Online Art & Culture Channel
Europe is absolutely bursting with incredible art. The TA-DAH.TV Art and Culture Channel is dedicated to bringing culture vultures everything you need to know about events across the continent. From inspiring exhibitions to powerful performances, we go there and bring it to you firsthand. Let’s expand our artistic horizons together because incredible art knows no borders and great stories always need to be told.
Helmut Newton – one of the world’s most influential photographers! See his exhibitions in Europe in 2024
Cezanne wows the world with a once-in-a-generation exhibition at Tate Modern, London
If you didn’t manage to see this once-in-a-lifetime exhibition, then hit that start button to watch it now! It brought together 20 pieces of Cezanne’s work to be seen for the first time in UK EVER, and reuniting 8 originals for the first time ever since they were painted in France in the late 18th century – awesome!
R.E.A. Danza celebrates 30 years with their incredible show ‘Tango Infame’ at Málaga’s Teatro Cervantes
Celebrating 30 awesome years of directional modern dance fused with Tango Argentino, this incredible show is not to be missed, so hit that start button and watch it now
Exclusive interview: Eric Underwood – meet ballet dancer and ex-soloist at the Royal Ballet, model & actor up close and personal
Find out what motivates the insatiable & inspirational former Royal Ballet soloist in this frank and honest interview
London – Royal Opera House Season 2023/24
The new season starts on 11 September with Das Rheingold, being the first chapter of Wagner’s Ring Cycle under conductor Antonio Pappano! Directed by Barrie Kosky, this bold, new production promises to be spectacular indeed! Running until 29 Sept, you can look forward to Verdi’s opera La Forza del Destino from 19 Sept – 9 Oct and Donizetti’s witty and intoxicating comedy L’Elisir d’Amore from 22 Sept – 10 Oct in a much-loved staged production by Laurent Pelly. Lots more outstanding productions to come, so go online to see the full programme of London’s spectacular Royal Opera House (roh.org.uk)
Amsterdam – Dutch National Opera & Ballet Season 2023/24
This season’s programme includes the staging of opera classics such as Lohengrin, Die Zauberflöte, Agrippina and La Traviata, but also the much awaited opera & ballet performance, combining Stravinsky’s Oedipus Rex and Samy Moussa’s world premiere of Antigone! This brand-new production by top British choreographer Wayne MacGregor brings together the worlds of classic tragedy, modern dance and music from the 20th & 21st centuries. Tickets for the second half of the season go on sale on 24 August
Exclusive interview: Cynthia Erivo – watch our great chat with the Brit actress/singer & songwriter
She was on Graham Norton’s show just recently, but Claudia Peifer hooked up with the Emmy, Grammy & Tony Award winner before she hit Broadway big time with The Colour Purple alongside Jennifer Hudson
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Glyndebourne Festival 2024 from 16 May – 10 August
We love their programme and a picnic on the garden lawn! Become a member and you get early access to tix & priority booking (glyndebourne.com)
Staatsoper unter den Linden – Season 2023/24 starts 9 Sept
Founded in 1743 as the Royal Opera, today’s Berlin State Opera still enjoys leading productions & ground-breaking performances (staatsoper-berlin.de)
77th Edinburgh International Festival from 2-26 August ’24
Bringing art & people together from all over the globe in this incredible city, don’t forget the Fringe Festival is on at the same time (eif.co.uk) (edfringe.com)
Osterfestspiele Salzburg 2024/ Easter Festival:22March-1April
Mozart’s famous birthplace hosts incredible festivals, like this Easter Festival, offering 10 days of spectacular performances (osterfestspiele.at)
London – The Perfect Crime: an immersive theatre, game-like experience
Dodge laser matrix, crack codes and escape the guards in this interactive heist game – massive fun, and not just for the kids!
