By Ellen Wilkinson The Royal Opera House’s Dante Project, which premiered in October 2021 is a tour de force of creative collaboration. Intricate and angular choreography from Wayne McGregor (the Royal Ballet’s resident choreographer since 2006) fuses with Tomas Adès’s ambitious new score and striking set design by artist Tacita Dean in this retelling of…
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Soundtracks to get your Summer Started
By Jonty Watt Headhunters – Herbie Hancock 1973, Sony Music Entertainment Inc. I dare you to listen to the first minute of Herbie Hancock’s 1973 album Headhunters and not tap your toes, nod your head, waggle your hips, or otherwise let its sheer funkiness come bursting out of you. It’s literally impossible, I’m convinced. In…
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Concert in Review: Louise Drewett’s Daylighting
By Jonty Watt For four evenings in February, RAM was treated to performances of Daylighting, a new chamber opera by composer Louise Drewett, current Manson Fellow and PhD student in composition. In the beautiful setting of the Susie Sainsbury Theatre, the most memorable feature of Daylighting was its consistently charming—and at times downright brilliant—use of…
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Concert in Review: Gweneth Ann Rand and Friends
By Jonty Watt
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Vent Documentaries Series One Podcast Review
By Alfred Western
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‘The Cellist’ Review
By Ellen Wilkinson
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