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12 April – 23 June (camdenartcentre.org)
Books
Knife by Salman Rushdie
On 12 August, 2022, news of the attempted murder of Salman Rushdie reverberated
globally. Writing about it for the first time, the Booker Prize-winning author reflects
on the traumatic events of that day and their aftermath. With both candour and rich
detail, and reminding us again of his knack for storytelling, the memoir celebrates art
and love over violence, and resilience over acquiescence.
16 April (Jonathan Cape, £20)
Dance
Clod Ensemble: Red Ladies
V&A, London
The V&A Performance Festival is back for another year and it opens with Red Ladies, a
spooky little work from Clod Ensemble, a company who specialise in the uncanny.
This work has a bit of The Handmaid’s Tale about it, with a large number of identically
dressed women (black trench coats, red headscarves) populating an area of the
