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European culture: art, music, film, books and ideas.
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Celebrated playwright and novelist Bonnie Greer dies aged 77
Greer was known for incisive TV and radio appearances and for her novels, plays and essays which delved into politics, culture and
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‘Very authoritarian, very brutal’: three decades after the UK’s anti-rave crackdown, why is France doing the same?
With tear gas, grenades and a new law, French authorities are targeting unlicensed music gatherings. Those in the rave scene explo
Chewing Gum Dreams review, Michaela Coel’s horny teenage heroine is still a force to reckon with
Alcina review, Handel’s opera of sex and sorcery comes alive in vivid staging
A naked performance artist in the garden with her mum: Rona Bar and Ofek Avshalom’s best photograph
Small but mighty! Remembering the GameCube, Nintendo’s purple box of delights
Tributes paid to Catherine Ringer, singer of Les Rita Mitsouko
‘We thought death could do with a bit of dancing’: welcome to Sondering, the arts festival with its own funeral march
Winners of 2026 Governor General Awards, one of Canada’s top art prizes, revealed
In-I in Motion review, Juliette Binoche pulls back the curtain on dance duet with Akram Khan
Russia’s revered ‘Trinity’ icon reportedly damaged after climate-control system breaks down
Germany news: Conservative state premiers rally behind Merz
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater: New Works review, a heavenly night
The play that changed my life: ‘Grime was ostracised but the Royal Court saw it as an art form, and made me a better MC’
A loaf of luxury: Could a $60 Austrian rye bread become a New York status symbol?
'La bola negra' by Los Javis shortlisted to represent Spain at the 2027 Oscars
Whisper of the Heart review, Studio Ghibli deep cut is pep talk on how to live the artistic life
Golden Boy review, Josh O’Connor swings between hope and despair in boxing melodrama
German drama 'Blindspot Berlin' revisits 2016 Christmas market attack
