Carefully selected artists, based in Hackney and the east end exhibit fresh new work in conjunction with Hackney Empire’s Spice Festival. Painting, sculpture, drawing, screen-prints, photography, performance, video and computer generated images from twenty five artists come together in a show that warrants your undivided attention. Work from Peter Ainsworth, Henrietta Armstrong, Emilie Bell, Claire [...]
Art | Artist | Exhibition | Festival | Installation | Nature | Painting | Performance | PhotographyFeaturing sculptures, photographs, illustrations by Cat Miranda, Jennifer Hale, Sami Hammoudan, Hugo Sterk; live performance dance and music, DJ’s, poets, visuals; and Illustrations by Jennifer Hale, Contemporary Dance by Briar Adams, live music from Danbob Clarke with vocals from Shannon McNab, Poetry by Tim Wells, Cat Catalyst, David J, Funlola, Ramshackle Event, Salina Saliva, Baden, [...]
Actor | Art | Artist | Director | DJ | East London | Humanist | Illustration | Music | Performance | Photography | Poetry | Spiritual | WriterThe opening night sees an evening of classical opera extracts performed, including Carmen, Nessun Dorma, The Barber of Seville, The Marriage of Figaro and many others at The Hackney Empire. East London Metropolitan Opera continues to bring together top professional musicians with members of the local community and children from Hackney schools accompanied by a [...]
Actor | Art | Artist | Classical | Drama | East London | Editor | Events | Festival | Magic | Movie | Music | Musician | Opera | Painting | Performance | Poetry | Punk | Songwriter | Theatre | WriterThe latest Indian blockbuster featuring an International cast and aimed at a crossover audience released recently in the UK. Sangeeta Datta talks to Aamir Khan about his influences and politics. Bollywood is now India’s biggest calling card in the ever growing business of entertainment. It is the new buzzword and mantra in Diasporic cross cultural [...]
Actor | Artist | Awareness | Bollywood | Cinema | Communities | Director | Film | Filmmaker | History | Hollywood | Iconic | Movie | Music | Performance | Political | Theatre | WarRotozaza’s physical theatre Life Affirming Joyride plays at the Bullion Room. Maureen McManus speaks to Ant Hampton about spontaneous theatre, barriers and power. Life affirming joyride anyone? Yeah, right, like that’s going to happen in a run-down theatre space at the back of the Hackney Empire. Sure, all these bohemian types with their winter underwear [...]
Actor | East London | Festival | International | Music | Performance | Performer | TheatreThis is the first time ever that the London Eye has been used for a live arts festival and was sold out well in advance of its opening. It seems an African summer breeze has blown in over the UK, with weather temperatures soaring, bringing with it a feast of unforgettable experiences. How ironic then [...]
Art | Artist | Awareness | Comics | Communities | Concert | Drama | Events | Festival | History | Music | Performance | Political | Theatre | WriterFestival in Old Spitalfields Market and the Spitz. 16th July 2005 The Wired Women of Spitalfields festival will start with a day of free entertainment and activities in Old Spitalfields Market. Featuring live music on a free stage, an art installation in a disused shop unit, a jumble sale, knitting circles, puppets, a tombola, a [...]
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