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Somewhere you should go… Sunday Papers Live

The Cultural Exposé — Thu, 21 Nov 2013 11:00:33 +0000

Who doesn’t love flicking through a quality broadsheet on a Sunday? It’s this sentiment that inspired the guys behind the Wilderness Festival to come up with Sunday Papers Live – a clever day of intelligent cultural pursuits, structured around the sections you’d usually find in a weekend paper. Taking place in a giant living room, this immersive event covers a number of journalistic topics in the form of conversations, performances, workshops and walks, led by some of the finest speakers and personalities in the capital. This edition’s line-up includes Channel 4’s Jon Snow (World News), comedian Andrew Maxwell (Columnist), Natty Cangeroo & The Flames of Rhythm (Music) and the 37-strong Wilderness Orchestra, who’ll be taking care of the film section by performing some of the greatest movie soundtracks. Plus, there are over 15 more guests on the bill taking on various themes across culture and lifestyle, while the food comes from cult faves The Breakfast Club and eco-chef Tom Hunt, who’ll be whipping up a banquet roast. Sounds like the kind of Sunday we could get used to… Sunday Papers Live takes place on November 24th at Cecil Sharp House, 2 Regent’s Park Road. You can check out the full line-up of guests below, but for more info visit: www.sundaypaperslive.com World News – Jon Snow UK News – Maajid Nawaz Business – Charles Eisenstein Science & Technology – Marcus Chown Sport – Alison Kervin CULTURE Art – Andrew Shoben Music – Natty Cangeroo & The Flames of Rhythm Books (fiction) – Laura Dockrill, C.J. Flood, Nathan Filer & Tim Clare Books (non-Fiction) – Steven Poole Film – The Wilderness Orchestra Theatre – Company of Angels presents The Commissioners Special Feature – The President & The Provocateur : Alex Cox LIFESTYLE Style – Orsola de Castro Gardening – Richard Reynolds Travel – Mikael Strandberg Columnist – Andrew Maxwell Letters – Sarah Corbett

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Somewhere you should go… Pop Art Design at Barbican

The Cultural Exposé — Wed, 02 Oct 2013 11:33:23 +0000

Though October has just begun, we’re already looking forward to the 22nd, when the Barbican launches a massive new show revealing the playful collision between the pop art tradition and world of design. Pop Art Design is a comprehensive collection of artworks which make those bold statements the legendary genre was best known for when it emerged 50 years ago – so there’s the provocative commentary on the cult of celebrity and consumerism, but it all goes beyond graphics and paintings to feature some of the designs, objects, architecture and interiors inspired by the movement.

Gaetano Pesce’s Moloch floor lamp, 1970-71

There’s over 200 works from 70 iconic and lesser known artists and designers including Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein and Achille Castiglioni, and alongside the exhibition will be events, talks, tours, workshops and film screenings, all running up until February 2014. For more info, visit: www.barbican.org.uk/artgallery/event-detail.asp?ID=14797

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Somewhere you should go… Popin’ Pete’s Pop Shop, Box Park

The Cultural Exposé — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 11:00:34 +0000

If you’re from a gen’ of hip-hoppers who attempted to bust a move while watching Wild Style or Beat Street (on repeat, of course), here’s the sort of rare homage to the good ‘ol days that should be in your diary. The Popin’ Pete Pop Shop has dropped into town courtesy of the legendary Electric Boogaloos dancer, who’ll be bringing back the old school at the Box Park through a week-long series of daily workshops, performances, DJing, Q&As, stuff for the kiddies, live art and parties.

Pic: BigWanPro

It’ll be the chance to perfect your P&L’s (poppin’ and lockin’) and learn a bit of dance history before putting it all into practice at the Get Down Social Dance Party at Rich Mix with DJ Biznizz on Sunday, March 31st. Can’t wait to sign up!

For more info, visit: www.boxpark.co.uk/popinpete

Check out Popin’ Pete in action:

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Somewhere you should go… KINOTEKA Polish Film Festival

Ed Spencer — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 11:00:39 +0000

There’s always a myriad of film festivals in the capital and you might be wondering why this particular festival deserves special attention. Well, there are many reasons why this particular festival deserves special attention. Not only does the programme revisit old film maestros within the Polish film industry (the retrospective of experimental artist Wojciech Bruszewski at the Tate looks particularly tasty) and showcase the latest cutting-edge films (Bejbi Blues from Katarzyna Rosłaniec looks at teenagers obsessed with video games and getting wasted – with the small matter of a baby to take care of), the programme also includes an array of workshops.

These vary from a cinematography masterclass with Roman Polanski collaborator Paweł Edelman (most lauded for his work on ‘The Pianist’) to learning the dark arts of pitching your era-defining idea and discovering the latest technological developments and trends within Hollywood at the moment. The festival also looks to the future, fostering the next generation of talent with animation workshops for young teenagers.

But back to the programme. There is one film guaranteed to appal or intrigue, and even if you are appalled, you’ll still be intrigued. ‘F*** for Forest’ may be a questionable title, but is in fact a charity that take a more salacious approach to environmental activism; they’re featured in a documentary that shows the amorous attempts of this group of hardy souls to protect an area of Amazon rainforest for its indigenous people.

In short, this is no ordinary film festival. (Words: Ed Spencer)

Kinoteka runs until March 17th at various venues. For more info, visit: For more info – www.kinoteka.org.uk

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