Epic Sundays - British Museum
London
I was spellbound – I don’t use the word lightly
THE TIMES
Each month we turn the sedate surroundings of the British Museum lecture theatre into a flickering cave of wonder. This is where to come for your Sunday afternoon epic overload!
what's on
British Museum, London
THE TANTRIC TEN
Seema Anand
12 MAY 2024, 2.30PM
Mashing up performance, lecture and storytelling, Dr Seema Anand, journeys through cremation grounds, yogic practices, and death rituals, to decode the mysteries of the most fierce and most feared of Hindu goddesses - the Mahavidyas.
British Museum, London
THE BLACKSMITH AT THE BRIDGE OF BONES
Ben Haggarty
16 JUNE 2024, 2.30PM
Renowned the world over for his playful and physical performances, Ben Haggarty will lure you into a full-blooded fairytale for grown-ups this Father's Day. This rare tale of male initiation is a story of power, knowledge, responsibility, alchemy and the darkest magic of all.