大象传媒

Your daily journey into global arts, culture and entertainment, with Harriett Gilbert and Mark Coles.

Sharjah Biennial
Louisa Buck discusses the art on show at the 9th Sharjah Biennial in the United Arab Emirates.

The World's Shortest Plays
Theatre goers and literature lovers in Serbia have recently been reading a small Serbian gem, an anthology called 'Short, Shorter, Shortest Plays in the World'. This little book has been put together by Jovan Cirilov, Serbia's great dramatist and author. This compilation of 55 plays has been selected from his own library built up during 43 years of globetrotting as the Director of Bitef, the Belgrade International Theatre Festival. Snezana Curcic reports on the art of the short play.

Daby Toure (pictured above)
One of the leading lights of the World Music scene, Mauritanian musician Daby Toure has teamed up with American Bluesman Skip McDonald for an album entitled "Call My Name". They play live for us.

Daniyal Mueenuddin
Daniyal Mueenudin discusses with The Strand his debut collection of short stories "In Other Rooms, Other Wonders." Inspired by his experience of growing up and managing a farm in the southern Punjab, the stories show an unusual side to Pakistan - that of the disappearance of its rural feudal identity.