Page 63 - Media Coverage Book - 75th Aldeburgh Festival 2024

Swiss child prodigy, Kauffman was one of two female founding members of the Royal
Academy and became a star of the European art world in the 18 century. If you’ve
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ever been to the Royal Academy you will have seen her work – she painted the four
panels representing the “Elements of Art” set in the ceiling of the entrance hall. Expect
allegory, classical tableaux and portraiture, all with active female characters at the
centre of things. HJ

1 March – 30 June (royalacademy.org.uk)

Dance

Rambert: Death Trap

Hall for Cornwall, Truro and then rest of UK tour

This Rambert double-bill opened at the tail end of 2023, but its spring dates are a must-
see for the new year. When I saw it recently, an A level student sitting near me
described it as “sick as fuck”. Created by the inestimable Ben Duke, Death Trap pairs
up Cerberus, a retelling of the Orpheus and Eurydice myth, with Goat, a strangely Wes
Anderson-esque work set to Nina Simone music. The first half is all black-lace
gothicness, the second a study of repressed human emotion and fear. Both utilise
Duke’s trademark blend of humour and heartbreak, leaving the viewer devasted
without quite knowing why. SAF. RW

1 – 2 March (hallforcornwall.co.uk, 01872 262466), then touring to 25 April

Classical

Big Bruckner Weekend

The Glasshouse, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear