-ranging life stories from personal perspectives.
Robert Webb, Simon Amstell, Alan Hollinghurst, Kevin Powell, Antonythasan Jesuthasan and Slincraze bring a star line up to the festival, which aims to challenge the stigma that can make it more difficult for men to discuss issues in their life, and takes a frank, funny look at inherited ideas of masculinity and how these are changing in 2017.
With something for all ages, audiences can take part in the Build a Dad session with the LEGO Group, immerse themselves in a Nordic shouting masterclass with the Finnish Screaming Men’s Choir Huutajat, enjoy irreverent stand-up comedy, retreat to pop-up Men in Sheds workshops, take in cutting-edge film screenings and join in powerful debates on hard-hitting topics such as mental health, fatherhood, body image, pornography, trans identity, masculinity in the Middle East, paternity leave, and men in the media.
L:R - Robert Webb; Simon Amstell; Kevin Powell
Free activities include the BAM mindfulness run, a 5km group run around Central London with mindfulness stops along the way and lively interactive workshops including the Craft a Man workshop and the Living Library, which offers an opportunity to ‘borrow’ a man and be inspired by the stories of those who have taken action to make change. The weekend also sees a mass ‘Big Shout’ and pop-up dance performances across the site.
Festival highlights include:
Award-winning comedian and author Robert Webb takes a funny, irreverent look at modern masculinity and discusses his new book How Not To Be A Boy (Saturday 25 November)
Comedian, writer and award winner Simon Amstell muses on modern masculinity and his new book Help (Saturday 25 November)
Man Booker Prize winning author Alan Hollinghurst discusses his sixth novel The Sparsholt Affair, which explores the changing attitudes towards gay men from the 1940s to the present day (Sunday 26 November)
Hands-on workshops for all the family at the Build a Dad: Fatherhood and Play LEGO® Workshop, reflecting on the role that 'play' has in fatherhood (Saturday 25 November)
In a special film screening and discussion event, actor Antonythasan Jesuthasan reflects on his extraordinary journey from fighting in Sri Lanka’s civil war as a teenage soldier to starring in Jacques Audiard’s 2016 Palme d’Or winning Dheepan (Saturday 25 November)
American political activist and author Kevin Powell discusses his latest book, The Education of Kevin Powell: A Boy’s Journey into Manhood (Friday 24 November)
A screening of critically-acclaimed documentary Arctic Superstar, followed by a talk from its star Nils Rune Utsi, also known as Slincraze, one of the only rappers from the Sami community (Saturday 25 November)
A night of stand-up comedy as leading comedians take an irreverent look at what being a man means today with Mawaan Rizwan, Kae Kurd, Daliso Chaponda and Prince Abdi (Saturday 25 November)
2017 panel discussions highlights include:
More Than Talking - comedian & CALM campaigner Jack Rooke and Edinburgh comedy performer Richard Gadd explore men and mental health (Friday 24 November)
Grime to Classical: Men and Music - a panel discussion exploring the role that music plays in shaping male identity with Jeffrey Boayke, author of Hold Tight: Black Masculinity, Millennials and the Meaning of Grime and rapper Slincraze (Friday 24 November)
From Trump to Trudeau: Masculinity in Power - from ‘strong-men’ politicians like Trump and Putin to a new wave of male politicians such as Macron and Trudeau, a panel of politicians, authors and experts discuss the role of masculinity in power (Sunday 26 November)
Beyond the Headlines: Masculinity in the Middle East - a panel of Middle Eastern men from the diaspora, journalists and experts discuss what it means to be a man in the Middle East today, with speakers including Gulwali Passarlay, an Afghan political refugee and author (Sunday 26 November)
Manhood: Body Image - Laura Dodsworth, author of Manhood: The Bare Reality and poet Andrew McMillan discuss male body image (Saturday 25 November)
More than Male: Sex, Identity and Masculinity - a panel discussion celebrating the pluralities of masculinity and exploring what it means to be a gay, bisexual or transgender man today (Sunday 26 November)
BAM - Being a Man festival was launched in 2014 and ties in with International Men's Day (Sunday 19 November 2017). Themes of the festival also tie in with Southbank Centre's year-long programme exploring Nordic arts and culture, Nordic Matters.
