Our selection of the best pictures from the world of Arts and Life.
![ILKLEY, UNITED KINGDOM - JULY 05: Excitement and enthusiasm builds as spectators and residents prepare themselves and gather on the streets as they get ready to watch Stage 1 of the Tour de France on July 5, 2014 in Ilkley, United Kingdom. The world's greatest cycle race, the Tour de France started for the first time in its history in Yorkshire this weekend . The event is expected to bring thousands of cycling fans to the region. (Photo by Ian Forsyth/Getty Images)](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/IIH2BZJ2JBL64DRXX3KDIENTT4.jpg?smart=true&auth=0921b55fb156893bd34f9665842fb55074bc42ffeba9033b02da7f954e68fdd6&width=400&height=225)
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![Dancers leap in the air outside the Royal Albert Hall as the venue gears up for West Side Story-Film With Live Orchestra on June 30, 2014 in London, England. Ian Gavan / Getty Images for Royal Albert Hall](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/2AZUWQDLQAKOTRG4BSPNM5XSEA.jpg?smart=true&auth=7ab31155fa546ae9d62ed958443fd2dcdace64aec0d4d4b3115136f63c6e7383&width=400&height=225)
![Roger Daltrey, left, and Pete Townshend are taking the band on the road for a series of shows in the U.K. celebrating its 50th anniversary. Daltrey suggested it would be their last major tour, referring it to the start of their “long goodbye” during a news conference Monday, June 30, 2014, at Ronnie Scott’s jazz bar in London. AP](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/REH4HKFFA4SQM5U44SNBJGZYDI.jpg?smart=true&auth=236d14453520dd4656fcdca482c058a844f25ab8971bfae61504fe3cc80aeee4&width=400&height=225)
![Circus performer Ashleigh Tomasini performs inside of a large metal wheel at the National Institute of Circus Arts “ROUGE et BLANC” media call on July 1, 2014 in Melbourne, Australia. Circus Showcase 2014, titled ROUGE et BLANC will run from July 1 to 5 at the custom built National Circus Centre in Melbourne. Scott Barbour / Getty Images](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/MTLXEPVYKXNYQWAAEF67PPKOZY.jpg?smart=true&auth=5a12b378e81932082d53ed1b7849cfd3acbd684dc2f36bb5dbec6efbc5b06185&width=400&height=225)
![Members of the English National Ballet perform on the Pyramid stage at Worthy Farm in Somerset, during the Glastonbury Festival June 29, 2014. Reuters](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/ALCKB6JOCWJUPDUSHVOWYDNGOI.jpg?smart=true&auth=721f02e9de01a74fbecaf0441381c4d6623c1d5413f39b86737133e02ad31126&width=400&height=225)
![Cast member Mark Wahlberg takes a picture with fans before the European premiere of the movie Transformers: Age of Extinction in Berlin June 29, 2014. Reuters](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/XZIRAYXAOG3XERWNJZHIPVVMEI.jpg?smart=true&auth=9cb0316d4a2ad87ad92e05be0168a82d34bebb378f7cbbc27d341492be34a07d&width=400&height=225)
![People gather at Arcadia at Worthy Farm in Pilton during the 2014 Glastonbury Festival on June 29, 2014 in Glastonbury, England. Gates opened on Wednesday at the Somerset dairy farm that plays host to one of the largest music festivals in the world. Tickets to the event, which is now in its 44th year, sold out in minutes even before any of the headline acts had been confirmed. The festival, which started in 1970 when several hundred hippies paid £1, now attracts more than 175,000 people. Matt Cardy / Getty Images](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/T33CMUD7O34CHLREPW5XYGCF4A.jpg?smart=true&auth=e75319984ab73345d686d250732354bf826ec9d7c7ed46868c36ee279dcd39eb&width=400&height=225)
