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Tesfaye Urgessa is first Ethiopian pavilion artist for Venice; gallerist bucks trend in China; George Condo makes prints for Dia
Innovations in Lemn Sissay’s adaptation at London’s Lyric Hammersmith come at a price
The author’s adaptation of Kafka’s ‘Metamorphosis’ tackles darkness while his book of dawn poems looks to the light
The poet is guest director of the first UK public arts festival to be held since the pandemic
The documentary recounts the poet’s difficult upbringing and his discovery of poetry
Q&A with the writer on how the whole city of Manchester serves as his mentor and why he’s happiest floating in the ocean
The poet puts a group of young people in care through intensive writing therapy
At 50, the literary award has consistently delivered good longlists and shortlists, but it hasn’t been without its critics
Jim Cartwright’s play is still pertinent and powerful after 30-odd years
Baaba Maal loved up, Anoushka Shankar mixes cultures, Lula Pena’s new work, and an infection of funk
A 13-piece band and a 100-strong choir celebrated Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” speech
An evening of poetry readings backed by Baaba Maal shows that words and music do not always go together
Africa Utopia is the month-long cultural showcase that its curator Baaba Maal has dreamt of for a decade
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