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Robert Wilson's ‘Persephone': Swept Away by an Unusual Destiny
The theater director Robert Wilson has been faithful to his artistic obsessions for more than four decades. Starkly arresting visual tableaus, dramatically beautiful lighting and deliberately stylized gesture are among the tools with which he has created a repertory of epic-scale theater, opera and dance works. (15/08) Read
Keyword(s) : Dance, Dance, Opera
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The Star | 11/05/08 iMuzique
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Bringing Music to the War Zone in Iraq

All About Jazz | 11/05/07
The first project of its kind in the history of Iraq. Young Iraqi artists will soon have an opportunity to shine their talents through the fog of war, ... Read

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Telegraph | 23/03/07
It's 7.17pm on the platform of Paddington station, on a typical grey winter night. I glance up nervously at the clock, desperately thumbing the controls ... Read

If it's Bihu, let the music play

Telegraph India | 06/04/07
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Cello celebration features dance band of baby-abducting spirits

The Guardian | 01/05/07
A short piece for six cellos to be given its world premiere in Manchester this week attempts to recreate the sound of a dance band made up of a bunch of ... Read

MoS Calls For Impala Heads

Billboard | 09/03/07
Ministry of Sound has started round three in its public campaign against AIM, in protest at Impala's agreement with Warner Music Group. The dance music ... Read

Thousands perform trance dance in Bali tourism drive

Reuters | 29/09/06
About 5,000 people danced in a trance outside a Balinese temple on Friday in a colossal show aimed at reviving the Indonesian island's tourism industry, ... Read

Ministry of Sound quits trade body in protest over EMI bid

Guardian | 27/02/07
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TMZ | 27/10/06
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Last Man Standing

The Sydney Morning Herald | 17/11/06
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The next big Ting?

Boston.com | 16/06/08 iMuzique
The British dance-pop duo the Ting Tings are having the kind of year most musicians dream about: hit singles in the UK, a buzzed-about showcase at South ... More

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The Star | 11/05/08 iMuzique
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All About Jazz | 11/05/07
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Telegraph | 23/03/07
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If it's Bihu, let the music play

Telegraph India | 06/04/07
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The Guardian | 01/05/07
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Billboard | 09/03/07
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Babs -- 'Shut the F**K Up!' and Dance

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The Sydney Morning Herald | 17/11/06
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Vivaldi's long-lost opera returns to Prague after 278 years

The Independent | 04/05/08 iMuzique
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Virtuoso cellist Rostropovich hospitalized again

RIA Novosti | 24/04/07
World-famous cellist and conductor Mstislav Rostropovich, who has been recuperating in a sanatorium outside Moscow, has been hospitalized again, a source ... Read

In the operatic arena were those boos justified?

International Herald Tribune | 19/12/06
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Prison inmates perform in musical

BBC | 02/03/07
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The Sydney Morning Herald | 26/12/06
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The Who release first album for a generation

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Swedish-American Soprano Varnay Dies

The Washington Post | 05/09/06
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The Sydney Morning Herald | 09/01/07
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San Francisco Gate | 04/10/06
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The Far Side of the Moon

The Sydney Morning Herald | 17/04/07
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International Herald Tribune | 23/01/07
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The Washington Post | 14/11/06
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Telegraph | 27/10/06
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