![JAY Z and Beyoncé perform on the On The Run Tour at the Great American Ball Park on Saturday, June 28, 2014, in Cincinnati, Ohio. AP](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/JCEBRT44FE4L35ZOKA2MFBHREE.jpg?smart=true&auth=b30b590da69bb0ff252919524bb49b16cc024cc5c3f318caf9d38b450f282765&width=400&height=225)
![Dougray Scott attends the annual Serpentine Galley Summer Party at The Serpentine Gallery on July 1, 2014 in London, England. Stuart C. Wilson / Getty Images](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/VQFYLE66E54GDYPJZCBYUX3VMU.jpg?smart=true&auth=6471dbe9bde1c24b91fe1bc213ecad2a58ffc7ae0742102bdaf64f7aea34afed&width=400&height=225)
![Britain’s Prince Charles uses a camera during a tour of the Sony UK Technology Centre in Bridgend, Wales July 1, 2014. Reuters](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/QCELYTBVRETFMHTFLZIF4XHI3Y.jpg?smart=true&auth=b2a09c9bf86537041f68a28375aba8b58e0586c338a8648387b4ca364bbff925&width=400&height=225)
![Terry Gilliam, Michael Palin and Terry Jones perform on the opening night of Monty Python Live (Mostly) on July 1, 2014 in London, England. Getty Images](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/XYVYZJNSEJDV5RJUE3OSYKEFCA.jpg?smart=true&auth=6b49422e067843097e0d7dca263a5a1c6b6a623ea03943da69054615d782178a&width=400&height=225)
![The handprints, footprints and signature of actress Melissa McCarthy are seen in cement in the forecourt of the TCL Chinese theatre in Hollywood, California July 2, 2014. Reuters](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/356TDS7HPZXCHCW7VCUSKLNCVY.jpg?smart=true&auth=f1dc5b2946a9ec7eba07dd81c834580918205f927a0fb82b7b4238cec83b7c32&width=400&height=225)
![Petty Officer 1st Class Jason Thompson, right, of Detroit, and Megan Schinker, 13, of Stow, Ohio, watch a reading by Massachusetts Gov Deval Patrick during a concert at the Hatch Shell on the Esplanade in Boston, Thursday, July 3, 2014. The annual Boston Pops Fourth of July concert was moved up a day because of potential heavy rain ahead of Hurricane Arthur. AP](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/2ZREAJQRDQ7A77T6MTA7YATVAQ.jpg?smart=true&auth=df533bb9440ff0132a4d93b84e246238f3517c9d53f868edb9fadd9ad55fc5d8&width=400&height=225)
![Alice Cooper opens for Motley Crue in a concert at Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Wednesday, July 2, 2014. AP](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/EJQ42YLJGNDYJ2IRLW2BMUWONY.jpg?smart=true&auth=65fad5893d7fa2c2bf4cd8fb7d60b6a72c0967646bca0b84bb8ca72186320e08&width=400&height=225)
![Crystal Brackett, dressed as Punk Rock Sailor Mini Moon, plays a board game at the Anime Expo 2014 at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles, California July 4, 2014. The Anime Expo 2014 is North America’s largest celebration of Japanese animation and pop culture and runs through July 6. Reuters](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/QLK67SJKSVD4FI7TEMYG3XQBDQ.jpg?smart=true&auth=7dea50410060bfaaae0f5fa9c3a109933728e30e865f7d8fb8deca01bd2eb142&width=400&height=225)
![Japanese woman dressed in traditional costume perform dance during the Shonan Hiratsuka Tanabata Festival on July 4, 2014 in Hiratsuka, Japan. Tanabata is a Japanese star festival celebrated on July 7 every year. People enjoy going out wearing traditional yukata robe and write their wishes on colorful paper strips to hang on bamboo trees. Getty Images](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/GAVNHA6LDV6KP25DBTE2EC7AMU.jpg?smart=true&auth=b441fabcf84e242a16869ccadffce60d8cd40046c6d5d302a34252197354e015&width=400&height=225)
