Vivendium E-Mag: April 2024

APRIL2023

WELCOME TO APRIL

ByApril,springtimeinthecapitalisawakening.Ascrisp sunnydaysandthefirstblossomstakeover,thecoldest months wave goodbye in favour of more sunshine and theoccasionalsharpshower.

Easter is celebrated in March and April in 2024. Plan aheadfortheEasterweekend.LondoneventsApril2024 include the Feast of St George and the Sikh festival of Vaisakhi. See the latest botanical exhibition at the spectacular KewGardens. Join the Lindt Gold Bunny Hunt at Hampton Court PalacethisEaster(23Mar-14April).

THE BIG MATCH

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2April

WestHamUtdvTottenham

3April

BrentfordvBrighton ArsenalvLutonTown

4April

ChelseavManchesterUtd

6April

CrystalPalacevManchesterCity FulhamvNewcastleUtd

LutonTownvBournemouth

8April

TottenhamvNottinghamForest

13April

BrentfordvSheffieldUtd

WestHamUtdvFulham ArsenalvAstonVilla

15April

ChelseavEverton

20April

CrystalPalacevWestHamUtd

TottenhamvManchesterCity FulhamvLiverpool

LutonTownvBrentford

27April

FulhamvCrystalPalace TottenhamvArsenal

Anddon’tforgetthatwealsohaveaccesstoticketavailabilityforallotherPremierLeague matchesacrosstheUK,FACupmatchesaswellasChampionshipfixtures,EFLCupfixtures andallEuropeancompetitionfixturestoo!

PleasenotethatTheFACupQuarterFinalsweekendwilltakeplacebetween15and17March.

DINING OUT

‘GREATRESTAURANTSINTOWN,BETHEFIRSTTOKNOW WHATISNEWANDCOMINGTHISMONTH’

TheEmory

SisterhoteltoTheBerkeley

Belgravia-OldBarrackYard,LondonSW1X7NP

ThegroupbehindClaridge'sisgettingreadytoopenanewhotelinKnightsbridge.It'sthe firstbrand-newLondonopeningfortheminover50yearsandwillhaveanABC restaurantfromJean-GeorgesVongerichten.

BAMKaraokeBox

Luxekaraokeandfood

Victoria-74VictoriaStreet,LondonW1E6SQ

Thisisanupmarketkaraokebarwhichfeaturesaveryluxefeelandanotablechef,with SabrinaGiddainchargeofaParisian-influencedmenu.

Bunsik

KoreandogsinEarl'sCourt

Earl'sCourt-198-200EarlsCtRd,LondonSW59QF

TheKoreancorndogrestaurantisheadingwestforthefirsttimeandaddingafewnew dishestothemenuintheprocess.

Oma

Greek-inspiredfoodBoroughMarket-2-4BedaleSt,LondonSE19ALOma

FeaturesNickMolyviatis,formerheadchefofKilnandJorgeParedes,ex-executivechefat Sabor.They'veteamedupwithSmokestak'sDavidCarterforaGreek-inspiredrestaurant. LosMochis

Mexican-Japaneseontheroof

100LiverpoolStreet,Broadgate,London,EC2M2AU

FollowingthesuccessoftheirNottingHillrestaurant.,LosMochisareopeninganew restaurantonthe9thfloorof100LiverpoolStreetatBroadgatewithMexican-Japanese menusandsomeofthefinestandraretequilasandmezcalsinEurope.

UNMISSABLE EXHIBITIONS

STARTING THIS MONTH

ART AND EMPIRE: ENTANGLED PASTS

NOW UNTIL 28 APRIL ROYAL ACADAMY OF ARTS

BLOCKBUSTERANDSMALLER UNIQUEDISPLAYSCOMINGTHIS MONTH

What was the role of art in maintaining and critiquingtheBritishEmpireandwhat'sitsrole today in ongoing discussions around decolonising art institutions? Royal Academy ofArts(RA)bringstogetherpaintingsbyOld Masters such as Turner and Reynolds, and pairs them with contemporary artists who are seeking to decolonise through their work, from Lubaina Himid's cut out figures to Hew Locke'sflotillaofsuspendedboats.EntangledPastsalsoexaminestheroleoftheRA'sownrole ofcolonialism,spanningits250yearhistory

ZINEB SEDIRA: DREAMS HAVE NO TITLES

15 FEB - 12 MAY WHITECHAPEL GALLAERY

Zineb Sedira's exhibition at the Venice Biennale in 2022 stole the show, and now it's coming to the UK so we all get to experience it.Inoneroomacoupledancesawayatabar resemblingafilmset;inanotherwe’re transported to Sedira's living room in her Brixton home. Tying together her own life and heritage, and activist films Dreams Have No Titles is an engagingly political, and highly mesmerising,exhibition

EDWARD BURTINSKY

14 FEB TO 16 MAY SAATCHI GALLERY

Edward Burtynsky's large scale aerial photographs look like abstract paintings from a distance. However,onceupclosewerealisetheyrepresent man's devastating impact on the landscape whether that's swathes of deforestation, or poolsfilledwithtoxicchemicalscausedbyindustrialmining,aswellasnaturallandscapesat theirmostawe-inspiring.Thereareover100worksbythephenomenalphotographerinthis showandanewaugmentedrealityexperiencesowecanstepintohisworks

