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Arts and culture comms incl Hull City of Culture, Manchester International Festival, UNBOXED, Paraorchestra, SXSW London, Mayor of London, and more. Let's work towards a common good.

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Piers Morgan platforms them for the clicks. If it gets him att nation, a headline, he will do it.

10.02.2026 14:41 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
The Hayward Gallery, Southbank Centre, Lambeth – London County Council (LCC) and Greater London Council (GLC) Architect’s Department, 1963-68
Image Β© Morley von Sternberg

The Hayward Gallery, Southbank Centre, Lambeth – London County Council (LCC) and Greater London Council (GLC) Architect’s Department, 1963-68 Image Β© Morley von Sternberg

BREAKING NEWS: We’re absolutely thrilled to announce that the Southbank Centre -Β the Hayward Gallery, Purcell Room,Β Queen Elizabeth HallΒ and skaters undercroft - has finally been Grade II listedΒ by DCMS after a 35 year long campaign.

➑️ c20society.org.uk/news/southba...

10.02.2026 07:03 πŸ‘ 490 πŸ” 113 πŸ’¬ 19 πŸ“Œ 47
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β€˜The Story of Documentary Film’ Review: Mark Cousin’s Ambitious New Series Celebrates Documentaries’ Power To Connect & Enthrall [Sundance] 'The Story Of Documentary Film’ charts the evolution of nonfiction cinema and how it shapes our view of the world.

First review of The Story of Documentary Film:
theplaylist.net/the-story-of...

28.01.2026 05:42 πŸ‘ 58 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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Government announces bumper Β£1.5 billion package to restore national pride Β£1.5 billion will be invested in cultural organisations over a five-year period – turning the corner on underfunding over the last decade and more

Good news for arts funding.

Government announces bumper Β£1.5 billion package to restore national pride - GOV.UK share.google/AuL5gGhaftvM...

21.01.2026 22:51 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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GΓ³recki’s Sorrowful Songs meditative and powerful at Celtic Connections
✍️ David Smythe
bachtrack.com/review-kapul...

21.01.2026 16:07 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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London’s homicide rate is at a record low as mayor says it disproves Trump's 'dystopian' claims London's murder rate fell in 2025 to its lowest level in decades, officials said Monday. Mayor Sadiq Khan said the figures disprove claims by U.S.

London’s homicide rate is at a record low as mayor says it disproves Trump's 'dystopian' claims

apnews.com/article/lond...

12.01.2026 22:12 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

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12.01.2026 22:14 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Love this. Watched it multiple times. Very calming.

12.01.2026 22:14 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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What the KENNEDY Center used to be…

Remember that time Aretha Franklin performed at the 2015 Kennedy Center Honors, paying tribute to Carole King, who co-wrote β€œYou Make Me Feel Like A Natural Woman,” and it brought a tear to Obama’s eye and everyone to their feet? And Carole King’s reaction. Wow.

01.01.2026 05:04 πŸ‘ 19122 πŸ” 4691 πŸ’¬ 1066 πŸ“Œ 498
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#Top31DavidBowie 3

Station To Station | 1976

The epic ten minute long album title track and opening song on his 1976 masterpiece. The intro is spellbinding and when those vocals come in with that incredible opening line, there’s no one finer or cooler around than DB.

youtu.be/ZpIhsGg2SJ0

29.12.2025 08:13 πŸ‘ 50 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
London is #1 graphic.

London is #1 graphic.

Once more for the haters...

09.12.2025 17:32 πŸ‘ 1653 πŸ” 502 πŸ’¬ 82 πŸ“Œ 50

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10.11.2025 19:56 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Wikipedia urges AI companies to use its paid API, and stop scraping | TechCrunch Wikipedia, the online nonprofit encyclopedia, is urging AI companies to stop scraping its pages and to use its paid API instead.

Wikipedia, the online nonprofit encyclopedia, is urging AI companies to stop scraping its pages and to use its paid API instead.

10.11.2025 18:35 πŸ‘ 68 πŸ” 25 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 3
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#WeekendSingles starring The Beatles, The Last Poets, Darrell Banks, Jeb Loy Nichols, The Wild Swans, Jane Birkin, The Clientele, Jackie Mittoo, Throbbing Gristle, Blancmange, The Slits and The Pop Group, The Gist, Sandie Shaw, The Exits, and Wire

19.10.2025 09:10 πŸ‘ 77 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0

The way I just SCREAMED when I’ve seen that Chris Watson and Stephen Mallinder are going to do a CABARET VOLTAIRE show IN SHEFFIELD in october to mark CV50 - TEENAGE KARL IS SCREAMING
@sensoriafestival.bsky.social

13.05.2025 09:19 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A still from the National Theatre revival of the Normal Heart, overlaid with the text, a quote from the play: β€˜I belong to a culture that includes Proust, Henry James, Tchaikovsky, Plato, Socrates, Aristotle, Alexander the Great, Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, Christopher Marlowe, Tennessee Williams, Walt Whitman, EM Forster, Francis Bacon, James Baldwin… These are not invisible men.’

