Shows in concrete bunkers, unicorn shoes and Casiraghis dancing by candlelight; the world of haute couture is changing. Today the clients are younger and the designs sexier, but fantasy and decadence still reign... more
The Bedford in Balham is a tiny boozer with an astonishing record of launching careers, from Paolo Nutini to KT Tunstall. Now it's taking its best acts to SXSW... more
Cirque du Soleil's Varekai may be a story of sorts - loosely connected to the myth of Icarus - but the emphasis is on acrobatic moves and slick choreography... more
Reckon you can salsa? Jane Cornwell did, before she tried to cut it on the dance floors of Cali, where being a salsero is a way out of the ghetto... more
Forget the treadmill or the step - the latest workouts, coming to a gym near you, owe more to high-flying circus arts. Peta Bee tells how to bear the suspense... more
As a 250-metre glass tower becomes the latest failed proposal for the iconic power station, its developer needs to forget the hare-brained schemes and get on with regenerating the area.... more
Amy Winehouse celebrated cleaning up at the Grammys with a visit to Pentonville Jail. The 24-year-old troubled star went to see husband Blake Civil-Fielder today after winning five awards at last night's ceremony. Winehouse, wearing jeans and red high heels, looked healthier than ever as she appears to have put on weight since checking into a rehab clinic last month... more
This year's visit to the Royal Albert Hall by pioneering Canadian circus company Cirque du Soleil is an uplifting experience and has a kick recent visits have lacked.... more
Creator of new magical theatrical spectacle Au Revoir Parapluie, James Thiérrée, talks about shaking off the pressure of being the grandson of a movie giant.... more
The cast of a £25 million West End stage version of The Lord Of The Rings has begun rehearsals, with the director admitting he had visited JRR Tolkien's grave to apologise for the show.... more
Ricky Gervais warms up for his tour with some low-key gigs at the Bloomsbury, it's your last chance to see gobby Glaswegian Jerry Sadowitz and Cirque du Soleil comes to town.... more
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