The Chilean artist Roberto Matta is one of the biggest names in surrealism. As part of a festival of Chilean culture, this exhibition contains paintings, sculptures and ceramics. Matta was the mentor for a whole generation of students of the New York school in the 1950s. The exhibition seeks to reflect the work of the [...]
Matta
January 7, 2010
Tallulah
January 5, 2010
Kathleen Turner stars in Sandra Ryan Heyward’s one-woman play ‘Tallulah’. Once called the next Marlene Dietrich, Tallulah Bankhead was an actress with a flare for cynicism and a taste for alcohol. While her talent was criticised, she quickly became famous for her party-girl social adventures. Heyward’s play takes a slice out of Tallulah’s high-society life. [...]
Cathedral by the night
December 25, 2009
Stomp
November 12, 2009
Stomp is a spectacular combination of percussion, movement, visual comedy and music all melded together to create a phenomenal theatrical experience. Performers produce a rhythmically beautiful noise using junk and everyday kitchen utensils. The show is the brain-child of British supremeos Steve McNicholas and Luke Cresswell and has broken box office records in London, New [...]
Vicar Street
March 10, 2009
As a music venue, Vicar Street is well known, but don’t let a lack of tickets to the next big gig stop you from popping in for a drink. The gorgeously designed main bar is big and bright, with windows on the world it seems – the most coveted seating areas are somewhere between the [...]
Goddesses
March 3, 2009
Over 100 divine female figurines from ancient Mediterranean civilisations have been gathered together for the first time ever in this rich and fascinating exhibition. On loan from Europe’s leading museums, the figures represent images of the divine female in all her many forms. Exhibited in the majestic Sala Tinell throne room, the show features voluptuous [...]
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February 12, 2009
Jamiroquai
November 5, 2008
Britain’s big-hatted, fast-car-loving mini-master of funk is phenomenally popular in Japan, and a Jamiroquai November gig is almost an annual event here. Tickets for these shows at the giant Tokyo Dome baseball stadium were sold out weeks ago, so if you’re really desperate you’ll have to try to get a ticket from a tout. If [...]
Creature
October 29, 2008
Maurizio Pollini
October 27, 2008
One of the world’s greatest pianists, Maurizio Pollini, performs Beethoven’s ‘Bagatelles’ and ‘Diabelli Variations’ at the prestigious Salle Pleyel.
