By Emily Harrison Back in 2019, my mum, aunt and I went to see a retrospective of Paula Rego’s work at the MK Gallery. I don’t think I had, and haven’t since, left a gallery feeling so uncomfortable. Yet, simultaneously, so inspired. Paula Rego (1935-2022) is a Portuguese artist exploring themes of, as the title…
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By Toby Anderson 2022 was the year I started seriously thinking about house music. At the centre of that was the fabulous, ethereal, mesmerising DJ Honey Dijon. As a black trans woman, Dijon places the queer utopianism that gave birth to house music at the centre of her craft, weaving stories of queer empowerment and…
Read MoreRAMpage Spotlights: Will Gardner, composer
By Ellen Wilkinson Will’s desire to compose started early on, as he recalls strumming chords and writing basic songs on the guitar at age four. His affinity with vocal music also emerged young, and after singing in the internationally renowned Trinity Boys Choir he had a range of professional opportunities, including performing the role of…
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