The Works：Roysten Abel's Kitchen, Shelia Rock Punk+, artist Lionel Smit, jazz from Andrea Marcelli

"Man shall not live by bread alone”, says the Bible, going on to add that the soul also needs its own nourishment. Indian playwright and director Roysten Abel might come from a different religious tradition but he has taken this idea to heart for his new production “The Kitchen”, in which food is prepared on stage and – finally – eaten by the audience.
It’s an experience that merges sight, sound, smell, taste and emotion. The preparation of the food on stage, Roysten says, is also a preparation of the soul.
Currently showing at Agnes b RUE DE MARSEILLE in Tsim Sha Tsui, “PUNK+” features 28 photos by London-based photographer Sheila Rock. Sheila captured the bands. She also captured the fashion and the spirit of the times. The images all come from her limited edition – there are fewer than 2,000 copies - book of the same name.
South African artist Lionel Smit paints people. More specifically, he paints their heads, but on a monumental scale, standing higher than the average viewer. On show at the Cat Street Gallery till the 8th November, “Contronym” is his first solo exhibition in Asia. “A contronym is a word with two meanings,” Smit explains and the pieces in the show explore the duality of identity, or even the idea of hybrid-identity.
Time for some jazz now, and in our studio we have two musicians, one of whom - drummer and composer Andrea Marcelli – says his music is inspired by Italian composers as varied as Ennio Morricone, Giacomo Puccini, and Nino Rota. He’s here with pianist Nicholas Bouloukos.