From the resurgent Sadler's Wells to Strictly Come Dancing, Britain fell in love with dance in the noughties It was around 2005 that people started referring to London as the new dance capital of the world, a role historically fought between Paris and New York. The British dance scene has gone through a period of remarkable growth. Ten years ago, I just could not have seen the range of works I now...
Two good episodes in a row? I don't know if I can handle this. We All Scream for Ice Cream is adapted from the John Farris short story, and directed by Tom Holland ( Fright Night, Child's Play, Thinner ). It's enjoyable due to the performance of William Forsythe, and Holland's direction recalls the freaky fun of his earlier work, or the televised version of It , or Killer Klowns from Outer Space ....
reviewed in The Brooklyn Rail: http://www.brooklynrail.org/2009/11/dance/william-forsythes-decreation-at-bam "Reading Simone Weil this past week before reviewing Decreation, it became clear to me just how unidimensional Forsythe’s rendering of Weil’s idea of decreation is. At times I want to cry reading Weil, whose pages offer metaphysical insights hard-won from her life of pain, deprivation,...
Playlist Soft Machine – Six Soft Machine – Seven Soft Machine – The Unforgettable A Soft Machine day initially, until I met Anne for the evening... Dinner at The Candy Bar... ...before taking a bus up to the Festival Theatre to collect our pre bought tickets for tonight’s performance by Scottish Ballet to celebrate their 40th Anniversary... Over the road to The Black Medicine...
Rydal-raised Jillian Apfelbaum is among producers of "," a laugh- and action-packed parody/homage of 1970s blaxploitation films in which a pimp named Black Dynamite must scour the underworld to avenge the death of his brother, who was killed by none other than The Man. The film opens tomorrow. Apfelbaum says that an animated series based on the film is in the works and that there could even...
Frank Grillo (Nick Savrinn in Prison Break Season 1) starred in the film, iMurders! Check out the trailer and synopsis: A mysterious love triangle leads to a tragic shooting. Months later, eight members of a FaceSpace chat room are being gruesomely murdered in the privacy of their own homes. What is the connection? SANDRA WILSON (Terri Colombino), is a good place to start. The intelligent, thirty-something...
Tonight and tomorrow night at BAM: William Forsythe's innovative choreography at 7:30 pm. "Forsythe is the foremost choreographer today, and every performance in his oeuvre challenges space, movement and the logic of music. These are works of enduring and unforgettable force." —BOMB Magazine For three decades, choreographer William Forsythe has upended traditions and defied expectations,...
Forty years makes a ruby anniversary. That explains the presence of Balanchine's Rubies in this programme marking 40 years of Scottish Ballet. It's a birthday show, but very much a celebration of the company as directed by Ashley Page. It focuses on the works and choreographers that Page has added to the repertory, without reference to the company's history. The heart of the evening is William Forsythe's...
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