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The Hollywood blockbuster and what it says about us

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Confronting the future of art: ‘Responding to AI’ at Christ Church

‘Responding to AI’ an exhibition curated by Aniq Shamshi and Alice King, confronted the question of how artists perceive artificial intelligence directly.

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Lighthouse Productions on ‘Things I Know To Be True’

Fresh from the success of their debut production, Lighthouse Productions are set to deliver their second show: Andrew Bovell’s Things I Know to Be True (2016).

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A masterclass in devising: ‘Noether’

This original play tells the story of the mathematician Emmy Noether and her struggles with the misogyny of her male peers against the backdrop of the rising Nazi state.

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Culture

The Hollywood blockbuster and what it says about us

Confronting the future of art: ‘Responding to AI’ at Christ Church

Lighthouse Productions on ‘Things I Know To Be True’

A masterclass in devising: ‘Noether’

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