Manchester Collective: at Howard Assembly Room on 26 June
Manchester Collective made a welcome return to Leeds’ Howard Assembly Room on 26 June with Patterns in Repeat, five innovative and radical pieces by four leading female contemporary composers. Meredith Monk – Stringsongs, IV Phantom Strings Meredith Monk has some sixty years of experience as a vocalist, composer, director and choreographer. Stringsongs was written for […]
Testament: at City Varieties Music Hall on 14 May
Testament’s fabulous tribute to William Blake – with the help of Matthew Bourne and some special guests – begins with Songs of Innocence, an introductory poem and rap by Testament. Then, with Ecchoing Green, we get deep into Blake’s love of nature and wildlife, once more given Testament’s special treatment. Perhaps Blake’s most famous poem, Tyger […]
LYR at City Varieties Music Hall on May 4th
This evening provided a double sense of excitement, namely matching poet laureate Simon Armitage’s band LYR with the nostalgia that oozes out of the City Varieties Music Hall. The show begins with the philosophical Blah Blah Blah, a list of unlikely statements followed by the words Blah Blah Blah. Quite disturbing in places, but humorous […]
Ballet Black: at Leeds Playhouse on 8 May
Ballet Black at 25 is a scintillating double bill consisting of Hope Boykin’s … all towards hope and Ingoma choreographed by Mthuthuzeli November. The former illustrates how hope is an essential part of modern day life and Boykin’s voiceover is both calming and exciting in pursuit of this. Quite often, the dancers are positioned in […]