STARTING THIS MONTH

BLACK PORTRAITURE: THE TIME IS ALWAYS NOW 22 FEB TO 19 MAY NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY

How do artists from the African diaspora in the UK and USA depicttheBlackformgivenWesternarthistoryisdominated by white faces? This show brings together 22 contemporary artists who address this issue in their work and examine the aesthetic, psychological and political considerations involved in representing blackness. It's curated by Ekow Eshun who did a great job with the In the Black Fantastic exhibition at HaywardGalleryin2022

YOKO ONO: MUSIC OF THE MIND 15 FEB - 1 SEPT TATE MODERN

Politics, performance, photography, music and participation:YokoOno'sartisticpracticeisdiverse tosaytheleast,andTateModernhasreasonedit's time to look back over a career of nearly 70 years through over 200 works. Ono's overriding message of peace can be found throughout her works,andvisitorshavethechancetoplayonher all-white chess set, leave a photograph and a message on a long wall dedicated to mothers, or dedicateawishforpeaceofher'wishtree'.

UNMISSABLE EXHIBITIONS

STARTING THIS MONTH

FRANK AUERBACH 9 FEB TO 27 MAY THE COURTAULD

Frank Auerbach is now in his 90s, and his distinctive thick layered painting style makes him one of Britain's greatest living artists. The Courtauld brings together a collection of his heads drawn using charcoal in the 1950s and 1960s, showcasing his energetic style of working and reworking drawings to create richly layered portraits. Shown alongside his paintings here's a chance to see how impressive (and important) Auerbach drawings are, in a mediumhe'slessknownfor

DISNEY 100 – THE EXHIBITION RUNNING NOW AND INTO 2024, EXCEL LONDON

Celebrate 100 wonderful years of Walt Disney magicatDisney100:TheExhibitioninLondon, thelargestexhibitioncreatedfortheEuropean tour.

StepintothestoryofTheWaltDisneyCompanyandexperience100yearsofmagicthrough ten immersive themed galleries with innovative technology showcasing historical treasures, originalartworkandprops

Experience a behind-the-scenes glimpse into the creation of the most beloved characters, films, shows and attractions and marvel at the mesmerising interactive installations Get an inside look into Disney’s famous theme parks and walk through a life-size version of Main StreetUSAtoexperiencethethrillingParksexperience.

TREADING THE BOARDS – LONDON THEATRE

‘THEBESTNEWPERFORMANCESINLONDONFROMFEBRUARY2024INCLUDINGWESTENDMUSICALSAND PLAYS’

LOTSOFNEWTHEATRICALHAPPENINGTHISMONTHSOHEREISARUN-DOWNOFLONDON/WESTEND SHOWSINFEBRUARY2024INLONDON.

MJTheMusical-PrinceEdwardTheatre

6March

He’s one of the greatest entertainers of all time and now Michael Jackson‘s unique and unparalleled artistry has arrived on the West End stage direct from an Tony-award run on Broadway.

ThePictureofDorianGray-TheatreRoyalHaymarket

Onnow

Award-winning actor Sarah Snook (Succession) returns to the West End stage to star in a thrilling new adaptation of Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray at the Theatre Royal Haymarket.

PeppaPig'sFunDayOut-TheatreRoyalHaymarket

Onnow

JoinPeppaPigforPeppaPig'sFunDayOutcomingtoavenuenearyouin2024

Nye-NationalTheatre-OlivierTheatre

Onnow

Michael Sheen stars as NHS founder Nye Bevan in major new play Nye by Tim Price for the NationalTheatre.

TheWorldAccordingtoKaleb/KalebGoesonTour-CambridgeTheatre

Onnow

KalebCooperfromClarkson’sFarmiscomingtotheWestEndforonenightonlyinTheWorld AccordingtoKaleb-KalebGoesonTour.

TheMagicFluteAtTheENO-LondonColiseum

Onnow

SimonMcBurney’sfive-starproductionofMozartclassicTheMagicFlutereturnstoENO.

ForBlackBoysWhoConsideredSuicideWhenTheHueGetsTooHeavy-GarrickTheatre Onnow

ForBlackBoysWhoConsideredSuicideWhenTheHueGetsTooHeavytransferstotheWest End'sGarrickTheatreinLondon.

JustForOneDay,TheLiveAidMusical-TheOldVic Onnowforalimitedrun

RelivethedaywhenmusicbroughttheworldtogetherforJustOneDayatLiveAidLondon.

LISTEN TO THE MUSIC, GIGS AND FESTIVALS

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ON NOW INTO 2024THE ABBA ARENA

See ABBA on stage in a concert 40 years in the making……blending cutting-edge technology,spectacularlighting,andsomeofthemostbelovedsongseverwritten,ABBA taketothestageinawholenewway.Inastunning,purpose-builtarena,oneofthemost populargroupsinhistoryappearasdigitalavatarsina‘ground-breaking’(Metro)concert thatreally‘needstobeseentobebelieved’!

HIT THE STAND-UP COMEDY CIRCUIT IN LONDON AT SOME GREAT VENUES SUCH AS THE LEICESTER SQUARE THEATRE, THE SOHO THEATRE, THE COMEDY STORE, THE QUEEN OF HOXTON, THE COVENT GARDEN COCKTAIL CLUB, THE 99 COMEDY CLUB, THE TOP SECRET COMEDY CLUB AND SO MUCH MORE SO CONTACT YOUR LIFESTYLE MANAGER FOR ALL OF LONDON’SCOMEDYGIGS!

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