What are the new rituals of post-internet culture?




Photo: Dimitri Djuric
We all see things in very different ways. In such a polarised world, where one person’s outrage is another’s cause for celebration, we should know this very well. We put these differences down to outlook, opinion, worldview – but very infrequently do we think about the ways in which we actually see the world, the way that our mind perceives our physical surroundings.

Founded in 2014 by brothers Amit and Aneesh Patel, Brilliant Corners is made by music-lovers, for music-lovers – a place where old jazz records sit alongside Japanese esoterica, in between the latest sounds from young London record labels like Rhythm Section and No Bad Days.

Turning Sadler's Wells inside out, No Body is an unprecedented undertaking for the venue – a series of choreography pieces without any performers. Dances without dancers. Instead, there's film, music, lighting installations and soundwalks of one of London's favourite dance venues. The result is a series of pieces that maintain the full immersive experience of theatre & dance, while completely challenging our traditional relationships with it.

Photo credit: Brian David Stevens
There are more London music festivals than ever. For the dedicated music fan, this is a brilliant thing, and the number of festivals out there truly represent the diversity of the city. Whatever you like and whatever your postcode, there’s a tent in a park somewhere out there to indulge you, and a few thousand other people to join you.