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May 17, 2013
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STYLE
May 17, 2013
Design, set, match
Fashion designer Azzedine Alaïa and architect Jean Nouvel are collaborating for the first time on ‘The Marriage of Figaro’
May 17, 2013
The Victorian in the Wall, Royal Court, London
A drama that’s terribly amusing, in an easy-going middle class way
©Todd Rosenberg
May 16, 2013
Hubbard Street Dance, Joyce Theater, New York
The Chicago troupe turned a familiar template to arresting ends
©Donald Cooper
May 15, 2013
Public Enemy, Young Vic, London
This is a restless and provocative staging of Ibsen’s classic
©Bill Cooper
May 15, 2013
The Great Gatsby, Sadler’s Wells, London
A choreographically unconvincing adaptation of Fitzgerald
©PA
From
UK
May 14, 2013
London tightens grip on arts donations
Capital claims up to 90% of private philanthropy
©Richard Davenport
May 14, 2013
Larisa and the Merchants, Arcola Theatre, London
This 19th-century Russian drama is given a contemporary flavour
©Aimon Annand
May 13, 2013
Sons Without Fathers, Arcola Theatre, London
This Chekhov adaptation is intellectually admirable but unengaging
May 12, 2013
The Hothouse, Trafalgar Studios, London
Harold Pinter’s early play about a sinister medical institution is superbly delivered by a cast that includes a thundering, blustering Simon Russell Beale
From
MUSIC
May 12, 2013
Britten: The Canticles, Theatre Royal, Brighton
Though musically excellent, these staged performances of Britten’s Canticles detracted from the imaginative thrust of the poetry
From
VISUAL ARTS
May 12, 2013
Performance art, Frieze New York
Art fairs such as Frieze New York are increasingly incorporating performance art
May 10, 2013
Prize and prejudice
Ayad Akhtar’s Pulitzer-winning play navigates the ‘minefield of religious identity in a secular world’
May 10, 2013
Calixto Bieito interview
The Catalan director is preparing to stage Britten’s ‘War Requiem’ in Basel and ‘Fidelio’ in London. He discusses his provocative career with Julius Purcell
May 10, 2013
Travels with My Aunt, Menier Chocolate Factory, London
Christopher Luscombe directs a cast of four grey-haired men in scenes that flit about in pleasant, spritely fashion
May 10, 2013
Wheeldon premieres, New York City Ballet, Lincoln Center, New York
Signature themes in the choreographer’s ‘Soirée Musicale’ and ‘A Place for Us’ infuse ballet’s future with hope once more
May 9, 2013
Hansel and Gretel, Linbury Studio, Royal Opera House, London
An admirable cast and a strong score are insufficient compensation for this production’s predictable choreography
May 9, 2013
The Match Box, Tricycle Theatre, London
Frank McGuinness’s one-woman play is harrowing but flecked with humour
May 8, 2013
Passion Play, Duke of York’s Theatre, London
At its best, this innovative exploration of infidelity is mercilessly brilliant
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