Recently, I made the decision to grow out all of my body hair. Since then, I have experienced a whole array of reactions from family and friends. These have ranged dramatically between open disgust on […]
Digital Twin technology – an interdisciplinary approach to improving firms’ performance
In 1776 Adam Smith introduced the concept of “division of labour”. In his infamous work “Wealth of Nations” he describes the benefits of dividing tasks among workers and observing a rise in firms’ efficiency as […]
Black At The Brits
Political statements are made every year during awards season and at this year’s Brits it was no different, but 21-year-old Dave’s performance was more stirring than most. The Brits only recently began inviting grime artists […]
That’s Showbiz: The Right Here Right Now Show
The stage lights illuminate to a simplistic bohemian style set, hanging plants from the ceiling, Persian rugs on the floor, a vodka bottle hidden to the hosts left. The Right Here, Right Now Show dazzles […]
LUU Societies Coming Up Trumps
With over 300 societies, Leeds University Union caters to every need. Whether you want to find a new hobby, get involved in your subject, connect with your cultural or religious group, or even raise money, […]
Immersive ‘Black Rock’ Shows What It Is To Be Human
From the creator of ‘The Weather Café’, ‘Black Rock’ is another of David Shearing’s innovative and immersive performances with the aim of imitating the sensations of climbing. Arts Writer, Liberty Anstead, describes her experience with […]
Leeds RAG Fashion Show Review – Samsara
The annual Leeds RAG Fashion Show is one of the most highly anticipated events on the union calendar, and this year’s show, Samsara, was no exception. Samsara, directed by Scarlett Gurney and Assistant Directors Helen […]
Comedy: How to describe Figs In Wigs…
London-based performance group Figs in Wigs are not easy to describe. Their website offers some help, suggesting you imagine ‘Kraftwerk meets Chicks on Speed at a fruit stall…and you‘re nowhere close’. However, their latest offering […]
Review: Confirmation – An opinion-bending hybrid of stand-up and lecture
The holocaust hasn’t happened. Auschwitz survivors are liars. Racial mixing and multiculturalism is destroying our country and Jews are plotting to take over the world. What would you do if you came across a person […]
Review: Mugenkyo Taiko Drummers
If you think updating a 6th Century Japanese art form for modern European audiences would be a difficult task, you would be right. Taiko drumming has played a key role in traditional Japanese music for […]
Ólafur Arnalds @ Howard Assembly Room 27/02
Having previously listened to Ólafur Arnalds’ sorrowful, reflective works for piano, strings and electronics, I was not without cynical apprehension that the evening’s performance had the potential to be sentimental to the point of tawdry. […]
The Scribe | Basement Sessions an Underground Hit
Down a dark street in Hyde Park, through a door lit with fairy lights, across a quaint tiled kitchen and down into a room of red walls. Welcome to Sheif’s House. This is the private venue in Hyde Park […]