Factory International’s Aviva Studios was made for work like this. It’s a space designed for scale, flexibility and form-defying experimentation, all of which apply to performance artist Marina Abramović’s ambitious, uncompromising,…
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How a forgotten hotel is helping transform one of Africa’s most expensive cities
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The forgotten 1960s show that was the original Black Mirror
The series shifted the whole conception of TV sci-fi, showing how it could address complex themes. This was apparent from its very first episode, an adaptation of John Wyndham’s No Place Like Earth. Following a wanderer who leaves behind his…
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Gabby’s Dollhouse: The Movie review – sunny, wholesome cat-obsessed tale that knows its audience | Film
If you have children of the appropriate age you will be familiar with the cat-obsessed Netflix show Gabby’s Dollhouse. It’s sunny, sweet and wholesome; a crafting bonanza packed with kitty catchphrases like “pawesome!” and…
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Why Hit-Boy says new album ‘Software Update’ represents more than musical reinvention
In his childhood home, Chauncey Alexander Hollis Jr., a.k.a. multi-Grammy-winning producer Hit-Boy, loved watching the 1991 film “The Five Heartbeats,” based loosely on the legacy of Motown R&B groups. At his North Hollywood studio, Hit…
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The Strad News – United Arab Emirates National Orchestra appoints new leader
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The United Arab Emirates National Orchestra (UAENO) in Abu Dhabi has announced the appointment of German violinist Nicolas Koeckert as its first concertmaster, effective October 2025.
Koeckert was born in Munich and…
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‘A photographer with a cool and deadly eye’: Diane Keaton’s creativity behind the lens | Photography
It’s one of the most memorable scenes in Annie Hall: Diane Keaton’s eponymous protagonist chatting with Alvy on the balcony of her apartment. Alvy asks if she took the photographs displayed inside. “They’re wonderful,” he says. “They…
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‘I’m all for instilling more playfulness’: the unusual musical world of Stephen Prina | Music
On a recent Friday night in the vast atrium space of the Museum of Modern Art in New York, six string players took their place in a semi-circle and began performing the first movement of one of Mozart’s most sanctified sonatas. For the first…
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BBC Asian Network unveils new speech and current affairs programme
BBC Asian Network has announced a new schedule kicking in from Monday 27 October.
Among the changes, Asian Network’s brand-new speech and current affairs programme, Asian Network Trending, will air every Wednesday, 8pm-10pm. The two-hour show…
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Adolescence star Stephen Graham launches global project asking fathers to write to their sons | Books
Stephen Graham, the Emmy-winning actor best known for Netflix hit Adolescence, has launched a new project asking fathers to write letters to their sons about what it means to be a man, to form a book about masculinity.
The project invites fathers…
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