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Tag Archives: hip hop
Breakin’ Convention
Breakin’ Convention turns 15 this year – an impressive milestone for this constantly evolving, and notably inclusive, festival of hip hop. Both local and international, and an event well versed in formal traditions while also pushing boundaries, it’s a joyful … Continue reading
Posted in Dance, Journalism, Theatre
Tagged Amala Dianor, Boy Blue Entertainment, breakin convention, dance, dancing, dancing times, fusion, hip hop, jazz, jazz:refreshed, jonzi d, Mufasa, review, sadlers wells, salah, street dance, the Locksmiths, zelijko bozic
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Hamilton, Victoria Palace Theatre
Does Hamilton live up the hype – and will it appeal to British audiences? Yes, and yes again. It’s not like America has a monopoly on national identity crisis, leadership, immigration, parenthood, grief, sex scandals and political rivalries. But beyond … Continue reading
The future is female
Leading dancers and choreographers Kate Prince, Kloé Dean and Emma Houston discusses women in hip hop. Read my full Dancing Times article here
Posted in Dance, Journalism
Tagged break dancing, breaking, choreographer, class, dance, dancer, dancing, emma houston, equality, female, gender, girls, hip hop, interview, kate prince, khloe dean, lesson, music video, sadlers wells, some like it hip hop, teacher, women, zoonation
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BWW Interview: Robin Windsor
The dancer talks Strictly, choreographing and new tour Keep Dancing. Read my full BroadwayWorld interview here
Posted in Dance, Journalism, Theatre
Tagged Aliona Vilani, anya garnis, ballroom, bbc, broadwayworld, burn the floor, contemporary, daisy lowe, dance, dancing, dave arch, emma jones, harry judd, hip hop, interview, jay mcguiness, keep dancing, latin, lisa riley, louis smith, louise redknapp, mgm, olympics, paso doble, puttin on the ritz, robin windsor, rumba, same sex dance, saturday night, scd, show, strictly, strictly come dancing, Tameka Empson, theatre, tour, tv, west end
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Big Dance and a trip to Paris
My articles in the July issue of Dancing Times magazine, out now: Ten Big Years As the final Big Dance festival arrives, a look at its history and legacy Stepping Out New nations and close rivalries at Le Rendez-Vous de Paris New in the Dancing Times section: Breakin’ … Continue reading
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Tagged ballroom, big dance, break dance, breakin convention, competition, dance, dancing, dancing times, eurogames, festival, helsinki, hip hop, interview, le rendez-vous de paris, paris, sadlers wells, same sex ballroom, same sex dance, stepping out
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Breakin’ Convention and Helsinki European Championships
My articles in the June issue of Dancing Times magazine, out now: Breakin’ Convention Hip hop heritage and boundary-pushing work at Sadler’s Wells’s annual festival Stepping Out A preview of this year’s Helsinki European Championships New in the Dancing Times section: The master storyteller Olivier Award-winning choreographer Drew … Continue reading
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Tagged break dance, breakin convention, choreographer, dance, dancing, dancing times, drew mconie, eurogames, european championships, festival, helsinki, hip hop, interview, jekyll and hyde, london, magazine, musical, old vic, olivier award, review, sadlers wells, same sex ballroom, same sex dance, stage, stepping out, street, theatre, west end
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In the Heights, King’s Cross Theatre
Rents are going up, local businesses priced out, and the rich folk and hipsters are invading. That’s in Washington Heights, New York’s largely Dominican-American quarter, but it could as easily describe King’s Cross, one of multiple London areas undergoing gentrification. … Continue reading
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Tagged america, dance, dancing, development, dominican, drama, drew mconie, gentrification, hamilton, hip hop, hipster, hispanic, immigrant, in the heights, kings cross, kings cross theatre, latin, lin-manuel miranda, london, music, musical, new york, pop, rap, rent, review, salsa, sing, singing, song, southwark playhouse, the railway children, theatre, tony award, washington heights, west end, west side story
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Baila Brazil, Royal Festival Hall
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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Tagged baila brazil, bale de rua, ballet, band, brazil, brazilian, breaking, capoeira, carnival, contemporary, dance, dance today, dancing, festival hall, folk, hip hop, live, london, magazine, music, review, samba, southbank centre, street
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Beyond Bollywood, London Palladium
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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Tagged andrew lloyd webber, bbc, bbc young dancer, beyond bollywood, bollywood, bombay dreams, contemporary, dance, dancer, dancing, drama, dream, east, film, folk, fusion, germany, hip hop, india, indian, Irfan Siddiqui, jazz, london, london palladium, love, milistone, movie, mumbai, munich, music, poldark, Rajeev Goswami, review, romance, Salim-Sulaiman, the arts desk, theartsdesk, theatre, tourist, travel, tv, west, west end
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