CANADA / CULTURE

Kurios

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Cirque du Soleil wanted to create a circus which did not torture animals nor one where scary clowns would appear but one which engaged its audience from beginning to end with themed shows with magical effects.

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LONDON / THEATRE

THE LIFE OF PI

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The play, adapted by Lolita Chakrabarti, engagingly tackles the themes of religion, faith and truth, making us question the value of reality and facts.

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CINEMA

BFI London Film Festival

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Perhaps one of the friendliest film festivals in the world would have to be the British Film Institute’s London Film Festival, which returned this autumn with its usual wonderful blend of potential Oscar winners, international gems and indie surprises.

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AFRICA / LONDON

African Fashion

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V&A – London | The curators have gone to great lengths to make sure the show spans the entire continent with pieces displayed from Morocco to Ghana to South Africa, making it a truly pan African showcase.

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ART

In the Black Fantastic

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Hayward Gallery: in the Black Fantastic | How as an artist do you make sense of a world in which at times you are made to feel invisible? That has been an ongoing challenge for black artists throughout the African diaspora.

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ART / CULTURE

Shubbak 2021 – A Journey Through the Arab World

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The Shubbak Festival in London, a biannual arts festival which highlights the work of artists from throughout the region seeks to challenge misconception aobut the Middle East.

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AFRICA / LGBTQ+ / PHOTO

Black Queer Voices

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By Beverly Andrews June traditionally is the month to celebrate Gay pride but with parts of the world still ravaged by COVID, these celebrations have had to be put on hold for […]

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ART

Land by Rewati Shahani

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Rewati Shahani was born and brought up in Mumbai in a family directly affected by Partition. The topics of migration and place have been constant themes in her work.

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