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Charlotte Higgins: El Sistema and Gustavo Dudamel's Simón Bolívar Orchestra turn musicianship into citizenship in Stirling's Raploch estate
- Audio slideshow: Little voice in the Big Noise orchestra

Theatre

Reasons to be cheerful about London 2012

Blog: Ruth Mackenzie's cultural programme offers something for everyone, particularly those who think that theatre isn't for them, says Lyn Gardner
Art and design

Martin Creed: 'I don't know what art is'

Interview: Martin Creed wants everyone in the country to ring a bell for the Olympics – and he'll start with his own front door. The former Turner prize winner talks to Charlotte Higgins
Dance

Actaeon stations: Chris Ofili and the Royal Ballet

Interview: Chris Ofili has spent two years creating sets and costumes for an epic ballet inspired by Titian masterpieces. What did he learn? In a rare interview, the artist talks to Judith Mackrell
Music

Damon Albarn's Dr Dee live session

Video: Damon Albarn visits the Guardian studio with a baroque ensemble to perform two songs from his opera Dr Dee, which is being staged at the English National Opera

Latest video

Venezuela's Simón Bolívar Orchestra in Stirling's Raploch estate - video

Ahead of the outdoor concert that opens the London 2012 Festival, musicians from the Simón Bolívar Orchestra, including star conductor Gustavo Dudamel, hold an orchestral masterclass in Raploch with children from Sistema Scotland

In pictures

Serpentine pavilion goes underground with Ai Weiwei and Swiss…

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State of the ark: The Boat Project – in pictures

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Audio

Guardian Books podcast: Love and poetry with Fiona Shaw

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Looked-after young people on whether it's OK to share - audio

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Latest blogposts

Olympic torch shows how to bring the regions into London's loop

Practical planning and listening to locals have made the marathon relay a properly national event. There are lessons for the London-based media
Culture coach: the week's essential arts stories

The London 2012 festival began; the Government championed arts philanthropy; speculation continued over the next chair of Arts Council England
Culture coach: the week's essential arts stories

The week when theatre-goers sat still for eight hours, the artworld shipped out to Documenta and Danny Boyle presented sheep, rainclouds, ducks and real hills for the opening ceremony of the London Olympics
London 2012 opening ceremony promises spectacle and surprises

Charlotte Higgins: Danny Boyle has been doing a lot of listening, but it is crucial his integrity of vision is allowed to remain unsullied
Olympics? That's all about London, int'it?

No it int. Just see what little Bowness has to offer later this month. Converted Olympic cynic Ellis Butcher investigates the north's big bash in the Lakes

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The Big Concert – review

22 Jun 2012: Collaboration between children and the Simón Bolívar orchestra offered touching moments, writes Kate Molleson
Stonehenge enjoys a moment in the sun at summer solstice

21 Jun 2012:
As worshippers and revellers descend, the Wiltshire landmark is thriving – inspiring bouncy art and more wild theories than ever
Cultural Olympiad prepares for grand opening

19 Jun 2012: 'Biggest cultural event in our history', involving 25,000 artists in 900 venues, begins in earnest on 21 June
Children's books

Minnow and the Bear by Ben Blathwayt - review

15 Jun 2012:
SuperBen and SuperEva: 'You don't know what will happen the first time you read it'
The shameful legacy of the Olympic Games

14 Jun 2012: In 1936, Berlin hosted the Olympics and Hitler asked director Leni Riefenstahl to film them. The result was a cinematic coup, but with sinister overtones
Jonathan Jones on art

The Olympics are exposing Britain as a self-obsessed nation

12 Jun 2012: Jonathan Jones: Plans for the opening ceremony are to be a mixture of celebration and gentle jibes about our nation. But aren't the Games about more than just us?
Olympic opening ceremony will recreate countryside with real animals

12 Jun 2012: Director Danny Boyle reveals plans for London 2012 Olympic opening ceremony, including village cricket, maypoles and rain
Fashion blog

Fashion and art combine for the cultural olympiad

11 Jun 2012:
Mary Katrantzou and Nicholas Kirkwood among the designers to collaborate with artists for the cultural arm of the Olympics
The Guardian profile: Yoko Ono

8 Jun 2012: An artist for the age of Occupy is given a retrospective at the Serpentine Gallery in London
The Northerner

Verve and excitement of West African arts comes to Manchester

7 Jun 2012:
Nine countries show off their talent as five city venues link up for a summer celebration. Helen Nugent reports
Judith Mackrell on dance and the Olympics

3 Jun 2012: Almost everything I'm due to see over the next two months seems hellbent on breaking records for size or scale, says Judith Mackrell
Lynette Wallworth: a timely journey into the alien world of coral reefs

28 May 2012: The Australian artist reflects on her underwater film, Coral: Rekindling Venus, which premieres to coincide with a rare astronomical event

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