On Wednesday night I had the opportunity to watch the Rambert Dance Company at Birmingham Hippodrome. Thanks to Fiona, for giving me her extra press ticket!
I have seen quite a lot of dance shows over the part few years, and have always enjoyed the spectacle and been frequently impressed by the sheer physical effort that [...]
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The Rambert Dance Company
Theatre on the silver screen
The National Theatre has announced that they will be launching live screenings of performances at national cinemas up and down the country. These HD broadcasts will begin in June with Helen Mirren in Phedre, with 3 more performances to follow.
Tickets for these screenings will cost £10, which is considerably less even than the train ticket [...]
Could Birmingham be the first British capital of culture?
Interesting news today that Andy Burnham is to announce a competition for British cities to win the title of Capital of Culture. The idea has been developed by Burnham with Phil Redmond as a result of Liverpool’s success as European capital of culture, which apparently generated £176m from tourism and had 3.5 million first time [...]
The YouTube Symphony Orchestra
Thanks to Hannah Rudman’s blog I have discovered my new favourite use of digital technology in the arts- the YouTube Symphony Orchestra. This is an experiment to create the world’s first collaborative orchestra, and a partnership between international orchestras, concert halls and of course YouTube.
The idea is simple but brilliant- you download your part from a specially composed [...]