Ted Hodgkinson, Lead Programmer for BAM - Being a Man festival, Southbank Centre, said:
“We’re thrilled to present a line-up of incredible authors, comedians, artists and activists for the fourth edition of Being a Man festival. Since its launch in 2014, the festival has led on changing everyday narratives for men for the better, and we’ve seen this mirrored in the media and beyond. This year promises to break new ground, and be a thought-provoking, inspiring and fun weekend, exploring the things that make a man and the things we inherit, believe and learn along the way. It’s a global journey that stretches from the UK, across the Nordic countries, to the Middle East and beyond.”
Twitter: #BeingAManFest
Tickets will go on sale to Southbank Centre members on Tuesday 19 September and to everyone else on Wednesday 20 September. For tickets, visit www.southbankcentre.co.uk / 0203 879 9555
Listings information
BAM – Being A Man festival, supported by Gillette
Friday 24 – Sunday 26 November 2017, across Southbank Centre’s site
Tickets: £20 (day pass for Friday, Saturday or Sunday), £50 (three day pass)
Certain events are not included in the day pass but require a separate ticket
For more information visit https://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/festivals-series/being-a-man
FULL FESTIVAL EVENT LISTINGS BELOW
THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND
BEING A MAN FESTIVAL MARKETPLACE
Friday 24 - Sunday 26 November, 11:30 - 17:00 Level 2 Green Side, free
The
Being A Man festival market is a hub of information and ideas about the festival, where a diverse selection of stalls
provide information, raise awareness, showcase work, offer workshops and sell their wares.
FRIDAY 24 NOVEMBER
A BOY’S JOURNEY INTO MANHOOD: KEVIN POWELL
Friday 24 November, 10.30 - 11.30, The Clore Ballroom, part of Friday day pass
Writer, public speaker and activist Kevin Powell discusses his critically acclaimed autobiography,
The Education of Kevin Powell: A Boy’s Journey into Manhood, which is currently being adapted into a feature film. As
an activist and public speaker Kevin’s work has covered a number of areas, including the environment, poverty, disaster relief for Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans and philanthropic efforts in aftermath of earthquakes in Haiti and Japan, and in the spaces
of race and gender and class.
EMOTIONAL RESCUE: MEN, SUICIDE AND MENTAL HEALTH
Friday 24 November, 12.00 - 13.00, Clore Ballroom at Royal Festival Hall, part of Friday day pass
A panel discussion exploring what can be done to challenge the stigmas around talking openly about emotion and mental health. Featuring
Rotimi Akinsete, Director of Wellbeing at the University of Surrey and founder of Black Men on the Couch and comedian and CALM campaigner Jack Rooke.
BOYS IN CARE
Friday 24 November, 12.00 - 13.00, Weston Roof Pavilion, part of Friday day pass
A talk shining a light on the challenges and experiences of boys
in care.
CLASS: BOYS AND EDUCATION
Friday 24 November, 14.00 - 15.00, Sunley Pavilion, part of Friday day pass
A panel discussion exploring why so few fathers opt to take any extra
time off work, despite recent changes to UK law which make it possible for men to take shared parental leave, in addition to two weeks of paternity leave. Following on from the
Paternity Leave debate at BAM 2016, this discussion will check in with the latest statistics, and see if the landscape
is beginning to change. Featuring Angela Saini, an award-winning science journalist, author and broadcaster, and author of
Inferior: How Science Got Women Wrong and the New Research That’s Rewriting the Story.
