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Saudi Arabian novelist Raja Alem was recently awarded 2011’s International Prize for Arabic Fiction (IPAF) - commonly known as the 'Arabic Booker' - for The Doves' Necklace, an exploration of crime, religious extremism and the clash of cultures amidst Islam’s holiest of cities, Mecca.
Stephen Tiller, director of The Wedding Collective tells Run Riot about their latest production, 'The Secret Consul' - a guerrilla opera based on Gian-Carlo Menotti’s music drama that touches on the bureaucracy and drama of immigration in a vibrant, contemporary context.
Run Riot: Can you tell us why you founded The Wedding Collective?
On Wednesday 23rd and Thursday 24th June, Sol Picó Dance Company will perform their current work, El Llac de les Mosques (The Lake of the Flies) at Sadler's Wells. Beth Wood had the opportunity to put questions to the brilliant Sol Picó - choreographer and founder of the company ahead of their performance.
Dominic West (aka The Wire's McNulty) talks to Run Riot's guest writer Fleur Britten (Sunday Times) on all things weird and wonderful. From returning to the stage as the lead role in 'Butley' at the Duchess Theatre, to the weirdest thing he's done in London, along with culture, protest and his last supper - and what would he do on a runaway night?
Forget Wayne McGregor, Akram Khan, Hofesh Shechter and all the other, newer kids on the UK dance block. Come autumn 2011 the choreographer with the highest profile in London might very well be Richard Alston.
