Exploring UKREiiF: Culture and Place Making
Last week, the 3-day UK Real Estate, Investment & Infrastructure Forum (UKREiiF) came to Leeds. With panel discussions on every aspect of construction and property management, itwas difficult to know what to focus on, but I was impressed by the number of organisations stressing the importance of culture and creativity to developing projects, whether that […]
Royal Armouries Purchase Leeds Site
This week the Royal Armouries has hosted the massive UK Real Estate, Investment & Infrastructure Forum (UKREiiF). The event saw 16,000 tickets sold but with fringe events, visiting speakers and logistical support the event may have brought as many as 20,000 people interested in real estate development to Leeds. It was an appropriate time for […]
Leeds City Museum: Enlightenment – Vivid Light and Sound Show: From 3 July
Swiss art collective PROJEKTIL brings Immersive Audiovisual Experience Enlightenment to Leeds City Museum. Enlightenment by EONARIUM will make its Yorkshire debut at Leeds City Museum on 3 July, following acclaimed runs in Glasgow and Liverpool. In a dynamic 360º journey, visitors will be enveloped in stunning visuals and captivating soundscapes inspired by Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons. The waitlist […]
Nationhood: Memory and Hope at the Impressions Gallery, Bradford: Ends 26 April
People make places. Bradford 2025, the yearlong City of Culture celebration, has put people at the heart of the project. Nationhood: Memory and Hope at the Impressions Gallery explores portraiture, community and Britishness in the 21st Century. Impressions Gallery sits in the centre of Bradford City Square, overlooking the Mirror Pool, which when I visited […]
A Thousand Splendid Suns: at Quarry Theatre 28 May to 14 June
Beautiful new production shots show how Leeds Playhouse’s epic Quarry stage is being transformed into the stunning world of A Thousand Splendid Suns. Ursula Rani Sarma’s play based on Khaled Hosseini’s best-selling spiritual sequel to The Kite Runner is presented by Leeds Playhouse, Birmingham Rep and Nottingham Playhouse. Roxana Silbert, who directed the critically acclaimed European Premiere of the […]