BEATING THE BULLIES
Friday 24 November, Clore Ballroom at Royal Festival Hall, 14.00 - 15.00, Part of Friday day pass
Why are boys more likely to bully and how can we break this pattern? Half of young people in the UK have experienced being bullied,
and young boys are twice as likely to bully than girls (The Annual Bullying Survey 2016). Why are boys more likely to bully? What can be done to break this pattern? A panel of experts debate the issue.
BAM BITES
Friday 24 November, 14.00 - 15.00, Weston Roof Pavilion, part of Friday day pass
A range of lively perspectives and stories on what makes a man, from a diverse line-up of BAM speakers.
MORE THAN TALKING
Friday 24 November, 14:00 - 15:30, Blue Room, part of Friday day pass
Comedian & CALM campaigner Jack Rooke lost his friend Olly aged 27 to suicide in 2015. This was the basis for Jack's recent show
HAPPY HOUR and his debut BBC Three doc HAPPY MAN, a series exploring male wellbeing & why talking about mental health isn't always enough. This panel features the contributors from that series - Edinburgh comedy award-winning performer Richard
Gadd, acclaimed London drag artist Raven Mandella and trainee doctor & cold-water swimming advocate Finley Sinclair to discuss what other solutions outside of talking & the NHS are out there to improve mental wellbeing & tackle toxic masculinity.
DOMESTIC ABUSE
Friday 24 November, 15.30 - 16.30, Sunley Pavilion, part of Friday day pass
Domestic abuse claims the lives of two women a week in the UK, with one in four women likely to experience domestic abuse in their lifetimes.
A panel of experts discuss issues such as why only a relatively small number of incidents are reported to police, and how coercion leads to many women suffering in silence.
FROM GRIME TO CLASSICAL: MEN AND MUSIC
Friday 24 November, 15.30 - 16.30, Clore Ballroom at Royal Festival Hall, part of Friday day pass
From hip-hop to classical, this panel discussion ask what role music plays in shaping male identity, and how particular genres can transform
who we are and the expectations we set for ourselves. Celebrate the joys of music, and look at the ways that music reflects contemporary masculinity. Featuring Jeffrey Boayke, author of
Hold Tight: Black Masculinity, Millennials and the Meaning of Grime, and Nils Rune Utsi aka Slincraze, a Sami-Norwegian
rapper who was the subject of award-winning documentary, Arctic Superstar.
TEENAGE KNIFE CRIME
Friday 24 November 2017, 15.30 - 16.30, Weston Roof Pavilion, part of Friday day pass
Knife crime is a complex social issue, with the overwhelming majority
of victims being young teenage boys from inner cities. What are the causes of this tragic loss of life? In this talk, discuss how we can better understand the circumstances that lead to these deaths, and the role that masculinity plays in them. Featuring Pastor
Lorraine Jones, who is director of Dwaynamics, a boxing scheme established in her son’s memory after he was fatally stabbed.
THE ISLANDS AND THE WHALES - PART OF NORDIC MATTERS
Friday 24 November, Blue Room, 15:30 - 17:00, part of Friday day pass
Being a man in the Faroe Islands is often defined by a relationship
with the sea. The overwhelming majority of whale hunters in the Faroe Islands are men, and it is a vital part of their way of life. This documentary charts what happens when a local professor makes a grim discovery about the effects of marine pollution, and
environmental changes threaten their way of life forever.
POLARI: TENTH BIRTHDAY PARTY
Friday 24 November, 19.30, Level 5 Function Room, £5, 16+
Being a Man and Paul Burston’s long-standing literature and spoken-word residency combine yet again for a tantalising showcase of Queer
masculinity. The festival proudly hosts the event’s tenth anniversary celebration reinforcing its status as the nation’s most emblematic stage for depictions of LGBTQ+ social narratives. This evening Jonathan Harvey, Topher Campbell, J Fergus Evans and Alexis
Gregory draw on their inimitable perceptions of Queer experience. Please note Polari contains adult themes.
