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Culture

Essays, interviews and reviews related to the arts, media and cultures of Wales.

A picture of Kel Matsena, one of the cast members of Joseph K and the Cost of Living, crouching under a harsh white light

Review: The Cost of Living, National Theatre Wales

Marine Furet reviews The Cost of Living, a new production from National Theatre Wales currently at the Swansea Grand Theatre

24th March (28th March)
  • Culture
A picture of Welsh language music band Adwaith. All three band members are facing the camera in front of a house. The sun is lighting up their faces.

A New Wave of Welsh Language Music

Owain Elidir Williams delves into the Welsh language music scene and praises its newfound sense of confidence

2nd March (2nd March)
  • Culture

Claude Cahun: Beneath This Mask

Kaja Brown explores the work of internationally known queer artist Claude Cahun, which is currently exhibited in Penarth.

21st March (20th March)
  • Culture

‘It takes more than just music creation to make a scene’: Showcasing Welsh MOBO

Reporting on a recent event held at Amgueddfa Cymru, Tia-zakura Camilleri reflects on the way institutions are changing to diversify and enhance MOBO presence. 

6th March (3rd March)
  • Culture
Rita Bernard-Shaw and Samuel Adewunmi in Trouble in Butetown. Photograph: Manuel Harlan

Review: Trouble in Butetown

Maisie Allen enjoys Trouble in Butetown, currently at the Donmar Warehouse in London until 25 March 2023.

4th March (4th March)
  • Culture

TransForm Music: Creating space for transgender and non-binary people in the Welsh music scene

As a new wave of queer Welsh artists arises, Casper James explores the experiences of transgender people in music and how we can support them.

3rd March (10th March)
  • Culture
Alexandra Jones describes the challenges facing new entrants into the Welsh music industry

The Welsh Music Industry: A Manifesto for Change

Alexandra Jones explores the music education system in Wales and what changes can be made to improve opportunities for young Welsh music industry professionals.

1st March (28th March)
  • Culture

On Screen, Off Screen: Self-Documentation and Women’s Liberation

Shedding light on the feminist film collectives of the 1980s, Talulah Thomas examines their lasting legacy on feminist activism today.

28th February (2nd March)
  • Culture
A common starling - in Birdsplaining, Jasmine Donahaye reflects on women's experience of nature and nature writing

Review: There is Nothing Natural About Nature Writing

Saskia McCracken reviews contemporary Welsh essayist Jasmine Donahaye’s new book of nature writing Birdsplaining

17th February (15th February)
  • Culture
A photograph of the destructions caused by the Spanish Civil War

Of Cigarettes and Scars: Welsh Volunteers’ Voices from the Spanish Civil War

Elaine Canning sheds light on the role and motivations of Welsh volunteers who took up arms in Spain during the Civil War

9th February (1st February)
  • Culture
D.J. Howells enjoys an authentic evocation of 1970s Rhondda in The Great Welsh Auntie Novel

Review: The Great Welsh Auntie Novel by John Geraint (Cambria Books, 2022)

D.J. Howells enjoys an authentic evocation of 1970s Rhondda in John Geraint’s The Great Welsh Auntie Novel.

15th December (5th December)
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