Tag Archives: hip hop

ISH Dance Collective, Sadler’s Wells

Posted on April 15, 2022 by mkmswain

A knockout blend of dance and dazzling stunts. Read my full The i Paper review here

Posted in Dance, Journalism, Theatre | Tagged basketball, bmx, breakdancing, dance, dancing, elements of freestyle, freerunning, hip hop, inews, ish dance, london, parkour, review, sadlers wells, skateboarding, skating, the i paper, theatre, urban sports | Leave a comment

Contagion and Our Bodies Back

Posted on August 24, 2020 by mkmswain

Shobana Jeyasingh’s work about the Spanish flu pandemic is eerily resonant, while a powerful new film from Sadler’s Wells and Breakin’ Convention explores black womanhood. Read my latest dance articles for The i Paper

Posted in Dance, Journalism | Tagged breakin convention, contagion, contemporary dance, dance, dancing, death, digital, dying, film, first world war, flu, free, hip hop, installation, jessica care moore, jonzi d, nurse, online, our bodies back, pandemic, review, sadlers wells, Shobana Jeyasingh, soldier, spanish flu, streaming, the i paper, watch, ww1 | Leave a comment

The Way I See It and Electric Japan

Posted on August 20, 2020 by mkmswain

Enter your 30-second movie in DanceFest’s competition, and a Japanese take on hip-hop in the Coronet Theatre’s festival. Read my The i Paper picks here

Posted in Dance, Film, Journalism | Tagged arts council, competition, coronet theatre, dance, dancefest, dancing, digital, electric japan, exhibition, festival, film, hip hop, japan, japanese, movie, online, streaming, the i paper, the way i see it, watch | Leave a comment

The Mad Hatter’s Tea Party, Royal Opera House Online

Posted on July 31, 2020 by mkmswain

ZooNation put their hip-hop spin on Lewis Carroll in this witty Kate Prince production – now available online. Read my full The i Paper pick here

Posted in Dance, Journalism, Theatre | Tagged alice in wonderland, breakdance, breaking, dance, dancing, digital, free, hip hop, kate prince, lewis carroll, lizzie gough, online, royal opera house, streaming, the i paper, the mad hatters tea party, tommy franzen, watch online, zoonation | Leave a comment

Hamilton, Disney+

Posted on July 1, 2020 by mkmswain

The movie adaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s In the Heights was meant to hit cinemas this summer, but, in response to Covid-19, has been put back to 2021. Instead, we get the early release on Disney+ of Miranda’s Hamilton – filmed, NT Live style, with the original Broadway cast at three … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre, TV | Tagged broadway, daveed diggs, digital, disney plus, film, founding father, hamilton, hip hop, immigrant, leslie odom jr, lin-manuel miranda, movie, musical, online, politics, rap, review, streaming, theartsdesk, watch | Leave a comment

Message in a Bottle, Sadler’s Wells

Posted on April 1, 2020 by mkmswain

A penetrating theatrical response to the global refugee crisis might not seem like obvious terrain for ZooNation founder Kate Prince, creator of the exuberant hip-hop shows Into the Hoods and Some Like It Hip Hop – still less one soundtracked … Continue reading →

Posted in Dance, Journalism, Theatre | Tagged dance, dance theatre, dancing times, hip hop, kate prince, message in a bottle, peacock theatre, refugee, review, sadlers wells, sting, the police, zoonation | Leave a comment

The Visit leads February’s Top 10 new London shows

Posted on January 27, 2020 by mkmswain

From a new Tony Kushner adaptation to an epic musical and Shakespeare sitcom. Read my full BroadwayWorld article here

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The best dance shows of 2020

Posted on January 3, 2020 by mkmswain

My 2020 preview of dance – from a new version of the Frankenstein myth to a hip-hop theatre take on Sting. Read my full The i Paper article here

Posted in Dance, Journalism, Theatre | Tagged 2020, akram khan, Alessandra Ferri, ballet, barbican, birmingham royal ballet, book tickets, carlos acosta, cathy marston, cello, contemporary dance, creature, Curated by Carlos, dance, dancing, drew mconie, english national ballet, frankenstein, hip hop, jacqueline du pre, kate prince, merlin, message in a bottle, New Work for Goldberg Variations, northern ballet, Pam Tanowitz, royal ballet, royal opera house, sadlers wells, show, sting, theatre | Leave a comment

Alexander Hamilton

Posted on December 29, 2019 by mkmswain

Visiting the great man’s native Nevis is a must for fans of the hit musical. Read my full Visitor magazine article here

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged alexander hamilton, america, birthplace, broadway, caribbean, charlestown, exhibition, founding father, hamilton, hamilton house, hip hop, history, hurricane, lin-manuel miranda, magazine, museum, musical, nevis, puerto rico, slavery, st kitts, tourist, travel, visit, visitor, west end | Leave a comment

REDD, Barbican

Posted on November 30, 2019 by mkmswain

The recent development of hip-hop theatre has had a crucial advocate in company Boy Blue, formed by Kenrick ‘H20’ Sandy and Michael ‘Mikey J’ Asante. Their 2017 Blak, Whyte, Gray drew acclaim for its restrained, stylised and sophisticated drama, rather … Continue reading →

Posted in Dance, Journalism, Theatre | Tagged barbican, boy blue, dance, dance umbrella, dancing, dancing times, hip hop, london, redd, review, theatre | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: hip hop

ISH Dance Collective, Sadler’s Wells

Contagion and Our Bodies Back

The Way I See It and Electric Japan

The Mad Hatter’s Tea Party, Royal Opera House Online

Hamilton, Disney+

Message in a Bottle, Sadler’s Wells

The Visit leads February’s Top 10 new London shows

The best dance shows of 2020

Alexander Hamilton

REDD, Barbican

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