When Johnny Comes Marching Home " American civil war morale-booster had a varied afterlife
Written by bandleader Patrick Gilmore for Union soldiers, it was repurposed for 20th-century conflicts and adapted for the playground
Written by bandleader Patrick Gilmore for Union soldiers, it was repurposed for 20th-century conflicts and adapted for the playground
A century on from a law banning cameras in court, a small band of artists is still catching the action
The singer-songwriter rediscovers her vocal dynamism after a period marked by illness and grief
No other country has transformed the symphonic sound with as much flair in the 21st century " is there something in the glacial water?
The actors take on the political, creative and romantic tensions between the great Elizabethan dramatists in 'Born with Teeth'
A flurry of performances this year reminds us why the art form is an enduring influence on crime writers
The Nigerian musician continues to bring his own spin to the genre pioneered by his grandfather
Artistic director Jonathan Cohen favours gentle musicianship in this intimate recording
There is an economic case for both the public and private sectors to increase their support
One of Britain's most acclaimed jazz artists was also a star of the stage and formed an enduring creative partnership with husband John Dankworth
The company's first overseas performance for 16 years, at London's Royal Opera House, features an effortless performance from Yui Yonezawa
Terrific lead performances buoy Chichester Festival Theatre's adaptation of the classic Irving Berlin musical
The 85-year-old's place in history as a composer has long been assured " this concert confirmed him as a bandleader of stature
Built from wood, the $30mn Doris Duke Theatre in the Berkshires allows the audience to feel the movement of its performers
The British actress shatters her cosy image in the second feature from Australian twins Danny and Michael Philippou
Time itself is a mystery in suspenser about a woman who finds minutes, hours and days slipping through her fingers
Playwright Suzie Miller puts the system in the dock again, but also digs deeper in her new play at London's National Theatre
The artist's sculptures dance with seemingly weightless grace in a show at the Japan Society
Anna Friel delivers a brilliantly brittle performance as a mother whose son was abused by her brother
From Madonna to Martin Scorsese, Paul Elie makes the case for spirituality's influence on American musicians, writers and artists in the decade of materialism
Major new pieces by Tom Coult and Mark Simpson were performed alongside works by Mahler, Strauss and Berlioz
Arsema Thomas is a luminous St Clare of Assisi in the Orange Tree Theatre's misfire
A group of teenage Dublin misfits finds freedom in music in the Lyric Hammersmith's unsubtle but uplifting show
Violinist Lisa Batiashvili excelled in a programme that toured Finnish melancholy and Scottish chill
The playwright's new drama 'Inter Alia' asks how we should bring up boys in an age of extreme pornography