Curtain Call: ‘Message in a Bottle’ dance show, London’s Peacock Theatre
Performers sizzle in the spotlight, having just closed another run in London’s West End
Italy – 101st Arena di Verona Opera Festival 2024 from 8 June- 7 September
Spain – Granada Festival 2024 from 7 June – 14 July
The concert locations are amazing, the programme is amazing and Granada is amazing! What’s not to like? This is bucket list stuff #mustgo (granadafestival.org)
Germany – Bayreuther Festspiele 2024 from 24 July – 27 August
Shout out to all Wagner fans: beg, steal or borrow to get hold of tickets to this legendary festival, opening with Tristan & Isolde this season (bayreuther-festspiele.de)
Austria – Bregenzer Festspiele 2024 from 17 July – 18 August
The Bregenz Festival boasts the only stage built into water in the world for a once-in-a-lifetime experience! Advanced ticket sales start on 3 October (bregenzerfestspiele.com)
News Flash
London – Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre Summer Season 2024 from 23 March – 21 September
It’s one of London’s best kept secrets in theatreland, and a wonderful outdoor experience too. This summer season takes out all the stops by showing a stage production of Legally Blonde, a brand new musical named 101 Dalmatians (yes, you’ve seen right: MUSICAL – yay), and for some proper drama, go and see Antigone (after Sophocles) – and all this al fresco! We just love it… (openairtheatre.com)
ART EXHIBITIONS & FAIRS
London – Tate Modern: Expressionists: Kandinsky, Münter and the Blue Rider until 20 October
Want to discover more about this extraordinary friendship that shaped Modern Art? These masterpieces of paintings, sculptures, photography & more will tell the story (tate.org.uk)
Bilbao – Guggenheim Museum: June Crespo.Vascular until 6 September’24
This Basque sculptor reflects the concepts typical of Basque art in recent decades, such as abstraction & gesture, the tragic & opaque and lightness & strangeness (guggenheim-bilbao.eus)
Málaga – Centre Pompidou: Place-Ness until 28 March’25
You can discover more about the urban-rural antagonism of our times in 6 sections, exploring all sorts of different territorial realities (centrepompidou-malaga.eu)
London – V&A: Fabergé in London: Romance to Revolution
After a missing Fabergé egg was found by a scrap-metal dealer in 2021, we feel an exhibition coming on, reuniting newly found pieces for the first time in over 100 years (vam.ac.uk)
London – Van Gogh Immersive Experience
Step into over 1000m2 of light, art & sound to experience the magic of Van Gogh’s most compelling works (vangoghexpo.com/london)
London – Illusionaries: Latent Spaces
This incredible immersive experience will transport you to another planet, literally! Food for all the senses: vision, sound & soul (illusionaries.com)
Culture Tripping: Venice Biennale 2024 until 24 November
Venice is unbelievably vibrant during the Biennale, buzzing with art, film, dance, music & live performances #mustgo
Frankfurt – Lee Krasner ‘Living Colour’ at the Schirn Kunsthalle
This is her first exhibition in Europe for 50 years! Curated by London’s Barbican Centre, this show bears witness to an extraordinary woman & artist
Affordable Art Fair: Hampstead, London from 8 – 12 May
We love the AAF concept, creating real experiences with every visit! With shows all over the world, not just in Europe, visit a fair near you (affordableartfair.com)
Meet Javier Melus – Spain’s leading pop artist
Javier Melus creates utterly unique & vibrant pieces – one of Spain’s finest in contemporary pop art
American contemporary artist Richard Jackson showing at Frankfurt’s Schirn Kunsthalle
The American contemporary artist Richard Jackson knows how to push things to the limit #mustsee
Gilbert & George – The Great Exhibition at Schirn Kunsthalle Frankfurt
Didn’t make it? Then watch our round-up of this brilliant retrospective now
Banksy – ‘The Art of Protest’ exhibition at La Térmica in Málaga/ Costa del Sol
The ‘Art of Banksy’ unauthorised exhibition is currently on show in London (artofbanksy.co.uk)
Porquerolles Island/FRA – The Infinite Woman at Villa Carmignac until 3 Nov’24
Over 60 artists are contributing to this show by the Carmignac Foundation (fondationcarmignac.com)
Fashion Photography Exhibition: Tim Walker’s ‘Wonderful Things’ at the V&A
Join Claudia Peifer on a walkabout of this exceptional show by this world famous photographer
Frieze Sculpture London in Regent’s Park
Take a walk-about with Claudia Peifer in Regent’s Park to view the Frieze Sculpture London outdoor exhibition (frieze.com)
Rafa Abdon – Glass Sculptor Valencia/ Spain
His glass sculptures of skulls are Rock-star famous – watch to see how it’s done.
