British actor Idris Elba is not afraid to take on epic roles. Think of his biographical portrayal of Nelson Mandela in the 2013 film Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom – the life of anti-apartheid activist and the first black head-of-state and president of South Africa (1994-1999) and the 2015 American war drama Beasts of No Nation about a young…
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100-year-old Captain Tom is inspirational
During the Coronavirus pandemic, one man has become the hero of heroes. British war veteran Tom Moore is 99 years old—turning 100 on 30 April 2020. He has just raised more than 28 million pounds for the National Health Service (NHS), through NHS Charities Together, to support their efforts during the 2019-2020 Coronavirus emergency. Across…
Rami Malek: from flamboyant Freddy to supervillain Safin
Rami Malek will play the villain in the next James Bond film, No Time to Die, to be released in November 2020. He will play supervillain Safin. The audience will know Malek from his award-winning role as Freddy Mercury, the lead singer of the rock band Queen in the 2018 movie biopic Bohemian Rhapsody….
Lin-Manuel Miranda: from jingles to Jack
Lin-Manuel Miranda, the American composer, rapper, and actor, is taking a giant leap of faith into a children’s musical about a British nanny – a far cry from the hip hop, pop, rap, show-tune music of the award-winning 2015 Hamilton: An American Musical. From the history of the founding fathers to the diversity of character…
Venezuelan conductor Gustavo Dudamel, issues a statement against violent political unrest
Venezuela is in political crisis, and conductor Gustavo Dudamel raises his voice against any form of violence and repression
Peck, Ratmansky and Wheeldon talk about choreography and dance
Justin Peck from America, Alexei Ratmansky from Russia and Christopher Wheeldon from Britain are changing ballet and dance choreography to keep it relevant and innovative
Pharrell Williams tops fashion’s best-dressed at 2017 Oscars
American Singer-songwriter Pharrell Williams is not only the best dressed man in the world, he is also a prolific collaborator and humanitarian
Jazz and album cover photographer Chuck Stewart dies at 89
Chuck Stewart loved jazz and photography, taking some of the most iconic album covers of jazz musicians
Harry Belafonte releases a new album to celebrate his 90th birthday
Harry Belafonte is still making music at 90
Pakistan’s classical singer Ustad Fateh Ali Khan dies aged 82
Bridging the India-Pakistan divide, and generational boundaries, classical singer Ustad Fateh Ali Khan dies aged 82
Tribute to Leonard Cohen
Singer Leonard Cohen dies on 7 November 2016 at the age of 82