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Detailed Programme of Lectures 2024-2025

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June 18th
The Dancing Faun, a personal story of a masterpiece


Lecturer: Bertie Pearce
 
Birtie Pearce



Bertie Pearce recounts the extraordinary tale of how a small bronze statue, in his Grandfather’s garden for 40 years, was found to be a masterpiece, ending up in the Getty Museum, California. Adriaen De Vries (c.1556-1626) a Northern Mannerist sculptor and technical virtuoso born in the Netherlands, created spectacular bronzes for discerning patrons, including Holy Roman Emperor Rudolf II of Prague. He excelled in refined modelling and bronze casting and in the manipulation of patina and became the most famous European sculptor of his generation.

Dancing Faun

Remainder of the 2025 Lectures

July 16th (AGM at 7.30)
The Golden Age of British Comedy
Lecturer: Tyler Butterworth

Tyler Butterworth, actor and son of the famous duo Janet Brown and Peter Butterworth, has appeared in many films and television. It’s said in our theatrical history that the 1970’s to the 1980’s was the Golden Age of British Comedy, a wonderfully rich period of shows, as we started to drift away from theatres and radios. Some say this period has never been bettered.

 

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