FRIDAY LUNCH
Friday 24 November,
13.00 - 14.00, Central Bar, free
Enjoy free lunchtime music in The Central Bar at Royal Festival Hall as part of Being a Man festival.
FRIDAY TONIC
Friday 24 November,
17.30 - 19.00,
Central Bar, free
Enjoy free music early evening in The Central Bar at Royal Festival Hall as part of Being a Man festival.
SATURDAY 25 NOVEMBER
BAM RUN
Saturday 25 & Sunday 26 November, 10:00 - 11:00, meet at Mandela Walk, £5, 16+
In partnership with CALM, Southbank Centre invite all attendees to Being a Man festival on a 5km group run around Central London, to
focus on a healthy mind and healthy body whilst acknowledging some of the inspiring men commemorated in the city. Lead by mindful mover, qualified coach and CALM Ambassador, Chevy Rough. Participants meet by Nelson Mandela’s statue next to the Royal Festival
Hall for a warm-up before heading out onto the streets. Runners are back at Southbank Centre by 11am, invigorated and ready to enjoy the rest of the festival.
PRAM JAM: ONLY DAD’S ALLOWED
Saturday 25 & Sunday 26 November, 10.30 - 11.15, St Paul's Roof Pavilion, £5, 5s and under
As part of Being a Man festival, Dads, granddads, and male carers
can kick off their day singing and grooving with their child. Open to movers and groovers of all abilities, the only requirement is a willingness to have some fun.
MEN IN SHEDS
Saturday 25 & Sunday 26 November, Level 2 Blue Side, 12:00 - 16:00, free, ages 12+
Visitors can learn new skills in free workshops and watch demonstrations at the temporary Men’s Shed in partnership with Rotherhithe
Men’s Shed. The Men In Sheds movement started in Australia as a way to improve the physical and mental health of older men, and prevent them from becoming isolated in later life. The growing movement has now spread across the world and there are sheds in a
wide variety of communities, with more than 300 Men’s Sheds operating in the UK currently and four new sheds opening every week. Like many of the UK Men’s Sheds, Southbank Centre’s temporary shed is open to all regardless of gender.
HOW TO BE A SUPERMAN? GENDER EQUALITY FOR BOYS
Saturday 25 & Sunday 26 November, 12:00 - 13:00, Level 3 Function Room, £5, 7-10 years
An interactive workshop for boys, exploring the changes they would like to see in the world and how they can be a positive role model.
These workshops are for young people only, and there are comfy sofas outside for their adults who will be able to see their child at all times through the glass wall.
Please note, this event requires a ticket. Please book your free ticket online, by phone or in person (no fees apply). There are limited
free bursary places available for this workshop. For more information on criteria and to apply, email
beingaman@southbankcentre.co.uk
FROM TAMIL TIGER TO FILMSTAR: DHEEPAN’S ANTONYTHASAN JESUTHASAN
Saturday 25 November 2017, 12.00 - 13.00, Royal Festival Hall, part of Saturday day pass
In a screening and discussion event, actor Antonythasan Jesuthasan reflects on his extraordinary journey from being a teenage soldier
during Sri Lanka’s bloody civil war to seeking political asylum in France, to being a critically acclaimed star of Jacques Audiard’s 2016 Palme d’Or winning Dheepan.
In this special event accompanied by scenes from the film, he reflects candidly on the real experiences which inspired his performance, and what being a man means to him.
MEN IN THE MEDIA
Saturday 25 November, 13.15 - 14.15, The Clore Ballroom at Royal Festival Hall, part of Saturday day pass
A panel discussion exploring the way that the media challenges and channels masculinity. Speakers include Mahtab Hussain, a British-born
artist heavily influenced by multiculturalism and cultural diversity, he uses photography to investigate the dynamic relationship between identity, heritage and displacement. A PhD candidate from Nottingham Trent University and a graduate from Goldsmith College,
Hussain received his MA in Photography in 2013. Hussain has been a recipient of numerous awards and commissions including Arts Council England, Multistory, and New Art Exchange.
