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The mystical characters
depicted on decks of Tarot
cards are brought to life in
Tarot Drome (5-30 Sep, p. 104).
Olivier Award-winning performance
artist Marisa Carnesky heads a cast
of contortionists, roller girls and
more in this quirky, interactive,
promenade performance held in
atmospheric, subterranean venue,
the Old Vic Tunnels (Station Approach
Road, SE1. 08448 717 628.
oldvictheatre.com).
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The global popularity of
British playwright William
Shakespeare’s work is
celebrated in the World
Shakespeare Festival (until Nov,
date to be confirmed, p. 105) taking
place across the UK, with many
stagings of his work and other
happenings right here in London.
Among them, be sure to see his plays
Julius Caesar (until 15 Sep, p. 100),
Timon Of Athens (p. 104), King Lear
(from 31 Aug, p. 102) with Jonathan
Pryce (Brazil), and Much Ado About
Nothing (from 22 Sep) starring
Meera Syal, (The Kumars At No. 42).
As part of the festival visit the British
Museum’s Shakespeare: Staging The
World (until 25 Nov, p. 76), which
looks at London’s emergence as one
of the world’s most important cities,
as charted in Shakespeare’s plays.
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Games fans won’t want to
miss the display London
2012 Olympic And
Paralympic Games Medals at the
British Museum (until 9 Sep, p. 76).
Visitors can get up-close to genuine
medals, and learn how the 2012
Games ones were produced, from
mining the metals to design and
production. It’s the perfect exhibition
to put you in a winning mood.
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BBC Proms (until 8 Sep,
p. 105) is a classical music
festival made up of a series of
concerts and recitals, all of which are
broadcast live on BBC Radio 3.
There’s something to suit every
classical taste from opera to brass
bands, but the season also includes
jazz and world music. The extensive
events programme culminates on
8 Sep with an outdoor concert called
BBC Proms In The Park in Hyde Park
in the afternoon, with the famous
Last Night Of The Proms concert that
evening inside the Royal Albert Hall.
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See the Official London
2012 Olympic And
Paralympic Poster Display
for free at Tate Britain (pictured below,
until 21 Sep, p. 74). You can view the
London 2012 Games’ designs by
legendary British artists such as
Bridget Riley and Tracey Emin.
Pictured is Michael Craig-Martin’s Go.
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Among many amazing
performances at the
Southbank Centre
(p. 105), there are two particularly
Paralympic-friendly experiences
that you won’t want to miss.
Creating The Spectacle by Sue
Austin (pictured) is an ambitious
and surprising series of shows
featuring a dancer artfully using
a wheelchair while submerged
underwater (31 Aug-9 Sep).
Meanwhile, The Impending
Storm (7-8 Sep), by David Toole
and Lucy Hind, boasts both
disabled and able-bodied
performers from the UK and
South Africa in an explosive show
exploring physicality and culture.
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