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David Jubb is artistic director of Battersea Arts Centre. Here, he writes for Run Riot, on the responsibility of the press in such challenging times, and the return of theatre activism.
Why is Battersea Arts Centre doing a season about Cash, Capitalism and Corporations?
From 1-5pm on Sunday 26 February artist Katy Baird is inviting an audience to come and spend some time chatting with her inside Hurwundeki in Hackney Central whilst beauty industry professionals will wax, pluck, paint, attach and inject her body in order to help Katy achieve a brand new look for herself.
I have always been slightly obsessed with hair, mainly facial hair since I was a kid. My father was a pilot in Kenya, East Africa and fittingly, he had a huge handlebar moustache. I used to sit on the end of his bed and watch him brush, twiddle and oil the long curvy hair that was his pride and joy.
Is there anything better than heading out to the cinema on an overcast, winter’s day, knowing exactly when you’re going to laugh at every off-beat punchline?
Photo: Dimitri Djuric
We all see things in very different ways. In such a polarised world, where one person’s outrage is another’s cause for celebration, we should know this very well. We put these differences down to outlook, opinion, worldview – but very infrequently do we think about the ways in which we actually see the world, the way that our mind perceives our physical surroundings.
