Performing Arts
American film legend Robert Redford was in London today to open the second Sundance London film and music festival, which officially kicks off tomorrow and runs until April 28. In a media briefing today, Redford voiced his concerns over funding issues in...
Suki Chan’s acclaimed film “Still Point” will have its London premiere at the Whitechapel Gallery on April 25. Chan’s work explores sacred places and places of pilgrimage in the UK and in the Middle East and the tension surrounding the sites. It will be shown...
LONDON — A new play on the arrest and detention of Chinese artist and political dissident Ai Weiwei had its world premiere at Hampstead Theatre last week. “#aiww: The Arrest of Ai Weiwei” is written by Howard Brenton ...
The second annual Istanbul International Dance Festival got under way last week and ran for the whole weekend with dancers coming from as far as Brazil, Mexico, and Canada. The Festival hosted over 100 workshops and shows, with a particular focus on salsa and...
Architect firm Haworth Tompkins have completed work on a temporary venue for the National Theatre in London’s Southbank, featuring a 225-seat auditorium that will be used to present works from emerging voices over a 12-month period while renovations take...
Opening this weekend, the V&A exhibition “David Bowie is” reveals a first-ever retrospective and new, up-close look at cultural icon whose work continues to influence music, fashion, film, and art. While not directly involved with the show,...
LONDON – The Los Angeles Philharmonic and its music director Gustavo Dudamel will begin a five-day associate residency at the Barbican on March 13 that will feature three European premieres. The residency will also include master classes and an...
The annual three-day “MOVE IT” dance event featuring performances by top dance artists, interviews with industry professionals, and drop-in classes will kick off on March 8 at Olympia. There will be a variety of guest speakers throughout the event, including...
From indie electronica to classical opera, ARTINFO picks the top international music acts gracing Hong Kong stages this spring. Mumiy TrollContemporary Russian music is now divided between what came before and after Mumiy Troll. The band is the most...
Helena Bonham Carter has been cast for the role of Elizabeth Taylor in an upcoming BBC4 film drama that focuses on the turbulent relationship between the film star and Richard Burton, when the divorced couple appeared together in the revival of Noel Coward’s...
