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I t’s been nearly 20 years since Alicia Vikander hung up her pointe shoes. A fact that you can’t quite square when you meet her; there’s something intrinsically balletic about the actor. It’s not abou

With a flurry of hits and a flair for tapping into the cultural zeitgeist, the globetrotting singer has achieved the status of international icon. In-between stops on her whirlwind tour, she reflects on literature, letting love in and the transformative power of live performance

BEFORE SARAH JANE BROWN BECAME A PAINTER, she learned to read the sea. Not in the romanticised, windswept sense; but practically, viscerally, day after day. With over two decades working on the water

On the catwalk, this season’s most covetable prints are gallery-worthy. Naomi Pike traces fashion’s renewed love of wearable art

This autumn, the V&A unveils a captivating exhibition dedicated to Marie Antoinette, the ill-fated French queen whose brief yet eventful life continues to bewitch audiences and fuel the creative imagination. Marie-Claire Chappet traces her enduring influence on culture and fashion

For the National Theatre’s new artistic director Indhu Rubasingham, resilience and a bold strategy are crucial to shaping the British institution’s future. She gives Helena Lee an audience