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Around the world, violence and war continue to have a devastating effect on people and the planet. In a new online exhibition, Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF), the world’s oldest international women’s peace organisation, will spotlight the relationship between masculinities, conflict and peace, violence and care. Earlier this year, WILPF announced the three…

If you’re in London this week, this is one not to miss. Until this Friday 1 July, internationally acclaimed choreographer Alexander Whitley is Artist in Residence at the magnificently eclectic Mandrake Hotel to showcase his pioneering use of virtual and augmented reality. A rare opportunity to experience his visually arresting digital dance installations and a…

New report from Pro Bono Economics released today, reveals data to show the socio-economic benefits of the Artis primary school performing arts programme. Against a backdrop of a decade-long underinvestment in arts education, the devastating impact of COVID and increasingly squeezed school budgets, the new report demonstrates how Artis’ performing arts primary school programme could provide…

On 14 May at the Southbank, London, boundary bending choreographer Alexander Whitley and award winning composer Daniel Elms will premiere “The Age of Spiritual Machines’ – a new work created for strings, electronics & two dancers, exploring the relationship between music, movement and tech. Inspired by the philosophy of transhumanism, which seeks to use technology to enhance the…

Huge congratulations to Colombian photographer Carolina Navas Gutiérrez, winner of The Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom’s (WILPF) inaugural photography competition which invited photographers from around the world to respond to the theme ‘Militarised Masculinities and Alternatives’.  Carolina’s powerful series of images ‘Nos miran’ (They gaze upon us) portray the vulnerabilities of young men…

Barbara Broccoli, Keira Knightley, Naomie Harris, Rebecca Ferguson, Nadine Dorries, Dame Heather Rabbatts, Caroline Norbury MBE, Krishnendu Majumdar, Jennifer Smith, Sir Peter Bazalgette, Susanna White, Ade Rawcliffe, Kate Buckley and more… In the Spring of 2021, singer/songwriter Rebecca Ferguson met with the DCMS to share her experience of bullying, harassment, and discrimination, whilst working in the music industry.  Five years on, following…

A major new study by Blueprint, an NGO dedicated to thought leadership on masculinity and its impact on society, shows that male leaders in the US and Canada have become more inclusive, empathic, and collaborative following #MeToo, Time’s Up and Black Lives Matter, and that female leaders are now viewed as equally charismatic, visionary, and strategic as…

Rival Consoles new album Overflow, a resonant and explorative soundscape of original music, composed for renowned choreographer Alexander Whitley’s contemporary dance production of the same name is out now. Check out this brilliant video for first track, Monster, directed by Dan Medhurst https://youtu.be/27QqChYNNuQ Stream it: https://idol.lnk.to/Overflow (for all vinyl addicts, there’s a gorgeous 2 LP set too)…

The Russian Film Festival will be held for the first time in the UK from November 12 to December 10, 2021 on BFI Player. Ten contemporary Russian films across various genres have been selected specifically for British audiences and will be available online. The Russian Film Festival (RFF) was launched in 2020 and has already been successfully…

Massive congratulations to Watershed’s Pervasive Media Studio resident Duncan Speakman, who won the BFI London Film Festival’s first ever award in the Immersive Art and XR category for his augmented audio walk Only Expansion which uses innovative mobile electronics to remix the sounds around you as you walk through the city. A guidebook prompts you…

A fantastic opportunity from Watershed who have just announced an open call for their funded Winter Residencies programme – they are looking for two UK based creative practitioners, who need time and support to develop ideas that blend art with technology. A Winter Residency (between Jan to March 2022) at Watershed offers funded time out of…