LONDON / THEATRE

Ain’t I a Woman? – Review

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With our world currently at such a disturbing junction, “Ain’t I a Woman” highlights the fact that if we wish to live in healthy societies, it’s crucial that we hear everyone’s voice.

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HBO / MAX / SERIES

The Regime : une série politique burlesque et incisive

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Dans cette satire politique au vitriol, The Regime met en scène une dictatrice fantasque et terrifiante, incarnée par une Kate Winslet magistrale. Signée Stephen Frears, la série mêle absurde et lucidité, et dresse un portrait mordant des dérives autoritaires contemporaines, entre paranoïa, mégalomanie et géopolitique cynique. Un bijou d’humour noir à l’anglaise, aussi hilarant que glaçant.

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FICTION / NOUVELLE

La cabale de San Francisco à Londres

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Devant eux, au coin d’une rue, il voit descendre du tram un homme habillé d’une cape et d’une capuche noires avec une démarche lourde. On aurait dit l’Ange de la Mort. En le voyant, un frisson lui traverse les épaules. L’homme grimpe la côte et disparaît.

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FILM / NEW YORK

Tribeca Film Festival 2024

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From powerful reexaminations of historical experiments to deeply personal portraits of artists and coming-of-age tales, this year’s Tribeca Film Festival offered a vibrant and emotionally rich slate of documentaries and features. Highlights include The Stanford Prison Experiment: Unlocking the Truth, Luther: Never Too Much, Alien Weaponry: Kua Tupu Te Ara, and more.

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DANCE / THEATRE

The London International Festival of Theatre 2024

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From futuristic food markets to raw political monologues and genre-defying dance, this year’s London International Festival of Theatre (LIFT) once again proves that performance art can provoke, enlighten, and transform. Highlights include Bat Night Market, The Land Acknowledgement, and L’Homme Rare—each offering audiences a radically different, yet deeply resonant experience.

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LONDON / MUSIC

Chineke at the Southbank

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Chineke! returned to London’s Queen Elizabeth Hall with a vibrant and moving programme featuring works by Fela Sowande, Cassie Kinoshi, and Max Richter. Blending new compositions with a bold reimagining of a classical favourite, the orchestra once again proved its importance in reshaping the classical music landscape.

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LONDON / THEATRE

AIN’T I A WOMAN?

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These short plays range from one which looks at an imagined process which can changed the ethnicity of a young black woman exhausted by the racism she daily faces, another looks at a world decimated by a virus, where a young black woman, a leader of a resistance, is faced with an impossible choice to make.

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FILM / MEXIQUE

Frida Kahlo

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Le documentaire “Frida” met en avant la forte personnalité de la protagoniste, son intégrité et sa souffrance physique. Bien que son destin nous paraisse aujourd’hui extraordinaire, ce n’était malheureusement pas le ressenti de l’artiste. Sa vie est faite d’obstacles…

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