As the age-old shadowy sequences of burning buildings, young men launching bricks, superstores being emptied, political leaders remaining on holiday, police stockades, war erupting, and stock markets falling reach our screens, I wonder if the cliche “history repeats itself” has less to do with politics and social injustice and more to do with lazy scriptwriting.

Dancer/choreographer Jean Abreu is an original rebel dreamer. Brazilian born and UK trained, he received the prestigious Jerwood Award for his first piece of choreography. Jean’s new piece, INSIDE, is an epic dance psycho-drama exploring male incarceration set to a live score by punk/guitar/glitch band 65daysofstatic. Before performing live on 21st Sept at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, Jean Abreu lets us inside his process…(read on)

This title was coined by my designer friend Ahmed Akasha when he facebooked news of Yosra El-Essawy’s exhibition which opens tonight in his studio.  It’s also a fitting title for a powerful mixed-media work-in-progress that reconstructs the dividing wall  between Palestine and Israel. I was lucky enough to hear Yosra’s personal experiences in Palestine as I helped rebuild the wall in images. The wall may divide territories but it cannot disconnect the spirit of the people that it separates. You can see for yourself from tonight at D237 16 Links Yard, 29A Spelman Street, London E1.

Between 9-5 most days, we don’t always have full license to do what we please but we can still find ways to please ourselves. So was the premis of A Good Day for Work, a session I delivered at The School of Life . Read on for how-to tips…