Wednesday 1 May 2024
Never again: how do you live up to a lofty mission like this?
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Image taken from Vatican News (Photo: Agence France Presse) Back in a 2014, in a post called “In circles” , I wrote that “Apparently, we don...
Sunday 24 March 2024
How does living in a “declining democracy” feel?
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Claudia Roth, German Minister of State for Culture, at Belinale. Photo: Andreas Rentz | Geety Images (taken from The Guardian) I was in an i...
Wednesday 3 January 2024
Culture prescribed
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Les Kurbas Theatre, Lviv, Ukraine, 2022. Photo: Adriano Miranda Attending performances of ancient Greek plays in ancient Greek theatres is a...
Tuesday 26 December 2023
We yearn for the future (still)
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The façade of the National Theatre D. Maria II, Lisbon, 2020-2021 Two recent programmes on Portuguese public TV focusing on culture, as well...
Friday 10 November 2023
Zia and Manuela were present.
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RTCP conference in Portalegre, 7.11.2023 Professional meetings are, increasingly, a precious moment for those who can give themselves or man...
Friday 3 November 2023
Fit for democracy: as natural as water?
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Photo: Maria Vlachou This year, I had the opportunity to spend three days at FOLIO – Óbidos International Literary Festival. I attended, amo...
Monday 16 October 2023
Politics and classical music
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Logo of the "Yes" campaign for the "Voice Referendum" Reading that the Oakland Symphony’s Playlist will host and celebra...
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