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Do Not Send in the Clowns - Edinburgh International Festival and Fringe fall...
The cancellation of the Edinburgh International Festival and Edinburgh Festival Fringe, due to take place this August, has been announced.The Festival has run continuously since 1947, emphasising how...
View ArticleCovid-19 - Venues
In the face of the ongoing situation with Covid-19 I am going to attempt to keep on top of what is happening with local venues in the north west (focusing on the ones that regularly or occasionally...
View ArticleL-E-V for Dior - Spring-Summer 2019 Ready-to-Wear Show - The Show Video
This collaboration between Sharon Eyal and Gai Behair and Ori Lichtik and Dior gives a rather marvellous opportunity to see movement that seems to be drawn from OCD Love - the musical score certainly...
View ArticleMethods of Dance on Facebook
I have been posting links to the wealth of dance performance becoming available online during the present crisis on the Methods of Dance Facebook page.English National Ballet, Royal Opera House / Royal...
View ArticleWatching Dance Online
A lot of companies and venues have made full-length work from their archives available online, sometimes for a limited time, sometimes pay per view. Sometimes you just stumble across full-length works...
View ArticleThings I have learned from watching dance online during lockdown...
….unless it is really well-filmed stage work can look really flat on screen;… unless conceived for the screen, watching dance online is no replacement for the visceral pleasure and excitement of...
View ArticleWatching Dance - the 'early years'
Of no interest except to myself, while i am not able to watch dance - except via live streaming, iPlayer and YouTube - I am logging dance. I have found my old diaries and am trying to piece together...
View Article'At last a glimpse of hope': UK arts leaders on the rescue package
Responses to the government’s promise of £1.57bn for the arts and heritage sectorsThe GuardianThe news looked so bleak on Friday I found myself in tears at the prospect of our theatres closing like a...
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Michael Clark Exhibition at the Barbican.
Michael ClarkExhibitionWed 7 Oct 2020—Sun 3 Jan 2021The first major exhibition of dancer and choreographer Michael Clark. This exploration of Clark’s work establishes his radical presence in British...
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SADLER’S WELLS ENTERS CONSULTATION PROCESS WITH PERMANENT AND FIXED TERM STAFF
It is with deep sadness that Sadler’s Wells has entered a consultation process with our permanent and fixed term staff, following the devastating impact of the coronavirus crisis on our operations, the...
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There May Be Trouble Ahead
These are very uncertain times for dance, with companies not able to perform to audiences in theatres for the foreseeable future. By the time the government announced the possibility of outdoor...
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Repertoire - Sharon Eyal
Not pretending this is about dance in Manchester or the north west (something that is virtually dead in any case, so far as one can tell). This is obsession. AISHA AND ABHAYA (2020) (RAMBERT/ROYAL...
View ArticleA Christmas Wish from New Adventures...
A Christmas Wish from New Adventures... one we all share: for performers to be back on stage in front of audiences.
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2020 - The Year in Dance: Review of the Year
I have been doing a review of the year in dance for more than a decade, since I started dedicating myself to watching dance. In a typical year I will see around 25-35 'dance' shows: a mix of ballet,...
View ArticleThe Future
.. I have started to hit the one-year anniversaries of the dance shows I saw in 2020, as Facebook memories is kind enough to remind me almost daily - with some show I saw in a previous year or a...
View ArticleDisturbing Beauty - Dior Autumn-Winter 2021-22 - Choregraphed by Sharon Eyal
'Disturbing Beauty'Dior Autumn-Winter 2021-2022 Collection by Maria Grazia ChiuriChoreography: Sharon EyalVideo: Fabien Baron
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Sadler's Wells to Reopen 17 May
In line with the UK government roadmap, Sadler's Wells are planning to reopen to socially-distanced audiences from 17 May and have announced an opening programme featuring English National Ballet -...
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