Patrick’s, erected just outside the city walls, was also originally a Norse church that may have been built on an earlier Celtic foundation. Rebuilt by the Normans in 1191, it was enlarged and partially rebuilt
This article is a survey of important events and people in the history of Poland from the time of its foundation as a state.
Beijing opera or Peking opera is a form of traditional Chinese theatre which combines music, vocal performance, mime, dance and acrobatics. It arose in the late 18th century and became fully developed and recognized by the mid-19th century. The form was extremely popular in the Qing Dynasty co...
Nová Scéna: The Story Behind the Iconic Brutalist Extension of the National Theatre in Prague October 16, 2024 Nová Scéna / Karel Prager. Image © Lucas Reitz From 1977 to 1983, the National Theatre inPragueunderwent a major transformation with the opening of Nová Scéna, a modern counter...
October 3, 1945; Chopin: The Day the Music Died. The brief life of Chopin, one of music’s earliest superstars, ended on this day when the sickly composer fell victim to tuberculosis. Source- | This Day In Music. For those who may not know. Elvis Presley was known as the King of ...
Salvador Dalí i Domènech, “Face of Mae West Which Can Be Used as an Apartment,” c. 1974. Image Credit: juliacasado1 via Pixabay Year Opened: 1974 Dedicated to the life and work of the surrealist artist Salvador Dalí, the Dalí Theatre-Museum displays the single largest and most divers...
Venomdetonated the whole black metal explosionwithone stroke by releasing an album with that titlein 1982. The storyofVenom'sleader and singer / bassist:'Cronos',is one of the mostamazing in the history of music, seemingly rising from impossible conditions, he moulded and steered the bandto be...
Between history-making wins fromBeyoncéandKim Petras, a major victory by a young jazz sensation, and celebratory performances honoring greats, there was plenty to be reveled both on and off the GRAMMY stage. Below, take a look at the highlights of anot...
Lost Hospitals of Northumberland Ovenstone Hospital, Fife Graylingwell Dorset’s hospitals Vale of Leven Hospital, the first new NHS hospital in Britain Midhurst Sanatorium revisited Stevenage Outpatients’ Centre St Ann’s Hospital, Tottenham Convalescing in Colwyn Bay Woolmanhill redevelopment Twelfth ...
Cinema as "Dynamic Mummification," History as Montage: Eisenstein's Media Archaeology Antonio Somaini Eisenstein worked on the project for a "general history of cinema" during a phase of his life that he considered as a sort of "postscript"1 following the severe heart attack he had suffered ...