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Arts Newsletter
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In June, the UK government vouched to ratify the 1954 Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict. In this article the British Council's Stephen Stenning, Director Arts for Middle East and North Africa, gives his take on why we should care about preserving the world's cultural heritage.
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Onwards and Outwards, a unique programme of films made by British female filmmakers over the last 50 years, is currently showing at the ICA until Thursday 10 September and until December nationwide. Here, writer, editor and activist Sophie Mayer looks at women in the British film industry and discusses the significance of the Onwards and Outwards programme in helping to bring female talent to the fore.
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Increasingly, orchestras are looking for new and interesting ways to engage audiences in the face of ongoing debate as to the value and relevance of classical music, as well as growing threats to the public sponsorship and private patronage that has previously sustained them. Robert Zieglar, BBC Concert Orchestra conductor, looks at how orchestras are transforming their work to find new audiences and broaden their appeal.
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After showing in Beijing and Shanghai, the British Council and GREAT Britain campaign's exhibition Inside Heatherwick Studio continues its tour of East Asia, opening at PMQ in Hong Kong on 5 September. Our online tour provides a taster of the exhibition, which runs in Hong Kong until 23 September.
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Have a listen to this week’s Selector with resident DJ Goldierocks, the show that brings you up to date with new music from the UK. This week's show includes new tracks from Swim Deep, Låpsley, Frankie & The Heartstrings, and The Black Tambourines. There's also a live session from Royce Wood Junior and Krystal Roxx is In The Mix.
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Contemporary minimalist composer Max Richter
has written a new eight-hour piece titled Sleep. Composed in consultation with neuroscientist David Eagleman, the 'lullaby for a frenetic world' is meant to be heard whilst sleeping. Music and pop culture website The Quietus spoke to Max to talk about sleep science and the need for us to slow down and disconnect.
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