San Francisco based Michael Light trawled through 32,000 photographs taken of and on the moon during the years of the Apollo Missions to select the 100 that appear here. Some are as familiar as the footprint in the lunar dust, others have been rarely sighted before but all of them produce a sense of awe. The technical quality of the images is excellent and, considering all of the photographers were by amateurs, the artistic sensibility is exceptionally high.
Chaplin (Cinemateca de Cuba)
4 07 2010Calle 23 #1155, entre 10 y 12, Vedado (311101)
Closed Tue.
Housed in the ICAIC building, this large, well-kept cinema shows some of the best films in Havana. It specialises in arty offerings, although major premières have also been held here. The foyer has an exhibition of posters advertising some of the great Cuban films from the decades since the Revolution. Posters and videos of the best Cuban films of the last 40 years are on sale on the fourth floor.
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Shakespeare’s Globe
9 05 2010New Globe Walk, Bankside, SE1 (020 7902 1500)
Mansion House or Southwark tube/London Bridge tube/rail. Open May-Sept 9am-12.30pm daily; Oct-Apr 10am-5pm daily. Admission ?7.50; ?5 5s-15s; ?6 students, OAPs; ?23 family. GoSee Card member. Credit MC, ?TC, V.
Website: http://www.shakespeares-globe.org
The original Globe
theatre, where many of Shakespeare’s plays were first performed, burned
down in 1613 during a performance of Henry VIII, when a cannon spark
set fire to the roof; the only minor casualty was a man whose breeches
caught fire. Nearly 400 years later, the Globe has been rebuilt not far
from its original site, using construction methods and materials as
close to the originals as possible. Productions (staged from May to
September only) are authentically Elizabethan, relying chiefly on
natural light, a simple, unchanging set and with audience participation
encouraged. The admission price includes a fascinating guided tour (by
lively and well-informed guides who inject a real passion into their
work) and entrance to the exhibition, in the vast space beneath the
Inigo Jones theatre (where performances will ultimately be held in
winter). The new multimedia exhibition explores all aspects of the
Bard’s work and the role of the actor, audience and architecture of the
theatre. There’s an excellent caf? and restaurant on the site already,
and plans for another shop, lecture theatre and workshop space to be
built nearby by the end of 2000. Note that there are no guided tours in
the afternoon from May to September, when performances are held (though
visitors still have access to the exhibition).
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