Institute of Contemporary Arts

The UK premiers of Foreign Experiences, an operatic piece following an academic's drift into a paranoid world of intrigue and revolution.

6-17 May. A collective of artists, curators and writers discuss the economic conditions that can facilitate artistic communities.

Where we investigate the human voice in subtle, humorous or unexpected ways.

The photographer and storyteller works with the dance artist to extend a project begun in Dublin two years ago.

In celebration of his new book, Speaking of Art, Furlong is in conversation with Mel Gooding, art critic, writer and exhibition organiser.

Terry Smith investigates the spoken word as raw material, with presentations and works from David Austen, Jordan Baseman, Paul Coldwell and Gun Holmström.

A haunting tale of a young musician (Alan Bates) who claims his voice has the power to kill, and the creepy composer (John Hurt) he befriends.

Dance, text and image inspired in part by a Robert Mapplethorpe photograph, and including texts by Roland Barthes and Frank O'Hara.

A workshop using archival recordings and contributions from the audience to explore what our linguistic choices say about us.

Philosopher Jonathan Rée, artist Louise Stern and sign language interpreter Oliver Pouliot consider how sign language operates as an alternative linguistic system.

Videos created from TV and sound archives, loaded with humour and poetry, reflect Sutcliffe's fascination with the construction of public personae.

This evening's event provides the opportunity for an audience to be physically immersed in soundscapes without the distraction of imagery.

A series of performances on the streets of London explore the relationship between political desire and personal or romantic desire.

Audacious and compelling, Louis Malle's 1981 classic eavesdrops on a conversation between two friends in a New York restaurant.

This half-day conference plots a course from the neurological basis of speech to its social and historical roles, taking in our culture's obsession with vocal performance.

18 - 24 May. A new performance will be publicly scripted, rehearsed and documented in collaboration with an actor.

A workshop rooted in Chilean politics of the 1970s which invites participants to come together and chant, re-enacting historical events with their own voices.

Poets and musicians experiment with sound poetry and musical structure, tracing a lineage from Dada and Fluxus.

A discussion about how language is used to conceal and manipulate. This event to be recorded for Resonance FM.

Ben Cain is primarily involved in the production of installations, vinyl records, performances and printed matter, which deal with the convergence of theatre and documentary information.

Dozens of comedians deconstruct, discuss and deliver their own versions of what may be the world's dirtiest, least-told - and longest - joke.

A new video work will be made in the theatre, using professional opera singers to re-interpret the screams from horror films.

25-31 May. A series of presentations and screenings addressing language as a motivational tool, excavating the tropes and tricks of public speaking.

6-7 May. Open rehearsals by this avant-garde gang will be followed by a final show focusing on the use of language and the voice in music.

A workshop for people wishing to develop their confidence when speaking to groups, based on the concept of 'speaking circles'.

Stuart Bailey and David Reinfurt present a lecture exploring design, editing, publishing and distribution, with the help of a 20-strong cast.

La Barbara explores the mechanics of sound-making, including the dissolution of language into ululations and glottal clicks.