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Bill Bankes-Jones: How can opera rediscover its bold and daring spirit?

guardian.co.uk     yesterday          

How can opera rediscover its bold and daring spirit? Bill Bankes-Jones believes revitalised connections with a booming fringe can help to bring it all together Thirty years ago, Val Bourne created the Dance Umbrella festival at...                

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Edinburgh, open city

newstatesman.com     Jul 24, 2008          

Every August, the Scottish capital plays host to the world's biggest season of arts events. Here, NS critics preview their highlights of this year's festivalTheatreAndrew Billenl When it comes to the theatre at Edinburgh, the...                

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The really Wilde show: Matthew Bourne take on Dorian Gray

independent.co.uk     Jul 23, 2008   1 related          

"I'm actually quite scared of Dorian Gray," says Matthew Bourne, whose new dance-theatre version of Oscar Wilde's masterpiece is tipped as the hot ticket at this year's Edinburgh International Festival. Surely it's not the...                

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Coming to a big screen near you – live opera

independent.co.uk     Jul 23, 2008   15 related          

Matthew Bourne on his new work The Picture of Dorian Gray By Arifa Akbar, Arts Correspondent A season of performances from the Royal Opera House is to be screened live at cinemas in Britain and across Europe. The autumn...                

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Take a bow...

ballet.co.uk     Jul 22, 2008          

So...its all over. The last three days have been an incredible mix of emotions, a mixture of deep sadness but incredible excitement, it truly is the end of an era. Ballet Central only performed 4 pieces each show and so for the...                

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New Swan Lake's big splash

manchestereveningnews.co.uk     Jul 22, 2008          

THE great classical ballet Swan Lake is so well-known it has been re-invented or parodied many times - it even crops up in the smash-hit film Billy Elliot, which closes with Billy performing in Matthew Bourne's all-male version...                

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Tonya Plank: So You Think You Can Dance Top Eight, and Desmond Richardson!

huffingtonpost.com     Jul 19, 2008          

This show outdoes itself each week. So Comfort got another shot, due to Jessica's injuries (I can't imagine dancing with a broken rib!) and, probably surprisingly (at least to some in the live audience), she won enough votes to...                

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Is it time West Side Story got a 21st-century makeover?

independent.co.uk     Jul 13, 2008   2 related          

Two woodwind players sneak in fast with an insistent cross rhythm, expectation shimmers on the air... "Could it be? Yes it could/ Something's coming, some-thing good/If I can wait!/ Something's coming, I don't know what it...                

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Keep an eye out for the Edinburgh gems

guardian.co.uk     Jul 7, 2008          

Don't panic. There's plenty of time to pick out the shows to watch at this year's festival - and your guess is as good as mine Edinburgh festival. The other reason I've been holding off was because I wanted to see the Forest...                

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The Lowry's autumn/winter season

manchestereveningnews.co.uk     Jun 26, 2008          

FROM Calendar Girls and Le Grand Cirque to the Royal Shakespeare Company's Romeo and Juliet, The Lowry has just announced a typically diverse line-up for its Autumn/Winter season. Following the success of Jimmy McGovern's King...                

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