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See http://www.ft.com/servicestools/help/terms#legal1 for the terms and conditions of reuse.client.support@ft.com (Client Support)Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:55:04 +0000Sat, 21 Nov 2009 07:58:39 +0000Newspapers15http://news.ft.com/cms/d1f3ce1a-6bbe-11da-bb53-0000779e2340.gifhttp://www.ft.com/arts/performing(PICS-1.1 "http://www.classify.org/safesurf/" L gen true for "http://www.ft.com/" r (SS~~000 1))http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/43e5ab30-d568-11de-81ee-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Farts%2Fperforminghttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/43e5ab30-d568-11de-81ee-00144feabdc0.htmlAn avant-garde director is using metaphor to convey the narrative of the 18th century oratorio, writes Laura Battle Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:55:04 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/543fb390-d568-11de-81ee-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Farts%2Fperforminghttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/543fb390-d568-11de-81ee-00144feabdc0.htmlNo one takes their clothes off yet the characters seem terrifyingly naked in this bold, painful and funny drama about the emotional morass of sex, says Sarah Hemming Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:52:01 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/ba984d6e-d2a2-11de-af63-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Farts%2Fperforminghttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/ba984d6e-d2a2-11de-af63-00144feabdc0.htmlYevgenia Obraztsova shines as Aurora, displaying the dance's brilliancies with unaffected charm, while Sergey Polunin and Steven Mcrae are worthy princes, writes Clement Crisp Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:52:01 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/66d407d0-d52d-11de-81ee-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Farts%2Fperforminghttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/66d407d0-d52d-11de-81ee-00144feabdc0.htmlPlaywright Tarell Alvin McCraney's language has an authentic lyricism and sensuality, writes Brendan Lemon Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:11:20 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/64d6f06e-d52d-11de-81ee-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Farts%2Fperforminghttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/64d6f06e-d52d-11de-81ee-00144feabdc0.htmlClare Shine watches a 'mise en voix' of the suffering and questioning of those who experienced the atomic bomb at HiroshimaThu, 19 Nov 2009 23:11:20 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/ba6811f8-d464-11de-a935-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Farts%2Fperforminghttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/ba6811f8-d464-11de-a935-00144feabdc0.htmlAlan Bennett's play about writing a play about Auden and Britten is rich, meditative, endlessly witty yet ultimately sad, writes Sarah Hemming Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:16:46 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/b630819c-d464-11de-a935-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Farts%2Fperforminghttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/b630819c-d464-11de-a935-00144feabdc0.htmlJuxtaposing Kierkegaard, spasmic dancing and the sweet voice of youth, the New York choreographer baffles and endears, writes Apollinaire Scherr Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:16:46 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/91629b28-d38f-11de-9607-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Farts%2Fperforminghttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/91629b28-d38f-11de-9607-00144feabdc0.htmlFrederick Wiseman's behind-the-scenes film portrait of the Paris Opera Ballet offers a thrilling, sometimes disorientating perspective on dancers and their choreographers, Apollinaire Scherr writesTue, 17 Nov 2009 23:39:56 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/57d1d36e-d39f-11de-8caf-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Farts%2Fperforminghttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/57d1d36e-d39f-11de-8caf-00144feabdc0.htmlThis play takes the very same kind of position that it seeks to denounce, writes Ian Shuttleworth Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:39:29 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/57218572-d39f-11de-8caf-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Farts%2Fperforminghttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/57218572-d39f-11de-8caf-00144feabdc0.htmlWatching this Indian bharatanatyam dancer, Clement Crisp is reminded how hypnotic and intoxicating great exponents of the style can beTue, 17 Nov 2009 23:37:24 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/5633d336-d39f-11de-8caf-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Farts%2Fperforminghttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/5633d336-d39f-11de-8caf-00144feabdc0.htmlEmily Stokes sees two shows in the performance art festival's second weekTue, 17 Nov 2009 23:37:24 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/5363c01c-d39f-11de-8caf-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Farts%2Fperforminghttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/5363c01c-d39f-11de-8caf-00144feabdc0.htmlThis show based on E.L. Doctorow's 1975 novel isn't quite strong enough to warrant its revival, writes Brendan Lemon Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:37:24 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/73fa52d2-d2d2-11de-af63-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Farts%2Fperforminghttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/73fa52d2-d2d2-11de-af63-00144feabdc0.htmlThis pared pared-down adaptation is fused with thoroughly modern political resonance, writes Clare Shine Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:33:53 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/4650b09c-d075-11de-af9c-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Farts%2Fperforminghttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/4650b09c-d075-11de-af9c-00144feabdc0.htmlClement Crisp has rarely seen more hideous costuming, nor more fatuous movementSun, 15 Nov 2009 22:13:34 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/01b79494-cfe1-11de-a36d-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Farts%2Fperforminghttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/01b79494-cfe1-11de-a36d-00144feabdc0.htmlBob Crowley, Anthony Ward, Rae Smith and Ultz talk to Sarah Hemming about their chosen métier as leading 'sculptors in space'Fri, 13 Nov 2009 22:05:52 +0000