The effects of the Covid-19 pandemic have significantly impacted the Northern arts and cultural industry, with some organisations closing their doors. Annalisa Toccara spoke to Lauren Yvonne about the challenges of being a theatre producer during this time and the advice she would give to emerging black theatre practitioners.
They say necessity is the mother of invention. Coronavirus has pushed businesses in Sheffield to innovate in many ways, one of which is the widespread adoption of home delivery services, which offer a lifeline to many independent traders and could transform the way we spend forever.
Screened as part of Spirit of Independence micro-budget film festival, Like avoids the pitfalls of the ‘found footage’ genre to comment on social media, performance and human relationships.
Interstellar quartet Beyond Albedo fuse dance, jazz and improv to create a sound brimming with funk and skronk. They've shared a video for new track 'Doppler Bop' with us, filmed by the aliens themselves on a recent visitation to lockdown Sheffield.
As Sheffield joins nearby cities in being begrudgingly placed under a new wave of government-imposed lockdown restrictions, we talk to Alex Niven about what this might mean for the north as a political concern.
