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Calvin Royal III on Art, Identity and the Weight of Representation

November 25, 2025

CREATING threads of emotion is no easy feat. Yet New York–hailed artist and American Ballet Theatre Principal Calvin Royal III makes it appear effortless, his impassioned power woven through every movement. Sp...

Vanessa Kirby on Embracing Emotional Complexity and Redefining the Marvel Superhero

Adina Ilie

November 21, 2025

Culture, Feature

From Summer Issue 62 Glass speaks to British actor Vanessa Kirby about how her love of playing emotionally complex women continues in her upcoming role as a Marvel superhero Vanessa Kirby is a busy woma...

Taylor Napier is Breaking Out and Evolving Behind the Screen

Madeleine Ringer

November 14, 2025

Culture, Feature

From Summer Issue 62 Glass Man talks to The Wheel of Time actor, Taylor Napier about his evolving connection to his character, bringing a new narrative to queer relationships, and wanting to tell his own st...

From Donizetti to Chailly, Scores of Emotional Depth Take Centre Stage at Milan’s La Scala

Chidozie Obasi

November 5, 2025

Culture, News

MILAN, Italy — We live in times of cultural and operatic rediscovery, as an increasingly copious number of forgotten works are being revived with the aim of enriching both the present and our understanding of ...

Kerry Condon on Stepping Into the Fast Lane With F1: The Movie

Imogen Clark

October 31, 2025

Culture, Feature

From Summer Issue 62 Glass talks to Irish actor Kerry Condon, whose eclectic 30-year career on stage and screen now sees her enter blockbuster territory with F1 Kerry Condon doesn’t believe in luck. She ...

“When I Close My Eyes, Everything Else Becomes Secondary”: Filippo Pagani On Dance’s Cathartic Power

Chidozie Obasi

October 9, 2025

Culture, Don't Miss: Theatre

MILAN, Italy — Jolting pulses of feel-good, cathartic energy into creativity’s talent pool comes with great effect when an artist’s vision is endearing, expansive, and pierced in all the right places. It’s...

Riveting and Impassioned, Despertares’ 2025 Edition Unleashed Dance’s Pulsating Energy

Chidozie Obasi

September 25, 2025

Culture

MEXICO City — There is a masterful range of styles and skills to be seen on the dance stage of Mexico’s Auditorio Nacional, especially in the Despertares gala. Yet the Mexican chief contributors — Isaac and Em...

Arena di Verona Opera Festival 2025: Carmina Burana

Chidozie Obasi

September 15, 2025

Culture, News

VERONA, ITALY — The present times are often permeated with a wave of prosaic music styles coming from all over the world, but Italians continuously seem to have a particular affection for opera and scores of c...

Jessica Chastain on Romance, Toxicity and the “Healing Power of Storytelling”

Chidozie Obasi

September 11, 2025

Culture, Feature

WHEN Jessica Chastain connects with GLASS—on a much warmer Mexican evening than England’s gloomy, end-of-summer dawns—she’s winding down from a weekend straight out of a Hollywood playbook: lights, cameras, pr...

adidas Originals x Wales Bonner Pay Tribute to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Felicity Carter

September 10, 2025

Fashion, News, Sport

BACK in the '70s, adidas made history by teaming up with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to create one of basketball’s first signature sneakers, and now, decades later, for AW25, designer Grace Wales Bonner has reimagined...

Patrick Mahomes Joins Hublot As Its New Brand Ambassador

Ellis Dowle

September 3, 2025

Fashion, News, Sport

BRIDGING the worlds of luxury and elite sport, Swiss watchmaker Hublot has announced its newest brand ambassador: Patrick Mahomes, three-time Super Bowl Champion and quarterback of the Kansas City Chiefs. F...

James Nelson-Joyce On Breaking The Villain Mould

Imogen Clark

August 22, 2025

Culture, Feature

From Spring Issue 61 British actor James Nelson-Joyce speaks to Glass Man about wanting to break out of playing the hard man and why his native Liverpool remains his guiding star It’s one of those bitter...

Rosy McEwen On The Women That Have Shaped Her Performances

Felicity Carter

August 15, 2025

Culture, Feature

From Spring Issue 61 Glass speaks to British actor Rosy McEwen on the magic of acting, the film that inspired her and her upcoming role in forensic crime drama Scarpetta Rising British actress Rosy McEwe...

Tommy Hilfiger Merges Sailing And Fashion For USA Sail Team

Ellis Dowle

August 15, 2025

Fashion, News, Sport

FASHION meets high-octane watersport in the new Tommy X US SailGP Team capsule collection - a dynamic collaboration between Tommy Hilfiger and the U.S. SailGP Team. Since 2024, Hilfiger has been the offici...

Josha Stradowski Is Morphing On Screen With Quiet Force

Imogen Clark

August 8, 2025

Culture, Feature

From Spring Issue 61 Glass Man talks to Dutch actor Josha Stradowski about morphing from farm boy to hero in The Wheel of Time, the hit fantasy drama that has just entered its third series There’s a quie...

Identity, Levity and Acts Of Resistance: Glass Goes to Venice Dance Biennale 2025

Chidozie Obasi

August 6, 2025

Culture, News

Between soulful lyricism and notes of optimism, artists and choreographers unleashed shreds of panache, fierce beauty and feel-good compositions, in response to the bleak climate of our present times. VENI...

Venice Dance Biennale 2025: Yoann Bourgeois and Patrick Watson’s Airy Romance

Chidozie Obasi

August 6, 2025

Culture, Don't Miss: Theatre, News

The trailblazing duo, whose offering oozed poised lyricism and a pulsating energy to match, delivered a sweeping experience that toyed with notions of form, gravity, and scale. It was a poignant piece of theat...

L’Arena di Verona: La Traviata’s tale of love and consumption boasts historic theatrics on stage

Chidozie Obasi

August 6, 2025

Culture, News

As the 102nd Opera Festival is well under way, Hugo De Ana’s current staging shines a light in favour of the protagonists’ voices. Dancers added colour to the production. Photograph: EnneviFoto VERON...

Venice Dance Biennale 2025: La Morte I La Primavera by Marcos Morau

Chidozie Obasi

August 6, 2025

Don't Miss: Theatre, News

A decade after its previous participation and drawing inspiration from universal patterns of life and death, Morau’s Catalan dance company fused literature with theatre performance in this year’s ‘Myth Makers’...

US Actor Emma Myers On Finding Calm In The Chaos

Chidozie Obasi

August 1, 2025

Culture, Feature

From Spring Issue 61 Glass talks to US actor Emma Myers about starting out young, what followed after her breakout role in Wednesday, and how she’s learned to remain calm under pressure From her emotiona...

Michelle Randolph on her duality across the Taylor Sheridan universe

Madeleine Ringer

July 25, 2025

Culture, Feature

From Spring Issue 61 Glass talks to US actor Michelle Randolph about starting out as a model then landing her breakout roles in the Taylor Sheridan universe in which she plays women of very different backgr...