TheatreReviewArcola, LondonVienna, 1900. The words conjure up an image of sex, sophistication and Strauss polkas. But Mark Rosenblatt's rediscovery of this astonishing Schnitzler play - written in 1912 - for the Last Waltz season, reminds us of the worm inside the apple. For Schnitzler's theme is nothing less than the anti-Semitism that corroded Viennese society and was to shape the century.
Schnitzler's eponymous hero runs a private teaching hospital. In the first act he refuses a Catholic priest admission to an ailing female patient. Read More...
OregonPerhaps the most unlikely pairing in live performance has become a Sunday night favorite of Portland, Oregon natives – and it’s starting to spread across the US. Our correspondent visits Devil’s Point Strip Club, originator of the trend
You can tell there’s something a little different about Devil’s Point Strip Club in Portland, Oregon from the get-go. Buzzy, horned neon signs beckon in guests with satanic, come-hither appeal. A kind of subterranean rock’n’roll vibe permeates everything from artwork choices to the shadowy red-bulb lighting. Read More...
Teen liposuction and busty pinatas: narcoaesthetics in Colombia – in pictures Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share via Email In Colombia, girls grow up in a world where they are seen as decorative objects – and where plastic surgery rules. For her new photoessay Beauties, the 2014 Joan Wakelin bursary winner Manuela Henao captures the teenagers shelling out fortunes for buttock implants, nose jobs and new breasts Read More...