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Tag: ARTS & CULTURE

Cézanne at Tate Modern

Cézanne at Tate Modern

There's an excellent art exhibition in London at the moment, showcasing the pivotal French artist Paul Cézanne (1839-190…

Japanese Prints

Japanese Prints

I'm currently holed up in my bedroom, sat with my laptop on my bed, surrounded by furniture as decorators sand the floor…

Milton Avery at the Royal Academy

Milton Avery at the Royal Academy

It's your last chance to see the excellent Milton Avery exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts, which runs until Sunda…

Royal Academy Summer Exhibition

Royal Academy Summer Exhibition

The Royal Academy 's annual celebration of art and creativity is finally back!  For the first time in its 250+ year hist…

Yayoi Kusama at Tate Modern

Yayoi Kusama at Tate Modern

Last month I visited   Tate Modern   for the first time since the   Olafur Eliasson exhibition  in 2019 to experience two …

The Return of The Proms

The Return of The Proms

Last week I was  thrilled  to return to the Royal Albert Hall to attend the world's greatest classical music festival, a…

James Barnor Retrospective

James Barnor Retrospective

I recently went to The Serpentine to visit the first major art exhibition I'd seen since  Olafur Eliasson at the Tate Mo…

Olafur Eliasson

Olafur Eliasson

I was immediately drawn to Danish-Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson's vibrant  Colour Activity House   outside the 21st …

Tim Walker: Wonderful Things

Tim Walker: Wonderful Things

It's always a pleasure stepping into Tim Walker's whimsical world, and the V&A  has plenty of it on show in a n…

ENB's Swan Lake

ENB's Swan Lake

Do more of what you love: and if that’s going to the  ballet  by yourself to see  Swan Lake  for the 87th time, so be it.  …

The China National Peking Opera Company

The China National Peking Opera Company

Last month I had the pleasure of not only attending a rare performance by the China National Peking Opera Company at Sadler…

Scheherazade

Scheherazade

I'm fascinated by orientalism in 19th century art, architecture and music, particularly the works of Russian composers …

Secret Cinema's Romeo + Juliet

Secret Cinema's Romeo + Juliet

Last month, I had one of those dreamy summer days you know you'll be thinking of for years to come.  It was a busy, sun…

Don Giovanni

Don Giovanni

A few weeks ago, I attended a performance of Kasper Holten’s rather unusual revival of Don Giovanni at one of my favourite…

Monet & Architecture

Monet & Architecture

The impressionist artist Claude Monet (1840-1926) is best known for his brilliant landscape paintings of the French coun…

Chelsea Flower Show

Chelsea Flower Show

There's no better way to celebrate the start of the British summer than visiting the Chelsea Flower Show .  I spent a l…

Victorian Giants

Victorian Giants

Victorian Giants , the new exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery, celebrates the birth of art photography in the Vi…

Last Night of the Proms

Last Night of the Proms

One of the cultural highlights of the year for me is the Last Night of the Proms.  I've always watched it on TV, attend…

La Soirée hits the West End

La Soirée hits the West End

Roll up, roll up ladies and gentlemen -  La Soirée  is back in town!  The multi-award-winning cabaret company has hit the w…

Aida

Aida

I didn't celebrate Halloween this year.  I normally jump at the chance to dress up or cover my face in eyeliner , but…