The Utopians
BARBICAN CENTRE / NOWNESS: Artist and scientist Joaquín Fargas embarks on a quest to reveal the environmental impact of extracting lithium, a key component of electric cars – which aren’t as sustainable as Tesla or Toyota want you to believe.
Flamenco Queer
THE NEW YORKER: Renowned Spanish dancer Manuel Liñán comes out to challenge convention by pursuing his love of performing flamenco – dressed as a woman – in a conservative society with rigid cultural traditions.
The Other Petra
BBC REEL: Hegra is an ancient archaeological site in Saudi Arabia, famous for spectacular Nabataean ruins – monumental tombs from an abandoned necropolis.
Fabrika Tbilisi
GREAT BIG STORY / MONOCLE 24: As Georgia’s capital makes its name as an emerging destination, a diverse group of artists have transformed an abandoned factory into a creative melting pot.
A quest to preserve Ukraine’s musical history
ATLAS OBSCURA / BBC WORLD SERVICE: Musicologist Miklós Both is on a mission to save traditional songs from remote villages.
Ballet and Bullets: Dancing Out of the Favela
VICE: A group of young ballerinas from one of the most violent favelas in Rio de Janeiro use dance to strive for a brighter future.
A Renaissance for Live Cinema
THE QUIETUS / VANTAGE: VR and AR may take all the headlines, but the progressive field of live cinema and audiovisual art performance is just as vital and exciting.
Fuerza Bruta
MONOCLE 24: The cult international show from Buenos Aires has been described as immersive theater, physical theater or action theater – and it's also moved into the world of advertising.
The Antarctic Biennale
CNN / VICE / MONOCLE 24: A pioneering expedition to the seventh continent sought to break down boundaries between art and science.
Audio art piece gives Londoners a mystery tour
MONOCLE 24: “Remote X” blurs the lines between performance and interactive storytelling. After visiting more than 30 locations around the world, its latest stop is the English capital.
São Paulo water crisis generates wave of Brazilian art activism
THE GUARDIAN: A growing movement of artists, activists and independent journalists is challenging dominant media narratives about the drastic water shortage in south Brazil.
