WORLD CUP 2006 - Diary of a Dirty World Cup

WORLD CUP 2006 - Diary of a Dirty World Cup

On BBC’s Bias:
The BBC lacked insight and awareness of continental football when dealing with the World-Cup. As did ITV by the way. Luckily the BBC had Leonardo and Desailly to give us much more balanced view on the game. Obviously, they have played in different countries and had the ability to judge different systems, players [...]

Art, Awareness, BBC, Football, Lover, Performance, Performer, War

SLAVERY - 500 YEARS LATER

SLAVERY - 500 YEARS LATER

The film is a compelling compilation of testimonies, voices and opinions gathered around five continents.
The Live8 concert in July this year, in London’s Hyde Park was set up to raise awareness about the Black continent issues, but before the first guitar riffs, the gig highlighted one single home truth: Africans should do it for themselves! [...]

Art, Awareness, Communities, Concert, Culture, Director, East London, Festival, Film, Human rights, Performer, Photography, War, Writer

VISIONS OF UTOPIA - Utopianism & Post-Ideological Art

VISIONS OF UTOPIA - Utopianism & Post-Ideological Art

Ambitious beyond its means, an international line up of some 150 artists, designers, musicians, writers, thinkers and performers wrestle with the theme of utopia in and around the birthplace of William Morris through exhibitions and installations.
News From Nowhere: Visions Of Utopia promises to be one of the largest art events in London this year. A [...]

Activity, Architect, Art, Artist, Audio visual, Designer, East London, Events, Exhibition, Gallery, Installation, Modern, Museum, Music, Musician, Performance, Performer, Radical, Social, Theatre, Writer

JAZZ IN THE CITY - Exploration of Jazz & Art

JAZZ IN THE CITY - Exploration of Jazz & Art

Nina considers the musical language of jazz to be one of her greatest inspirations. Her exhibition, Jazz in the City is the culmination of a life’s work for this innovative and unique artist.
It also begins a tour featuring Nina as an artist in residence, to include The International Jazz Festival in Moscow, during which Nina’s [...]

Actor, Art, Artist, Culture, Drama, East London, Events, Exhibition, Festival, Film, Gallery, History, Inspiration, Modern, Museum, Music, Opera, Painting, Performer, Poetry, Theatre

THE WHITBREAD BOOK AWARDS 2005

THE WHITBREAD BOOK AWARDS 2005

The Whitbread is one of the longest established and esteemed book awards in the UK and celebrates some of the most enjoyable books published in the UK each year across a number of different genres.
There are six awards in total - five category awards (Novel, First Novel, Biography, Poetry and Children’s) and, from these, one [...]

Art, BBC, Biographer, Critic, Editor, Film, Modern, Novelist, Performer, Poetry, Theatre, Writer

CONVINCING ARTIFICE - Spontaneous Theatre, Barriers & Power

CONVINCING ARTIFICE - Spontaneous Theatre, Barriers & Power

Rotozaza’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 seriously [...]

Actor, East London, Festival, International, Music, Performance, Performer, Theatre