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Jazz roots
Zak Nemorin discusses his enlightening new documentary, which explores the true origins of jazz dance. Read my full Dancing Times article here
Posted in Dance, Film, Journalism, Theatre, TV
Tagged bob fosse, dance, dancing, dancing times, documentary, film, history, interview, jazz, jazz dance, jazz dancing, musical, origin, race, roots, stage, tv, zak nemorin
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Blues in the Night, Kiln Theatre
It’s too darn hot, BoJo is in Downing Street, and we’re all going to Brexit hell – so we might as well sing the blues. Or at least take a night off from the apocalypse to enjoy a virtuoso company … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged bessie smith, blues, blues in the night, camden, clive rowe, dancing, debbie kurup, gemma sutton, jazz, kilburn, kiln theatre, music, musical, north london, review, revue, sharon d clarke, singing, summer, susie mckenna, theartsdesk, theatre
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Creative energy
Strictly Come Dancing pro Oti Mabuse discusses making her musical theatre choreography debut with Ain’t Misbehavin’. Read my full Dancing Times interview here
Posted in Dance, Journalism, Theatre, TV
Tagged aint misbehavin, ballroom, bbc, choreographer, choreography, dance, dancer, dancing, dancing times, debut, fats waller, interview, jazz, latin, musical, oti mabuse, southwark playhouse, strictly, strictly come dancing, the greatest dancer, theatre, tv, tyrone huntley
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Hadestown, National Theatre
The road to full musical theatre production has been a long one for Hadestown. It began back in 2006, with Anaïs Mitchell’s song cycle – a folk/jazz take on the Orpheus and Eurydice myth – toured around Vermont in a school bus, then … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged amber gray, anais mitchell, André De Shields, broadway, concept album, donald trump, eva nobledaza, folk, hades, hadestown, hell, hermes, jazz, musical, myth, national theatre, new orleans, opera, orpheus and eurydice, patrick page, persephone, rachel chavkin, reeve carney, review, the fates, theartsdesk, underworld
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Strictly Speaking: Week 6
Ah, Halloween Week – the annual dumbing down of Strictly. Why have subtext or delicate concepts when you can instead bumble about dressed in the most thuddingly literal, kids-dressing-up-box interpretations of groaningly repeated and/or entirely insane songs? Read my full Dancing … Continue reading
Posted in Dance, Journalism, TV
Tagged ashley roberts, ballroom, bbc, blog, cha cha, charleston, couples choice, curse of strictly, dance, dance off, dancing, dancing times, eliminated, faye tozer, graeme swann, halloween, jazz, katya jones, latin, michael jackson, recap, review, scandal, seann walsh, shirley ballas, strictly, strictly come dancing, strictly speaking, tess daly, theatre, thriller, tv, viennese waltz, week 6
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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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Chicago, Phoenix Theatre
Chicago‘s hit West End revival - which featured a constant revolving door of big names – closed in 2012 after almost 15 years. Now, it returns with the requisite stunt casting (Cuba Gooding Jr), but also with a cast of … Continue reading
Posted in Dance, Journalism, Theatre
Tagged all that jazz, book tickets, broadwayworld, cheap tickets, chicago, cuba gooding jr, dancing, ebb, jazz, kander, lawyer, london, murder, musical, phoenix theatre, review, ruthie henshall, singing, theatre, ticket deal, visit london, west end
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Five Guys Named Moe, Marble Arch Theatre
New Orleans comes to Marble Arch via this energetic revival of Clarke Peters’ 1990 tribute to ‘The King of the Jukebox’, swing and blues bandleader Louis Jordan. Occupying a new pop-up, circus tent-style venue – complete with stylish bar serving Southern cocktails … Continue reading
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Tagged andrew wright, blues, book tickets, broadwayworld, cheap tickets, clarke peters, dancing, discount, five guys named moe, jazz, london, louis jordan, marble arch theatre, music, musical, review, sale, save, swing, theatre, west end
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