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Glass reviews Tropicália legends Caetano Veloso & Gilberto Gil at the Barbican

May 17, 2016

THE MAGIC of Tropicália is simply put: when you listen to it done well, you are convinced no greater music exists in this or any world. It combines the camaraderie, melodic facility and harmonic sophistication ...

Chu Teh-Chun (Zhu Dequn, B.1920), Vertige Neigeux, Painted in 1990-1999, oil on canvas, diptych, each 200 x 200 cm, overall 200 x 400 cm, The Painting was sold for HK$ 45,460,000 at Christies Hong Kong Asian Contemporary Art & Chinese 20th Century Art Sale on the 29th of November 2009, Courtesy of Christie's Images Ltd

From the Glass Archive – The Power of Vision: how China became a major art world player

Bruna Volpi

April 29, 2016

Archive, Art, Culture, Feature

The Power of Vision – Part two of a Glass exploration to reveal just how China became one of the most powerful art markets in the world A prosperous present IN THE last ten years we have seen a phenomenal r...

Gemma Arterton (Nell Gwynn) in Nell Gwynn at the Apollo Theatre. Photo credit Tristram Kenton

Glass reviews Nell Gwynn at the Apollo Theatre

Heather Doughty

April 20, 2016

Culture, Don't Miss: Theatre, Feature

TRANSFERRING a play from the intimate and active Shakespeare’s Globe to the formalities of the West End is never easy, but Jessica Swale’s comedic and poignantly political tale of Nell Gywnn manages to do so pr...

Yu Youhan, Mao and His Friends from the Third World, 1992,

From the Glass Archive: Rethinking China – Glass looks at the country’s love of philosophy

Jack Aldane

April 15, 2016

Archive, Culture, Feature

Rethinking China – “Study the past if you would define the future” – Confucius (551 – 479 BC) MODERN China adores education. Learning for Chinese students constitutes an immemorial praxis of the highest cultur...

Glass reviews the play X at The Royal Court Theatre

Gabriella Crewe-Read

April 13, 2016

Culture, Don't Miss: Theatre, Feature

X IS A rare thing – a genuinely scary play. Not in a slow-drip psychological torture kind of way, but in a haunted house, ghost train, pitch black, scary music, I have just grabbed-the-hand-of-the-stranger besi...

From the archive – Glass spends a day in Paris with the inimitable Audrey Tautou

Nicola Kavanagh

April 1, 2016

Culture, Feature, Film

FROM the Glass archive – Talented, accomplished, beautiful. Glass spends a day in Paris with one of its finest exports, the inimitable Audrey Tautou Audrey Tautou is one of those rare birds. She is simultaneou...

From the Glass Archive – we look at the work of the Red Cross

Glass Archive

March 23, 2016

Archive, Culture, Feature, Human Rights

Ray of hope – Humanitarian crises, fundraising during a recession and overcoming corruption? All in a day’s work for the Red Cross THE Red Cross is one of the most recognised humanitarian organisations...

Glass reviews – Kurt Vile live at the Roundhouse

Katrina Mirpuri

March 19, 2016

Culture, Glass LIVE, Music, News

WHEN Kurt Vile takes to the stage, he lets us know that he’s moving at his own pace. The Philadelphian’s manner belongs to someone who has all the time in the world, and his stoner rock music suggests the same,...

A change of face – Glass speaks to British actor Jodie Comer about her new series Thirteen

Justin van Vliet

March 18, 2016

Culture, Don't Miss: Television, Feature

KNOWN for her role as Chloe in the Emmy-nominated series My Mad Fat Diary (Channel 4) as well as appearing in BBC1’s Doctor Foster, the 22-year-old actor Jodie Comer now takes on a new challenge with BBC's fiv...

Glass reviews Waste at the National Theatre

Heather Doughty

March 9, 2016

Culture, Don't Miss: Theatre, Feature

HARLEY Granville Barker’s 1906 play, Waste was initially refused a license by the Lord Chamberlain and had to be performed privately by the Stage Society in 1906. The play’s bad luck continued when on the first...

