Arts & Culture
New in Ceasefire, Rob Murray's Monday Cartoons - Thursday, October 20, 2011 5:18 - 0 Comments
Cartoons">Rob Murray’s Mondays Cartoons
A weekly selection from acclaimed cartoonist Rob Murray
Columns, Counterpoetics, New in Ceasefire - Thursday, October 20, 2011 3:08 - 0 Comments
Counterpoetics">Reading Capitalism and Schizophrenia in Nablus Counterpoetics
This month's offering from Ceasefire's poet-in-residence.
Film & TV, New in Ceasefire - Wednesday, October 19, 2011 3:54 - 1 Comment
Film">Review: 1395 Days Without Red Film
Douglas Brennan reviews Šejla Kamerić and Anri Sala's modern silent film '1395 Days Without Red', which explores the conditions of life during the Sarajevo siege through an innovative combination of repetition, individuation, and Tchaikovsky.
Film & TV, New in Ceasefire - Sunday, October 16, 2011 17:35 - 1 Comment
Film">Review: Blood in the Mobile Film
This week sees the release of 'Blood in the Mobile', a powerful documentary tackling the role of 'blood minerals' in the Congo's civil war, the world's "biggest conflict since WWII". Ceasefire associate editor Usayd Younis takes a look.
Arts & Culture, New in Ceasefire - Friday, October 14, 2011 19:54 - 10 Comments
Music">Review: Lowkey’s ‘Soundtrack to the Struggle’ Music
This weekend, UK-based Hip Hop artist Lowkey releases his long-awaited album 'Soundtrack to the Struggle'. Ceasefire's Terence Elliott-Cooper gives us the lowdown on the latest from the man described as 'hiphop's activist'
Arts & Culture, New in Ceasefire - Wednesday, October 12, 2011 13:49 - 2 Comments
Arts & Culture">Jack Smith: A Feast for Open Eyes Arts & Culture
Jack Smith, whose endlessly controversial film 'Flaming Creatures' gave him a reputation as the "only true underground filmmaker", was the subject of a recent revival at London's ICA which made the claim that we should take Smith much more seriously. Did it work? Janine DeFeo reviews the exhibition.
Classical & Opera, New in Ceasefire - Monday, October 3, 2011 16:21 - 0 Comments
Opera Paul Daniel: An Interview
In an exclusive interview, Ceasefire's opera critic, Paul Guest, speaks to acclaimed conductor Paul Daniel, on the new production of Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro at the English Coliseum.
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.
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, […]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...
