• Mexico City: Drivers stuck in traffic treated to ballet - Aljazeera.com

    Aljazeera.com
    Mexico City: Drivers stuck in traffic treated to ballet
    Aljazeera.com
    Mexico City is one of the most congested cities in the world, with huge traffic jams a regular part of people's commutes. But now motorists are being treated to an unexpected surprise when they hit the red lights: ballet performances, adapted to fit ...
  • Carmen La Cubana review – a spirited ensemble

    Sadler’s Wells, London
    Bizet and Hammerstein get a Cuban makeover, played out here with charm and flairCarmen, the heroine of Bizet’s opera, is restless. She won’t be stilled or silenced. This fast-moving musical version sends her to Cuba on the cusp of change in 1958, fomenting Castro’s revolution.The history of Carmen is one of cultural appropriation – always dunked in someone’s idea of a thrillingly exotic other. The original novella and opera both represen

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