Arts
UK / Arts, Culture, Sustainable Development
14 Apr 2012
Sunrise festival hopes to inspire a shift in consciousness to enable a more sustainable world to be created
10 Apr 2012
With an eye on the changing social and economic landscape, folk artist Martha Tilston is leading a revival of the protest song, discovers Caspar Walsh
05 Apr 2012
Sunrise Celebration promises to be a vibrant party while raising awareness about issues such as Tibet
04 Apr 2012
A festival of of Anglo-Indian art, music and philosophy will celebrate the life of India’s Nobel Prize-winning poet and philosopher Rabindrinath Tagore, over the Easter weekend
27 Mar 2012
An arts venue and cafe in Peckham worked with the Royal Court Theatre to bring its productions into the local community
27 Mar 2012
Tania Ahsan visits the first major exhibition of new large-scale landscape works by David Hockney RA, at The Royal Academy of Arts
06 Dec 2011
Advances in our knowledge and understanding of animal sentience are compelling us to reconsider our prejudices toward animals
02 Dec 2011
Red-nosed performers are bringing laughter, joy and theatrical mayhem to children living in refugee camps, orphanages and conflict zones
UK / Arts, Community, Culture, Positive People, Youth
02 Nov 2011
DJ and hip-hop teacher KMT is using music and sustainable living to unite young people
26 Sep 2011
Becky Daniel finds her senses awoken at the international premiere of Eclipse, the new show from world music superstars Amadou & Mariam, performed in total darkness
16 Aug 2011
A new festival aims to enrich lives and nourish the community. Is it the real deal or is it just cloud cuckoo land?
08 Jun 2011
May 2011 celebrated the 150th birthday of one of the greatest and most prolific poets the world has known.
Global / Arts, Community, Sustainable Development
08 Jun 2011
Covering 40,000 miles through 40 countries, permaculture designers Richard Perkins and Michelle Asher are embarking on a journey to discover and share examples of communities creating regenerative, abundant and healthy ways of living.
08 Jun 2011
A UK-based performance company is showcasing the talents of young Colombians that have risen from the streets and forged a career in the arts thanks to a unique circus school
19 May 2011
A festival billed as “the world’s most vibrant intercultural exchange of acoustic music, dance, song and ceremony,” returns to Devon this summer
06 May 2011
“The highest education is that which does not merely give us information, but makes our life in harmony with all existence.” Thus spoke Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941), founder of the Shantiniketan educational foundation in Bengal, India, and the inspiration for the establishment of the Dartington Hall Trust in Devon.
Notes on Peace
01 Dec 2010
British Council Global Changemaker Zuhal Sultan sees her dream for a National Youth Orchestra of Iraq come to life
Tribe of Doris 2010
05 Jul 2010
From July 10th to 15th August, Tribe of Doris, a summer school and festival in Devon, will offer workshops in drumming, dance, and voice, featuring inspirational teachers from across the globe.