Category Archives: Art

ETM: Double Down by Dorrance Dance

Posted on July 12, 2017 by alishep

ETM: Double Down by Dorrance Dance, currently at Sadler’s Wells, is jaw-droppingly brilliant. Quite literally – at times I was sitting open-mouthed and at risk of drooling. It is the most brilliant creative thing I’ve seen in a long time. And … Continue reading →

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A little bit of cinematic history

Posted on March 26, 2017 by alishep

When I first moved to Walthamstow I was pleased to see that the area had a cinema. And not a soulless multi-screen complex built in an out-of-town retail park surrounded by fast food chains and pizza restaurants, but a real old-fashioned … Continue reading →

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Magic Lantern Festival – London

Posted on February 5, 2017 by alishep

Last year I was delighted to be able to banish the winter blues, albeit temporarily, with a visit to Lumiere London. This light festival saw buildings in Central London used as a canvas for enormous illuminated projections that lit up … Continue reading →

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LAND

Posted on May 8, 2016 by alishep

I have long been a fan of both the Landmark Trust and the artist Antony Gormley, so I was thrilled to learn that to mark Landmark’s 50th anniversary an art installation by Antony Gormley, consisting of five life-size statues cast in … Continue reading →

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Lumiere London – let there be light!

Posted on January 31, 2016 by alishep

January. Dark, gloomy, long cold nights. Christmas and New Year seem a long time ago, and the summer holidays stretch far away in the future. The media is full of articles on how to beat the January Blues, or how to … Continue reading →

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