Performance Artist Mike Daisey Takes On Performance Artist Donald Trump
In the tradition of Spalding Gray, Mike Daisey is a monologist who deftly intertwines personal narratives with socio-political issues coursing through the country. In “The Last Cargo Cult,” he...
View ArticleMontreux Jazz Festival Dreams of Collaborating with Banksy
When you’ve had artists like Keith Haring, Andy Warhol, Julien Opie, Shigeo Fukuda, John Armleder, and Niki de Saint Phalle designing your posters, you are inclined to continue to seek out the most...
View ArticleSpaceships, Aliens, Dystopias: Deutsche Kinemathek Delves Into the World of...
There is perhaps no other genre in film that reveals as much about an era’s style and mindset, its dreams, fears and hopes for the future as Science Fiction. In its new special exhibition “Things to...
View ArticleNew Play ‘Cargo’ Stirs Controversy: London Theater Review
The warning sign by the Arcola Theatre, currently showing the world premiere of the new play “Cargo” by Tess Berry-Hart, is intriguing and encouraging.It reads: “Please note that this performance...
View ArticleFirst Ever Scent Festival 'Osmodrama' Kicks Off in Berlin
St. Johannes Evangelist Kirche in Berlin’s gallery district Auguststraße will host a special event for the next nine weeks: “Osmodrama,” a festival dedicated to “olfactory art“ — yes: scents and...
View Article‘Antar Yatra – The Journey Within’ Drama With Indian Dances in Delhi
The inner journey of the soul is a travel from the apparent to the real, from the tangible to the ineffable, from the known to a world of possibilities, imaginations and more. Antar-Yatra is about this...
View ArticleFor the Diary: Singapore Symphony Orchestra’s Inaugural ‘VCH Presents’ Series
The Singapore Symphony Orchestra’s inaugural “VCH Presents” at the Victoria Concert Hall brings together a diverse group of musicians and programs. The season will showcase talents such as SSO...
View ArticleThe Rock Group Most Likely To: Interview With Wolf Alice as Bandwagon Grows
The four members of Wolf Alice are chilling in their backstage area before playing in front of 65,000 people in London’s Hyde Park.Well, not quite chilling, because this is a Portakabin type rest room...
View ArticleBarbara Cook Tells All in ‘Then & Now’
Barbara Cook once observed, “The challenge of performing is to show to an audience what life has done to you.”Just how steep the toll has been is divulged in “Then & Now,” Cook’s new memoir,...
View ArticleSt Petersburg Ballet Presents Tchaikovsky’s 'Swan Lake' at The Theatre @...
The critically acclaimed St Petersburg Ballet will return to Singapore's The Theatre @ MediaCorp for a limited season from November 22-24 on popular demand. The Company will be showcasing Tchaikovsky’s...
View ArticleInterview: The Mystery Jets Prepare to Fly High
Heard of the Mystery Jets? If so, congratulations on being in on something of a well-kept secret — outside the UK anyway.Early birds who caught the Mystery Jets in an afternoon slot at the...
View ArticleSo What Have You Done Lately? Next Chapters for 'Hamilton' Stars
Two years ago, Leslie Odom Jr. had few impressive credits on his résumé. He was largely known for a couple of short-lived TV shows (“Vanished,” “Smash” ) and a Broadway musical flop (“Leap of Faith”)....
View ArticleNoise Singapore: Largest Youth Arts Festival is Back
Noise Singapore, the largest youth arts platform, is back. This year, it will showcase a series of exhibitions and concerts at Capitol Piazza and Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay from August 13 through...
View ArticleSwitzerland’s Grandest Open-Air Film Festival Gears up in Locarno
Dedicated to films rather than the glitz and glamor of their stars (the anti-Cannes then), the Festival del film Locarno opens its 69th edition this August in Switzerland.Famed for its enormous 26 by...
View ArticleSwitzerland’s Grandest Open-Air Film Festival Gears up in Locarno
Dedicated to films rather than the glitz and glamor of their stars (the anti-Cannes then), the Festival del film Locarno opens its 69th edition this August in Switzerland.Famed for its enormous 26 by...
View ArticleSwitzerland’s Grandest Open-Air Film Festival Gears up in Locarno
Dedicated to films rather than the glitz and glamor of their stars (the anti-Cannes then), the Festival del film Locarno opens its 69th edition this August in Switzerland.Famed for its enormous 26 by...
View ArticleRagnar Kjartansson Takes to Barbican Stage With Bands The National and Múm
To coincide with his retrospective at the Barbican, Iceland’s Ragnar Kjartansson presented a musical evening at the space’s theater on July 19 alongside members (and ex-members) of cult bands including...
View ArticleFledermaus at Opera Holland Park Has Star Soprano, Struggles With Magic: Review
The conducting sparkles like a fountain of diamonds. There’s a superstar performance by young soprano Jennifer France as a naughty chambermaid. The score has hit tune after hit tune. So why doesn’t...
View ArticleJackie Chan's 10 Most Impressive Stunts and Fights
International superstar and martial arts stuntman Jackie Chan has produced a new blockbuster movie with director Renny Harlin, released on July 21. “Skiptrace” is a Hong Kong-Chinese-American action...
View ArticleJake Gyllenhaal Returns to Broadway in Lanford Wilson’s ‘Burn This’
The casting is intriguing, to say the least. Jake Gyllenhaal was recently announced as the lead in the Broadway revival of Lanford Wilson’s tempestuous 1980s drama “Burn This,” slated to open next...
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