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Compassion meets controversy in Stella O’Malley’s documentary
Meet the duo who champion under-represented artists, preferably with a sense of humour
Emotionally charged vocals added heft to the opening weekend
A thoughtful production at London’s Print Room raises questions about assisted dying, consciousness and identity
HBO’s eight-part adaptation of Elena Ferrante’s novels charts the changing role of women over the decades
This bittersweet song has been interpreted as both exaltation and elegy
A new series looks back to a time of hysteria and doomsday scenarios
There’s tenderness in the maverick director’s production of Verdi’s opera
Elijah Moshinsky’s traditional production of Verdi’s opera returns with a largely new line-up of singers
Based on police transcripts, this verbatim drama sheds light on a notorious court case
Tackling Abba’s ‘B’ list songs; the sci-fi series combines familiar tropes with shrewd adjustments to modern mores
Mischevious explorations of humanity and technology including an ode to Siri and Alexa
Damon Albarn’s supergroup returns to explore a changing Britain
This ambitious failure is swollen with stadium-sized musical bluster
John Eliot Gardiner returns to his musical roots with a vivid cast and modern techniques
The French musician celebrates 50 years in the game, but too many collaborators threaten to spoil the broth
The pianist’s second album with her quintet takes inspiration from Cy Twombly and other visual artists
With photographs dating back to the 1870s, the exhibition is a paean to feminine power
Michael C Hall brings a devilish charisma to bear as he delivers Will Eno’s darkly whimsical monologue
A nervous start to New York auctions; taste swings to Modern Americans; design fair directors rotate; Vivian Maier in colour
The TV naturalist was a keen collector of the music heard on his travels
Mark Morris and the Silkroad Ensemble find a universal message in a Persian folk tale
The choreographer’s Eight Jelly Rolls was the highlight of a programme of early work
The vivid but unsung documentary work of the Prague-born artist goes on display in London
The artist talks to curator Russell Ferguson about turning fragile models of familiar objects into unnerving photographs
