Manchester Collective: at Howard Assembly Room on 26 June
Manchester Collective made a welcome return to Leeds’ Howard Assembly Room on 26 June with Patterns in Repeat, five innovative and radical pieces by four leading female contemporary composers. Meredith Monk – Stringsongs, IV Phantom Strings Meredith Monk has some sixty years of experience as a vocalist, composer, director and choreographer. Stringsongs was written for […]
Genghis Khan: How the Mongols changed the world: an Exhibition at the Royal Armouries in Leeds Until 1 November
Genghis Khan is known as a great warrior. Not surprising then that the Royal Armouries, with their focus on military history, should want to host an exhibition about the legendary leader. Genghis Khan: How the Mongols changed the world is a travelling exhibition produced by Nomad Exhibitions in association with Nantes History Museum and the […]
Brassed Off: at The Quarry Theatre Until 11 July
Brassed Off: A triumphant celebration of community, resilience and the life-changing power of music. This is THE theatrical event of the year. (Editor note: With apologies for so few images. Leeds Playhouse provided many. We are working on adding them here.) As a brass bander and drama teacher, I may be a little biased, but […]
Dadtastic Day on 21 June at Leeds City Museum
Leeds’ latest lord mayor, Stephen Holroyd, is out and about in his robes with local dad and Leeds Dads’ founder, Errol Murray for Dadstastic Day. (main image) Stephen is one of many councillors and local leaders making an appearance today. They are not just here to show support but also to receive it… As well […]
Windrush by Song: at Leeds Playhouse on Windrush Day, 22 June and Until 23 June
Windrush by Song, currently at Leeds Playhouse for just one more evening, is a moving celebration of love, resilience, community and cultural identity, told beautifully through music, dance and theatre. It’s a production that ensures an important chapter of British history is remembered not only through statistics or headlines, but also through the lives of […]
