Culture Archive
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Dan Aykroyd Crystal Head Vodka Launch London February 2012
Last night I attended the UK launch of Canadian actor Dan Aykroyd’s – of Ghostbuster, Trading Places, and Blues Brother fame – Crystal Head vodka at Dstrkt in London’s West End. The party was a huge success and Aykroyd was on top form. There was a great blues rock band playing (The Beekays) and at one point [...] -
Wroclaw Poland – European Capital of Culture 2016
Wroclaw is the capital of Lower Silesia in Poland. In 2016 it will be European Capital of Culture. Here’s our top 10 random facts about the city: 1) The city is renowned for its international music festivals such as Wratislavia Cantans. 2) The city has a particular affiliation with jazz music and holds the Singing Actors’ Jazz Festival [...] -
Russian Orthodox Church & Cultural Center in Paris
Russian architects, Arch-group, and French studio, Sade Sarl, have won an international competition to design a Russian Orthodox church and cultural centre adjacent to the iconic Eiffel Tower in Paris. The cultural and spiritual centre will include a large public garden with a surrounding glass wall of multimedia screens which will be open to the [...] -
Final Fantasy at Krakow’s 4th Annual Film Music Festival
This May music from Final Fantasy will come to Poland at the 4th Annual Film Music Festival in Krakow. Arnie Roth will conduct the Choir and Orchestra of the Karol Szymanowski Philharmonic Hall with a special guest appearance from Masashi Hamauzu, composer of the Final Fantasy XIII soundtrack. 4th Film Music Festival, Electrolytic Tinning Plant of ArcelorMittal, [...] -
The Soviet Dream – Lev Danilkin, Francis Spufford & Orlando Figes
I’m personally quite excited about this… This April Southbank Centre in London will mark the 50th anniversary of Yuri Gagarin’s first manned space flight with a talk exploring the Soviet Union of the 1950s and 1960s featuring three writers – Lev Danilkin, Francis Spufford and Orlando Figes (a personal favourite). The Soviet Dream will look into [...] -
Double Portrait – Zoran Music & Ida Barbarigo
From 13th April to 12th June the intertwined artistic lives of husband and wife painters Zoran Music and Ida Barbarigo will be explored in an exhibition comprising some twenty-five works as well as photographs and ephemera at the Estorick Collection of Modern Italian Art. Zoran Music and Ida Barbarigo met in Trieste in the spring of [...] -
Croatia’s 58th Pula Film Festival in July 2011
The International Programme of the 58th Pula Film Festival will open at Kastel on 9th and finish on 23rd July 2011 with evening open-air screenings daily at 9.30 pm. During the first part of the festival (until 15th July), films from the International Programme will be presented at the Valli Cinema during the festival. While [...] -
Transilvania International Film Festival 2011
Founded in 2002, the Transilvania International Film Festival (TIFF) was the first international feature film festival to take place in Romania. Over the last nine years, TIFF has become a well-known brand in Romania, not only due to the outstanding films screened every year, but also for the effective organization, sparkling atmosphere and density of events, [...] -
2011 Fringe Festival in Prague
Edinburgh isn’t the only city to host a Fringe Festival dedicated to comedy, theatre, music and dance. Praha (Prague) also holds a nine-day Fringe Festival which this year will start on 27th May and finish on 4th June 2011. Events will take place in nine venues in the beautiful Mala Strana area of the city. Over the [...] -
The Garden Festival 2011 Line-Up
That’s right, one of the most talked about festivals is back this summer! The sixth annual Garden Festival will be held between the 6th and 13th of July. A variety of acts have confirmed and include: Larry Heard, Art Department, Robert Owens, Soul Clap, Motor City Drum Ensemble with Sir Norman Jay, Tensnake and Greg Wilson, [...]
