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Lucas herself can turn the simplest and most mundane of objects into something very powerful. Photo by Cristiano Corte © British Council
Date
05 May 2015 - 16:28

Why Sarah Lucas for the British Pavilion in Venice (podcast)

Known for her irreverent and humorous art, Sarah Lucas has been selected to represent Britain with a major solo show at the 56th Venice International Art Biennale.

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Arts, Visual Arts
Headpiece made of reclaimed plastic and glass waste, from Ken Samudio’s Aquapocalypse F/W 2014. Photo (c) MK Suayan.
Date
24 April 2015 - 10:53

How can you shop for fashion sustainably?

On 24 April 2013, a Bangladeshi garment factory in Dhaka collapsed, killing 1,133 people. Kendall Robbins explains why we need a more sustainable approach to fashion.

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Fashion, Arts
Try your learners with a fun exchange of insults from A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Art (c) Folger Shakespeare Library
Date
22 April 2015 - 17:46

How to make Shakespeare easy for English language learners

Have you ever had difficulty relating Shakespeare to learners of English? Tutor and resource writer Genevieve White comes to the rescue, in time for Shakespeare Day today.

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English language, Arts, Literature, Teaching, Teaching resources, Theatre, Shakespeare
Today, writing in Mexico is, like that of any other culture, multiform. Image (c) Eneas de Troya licensed under CC-BY 2.0, adapted from the original.
Date
09 April 2015 - 16:38

Why the comeback in Mexican literature?

As the British Council celebrates Mexican literature at the London Book Fair, translator Christina MacSweeney gives an overview.

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Literature, Arts
'María Sabina did not take credit for her poetry: the mushrooms ... spoke through her.' Image (c) Scott Darbey licensed under CC-BY-22.0 and adapted from the original.
Date
30 March 2015 - 20:20

On María Sabina, one of Mexico's greatest poets

Long before 1960s counter-culture, an indigenous Mexican healer was creating extraordinary poetry under the influence of psychedelic mushrooms. Chloe Aridjis writes about María Sabina.

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Literature, Arts
Did you know Shakespeare has been translated to Klingon, Esperanto, and Interlingua? Photo of Maxine Peake as Hamlet at the Royal Exchange Theatre by Jonathan Keenan.
Date
19 March 2015 - 09:19

Fun international facts about Shakespeare

Which Shakespeare play has been translated into 75 languages? How many times does the word 'love' appear in the complete works? Here are some unusual facts about the great English writer.

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Arts, Literature, Theatre, English language, Shakespeare
Can digital art be called art? Screenshot from YouTube video by Dezeen / British Council Arts
Date
27 February 2015 - 09:59

Can digital art be called art?

Digital art has been around since the 1950s in the UK. We spoke to 15 Folds about the growing impact of digital art on the museum and gallery sector in the UK,

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Arts, Visual Arts, Technology
A bookshop in Tehran, Iran. Photo: Tara Fatehi Irani
Date
18 February 2015 - 10:51

A brief history of Iran's modern literature

Iranian writer Nima Malek Mohamadi walks us through Iran's recent literary history.

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Literature, Arts
'Saints are willing to go to their death for their convictions.' Still from British Council video Michael Landy: Saints Alive, Mexico City 2014
Date
03 February 2015 - 11:09

Why Michael Landy animated the saints to destroy themselves

British artist Michael Landy explains the inspiration behind his Saints Alive exhibition, which recently moved from London to Mexico City.

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Arts, Visual Arts
'My most valuable asset in setting a pilot book group in motion was local knowledge.' Photo (c) vincen-t licensed under CC-BY-NC-SA 2.0 and adapted from the original.
Date
30 January 2015 - 11:38

What to look out for if you want to run a book group

Setting up and running a book group is a different experience in every country. Miriam Vaswani, who organised a book group at the British Council in Tunis, explains how she did it.

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English language, Teaching resources, Teaching, Arts, Literature
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