12-18 Aug 2017 guide 4Cotton Clouds
festivalAnother year,
another new
one-day boutique
music festival
promising
blissful escapism.
Oldham’s Cotton
Clouds, which
is nestled near
the Peak District
and takes place
today, off ers a
varied lineup that
includes local
bands PINS and
the Whip, DIY pop
duo the Rhythm
Method and
hip-hop greats
the Sugarhill
Gang (pictured
below). Perpetual
students the Coral
headline.AgainstPart of the
Almeida in
London’s season
of post-truth
theatre, Ben
Whishaw (pictured
above) stars as
an aerospace
billionaire who
believes he is
being directed
by God. Written
by Pulitzer-
nominated
playwright
Christopher Shinn,
it runs to 30 Sep.
See Theatre, pthe 10
Your at-a-glance
guide to the
best in culturethis week
Caribbean
carnival of
ManchesterManchester’s
fi rst Caribbean
carnival started in
1972 and returns
to celebrate the
region’s rich music
and arts history.
It’s in Alexandra
Park today and
tomorrow.Alien Sex
CapsuleNo not another
addition to
the Alien fi lm
franchise, Alien
Sex Capsule is
actually artist
John Walter’s
exploration into
the relationship
between visual
culture and HIV.
Taking over Hull’s
Artlink Gallery,
Walter has created
a multimedia,
multi-sensory and
fully immersive
exhibition
that utilises a
“cruise maze”
to showcase
painting, sculpture
and video pieces
that together
aim to inspire
conversations
and research
surrounding
contemporary
sexual health. The
exhibition is free
and runs from
18 August to
29 September.Face to FaceSubtitled The
Figurative
Sculpture of
Sean Henry,
this exhibition
at The Lightbox
in Woking,
showcases, well,
the fi gurative
sculpture of Sean
Henry. While his
subject matter is
everyday (often
anonymous men
and women),
tweaks in scale
and colour
draw your eye
closer. It runs to
5 November and
will also feature
sculptures in
outdoor
locations
around
the town.andre
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utdoor
cations
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he town.TOM HINES; ALAN A ANDREW