CULTURE ALT

Director Levan Akin discusses 'And Then We Danced', and the challenges of portraying characters torn between tradition and desire. The moving film about  Georgian dancers screened at the directors fortnight in Cannes, represented Sweden at the Oscars 2020 and provoked riots in Tbilisi.  More info www.culturealt.com Instagram @maiamorgen

After the Venice Biennale, Edmond de Waal’s Library of Exile comes to the British Museum, showcasing 2,000 books by exiled writers from Ovid to Dante and Victor Hugo. Edmund talks to us about the migration of people and ideas, and the role of art in preserving memory. More info www.culturealt.com [http://www.culturealt.com] Instagram @maiamorgen

'Art Deco by the Sea', on view the Sainsbury Centre, explores the impact of the 1920s French decorative style on British art, architecture, design, fashion, health, mass tourism, and lifestyle. Exhibition Curator Ghislaine Wood walks us through the ubiquitous revolution. more info www.culturealt.com instagram @maiamorgen

Argentinean artist and environmental activist TOMAS SARACENO broke world records flying in a hot air ballon without any fossil fuel, thanks to his collaboration with K-Pop superstars BTS. Saraceno talks to us about the challenges and hopes raised by project 'Aeorcene Pacha'    #BTSconnect. more info www.culturealt.com [http://www.culturealt.com/] instagram @maiamorgen