The Evolution of Creativity was one of the first events at this year’s Leeds International Festival of Ideas (LIFI). A full house at Leeds Playhouse’s Quarry Theatre enthusiastically greeted musicians BEKA and Nile Rodgers. BEKA, a rising pop star following her debut single, I’ll Be There, was clearly delighted to be asked to be on […] Leeds Living …
One of the freshest pop girls on the scene to soar up the UK ranks is back in town. Caity Baser recently released her second album “Still Learning” and came to Leeds on 26 March, only months since her last visit, to give fans their much-demanded fix of her attitude-infused uptempo bops. Backed with the […] Leeds Living …
I’m ashamed to say I’m one of the few people who has not only been unable to get around to reading this book, but I’ve not even spent the two small hours needed to watch the film. It’s certainly one I’ve been meaning to get round to, but I think my belief that it was […] Leeds Living …
In an exciting collaboration between Elliott Hudson College and the prestigious British Library, a group of students has spearheaded an innovative project, culminating in the creation of an animated film “Myths & Legends: A South Leeds Odyssey.” The project marked the British Library’s first co-creation venture with students from Elliott Hudson College, aiming to represent […] Leeds Living …
There is nothing quite like the sensation of coming in from the cold to the warmth. That much rang true on this chilly November night in the heart of the City of Leeds. Shrugging off the cold was easy, entering the comforting warmth of Oporto Bar. Much can be said for its charm, from the […] Leeds Living …
A wash of blue and purple lights across the stage adds their colours to a range of different microphones, instruments and pieces of kit placed in readiness. At first, it’s quiet. More people enter the room, heading through an archway to the bar. Plastic pint glasses in hand, a crowd begins to form, sitting and […] Leeds Living …
One word sticks in my mind following my visit to tamatanga: vibrant. The furnishings are as bright and bold as the food. The outside colour scheme goes into overload, then jungle scenes and coloured lighting creating the first impression through the door. I am not usually a fan of highly decorated restaurants, particularly when they […] Leeds Living …
I have known and loved Mozart’s Requiem for over 50 years, the last and, intriguingly, unfinished work by one of music’s unequivocal geniuses. I have sung in it. I have listened to dozens of performances and recordings, from church settings to concert hall, chamber choirs to major choral societies, organ accompaniment to full classical orchestra, […] Leeds Living …
Like Mozart and Schubert before him, Georges Bizet did not see out his thirties. Unlike them, his published output, from first to last, consisted of works destined solely for the theatre. Carmen, the world’s most-performed opera, would be Bizet’s last triumph. The Pearl Fishers, given here in director Matthew Eberhardt‘s new realisation for Opera North, […] Leeds Living …
‘Nine Night’ is the debut play by award-winning writer and actor Natasha Gordon. It enjoyed a spectacular sold-out run at the National in April 2018 before being transferred to Trafalgar Studios. This made Natasha the first Black British female playwright to be produced in the West End. For this achievement and in recognition of the […] Leeds Living …