Dance Around London: February 2012
British Dance Edition and the fabulous Flamenco Festival dominate the dancing landscape.
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Dance Preview: Flamenco Festival London @ Sadler’s Wells
One of the most eagerly awaited annual dance events in London, the Sadler’s Wells Flamenco Festival will kick off on the 8th February.
Arts Ahead: What’s On In London 27 April – 3 May
Splice, directed by Vincenzo Natali and produced by Guillermo del Toro opens the Sci-Fi London Film Festival: a “perfectly formed hybrid of horror and sci-fi” There’s an eclectic mix of film, theatre, dance and art openings on London’s cultural calendar for this week. Take your …
Alternative London Workouts #5: Flamenco
If you fancy your workout more expressive and dramatic than a straightforward fitness class, perhaps the passion and fire of Flamenco dancing might tempt you to exercise this autumn? Ayesha Garrett spills the beans. What: Flamenco dance is characterised by rhythmic footwork and stylised hand …
Dance Preview: Flamenco!
La Escuela de Baile is the largest flamenco school in the UK. Currently based in Chalk Farm it was previously in Camden and Kings Cross and attracts over 200 students: right now the youngest is four and the oldest over sixty. Quite the flamenco underbelly …
Review: Zorro at the Garrick Theatre
Londonist’s been looking for a proper, new, bona fide West End Musical for you for ages. (Marguerite: too many Nazis; Never Forget: too many hens; Into the Hoods: too street; Brief Encounter, Dirty Dancing: too not-the-film; Gone With The Wind: too meh…) Decent, take-your-mum’s-mate-along musicals …
Arts Ahead 1-7 July
It’s one of those weeks where you feel London’s arts scene could end up totally overwhelming you if you’re not careful. Strap yourselves in, there’s masses going on… We’ll start with outdoor opera. When was the last time we told you about watching world-class opera …
Preview: Flamenco Festival At Sadlers Wells
Just as London spring begins to break beautifully over the city, the Flamenco Festival is charging into Sadlers Wells to make us all long for the heat and sultriness of a Spanish summer. The fiesta spans the spectrum of the dance form from the Farruquito …
Sample Dance At Sadlers Wells
Sadlers Wells Sampled is a brilliant format that brings you a ‘tapas’ of top notch professional dance for just £10 (or a fiver if you’re prepared to ‘prom’ it.) It’s the perfect introduction to dance and an great opportunity to sample new styles in one …