![Actor Bradley Cooper and model Suki Waterhouse sit on Centre Court at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships, in London July 4, 2014. Reuters](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/R2DUSALHZS4UXYMZCDABTY2IZQ.jpg?smart=true&auth=4a89f6f5ce0ed43e53481025dd4ee7d4a897fd8eea42039adfd45d62d4fdf49f&width=400&height=225)
![Chinese pianist Lang Lang performs with Lebanon’s Philharmonic Orchestra during the opening of the Byblos International Festival in the ancient city of Byblos, north of Beirut, July 3, 2014. Reuters](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/KEU4CGN2WCG4VOJZZSDGHPXS7A.jpg?smart=true&auth=81b5c1e07998b9e60b7570493a212f14068991e13f8043520828be7c9496d57d&width=400&height=225)
![Final adjustments are made to the newly made over The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge waxworks before they go on display at Madame Tussauds on July 2, 2014 in London, England. Getty Images](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/BBG4EG73RWMJFNMWBSRWKZHXOA.jpg?smart=true&auth=3b76e02befa611ba08d256b22001c525b6732099d5809de9d9a71360971d6f32&width=400&height=225)
![A giraffe "Martin" is pictured on July 4, 2014 at a zoo in Kronberg, Germany. AFP PHOTO / DPA / ARNE DEDERT / GERMANY OUT](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/UHQLPJ3WW5IB7MUZGIZ5M5MX4M.jpg?smart=true&auth=da7087d3b29808b4af6c82c8181f7ccb9632c740e3819207b2886415c5f00dd3&width=400&height=225)
![ILKLEY, UNITED KINGDOM - JULY 05: Excitement and enthusiasm builds as spectators and residents prepare themselves and gather on the streets as they get ready to watch Stage 1 of the Tour de France on July 5, 2014 in Ilkley, United Kingdom. The world's greatest cycle race, the Tour de France started for the first time in its history in Yorkshire this weekend . The event is expected to bring thousands of cycling fans to the region. (Photo by Ian Forsyth/Getty Images)](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/IIH2BZJ2JBL64DRXX3KDIENTT4.jpg?smart=true&auth=0921b55fb156893bd34f9665842fb55074bc42ffeba9033b02da7f954e68fdd6&width=400&height=225)
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![Dancers leap in the air outside the Royal Albert Hall as the venue gears up for West Side Story-Film With Live Orchestra on June 30, 2014 in London, England. Ian Gavan / Getty Images for Royal Albert Hall](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/2AZUWQDLQAKOTRG4BSPNM5XSEA.jpg?smart=true&auth=7ab31155fa546ae9d62ed958443fd2dcdace64aec0d4d4b3115136f63c6e7383&width=400&height=225)
![Roger Daltrey, left, and Pete Townshend are taking the band on the road for a series of shows in the U.K. celebrating its 50th anniversary. Daltrey suggested it would be their last major tour, referring it to the start of their “long goodbye” during a news conference Monday, June 30, 2014, at Ronnie Scott’s jazz bar in London. AP](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/REH4HKFFA4SQM5U44SNBJGZYDI.jpg?smart=true&auth=236d14453520dd4656fcdca482c058a844f25ab8971bfae61504fe3cc80aeee4&width=400&height=225)
![Circus performer Ashleigh Tomasini performs inside of a large metal wheel at the National Institute of Circus Arts “ROUGE et BLANC” media call on July 1, 2014 in Melbourne, Australia. Circus Showcase 2014, titled ROUGE et BLANC will run from July 1 to 5 at the custom built National Circus Centre in Melbourne. Scott Barbour / Getty Images](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/MTLXEPVYKXNYQWAAEF67PPKOZY.jpg?smart=true&auth=5a12b378e81932082d53ed1b7849cfd3acbd684dc2f36bb5dbec6efbc5b06185&width=400&height=225)
