Thoughts on The National Opera's Tosca | Luna Hills
Puccini’s ‘Tosca’ tells the tragic story of opera singer Floria Tosca, who fights to save her lover, the lone artist Cavaradossi, from...
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Oct 2, 20223 min read
What is a portrait?-Looking at Donald Rodney's 'A Land of Milk and Honey II' | Aliya Mueller-Koegler
What exactly makes an artwork a portrait? The Tate defines it as ‘a representation of a particular person’, whereas the Merriam Webster...
Dec 13, 20213 min read
Swimming Upstream: David Hammons’ Revolutionary Art | Renee Bel-Momodu
Emerging as a key figure in the landscape of American art over the last fifty years, David Hammons’ heterogeneous practice has...
Nov 22, 20214 min read
The Sinister Revolution of Punk Rock | Irine Teneishvili
Influenced by the dissent against authorities voiced by psychedelic rock in the 1960s and characterised by Jim Morrison’s transcendent,...
Nov 17, 20212 min read
‘Story telling is a political act’ – Polly Creed’s Lecture | Mia Spiller
On Tuesday 16th November, Polly Creed gave a lecture on Art and Activism- Making Politically Engaged Theatre & Film. During the talk she...
Nov 17, 20215 min read
60s Body Art: A Cultural Fad or a Feminist Revolution? | Eve Scott
Emanating in the counterculture of the liberated 60s, the phenomenon of body art marked a dramatic upheaval of the portrayal of the self....
Dec 10, 20191 min read
Looking back on Carols at St Margaret’s | Rhiana Thomas
Last Monday guests flocked to st Margarets church for an evening of Christmas cheer. I was in the choir, right in the midst of the action...
Nov 25, 20191 min read
‘Grief is the Thing with Feathers’ by Max Porter. A review of one of the decade’s most i
Told through chaotic and unconventional prose, ‘Grief is the Thing with feathers’ explores grief felt after the loss of a loved one and...
Mar 13, 20192 min read
Why ‘Animals’ Is A Masterpiece | Jacob Seager
Continuing on my first review of ‘The Dark Side of the Moon’, I have decided to write about my favourite album of all time, also by Pink...
Feb 14, 20193 min read
English Literature: What does it mean to today’s youth?|Aashna Shaikh & Alaa El-Hannach
Photograph: Queen Alexandra Sixth Form In the UK, the number of students studying A-Level English Literature has been in decline, with...
Sep 12, 20183 min read
Understanding ‘Dark Side of the Moon’ – Pink Floyd | Jacob Seager
Pink Floyd’s ‘Dark Side of the Moon’ is one of the most famous and best-selling albums of all time. A flagship release of the progressive...
Aug 11, 20182 min read
the day I saw the rainbow rise | Krizzel Mapaye
(note: this is going to be a personal outlook on my experiences of the Pride Parade; the experience is different for everyone who comes...
Mar 11, 20183 min read
11 Artists you are not listening to – why? | Yinka Aresa
I recently discovered a new band that are now my favorite band in the world. But the thing is that they are so talented it’s gross and...
Mar 3, 20182 min read
This ‘feeling’ | Anonymous
Am I being stupid? It’s almost been over a year and I am still unable to overcome this feeling- a feeling that I can’t describe, a...
Feb 25, 20181 min read
Spoken Word Review-Alchemy Nights | Mia Kitty Barbe-Willson
Alchemy Nights @ Looking Glass Cocktail Club on Hackney Road Alchemy Nights are a collective of singers and spoken word/poetry performers...
Feb 12, 20181 min read
“You know how you feel when you don’t know how you feel? That’s how I feel.” | Ariella Raz
Like the two emotions you feel are intersecting but there’s no exact way of describing it, so your mind gets confused. You’re confused...
Feb 9, 201812 min read
Ahhh 2017-Best Albums | Yinka Aresa
2017 will always remain an unforgettable year. Regardless of how each of us choose to view 2017, one thing that can never be said was...
Jan 27, 20181 min read
Anthony and Cleopatra at the Barbican | Mia Barbe-Wilson
Josette Simon as Cleopatra was a masterstroke for Iqbal Khan – while Antony Byrne’ performance is highly commendable, and his suicide...
Jan 27, 20182 min read
We only want peace | Destiny Adeyemi
We only want peace These words resonate through the land Like a basketball dribbling left to right in the player’s hand We only want...
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