The Place
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Dance
Border Tales, The Place – Review
A clichéd portrayal of a Northern ‘bigoted homelander’ dealing with people from different cultural backgrounds. Worth seeing for the excellent…
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Border Tales, Summer Hall (Main Hall) – Review
Reductive in its assessment of post-Brexit Britain, and complacent in the assumptions it makes about its audience. Great music and…
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Material Men Redux, The Place – Review
Diverse styles of dance unite with a powerful message.
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Men & Girls Dance, The Place – Review
A unique, timely and unforgettable dance work that will make you laugh, cry and think.
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Rosalind, The Place – Review
Shakespeare’s cross-dressing romp 'As You Like It' refracted through the lens of high quality contemporary dance theatre.
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Fagin’s Twist, The Place – Review
The translation of a Victorian novel into the modern language of contemporary dance and computer-generated music.
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Staging Ages, The Place – Review
An entirely original dance piece which explores the stages of life
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Alston at Home, The Place – Review
A wonderful celebration of 20 years of work by Richard Alston Dance Company, and a promise of more good things…
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Fatherland & Until You Hear That Bell, The Place – Review
Two autobiographical studies, featuring very different approaches to narrative structure.
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Features
Richard Alston Dance Company: Looking to the future
As his eponymous dance company celebrates its 20th anniversary, Richard Alston CBE reflects on the road travelled and the road…
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