Black Theatre Takes Centre Stage in Australia with Okenyo
Zindzi Okenyo's production of Purpose at Sydney Theatre Company highlights the rise of African diaspora theatre in Australia, driven by artists creating spaces for black performers.
Zindzi Okenyo's production of Purpose at Sydney Theatre Company highlights the rise of African diaspora theatre in Australia, driven by artists creating spaces for black performers.
A weekend of Baroque opera featuring Jean-Baptiste Lully's masterpiece Atys at the Palace of Versailles, with stunning performances and historical context.
A review of Don McCullin's exhibition 'Broken Beauty' at the Holburne Museum in Bath, featuring war photography, ancient sculptures, and Somerset landscapes.
Richard Hetherington, head of music at the Royal Opera House, performed Prince Calàf from the wings during Turandot after Roberto Alagna's illness, with some audience members booing.
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RecommendedAudience members reportedly booed and threw objects when Royal Opera House music chief Richard Hetherington replaced ill tenor Roberto Alagna mid-performance of Puccini's challenging Turandot.
The Holburne Museum in Bath unveils Don McCullin's unseen Roman sculpture photographs alongside his iconic war imagery, marking the photographer's final project before retirement.
Four previously unseen artworks by Stuart Sutcliffe, The Beatles' original bassist, will go on public display for the first time at the Liverpool Beatles Museum this Thursday.
Artwork for a major mural dedicated to Scottish missionary Jane Haining, who was murdered at Auschwitz after protecting Jewish schoolgirls in Budapest, has been unveiled in Paisley ahead of Holocaust Memorial Day.
Four previously unseen artworks by Stuart Sutcliffe, the original bassist for The Beatles, will be publicly displayed for the first time at the Liverpool Beatles Museum.
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RecommendedArchitect Níall McLaughlin has been awarded the Royal Gold Medal for his influential work, including the Stirling Prize-winning Magdalene College Library, blending modernist and Arts and Crafts styles.
The Olivier award-winning West End production of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child will be trimmed from a two-part epic to a single show running 175 minutes, making it more accessible for audiences.
German artist Anne Imhof reflects on her controversial shift from avant-garde performances to fashion collaborations, addressing criticism of her New York show and defending her artistic autonomy.
Photographer Laetitia Vançon captures Grisa Muntean, the sole resident of Dobrușa village in Moldova, living with 120 ducks and other animals after the population dwindled from 200 to just one.
In 2018, Judith Nangala Crispin embarked on a treacherous expedition to Mina Mina in the Northern Great Sandy Desert, discovering profound holiness through Warlpiri ritual and connection to Country.
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RecommendedA grassroots coalition of authors launches Constellations, a free literary festival in Adelaide, following the controversial cancellation of Adelaide Writers' Week over speaker disinvitation.
In 1856, 19-year-old Mary Ann Patten, pregnant and facing a mutiny, took command of the clipper Neptune's Car, navigating storms and icebergs to safety, a feat now revived in a new historical book.
Renowned theatre director Rupert Goold reveals he wouldn't pursue a career in theatre if graduating today, as he prepares to take over as artistic director of London's Old Vic.
Brazilian-born London photographer Asafe Ghalib's powerful series captures LGBTQIA+ immigrants in Britain, transforming them into their most empowered forms through monochromatic portraits.
A 19th century villa in central Belgrade has been transformed into Takovska17 theatre, preserving architectural heritage through intimate period productions while resisting urban redevelopment pressures.
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RecommendedA deep dive into Tsang Tsou-choi, the cult graffiti artist whose defiant messages became symbols of protest in Hong Kong, as explored in a classic Guardian podcast from the archives.
Award-winning composer Philip Glass withdraws his Lincoln Symphony premiere from the Trump-Kennedy Center, citing conflict with values after a fatal Minneapolis protest shooting.
A review of Laura Lima's 'The Drawing Drawing' at London's ICA, questioning whether surreal encounters and moving platforms deliver meaningful artistic experience.
Award-winning composer Philip Glass cancels the premiere of his Symphony No. 15 at the Kennedy Centre, citing a clash with the institution's values under its new Trump-Kennedy Centre name.
The Gordon Parks Foundation celebrates its 20th anniversary while navigating a competitive funding landscape, honouring artists and activists to preserve the civil rights photographer's enduring influence.
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RecommendedPierre Huyghe's Liminals exhibition at Halle am Berghain in Berlin presents a terrifying quantum vision. This immersive film installation transforms a former power plant into a mythological journey.
A collection of breathtaking photographs submitted by Guardian readers, featuring luminous lanterns at Twycross Zoo, a sunbathing parakeet in London, and scenes from across the UK and beyond.
The world-famous Up Helly Aa fire festival is underway in Lerwick, Shetland, with Vikings marching through the streets in a torch-lit procession and longboat burning.
Chateau de Chantilly, voted France's favourite monument, launches a public fundraising campaign to raise €68 million for urgent renovations to protect its priceless manuscript collection.
A 1,400-year-old Zapotec tomb discovered in Oaxaca, Mexico, features an owl sculpture and murals, offering new insights into ancient social structures and rituals.
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RecommendedArchaeologists in southern Mexico have unearthed a remarkably preserved 1,400-year-old Zapotec tomb featuring a mysterious owl sculpture, hailed as the country's most important archaeological discovery in ten years.