Feel the 'Pressure Drop' at Wellcome Collection
2 February 2010
Part play, part rock concert, part art installation, it follows three generations of a family struggling to define themselves, both in relation to each other and within a changing social landscape. Opening on 19 April, 'Pressure Drop' is the latest work from On Theatre and Mick Gordon working with the singer-songwriter Billy Bragg.
Wellcome Collection is also holding a series of talks exploring adolescence. The series brings together psychologists, neuroscientists, therapists, social scientists, anthropologists, parents and teenagers to discuss the latest research and thinking about this key stage in human development. In April, the series will explore the adolescent brain and how the digital revolution is creating a globally connected, new-media savvy generation.
One of Wellcome Collection's highlights of 2009 was 'Quacks and Cures', a spectacular evening that showcased old medicinal remedies, diagnoses and cures. By popular demand, the event returns on 4 June, with the same plethora of activities running throughout the building - including the chance to get your hands on real-life leeches. Also not to be missed is 'Eureka Live', the ongoing series with the Times newspaper, in which experts analyse the latest science making the headlines. The next event is in April.
Image credit: Adrian Brooks
