What’s on at Welsh National Opera, Opera North and Scottish Opera this year and further on Popular operatic love stories by Puccini, Wagner and Mozart dominate the regional scene in 2012, but key talents like producer Tim Albery in Leeds, Lothar Koenigs in Cardiff and David McVicar in Glasgow all promise significant stage experiences.
Excitement is already building but can Ridley Scott’s new sci-fi film match the anticipation It’s not out until June 8th but fan excitement levels are already feverish. Ridley Scott, who directed the original, groundbreaking science fiction-horror classic Alien back in 1979, has said that his new film Prometheus – only his third ever sci-fi outing (the other was Bladerunner) – is not part of the Alien series and won’t feature [...]
The Critics’ Circle favours the National at its annual chance to shower the stars with awards When the London theatre critics gathered to hand out their annual awards at lunchtime today in person, a notable percentage of the gongs were carried off by the National Theatre. There was no surprise, for example, that the best new play was One Man, Two Guvnors by former winner Richard Bean; in a thin [...]
Although the title of this new DVD box set was a given considering the nature of the films included, all six films collected are – whatever their reputation, levels of nudity and explicitness – sober-minded, hardly measuring up to any standard of what normally constitutes erotica. Three are dry sex education films, presented by real-life psychologists, while the other three are bizarre examinations of an alienated young women in relationships [...]
Featuring over 100 galleries specialising in modern and contemporary British art, the London Art Fair is a January highlight for those who prefer a more relaxed atmosphere to that offered by the international VIP frenzy of Frieze. From the great names of the 20th century to leading contemporary artists and emerging talent, the fair offers a tantalising showcase on a huge variety of British art.
The young Royal Ballet star Sergei Polunin, Covent Garden’s most remarkable male discovery for years, has quit the company today in a stunning shock. The Ukrainian, still only 21, rose rapidly through ranks within two years of joining the Royal Ballet from the Royal Ballet School and was promoted to top rank in 2010 aged only 19, the youngest male principal ever.
New York City’s arts and culture scene will get a high-profile spotlight and a more vibrant digital presence when WNET’s afternoon “SundayArts” show takes over a prime-time slot, Thursdays at 8 p.m. Along with the move, the half-hour program will take on a new name, NYC-ARTS, as its news, interviews and video archives are merged with the existing Web site and mobile platforms of NYC-ARTS.org, a guide to arts and [...]