Kirstin Dunst in Melancholia Nigel Andrews from FILM & TELEVISION Dec 29, 2011

The best movies of 2011

 . . .  and the films to look out for in 2012. By Nigel Andrews

Peter Aspden

Peter Aspden
Culture provides havens from the material world and attempts to explain to us that world. Can it offer more?
A new book on the Barbican estate shows the extent to which its architects were fired by idealism and noble intentions
MUSIC Dec 29, 2011

Klangforum Wien, Philharmonie Cologne

Shirley Apthorp on an experiment with concert forms that is both daring and superbly realised

MUSIC Dec 29, 2011

New York String Orchestra/Watts, Carnegie Hall, New York

Training ensemble shows more eagerness than suavity, says Martin Bernheimer

"Nutcracker" pfeatures THEATRE & DANCE Dec 28, 2011

We need to talk about Nutcrackers

Clement Crisp on why seasonal ballet shows are crying out for some fresh ideas

Manzoni in his home at Via Cernaia pfeatures VISUAL ARTS Dec 28, 2011

Manzoni: Azimut, Gagosian Gallery, London

Manzoni, like many post-Duchampians, walked a fine line between genius and joker

THEATRE & DANCE Dec 28, 2011

Shining moments amid the gloom

Whatever 2011 failed to bring, some dance performances and productions shone

VISUAL ARTS Dec 27, 2011

The Bearden Project, Studio Museum, Harlem

Tribute to an African-American artistic pioneer

THEATRE & DANCE Dec 27, 2011

Bayerisches Staatsballett, Nationaltheater Munich

Quadruple bill of first-class English ballet

Dec 23, 2011

Let us adore them

It’s been a good year for painters, male dancers and female pop stars – tempered by heroic dissidence and untimely death, writes Jan Dalley

Icy. Sara Stewart THEATRE & DANCE Dec 23, 2011

The Snow Queen, Rose Theatre, Kingston & Unicorn Theatre, London

Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy tale is a staple among Christmas shows, reminding us that ice and snow can be treacherous

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