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  May 1, 2013 / 1 Comment

  REVIEW: Matthew Bourne’s Sleeping Beauty, Liverpool Empire

  Choreographer Matthew Bourne simply has to be one of the most exciting people working in the performing arts today. His productions aren’t just high quality entertainment; they are utterly absorbing pieces that transport the audience to overwhelmingly beautiful fantasy lands. Sleeping Beauty, the show that marks 25 years of his company New Adventures and its […]

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  April 20, 2013 / 0 Comments

  Matthew Bourne’s Sleeping Beauty

  Not long now – eep – until the world premiere tour of Matthew Bourne’s Sleeping Beauty arrives at the Empire, for a short run from April 30 to May 4. His latest show sees the choreographer return to the music of Tchaikovsky to complete the trio of the composer’s ballet masterworks that started in 1992 […]

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  March 15, 2013 / 0 Comments

  “Silliness with twinkletoes” – New Art Club

  There can’t be many stand up comedians whose CV boasts being movement director on a Glyndebourne operatic production, or choreographer at the Royal Opera House. And there can’t be many contemporary dancers who can have an audience at the Edinburgh Fringe laughing their heads off (or at least not intentionally). Tom Roden and Pete Shenton […]

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  March 14, 2013 / 0 Comments

  New dance company presents Second Star to the Right

  New dance and physical theatre company Luna present their latest show, Second Star to the Right, this week. An original dance work inspired by the story of Peter Pan and with a modern day twist, it takes place at the Iosis Studio (above Elevator on Upper Parliament Street) this Friday and Saturday (March 15 and […]

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  March 13, 2013 / 0 Comments

  REVIEW: Particle Velocity, Liverpool Playhouse

  Particle Velocity was a new show of four breathtaking choreographies from Leeds-based Phoenix Dance Theatre, and one of the big name highlights of the LEAP contemporary dance festival, on now. A mixed bag of music and movement, while not everything may be to your palate, an evening with Phoenix is a fantastic introduction to the […]

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  February 7, 2013 / 0 Comments

  21 years of LEAP

  Contemporary dance comes of age this year on Merseyside, as the LEAP festival marks an amazing 21 years. Since bursting on to the scene, it has introduced city audiences to some of the most ground-breaking and entertaining dance  in the world, including names like Akram Khan and Matthew Bourne. Organisers Merseyside Dance Initiative (MDI), working […]

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  February 4, 2013 / 0 Comments

  China Pearl presents special Chinese New Year show

  Chinese New Year will soon be upon us, seeing in 2013 as the Year of the Snake. To celebrate, dance company China Pearl will be hosting a Chinese arts festival at the Unity for two special shows on March 1 and 2. Lady White Snake is a new show of traditional and contemporary Chinese dance, […]

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