INTERVIEW: Flayin' Alive - Karole Armitage by Donald Hutera
“I’m not dancing,” Karole Armitage says, talking about the upcoming set of performances that Dance Umbrella will be presenting in London this autumn. “It’s too hard!”
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“I’m not dancing,” Karole Armitage says, talking about the upcoming set of performances that Dance Umbrella will be presenting in London this autumn. “It’s too hard!”
Rising star of Rambert Dance Company, Dane Hurst chats to Beth Wood, prior to his latest choreographic work, Common Sounds: Touching the Void, which takes place at the former Commonwealth Institute on the 15-17 July as part of the 2011 InTRANSIT festival (22-31 July).
The Summer Concerts kicks off a new season of eclectic experiences at ever diverse venue The Print Room. This celebration of well known talent, performing new material in an intimate setting runs from the 8th till the 16th July, with tickets for all £25.
Alain Platel has never been one to shy away from intimate examinations of the human condition, and Gardenia, his newest choreographic offering, is no exception. Inspired by the film Yo soy asi, which documents the final days of an ailing transvestite club in Barcelona, the company incorporates its signature fusion of contemporary dance, spoken theatre and music.
Last Thursday, two outstanding musicians were joined together at a special evening to support The Thomas Frederick Willets Foundation fundraising event at London’s Mint Hotel in Tower Bridge, as part of the hotel’s ongoing Arts and Culture Programme.
To celebrate the launch of the new title inFAMOUS 2, PlayStation 3 is behind a unique collaboration between Howard Marks (Mr Nice) and the Godfather of British comics Pat Mills (creator of 2000AD and key writer on Judge Dredd who currently writes graphic novels for Repeat Offenders Ltd, as well as having worked with both DC and Marvel).
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?