Balfour Reparations 2024-2044, a performance lecture by Farah Saleh, uses a mix of movement, spoken word, and participatory action to confront the UK’s colonial role in Palestine and our role in shaping a decolonial future. Samar Jamal | /Greater Govanhill* Photos: Lucas Chih Peng Kao What would you […]
On Stage
70 artists in 1: The master imitator
A special act from South America is performing at Edinburgh Fringe Festival until late August. “The Imitator”, Julián Fontalvo, a singer with the ability to imitate 70 famous artists all while telling his own life story, has been handpicked as one of the hidden gems of the festival. Zac […]
Viva Rita in Hollywood!
Hollywood. A dream factory, source of aspirations and opportunity for some, but historically a virtual closed shop for others. Sometimes for legitimate reasons, but often not! Ethnicity, for example! Chris Ludlam To this day, only one Latina/Hispanic Actress has won a coveted Academy Award (Oscar) – Rita Moreno […]
Rubén Szuchmacher: Theatre reminds us that others exist
The pandemic caused rupture in the relationship between audiences and stage productions. And the performing arts should be a different version of reality which sustains the collective spirit of society after months of isolation. This is what this actor and Argentine director thinks. The Prisma’s Memoirs. Interview: Daniela Arias […]
Tales from Cuba to Italy
Behind the camera she is determined to narrate the life of her homeland and its inhabitants. And so she has done with her films “La Machetera” and “Herradura”, which today form part of the film history where ordinary people talk about their reality and where women stand up for their […]