MAPDANCE at Laban
Humanity at its most primordial was at the heart of three new works performed with great artistry, wit and menace by the Mapdance company...
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A THEATRE TRIP FOR EVERY CHILD at The Albany
The Albany is giving another 2,000 free tickets to local schoolkids as part of a pioneering scheme – whose patrons are Oscar nominees...
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LIKKLE RUM WITH GRANDMA at The Albany
It’s a sad fact that we don’t tell loved ones often enough just how much we love them. It’s another sad fact that that failure can evolve...
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MOTHER DAUGHTER MOMENTS at The Greenwich Gallery
The Greenwich Gallery is rightly lauded for its regular photographic shows. But from time to time Helen and Tony Othen like to put on an...
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VELVET PETAL at Laban
Meaning only reveals itself slowly in great art. But while you are striving to discover it, you can revel in the beauty of the medium....
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PAINTED HALL at the Old Royal Naval College
One of the greatest moments in cinema history comes when Dorothy steps out of her monochrome Kansas farmhouse into The Wizard Of Oz’s...
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CUTTY SARK AT 150
Certain ships have been granted legendary status throughout human history, from Noah’s Ark and Jason’s Argo to the Discovery and Titanic...
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MORTAL MOON at the Queen’s House
It’s hard to imagine more fitting companions for the iconic Armada portrait of Elizabeth I at the Queen’s House than Susan Derges’ Mortal...
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MELTING, SHIFTING, LIQUID WORLD at the National Maritime Museum
I watched the opening of Hollie Harding’s new composition from the frozen shore of the Kara Sea. Later, I travelled 8,000 miles south to...
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TRINITY LABAN PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE
Frank Zappa can do no wrong as far as I’m concerned. But I was forced to think again after seeing a marvellous recital by Trinity Laban...
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FOREFATHERS’ EVE_COPY.DOC at Laban
One of the themes of Polish Dance Theatre’s extraordinary production Forefathers’ Eve_Copy.Doc is that images more accurately express our...
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ALBERT LEE at Blackheath Halls
He may be 75 but guitar genius Albert Lee shows no signs of slowing up, either in his touring and studio schedule or – as those of us...
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VALENTINA CIARDELLI at the ORNC chapel
I’ve been to hundreds of Trinity Laban recitals over the years and I can say with my hand on my heart that I’ve never seen one that...
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FLIGHT PATHS at The Albany
Multimedia theatre productions run the risk of letting technology overpower emotion. There was no danger of that, though, when Flight...
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TRINITY LABAN SAXOPHONE ENSEMBLE at St Alfege’s
If you have a spare hour on a Thursday lunchtime, stop by St Alfege’s for one of Trinity Laban’s weekly free recitals. You’ll never be...
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SMACK THAT (A CONVERSATION) at Ovalhouse
Domestic violence continues to blight our society despite the best efforts of law-makers, high-profile campaigns and public outrage. Yet...
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THE SHROUD MAKER at Greenwich Theatre
The tragedy of Gaza and the West Bank is one of the most contentious issues of our times, which makes it an ideal subject for dramatists....
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COLAB 2019 across south-east London
A drag queen outSummering Donna Summer, a Dutch jazz trio jamming with Donald Trump, a Brahms’ hymn and an anti-Brexit rant set to Handel...
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NICK RAYNSFORD at the Greenwich Gallery
The genius photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson coined the phrase “visual geometry” to describe his amazing images, pictures of the real...
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SHAPESHIFTER: VENUS BLAZING at Blackheath Halls
Trinity Laban is right in the middle of a season of concerts celebrating women composers. The series is called Venus Blazing, the title...
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