Features
Do Not Alight Here - a new book by Ben Pedroche
People have always been on the move, travelling from place to place through our inquisitiveness, and driven by a variety of different reasons. With the Industrial Revolution came the complex network of railways and trains, and through the 20th century, we built underground train systems.… Read More
onedotzero’s Adventures in Motion 2011 at the BFI
This week’s Adventures in Motion festival at the BFI marks the company’s 15th anniversary, but for such a forward thinking organisation used to dealing with the most cutting edge technologies, there’s little chance of them resting on their laurels. … Read More
All is good in the life of Alfie Boe
On London as a cultural capital... For me, it’s one of the best cities in the world. It attracts so many different people from all walks of life, all different cultures and nations, and I think it’s a great way to… Read More
Five amazing London views waiting to be discovered
We all have a number one spot to soak up our surroundings. The people’s favourite Waterloo Bridge is the scene of many a late-night stroll just to gaze, once again, at that shimmering skyline - always as mesmerising as one remembers - and… Read More
Dickens’ London: Five unmissable places
In advance of the opening of Dickens and London at the Museum of London in December, we took a look at some of the most memorably Dickensian locations to be found in London today. Bleeding Heart Yard Not only does Bleeding Heart Yard have a… Read More
London is divided and united by its river; one of few cities in the world to find its essence in two profoundly different, yet nearly touching, urban characters. Born in Milan and arriving with little previous knowledge of London, Matteo Pericoli made an intensive 20-mile… Read More
Stimulating experiences have never been in short supply during Dance Umbrella’s 33-year history, but this autumn the annual London-based international dance festival seems determined to surpass itself. The work on offer runs the gamut from interactive performances to revivals of bona fide classics,… Read More
Is sport art? A question I'm sure which has been debated on many an occasion but one where no definitive answer has ever been provided, and probably never will. One question that has been answered however, and emphatically so, is whether sport and art… Read More
Playground city: An interview with art architect Nicola Read
The 815agency is a new kind of architectural practice interested in the idea that a new building isn't always the solution to a client's problem. Set up by Nicola Read in 2010 their current interests include abandoned spaces, urban infrastructures, high streets, narrative, ritual,… Read More
Uncovering Shakespeare’s contemporaries
There’s a brilliant man strutting his stuff on the Southbank this summer. He’s a shrewd, witty Brit who swoops through time and space uncovering evil and rewarding virtue; however, he is eternally condemned to dwell in the shadow of his travelling… Read More
