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Anyone looking for signs of the revolution that was to come in the past decade only had to keep an eye on Cairo’s art scene
The South Bank Sky Arts Awards were a telling snapshot of today’s ‘culture of the nation’
©Angela Lubrano
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Fun, XOYO, London
Riding high with a UK top 10 hit, the New York band radiated exuberance at this London gig
©Steve J Sherman
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Nashville Symphony/Ives, Carnegie Hall, New York
Charles Ives’ hyper-forbidding ‘Universe Symphony’ was the highlight of a visit from this adventurous orchestra
THEATRE & DANCE
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Chair, Lyric Hammersmith Studio, London
Edward Bond’s play is a grim parable about a future society where security trumps humanity
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George Benjamin, Royal Festival Hall, London
A two-day retrospective shows that the British composer’s work is best savoured in small doses
DESIGN & ARCHITECTURE
May 14, 2012
Photographers’ Gallery, London
Despite an unglamorous locale, the rebuilt exhibition space has real urban presence
©Paul Kolnik
THEATRE & DANCE
May 14, 2012
Martins & Millepied premieres, Lincoln Center, New York
Expectations were rewarded by intricate variations on a corkscrew motif and a vibrant fusion of dance and music
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May 14, 2012
LSO/Gergiev, Barbican, London
The LSO’s Stravinsky Festival began with the austere Mass before taking off with a glittering Firebird led by Valery Gergiev
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May 14, 2012
Matthew Shipp and Sabir Mateen, Café Oto, London
This free jazz gig didn’t exactly break the mould but it was delivered with warmth, heart and an overriding sense of form
©Nigel Norrington
THEATRE & DANCE
May 13, 2012
Top Hat, Aldwych Theatre, London
The plot is tissue thin, but there’s exuberant choreography in a production that’s delivered with zest and polish
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