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Jet Harris, the original Shadow RIPSaturday, 19 March 2011
Jet Harris was one of the architects of British rock'n'roll. His death rams home just how distant that era now seems. A former skiffler, he joined The Shadows after a spell backing Terry Dene, British rock's first bad boy. In time, Harris became a... Read more... |
Danish opera chief to take over at the Royal Opera HouseFriday, 18 March 2011
The Royal Opera has announced that Kasper Holten, artistic director of the Royal Danish Opera, has been appointed Director of Opera at Covent Garden, to succeed Elaine Padmore at the end of this season.A native of Copenhagen, 37-year-old Mr Holten... Read more... |
Star dancer Sergei Filin becomes new Bolshoi chiefFriday, 18 March 2011
Sergei Filin, one of the Bolshoi Ballet’s recent male stars, has been appointed as the new artistic director of the massive Russian company on a five-year contract. The appointment brings to a swift culmination a terrible week for the Bolshoi,... Read more... |
First UK show for Arnaud Fleurent-DidierThursday, 17 March 2011
Arnaud Fleurent-Didier’s La Reproduction was one of the most striking albums of last year. The news that he and his band are playing the UK for the first time next week at the Institut Français is exciting as La Reproduction was more than great... Read more... |
Bolshoi leader quits in porn scandalWednesday, 16 March 2011
The Bolshoi Ballet's company manager, Gennady Yanin, has resigned after pornographic pictures appeared on the internet that were linked to him, just as he was being considered to take on the job of artistic director, which became vacant that day... Read more... |
Is Sundance really welcome in London?Wednesday, 16 March 2011The Sundance Film Festival: you have to pack moonboots, parka and thermals. The showcase for independent films, whose public face since its inception in 1978 has been Robert Redford, takes place each January in Utah. In April of next year it is... Read more... |
R.I.P. The Acid KingTuesday, 15 March 2011
One of the great adventures of the 20th century is the story of LSD. A warped, unlikely slice of history not taught in schools, it has flavoured many aspects of life to this day. The countercultural explosion of the Sixties influenced the broader... Read more... |
Love dies at Olivier Awards, but Smith, Sondheim, Lyttelton soarMonday, 14 March 2011
The Andrew Lloyd Webber musical Love Never Dies emerged empty-handed at the 35th Laurence Olivier Awards, despite seven nominations, but it was a good night for Legally Blonde, Stephen Sondheim, and, so it seemed, pretty well any production lucky... Read more... |
And the Donmar goes to...Friday, 11 March 2011
Ending speculation as to who will be the next numero uno at Covent Garden's small but mighty Donmar, Josie Rourke has been announced as artistic director designate of the 250-seater venue; she will accede to the hot seat next January, taking the... Read more... |
Damien Hirst's Tate retrospective - why now?Friday, 04 March 2011
Damien Hirst is finally getting his first UK retrospective in a public gallery next year, but the question seems to be, “Why now?” It seems both far too late and far too early, especially since Hirst has made no significant work in some years. That... Read more... |
The charity theatre where The King's Speech began...Tuesday, 01 March 2011The tiny theatre where the Oscar-vanquishing film The King’s Speech was spotted as a potential film project is working on a new script with the play’s author, and the film’s Oscar-winning scriptwriter, David Seidler.Last night at the Oscars, The... Read more... |
New Band: She Keeps BeesSunday, 27 February 2011
The White Stripes may have just announced their retirement but theartsdesk can report that the boy/girl two piece is still alive and well in the form of She Keeps Bees, a Brooklyn-based band currently on a mini-tour around Britain and Europe. Here... Read more... |
