Dance

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‘I want to be part of the rebirth’: the artists bringing creation out of Beirut’s chaos
Decades of civil war and economic meltdowns left Lebanon’s people struggling for hope – but the country’s creatives are fighting back

04, Jun, 2023 @9:00 AM

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Kennedy Junior Muntanga, Ed Mitchell and Petronella Wiehahn review – full of promise
This triple bill proves that the Place’s annual Resolution festival can be relied on for thoughtful new choreography, skilfully danced

Sarah Crompton

04, Jun, 2023 @8:00 AM

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The week in classical: Requiem; Jerusalem Quartet review – another five-star fusion from Opera North
Sorrowful Mozart meets unstoppable Neo Muyanga in an inspired double bill from Opera North and Phoenix Dance Theatre. Plus, the sounds of Yiddish cabaret…

Fiona Maddocks

03, Jun, 2023 @11:30 AM

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From Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse to Anselm Kiefer: a complete guide to this week’s entertainment
Whether it’s Marvel’s multiverse or the German artist’s Joycean dreamworld, our critics have you covered for the next seven days

03, Jun, 2023 @5:00 AM

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The best theatre to stream this month: Blues for An Alabama Sky, Macbeth and more
Our roundup of drama to enjoy at home includes the National Theatre’s Pearl Cleage revival and David Tennant taking on the Scottish king for the first time

Chris Wiegand

01, Jun, 2023 @5:00 AM

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‘I don’t care, I know I look good’: Dan Daw on kink, disability and ‘powerful crip joy’
The Australian dancer set out to create his ideal sub-dom experience on stage. Could it help audiences express their desires in the world outside of sex?

Steve Dow

30, May, 2023 @3:00 PM

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Encore! Surefire shows returning for the Edinburgh festival in 2023
In the run-up to the festival, our writers will choose new productions that have caught their eye – but here’s a selection of those we’ve already reviewed

Chris Wiegand, Anya Ryan, Brian Logan, Mark Fisher, Kate Wyver, Arifa Akbar and David Jays

29, May, 2023 @1:51 PM

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Requiem review – Mozart meets stomping South African movement
A double bill from Phoenix Dance Theatre and Opera North contrasts Mozart’s wretched souls with Neo Muyanga’s After Party – two very different ways of dealing with death

Lyndsey Winship

28, May, 2023 @12:15 PM

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Corps extrêmes; Rose Until It Touched the Sky – review
Highliner Nathan Paulin, two extreme climbers and eight acrobats add up to one riveting show, while Three Score Dance throw a new light on ageing

Sarah Crompton

28, May, 2023 @8:00 AM

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From The Little Mermaid to The Gallows Pole: a complete guide to this week’s entertainment
Whether it’s a live-action revamp of a watery Disney classic or Shane Meadows’s new drama about the Cragg Vale coiners, our critics have you covered for the next seven days

27, May, 2023 @5:00 AM

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Dougie Squires obituary
Choreographer whose dance troupes were a mainstay of light entertainment TV programmes in the 1960s and 70s

Michael Coveney

25, May, 2023 @5:19 PM

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I stripped myself of clothes and shame. Then – on stage – I started to dance | Kris Kneen
After 55 years of self-hatred, Kris Kneen took up burlesque. If their body makes people uncomfortable, that’s exactly the point

Kris Kneen

22, May, 2023 @3:00 PM

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