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SubjectThe week ahead

Pop

Theatre

Book now: Kano

More than a decade into his career,

this gifted British MC remains on point.

His sixth album, Hoodies All Summer,

lands in August and his October tour

climaxes at London’s Royal Albert Hall.

Tickets: kanomusic.com

Dance

Book now: Insights –

new Pam Tanowitz

Ahead of her debut for the Royal Ballet,

join the American choreographer and

company dancers as they prepare to

bring her work to the Linbury theatre.

Clore Studio, Royal Opera House,

London; 30 Sept. Tickets on general

sale from Wed: roh.org.uk

Pop

Last chance: Van Gogh

and Britain

Final week of the largest

collection of Van Gogh’s paintings

in the UK for nearly a decade,

including works such as Starry

Night Over the Rhône (above) and

Sunfl owers. Tate Britain, London;

ends next Sunday.

Art

Shakespeare’s Rose theatre

Even when standing as a groundling

beneath the open roof on a rain-soaked

evening, there is something magical

about experiencing one of these

pop-up theatre performances. Th is

summer: Th e TempestTwelfth Night, ,

Hamlet and Henry V. Rose theatre,

York; until 1 Sept.

Film

Blinded By the Light

It’s the summer of rock nostalgia:

on the heels of Yesterday and

Rocketman comes Gurinder Chadha’s

feelgood comedy, in which the Bruce

Springsteen songbook soundtracks

a British-Pakistani lad’s Th atcher-era

adolescence. In cinemas from Friday.

Our cultural highlights

Art

Rosalind Nashashibi

Th e London-based artist’s new two-

part fi lm, shot in Lithuania, London

and Edinburgh, is inspired by an Ursula

K Le Guin short story about space

travel and nonlinear time. Scottish

National Gallery of Modern Art (Modern

One), Edinburgh; until 25 Aug.

Roots

Th e marvellous company 1927 combine

graphic and musical invention – to

comic, macabre eff ect. Th eir new show,

based on little-known folk tales, uses

handcrafted animation and a live score

that draws on Peruvian prayer boxes

and donkeys’ jaws. Church Hill theatre,

Edinburgh; Friday to 25 Aug.

Theatre

Meltdown

Curated by Nile Rogers, this

year’s festival at London’s

Southbank features the

excellent Th undercat

(right) tonight. Th e

week’s delights

include Jungle,

Brazilian pop

powerhouse

Anitta and our own

Sophie. Southbank

Centre, London; until

12 Aug.

Matthew Bourne’s Romeo

and Juliet

New Adventures present a

contemporary reimagining of

Shakespeare’s classic love story, with

new orchestrations by Terry Davies

of Prokofi ev’s score, played live by the

New Adventures Orchestra. Sadler’s

Wells, London; Wed to 31 Aug.

Dance Classical

West Side Story

John Eliot Gardiner conducts a top

cast, including Sophia Burgos, above,

as Maria, and the Scottish Chamber

Orchestra in a concert performance of

Leonard Bernstein’s Romeo-and-Juliet

masterpiece, a highlight of the opening

week of the Edinburgh international

festival. Usher Hall; tomorrow & Tue.

tion and a live score

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new orchestrations by Te r ry Davies

of Prokofi ev’s score, played live by the

New Adventures Orchestra. Sadler’s

Wells, London; Wed to 31 Aug.

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