MANHOOD: BODY IMAGE
Saturday 25 November 2017, 13.15 - 14.15, Level 5 Function Room, part of Saturday day pass
How much does advertising and the media influence our idea of male bodies? And how does this compare to reality? More men than women
worry about their body image, with four out of five men prone to anxiety about their appearance. A panel discuss male body image with author Laura Dodsworth and poet Andrew McMillan. Laura Dodsworth, author of
Manhood: The Bare Reality, a collection of 100 intimate photographs and interviews with men, and explores themes of
masculinity, gender and sexuality. Andrew McMillan, whose debut collection Physical was the first ever poetry collection to win The Guardian First Book Award.
ROBERT WEBB: HOW NOT BE A BOY
Saturday 25 November 2017,14.30 - 15.30, Royal Festival Hall, part of Saturday day pass
Join award-winning comedian, author and lifelong male Robert Webb for a frank and funny conversation about not living by the rules of
masculinity. From boyhood to the world of comedy, discover the relationships that made Robert Webb the man he is, and the absurd expectations he has encountered along the way. Coinciding with the publication of his new book, How Not To Be A Boy,
part-memoir and part call-to-arms, Robert Webb takes an irreverent and incisive look at the state of modern masculinity.
STANDING UP FOR HER RIGHTS: EQUALITY
Saturday 25 November, 15.45 - 16.45, Clore Ballroom, part of Saturday day pass
Recent studies by the Fawcett Society showed that the majority of
men believe in gender equality, but what can men do to turn this belief a reality? From the boardroom to domestic life, a panel of experts and activists discuss the blind spots that men still have when it comes to achieving gender equality. Speakers include
author and activist, Kevin Powell.
PORN
Saturday 25 November, 15.45 - 16.45, Level 5 Function Room,, part of Saturday day pass
Over 90% of young people have viewed porn by the age of 14, and the majority of boys view online pornography believe it is a realistic
depiction of sex. What effect does this have on male expectations of sex? A panel of experts debate whether porn can be a playful added dimension to sex, or if it distances us from our real life partners. Chaired by Wendy Jones, author of
The Sex Lives of English Women: Intimate Interviews and Unexpected Answers, who is currently working on a book about
the sex lives of English men.
FROM VIKINGS TO MODERN MEN: NORDIC MASCULINITY
Saturday 25 November 2017, Weston Roof Pavilion,15.45 - 16.45, part of Saturday day pass
Separate myth from reality, and get under the skin of men from the North, in a talk featuring men from across the region. Speakers include
Ole Thorstensen,born in Arendal, Norway, and making his debut as an author with a story about work and identity and a tribute to manual labour,
Making Things Right: A Master Carpenter at Work. Thorstensen was raised on Tromøy, an island with five thousand inhabitants.
He is a trained carpenter, and has worked for 25 years in the construction industry. He now lives in Eidsvoll, six miles north of Oslo.
STAND UP GUYS: BAM COMEDY NIGHT
Saturday 25 November, 21:00, Clore Ballroom, £10, 18+
Join a lively night of stand-up as leading comedians take an irreverent
look at what being a man means today. Come and laugh along with Mawaan Rizwan (BAFTA-nominated comedian whose credits include DNN, BBC3’s How Gay is Pakistan as well as his YouTube channel which has attracted over 20 million views and 90k subscribers) Daliso
Chaponda (Britain's Got Talent finalist, ITV’s Comedy Basement and Radio 4’s Britain vs the Rest of the World), Prince Abdi (Comedy Central's The World Stands Up, BBC Three's Laughter Shock and ITV's FHM Stand Up Hero).
