Posts Tagged "culture"
Middle East: Gulf getaways
Spend some Arabian days and nights exploring the culture and coastal beauty of the Gulf Culture, Qatar With its long, elegant corniche bristling with futuristic skyscrapers, Doha – the capital of Qatar – has enjoyed a transformational decade. The most exciting new development is the spectacular Museum of Islamic Art, designed by Chinese-American architect IM Pei
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Back to Bahrain
His search for the exotic paradise of his childhood proved elusive, but 25 years on our writer discovers a new side to Bahrain, the ‘Kingdom of the Two Seas’ Time rolls neatly back as I step out of the airport into the steam-room atmosphere of the August night. It is 25 years since my family left Bahrain, but this sensation feels so familiar, I might have been here yesterday, stumbling about behind misted spectacles in the stunning heat
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Back to Bahrain
Can cruise ships keep the theatre industry afloat?
As job opportunities in theatre dry up on land, cruise ships are pouring money into productions out on the high seas Times are going to be tough over the next few years for those employed in the theatre industry. With severe funding cuts expected from central and local government, falling support from the corporate sector and fewer regional theatre productions , jobs will undoubtedly become more scarce – both for those on and off the stage. Actors, managers and technicians will have to be more imaginative and broaden their horizons in their hunt for work
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Can cruise ships keep the theatre industry afloat?
Michael Powell’s home movies: ‘He always said whisky tasted best on the hill’
Oscar-winning editor Thelma Schoonmaker narrates a clip from the home movies of her late husband, Michael Powell. We see Powell himself, along with dog Sweep and the editor of the Scotsman, in the Scottish Highlands he shot so vividly in I Know Where I’m Going! and The Edge of the World, out this month as a BFI Blu-ray release
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Michael Powell’s home movies: ‘He always said whisky tasted best on the hill’
Intangible culture expo in Jinan
Adjust font size: The first China Intangible Cultural Heritage Expo will run from Oct 15-18 in Jinan, capital of Shandong province.
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Intangible culture expo in Jinan