Transform Festival: Out of the Blue
Out of the Blue, created and performed by Belgian theatre artists, Silke Huysmans and Hannes Dereere, is an evocative documentary theatre show about the world of deep-sea mining. The performance was part of Transform 23 an international performance festival held in Leeds between the 11 and 22 October 2023. The Festival itself was part of […]
Transform Festival – One Song
Transform Festival has just completed a week in Leeds, taking up residence in multiple venues across the City. The Festival showcases exceptional productions from all over the globe, using both intimate spaces as well as large scale venues to bring to life a whole host of themes, such as loss, nature, community and personal development. […]
Opera North: La Rondine Reviewed
Puccini’s La Rondine (The Swallow) is at Leeds Grand Theatre on 24, 26 and 28 October, then touring until 17 November. To refer to La Rondine as Puccini’s Cinderella opera is something of an understatement. Premiered in 1917, with Puccini at the height of his creative powers, the successes of Bohème, Tosca and Butterfly already […]
This is a Forest – at Moda New York Square Until 26 November
Sometimes raising a question leads to queries, not answers and so it is with Invisible Flock’s interrogation of forests. The exhibition has brought together more than four years of research and collaboration. The multi-media display considers forests over time, space and culture, whilst remaining firmly embedded in Yorkshire. Invisible Flock is a multi-award-winning interactive arts […]
Transform Leeds Festival: Desire Marea
This week I was invited down to Leeds Left Bank to see South African Musician Desire Marea, although to simply call Desire a musician would be a disservice. An artist, in every sense of the word would be a more accurate description. The event was part of Transform Leeds, a City-wide festival aimed at altering […]
