September, 2011
Classical & Opera, New in Ceasefire - Tuesday, September 20, 2011 14:40 - 0 Comments
Opera The Passenger, UK Premiere (ENO)
In his latest review, Ceasefire's classical and opera critic, Paul Guest, gives his verdict on the UK premiere of The Passenger at the English National Opera.
New in Ceasefire, Photo Essays, Special Reports - Tuesday, September 20, 2011 13:34 - 3 Comments
Special Report The Real Housing Crisis in Israel
In the second of her powerful eyewitness reports, Ceasefire correspondent Teodora Todorova looks at Israel's assaults on the housing rights of its own Arab citizens.
New in Ceasefire, Politics - Monday, September 19, 2011 14:58 - 0 Comments
Politics">The ‘other’ 9/11 Politics
As the US marked the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, Chileans commemorated their own similarly-dated tragedy: Pinochet's CIA-assisted 1973 coup against president Salvador Allende. Ceasefire's Sebastião Martins reflects on the meaning of the 'other' 9/11.
New in Ceasefire, Photo Essays, The People in Between - Monday, September 19, 2011 12:45 - 1 Comment
The People in Between ‘This is Kurdistan, not Iraq’
In the second of his ongoing series of travel essays for Ceasefire, Jason Smith recounts his short but unforgettable trip across Iraqi Kurdistan.
New in Ceasefire, The Anti-Imperialist - Sunday, September 18, 2011 14:44 - 5 Comments
The Anti Imperialist The UK Riots: Advertising as a form of violence
In the second of his columns on the political significance of the riots. Ceasefire Associate Editor, Adam Elliott Cooper, tackles the toxic alliance between youth culture, rampant consumerism and corporate interests.
Classical & Opera, New in Ceasefire, Paul Guest's Musical Notes - Sunday, September 18, 2011 13:40 - 1 Comment
Opera How safe is Pappano in London?
In today’s Observer, Classical music critic Fiona Maddocks writes “Given the current panic about music directors in the world’s opera houses – following James Levine’s abrupt departure, temporary or permanent, from the Met last week – let’s hope the ROH has shackled Pappano in chains and thrown away the key.” Of course Maddocks refers, above, […]Ceasefire Bites, New in Ceasefire, Politics - Sunday, September 18, 2011 12:00 - 0 Comments
Politics Bahrain’s healthcare system in crisis
In the aftermath of violent repression in recent months, Janet Salmon reports on the growingly desperate plight of many Bahraini doctors and patients.
Ideas, New in Ceasefire, Passing for Normal, Short Stories - Saturday, September 17, 2011 15:56 - 3 Comments
Passing for Normal A sad little symphony for children
Desperate to console his sobbing daughter, who was suddenly aware of her own mortality, Dave Prescott attempts to convey his views on the topic, and watches in horror as the conversation descends into farce...
Music & Dance, New in Ceasefire - Friday, September 16, 2011 20:52 - 1 Comment
Music London streets, a capella
French singer-songwriter June Caravel spent an entire year making a video, 'London Song', in which (almost) every word in the lyrics is the name of a London street. In an exclusive article, she explains.
Classical & Opera, New in Ceasefire - Friday, September 16, 2011 13:37 - 0 Comments
Opera Donizetti’s The Elixir of Love (ENO)
In his latest review, Ceasefire's classical and opera critic, Paul Guest, gives his verdict on a production of Donizetti's The Elixir of Love at the English National Opera.
