The Unnatural Tragedy, White Bear, London. Review by Barbara Lewis.
Writer, philosopher and English aristocrat Margaret Cavendish (1623-1673) was way ahead of her time and she knew it, writing: “I regard not so much the present but future ages”.
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London Grip Poetry Review – Helen Mort
Pamela Johnson explores a small book in which the poems of Helen Mort respond to massive Arctic landscapes
Fascinating visions: Hiroshige and Turner in Rome. Review by Carla Scarano.
Views of different countries combining practical observations and ideal visions are the focus of two major exhibitions occurring in Rome: Turner: work from Tate and Hiroshige: visions from Japan.
London Grip Poetry Review – Fiona Moore
Emma Lee looks at the new Happenstance collection from Fiona Moore
London Grip Poetry Review – Will Holloway
Graham Hardie considers the range and substance of a debut collection by Will Holloway
London Grip Poetry Review – Neil Curry
Stuart Henson listens in to Neil Curry’s artful channeling of Virginia Woolf
Musee Rambolitrain, Barbara Lewis
Rambouillet – known for its graceful chateau that is the summer seat of French presidents and the setting for international summits – also has appeal for those seeking a gentler life on the sidelines – or even in the sidings.
Jazz Joan and Cigarettes. Clare Doyle.
Here we are in a small town in the Gers department in South West France. This year around 200,000 visitors are expected to descend upon the village for the Marciac Jazz festival. It sounds impossible, but it works!
Andersson Dance/Scottish Ensemble – Goldberg Variations – ternary patterns for insomnia. Review by Julia Pascal.
This is a playful, absurdist and yet serious performance of contemporary dance set to Bach’s Goldberg Variations.
The power of creativity: combining art and fashion in Florence, by Carla Scarano.
Florence has plenty of art masterpieces and so many world renowned museums and churches to visit that it is hard to find the time to see something different when you are there. Textiles and fashion are the other strong trademarks of the city whose fortunes are linked to commerce and banking since the Middle Ages.
A Review of Marnie by Jane McChrystal.
Marnie is remembered best as the film directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Made in 1964, with Tippi Hedren and Sean Connery in the leading roles, Marnie tells the story of a mysterious woman who assumes multiple identities in order to steal money from her employers and the man who hunts her down, Mark Rutland.
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Honfleur: Musee Eugene Boudin and Maisons Satie. Barbara Lewis.
Born in the Normandy port of Honfleur in 1824, son of a mariner and whose dying wish was to return to the coast, Eugene Boudin had an instinctive understanding of the play of light on water and in the sky.