‘ANYHOW HOW ARE THINGS?’: POETIC LETTER WRITING WITH KAYO CHINGONYI
Saturday 25 November 2017, 13.15 - 14.45, Level 3 Function Room, part of Saturday day pass
In this session participants will explore the possibilities of the poem-as-letter (From 'One Love' by Nas to 'Dear Bryan Wynter' by W.S. Graham). Especially for
Being A Man, this session will focus on expressing those thoughts and feelings that men are discouraged from interacting with.
HUUTAJAT
Saturday 25 November, 18:00, The Clore Ballroom at Royal Festival Hall, free
Huutajat is a choir that doesn't sing a note. Instead, they shout. National anthems, news headlines, political texts and international
treaties are subverted, stressed and shouted by the force of forty men. Hailing from Oulu in Finland, the original Huutajat choir of shouting men was founded in the late 1980s. Today they are joined by a brand new choir of men from London, formed by Southbank
Centre’s Voicelab, especially for Being a Man festival. Hear men from all walks of life come together to shout about
the things they care about, led by director Petri Sirvio. To take part in the Voicelab Project Choir and perform in Being a Man festival with Huutajat, find out more and sign-up
here.
BUILD A DAD: FATHERHOOD AND PLAY LEGO® Workshop - PART OF NORDIC MATTERS
Saturday 25 November, 10.30 - 12:00, The Clore Ballroom at Royal Festival Hall, free but ticketed, suitable for 6+
As part of the Being a Man festival, join the LEGO® team to create and build together. Be inspired as we look at what it means to be
a 21st Century Dad. Get ready to do some hands-on LEGO® brick building whilst discussing and reflecting on the role that 'play' has in fatherhood. Ages: 6+ Please note there may be short activities where parents/carers build on separate tables to their children.
All children must be accompanied by an adult. LEGO® is a trademark of The LEGO® Group used here by special permission.
CRAFT A MAN WORKSHOP
Saturday 25 November, 12:00 - 16:00, Level 2 Blue Side, Royal Festival Hall, free
What Makes a Man? Join artists Sam Wingate & Steph Parr to craft
your own paper man. A drop in workshop for all the family to draw, design and make.
BAM POP-UP PERFORMANCES
Saturday 25 & Sunday 26 November, 12:00 - 16:00, Royal Festival
Hall foyer areas, free
Come across pop up performances throughout the day by men of all shapes and sizes. Join artists as they respond to the Being a Man festival,
popping up in the cafe and foyer areas of the Royal Festival Hall.
WHY ARE MOST TERRORISTS MEN?
Saturday 25 November, 13.15 - 14.15, Weston Roof Pavilion, part of Saturday day pass
The vast majority of terrorist attacks are committed by men, who it is often later revealed also have histories of domestic violence.
More than a perversion of religion, is the common link between terrorists toxic masculinity, and a culture that values violence over empathy? A panel of experts debate, including Hussein Kesvani, a journalist and Media and Communications Consultant for Theos
Think Tank. He co-hosts No Country For Brown Men podcast, and is currently writing a book about religion and the internet.
ARCTIC SUPERSTAR - PART OF NORDIC MATTERS
Saturday 25 November, 13:15 - 14:45, Blue Room, part of Saturday day pass
Meet the only rapper from the Sami community, an indigenous people that inhabit the Nordic region. Nils Rune Utsi, also known as Slincraze,
lives with his mother in in Máze, a nearly abandoned town in the arctic tundra of Norway. His dream is to make a living from his music and maybe even become world famous. The only problem is that less than 20,000 people speak his endangered language. Director
Simen Braathen followed SlinCraze for almost four years, going on tour to Murmansk, New York, Tromso, Karasjok, and his hometown. The screening will be followed by a conversation with Slincraze.
