Lightopia makes its London debut at the stunning Chiswick House and Gardens from 22 January until 1 March, inviting visitors to become Lightopians and explore the interactive and immersive city of light and stories. Visitors are presented with illuminated badges – featuring the Chinese symbol of light – making them Lightopians and enabling them to explore the illuminated wonderland, using touch pads and drums to control extraordinary sculptures. The handmade, silk installations combine ancient techniques of Chinese lantern making with modern technology to create a magical new world, with the theme for this year’s inaugural event being “Harmony.” The event…
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Francois Ozon is back at the top of his game in his new film ‘By the Grace of God.’ Ozon, director of some very unique and unusual films such as ‘8 Women,’ ‘Swimming Pool,’ and ‘The New Girlfriend,’ takes a turn towards fact in a film about the Catholic Church abuse scandal, a true story where three men publicly come out to tell their story about being sexually abused by the same priest when they were very young. In this French film, Melvil Poupaud, who was amazing in ‘Laurence Anyways,’ plays Alexandre Guérin, married wth children, yet he’s got something…
Acclaimed French artist Cyril de Commarque transforms Saatchi Gallery with a new installation: Artificialis As part of its special Artist-In-Residency programme, Saatchi Gallery is will present Artificialis a multi-media installation by Cyril de Commarque. Created as a response to Tutankhamun: Treasures of the Golden Pharaoh, which will be displayed at Saatchi Gallery for six months from November to May 2020, de Commarque invites the viewer to contemplate notions of legacy and transition. Artificialis takes as its starting point the Anthropocene era – the period when man first had an impact on Earth’s geology and ecosystems – then looks towards the…
Richard Baker has won this year’s £10,000 HIX Award, the annual art prize set up by the restaurateur and author Mark Hix. Baker prevailed over fifteen shortlisted artists with his work, Hall Stand. Says Mark Hix: ‘As always, the judging panel, which this year included Tate Director Maria Balshaw and Mark Cass of Cass Art, had a tough time trying to pick a winner from such a strong field of candidates. But Baker’s Hall Stand proved to be the most popular and I congratulate him. ‘While it is a small-scale work, it stood out for its great beauty and quiet…
Tara Bruno presents her first solo play ‘God Sized Hole’, London 26th October Already well-known for having talents across all the major theatrical and acting fields, Tara Bruno now takes her accomplishments to the next level with her first solo play. As well as starring in the performance, Tara has also written and produced ‘God Sized Hole’, which previews at London’s Etcetera Theatre from 1400hrs on October 26th. Whilst keeping the plot a little covert and mysterious, Tara briefly described what audiences can expect from this fascinating debut: “I don’t want to say a whole lot about the show, because…
SET Alscot Road, Bermondsey, London, is delighted to present Volcanoes & Regret, a new work by the Scottish artist George Finlay Ramsay, opening on 27 October 2019. Ramsay makes performances, films, music, collage and poems. His recent work has been shown at Art Basel, Camden Arts Centre, Internationales Künstlerhaus Villa Concordia and the Barbican. His background is in theatre and the DIY music scene— he trained at Ecole Jacques Lecoq and plays in multiple music collaborations. Ramsay says: ‘I see it as all part of the same thing really, movement, emotion, form or lack of it. Configuring reality as feels…
Increased social contact with influential figures can lead to people adjusting their regional accent, diction or vocabulary to match the speech style of the other participant, new research shows. This adjustment could cause a decline in or extinction of regional dialects, which were historically the result of the distance and lack of communication between each location across the UK. As the world becomes more connected due to platforms like social media, society increasingly shares the same vocabulary. But how long will it take for regional dialects to die out, or has the process already begun? Travel specialist Stay in Devon…
Dr Nicky Keay, BA, MA (Cantab), MB, BChir, MRCP Sports and Dance Endocrinologist The main source of vitamin D is through the action of sunlight on the skin. As sunlight is sadly lacking during winter months in UK, NHS recommends we all take daily vitamin D supplementation during winter. For athletes, important that this is sports informed supplement. Other nutrients important for bone health can be sourced through a varied diet, including calcium, iron and adequate protein intake Weight bearing and resistance type exercise are important factors to support healthy bones. If practicing a sport/type of exercise that does not…
The fourth annual Russian Film Week will be held on November 24 to December 1, 2019 in landmark venues across London: ODEON Luxe Leicester Square, BFI Southbank, Regent Street Cinema, Ciné Lumière, Curzon Mayfair, as well as in Edinburgh, Cambridge and Oxford. The eight-day festival celebrates the best of new films from Russian filmmakers worldwide and promotes Russian cinema while bridging the gap between Russian cinematography and the western world. “This year we received more than 340 applications to participate in the Russian Film Week. We believe in our mission – to exchange and enrich Russian and European cultures through…
According to waste charity WRAP UK, an estimated £140m worth of clothing goes into UK landfills each and every year, that’s 300,000 tonnes of textile waste. However, the online vintage clothing retailer, TrueVintage.com, is just one outlet helping to save tons of clothing from going to landfills by finding it a new home on the fashion scene. True Vintage was founded in 2013 by Rory Westbrook from his Portsmouth University dorm when he realised the retro revival was here to stay, and the company now ships vintage clothing worldwide, listing an average of 125 new items a day to their…