The ETPEP Award has announced its three final shortlisted plays for the 2022 Award.
They are:
@LeahRoberts by Eva Lily
Belter by Jacko Pook
Belly of the Beast by Saana Sze
Today, the Evening Standard announces the 2022 shortlist for the 66th Evening Standard Theatre Awards. The shortlist features the biggest names and emerging talents from the London stage over the last eighteen months, who are recognised across nine award categories. Among the contenders are globally-renowned actors and actresses and hit shows including: Oklahoma!, Cabaret, The Father and the Assassin and Best of Enemies.
Translating as ‘truth stands’, Enowate is a term, originating from Cameroon, West Africa. Something we all in our own ways seem to search for, the concept of truth is paramount to how we access reality. An introspective hour, looking at oneself, dancer and choreographer Dickson Mbi presents Enowate – a solo foray into the unseen, but deeply felt.
Featuring an unprecedented dialogue between the works of two exceptional artists; Claude Monet and Joan Mitchell, the Fondation Louis Vuitton are delighted to announce the launch of the ‘Monet- Mitchell’ exhibition, open now and until 27th February 2023.
The Society of London Theatre has today announced the return of TheatreCraft, the UK’s largest free theatre careers event. Now in its 16th year, the 2022 event will take place at London’s Royal Opera House on Tuesday 25October.
Founded and co-produced by Masterclass, TheatreCraft supports 16-30 year-olds with the information, resources and networks they need to pursue a career in backstage theatre. Attendees will have the chance to speak directly to 60 leading training providers, venues and theatre companies in the busy marketplace, they can choose from over 40 interactive Q&As and workshops, hear industry leaders discuss hot topics in the panel talks, take part in backstage tours and access to one-to-one specialist careers advice from industry professionals.
A towering figure in the world of women’s empowerment and information technology, Lindsey Nefesh-Clarke is a British CEO and founder of the Women’s WorldWide Web, an online crowdfunding platform dedicated to protecting girls’ and women’s empowerment in developing and developed countries around the world, promoting human rights and access to technology.
A member of the European Young Leaders (EYL40) network since 2012, she has contributed to many policy discussions in Brussels, and brought women’s technological empowerment to the fore. Led by Friends of Europe, each year the European Young Leaders (EYL40) programme brings together talented, established leaders, aged 40 and under, who have made their mark in a wide range of fields such as politics, science, business, media, NGOs, the arts and civil society. You can find more information about the programme here.
To celebrate this year marking the 10th anniversary of the European Young Leaders programme, Nefesh-Clarke was selected for her inimitable feats in advancing girls’ and women’s rights and empowerment. It all started in Bangladesh, where Nefesh-Clarke decided to embark on an IT entrepreneurial adventure. There, she trained with Grameen Bank, founded by Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus, and studied the Grameen microfinance model’s impact on remote Bangladeshi villages. Inspired by Grameen “telephone ladies”’ leading of a wave of telecommunications connectivity via mobile phones purchased through micro-loans, Nefesh-Clarke decided to pursue a similar career in women’s empowerment through IT and further a fight she described as “really connecting Bangladesh to the digital era.”
Today, The Royal Ballet and The Australian Ballet are delighted to announce that #WorldBalletDay 2022 will be the biggest yet. Over 60 companies, from 6 continents, will come together online onWednesday 2 November 2022 to celebrate the power of dance.
Join over the course of the day to watch rehearsals, classes and behind-the-scenes exclusives – all streamed for free, and offering glimpses of ballet’s biggest stars and up-and-coming performers. Following on from the success of last year – which saw over 50 companies take part – the celebration will showcase the very best of the art form, both in terms of its long history and its vibrant future.
The line-up of participating companies includes 14 companies taking part for the very first time, including Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo, Joffrey Ballet and The Washington Ballet. They will join a list of returning favourites: American Ballet Theatre, Paris Opera Ballet, National Ballet of Japan, Cape Town City Ballet and over 50 others. A full list is available on the #WorldBalletDay website.
Fans young and old are invited to join in online by sharing a video of themselves performing a piece of choreography inspired by The Sleeping Beauty, as demonstrated by Royal Ballet Principal Anna Rose O’Sullivan. No ballet experience is necessary, and choreography can be adapted. Content should be shared using #WorldBalletDay for a chance to be featured on the day.
Over 60 years on from the beginnings of the Civil Rights Movement and centuries on from the Transatlantic Slave Trade, the West is at a point of self reflection and historical learning. Multiple factions of society in their own ways advocating for equal rights and a more hopeful tomorrow. One area of popular culture that has been an integral instrument for advocacy has been music, the musical genres of jazz, disco, soul and pop all areas that have given way to iconic musical moments and stars. Celebrating the contributions of Black artists in line with Black History Month, Aures London presents LexTempus VLT-001 ‘The Greats’.
Wandsworth Arts Fringe is back from Fri 9 – Sun 25 June 2023. Expressions of interest and applications for WAF Grants of up to £2,000 per project are open now.
An outrageous subversion of hypersexualised 90s music videos, Cherish Menzo stares straight back at the male gaze. This one-woman dance performance piece goes through several chapters of subversion with numerous references to black hip hop and all tied together with a staccato rhythm. Menzo’s movements are trance-like and at times her performance was mesmerising however, as a whole, the piece fell short as it lacked a change of narrative. The woman we meet at the beginning is the same woman we are left with, and parts of the choreography felt a little repetitive.
Courtesy of Bas De Brouwer.