Performing Arts
Art transforming the culture of living and dying
The staff of Rosetta Requiem are in the midst of a cultural revolution. Not only are they in the vanguard…
Every generation has a Messiah
2005 was a triumphant year for Bob Dylan. The man famously dubbed as the 'voice of a generation' (the sixties…
Snow Business
The World Tourism Organisation (WTO) forecasts that 1.6 billion people will travel as tourists by the year 2020 - a…
Everyone's shouting about the Google library
It is almost a year to the day since Google announced its plans to digitize the collections of five of…
A dance for humanity
Fifty-seven years ago this week, with the memories of World War II still fresh, humankind had cause for hope.
The arts at night
The UK recently called time on its antiquated drinking laws and pubs can now apply for a licence to stay…
Pompidou about nothing
Next month will mark the 29th anniversary of the construction of the Georges Pompidou Center in Paris. What, if anything,…
Hip-hop you don't stop
Hip-hop artists dominate the charts. In Detroit, America’s first ‘hip-hop’ mayor has just celebrated winning a second term. Hip-hop historian…
Nature's own art form
For years strange shapes have been appearing in the endless fields around Kansas, courtesy of local and internationally renowned Land…
Out of the ashes - the rise and rise of Al-Jazeera
Out of the ashes of BBC Arabic Television and rubble of Afghanistan and Iraq, Al-Jazeera has risen like a phoenix.…