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...term 'world music' suggests sounds that are esoteric and unfamiliar - neither of which applies to Ethiopiques, one of the hippest acts of the summer of 08 that recently played both London's high-tone Barbican theater and the rather more déclassé Glastonbury Festival. And even though the music is certainly not from round these parts, its hooks and grooves are ones any veteran soul-boy or jazzer can relate to: funky brass, swirling organ, growling sax, rippling congas, ecstatic vocals - this is not the sound of a national culture struggling to make itself heard over the global...
Future City: Experiment and Utopia in Architecture (Thames & Hudson) Jane Alison, curator of London's Barbican Art Gallery, and her fellow authors explore works by architects Zaha Hadid, Rem Koolhaas and other urban-planning innovators...
...religious. TALKS Head to Southwark Cathedral for the "sermon" by Renzo Piano, co-architect of Paris' Pompidou Center, on the grand design for his London Bridge Tower. Dubbed the "Shard of Glass," it should stand as Europe's tallest building when completed in 2010. Then drop in at the Barbican to hear Rem Koolhaas, a fierce critic of skyscrapers, at the Big Debate on London's soaring skyline. PASSEGGIATA Armed with a bit more knowledge, it'll be time to hit the streets. On the Passeggiata (Italian for a walk), you'll take in architectural gems, temporary installations and exhibitions...
...secret of his technique. Sandor, who draws on a repertoire of works that numbers more than a thousand, is known around the world for his wizardry at the keyboard. Last year he played to packed houses at Cairo's Manasterly Palace, Seoul's Arts Center and London's Barbican Hall, to name a few. This week he's on his way to Rome's Teatro Ghione, and from there to Singapore's Symphony Hall for recitals. His rigorous performance schedule has forced him to curtail some of his old hobbies, such as mountain climbing, skiing and tennis. But having just...
...amazing challenge for an actor like Ralph." And the ethereal Richardson, Tony Award-winner and daughter of Vanessa Redgrave, essays another marathon role in The Lady from the Sea at the Almeida. (The fourth Ibsen play, Ingmar Bergman's production of Ghosts, had a brief London run at the Barbican in May.) None of these plays is easy for performer or audience, especially the rarely done Brand and The Lady From the Sea. But their success doesn't surprise the Almeida's artistic director, Michael Attenborough. "People have an image of Ibsen as elderly, stern and white- whiskered," he says...