Takashi SakaiMar 26, 20212 minHanami in the time of CoronaSpring is the season for new life, new beginnings. As the Japanese fiscal year starts, it is also the season for taking stock. One event...
Catherine FlutschMar 19, 20213 minOaxaCalifornia: The Museum of Latin American Art, California.★★★★★ Review: OaxaCalifornia: Through the Experience of the Duo Tlacolulokos, Museum of Latin American Art, Online Exhibition. The Museum...
Catherine FlutschMar 18, 20213 minThe Royal Shakespeare Company: Dream of the Future★★★★★ Review: Dream, The RSC, live streamed until 20 March. Tickets (both free and paid for) available here. [Disclosure: The RSC...
Catherine FlutschMar 16, 20214 minThe Picture of Dorian Gray★★★★ Review: The Picture of Dorian Gray, co-produced by The Oxford Playhouse, streaming from Tuesday 16 March until Wednesday 31 March...
Catherine FlutschMar 15, 20215 minPro Wrestling as Contemporary DanceI have always been intrigued by pro wrestling – it seems to me to have so many parallels with modern contemporary dance, circus and...
Catherine FlutschMar 1, 20213 minLa Fenice Opera House: Live Concerts for Comfort and HopeLa Fenice Opera House in Venice has been quietly creating an exquisite revolution in the delivery of live music to a locked down world.
Dr Rana TraboulsiFeb 27, 20216 minBeirut: What Happened? What is it like now?[Warning: Photographs in this article by current affairs photographer, Hussein Baydoun, are graphic and may upset some readers.] Six months
Catherine FlutschFeb 25, 20215 minJean-Michel Court: Playing an 18,000 year old conch shellIn February, academics from the University of Toulouse published a paper about the re-examination of a palaeolithic era conch shell,...
Catherine FlutschFeb 19, 20214 minThe Australian Chamber Orchestra: Rapture & Revolution★★★★★ Review: ACO StudioCast online concert, premiere on17 February then on demand until 31 December 2021. Tickets available here....
Catherine FlutschFeb 9, 20213 minEdvard Munch and Tracey Emin: (Un)likely Bedfellows[Warning: The exhibition and, therefore, this review, contain explicit content.] ★★★★★ Review: The Loneliness of the Soul, The Royal...
Catherine FlutschFeb 4, 20213 minGrimm Tales for Fragile Times & Broken People★★★★★ Review: Creation Theatre, via live Zoom call, 28 January – 14 February 2021, book here. [Disclosure of Interest: I am thrilled to...
Catherine FlutschFeb 1, 20214 minNetflix Series, Blown Away, Elliot Walker's new glass art show.★★★★★ [Spoiler Alert] Review: Elliot Walker, contemporary glass art show, Plenty, as shown via Zoom call hosted by Johnny Messum on...
Catherine FlutschJan 27, 20217 minConductor: The First African AmericanDr Anne Lundy is one of the first African American women to conduct a major American symphony orchestra. She has been pushing boundaries...
Catherine FlutschJan 19, 20213 minHeaven and Hell: A Thought ExperimentHelping teams have fun being successful is part of my day job. It seems to me that so many people have had to suppress who they are to...
Catherine FlutschJan 11, 20213 minMeditation for those who can’t meditate....The idea of mediation has always appealed to me. The reality of meditation has not. When meditation gurus tell me to start meditating by...
Catherine FlutschJan 6, 20213 minHuman Remains, Shrunken Heads and the Pitt Rivers MuseumThe Pitt Rivers Museum in Oxford is a museum about people. It holds over half a million objects used by humans across the ages including...
Catherine FlutschJan 2, 20215 minVeganuary 2021 Veganuary 2021 is here! I’ve read that over half a million people will sign up to do veganuary in 2021. I went vegan just over one year...
Catherine FlutschDec 29, 20202 minNew Year's Resolutions: The Case ForLike almost everyone, I’ve read the research on new year’s resolutions – the overwhelming majority fail. So, rather than making a list...
Dr Rana TraboulsiDec 29, 20202 minNew Year's Resolutions: The Case AgainstA couple of days and we will be rid of 2020. New Year’s Eve will be another compromised occasion spent in solitude or digital company. ...
Catherine FlutschDec 28, 20203 minThe Bright Side: Four Fantastic Things This YearYou don’t need me to tell you what kind of year this has been. But, I wanted to finish this year on a positive note. If you look hard...