Culture Lab joins ¡VAMOS! for the screening of the documentary 'The Spirit of the Andes'. Argentinian director Verónica Souto, previously best-known for her work with Walter Salles on The Motorcycle Diaries and for her own award-winning documentary Cardboard Days, will be here to introduce her film and to take questions. The subject of this documentary is the life and work of Bolivian painter Fernando Montes, also the subject of Agustín Fernández’s string quartet that will be performed at King’s Hall later the same evening. If you haven't been to Culture Lab this is a perfect opportunity. it's a fantastic building and initiative for the region - so go see!
If you wish to attend the screening you need to hold a ticket for the concert following on at King's Hall at 7.30. For further details visit http://www.vamosfestival.com/programme-2008/kings-hall
Tickets: free to ticket holders for Momenta Quartet (King’s Hall at 7.30pm) more info here and you can buy tickets here
Not sure where Culture Lab is? It's easy - just along from 'Campus Coffee' on the corner of Percy Street and Kings Walk.
Culture Lab, Newcastle University, Grand Assembly Rooms, Kings Walk, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU.