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Arts round-up 2014
Star critics Peter Lindley, Susan Darlington and Paul Foley on the dance, music and theatre that’s impressed this year
ANGUS REID considers the power of the podcast as a vehicle for consensus building in opposition to mainstream media narratives
GLENN FOSBRAEY recommends a biography worth reading for both existing George Michael fans and those yet to be converted
FRANCIS DEVINE introduces a new collection of essays that draws on Pease McKenna’s example to indicate future paths for the movement
KEVIN DONNELLY and MARIA DUARTE review Shoot the People, The Last One For The Road, Rosebush Pruning, and Moana
JAMES WALSH recommends an exceptional documentary about the experience of Western doctors in Gaza
Dance: Peter Lindley
Disbelief greeted the news that Sylvie Guillem would retire next year after a final world tour but it was already known in June that her legendary performance of Push with Russell Maliphant and the truly amazing Two at London’s Coliseum theatre were to be her last ever revival of these brilliant contemporary works.
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MATTHEW HAWKINS checks out the centenary performance of Rambert Dance Company
JULIA TOPPIN recommends Patti Smith’s eloquent memoir that wrestles with the beauty and sorrow of a lifetime
TOM STONE sings the praises of one of the oldest open-air festivals in Britain