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Birmingham Royal Ballet splits in halfThursday, 05 April 2012Reaching parts of the country that otherwise it couldn't reach, Birmingham Royal Ballet is to do a split tour of mixed ballets across the UK's theatres, one group travelling to south and west, the other going north and east.Now in its ninth year,... Read more... |
The new ENO chairman is...Wednesday, 04 April 2012... Sir Peter Bazalgette, the man who brought us Big Brother. Bazalgette, who has been the ENO's deputy chairman and board member responsible for fundraising since June 2009, takes over from Sir Vernon Ellis on 1 May. Ellis retires as chairman at... Read more... |
Fringe! Gay Film Fest opens doorsWednesday, 04 April 2012Fringe!, east London's, er, spunky alternative queer film festival, runs from 12 to 15 April at various venues in the capital. Four days of screenings, events, art and parties opens with Travis Mathews' I Want Your Love, a voyeuristic insight... Read more... |
Jessye Norman to sing at SouthbankTuesday, 03 April 2012The legendary American soprano Jessye Norman returns to the Royal Festival Hall on 21 May for her first London public performance for nearly a decade. Accompanied by pianist Mark Markham, she will sing repertoire from the American musical... Read more... |
Five new Rambert choreographersTuesday, 03 April 2012Rambert's fine dancers turn choreographer in a new season of four creations to be shown at the Southbank Centre on 31 May. In keeping with the high-quality ethos of the company, each has a new music commission with it, played live by members of the... Read more... |
South Bank Show returns to TV with awardsMonday, 02 April 2012The South Bank Show is returning to TV on 27 May on Sky Arts, announces the broadcaster, to be preceded by the ceremony for the 16th South Bank Sky Arts Awards. The awards event on 1 May at the Dorchester Hotel, London, highlights the year's top... Read more... |
Giant Giant Sand give away mp3Monday, 02 April 2012Maverick songwriter Howe Gelb has launched Giant Giant Sand - the new incarnation of his loose collective Giant Sand - and previewed their new album Tucson with a track giveaway. Gelb describes Tucson as "a country-rock opera" revolving... Read more... |
Patti Smith album in JuneMonday, 02 April 2012On 5 June Patti Smith releases Banga, her first album of original material in eight years. Preceded by the single "April Fool" featuring Television's Tom Verlaine, the album follow's 2007's 12, a collection of cover versions. Smith made her name... Read more... |
Peter Blake revisits Sgt PepperMonday, 02 April 2012The veteran of UK pop art Sir Peter Blake has updated his iconic sleeve for The Beatles' Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band on the occasion of his 80th birthday."It's a cross I bear, it's an albatross I have to deal with," he told BBC... Read more... |
Julie Walters and Simon Russell Beale star in National Theatre summerSunday, 01 April 2012Priority booking opens tomorrow for the spring and summer season at the National Theatre. It includes Simon Russell Beale directed by Nicholas Hytner in Shakespeare's Timon of Athens at the Olivier Theatre (opens 17 July) and Julie Walters as an... Read more... |
Efterklang UK dates with Northern SinfoniaThursday, 29 March 2012Denmark’s experimental art-pop trio have announced their only UK dates of 2012. They will perform music from their forthcoming album Piramida as an expanded six piece (including long-time collaborator Peter Broderick) and will be accompanied by the... Read more... |
Garbage stream new singleWednesday, 28 March 2012Shirley Manson-fronted alt.rock legends Garbage are streaming "Battle In Me", the official single ahead of their first album in seven years, on YouTube. Take a listen below.Not Your Kind of People is released on 22nd May on the band's own Stunvolume... Read more... |
