Leeds Digital Festival Has Worldwide Appeal
Taking place for the second time this year, Leeds Digital Festival has increased its offering from 134 online events in April to an extremely impressive 294 events this September. Whilst the events in April were necessarily driven online by COVID-19 (the change planned and delivered within just 3 weeks) this autumn will see some physical […]
Leeds Rum Festival Goes Digital
This year, the Rum Festival, normally held at the wonderful Corn Exchange, will take place online from 7.30 p.m. to 9.30 p.m. on 19 September Founders Samantha Fish and Bruce Lerman (Rolling Social Events) have been running successful ‘Sip Alongs’ as a response to lockdown and were really hoping the 6th Rum Festival would be […]
Hiding in Plain Sight – Lost Cinemas of Leeds
On Friday 14 August, Hyde Park Picture House launched the Hiding in Plain Sight, an interactive heritage Project which is the culmination of years of careful research. Leeds was once home to no fewer than 80 cinemas, reflected in new artwork by Adam Allsuch Boardman, providing an illustrated history of cinemas in Leeds, from small […]
In Conversation With Jennifer Sterling
From Couch to Chorus: an interview with Opera North’s Jennifer Sterling Jennifer Sterling is Choral Delivery Artist in the Education Department of Opera North. Prior to the brave new world of coronavirus, her role would include working on the ‘In Harmony’ project at Opera North, where children in local schools learn an instrument and are […]
Tragedy – The Backstage World of Opera North
Artist and film-maker Lynne Marsh has captured the world behind the stage at Opera North, whilst a live performance of Verdi’s La traviata was being performed on the stage of Leeds Grand Theatre five years ago. The narrative unfolds in parallel with the ‘real time’ of the opera, revealing those elements of the production which […]
