New in Ceasefire
Classical & Opera, New in Ceasefire - Thursday, June 9, 2011 0:00 - 0 Comments
Opera Simon Boccanegra (ENO)
In his latest review, Ceasefire's opera critic, Paul Guest, gives his verdict on a production of Simon Boccanegra at the English National Opera.
New in Ceasefire, North African Dispatches - Wednesday, June 8, 2011 0:00 - 7 Comments
North African Dispatches Sarkozy and Africa: a matter of (dis)respect
In his latest column, Kateb Salim takes a look at Sarkozy's relationship with former French colonies in North Africa, from his days as a populist interior minister, to his ailing presidency, informed by unreconstructed neo-colonialism, opportunistic interventionism and cultural insensitivity.
New in Ceasefire, Photo Essays - Monday, June 6, 2011 0:00 - 0 Comments
Photo Essay Capturing Gaza (II)
In this week's edition of her "Capturing Gaza" series of photo essays, Ceasefire's Gaza correspondent Hama Waqum presents the images the headlines missed.
New in Ceasefire, Politics - Saturday, June 4, 2011 20:27 - 0 Comments
Special Report India: “progress” before people
This week, thousands of people in two rural districts of India’s eastern Orissa state are losing their homes and livelihoods, their land forcibly bought by South Korean steel mining giant POSCO after five years of Indian government deliberation. Juliet Whitley reports for Ceasefire.
Classical & Opera, New in Ceasefire - Friday, June 3, 2011 0:00 - 0 Comments
Opera Candide (Barbican)
In his latest review, Ceasefire's opera critic, Paul Guest, gives his verdict on a production of Candide at Barbican Hall.
In Theory, New in Ceasefire - Friday, June 3, 2011 0:00 - 1 Comment
An A-Z of theory Samir Amin (Part 2)
In a new addition to his "A to Z of theory" series, political theorist Andrew Robinson introduces, in a two-part essay, the work of Samir Amin, one of the leading theorists of World Systems Analysis and dependency theory. In part two, Robinson introduces, and critically assesses, Amin's concept of "delinking".
Classical & Opera, New in Ceasefire - Thursday, June 2, 2011 2:01 - 1 Comment
Opera Go Traviata (Go Opera)
Hackney-based opera company Go Opera made their debut last night with their own adaptation of Verdi’s masterpiece La Traviata aptly named ‘Go Traviata’ which was performed in a warehouse in Hackney. Ceasefire's opera critic, Paul Guest, reviews a "unique experience".
New in Ceasefire, Special Reports - Wednesday, June 1, 2011 20:48 - 0 Comments
Special Report Egyptian Workers: Protectors of the revolution
Five months after Mubarak's fall, our Cairo correspondent, Jumanah Younis, reports on the ongoing struggle of Egyptian workers and trade unions to protect and consolidate the gains of the Jan 25th revolution.
Arts & Culture, New in Ceasefire, Passing for Normal - Wednesday, June 1, 2011 0:00 - 6 Comments
Passing for Normal The mushroom chair
"For a while now" begins Dave Prescott in a brilliant new piece "I have been looking for someone with the time, skill and interest to help me grow oyster mushrooms on a straw-stuffed chair, in order to install it without explanation as a piece of living art in my local high street."
