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Living la vida loca: Spain has always signified release, irresponsibility and sensuality to the composers of northern Europe. Peter Conrad succumbs to
The Royal Albert Hall is about to turn itself into the world's largest and most nutritious tapas bar; a Spanish leitmotif interconnects this year's Proms, illustrating the appeal of a culture that...(Continue Reading) Rise west, set east: confounding expectations comes naturally to choreographer Sarah Michelson. "Shadowmann," her recent "site-specific anti-epic," revealed
British-born, New York-based dancer and choreographer Sarah Michelson, age 38, mixes earnestness, irreverence, rigor, humor, aggressiveness and subtlety ......(Continue Reading)Resilient loves. - Monsoon Wedding - movie review
IN CINEMATIC TRADITION, when far-flung families gather for a domestic celebration the air is pervaded with the sound of rattling skeletons. Scandalous ......(Continue Reading)Tu-tu revenue: teaching everything from ballet to hip-hop, dance schools have become a thriving business
The fourth banker Tari Smith went to for a loan when she decided to expand her dance studio in the late '90s just chuckled. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ......(Continue Reading)Monsoon Wedding: raining on tradition - Film As Text
IN MONSOON WEDDING (2001), director Mira Nair (Mississippi Masala 1998, Salaam Bombay! 1991) successfully entertains us with an over-the-top Indian wedding. She also presents some serious issues th...(Continue Reading)
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