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First Date, Crazy Coqs Online

Posted on October 26, 2020 by mkmswain

With live, in-person dating now on the critical list in our tiered land, the very premise of this American musical comedy seems transgressive. Mind, we might feel better about our solo Netflix viewing, given how woefully the titular rendezvous begins. Read my full The … Continue reading →

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Strictly Come Dancing: From a firecracker samba to a belly-dancing Santa

Posted on October 25, 2020 by mkmswain

Just like last year, Strictly Come Dancing began with a firecracker of a samba. In 2019, super sub Kelvin Fletcher got viewers hot and bothered; last night, Maisie Smith proved she’s no slouch in the shimmy department. Read my full Telegraph article here

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Sleepless, Seacole and Nightingale

Posted on September 4, 2020 by mkmswain

A socially distanced musical, and a multidisciplinary documentary about carers past and present. Read my The i Paper reviews here

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Le Corsaire

Posted on August 26, 2020 by mkmswain

The Mariinsky Ballet supplies an epic and thoroughly entertaining account of this pirate caper. Read my full The i Paper pick here

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Zoo TV and Cinderella

Posted on August 25, 2020 by mkmswain

The Edinburgh Festival moves online in 2020 – here’s the highlights of the Zoo venues’ dance offering. Plus, Birmingham Royal Ballet’s sumptuous Cinderella. Read my The i Paper pick here

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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

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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

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Flames of Paris

Posted on August 19, 2020 by mkmswain

The Bolshoi’s fiery revival of “the Les Mis of dance” features Natalia Osipova and Ivan Vasiliev. Read my full The i Paper pick here

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Dance of Dreams

Posted on August 18, 2020 by mkmswain

A gorgeous ode to their city from the dancers of San Francisco Ballet in this new Benjamin Millepied-directed film. Read my full The i Paper pick here

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In/Side and Ella

Posted on August 18, 2020 by mkmswain

Two contrasting Robert Battle works for Alvin Ailey come online: the expressive solo In/Side, and the breathlessly virtuosic Ella. Read my The i Paper pick here

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