FIAC, Paris

With an interest in the challenges and changes in the art world, FIAC returns for its 40th edition on 24-27 October. The fair aims to be creative and responsive while maintaining a spirit of continuity.

Review of Frieze London

Frieze London is over for another year and now is the time to reflect upon the many works on display. Drawing visitors in immediately was Dan Graham’s Plexiglas spiral sculpture.

Asli Çavuşoğlu: Murder in Three Acts, Delfina Foundation, London

Practitioner Asli Çavuşoğlu’s Murder in Three Acts (2012) is a thrilling allegorical exploration of this theme, which has its UK premiere just as the crowds gather for the madness of Frieze Art Fair.

Biennale de Lyon Performance Weekend

Debating the art of performance and the storytelling demanded in everyday life, the Biennale de Lyon joins together nine international artists, rarely seen in France, in a non-stop programme of events.

Titus Andronicus, Royal Shakespeare Company

Michael Fentiman’s Royal Shakespeare Company production brings this early tragedy piece back to ruddy health, as it delights in the fun that can be had with a stage heaving with mutilated corpses.

Forced Entertainment: Tomorrow’s Parties, Sheffield

Forced Entertainment is set to premiere new piece Tomorrow’s Parties this week at the opening of Art Sheffield, following its success of The Thrill of It All in 2010 and The Coming Storm in 2012.

Unexpected Performances

The Lyric Hammersmith’s new season of Secret Theatre challenges preconceived notions of production and attempts to offer up a bold new alternative.

Interview with Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet Director, Alexandra Damiani

New York’s Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet was founded in 2003 and since its beginnings has forged a strong reputation over the past decade for the exceptional calibre of its dancers.

RECON Festival, Leeds and Bradford

Bringing together innovators, risk-takers, mavericks and outsiders working creatively across the various genres, RECON is a celebration of the expansion of boundaries in the artistic world.

Body/Head, MCA Chicago

The co-founder and bassist of Sonic Youth, Kim Gordon, returns to the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago (MCA) to perform as Body/Head, a project with free-noise guitarist Bill Nace.

Raindance Film Festival

Europe’s leading independent film festival, Raindance returns to Piccadily Circus, London, this September. The event aims to nurture, support and promote independent films and filmmakers.

Thessaloniki Biennial of Contemporary Art: Everywhere But Now

The Thessaloniki Biennial of Contemporary Art opens to the public 19 September under the thought provoking title, Everywhere But Now. Relating to the questions of…

Docks Art Fair, Lyon

Docks Art Fair celebrates its fourth year by taking up a permanent site. Since its conception, the event has become a centre for art lovers and this year it moves a few 100 meters to the south of the Sucrière.

Interview with Director of Film and Video Umbrella Steven Bode

Steven Bode has been the Director of Film & Video Umbrella for 20 years. Formed in the early days of moving image artworks, the company has played an important role in promoting moving image.

Encounters Short Film and Animation Festival, Bristol

Encounters returns to Bristol to showcase the very best of short film and animation from across the globe. Running 17-22 September, the event captures a snapshot of the most interesting emerging talent.

One Month To Go: Enter the Aesthetica Art Prize

In a celebration of contemporary art, outstanding works shortlisted from the Aesthetica Art Prize will be displayed in the setting of York St Mary’s – York Art Gallery’s contemporary art space.

The Creation of a World

Punchdrunk’s new production, The Drowned Man: A Hollywood Fable, invites audience members to immerse themselves in a world created exclusively for them.

Edinburgh Art Festival

The Edinburgh Art Festival returns to Scotland from 1 August, immersing the city in cultural explorations of art. Running until 1 September, the festival features no less than 50 exhibitions.

Interview with Steve Lake, Production at ECM Records

Selected Signs is a collection of six disks featuring the music that was selected for the ECM exhibition, ECM – A Cultural Archaeology, at Haus der Kunst in Munich at the start of the year.

Aesthetica Short Film Festival at V&A Friday Late

ASFF is a celebration of independent film and an outlet for championing short filmmaking. This Friday, a special programme of films from the 2012 festival will be screened at the V&A, London.