Vortex Jazz Club March 4, 2020 | Sponsored Vortex’s monthly residency continues for a big band initiated by bassist Calum Gourlay, known for his great work with Thelonious, an award-winning solo album and more. Date: Sunday 29th MarchTime: 7.45pmVenue: Vortex Jazz Club, 11 Gillett Square, London, N16 8AZ Get 50% off on ticket prices for first 20 people. Email tessa@tessamarchington.com to obtain the code.
Celebrating International Women’s Day March 2, 2020 This month in The City Culture Corner, we are celebrating International Women’s Day with seven women working in the culture sector. From dancers to composers, and singers to actresses, The City Culture Corner curator, Tessa Marchington has sought out these industry leaders, and asked them how they embrace risk taking. See below for their responses. [...]
Blackheath Centre for Singing: Vivaldi’s ‘Gloria’ March 2, 2020 | Sponsored Blackheath Centre of Sining provides a space for singers of all levels to participate in choirs and singing lessons for all abilities. Join the Blackheath Centre for Singing at their upcoming Easter concert, Vivaldi Gloria. City A.M. Club members receive at 15% discount on tickets. Date: Saturday 28th MarchTime: 7.30pmVenue: St James’ Church, Thurland Road, [...]
Fail Better 2020: James Baldwin March 1, 2020 | Sponsored A night of live poetry and discussion in tribute to the multifaceted artist that was James Baldwin, exploring the failure of the media to recognise his life’s work beyond the singular narrative of the Black experience in America. Speakers confirmed include Dr. Michelle Asantewa, Dean Atta and Keith Jarrett. City A.M. Club members receive 10% off [...]
Handel & Hendrix in London March 1, 2020 | Sponsored Handel & Hendrix in London promotes the awareness and enjoyment of Handel and his music to as wide a public audience as possible. They strive to inspire, educate and inform through the interpretation of the Georgian house at 25 Brook Street, where Handel lived and composed for 36 years, through live music performances, educational and [...]
Portrait of a Lady on Fire review: Banishing men makes for a revolutionary period piece February 28, 2020 There’s something strange about Portrait of a Lady on Fire, the enlightenment era French-language romance set on an island off the coast of Brittany, and it took me a while to work out what it was. It’s about three young women: Héloïse, a lonely debutante; Marianne, the bohemian artist hired by Héloïse’s mother to paint [...]
David Hockney at National Portrait Gallery review: Lacklustre retrospective is in need of a bigger splash February 28, 2020 David Hockney’s latest exhibition, Drawing from Life at the National Portrait Gallery, claims to be a major retrospective of the veteran artist’s work. Let’s just say at the outset: there’s nothing major about this exhibition. Drawing from Life’s bait is the lure of previously unseen works, notably a large double portrait (triple if you include [...]
Downhill film review: Awkward Hollywood remake of Force Majeure gets lost in translation February 28, 2020 This remake of European drama Force Majeure stars Will Ferrell as a man whose relationship with his wife (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) disintegrates after he ditches her and their kids to escape an oncoming avalanche. The original film was a profound look at the questions we’d rather not ask ourselves. The American version retains none of these [...]
Colour out of Space film review: Nicolas Cage cuts loose in this montage of madness February 28, 2020 In these uncertain times, it’s comforting to know some things can still be relied upon – in this case Nicolas Cage’s ability to one-up his own bonkers persona. Based on the HP Lovecraft novel of the same name and directed by Richard Stanley, the man who got fired from 90s car-crash The Island of Dr [...]
The Invisible Man review: A brilliant self-contained horror story February 27, 2020 It is absurd to think The Invisible Man was conceived as a foundational part of a ‘Classic Monsters’ shared universe, the beginning of a franchise that might sit alongside Marvel’s Cinematic Universe. The project was unveiled with a now-infamous, heavily photoshopped picture of celebrities including Johnny Depp, Russell Crowe and Tom Cruise, who were to [...]