THE NEW MAN
Saturday 25 November, 15:45 - 17:20, Blue Room, part of Saturday day pass
A heartbreaking and hilarious feature-length creative documentary by Josh Appignanesi & Devorah Baum about what it means to have a child
and be a parent today. An intimate, moving portrait of a generation going through a revolution that no-one’s talking about. En route we encounter the likes of Zadie Smith, John Berger, Antony Gormley, Slavoj Žižek, Hisham Matar, Darian Leader (20,000 Days
on Earth) and David Schneider. It’s a film for anyone who has children, is thinking of having them, or still feels like a child themselves.
SIMON AMSTELL IN CONVERSATION
Saturday 25 November, 17:00 - 18:00, Royal Festival Hall, part of Saturday day pass
Award-winning comedian Simon Amstell muses on modern masculinity with his hilarious new book Help. Simon Amstell talks about his hilarious and heartbreaking new book Help, contemporary masculinity and his compulsion to reveal his entire self on stage. Award winning comedian, former host of Never Mind the Buzzcocks and co-writer and star of the sitcom Grandma's House, Simon Amstell did his first stand-up gig at the age of thirteen. His parents has just divorced an puberty was confusing. Trying to be funny solved everything. And telling the truth on stage was a way to stop it from hurting. Now Simon Amstell speaks about the experiences that have made him the man he is, from a growing up as a young gay person in Essex to an Ayahuasca-led epiphany in the Amazon rainforest. Beloved for his honesty and hilarity on stage Amstell reflects on his experiences of loneliness, anxiety, depression and how his ideas of what being a man means have changed.
SUNDAY 26 NOVEMBER
BAM RUN
Sunday 26 November 2017, 10:00 - 11:00, meet at Mandela Walk, £5, 16+
See Saturday 25.
PRAM JAM: ONLY DAD’S ALLOWED
Sunday 26 November 2017, 10.30 - 11.15, St Paul's Roof Pavilion, £5, 5s and under
See Saturday 25.
MEN IN SHEDS
Sunday 26th November, 12:00 on - 4pm,Level 2 Blue Side (Display Space 2) Free
See Saturday 25.
HOW TO BE A SUPERMAN? GENDER EQUALITY FOR BOYS
Sunday 26 November, 14:00 - 15:00, Level 3 Function Room, £5, 7-10 years
See Saturday 25.
ALAN HOLLINGHURST: THE SPARSHOLT AFFAIR
Sunday 26 November, 12.00 - 13.00, Royal Festival Hall, part of Sunday day pass
Man Booker Prize-winning author Alan Hollinghurst presents his long-awaited sixth novel,
The Sparsholt Affair. The book chronicles the intimate lives of a family across three generations, and explores changing attitudes towards gay men from the 1940s to the present. Hear from the acclaimed novelist as he discusses his latest novel, and reflects candidly on the new-found freedom and openness in the gay scene in recent decades, and what obstacles still need to be overcome.
THE BIG SHOUT - PART OF NORDIC MATTERS
Sunday 26 November, 12.45, Clore Ballroom at Royal Festival Hall, free
From today’s news to national anthems, join Huutajat, the Finnish
shouting men’s choir, to shout, bellow and scream in a workshop led by their director, Petri Sirvio. Join the Voicelab Project Choir and perform in Being a Man festival with Huutajat. Find out more and sign-up
here.
MEN WHO MAKE THINGS - PART OF NORDIC MATTERS
Sunday 26 November, 13.30 - 14.30, St Paul’s Roof Pavilion, part of Sunday day pass
A panel expresses the joy and meaning that comes from making things. Celebrate the joy and meaning that comes from making things, from woodwork to building skyscrapers, in this panel. Ole Thorstensen was born in Arendal, Norway, and makes his debut as an author with a story about work and identity and a tribute to manual labour,
Making Things Right: A Master Carpenter at Work. Thorstensen was raised on Tromøy, an island with five thousand inhabitants. He is a trained carpenter, and has worked for 25 years in the construction industry. He now lives in Eidsvoll, six miles north of Oslo.
