Let’s Dance

Darky funny dance

DANCE fans are in for a treat when Rambert returns to Bath Theatre Royal from 2nd to 4th November, with choreographer Ben Duke’s new double bill, Death Trap. Described as a meta dance comedy, it is an original and darkly funny programme. Goat is inspired by the music and spirit of Nina Simone, with a…

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Rural tour for Little Murmur

A DANCE theatre show inspired by the choreographer’s childhood experience of dyslexia has a south west rural tour, continuing with Dorset’s Artsreach on 9th November at Broadmayne. Little Murmur is dance with a difference – featuring stunning projected images, a blizzard of paper and confetti, and an extraordinary soundscape, dancer Aakash Odedra uses South Asian…

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Octagon plans will bring investment to Yeovil

HUNDREDS of people from Yeovil and the surrounding area showed their backing for the Octagon Theatre at a meeting at Westlands entertainment centre on 10th October. The Yeovil Town Council was called to discuss a possible partnership with Somerset Council to ensure the future of the project to refurbish the Octagon Theatre and enable it…

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Paranoid at Plymouth

CATCH one of the most talked-about new dance theatre works of the year when Birmingham Royal Ballet comes to Plymouth Theatre Royal from Thursday 12th to Saturday 14th October, with four performances (including a Saturday matinee)  of Carlos Acosta’s tribute to Black Sabbath. Expect dazzling dancing to the band’s biggest hits.

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Octagon’s refit delayed while councillors consider options

PLANS for an ambitious redevelopment of Yeovil’s Octagon Theatre have been put on hold by Somerset Council, because of the impact of rising interest rates on the council’s borrowing to fund the £30 million scheme. Yeovil Town Council  called a special meeting at Westlands to discuss the way forward. Councillors on Somerset Council  have asked…

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Ukrainian dance company in North Dorset

WHEN the Russians invaded Ukraine in February 2022, Kyiv City Ballet was in Paris. Ever since, the company has been in exile, on what its director Ivan Kozlov calls the “infinity tour,” performing across Europe and making a first visit to the US. At the beginning of October, Kozlov and his wife, company artistic director…

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Kyiv City Ballet in Dorset

A DANCER from Kyiv City Ballet takes an elegant bow – the company, in effective exile from its Ukrainian homeland since the Russian invasion in February 2022 – is visiting North Dorset from 2nd to 8th October. The programme includes a traditional Bread and Salt welcome at deli Compton McCrae, workshops with local schools and…

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Stars shine on Hatch (despite the rain)

THE four-day celebration of ballet and dance at Hatch House near Tisbury ended with one of the coldest, wettest days of an exceptionally cold and wet July. But it takes a lot more than a bit of bad weather to deter fans of the “Glyndebourne of dance” – and this year’s audience was rewarded with…

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Three “Etoiles” at Hatch

THE latest “”Etoile” of the famous Paris Opera Ballet is the exciting and hugely talented 23 year old Guillaume Diop. His elevation to this exalted post –he is the first black dancer to be promoted to “Etoile” in the company’s 354-year history – means there will be three stars of the Paris Opera at this…

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