Expert Talks *
Expert Talks *
We believe expertise and experience should be community-focused and shared in an accessible way. This is why we’re bring the best speakers to our audience with subjects covering anything from Music to Art and Environment. We work closely with individuals and organisations across Folkestone to collaborate on the programme that excites, inspires, and stimulate our audience. Our expert talks always include a Q+A from the audience with an opportunity to converse with the speakers in an inclusive, friendly, and open atmosphere.
We hosted conversations with world-renowned authors like Navied Mahdavian and Vesna Goldsworthy, ground-breaking composers like Mark Anthony-Turnage and Tansy Davies, Academy Awards And Emmy winners like Elizabeth Klinck and Sandy Powell, as well as local artists, writers, and historians. Our expert talks remain one of the most popular events in our programme.
EXPERT TALKS AT THE GREEN ROOM 2023- 2024
02 March 2023 The Grand Revisited: Emre Araci
07 March 2023 George Newson (Folkestone New Music)
27 April 2023 Noriko Okaku (Folkestone New Music)
04 May 2023 Music and Wellbeing Conference (Folkestone Music Town)
11 May 2023 Oliver Soden (Folkestone New Music)
01 June 2023 John Woolrich
08 June 2023 Vesna Goldsworthy
15 June 2023 Giles Croft
22 June 2023 Richard Widdess
03 August 2023 Grenville Hancox
03 September 2023 Colin Matthews (Folkestone New Music)
22 September 2023 Jonathan Watkins
25 September 2023 Dominic Muldowney (Folkestone New Music)
04 October 2023 Nicolas Kenyon (Folkestone New Music)
14 October 2023 Tonny Wheeler (the Lonely Planet)
17 October 2023 Michel Faber Listen World Premiere
19 November 2023 A.I. in Music Conference (Folkestone Music Town)
30 November 2023 Sandy Powell + Simon Costin (BFI)
07 December 2023 Mark-Anthony Turnage (Folkestone New Music)
13 December 2023 Elizabeth Klinck (Screen South + Folkestone New Music)
25 January 2024 Linda Hirst (Folkestone New Music)
08 February 2024 Steve Dummer (Folkestone New Music)
15 February 2024 Jane Baker on theatre director Sarah Baker
24 February 2024 Folkestone’s LGBTQA+ history talk (Simon Richmond + Folkestone Pride)
07 March 2024 Ruta Vitkauskaita (Folkestone New Music)
09 March 2024 Steve Noyes Chapbook Launch
28 March 2024 Paul Cheneour Poetry Launch
13 May 2024 How to Make Money on Music Conference (Folkestone Music Town)
22 May 2024 Carol Grimes
14 June 2024 John Harle (Folkestone New Music)
17 June 2024 Political Debate: Arts and Culture
17 July 2024 Vivian + Caroline Thonger Take Two Book Launch
15 August 2024 Nicolas Padamsee England is Mine Book Tour
25 October 2024 Music and Health Symposium (Folkestone Music Town)
EXPERT TALKS KOLLECTIV 2024 -
22 August 2024 Jo Burke Folkestone Five Book Launch (Jo Burke)
23 August 2024 Joana Quiroga
17 September 2024 Sy Baker: Art and Transcendence
25 October 2024 Mayotte Magnus
07 November 2024 Sophie Haydock: Folkestone Book Festival Curator
22 November 2024 Roberto Escobar (Folkestone Book Festival)
23 January 2025 Mark Simpson + Melanie Challenger (Folkestone New Music)
01 February 2025 Navied Mahdavian This Country Book Tour
06 February 2025 Re-use Re-cycle with Folkestone and Hythe District Council (part of WASTE exhibition)
22 February 2025 Duets Book Launch
01 March 2025 Teresa Buzkova (Take Up Space Festival)
14 March 2025 Sophie Haydock Madame Matisse World Premiere
28 March 2025 Simon Bill Dover Book Tour (Dover Arts Development)
01 May 2025 Leon Sofie Verraest