Sylvie Guillem, Calvin Harris, Petina Gappah
International ballet star Sylvie Guillem explains why she’s hanging up her pointe shoes.
International ballet star Sylvie Guillem explains why she’s hanging up her pointe shoes, Cameroonian artist Barthélémy Toguo talks about taking his work to the Venice Biennale and Irish actress Lisa Dwan reveals the mental strain of memorising Samuel Beckett.
Jarvis Cocker, the cherished lead singer of British 90's band Pulp, travels to Iceland to explore its rich cultural history, while former Catatonia singer Cerys Matthews goes in search of Italy’s musical heart.
We have a report on why music pirates are thriving in Malawi - at the expense of desperate musicians and producers. Superstar Scottish DJ, Calvin Harris, discusses fame and keeping it fresh and Zimbabwean-born writer, Petina Gappah, tells us about her new novel featuring a young woman on death row.
Also, Secret Cinema's founder Fabien Riggal reveals his global ambitions for "event cinema" and Australia’s Spooky Men’s Chorale sing us out of the show.
(Photo shows Sylvie Guillem (c) John Phillips/Getty , Calvin Harris (c) Anthony Harvey/Getty, Petina Gappah (c) Petina Gappah)
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