![Members of the English National Ballet perform on the Pyramid stage at Worthy Farm in Somerset, during the Glastonbury Festival June 29, 2014. Reuters](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/ALCKB6JOCWJUPDUSHVOWYDNGOI.jpg?smart=true&auth=721f02e9de01a74fbecaf0441381c4d6623c1d5413f39b86737133e02ad31126&width=400&height=225)
![Cast member Mark Wahlberg takes a picture with fans before the European premiere of the movie Transformers: Age of Extinction in Berlin June 29, 2014. Reuters](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/XZIRAYXAOG3XERWNJZHIPVVMEI.jpg?smart=true&auth=9cb0316d4a2ad87ad92e05be0168a82d34bebb378f7cbbc27d341492be34a07d&width=400&height=225)
![People gather at Arcadia at Worthy Farm in Pilton during the 2014 Glastonbury Festival on June 29, 2014 in Glastonbury, England. Gates opened on Wednesday at the Somerset dairy farm that plays host to one of the largest music festivals in the world. Tickets to the event, which is now in its 44th year, sold out in minutes even before any of the headline acts had been confirmed. The festival, which started in 1970 when several hundred hippies paid £1, now attracts more than 175,000 people. Matt Cardy / Getty Images](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/T33CMUD7O34CHLREPW5XYGCF4A.jpg?smart=true&auth=e75319984ab73345d686d250732354bf826ec9d7c7ed46868c36ee279dcd39eb&width=400&height=225)
![JAY Z and Beyoncé perform on the On The Run Tour at the Great American Ball Park on Saturday, June 28, 2014, in Cincinnati, Ohio. AP](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/JCEBRT44FE4L35ZOKA2MFBHREE.jpg?smart=true&auth=b30b590da69bb0ff252919524bb49b16cc024cc5c3f318caf9d38b450f282765&width=400&height=225)
![Dougray Scott attends the annual Serpentine Galley Summer Party at The Serpentine Gallery on July 1, 2014 in London, England. Stuart C. Wilson / Getty Images](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/VQFYLE66E54GDYPJZCBYUX3VMU.jpg?smart=true&auth=6471dbe9bde1c24b91fe1bc213ecad2a58ffc7ae0742102bdaf64f7aea34afed&width=400&height=225)
![Britain’s Prince Charles uses a camera during a tour of the Sony UK Technology Centre in Bridgend, Wales July 1, 2014. Reuters](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/QCELYTBVRETFMHTFLZIF4XHI3Y.jpg?smart=true&auth=b2a09c9bf86537041f68a28375aba8b58e0586c338a8648387b4ca364bbff925&width=400&height=225)
![Terry Gilliam, Michael Palin and Terry Jones perform on the opening night of Monty Python Live (Mostly) on July 1, 2014 in London, England. Getty Images](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/XYVYZJNSEJDV5RJUE3OSYKEFCA.jpg?smart=true&auth=6b49422e067843097e0d7dca263a5a1c6b6a623ea03943da69054615d782178a&width=400&height=225)
![The handprints, footprints and signature of actress Melissa McCarthy are seen in cement in the forecourt of the TCL Chinese theatre in Hollywood, California July 2, 2014. Reuters](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/356TDS7HPZXCHCW7VCUSKLNCVY.jpg?smart=true&auth=f1dc5b2946a9ec7eba07dd81c834580918205f927a0fb82b7b4238cec83b7c32&width=400&height=225)
![Petty Officer 1st Class Jason Thompson, right, of Detroit, and Megan Schinker, 13, of Stow, Ohio, watch a reading by Massachusetts Gov Deval Patrick during a concert at the Hatch Shell on the Esplanade in Boston, Thursday, July 3, 2014. The annual Boston Pops Fourth of July concert was moved up a day because of potential heavy rain ahead of Hurricane Arthur. AP](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/2ZREAJQRDQ7A77T6MTA7YATVAQ.jpg?smart=true&auth=df533bb9440ff0132a4d93b84e246238f3517c9d53f868edb9fadd9ad55fc5d8&width=400&height=225)
