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FM Centre for Contemporary Art present The Szechwan Tale: China, Theatre and History

February 21, 2018

A NEW large-scale exhibition, curated by Marco Scotini, is coming to the FM Centre for Contemporary Art in conjunction with Milan Art Week. Named The Szechwan Tale: China, Theatre and History, the exhibition ta...

A woman centre stage

Tara Wheeler

September 20, 2015

Avant Art, Culture, Don't Miss: Theatre, Feature

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As her new play, Nell Gwynn, opens at The Globe; Glass talks to award winning playwright and director Jessica Swale, about her work, women in theatre, and the alchemy of writing. Jessica Swale returns to...

Hong Kong West Kowloon Cultural District: DECADE

Louise Lui

August 20, 2014

Avant Art, News

Breaking free from the constraints of a traditional performance venue, Hong Kong's West Kowloon Cultural District Authority (WKCDA) has launched digital exhibition DECADE. A cross-disciplinary, collaborative, a...

The Trench factor – Burberry celebrates 100 years of its timeless fashion garment

Livia Feltham

April 29, 2014

Culture, Feature

What exactly could it be that makes the Burberry trench the most significant steadfast article of outerwear that still retains a timeless recognition? Its various – unassuming, yet consistently, vague...

Lessons from the Elders – The Maasai dance to change the myths of tourism

Bonnie Friend

March 17, 2014

Culture

“When I was 16, my father was the most ignorant man in the world. By the time I reached 21, I was surprised at how much he had learned in five years.” Mark Twain was a man of many words, and a fair few it seem...

Many truths, many expressions

Bonnie Friend

February 25, 2014

Avant Art, Culture, Feature

“Over the last two decades Rwanda has changed enormously … but there’s still a tendency to try to represent it, particularly visually, in relation to genocide”, says Dr Zoe Norridge, curator of the forthcom...

Dior in China

Nicola Kavanagh

September 25, 2013

News

There are few names which conjure up the magic and artistry of couture quite like Christian Dior. So it was only fitting that walking into the maison’s new exhibition in Shanghai, which has completely taken...

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