JAMES WALSH is moved by a provocative and original take on the relationship between ecology and architecture, and a plea to work with, not against, the materials and minerals of our world
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Arts ahead
Star critics cherry-pick some of the best on offer in the weeks to come
An immersive, participatory display by a queer Australian Aboriginal performer, and a rebellious unravelling of traditional Scottish dance
EWAN CAMERON witnesses a political farce that lacks a clear message
EWAN CAMERON picks out two fascinating music shows, fusing the Korean, and the Celtic, with the modern
BENJAMIN POTHIER suggests that Palaeolithic cave paintings in Spain point to the ceremonial use of hallucinogenic flora
The bard confirms that the right has a humour bypass, and replays the English Revolution on period instruments
DERBY EXHIBITION
Parts & Labour
Quad
Market Place
Until January 24
The Parts & Labour exhibition sets out to celebrate, subvert and confound expectations of what animation is by bringing together different artistic approaches that connect through their exploration of the genre as craft. It features 21 cutting-edge animated films selected from an international open call that attracted 198 entries, with themes of industry, manufacture and material. Free.
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LONDON THEATRE
Robin Hood
Theatre Royal Stratford East
Jerry Raffles Square, E15
December 5-January 23
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