The Lightest Element, Hampstead Theatre review - engrossing, but ...
WEB1 day ago · As the Hampstead Theatre stages Stella Feehily’s new play, The Lightest Element, which was originally commissioned by the Manhattan Theatre Club, the question of how to entertain as well as inform gets a contemporary twist as the playwright explores the themes of sexism and politics, as well as scientific discovery.The setting is historical, but the subject is as relevant as ever.
The Truth About Harry Beck, London Transport Museum Cubic …
WEB4 hours ago · That said, few would deny that descriptor to the London Underground Map, not just a highly effective tool to navigate an ever-more complicated city, but perhaps the symbol of the metropolis. For something so ubiquitous and so useful, it is a surprisingly abstract work, owing more to Mondrian than Mercator, unusual in a country generally dubious about modern art.
theartsdesk Q&A: young pianist Ignas Macknickas on appearing at …
WEB4 hours ago · Of the pianist, let’s start – well, not at the very beginning – but at the point when Maknickas was nine years old, and performing his first concerto with the Lithuanian State Symphony Orchestra. “The concerto was quite easy technically, but it was fun,” he says drily. “The Lithuanian composer Julius Andrejevas wrote it for children
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WEBProm 62, Mahler's Sixth Symphony, Bavarian RSO, Rattle review - sound over momentum. David Nice Saturday, 07 September 2024. Mahler’s Sixth is one of those apocalyptic megaliths that shouldn’t be approached too often by audiences or conductors. It’s been a constant in Simon Rattle’s treasury since 1989, when he first recorded it with ...
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WEBThe Silver Cord, Finborough Theatre review - Sophie Ward is compellingly repellent. One of the Finborough Theatre’s Artistic Director, Neil McPherson’s, gifts is an uncanny ability to find long-forgotten plays that work, right here, right now. He’s struck gold again with The Silver Cord, presenting its first London production for over 95 ...
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WEBDavid Nice Friday, 30 August 2024. If you ever doubted that Bizet’s Carmen, 150 years young next year, is one of the greatest operas of all time, this performance would have changed your mind. Among the four principals only Rihab Chaieb’s utterly convincing, consistent protagonist was the same as on first night 22 performances ago, and as ...
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WEBDominique White: Deadweight, Whitechapel Gallery review - sculptures that seem freighted with history. Sarah Kent Monday, 29 July 2024. It’s been a long time since the Whitechapel Gallery has presented three seriously good exhibitions at the same time. Already reviewed are Gavin Jantjes’ paintings on show in the main gallery.
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WEBGavin Jantjes: To Be Free, Whitechapel Gallery review - a sweet and sour response to horrific circumstances. Sarah Kent Wednesday, 19 June 2024. Born in Cape Town in 1948, Gavin Jantjes grew up under apartheid. He openly criticised the regime in his work and, forced into exile, was granted political asylum in Germany in 1973.
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WEBProm 62, Mahler's Sixth Symphony, Bavarian RSO, Rattle review - sound over momentum. David Nice Saturday, 07 September 2024. Mahler’s Sixth is one of those apocalyptic megaliths that shouldn’t be approached too often by audiences or conductors. It’s been a constant in Simon Rattle’s treasury since 1989, when he first recorded it with ...
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WEBSep 13, 2024 · Here comes the flood: Bob Dylan's 1974 Live Recordings Tim Cumming Wednesday, 18 September 2024 Lighters at the ready, because here comes the flood. Drawn from 16-track tape, 1/4in reels and lo-fi sound board cassettes that are now a half century old, the 27 CDs of 431 performances, 417 of them previously unreleased, of Dylan and The Band’s 1974 arena tour of the US, is a set that challenges ...
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