Children have always had a unique way of expressing themselves and UNICEF Brazil came up with the "Feelings on Paper" program to get children to use their creativity to help them deal with the stress and worry over lockdowns amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Happiness, sadness, boredom: Brazilian children channel emotions through art during lockdown

Opera singer Victoria Robertson is accustomed to performing on stages much bigger than the five foot wide front porch of her San Diego home. But with concert venues closed and work at a standstill due to the coronavirus pandemic, she decided to make the most of it.

San Diego opera singer swaps concert stage for front porch amid coronavirus lockdown

Six dancers from the Dutch National Ballet headed out into the empty streets of Amsterdam this week to perform their parts in a piece of choreography inspired by the coronavirus lockdown.

Dancing in the streets: Ballet stars perform in empty Amsterdam

Fans of musical theatre forced by the coronavirus pandemic to stay at home will now be able to watch some of Andrew Lloyd Webber's most popular shows for free every week on Youtube.

The shows must go on: Lloyd Webber musicals to be aired for free

Actress Lindsay Lohan, whose promising movie career crashed a decade ago in a string of legal woes and substance abuse, on Tuesday (April 1) announced she was making a comeback with a new music single.

Lindsay Lohan says 'I'm back!' teasing new single amid pandemic

Mariachi musicians in their garish, traditional outfits idled in the middle of the plaza on Sunday (March 29) waiting for any passers-by who might pay for a tune.

Mexico City's mariachi culture falls silent as coronavirus takes toll

Not being able to physically get together and play music was no obstacle for British musician John Miles and the Antwerp Philharmonic Orchestra managed to record Miles' hit track 'Music' - separately.

John Miles and the Antwerp Philharmonic 'Quarantine' Orchestra perform 'Music'

The spread of coronavirus has given 19-year-old musician Zeid Abu Hiljeh a new stage to perform. The medical student and saxophone player is among dozens quarantined at a hotel in Jordan's Dead Sea, where he plays every night to an audience on lockdown.

Saxophone tunes uplift dozens in Jordanian quarantine

Poland's Krzysztof Penderecki, one of the world's most celebrated composers, died on Sunday at the age of 86, his family said.

Polish composer Penderecki dies at 86 after long illness

Venezuelan musician Zandu Montoya has been cheering up his neighbours by singing and playing cuatro every afternoon amid quarantine imposed to prevent more coronavirus cases.

Venezuelan musician sings to neighbours from balcony amid quarantine

After nearly 50 years of hip-hop, the unique art form is getting a museum in its birthplace of the Bronx, New York.

'Sacrilegious to have it anywhere else' - hip hop museum opens in the Bronx

'Mushrooms: The Art, Design and Future of Fungi' at Somerset House invites the public to take a deeper look into the world of mushrooms and their many uses.

How mushrooms could be sustainability’s secret ingredient

British novelist Hilary Mantel unveiled the final instalment on Wednesday (March 4) of her Tudor trilogy about Thomas Cromwell, the blacksmith's son who rose to be King Henry VIII's most powerful adviser only to fall from grace and meet a gruesome end.

Hilary Mantel unveils final volume in award-winning Thomas Cromwell trilogy

Prada celebrated the "pluralism and complexities of female identities" at its Fall/Winter show in Milan on Thursday (February 20), with designs ranging from strict tailoring to fringed and sequinned dresses.

Prada challenges definition of femininity in Fall Winter collection

Jane Austen's classic novel 'Emma' has been given a vibrant update. The film, which is directed by Autumn de Wilde, features bright colors and a critically-acclaimed performance by Anya Taylor-Joy, who plays the titular character.

Dancing, decadence and bare bottoms breathe life into Jane Austen classic 'Emma'

During the month of February, one of the darkest months of the year, people in Copenhagen can brighten it up by looking at illuminated buildings and light art scattered around the city or take part in a light run during the Danish capital's 23-day Light Festival.

Hundreds take part in light run during Copenhagen Light Festival

Riccardo Tisci drew inspiration from Burberry's design heritage by re-imagining the British label's trenchcoats and camel, black and red check at London Fashion Week on Monday (February 17).

Star-studded show for Burberry Fall/Winter 2020 collection

Veteran Irish designer Paul Costelloe found inspiration for his latest collection on his way to work, commuting across London by bicycle.

Designer Paul Costelloe Fall Winter 2020 Collection

Against the backdrop of the melodies of oud played by her husband, Palestinian artist Hana' Hamarsheh creates astonishing artworks of Arabic calligraphy, hoping to bring together the two worlds of music and art.

A blend of music and calligraphy regales visitors of West Bank gallery

The French Riviera town of Nice welcomed the 136th edition of the King's Carnival on Saturday night (February 15), with fashion as its primary theme.

Fashion legends lord over 136th Nice Carnival

About 10,000 Japanese men clad only in loincloths braved freezing temperatures to pack into a temple at the weekend and scramble in the dark for lucky wooden talismans tossed into the crowd, in a ritual that dates back more than 500 years.

Loin-clothed men brave cold for Japan's 'naked festival'

Kioko Mwitiki, 56, estimates he has transformed thousands of tonnes of discarded metal, from supermarket trolley wheels to shredded metal from factories, into art.

Kenyan sculptor turns scrap metal into art with a message

A multitude of witches and wizards took Buenos Aires by storm during "Harry Potter Book Night," which allows fans to dress up and test their knowledge of the popular children's saga.

Argentine Harry Potter fans take part in magical book night

Hollywood superstar Brad Pitt on Wednesday (January 22) stopped traffic in Santa Barbara, California, where he was being honored with the Maltin Modern Master Award at the 35th annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival.

Brad Pitt stops traffic in Santa Barbara, says he doesn't have a date for the Oscars

As New York Fashion week gets underway - Italian fashion house Missoni showed their new line across America in Los Angeles, turning a parking lot of a hot dog restaurant into a makeshift runway.

M Missoni mix hot dogs and fashion

U.S. singer Katy Perry swore to serenade the plants of Britain's Prince Charles during a speech at a charity reception on Tuesday (February 4).

Singer Katy Perry swears to serenade Prince Charles' plants

One of the most famous faces in the world peers out from a mosaic of Rubik's cubes in a Paris auction house where a version of the "Mona Lisa" will be up for bids later in the month.

Rubik's cube Mona Lisa to be auctioned in Paris

Menswear designers debuted their fall/winter 2020 collections at New York Men's Day for New York Fashion Week: Men's on Monday (Feb. 3).

'Labor of love' at New York Fashion Week: Men's

The 23-day Copenhagen Light Festival kicked off this weekend, bringing some much needed light and colour to the dark and wintery Danish capital.

Light festival brightens up wintery Copenhagen

Flamenco soul took the catwalk by storm on Saturday (February 1) as dozens of models and fashion designers participated in the 26th edition of the International Flamenco Fashion Show in Seville.

Ruffles and frills at Seville's International Flamenco Fashion Show

An eight-metre copper statue entitled "Pillar of Shame" was erected in front of Denmark's parliament in central Copenhagen on Thursday (January 23) to express solidarity with pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong.

Danish sculpture erected in support of Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters

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