New voices, Turkish cinema, the apocalypse and a masonic temple: We talk East End Film Festival 2016 with Andrew Simpson
Every year we look forward to the multi-platform East End Film Festival with its rich programme of international premieres, local filmmaking, documentaries, live cross-arts events and music parties - and it's almost time for 2016's installment. 11 days of cinematic discovery kick off on the 23 June. We spoke to Head of Programming Andrew Simpson about what's in store.
Q&A: Mike From Cassetteboy Talks To Us About Splice Festival
Self-taught cut and paste artists Cassetteboy have found notoriety online for their blisteringly clever and hilarious video edits skewering politics and pop culture (including infamously Cameron's Conference Rap).
Announcing a new book on Adrian Howells by Dee Heddon and Dominic Johnson
Author Dominic Johnson introduces us to the work of one of the worlds leading figures in one-to-one performance practice - Adrian Howells, who in 2014 took his own life after struggling with depression. Dominic and fellow writer Dee Heddon’s book All Allowed is the first publication devoted to Howells’ remarkable achievements and legacy.
Wiretapper: Shunt creatives dare you to scratch the surface of the city with thier sensory sound installation
A woman runs past me, so close I can feel the air move on my neck in her wake. I turn around to watch her progress but there’s no one there. She’s disappeared into thin air.
Canadian singer Neema Bickersteth performs 100 years of Black Women’s History
The issue of a lack of diversity within our cultural landscape is one that, rightfully, refuses to abate. The responsibility of telling more people’s stories than currently make it onto our stages is now rightfully seen as an undeniable part of programming. But what for the ethnic minority performers making their way in the current climate.