An Irishwoman’s Diary

An Irishman’s Diary

From Stravinsky to Schoenberg, composers differed in their treatment of global events in the 20th century

With more than 20 events over four days, the festival features the best in contemporary music

It sometimes feels like we’ve run out of stories, and the only option is to return to what was said before

Can’t afford a Grand Canal palazzo? You could still lease a plot on the ‘isle of the dead’

Almost 80 years after his death, Berlin is acknowledging one of its most celebrated sons

Author, as Benjamin Black, of Holy Orders

In Greek mythology, the gods were depicted nude to show their higher status, but these days little inflames indignation like the sight of the naked human body. For some artists, and dancers in particular, it’s an essential, everyday part of their work

Vaslav Nijinsky’s choreography became a victim of the success of the music in Igor Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring. A century later, choreographers are still trying to get to grips with the dance