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My Homeland: 7 pieces of music that define a nation
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My Homeland: 7 pieces of music that define a nation

From Bedřich Smetana to Jean Sibelius, discover how seven different musical composers managed to encapsulate their country through their music.

Damsel Elysium on collaboration and rediscovering music
Black and white photo a woman in a white dress leans on a large double bass in a wooded setting.
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Damsel Elysium on collaboration and rediscovering music

Damsel Elysium, multi-instrumentalist, talks about collaboration and rediscovering music as an art form in this 2023 interview.

Strange Clay – Out of the Kiln: From Technique to Concept
Aaron Angell, Pie #1, 2020  Reduced puisaye stoneware with titanium slips, oni-shino, and pine ash glazes 52 x 42 x 20 cm.
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Strange Clay – Out of the Kiln: From Technique to Concept

Artists Aaron Angell and Serena Korda, curator Cliff Lauson and Crafts’ Isabella Smith come together to talk clay for Hayward Gallery’s Strange Clay.

5 things to know about Biber’s Rosary Sonatas
Violinist Eunsley Park plays violin
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5 things to know about Biber’s Rosary Sonatas

Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber’s Rosary Sonatas went unheard for 200 years until being rediscovered in 1890; find out more about the iconic series.

Strange Clay: Woody De Othello, 'ceramics feeds my soul'
Sculptor Woody De Othello, wearing trainers and a baseball cap, stands in front of his ceramic works which feature in Strange Clay at Hayward Gallery
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Strange Clay: Woody De Othello, 'ceramics feeds my soul'

Ceramicist Woody De Othello, whose work appeared in the 2023 Hayward Gallery exhibition Strange Clay, introduces his work and approach.

Strange Clay: Edmund de Waal on his installation, 'Atmosphere'
Edmund de Waal, a white man with grey hair, wearing glasses and a dark shirt sits in a chair in a corner of his studio, behind him on one wall are white porcelain objects on shelves in a vitrine, on the other wall are many books on shelves
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Strange Clay: Edmund de Waal on his installation, 'Atmosphere'

The artist and master potter, introduces his installation piece Atmosphere (2014) part of the 2022 Hayward Gallery exhibition Strange Clay.

Greta Thunberg: The Climate Event
Greta Thunberg by the sea, wearing mittens and puffer jacket
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Greta Thunberg: The Climate Event

Watch the climate activist’s full appearance at the Southbank Centre as she joins broadcaster Samira Ahmed for the global launch of The Climate Book.

Rich Miller: a virtual tour of Strange Clay
Portrait of a smiling man
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Rich Miller: a virtual tour of Strange Clay

Rich Miller, ceramicist and television presenter, introduces the 2022 Hayward Gallery exhibition Strange Clay.

Yuja Wang: 5 must watch performances
S Yuja Wang in an evening dress leaning over a grand piano
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Yuja Wang: 5 must watch performances

One of the world’s leading pianists; watch five of Yuja Wang’s iconic performances including incredible encores at Carnegie Hall and the BBC Proms.

Strange Clay: Edmund de Waal on the power of clay as a medium for creativity
Edmund de Waal, a white man with grey hair, wearing glasses and a dark shirt, talks to camera whilst seated in his studio, behind him shelves are visible, one of which contains books
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Strange Clay: Edmund de Waal on the power of clay as a medium for creativity

Artist Edmund de Waal introduces us to his studio in this video produced in connection with Hayward Gallery’s 2022 exhibition, Strange Clay.

5 ways in which ceramics can improve your mental health
Visitors in a bright white gallery viewing several large, colorful, textured sculptures that resemble abstract mounds or cakes.
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5 ways in which ceramics can improve your mental health

Get a look at ways in which the medium focussed on in Hayward Gallery’s Strange Clay: Ceramics in Contemporary Arts could benefit your mental health.

Hot Chip x Kasai Allstars: the surprising collaboration behind Hot Congotronics
A composite image from Hot Congotronics performance at Grace Jones Meltdown that feature four members of the band, including Hot Chip's keyboardist a white man who wears a white baseball hat, a vocalist from Kasai Allstars, a black man who wears a long sleeve Dashiki, and in the background two male guitarists, each white men wearing wide brimmed hats are just visible but out of focus
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Hot Chip x Kasai Allstars: the surprising collaboration behind Hot Congotronics

London’s Hot Chip and Kinshasa’s Kasai Allstars come together as Hot Congotronics, a unique supergroup especially for Grace Jones’ Meltdown.