A very brief visit to Prague gives me a chance to try out a gamified way to explore the city. With Questo app in hand we take a look at sites linked to Franz Kafka, woven together by a story with roots in The Metamorphosis. A Stroll Around Prague Today’s experiment in tourism came about […]
Scena Theatre’s stage version of Kafka’s short story Report to an Academy leaves plenty of food for thought. Report to an Academy It’s the story of an ape. An ape, more specifically, who has learned to act as humans do. His name is Red Peter, and he has been invited to give a report to […]
The Defamation brings a contemporary and feminist twist to Shakespeare’s women plus one current celebrity. The current format is not substantial enough to build on that premise, however. The Defamation An Amber Heard-like character arrives in the afterlife to find she, and every woman who has ever lived or been imagined, must face trial. Was […]
A somewhat disappointing adaptation of Kafka’s classic novella, Metamorphosis is visually impressive but muddled. Metamorphosis Yes, I was disappointed. I had high hopes for this production: it reached me via targeted social media advertising and looked great. As a former student of German and aspiring member of the intelligentsia of course I’ve read The Metamorphosis. […]
For the culture lover on a business trip to Hyderabad, you may feel the pull of wanting to get out and explore the city like a tourist. The following guide suggests some ways to make use of limited time in order to still get a feel for a vibrant and multi-layered city. Mixing Business And […]
At a loose end for an hour or two in Paris, I check to see whether large language models are up to the task of tour guiding by doing a walking tour with ChatGPT. What’s All This Then? You heard me, in this post I’m doing a walking tour with ChatGPT. Let’s take a step […]
A walk through points of interest in the story of the Red Cross is a nice way to learn some more about the organisation’s history as well as exploring the old town. An Early Morning, Red Cross Walk I may not have given you this impression thanks to the numerous cultural and touristy things I […]
A long-standing festival of street performers, Bouillez ! fuses old and new traditions to bring vibrancy and vigour to a small community in rural France. Bouillez ! Festival Des Arts De La Rue A recent trip to Switzerland and France (more posts coming soon) fortunately coincided with an annual event with which I have a tenuous […]
The National Gallery Prague houses its medieval art in the historic Convent of St. Agnes of Bohemia. A marvellous place to display religious items with a connection to their original settings. How To Choose A Museum In Prague I recently had an opportunity to travel to Prague, with a couple of hours to myself to […]
Continuing my exploration of Tate exhibitions of female sculptors, Maria Bartuszová’s works in plaster combine the solid and the ephemeral in pleasingly natural forms. Maria Bartuszová I wrote recently when I went to see Magdalena Abakanowicz: Every Tangle of Thread and Rope about the Tate’s efforts to exhibit the work of female sculptors. Why sculptors […]
