STILL STATUES REFLECT by Michael Higgins I wonder how long eternity is hoped to be in this day of TV protest soundbites, political iconoclasm, and the anti-racist ‘cultural revolution’ that newspaper headlines proclaim is happening in the name of George Floyd. That unfortunate victim of police brutality has become an icon because he is a […]
IT WAS CANARIES DAY ALL WEEK ON LINE By Norman Warwick The videos, that should have been staged as live performances planned for the commemoration of Canary Islands Day were broadcast over several days throughout Lanzarote, with broadcasts of ceremonies beginning in the city of Haría and ending with formalities at the Cabildo de Lanzarote. […]
WRITE AROUND THE WORLD By Norman Warwick We were delighted to have been invited to host a major event for National Poetry Day a few years ago in Bolton, the more so when we turned up to find the opening performer would be Owen Sheers (he was, then, a poet I greatly admired and is […]
A SONG AND DANCE ABOUT MENTORING By Norman Warwick English Folk Expo’s Artist Mentoring Programme 2020/2021 Open now for new applications Deadline: 5pm Sunday 21st June Applications are now open for the third edition of the English Folk Expo (EFEx) Artist Mentoring Programme, aimed at equipping emerging artists with the skills, knowledge and experience for […]
COLISEUM CONFRONTATION FOR COVID 19 By Norman Warwick Oldham Coliseum Theatre and commissioning partner HOME Manchester have commissioned Associate Artist Hafsah Aneela Bashir to create a project as part of the Homemakers initiative. Hafsah Aneela Bashir is a poet and spoken word artist who completed an MA in Postcolonial Literary and Culture at the University […]
CORONAVIRUS SIDE EFFECTS AT SxSW By Norman Warwick On Wednesday, June 10, a number of famous faces will join together for ‘A Night For Austin,’ a two-hour live-stream raising money for those in the Texas capital struggling in the COVID-19 age. Spearheaded by Paul Simon with Edie Brickell, and Willie and Annie Nelson, the evening […]
WRITING OUR TIMES? By Norman Warwick I was further reminded of the notion that so many authors seem to somehow ´write their times´ when reading Steve Cooke´s recent post on a similar subject. On his blog at www.allacrossthearts.com he stated that ´novels have the dual functions of helping us to make sense of, and to […]
SHE WASN´T BAD FOR A GIRL Jazz Camp for Girls By Helena J Summerfield. As a young, female saxophonist I lost count of the number of times that I was told whenever I played that ´you’re good for a girl´ or ´you don’t sound like a girl.´ Now, I’m sure these comments were only meant […]
OF CONCERTS IN CASTLES Yul Ballesteros Quintet – Castillo de San Jose a review by Norman Warwick The Castillo De San Jose stands on the waterfront of Arrecife. Once a lookout point to warn off the sailing vessels of invading Moors it now overlooks a re-gentrified area, with huge cruise liners standing proudly in the […]
INALA: A ZULU BALLET By Norman Warwick The a capella group, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, were first put together by Joseph Shabalala in the early nineteen sixties and won the love of their national audience, before sharing with Paul Simon an increased global recognition after being invited by him to work on his nineteen eighties Graceland […]
