• Turf Dancing and Ballet Meet Halfway - KQED

    KQED
    Turf Dancing and Ballet Meet Halfway
    KQED
    Arthur Gardner, a.k.a. Dopey Fresh, spends many mornings trying to rouse BART commuters out of an iPhone-induced stupor. “Good morning, ladies and gentlemen!” he calls out to the crowd on board the San Francisco-bound train. “We got a wonderful ...
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  • Until the Lions review – Akram Khan's cosmic dance of destiny and revenge

    Until the Lions review – Akram Khan's cosmic dance of destiny and revenge
    Roundhouse, London
    With this arresting take on an episode from the Mahabharata, Khan creates an epic theatrical space and a battleground
    The Mahabharata has been a kind of artistic home to Akram Khan. As a teenage dancer he performed in Peter Brook’s celebrated production of the Indian epic, and as a choreographer he’s returned several times to its imagery and ideas. His 2009 work Gnosis was inspired by one of its characters, Gandhari. And his latest production, Until the Lions, uses
  • 'It's no Samson and Delilah': Stephen Page on the film adaptation of Spear

    'It's no Samson and Delilah': Stephen Page on the film adaptation of Spear
    Debut feature from artistic director of Bangarra Dance Theatre is an entrancing, enigmatic work that deals with what it means to be an Indigenous AustralianIn a dimly lit underground train station thoroughfare, an Indigenous Australian man in a ratty, sweat-covered singlet yells at passers-by, flailing his arms and stomping on the ground. “Every day I try real hard,” he hollers in white hot rage, but most of his words come out as cantankerous-sounding gibberish: too many heightened e
  • Aaron Pedersen and Hunter Page-Lochard star in Stephen Page's Spear – video

    Aaron Pedersen and Hunter Page-Lochard star in Stephen Page's Spear – video
    Footage from Spear, the 2015 film adaptation of a Bangarra Dance Theatre production, directed by the Indigenous Australian choreographer Stephen Page. The film tells the story of a young man who seeks to reconcile the ancient traditions of outback Australia with the modernity of inner-city Sydney. It will screen at Mona in Tasmania from 18 January Continue reading...
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