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Ballet Black dancer Ebony Thomas reflects on the company’s latest show, called Heroes.

From creating work lying in bed to choosing drawing as a medium, artist Soufiane Ababri’s practice is all-encompassing.

From turning adult performers into young children using balloon sleeves and bloomers, to dressing puppeteers as wind spirits inspired by bunraku kurogo (traditional all black costumes), Kimie Nakano's Olivier award-winning costume design for My Neighbour Totoro helps to bring the animated film to life on stage.

The natural cycles of birth and death are at the core of Boy Blue’s latest work, co-founder Michael ‘Mikey J’ Asante tells us.

You’ve heard K-pop,  now discover K-classical...

We chatted with Det Ferösche Compagnie's director Búi about the Faroe Islands, forging identities and performing their upcoming show Castle of Joy

Trailblazing cellist Abel Selaocoe will share music from around the world during his 
Barbican Artist Spotlight residency.

Go behind the scenes of the RSC’s My Neighbour Totoro with Lighting Designer Jessica 
Hung Han Yun and Costume Designer Kimie Nakano.

Experimental musician Michael Rother has influenced artists such as David Bowie, Brian Eno, Radiohead and Sonic Youth. Ahead of a concert that explores his back catalogue, he tells us why making new music keeps him fresh.

We chatted with costume designer Holly Waddington (The Great, Ginger and Rosa) about developing the outfits for Yorgos Lanthimos' new absurdist black comedy, Poor Things. 

Meet the creators of our first AR effect artwork, and try it yourself.

Explore the objects and stories from our archive with Google Arts and Culture.