Tag Archives: contemporary

Is Strictly’s judging going to pot?

Posted on December 9, 2018 by mkmswain

In these divisive times, we can count on the BBC’s sequin-fest to get all the generations round the telly on a Saturday night, becoming armchair experts on fleckerls and voltas. In this 16th series, however, the good ship Strictly has hit more icebergs … Continue reading →

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Strictly Speaking: Week 8

Posted on November 12, 2018 by mkmswain

It might seem a strange statement to make while the BBC is shoving Stacey towards the glitterball, and Joe’s YouTube views have now surpassed the last six series, but one thing I’m enjoying is this year’s unpredictability. Who could have … Continue reading →

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BWW Interview: Robin Windsor

Posted on September 15, 2016 by mkmswain

The dancer talks Strictly, choreographing and new tour Keep Dancing. Read my full BroadwayWorld interview here

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Pomona, National Theatre

Posted on September 25, 2015 by mkmswain

Last year, new Orange Tree artistic director Paul Miller electrified his theatre by programming Alistair McDowall’s brilliant and brutal dystopian thriller. Now it occupies the National’s Temporary space, with most of its excellent original cast intact. Read my full Ham & … Continue reading →

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Baila Brazil, Royal Festival Hall

Posted on September 13, 2015 by mkmswain

As we hunt for renewable energy sources, has anyone considered Balé de Rua? The hard-working company maintain their feverishly frenetic motion throughout an ambitious 85-minute show that – in line with the social conscience of co-directors/choreographers Marco Antonio Garcia and … Continue reading →

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Beyond Bollywood, London Palladium

Posted on May 12, 2015 by mkmswain

It seems almost redundant to critique a show that so ably – if unconsciously – critiques itself. “The power of Bollywood is it’s unique!” cries one character, before squandering that uniqueness in tired East/West fusion; and “Dance should have feeling!” … Continue reading →

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Strictly Speaking: the final

Posted on December 22, 2014 by mkmswain

Perhaps not a vintage year, but Strictly ended on a high with a closer than expected final, bananas returning contestants encore, and a deserving winning couple in Caroline and Pasha. It was a show noticeably light on ballroom – because … Continue reading →

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Dance grippingly explores world of social outsiders

Posted on November 14, 2014 by mkmswain

Lloyd Newson’s DV8 company takes a big risk in fusing two opposing elements – metaphorical movement and verbatim drama – but it pays off with gripping new work JOHN. DV8, which previously tackled Islamic fundamentalism and homophobia, here confronts the harrowing life of a social outsider, the eponymous John (Hannes Langolf), … Continue reading →

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JOHN, National Theatre

Posted on November 5, 2014 by mkmswain

It is no exaggeration to say that Lloyd Newson has created a new theatrical language. Verbatim drama and intricate choreography would seem, on paper, to be fatally competing elements, yet Newson’s hypnotic fusion charges both word and movement with fresh … Continue reading →

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Fusion confusion

Posted on October 9, 2014 by mkmswain

Proving Strictly is for life, not just for Christmas, new Brazilian stage show Brazouka is a collaboration between an ex-judge and ex-contestant. Writer Pamela Stephenson-Connolly discovered novel form lambazouk and the rags-to-riches tale of leading advocate Braz dos Santos, and, together … Continue reading →

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Tag Archives: contemporary

Is Strictly’s judging going to pot?

Strictly Speaking: Week 8

BWW Interview: Robin Windsor

Pomona, National Theatre

Baila Brazil, Royal Festival Hall

Beyond Bollywood, London Palladium

Strictly Speaking: the final

Dance grippingly explores world of social outsiders

JOHN, National Theatre

Fusion confusion

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