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Classical & Opera, Hello Mozart, New in Ceasefire - Tuesday, May 31, 2011 0:00 - 0 Comments
Operation Guest Does Opera in concert work?
Handel’s Ariodante was performed at the Barbican Hall last Wednesday in concert form. In this week's column, our opera critic, Paul guest, reflects on whether opera in concert really works.
Classical & Opera, New in Ceasefire - Friday, May 27, 2011 12:00 - 0 Comments
Opera Macbeth (ROH)
Ceasefire's opera critic, Paul Guest, reviews the Royal Opera's current production of Verdi's Macbeth. Although the production was nothing spectacular the singing, he writes, was "glorious".
Classical & Opera, New in Ceasefire - Friday, May 27, 2011 6:00 - 1 Comment
Opera Ariodante (Barbican)
Ceasefire's opera critic, Paul Guest, reviews a production of Handel's Ariodante at Barbican Hall.
Ideas, Interviews, New in Ceasefire - Friday, May 27, 2011 4:26 - 30 Comments
Exclusive Jody McIntyre interviews Lowkey
In an exclusive, candid new interview, Ceasefire contributor Jody McIntyre (writer for the Independent and author of the 'Life on Wheels' blog) asks Lowkey, one of the country's most respected MCs and political activists about his life, politics, art and more.
Classical & Opera, New in Ceasefire - Friday, May 27, 2011 0:00 - 1 Comment
Opera A Midsummer Night’s Dream (ENO)
Ceasefire's opera critic, Paul Guest, reviews a decidedly underwhelming production of 'A Midsummer Night’s Dream'
Classical & Opera, New in Ceasefire - Friday, May 27, 2011 0:00 - 1 Comment
Opera The Damnation of Faust (ENO)
When the English National Opera invited former python-turned-Hollywood big gun Terry Gilliam to direct its production of the Damnation of Faust, many expected mayhem. Instead, Ceasefire's opera critic, Paul Guest, found himself mightily impressed.
Books, Devil's Advocate, Ideas, New in Ceasefire - Thursday, May 26, 2011 9:51 - 0 Comments
Books Natural Experiments of History
Can you run experiments on the past? A groundbreaking book seems to suggest the answer might be yes. 'National Experiments of History", co-authored by celebrated thinker Jared Diamond, attempts to propose a radical new way of studying history and other social sciences. Ceasefire's Omer Ali gives his verdict.
New in Ceasefire, Photo Essays, Special Reports - Monday, May 23, 2011 7:00 - 2 Comments
Capturing Gaza Breaking the siege
Last week, Palestinians marched in their thousands to commemorate the 63rd anniversary of their national catastrophe, the Nakba. Ceasefire's Hama Waqum, who had just arrived in Gaza with the Vik2Gaza Convoy, reports on how a people besieged are finally breaking free.
Features, Interviews, New in Ceasefire - Tuesday, May 17, 2011 0:00 - 3 Comments
Interview Ilan Pappe on Israel, Palestine and the prospects for peace
In a fascinating video interview, celebrated Israeli historian and dissident intellectual Ilan Pappe talks to author and film-maker Frank Barat about the latest developments in the conflict, including the Palestine Papers, the Arab Spring and the way forward. "It is now time for everyone", Barat writes in his introduction "to re-frame the questions"
Beautiful Transgressions, New in Ceasefire, Politics - Tuesday, May 17, 2011 0:00 - 12 Comments
Beautiful Transgressions Who Cares?
Whose problem is it when a mother finds herself unable to take part in political resistance because she can't find childcare provision? In her new column, Sara Motta argues that a strong, inclusive movement cannot be built and sustained if we allow obstacles to female participation to be systematically ignored or trivialised.
