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Sunday, July 14, 2024

‘The classes just keep growing’: how K-pop dancing is taking off in the UK by Jessica Murray Midlands Correspondent

As the music genre’s popularity rises, dance classes are springing up. The Guardian goes along to give it a try When Xingxi Wang started running K-pop dance classes in Birmingham, she rent…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:42AM

Tuesday, March 5, 2024

Birmingham council approves biggest budget cuts in local authority history by Jessica Murray Midlands Correspondent

Up to 600 council jobs to be lost, arts grants scrapped, libraries closed and bin collections reduced to fortnightly Councillors in Birmingham have approved what are thought to be the bigges…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:02PM

Wednesday, August 30, 2023

Birmingham Royal Ballet uses virtual reality to make dance more accessible by Jessica Murray Midlands Correspondent

Company aims to allow those unable to go to the theatre, including neurodivergent people, the elderly and children, to enjoy its shows A pioneering “virtual stage” launched by Birmingham…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:13PM

Thursday, April 27, 2023

‘Hate to be predictable’: Acosta brings Black Sabbath ballet to Birmingham by Jessica Murray Midlands Correspondent

City gets ready for ‘world’s first heavy metal dance experience’ celebrating the music of Ozzy and co “This is definitely the first time I’ve asked dancers to pirouette and headban…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:06PM

Wednesday, March 8, 2023

Travelling Homer: how the National Theatre is staging a multi-city Odyssey by Jessica Murray Midlands Correspondent

In episodes developed with communities around England, the production aims to tell ‘a story of resilience and healing and hope’ In his opening monologue for The Lotus Eaters, the first e…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:30AM

Tuesday, February 28, 2023

Coventry city of culture trust enters administration by Jessica Murray Midlands Correspondent

Trust responsible for overseeing legacy projects received £1m loan from city council in October The trust responsible for overseeing legacy projects from Coventry’s year-long UK city of c…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:59AM

Thursday, January 26, 2023

Spitting Image stages revival – and this time the puppets are on a mission by Jessica Murray Midlands Correspondent

Live theatre version of 1980s TV satire features Tom Cruise and other showbiz stars trying to save ‘broken Britain’ Writing a political satire for the stage in today’s tumultuous times…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:00AM

Friday, April 22, 2022

Gregory Doran to step down after a decade as artistic director at RSC by Jessica Murray Midlands Correspondent

Praised for his ‘extraordinary contribution’, Doran made the company more inclusive, accessible and accountable The artistic director of the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC), Gregory Dora…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:24AM

Thursday, February 4, 2021

Birmingham library brings Shakespeare to life in dozens of languages by Jessica Murray Midlands Correspondent

The largest Shakespeare collection in a public library is launching Everything to Everybody, with films and readings in most of the city’s 93 languages It is a little-known fact that Birmi…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:06AM

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