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Flare 2025
Flare 2025 returned to London with a vibrant celebration of LGBTQ cinema from around the world. From hilarious comedies to poignant love stories set in conflict zones, the festival offered bold, unforgettable stories that reflect the diversity and resilience of queer lives today.
Dance as Political Commentary: The Power of Light of Passage
Discover the impact of dance in political discourse. Learn how works like Light of Passage address global issues through movement.
Ballet Black
This fall Ballet Black returned to London’s Linbury Theatre with a delightful programme of two new pieces. “If at First” and “The Waiting Game”, taken together they highlight the company’s strengths as one of the most innovative dance companies working in Europe.
Holly Shorts
The HollyShorts Film Festival showcases the power of short-form storytelling, offering a platform for underrepresented voices and overlooked narratives. From child labor in India to prison firefighters in California, this year’s standout films deliver bold, thought-provoking stories in compact, emotionally rich packages.
VISIONS OF QUEERNESS
Derek Jarman’s Sebastiane and Paul Schrader’s Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters were screened this summer by the BFI in two distinct strands, yet together they form a powerful meditation on queer identity, masculinity, and artistic resistance. Created in eras of censorship and constraint, both films remain landmark works that continue to inspire.
The London International Festival of Theatre 2024
The London International Festival of Theatre is a bi-annual UK based festival, which invites companies from around the world to the capital to present international work.
Scala!!! A Film Tribute to a Legendary Cinema
In the middle of a very dangerous district of London, the Scala somehow managed to carve out a reputation for being a home away from home for a whole generation of artists.
Perfection, of a Kind: Britten vs Auden
Britain’s most celebrated classical composer, Benjamin Britten, not only met his hero, in the shape of poetry legend Wystan Auden but worked with him for a period of time at the beginning of his illustrious career.