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Album: AJ Tracey - Flu Game
West London's superstar rapper tries to find his mature style with mixed success
tv

Astounding history of how the Met went rotten from within

Unconvincing TV treatment of Natalie Daniels novel

Three decades on and the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum mystery is still hot
film

Hugh Lane was at heart of Celtic Revival

Atmospheric but sentimental: Japanese auteur Naomi Kawase casts her gaze on adoption

Cold comfort in this story of family grief from Berlin director Angela Schanelec
new music

West London's superstar rapper tries to find his mature style with mixed success

Healing music from the Rif Mountains of Morocco

Irish star makes a rare musical blunder into whiffy 'classic rock' and balladry on her latest
classical

World premiere of Huw Watkins’ Second Symphony in filmed performance

Lesser-known Czech passions preface a beloved old favourite

The British pianist's recital beautifully evokes romanticism in isolation
opera

More time needed in knocking this fascinating Brecht/Weill double bill into shape

Ravel takes a Kensington lunchbreak, in an operatic updating for the YouTube generation

Staging and singing in sync for the Ring’s scherzo
theatre

Simon Godwin's debut film is part dressed-down rehearsal, part cinematic flourish

Third instalment of the irreverent series takes on Boris, star signs, and casual sexism

Jenny Caron Hall's production, with sister Rebecca starring, offers 'mechanical' treats
dance

How one major ballet company survived to dance another day

It's been a rough ride for the seasonal cash cow. Here's how ballet companies coped
comedy

Reflections that make you stop and think

Livestreamed variety evening is terrific fun

Anniversary release for Fawlty Towers vinyl
Books

Precipitous publication may mean this feat of research fails to make its mark

How to understand a language if you don't understand yourself

Irresistibly spare narrative reckons with a mother’s death in Romania
visual arts

Three decades on and the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum mystery is still hot

Prize-winning photographers respond to the pandemic

A survey of female potters explores ancient ubiquity and the allure of pure form
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