A still from the National Theatre revival of the Normal Heart, overlaid with the text, a quote from the play: β€˜I belong to a culture that includes Proust, Henry James, Tchaikovsky, Plato, Socrates, Aristotle, Alexander the Great, Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, Christopher Marlowe, Tennessee Williams, Walt Whitman, EM Forster, Francis Bacon, James Baldwin… These are not invisible men.’

The Normal Heart, Larry Kramer’s blistering play about AIDS and AIDS activism, opened in New York on April 21 1985.

22.04.2025 11:34 πŸ‘ 66 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 2

I still have my copy!

20.04.2025 16:12 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

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20.04.2025 16:10 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Hey Graham! Great to hear back from you. I will drop you an email.

15.04.2025 06:47 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

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14.04.2025 21:23 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

@grahamcruickshank.bsky.social hello!

13.04.2025 08:48 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Props Carpenter ApprenticeΒ  | Royal Ballet and Opera Application deadline: 9am, Monday 12th May 2025

Royal Ballet and Opera are offering an Apprenticeship in Props Carpentry #theatrejobs #artsjobs

08.04.2025 14:47 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Producer and the Arts Council - Strategies for Successful Grant Funding Are you a Producer or Artist - are you looking to get a grant from Arts Council England of between Β£1000 and Β£100,000 to create work?

πŸ’°πŸ‘€Looking for Arts Council England funding?

Future Artists are providing a detailed walkthrough of the ACE Project Grants application process, with a focus on the under 30k funds.

Taking place online - April 22nd.

08.04.2025 10:00 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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UK Aids Memorial Quilt to go on display at Tate Modern’s Turbine Hall Quilt, made in 1980s to raise awareness, to be shown as US cuts raise fears of Aids resurgence in some countries
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Shriekback - Nemesis (Official Music Video)
Shriekback - Nemesis (Official Music Video) YouTube video by ShriekbackVEVO

Sad to hear of the death of Gang Of Four/Shriekback's Dave Allen. I visited him at home in Phoenix, AZ in 1994 to talk about his World Domination Recordings label, and he was lovely. And what a bassist. I could post so many GO4 tracks but here's a Shriekback banger. www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bMM...

07.04.2025 11:44 πŸ‘ 39 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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White hot intensity in Jurowski’s Lyatoshynsky The London Philharmonic welcomes back its Conductor Emeritus Vladimir Jurowski for a typically challenging programme of dark Russian and Ukrainian scores.

This was a dark, but brilliant evening – always a treat to see Vladimir Jurowski back with the @lporchestra.bsky.social. And another chance to hear Lyatoshynsky 3 in concert! bachtrack.com/review-jurow...

03.04.2025 08:35 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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An insider look at our INCREDIBLE Season Launch πŸŽ‰

A magical night packed with our artist community to celebrate all the STELLAR work we have coming in 2025!

There's more than one way to be South Asian at Tara Theatre 🀎

31.03.2025 14:30 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Pete Wylie | SINFUL (Wogan 1986)
Pete Wylie | SINFUL (Wogan 1986) YouTube video by RadioWah

Happy birthday to Pete Wylie. Here's Sinful filmed for Wogan in 86. Everything about this is great - Pete and Josie are so cool while the dancing nuns doing the Koyaanisqatsi-style bridge is the icing on the cake
youtu.be/Ms8JI4Bc1Qc

22.03.2025 08:31 πŸ‘ 192 πŸ” 27 πŸ’¬ 18 πŸ“Œ 4
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RPS Awards announce winners for 2025 Kazuki Yamada, Claire Booth and the Paraorchestra were among the winners announced on Thursday, which also honoured contemporary music record label NMC and Belfast’s Open Arts Community Choir.

Congratulations to @paraorchestra.bsky.social for being named Best Ensemble at this year's @royalphilsoc.bsky.social Awards πŸŽΆπŸŽΆπŸŽΆπŸ‘πŸ½πŸ‘πŸ½πŸ‘πŸ½

bachtrack.com/fr_FR/news-r...

08.03.2025 13:48 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

You can listen to David Soin Tappeser, half of artist duo Hyzoilic/Desires, discuss their research into salt for this work on BBC Art & Ideas:
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p...

02.03.2025 09:59 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0