The Way I See It
The shipyard painter, political activist and razor-sharp cartoonist Bob Starrett has just written a new book The Way I See It on his eventful life and times. Below we reprint one of his stories and review an essential read
On the stage
La Boheme
Monday 13 May 2013
ENO's production of La Boheme is a triumph,
Uprising/The Art Of Not Looking Back
Thursday 02 May 2013
Witness the brilliance of Hofesh Shechter
La Traviata
Tuesday 16 April 2013
There's much to enjoy in a pared-down La Traviata
Burn The Floor
Tuesday 19 March 2013
Going along to Burn the Floor is on a par with witnessng top athletes competing against each other backed by a pulsating music soundtrack.
The Great Gatsby
Tuesday 12 March 2013
The Great Gatsby's key themes of lust, jealousy and the American dream should make it easy to transfer from the written word to dance.
Medea
Tuesday 12 March 2013
An ENO version of Medea ignores its subversive possibilities as a vision of imperial plunder and betrayal
Two Cigarette In The Dark/Vollmond (Full Moon)
Thursday 28 February 2013
Tanztheater Wuppertal, the company created by groundbreaking choreographer Pina Bausch, marked four decades of its revolutionary presence at the forefront of experimental dance theatre with these two remarkable performances.
Madam Butterfly
Saturday 23 February 2013
If you get a chance to see this Wales National Opera revival of Puccini's Madam Butterfly, seize it with both hands.
Resolution 2013
Tuesday 05 February 2013
Round up of an outstanding season of new work at a leading national dance centre