The Hague – Escher In Het Paleis, permanent exhibition
This extraordinary exhibition is dedicated to one of the most extraordinary artists of our time: MC Escher! Another must-see: Hans van Bantem’s crazy chandeliers (escherinhetpaleis.nl)
EVENTS - EUROPE
Europe’s Leading Film Festivals: Cannes Film Festival is on from 14 – 25 May
With our culture we have nothing – so check out the rich & crazy heritage of our best film festivals by clicking on the link
Experience the Starlite Festival with us: 14 June – 31 Aug
One of the best boutique festivals in Europe, international superstars are now queueing to perform in the quarry above sunny Marbs
Jamie Cullum – European Tour Dates 2024
He’s a gem live and he was on fire at Starlite Marbella, so check his tour dates by clicking on the title link
Best Beer Festivals in Europe
Europe is awash with great beer festivals throughout the year, click on the title to find out what’s happening where
58th Montreux Jazz Festival from 5 – 20 July 2024
With over 250,000 visitors at the last festival, this gig, on gorgeous Lake Geneva, you simply don’t want to miss (montreuxjazzfestival.com)
30th Jazzopen Stuttgart from 19 – 29 July 2024
Simply Red, Grace Jones, Joss Stone, Jools Holland, Bradford Marsalis & many more make up for another stunning edition for 2023 (jazzopen.com)
Global Gift Gala 2023 – click for upcoming events
Eva Longoria-Baston & Maria Bravo know how to throw a classy bash and raise millions for charity at the same time. (globalgiftgala.com)
Sotogrande Charity Gala at Santa Maria Polo Club
The Arturo Darch Foundation has pulled out all the stops to raise money in support of the José Carreras Int’l Leukaemia Foundation, fighting cancer in adults&kids
Cirque du Soleil – This Acrobatic Extravaganza Company Tours Europe
Never seen one of their legendary shows before? Then you haven’t lived – expect perfection in artistry & costume (cirquedusoleil.com)
The Ehrlich Brothers Magic Show: Dream & Fly and Diamond Tour
These star magicians have wowed spectators all over Europe, so go and see them whenever and wherever you can (ehrlich-brothers.com)
London – immersive wood walking tour: Christmas at Kenwood 1Dec’23-1Jan’24
Take a walkabout with Claudia Peifer in the enchanted woods surrounding Kenwood House
12th Amsterdam Light Festival from 30 Nov’23 – 21 Jan’24
You can discover the festival by boat or by foot – so will you ‘Get inspired’ by this season’s motto? Tix are on sale now (amsterdamlightfestival.com)
London Christmas Markets: Leicester Square & Southbank feat. The Duchess of Candles
London during Xmas gets very merry indeed – we’ve visited the best markets to celebrate the festive season during yuletide
Frankfurt – one of the most picturesque Christmas markets in Europe: 27 Nov-21 Dec’23
One of the most magical locations for a Xmas market is the Römerberg in the city Frankfurt! With its medieval buildings, it’s just like the film set of Beauty&The Beast
Vienna – join us at the most beautiful Christmas markets from 18 Nov-26 Dec’23
Vienna just sizzles during Xmas, so watch our top list of the best the city has to offer and then start planning
4th Int’l Gibraltar Jazz Festival feat. Jose Feliciano & friends – Jazz band malFUNKtion
The location for this jazz fest is Gibraltar’s famous St. Michael’s Cave, and what a night it was!
The Best Carnivals during February in Europe/Venice: 22 Feb – 4 March
Must go to Venice to enjoy the spectacle and life itself with boat parades, operas, best masked costume awards & more (visit-venice-italy.com)
Carnival Street Parade Feb’24 – Wiesbaden/Germany
Cologne’s carnival parade is world-famous, however, ‘Fastnacht’ in Wiesbaden & Mainz are huge favourites for Germans (koelnerkarneval.de) (wiesbaden.de)
What Do We Talk About On Our Art & Culture Channel?
We think Europe is the most culturally diverse continent on the planet. That melting pot of people, knowledge, beliefs and vibes is so attractive and we can’t help but tell you guys all about it.
That’s why we head out over this vast block of land to bring you all the latest news about performances, films, exhibitions and more.
With exclusive interviews, firsthand experiences and vibrant festivals we’ll tell you all about the must-see moments.
What Events Do We Cover?
From the Edinburgh Finge to delicate glass sculptures in Spain to exploring the art of protest, we have been all over this great continent finding out more about what makes our artists tick.
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