Glass reviews Complicite’s The Encounter at The Barbican, London

Tristram Fane Saunders

February 19, 2016

Culture, Don't Miss: Theatre, Feature

A few minutes into The Encounter, you will feel a man breathing against the back of your neck. Resist the urge to turn around. It’s not an overeager theatre-goer, but Complicite’s artistic director Simon McBurn...

Glass reviews Shan Nicholson’s documentary Rubble Kings

Arjun Sajip

February 16, 2016

Cinema, Culture, Feature, Film

The main problem with Rubble Kings is its length. It is 67 minutes which is an odd duration – marginally too long for a TV screening (you’d need 25 minutes of ads to fill a 90-minute slot), but too short for a ...

Glass interviews British actor Saffron Burrow

Izzy Cammareri

February 12, 2016

Culture, Feature, Film, Television

Hackney-native Saffron Burrows first emerged on the acting scene at the age of 17, formerly trying her hand at theatre as a young adolescent. At the age of 15, Burrows found herself taking a dip in th...

Glass reviews Escaped Alone at the Royal Court Theatre, London

Heather Doughty

February 10, 2016

Culture, Don't Miss: Theatre, Feature

As the beloved Royal Court celebrates its 60th anniversary this year, what better way to kick-start the season than with an intriguing and sinister new work by Sloane Square veteran, Caryl Churchill? Aged 77, C...

Louis XIII de Rémy Martin celebrates 100 Years: The Movie You Will Never See in London

Livia Feltham

February 4, 2016

Culture, Food & Drink, News

Last night in London’s Soho Louis XIII de Rémy Martin brandy exclusively unveiled 100 Years: The Movie You Will Never See, an innovative new cinematic project starring actor John Malkovich. The time-capsule sa...

Thinking things right – Glass talks to Sara Pantuliano of the Overseas Development Institute

Nicola Kavanagh

January 29, 2016

Archive, Feature, Human Rights

Thinking things right – Glass learns about the new role of aid in the modern era, better methods for its delivery and how hair extensions are giving subjugated women their dignity back Within two minutes of ...

From Lloyd Webber to War and Peace: Jessie Buckley speaks to Glass

Stephanie Clair

January 19, 2016

Don't Miss: Theatre, Feature, Television

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Growing up in a musical family, there’s no surprise that Jessie Buckley started acting at an early age. Recently finishing two stage productions running simultaneously, Irish-born Buckley had a busy 2015. With ...

Glass interviews star of The Hateful Eight – Zoe Bell

Izzy Cammareri

January 15, 2016

Don't Miss: Film, Feature, Glass Talents

Diving into the stunt-double scene during her tender teenage years, wildly funny and down-to-earth, Zoe Bell has developed from stunt-woman into a multi-talented actress and budding producer, while harbouring d...

Midlands to Midsomer: Glass interviews Manjinder Virk

Gabriella Crewe-Read

January 12, 2016

Don't Miss: Film, Feature, Television

Manjinder Virk is a name worth remembering. She’s the kind of actress who has been quietly laying the foundation for a long and substantial career. Parts in Holby City and Call the Midwife have paved the way fo...

Glass meets one of the most exciting young actors in Hollywood – Jena Malone

Nicola Kavanagh

January 8, 2016

Don't Miss: Film, Feature, Glass Talents

Jena Malone – On a sweltering LA day, Glass meets one of the most exciting young actors in Hollywood Jena Malone is like a rare bird that appears sporadically enough to keep people enchanted by her, yet not so...

Glass reviews wonder.land at the National Theatre, London

Heather Doughty

January 6, 2016

Culture, Don't Miss: Theatre, Feature

“Who are you…?” This familiar question is at the centre of the most recent and profound musical adaptation of Lewis Carroll’s much-loved tale, Alice in Wonderland. Created by Damon Albarn, Moira Buffini and Ruf...