Tag: culture

Reading stories full of delusions allows us to escape from the modern world

The entry of Hong Kong cinema to the Taiwanese market in the 1980s brought with it a move to protect homegrown directors and maintain a national...

The life of Ziggy defied expectation.

Debunking the Unk: the curious tale of Curtis Adams

Rose on a Rail's latest production provides a touching and intimate look into a complex mother-daughter relationship.

“The urge to destroy is also a creative urge” Mikhail Bakunin

Investigating the social and biological imperatives behind art

While some may hold the view of music as an absolute art form, the fact is that music is an integral part of human culture, society and our passion for protest

West Side Story has stood the test of time not just because of its artistic mastery, but because of its universal message. As the show’s choreographer Jerome Robbins once said, the show is about intolerance all over the world, not just in 1950s New York. In many ways, the show is more relevant today than it ever has been.

We should be wary of Spotify's control over the music we listen to

Cultural pilgrimages give us access to the inaccessible

David Alexander on our relationship with morally reprehensible artists

Monster love tales other marginalised communities

Cellar is more than just a club, it is a theme in and of itself. Most people describe Cellar as sweaty or grungy, but...