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Jean-Christophe Maillot’s production for the Bolshoi Ballet is clumsy and disturbing
Photographer Ayesha Malik went to the Arabian Gulf in 2011 to document a place ‘where nothing is obvious’
At 80 this month, Vladimir Ashkenazy remains youthful, bright-eyed and quick of intelligence
The Canadian indie-rockers continued their last album’s dance music direction, but in a more vibrant fashion
The manic sound of a scribbling pencil at the end of the track suggests a more rewarding form of compulsive behaviour
A live recording of the greatest of the composer’s oratorios
The shifts in style are handled with lightness of touch and naturalness, not virtuosic showing off
A two-parter drama about two sets of male lovers pre- and post-decriminalisation of homosexuality
Based on a classic manga, Rupert Sanders’ film looks terrific in a ‘Blade Runner’-esque way
A vegetarian student acquires a taste for human flesh in Julia Ducournau’s grotesque and blackly comic debut
A raucous, retro action-comedy filled with shoot-outs and rapid-fire wisecracking
Benjamin Lewis is phenomenal as the titular teenage hero
World premiere of Julian Anderson’s piano concerto was the centrepiece of the programme
A cracking tale of crime, drugs and gang warfare in Dublin
Rave, raunch and riot on an outing to New Orleans
A sniper and a soldier are engaged in a desert showdown in Doug Liman’s film
An exhibition of the photography collective’s work is celebratory, but also tinged with doubt
Olivia Colman and Olivia Williams excel in a drama that spans dysfunctional families and particle physics
Barrie Kosky’s production finds depth as well as comedy in Wagner’s troublesome opera
A show of the British artist’s work reveals how much was lost through his early death
The singer and rapper’s show was bold but undermined by muffled sound
The Mariinsky’s London season opened with a display of classic dancing of the utmost refinement
The actress gets right to the heart of Maggie in this revival of Tennessee Williams’s play
A hit for The Dixie Cups in 1965, the song is a gumbo of African, European and Native American influences
The singer’s lush music was enhanced by orchestral arrangements
