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02 October 2015

A selection of works from Below another sky, our new touring exhibition of prints by 20 artists, has opened at the British Council's London office - book your free place for the public talk by curator Alexia Holt on Friday 9 October; our resident Specialist Music Advisor Leah Zakss caught up with British jazz trumpeter and composer Yazz Ahmed; the Culture Diary has launched The Art of Export, a guide to international touring; and the British Council Film team has joined forces with Film London to launch Shakespeare's Sister, a scheme which will help develop some of the UK's best emerging female short filmmaking talent.

 
 

Edinburgh Showcase 2015 round-up

We're looking back on another successful Edinburgh Showcase. Back in August, we took work by 30 of the UK's most exciting and innovative contemporary theatre and dance companies to Edinburgh, and presented them to international programmers. If you didn't get to Edinburgh in person, this short film gives a snapshot of some of the artists and work on show in this year's Showcase, presented by theatre critic and journalist Matt Trueman. Some of the productions could be coming to a venue near you soon...

> Watch the film
> Read the blogs
> Visit the Edinburgh Showcase website

 

 

Tree Of Codes

Tree of Codes is a dance production made in collaboration by choreographer Wayne McGregor, artist Olafur Eliasson, and music producer Jamie xx. We recently supported its US premiere earlier this month at the Park Avenue Armoury in New York, and the work is now set to travel to Paris, Miami, Athens and London. Take a peek into the rehearsal room with Paris Opera Ballet and Company Wayne McGregor in this short film.

Watch the film
 

BBC The Arts Hour India Season

A panel of artists and commentators came together at the British Council in New Delhi on 17 September to talk about the boundaries of acceptability in India’s arts and cultural scene, as part of the BBC India Season's The Arts Hour. Priya Khanchandini, Head of Arts Programmes for the British Council in India, has written a blog post on what was disccused, which you can read here.

Listen to the programme
 

John Peel's influence on UK music

Last Sunday Brian Eno delivered the BBC John Peel Lecture calling for a re-think about the meaning of culture in the UK. In this article, writer David Cavanagh looks at the impact John Peel had on shaping the tastes of several generations of music aficionados in Britain, introducing everything from psychedelia to drum and bass during his time as a BBC Radio 1 DJ. 

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BFI London Film Festival

The annual BFI London Film Festival kicks off next week on Tuesday 7 October and over 12 days will show 240 films from across 72 countries. You can explore the full programme here. Christine Bardsley, Programme Manager for Film at the British Council, has chosen her top three documentaries about artists to see at the festival.

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Dazed's picks for LFF

Online culture magazine Dazed have lined up their top picks of films by female filmmakers at this year's BFI London Film Festival. From Eva Husson's unflinching debut Bang Gang, which explores teenage sexuality, to Taiwanese actress and filmmaker Sylvia Chang’s latest visual feast Murmer of the Hearts, there's loads to discover and something to suit every taste.

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Art Licks Festival

Back for its third year, the Art Licks Weekend is a festival that celebrates the contribution that emerging artists and grassroots projects make to the cultural life of London. Evening Standard Arts editor Fiona Hughes headed to Peckham in south-east London to meet with some of the local artists exhibiting their work at the festival, including performances in the back of a van and a video installation exhibited on a retro gaming machine.

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