Articles in Speakers' Corner
Paul Thomas argues that Leeds is uniquely blessed amongst cities in terms of a ‘culture of debate’? What do you think, if you can’t say it here…where can you say it? Oh in lots of places actually!
Does your city delight you? Do you think it should? How visible is the great stuff that is happening? What role might you like to play? How can meeting likeminded people help us to realise what we want? Come to Cultural Conversations 03.09 to discover more…
Bradford may be ill-treated and sometimes unloved, but it’s a handsome city with an astonishing range of excellent architecture. Here’s a quick tour of some of Bradford’s often overlooked buildings.
Is Sheffield really a triumph of modern urban planning and infrastructure. Lucy Harper describes the view from life on the ground.
Sheffield might have lost out to Derry in the City of Culture 2013, for Joanne Mateer, South Yorkshire’s first city will keep on keeping on.
Leeds has the potential to be a great city, it’s hard edged, creative, diverse, with fantastic heritage. But this potential has been the case for the last twenty years, so what’s stopping it? Asks guest blogger Neil Owen of Test Space Leeds
We’re about to revolutionise the Awards Ceremony circuit…or are we? Most likely our UnAwards are very UnOriginal…want to chastise us, or yourself publicly?
Dance & technology lover, Lorelei, asks why is the dance sector so resistant to technology and what needs to happen to change that?
Does the North need another Design Prize? Blogger Phil Dean has his doubts….
We read this review of the recent Leeds Salon event by Ivor Tymchak and liked it so much we asked if we could share it with our lovely readers! Share your thoughts with us on the discussion
We are delighted to feature a piece by Alexander Kelly, Co-Artistic Director of Third Angel, in which he considers the importance of spaces to artists, and fondly recalls the spaces that used to house Leeds Met Gallery and Studio Theatre.
Adrian Riley discusses cognitive mapping and how we miss out on hidden gems on our doorstep. How do you find your way around the place you live – do you stray from the path well tread?
This month we got local drag-superstar Susan Platt up on the soapbox to share her opinions on cultural diversity in the city and what it’s like to be an out-and-out transvestite in Leeds.
Could Leeds stake a claim to be considered as the UK’s first ‘City of Culture?’ Blogger Phil Dean thinks it should and can! What do you think?