BEYOND THE HEADLINES: MASCULINITY IN THE MIDDLE EAST
Sunday 26 November, 13.30 - 14.30, Level 5 Function Room, part of Sunday day pass
A panel of Middle Eastern men in the diaspora, journalists and experts discuss what it means to be a man in the Middle East today. How are traditional attitudes towards masculinity being challenged by the upheavals of the present? Our panel delves into these issues, with speakers including Gulwali Passarlay, an Afghan political refugee currently residing in the UK.
MEN AND CREATIVITY
Sunday 26 November, 13:45 - 14:45, Clore Ballroom at Royal Festival Hall, part of Sunday day pass
What is the relationship between masculinity and creativity? Hear from creative men about the things that inspire them and how they explore masculinity in their art.
LIVING LIBRARY: MEN MAKING A CHANGE
Sunday 26 November, 14:00 - 16:00, Royal Festival Hall Cloakroom, free
An opportunity to “borrow” a person for a conversation. Take out
a living book and gain direct access to someone else’s lived experience. Hear stories from men of different ages, cultures and backgrounds and be inspired by the stories of those who have taken action to make a change. Anyone aged 16 and under must be accompanied
by an adult.
FATHERHOOD
Sunday 26 November, 15.00 - 16.00, Clore Ballroom at Royal Festival Hall, part of Sunday day pass
In this talk, a panel of fathers, sons and experts celebrate the men who made us who we are, and delve into the ideas of masculinity we inherited. Featuring a panel of fathers, sons and experts.
MORE THAN MALE: SEX, IDENTITY AND MASCULINITY
Sunday 26 November, 15.00 - 16.00, Level 5 Function Room, part of Sunday day pass
Hear from a range of men about their relationship with sexuality and identity. What does it mean to be a gay, bisexual or transgender
man today? Listen to a range of men, of various sexual persuasions and experiences, including gay, bisexual and transgender men, about their relationship with sexuality and identity, and celebrate the pluralities of masculinity today.
FROM TRUMP TO TRUDEAU: MASCULINITY IN POWER
Sunday 26 November, 15.00 - 16.00, St Paul’s Roof Pavilion, part of Sunday day pass
A panel discusses the role of masculinity in how power is exercised by leaders. What role does masculinity play in shaping how power
is exercised? The majority of political leaders are male, yet their styles of masculinity differ considerably, from ‘strong-men’ politicians like Trump and Putin, to a new wave of male politicians such as Macron and Trudeau. A panel of politicians, authors
and experts debate the question.
ANDY’S MAN CLUB
Sunday 26 November, 16:00 - 17:00, Level 3 Function Room, part of Sunday day pass,18+
Presented in partnership with CALM, Andy’s Man Club is an opportunity
for men to come together in a safe environment to talk about any issues or problems they have previously or are currently facing. A facilitated discussion session reflecting on themes which have come out of the Being a Man festival. Led by Luke Ambler who
founded Andy’s Man Club in memory of Andy Roberts.
WHAT MAKES A MAN?
Sunday 26 November, 16.30 - 17.30, Clore Ballroom at Royal Festival Hall, part of Sunday day pass
A panel of experts discuss the things that construct masculine identity. Featuring speakers including: Mahtab Hussain, a British-born
artist heavily influenced by multiculturalism and cultural diversity, he uses photography to investigate the dynamic relationship between identity, heritage and displacement. Kayo Chingonyi is a fellow of the Complete Works programme for diversity and quality
in British Poetry and the author of two pamphlets, Some Bright Elegance (Salt, 2012) and The Colour of James Brown’s Scream (Akashic, 2016).
VIOLET NIGHTS: MEN DATING
Sunday 26 November, 18.30 - 20:30, St Paul's Pavilion, free but ticketed
Shy boys, f**k boys, soft boys - who decides who's who? This special BAM Volet Nights discusses how men are defined in relationships.
Violet Nights is monthly series of events at Southbank Centre which offers a space for young people to explore ideas, socialise and experience art. For Ages 18 - 30
