INTERVIEW: Leslie Deere talks to Carmen Salas and Estela Oliva, co-Directors of LDN’s new digi arts & culture fest, Alpha-ville

Alpha-ville, inaugurated in 2009 by Carmen Salas and Estela Oliva, is a new digital arts organisation in London. Alpha-ville operates as a platform for online and live digital arts and culture. The aim is to increase the exposure of high calibre digital arts within an interdisciplinary context. The mission is to promote public participation and engagement while unveiling new and emerging talent. They want to be known as the curators of a cutting edge cross section of the digital arts and design world.

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INTERVIEW: Leslie Deere talks to Angella Newell and Hayley Sudbury, the founders of the Tasting Sessions

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The Tasting Sessions are monthly themed events involving Michelin star chefs, newly commissioned contemporary art, theatrical performance, fashion, music and really, really good drinks. Self titled, experience curators, Angella Newell and Hayley Sudbury have spent the last two years building the Tasting Sessions brand.

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ARTIST BLOG - The Process: Ceremony of the mundane by Zoe Catherine Kendall

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What can we do to reach a higher state of being? How can we learn to relax with more dedication? Getting in touch with the spaces between everything and every action, paying homage to the nuances of day to day life, revelation gained through repetitive tasks, meditation, nothingness and lack of meaning.

Sounds pretty exciting huh? I know, it’s my latest party trick.

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REVIEW: Helen Black attends Tiestso in Victoria Park, E9

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Rave like the 89-90's with Tiesto...

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FEATURE: Is Opera Dead? Deborah Grayson interviews Robin Norton-Hale from OperaUpClose in between rehearsals of La Boheme

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Opera isn't dying out, but the audience is. In the first of a series of articles, Deborah Grayson explores the future prospects of the genre.

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REVIEW: Hackney Wicked by Clare Callan

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Above image: The burning of the wicker chicken

On Sunday night, in a pleasant cider-haze, I stood in an industrial yard in the depths of East London surrounded by people dressed in inventive and outlandish attire. Everyone around me was singing raucously and banging makeshift drums in anticipation. A giant wicker chicken was about to be burned. I could not think of a more fitting end to the weekend.

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INTERVIEW: Mary Meyer talks to co-curators Lara Clifton and Johnny Blueeyes about their EROTIC night

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EROTIC: 26 August 2010
Barbican Conservatory Garden Room: 19.00 – 23.00
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ARTIST BLOG - The Process: self drawing series by Zoe Catherine Kendall

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A study of the self through spontaneous drawing techniques

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REVIEW: 'The Surreal House' by Herbert Wright

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(Salvador Dali’s Sleep)

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ARTIST BLOG - The Process: Being better by Zoe Catherine Kendall

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