Review: A Strange Loop at the Barbican
Full of joyous, laugh-out-loud moments, A Strange Loop by Michael R Jackson is an absolute delight from start to finish. This meta production (of a black queer writer writing a play about a black queer writer, writing a play about a black queer writer), tows the line between hysterically camp, painfully introspective, and genuinely tender in a beautiful way.
Interview: Poet Dr Cherry Smyth on the sensuality of wild water
Dr Cherry Smyth is an Irish poet and writer, born in Ballymoney, County Antrim and raised in Portstewart. Here she talks to Ralph Barker about her latest work, If the River is Hidden, which was co-written with Craig Jordan-Baker.
Interview: Artist David Shearing on New Beginning with the guardians of tomorrow's world
How far can art impact our behaviour towards the climate crisis? Can being reminded of the beauty of nature inspire action to help us hold onto it all? Using new technologies to create immersive experiences, multi-award winning artist David Shearing hopes to make us understand the natural world anew. Environmental sustainability is a priority in his work that aims to inspire both connection and change.
Interview: The Ghetto Fabulous Catwalk Extravaganza hits Ensemble Festival
Image: Ghetto Fabulous in action
Ghetto Fabulous is a dance and visual arts company that aims are to excite, entertain and have fun with the projects it embarks on, inspired by fashion, music, film, photography and the ever-changing world. Not afraid to explore the political and the personal, The Ghetto Collection is a unique voice in the UK arts landscape.
Feature: Wit, scent, and memory lane tantalise in Francesca Baglione's latest work Eau de Memoire
Image: Francesca Baglione, self portrait
Artist, Director and Performer Francesca Baglione (aka Miss High Leg Kick) teases out the story behind the creation of her latest work, Eau de Memoire - coming to London's Ensemble Festival on Saturday 22 & Sunday 23 July 2023.
Interview: Lois Weaver unveils the radical performance festival Peopling the Palaces
Image: Photograph of Lois Weaver.
In June Queen Mary University of London in revolutionary East London will host Peopling the Palaces. The free festival of radical performance, activism and workshops from artists like Nando Messias, Meg Hodgson, and Shaun Caton.