performing-arts

Grange Park Opera, West Horsley, Surrey With its aquatic opening, magic tricks and grand procession across a rainbow bridge, Charlie Edwards’s production manages to remain clear-sighted despite modest budgets One hundred and fifty years on, Wagner’s Ring Cycle remains the most ambitious project an opera company can undertake. It doesn’t seem to have phased Grange Park Opera, however, as the compa…

It took a long time for the actor to find her groove – then the smash TV spy thriller changed everything. She talks about getting advice from A-listers, speaking her mind, and why she’s switching to theatre Sandra Oh bursts into a back room at the National Theatre in London with wayward post-rehearsal energy. The 54-year-old, long one of the most stylish actors in Hollywood, is in brown linen, a …

Pitlochry Festival theatre Writer Douglas Maxwell’s playful conceit sparks a funny and superbly acted exploration of messy relationships There is a clever conceit underlying Douglas Maxwell’s sparky romantic comedy. It imagines the possibility of a sexually charged relationship being sustained without physical contact. Played out on stage, this improbable idea hits home on two levels. Meeting at …

Garsington Opera, Wormsley Estate, Stokenchurch Director John Caird and conductor Laurence Cummings bring Monteverdi back to the Chiltern Hills with polished, festive inclusivity Lightning, it would appear, can strike twice in the Chiltern Hills. In 2022, director John Caird and conductor Laurence Cummings collaborated on a much-admired staging of Monteverdi’s Orfeo, a seminal work from 1607. Fou…

Tom Dreesen, the comedian who led the Comedy Store strike, combated civil rights-era racial tension with comedy in the duo Tim & Tom, and toured with Frank Sinatra, has died at 86.

When the students in Orange Juice perform at the 40th Syracuse International Jazz Fest this summer, they won’t just be playing a set—they’ll gain the full festival experience. Based in the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ (VPA) Setnor School of Music, Orange Juice will take the stage at Jazz Fest for the fourth consecutive year on Friday, July 10, at 5 p.m. at Beak & Skif... The post Orange…

IntroductionPerforming arts intangible cultural heritage (ICH) is an important carrier of regional cultural memory and living transmission. This study takes provincial-level performing arts ICH projects in Heilongjiang Province as the research object and examines their spatial distribution and influencing factors.MethodsThis study uses GIS spatial analysis to analyze their spatial distribution ch…

Return of Serena and Venus partnership is not about trophies – it is a chance to celebrate two icons Serena and Venus Williams have received a wildcard into this year’s Wimbledon women’s doubles draw, but do we really need them back? From a competitive standpoint, perhaps not. Tennis has moved on to a new generation and neither sister is expected to challenge for a major singles title again. Cont…

Each year, the LMB atrium hosts the Arts and Crafts Show, inviting colleagues to display their creative and imaginative projects. From sketches, painting and photography, to crochet, jewellery making and ceramics, a wide array of talents are displayed. The 2026 show was once again organised by HR Advisor Ashling Munday, supported by members of the […]

The CU Clarinet Ensemble, the only university clarinet ensemble from Thailand, participated in ClarinetFest(r) 2026 in Incheon, South Korea, from July 7-11, 2026, in celebration of the ensemble's 20th anniversary.

What if the question "Will I ever make it?" is the very thing keeping artists stuck? In Episode 5 of Season 6 of the Arts to Hearts Podcast, Charuka Arora explores the pressure, comparison, burnout, and uncertainty that so many creatives quietly carry. From social media comparisons and creative exhaustion to the fear of falling behind, this episode challenges the idea that success is a finish lin…

James Bond actor, who is only the second non-royal woman to be celebrated in this way, called the honour ‘truly overwhelming’ Dame Judi Dench is to have a West End theatre renamed after her, becoming only the second non-royal woman to be honoured in such a way. The Shaftesbury theatre will be known as the Judi Dench theatre from February 2027 in celebration of the actor’s “unparalleled contributi…

LACMA will follow the April opening of its David Geffen Galleries with a large-scale Art Parade that moves beyond the museum walls and into the streets.

The Crypt at St Luke’s, Cork Luke Casserly’s playful, participatory exploration of Ireland’s 10,000-year-old bogs involves touch, sound, taste – and an earthy perfume Seated at a circular table covered in a mound of dried peat, writer and performer Luke Casserly might be presiding over an arcane ritual. When he holds a handful of peat in his hand and passes it to the small audience around the tab…

Why does one harsh review eclipse a hundred standing ovations? Here's how performers can weather criticism without letting it dim their light.

Glyndebourne festival A visual whirlwind accompanies charismatic and stylish performances in William Kentridge’s new staging. In the pit, Jonathan Cohen and the OAE add light and shade There is a lot to look at in Glyndebourne’s first production of Monteverdi’s L’Orfeo . Directed by William Kentridge with a set by Sabine Theunissen, this staging is rooted in an artist’s studio and borne along by …

Anfield stadium, Liverpool Bryan challenges country’s macho messaging in emotional songs of breakups, addiction and pain, lapped up by a charmed stadium-filled fanbase Zach Bryan knows how to endear himself to an English crowd. The country superstar casually strolls on stage with his guitar in an Ozzy Osbourne T-shirt while his band plays Come Together, greeted by tens of thousands ready to sing …

A cat decided it was the main character during the final scene of a Romeo and Juliet performance by the Imperial Russian Ballet Company in Izmir, Turkey. The cat had a lie down, licked itself and played with Romeo's hair as the performers kept going with their performance undeterred while onlookers chuckled in the background. Continue reading...

Donington Park, Leicestershire Often criticised for booking the same old legends, the festival hosts a broad span of music’s heaviest genre, plus hip-hop, Indian folk – and, finally, its first female headliner Not long ago, it was a running joke that Download, the biggest rock and metal festival in the UK, kept overlooking new blood and digging up the same 80s giants. But recent editions have fin…

RuPaul’s Drag Race winner Danny Beard to step into Lily Savage’s heels in Jonathan Harvey’s play Few showbusiness careers begin in a towering blond beehive in the gay pubs of Vauxhall and end with MPs pausing prime minister’s questions to pay tribute. But a new play inspired by the life of Paul O’Grady will chart the beginning of that unlikely journey from care worker to Lily Savage, with her dex…