Arts & Culture
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.
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.
Arts & Culture, New in Ceasefire, Radical Aesthetics - Monday, May 16, 2011 0:00 - 0 Comments
Radical Aesthetics The Art of Spectacle
The arrival of spring hails the start of the great artworld circus that is the Turner Prize. Watching the shortlist trigger the usual mixture of ill-conceived cynicism and giddy elation, Ceasefire columnist Daniel Barnes says it's time to reflect on the cultural relevance of Britain’s most coveted art prize.
Books, New in Ceasefire - Wednesday, April 27, 2011 0:00 - 2 Comments
Books ‘On Wings of Diesel: Trucks, Identity and Culture in Pakistan’
Jamal J. Elias spent almost a decade travelling up and down the clogged arteries of Pakistan’s road network studying the unlikely but fascinating subject of Pakistani truck art and culture. ‘On Wings of Diesel’, the resulting book, is reviewed by Layli Uddin.
Music & Dance, New in Ceasefire - Sunday, April 24, 2011 0:00 - 0 Comments
Music Les Étoiles ‘Little Measurements’
Little Measurements, the new album by the intriguing Les Étoiles is the latest release by the 'Records on Ribs' label. Ceasefire's Alex Baker takes a listen.
Arts & Culture, Film & TV, New in Ceasefire - Monday, April 11, 2011 0:00 - 6 Comments
Arts & Culture | Remembering Juliano
A week ago, celebrated Israeli-Palestinian director and actor Juliano Mer-Khamis was shot dead by gunmen outside his Freedom Theatre in Jenin. In a moving, personal tribute, Nihal Rabbani, a friend and colleague, recounts her memories of him.
Film & TV, New in Ceasefire - Saturday, March 5, 2011 0:00 - 3 Comments
Media “The Revolution Will Not Be Televised”
It's now 40 years since Gill-Scot Heron's iconic cry of defiance. Ceasefire associate editor Usayd Younis says the current rise in popular dissent, armed with new technologies, is now changing everything, not least TV itself.
