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| | | English National Ballet: The Forsythe Evening review – feel the funk | | by Lyndsey Winship Apr 1, 2022 | | Sadler’s Wells, London
The energy is infectious as William Forsythe blends classical ballet with soul, house and R&B, from James Blake to Barry White Choreographer William Forsythe has nothing to prove. Having spent decades reinventing ballet and pushing dance’s limits, he has seemingly reached a point where he just wants to have fun, and generously wants you to have fun, too. This double bill for English National Ballet unashamedly revels in ballet’s precision poses, formal exercises and bravura moves, and the utter delight of a corps of bodies moving in unison. All driven by pop music and joy. While Forsythe’s early works were set to clanging experimental electronics, his playlist has mellowed to house, R&B, soul and electro (ABRA, Khalid, Lion Babe …). English National Ballet: The Forsythe Evening is at Sadler’s Wells, London, until 10 April Continue reading... | | | | | Sheffield music venue the Leadmill at centre of closure row | | by Mark Brown North of England correspondent Apr 1, 2022 | | Bands voice dismay at ‘devastating news’ but landlord says it will continue to operate as music venue One of the UK’s leading music venues, which played a pivotal role in the careers of bands including Pulp, Kaiser Chiefs and Arctic Monkeys, is at the centre of a row over whether it will close. News that the Leadmill in Sheffield might be shutting brought a wave of dismay on social media but was on Friday firmly rejected by the venue’s landlord, the Brixton-based Electric Group. Continue reading... | | | | | Virginie Efira: 'On the script there was something crazy, sacred, intimate' | | by Kim Willsher Apr 1, 2022 | | The Belgian actor says she would have made Little Red Riding Hood if Paul Verhoeven had asked. Instead, she’s starring in his latest film Benedetta, the tale of a lesbian nun in 17th-century Italy Virginie Efira has a confession to make: before playing a 17th-century lesbian nun in Benedetta, she went on a diet and worked out to prepare for the sex scenes. She presents this as if it were a feminist betrayal for which she needs to atone. “I would like to be able to say: ‘That’s it, I’m not going on a diet.’ I find that idea wonderful. But like an imbecile I went on a diet before the shoot; I did a bit of sport, ate loads of broccoli, that sort of thing,” she says with contrition. “I know, I know, it’s ridiculous.” Continue reading... | | | | | |
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