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Backstage at the Royal Albert Hall's Carmen - in pictures
Makeup is applied, props are prepared, jokes are made - there's even enough time for a game of cards as the cast prepare for David Freeman's spectacular arena staging of Bizet's opera
Architects and their favourite buildings
From Charles Rennie Mackintosh's Glasgow School of Art to Le Corbusier's Ronchamp chapel
A Cosmos: Rosemarie Trockel at the Serpentine Gallery - in pictures
A new retrospective by Cologne artist Rosemarie Trockel showcases her weird, wacky and wide-ranging work alongside that of other artists
100 years of the Rite of Spring - in pictures
Since it first shocked audiences in Paris in 1913 with Nijinksy's steps danced by the Ballets Russes, Stravinsky's powerful and revolutionary score for The Rite of Spring has inspired countless different choreographers.
Robert Lepage's Playing Cards 1: Spades - in pictures
Robert Lepage's Playing Cards 1: Spades tells a series of stories set in Las Vegas and Baghdad at the start of the US invasion of Iraq in 2003
Claerwen James's art - in pictures
The Claerwen James exhibition runs from 13 February - 16 March at Flowers Gallery in London
Sleeve notes: Kraftwerk, My Bloody Valentine and Jake Bugg
Catch up with the last seven days in the world of music Must read 1. Five stars for Kraftwerk live at Tate Modern 'Kraftwerk's music remains utterly captivating in itself. With the Autobahn album dispatched, they concentrated on rolling out the classi
Art on the Underground: Mark Wallinger's designs - in pictures
Labyrinth comprises 270 artworks, one for each London Underground station as part of the tube's 150th birthday celebrations. The first 10 have been unveiled - take a look
Kraftwerk: Autobahn - in pictures
Wednesday saw the opening night of Kraftwerk's Catalogue 12345678 retrospective at the Tate Modern Turbine Hall. We were there to capture the most intriguing images from the performance of Autobahn, 3D glasses and all