The Pain of the Family System. The Forsytes as a Mirror of Pain
John Galsworthy’s “The Forsyte Saga” is a grand novel of immense and utmost importance not only to English but also to world literature. A Nobel laureate, Galsworthy wrote about what…
The Pain of the Family System. The Forsytes as a Mirror of Pain
John Galsworthy’s “The Forsyte Saga” is a grand novel of immense and utmost importance not only to English but also to world literature. A Nobel laureate, Galsworthy wrote about what he knew best—people, their loves, and desires. The vivid depictions of the Forsyte family members and everyone connected to them…
Tansy Davies: “composing music is a multilayered soul excavation”
Tansy Davies (born 29 May 1973, Bristol) is an English composer of contemporary classical music. She won the BBC Young Composers' Competition in 1996 and has written works for ensembles such as the London Symphony Orchestra, the BBC Symphony Orchestra and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. In 2023 she was…
The Observer of Nature: Van Gogh exhibition at the National Gallery
On the 14th of September National Gallery opened an exhibition of Vincent van Gogh to mark two occasions: its bicentenary, as well as the centenary of the acquisition of two Van Gogh masterpieces – The Chair (1888) and Sunflowers (1888). Interestingly, both paintings were created during the period Van Gogh…
Director is Dissatisfied: When a Narcotrafficker Becomes a Diva
A trans-musical-TV drama laced with elements of crime? While a combination may initially seem as jarring as the very image of a narcobarón,adorned with facial tattoos, grappling with the intricacies of gender identity, it’s precisely this blend of genres and this narrative twist that form the backbone of Jacques Audiard’s…
Emerging Artist Sofia Malemina Debuts Immersive Digital Installations at art’otel London Hoxton
In her first solo exhibition, Abiogenesis, multimedia artist Sofia Malemina showcases an immersive video installation designed specifically for the exhibition space at art'otel London Hoxton.
Alexander Boldachev’s Christmas Truce Tour
A journey of peace, hope, and cultural solidarity from Milan across over fifteen cities. From November 23 to December 23, 2024.
MusicSavesTheWorld: London Music Marathon featuring SBP4, Alexey Aigui, Palina, and more
The events of 2022 not only brought profound sorrow to the world but also intensified the polarization of Russian society, exacerbating existing divisions. Culture, traditionally serving—if we agree with this premise—as a unifying force and a repository of contemporary individual experience, inevitably mirrored this schism: one segment became dependent (willingly…
Babies on Pause: Why Millennials and Gen Z Are Hitting Snooze on Starting a Family
For young people today, the question of whether to have kids feels more open than ever, and the answer isn't clear-cut. Many feel torn; imagining themselves in traditional parental roles can be hard, and excitement about that future is often mixed with hesitation. Yet, even for those not actively dreaming…
The Unseen at Riverside Studios
This harrowing new production of The Unseen by Craig Wright (Six Feet Under, Lost, Dirty Sexy Money) will premiere at Riverside Studios for a strictly limited season in 2024. In a brutal totalitarian regime, two strangers are imprisoned for reasons unknown. Wallace and Valdez communicate only through their cell walls,…
Hurry, don’t miss out! Five London shows swiftly exiting the stage
If you haven't seen them yet, you've already missed out – such is the motto of English theatre. Most shows run not for a season, but at best a few months. Market laws, competition, and public interest all influence the life of a play. Today, we’ll talk about five productions…
Where did Humans come from? A course of lectures
For millennia, philosophers, priests, and poets have debated whether the spirit or body has primacy in humans. These debates are vibrant and fascinating, but they rarely lead to conclusions. However, when biologists joined the discussion, answers slowly began to emerge, and the past started to solidify from out of the…
In Conversation with Anthony-Noel Kelly: The Present, the Past and the New
While preparing for my interview with Anthony-Noel Kelly, which he had kindly agreed to do with London Cult in the light of his upcoming exhibition, What Lies Beneath, I found myself fascinated with him.
The Director is Dissatisfied: Crafting the Monster Known as Trump, Ali Abbasi’s version
Fixation on power, money, and gain, intertwined with cynicism and disdain for conventions—a potent cocktail for the realization of the American dream. This complex dynamic succeeds, in its own warped way, for both Roy Cohn and Donald Trump, the protagonists of Ali Abbasi’s film “The Apprentice.” However, it is the…
Refracting the Familiar: Vladimir Chernyshev’s “Heavy Water” and the Aesthetics of Impermanence
Heavy water, or deuterium dioxide, is a compound chemically identical to regular water, save for the substitution of hydrogen's lighter isotope with its denser progenitor. Traceable in minuscule quantities across the globe’s waterways, heavy water serves as a fitting metaphor for the concept of otherness that permeates the praxis of…
