Sonia Boyce: Feeling Her Way – a Mesmerising Experience
Sonia Boyce’s exhibition ‘Feeling Her Way,’ which won the Golden Lion award for Best National Participation, is currently on display at Leeds Art Gallery. Originally commissioned by the British Council in 2022 for the 59th International Art Exhibition in Venice – La Biennale di Venezia – the exhibition is an invigorating, brilliantly overwhelming piece of […]
The Henry Moore Institute: The Weight of Words Exhibition
The Henry Moore Institute in Leeds is showcasing a new collected exhibition that explores the relationship between poetry and sculpture, and how they capture and challenge our perception of the world. ‘The Weight of Words,’ which is being held till the 26th November, features the work of a genuinely unique and intriguing set of artists […]
Taxi – A Seamless Combination of Drama and Dance at The Old Woollen
Taxi takes the audience on a dramatic drive, visiting the underbelly of urban Leeds in a collaboration of Red Ladder Theatre, mad dogs dance theatre and Spin Arts. The original concept came from the founder of mad dogs dance theatre, Douglas Thorpe, a former taxi-driver. He has worked with Rod Dixon, in his final role […]
Get Off Your A**e! Festival July 2023
O’Hooley and Tidow at Old Woollen was an intimate performance of very personal songs. The last time I saw Belinda O’Hooley and Heidi Tidow in 2019, Heidi and been pregnant and Gentleman Jack was about to hit our screens. A lot has happened since then. Gentleman Jack has aired two series, their tune becoming more […]
42nd Street: Tap Your Way Into This Dazzling Show, the Perfect Summer Treat
The British summer is bringing us buckets of rain, the six weeks school holidays loom with two small children to entertain and I had the horrendous displeasure of watching the messy disaster that is the ‘Barbie’ film the other night. I needed a good show to cheer me up…..and this one tapped those troubles right […]
