Posts in The Scene
NELKEN a piece by Pina Bausch at Sadler's Wells review

Appropriately after Valentine’s Day we are sitting above a stage carpeted with 8000 carnations to see NELKEN by Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch + Terrain Boris Charmatz performing on a stage at the Sadler’s Wells Theatre. This seminal piece debuted in 1982 and hasn’t been seen here since 2005. It returns now with a new generation of dancers and under its new artistic director of 18 months, Boris Charmatz….

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Kin, National Theatre review

Kin is a deeply personal story for Lahav, inspired by the journey made by his grandmother in 1932 as she fled persecution in Yemen and travelled to Palestine. Ninety years later her experience still resonates, and serves to highlight the ongoing and indiscriminate cruelties faced by immigrants and refugees across the world…

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Waterworks 2023 Review, Gunnersbury Park

This was Waterworks third instalment, and the line-up was massive with loads of DJ greats including Eliza Rose, Eris Drew, Call Super, Palms Trax, Dr Banana, Amaliah, Anz, Lukas Wigflex, and Pearson Sound. One unique thing about Waterworks is their bold assertion that they have no headliners. Every artist is booked because they represent a section of the diverse talent that makes up London’s underground music scene…

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