Ballet classes are finally on, and they begin tonight! The classes every Thursday and Saturday. The kids classes will be from 4:30-6:00 pm and Adult classes are from 6:00-7:30 pm. Come register and join us!

BAIA (the British Academy of International Arts) is holding a world class acting workshop over three days starting Thursday 2 February. Ms Nona Shepphard, Associate Director of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA), will share her expertise as actor, director and playwright. The workshop will involve learning how to transform the written text into a successful performance. Ms Shepphard is head of the audition panel at RADA and will also discuss how best to prepare for auditions. This workshop is a rare opportunity and a must for anyone interested improving their acting skills and/or considering a career in Theatre.

For more information please contact info@thebaia.com or call 6005 2087

This is a Jamaican man doing a news interview with a twang

annnd dis is da remix!

It’s that time of year again, when celebs (the A list ones) start biting their nails in anticipation, just yearning to get a call telling them that they have been nominated for the most desirable award in tinseltown, of course, I am talking about the Oscars! Well, fresh off the press, the nominees were just announced this morning. So, it’s a great year to be Brad Pitt, (as if there’d be a bad year) not only did he get two of his movies nominated for Best Picture, he himself got nominated for best actor, which has happened twice before (12 Monkeys, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button), but this might just be his year to win. And of course, you have the staple Meryl Streep, I mean what is an Oscar night without her anyway?! Here they are:

Best Picture:

- The Artist

- MoneyBall

- Tree of Life

- Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close

- Hugo

- Midnight in Paris

- War Horse

- The Help

- The Descendents

Actor in a Leading Role:

- Demian Bichir (A Better Life)

- George Clooney (The Descendants)

- Jean DuJardin (The Artist)

- Gary Oldman (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy)

- Brad Pitt (MoneyBall)

Actress in a Leading Role:

- Meryl Streep (the Iron Lady)

- Michelle Williams (My week with Marilyn)

- Rooney Mara (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo)

- Glenn Close (Albert Nobbs)

- Viola Davis (The Help)

If you want more of the nominees check it out on the Oscar Website or click here!

I just got back from my vacation from California, and surprisingly it feels great to be back! Kuwait is a cozy place to live, regardless of the things about it we all like to complain about.

My friends and I were looking for the board game Cranium, as we were having a game night to cure our usual boredom and decided to pass by Virgin Megastore in Marina Mall to look for it. I’m sure you have all heard it is closing down, but now that it is official they are clearing out their inventory.

All the products are from 30-70% off, which is a great deal! Books never expire, so go check out what they have left. It seems to be clearing out pretty quickly.

Our Magazine is officially online! Click the image below to check it out.

A resident of Philadelphia, Michael has been one of the most energetic and charismatic illusionist in the magic scene for the past 20 years being a regular performer at The Magic Castle Hollywood.  An artistic performer, Michael also is one of the few tricksters in the world who can perform the fastest illusion on earth, The Suspended Animation. Bringing together illusions and sleight of hand artistry, Michael’s performance can never fail to impress and amaze.

In the upcoming show of Abracadabra 2, Michael Grasso will show 4 amazing acts – one of them, the world’s fastest illusion ever, the Suspended Animation in Kuwait where two people switch places to impossible locations in the speed of light – that will surely mesmerize you… Come and see him “live” at the Ice Skating Rink on Monday, January 30^th & Tuesday, January 31^st, 2012 and on Wednesday, February 1^st, 2012. Watch the video below to see some of his previous performances.

The Worst mom of the year 2012 goes to this girls mother. Someone needs to call Child Welfare and run an investigation.