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The Arts Hour: Ai Weiwei,  Taylor Swift, Claudia Rankine

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Ai Weiwei,  Taylor Swift, Claudia Rankine

02/01/2016 GMT

BBC World Service - The Arts Hour, Ai Weiwei,  Taylor Swift, Claudia Rankine

Dissident artist Ai Weiwei explains why, despite getting his passport back, China remains where he lives and works.   World conquering singer Taylor Swift describes the phenomenon of “tour fat,” a part of pop success few people will know about.   Broadcaster and singer Jarvis Cocker goes on an audio journey to Iceland.   Tim Whewell on attempts to restore the only surviving concert piano in Gaza.  From Belize to Belarus, three actors from the Royal Shakespeare company describe their attempts to perform in every country in the world.   DJ Naida from Zimbabwe and MC Melodee from Holland talk about the universal trials faced by female rappers.    And we have performances from the award winning, highly acclaimed Jamaican American poet Claudia Rankine and the Delhi based rapper and slam artist, Rene Sharanya Verma.

(Photo shows: Ai Weiwei (c) Alex B. Huckle/Getty, Taylor Swift (c) Matthew Nareyek/Getty, Claudia Rankine (c) Frederick M. Brown/Getty)

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