![Alice Cooper opens for Motley Crue in a concert at Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Wednesday, July 2, 2014. AP](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/EJQ42YLJGNDYJ2IRLW2BMUWONY.jpg?smart=true&auth=65fad5893d7fa2c2bf4cd8fb7d60b6a72c0967646bca0b84bb8ca72186320e08&width=400&height=225)
![Crystal Brackett, dressed as Punk Rock Sailor Mini Moon, plays a board game at the Anime Expo 2014 at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles, California July 4, 2014. The Anime Expo 2014 is North America’s largest celebration of Japanese animation and pop culture and runs through July 6. Reuters](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/QLK67SJKSVD4FI7TEMYG3XQBDQ.jpg?smart=true&auth=7dea50410060bfaaae0f5fa9c3a109933728e30e865f7d8fb8deca01bd2eb142&width=400&height=225)
![Japanese woman dressed in traditional costume perform dance during the Shonan Hiratsuka Tanabata Festival on July 4, 2014 in Hiratsuka, Japan. Tanabata is a Japanese star festival celebrated on July 7 every year. People enjoy going out wearing traditional yukata robe and write their wishes on colorful paper strips to hang on bamboo trees. Getty Images](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/GAVNHA6LDV6KP25DBTE2EC7AMU.jpg?smart=true&auth=b441fabcf84e242a16869ccadffce60d8cd40046c6d5d302a34252197354e015&width=400&height=225)
![Actor Bradley Cooper and model Suki Waterhouse sit on Centre Court at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships, in London July 4, 2014. Reuters](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/R2DUSALHZS4UXYMZCDABTY2IZQ.jpg?smart=true&auth=4a89f6f5ce0ed43e53481025dd4ee7d4a897fd8eea42039adfd45d62d4fdf49f&width=400&height=225)
![Chinese pianist Lang Lang performs with Lebanon’s Philharmonic Orchestra during the opening of the Byblos International Festival in the ancient city of Byblos, north of Beirut, July 3, 2014. Reuters](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/KEU4CGN2WCG4VOJZZSDGHPXS7A.jpg?smart=true&auth=81b5c1e07998b9e60b7570493a212f14068991e13f8043520828be7c9496d57d&width=400&height=225)
![Final adjustments are made to the newly made over The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge waxworks before they go on display at Madame Tussauds on July 2, 2014 in London, England. Getty Images](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/BBG4EG73RWMJFNMWBSRWKZHXOA.jpg?smart=true&auth=3b76e02befa611ba08d256b22001c525b6732099d5809de9d9a71360971d6f32&width=400&height=225)
![A giraffe "Martin" is pictured on July 4, 2014 at a zoo in Kronberg, Germany. AFP PHOTO / DPA / ARNE DEDERT / GERMANY OUT](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/UHQLPJ3WW5IB7MUZGIZ5M5MX4M.jpg?smart=true&auth=da7087d3b29808b4af6c82c8181f7ccb9632c740e3819207b2886415c5f00dd3&width=400&height=225)
![ILKLEY, UNITED KINGDOM - JULY 05: Excitement and enthusiasm builds as spectators and residents prepare themselves and gather on the streets as they get ready to watch Stage 1 of the Tour de France on July 5, 2014 in Ilkley, United Kingdom. The world's greatest cycle race, the Tour de France started for the first time in its history in Yorkshire this weekend . The event is expected to bring thousands of cycling fans to the region. (Photo by Ian Forsyth/Getty Images)](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/IIH2BZJ2JBL64DRXX3KDIENTT4.jpg?smart=true&auth=0921b55fb156893bd34f9665842fb55074bc42ffeba9033b02da7f954e68fdd6&width=400&height=225)
In pictures: The week that was in Arts and Life ending July 5
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Our selection of the best pictures from the world of Arts and Life.