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Memorable Patti Smith tribute to a tortured soul
MIGUEL YOSHIDA explains the evolution and influence of the Cuban Casa De Las Americas in joining culture to the revolutionary struggle
ANDY HEDGECOCK is charmed by a skilful adaptation of Tove Jansson’s lyrical portrait of three generations of a family, overcoming grief
ALEX HALL treads warily through a messy, dialectical struggle fought in the mundane machinery of driving licences, criminal law, and birth registries
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Flitting between myth and the modern world, Medusa is determined to steer clear of human affairs. When her resolve crumbles, the result is petrifying in every sense
Killer Road, Union Chapel, London N1
5/5
Patti Smith and Soundwalk Collective’s wonderfully rendered audio-visual production Killer Road is drawn from the final poems of Nico, iconic vocalist with the seminal ’70s US group Velvet Underground, which were written shortly before her death.
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