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12 Star Culture: February/March 2010
Spring is not quite here so the Dutch are bringing us their flowering culture to brighten our lives: art, music, fashion and literature from the Netherlands can all to be enjoyed here in the coming months. Last year we helped organise a discussion between two leading scientists and one great Dame of literature, and as Valentine's is just around the corner, find out if they agreed that love is all in the mind. If you are planning your holidays then perhaps we can help with six guides to different festivals and art shows in Europe this year. Finally the 12 Star Gallery marks the 50th anniversary year of Cypriot independence with an exhibition of photographs showing how that island has changed in the last ten years.
Jan van Weijen talks to Caroline BuglerIn the National Gallery London's Central Hall staccato notes are flying from pianist Marc van Roon's fingers, punctuated by chords from Andrew Cleyndert's bass. I cross the room to meet Jan van Weijen, the Netherlands' counsellor for press and culture in London, who is one of those responsible for the Gallery's....>>
Love: all in the Mind?A.S. Byatt began by suggesting that 'love does not exist': a brave start. She wanted to analyse how the brain works, and opened autobiographically: at the age of five she 'loved' fairy tales. By ten she was 'terribly in love with a horse'. In both cases, she felt, it was exactly the same emotion as being seized by obsessional love...>>
Twenty-Ten: Putting on a Show - some of the year's exhibitions by Jonathon BrownIn Private Eye they run a feature mocking the ubiquitous use of 'x the new y', as in "Red is the new black"... Well, in the stark new world for the arts, small is the new big. Even one of the wealthiest museums in the world, the J. Paul Getty Trust, has cut... >>
Architecture Festivals in Europe 2010Architecture is now at the forefront of the cultural agenda. It has developed and grown to reflect functional, social and aesthetic considerations in an ever-changing world. However, architectural awareness does not always need to embrace the avant-garde. Although most of the festivals below tend to >>
Carnival 2010 by Edward MichieThe word 'carnival' is said to come from the Latin, carne vale, meaning "farewell to meat". Carnivals would typically be held immediately before Lent, the 40-day period of fasting and abstinence leading up to Easter. Indeed the vast majority of carnivals across Europe take place in January and February...>>
Film Festivals in Europe 2010Film is rapidly becoming the most powerful media form worldwide. James Cameron recently broke box office records with Avatar. Lower-key films, although often overlooked at award ceremonies, have their own importance for film lovers, and many prize-winning European films will take their places on our shelves. >>
European Literary Festivals in 2010Literary culture is being embraced across the world. In India, from extremely humble beginnings five years ago, the Jaipur Literary Festival has become a major event that attracts star writers. But the recession has taken its toll on festivals as well. Some think that the current number is unsustainable. >>
European Festivals of Theatre in 2010Although theatre attendance has risen in general over the last five years, drama festivals have always prospered. Theatre festivals are amongst the earliest forms of collective celebration. Classical Greek theatre was associated with religious festivals dedicated to Dionysus. The medieval mystery plays were presented at the...>>
Exhibitions: Cyprus Moments (17-26 February 2010)Eleven photographers, members of the non-profit organization for photography, Fotodos, established in 2001 based in Nicosia, present in this exhibition their perception of everyday life in Cyprus. Most of the pictures were taken during the last eight years and reflect the changing face of Cyprus.>>