The Cultural Frontline

The Cultural Frontline: where arts and news collide.

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Sudan: Art and political change
How changes in government, technology and culture are shaping the future of Sudan
09 Apr 2022,26 mins
Ukrainian artists’ response to the war
How Ukrainian artists have reacted to the war
02 Apr 2022,26 mins
Afroitalian beats
A journey across Italy through the voices of second generation musicians
26 Mar 2022,26 mins
Theatre masterclass special
Mark Ravenhill presents a theatre masterclass special in front of a live virtual audience
19 Mar 2022,26 mins
Two years of Covid: The arts reflect
Documentary maker Matthew Heineman, Andrew Garfield, Ilaria Bernardini on the pandemic
12 Mar 2022,26 mins
International women in film: Jane Campion, Ari Wegner, Dina Amer and Leah Purcell
Jane Campion and Ari Wegner discuss their multi Oscar nominated film The Power of the Dog
05 Mar 2022,26 mins
Digital reshaping art: Refik Anadol, the KAWS gallery in Fortnite
AI, data, and digital reimagining art and spaces
26 Feb 2022,26 mins
Landscapes
Nawal Al-Mughafi explores how artists are responding to the landscape around them
19 Feb 2022,26 mins
Atelier for exiles
Join us in Paris at the Atelier des Artistes en Exil, a hub for 400+ refugee artists
12 Feb 2022,26 mins
Art and China's Winter Olympics
Art from Qu Lei Lei, Shuang Wu, Zhao "pandaman" Bandi, Xia Jia, Chen Qiufan & Corsak
05 Feb 2022,26 mins
Girl bands
The female bands from across the globe, striking a note for gender equality
29 Jan 2022,26 mins
Emily Ratajkowski and the art of the body
Artists on celebrating, injuring, ignoring and transcending the human body
22 Jan 2022,26 mins
Art in India's 75th year of independence
Artists looking forwards and back in India's 75th anniversary year of independence
15 Jan 2022,23 mins
Music, politics and identity
Nikan Khosravi - Iranian heavy metal; Tamer Nafar - Palestinian hip hop; LGBTQ+ rap
08 Jan 2022,26 mins
Black Speculative Arts
A celebration of the global moment the Black Speculative Arts movement is having
01 Jan 2022,26 mins
The gift that changed me
Tumi Morake speaks to global stars and listeners about gifts of art that inspired them
25 Dec 2021,26 mins
International Film: Joana Hadjithomas and Lin-Manuel Miranda
Lin-Manuel Miranda on the musical that inspired him
18 Dec 2021,26 mins
Hong Kong artists: Should I stay or should I go?
The artists whose freedom to express themselves is threatened by new laws in Hong Kong
11 Dec 2021,26 mins
What’s the future for culture in Afghanistan?
The Cultural Frontline asks what’s the future for arts, media and culture in Afghanistan
04 Dec 2021,26 mins
The air that we breathe: Scent artist Anicka Yi
'Sculpting' air using smells, and how opera is helping Covid patients breathe more easily
27 Nov 2021,26 mins
Batila and Dandy: Why we make music
How making music helps artists around the world make sense of the societies they live in
20 Nov 2021,26 mins
Crime Storytellers: Michael Connelly
Michael Connelly on writing his latest crime novel, The Dark Hours
13 Nov 2021,26 mins
Climate change: Amitav Ghosh, underwater sculpture, Sebastiao Salgado
Writers, artists, and musicians helping us understand climate change
06 Nov 2021,26 mins
Colombia’s art of migration
After years of conflict, Colombian artists make sense of displacement and migration
30 Oct 2021,26 mins
Kemka Ajoku: My camera, my vision
Photographer Kemka Ajoku on facing racism and finding joy in Black British storytelling
23 Oct 2021,26 mins
South African writing: Damon Galgut, Lebo Mashile, and Kaaps
Damon Galgut on his Booker shortlisted novel, The Promise, exploring apartheid’s legacy
16 Oct 2021,26 mins
Nigeria: Nollywood Star Richard Mofe-Damijo
Nollywood star Richard Mofe-Damijo reflects on his career
09 Oct 2021,26 mins
Faïza Guène and Omar El Akkad
Author Faïza Guène on her ground-breaking novels about multicultural France
02 Oct 2021,26 mins
Poetry: The power and the beauty of spoken word
Director Carlos López Estrada on making a film performed in spoken word poetry
25 Sep 2021,26 mins
Architecture: Yinka Ilori and Murat Tabanlioglu
Designer Yinka Ilori on turning a busy pedestrian crossing into a joyful work of art
18 Sep 2021,26 mins