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Photo courtesy of Stranger Lagos, used with kind permission.
Date
20 August 2015 - 01:59

The best cultural things to do in Lagos

Just as we launch UK/Nigeria 2015–16, a new season of cultural exchange between Nigeria and the UK, the British Council's Alex Bratt recommends some cultural highlights in Lagos.

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Arts, Fashion, Film, Music
Scene from Ukrainian festival GogolFest, whose programmers are trying to instil a multidisciplinary and contemporary spirit into Ukrainian theatre.
Date
17 August 2015 - 08:47

Iryna Chuzhynova: Ukrainian theatre needs to open up

Long after the fall of the Berlin Wall, Ukrainian theatre still exists in something of an international ghetto, argues deputy editor of 'Ukrainian Theatre' magazine, Iryna Chuzhynova.

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Arts, Theatre
'Young children understand the concept of symmetry from building towers with building blocks.' Photo (c) Raúl Hernández González, licensed under CC-BY-2.0, adapted from the original.
Date
06 August 2015 - 04:06

Every child is capable of learning maths

How important is a child's mindset when learning maths? Emily Cairns, a UK student working at JUMP Math in Toronto as part of an international work-study exchange programme, explains.

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Teaching, Science, Schools
'Syrians feel the world has forgotten about them.' Photo (c) Hassan Abou Nouh, 'Prayer' taken in Homs, Telbiseh, Syria, 2011- 2014.
Date
24 June 2015 - 13:30

What do Syrian refugees think about their country's crisis?

We asked Abed, a Syrian who has been talking to fellow Syrian refugees, what they thought.

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Education, Arts
'It was seen as a wonderful historic city, but they wanted to propel it into the 20th century.'
Date
27 May 2015 - 08:46

How Venice Biennale became 'art world’s Olympics' (podcast)

The Venice International Art Biennale today attracts more than 300,000 visitors every year. But how did it become one of the most prestigious cultural institutions in the world?

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Arts, Visual Arts
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
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
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.

Tags
Literature, Arts
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