Miles HedleySUMMER PROGRAMME at Trinity LabanAn amazing array of public performances is on offer in this year’s Trinity Laban summer programme - legendary names in dance, beloved...
Miles HedleyCOLAB 2022 at St Alfege’s, Old Royal Naval College and Blackheath HallsOne of the most beguiling aspects of CoLab, the annual festival of musical exploration driven and performed by Trinity Laban students, is...
Miles HedleyEACH ONE CANCELS THE LAST (HECTOR) at Blackheath HallsWe live in a world where knowledge is power, where we know so much. But we should never underestimate the power of the mysterious, for it...
Miles HedleyTHE 12 DAYS (AND NIGHTS) OF CHRISTMAS in and around Greenwich1 The Queen Of Hearts, Greenwich Theatre till 2 January. Legendary dame Andrew Pollard is back live with his own take on a traditional...
Miles HedleyLONDON INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF EARLY MUSIC at Blackheath Halls and St Michael & All AngelsThe odds on this year’s London International Festival Of Early Music returning to Blackheath as a live event must have seemed at times...
Miles HedleyTRINITY LABAN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA at Blackheath HallsAny concert by Trinity Laban Symphony Orchestra will always be memorable for the awesome musicianship of its young members. If it’s then...
Miles HedleyLONDON INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF EARLY MUSIC at Blackheath Halls and St Michael & All AngelsAfter a year performing miracles in cyberspace, the annual wonder that is the London International Festival of Early Music returns to...
Miles HedleyNEW SEASON at Trinity Laban + Blackheath HallsAs the world of culture begins tentatively to open up again, Trinity Laban has announced a packed programme of performances to suit every...
Miles HedleyCOLAB 2021 online at Trinity LabanLockdown has scuppered the sheer visceral excitement that artists and audiences share in any live performance, forcing creatives to look...
Miles HedleyTHE LONDON INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF EARLY MUSIC Online with headline concerts filmed in BlackheathOnline arts are playing a vital role in keeping up our spirits and feeding our souls during the Covid lockdown. And while no one would...
Miles HedleyCHAMBER MUSIC WEEK FINALE at Blackheath Halls and onlineIt was a daunting task – to cover 900 years of western music from 12th century sacred monophony to 21st century jazz in one afternoon...
Miles HedleyLONDON INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF EARLY MUSIC Online, with concerts filmed in BlackheathThere’s so much to love about the annual London International Festival of Early Music – amazing musicians, an astonishing array of rare...
Miles HedleyA JOURNEY THROUGH THE RAKE’S PROGRESS Blackheath Halls OperaThe annual Blackheath Halls Opera is always a highlight of the cultural year in south-east London and it’s also a favourite with readers...
Miles HedleyCOLAB 2020 in Greenwich, Blackheath, Deptford, New Cross and SouthwarkMajor world premieres, medieval chants, Hindustani folk music, Hollywood soundtracks, Taiwanese dance, First Nation tribal traditions, a...
Miles HedleyTHE JAMES TAYLOR QUARTET at Blackheath HallsWhat could be musically more exciting than a live jazz-funk gig? One featuring James Taylor on Hammond organ, that’s what. His show at...
Miles HedleyLONDON INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF EARLY MUSIC at Blackheath If anyone ever doubts the contemporary relevance of what’s played and displayed at the perennially marvellous London International...
Miles HedleySHAPESHIFTER at Blackheath Halls I’m not given to rating events out of 10 but if I had to I wouldn’t hesitate to award Trinity Laban’s Shapeshifter and Contemporary Music...
Miles HedleyLA BELLE HÉLÈNE at Blackheath Halls Get it wrong and comic opera can be a disaster. But get it right, like this year’s sold-out Blackheath Halls opera La Belle Hélène, and...
Miles HedleySWEET CHARITY at Blackheath Halls Sweet Charity has a heck of a musical pedigree – the original director was Bob Fosse, the book was by Neil Simon and the near-perfect...
Miles HedleyBUDAPEST CAFÉ ORCHESTRA at Blackheath Halls If you want a quick-fire guide to world music the Budapest Café Orchestra is just the ticket. In a 90-minute set at Blackheath Halls the...