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    <updated>2008-09-17T14:32:15Z</updated>
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    <title>Dorian Gray</title>
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    <link rel="service.edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.article19.co.uk/cgi-bin/2006/mt-atom.cgi/weblog/blog_id=9/entry_id=1269" title="Dorian Gray" />
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    <published>2008-09-17T14:25:26Z</published>
    <updated>2008-09-17T14:32:15Z</updated>
    
    <summary>For the traditionalists, the State Ballet of Georgia brought Giselle, works of Balanchine as well as 2 UK premieres by former Bolshoi Ballet star, Yuri Possokhov and director, Alexei Ratmansky.</summary>
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        <name>Article19</name>
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        For the traditionalists, the State Ballet of Georgia brought Giselle, works of Balanchine as well as 2 UK premieres by former Bolshoi Ballet star, Yuri Possokhov and director, Alexei Ratmansky.
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<entry>
    <title>Matthew Bourne’s &apos;The Car Man&apos;</title>
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    <link rel="service.edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.article19.co.uk/cgi-bin/2006/mt-atom.cgi/weblog/blog_id=9/entry_id=803" title="Matthew Bourne’s 'The Car Man'" />
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    <published>2007-11-01T16:49:58Z</published>
    <updated>2007-11-01T17:11:40Z</updated>
    
    <summary>Reworking and updating Bizet&apos;s &apos;Carmen&apos;; the original set in a 19th century Spanish cigarette factory, in &apos;Car Man&apos; it becomes a sweaty garage and diner in 1960’s America. The seductive gypsy becomes the brazen drifter. Matthew Bourne&apos;s love of old...</summary>
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        Reworking and updating Bizet&apos;s &apos;Carmen&apos;; the original set in a 19th century Spanish cigarette factory, in &apos;Car Man&apos; it becomes a sweaty garage and diner in 1960’s America. The seductive gypsy becomes the brazen drifter. Matthew Bourne&apos;s love of old...
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<entry>
    <title>Dance For Camera</title>
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    <published>2007-10-07T17:57:21Z</published>
    <updated>2007-10-07T18:07:55Z</updated>
    
    <summary>Believe it or not the producers of Dance for Camera, First Run Features, sent this particular DVD in for review after they had read our coverage of &apos;Take 7&apos;, a DVD that we were less than polite about not two...</summary>
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        Believe it or not the producers of Dance for Camera, First Run Features, sent this particular DVD in for review after they had read our coverage of &apos;Take 7&apos;, a DVD that we were less than polite about not two...
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<entry>
    <title>Take 7</title>
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    <published>2007-09-20T16:29:43Z</published>
    <updated>2007-09-20T17:39:01Z</updated>
    
    <summary> It&apos;s always with some trepidation that you put a dance film DVD into the machine and wait for it to start. You are always hoping, even praying, that despite your past experiences with dance on camera, this time will...</summary>
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        <name>Article19</name>
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         It&apos;s always with some trepidation that you put a dance film DVD into the machine and wait for it to start. You are always hoping, even praying, that despite your past experiences with dance on camera, this time will...
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<entry>
    <title>Yellow Moon (The Ballad of Leila and Lee)</title>
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    <published>2007-08-29T10:35:10Z</published>
    <updated>2007-08-29T10:47:04Z</updated>
    
    <summary>4 actors, 4 chairs and 20 scenes only indicated by the performers verbal cues. In the Traverse theatre where the audience is on 4 sides, there really is nowhere to hide. Especially for the actors or indeed the onlookers as...</summary>
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        4 actors, 4 chairs and 20 scenes only indicated by the performers verbal cues. In the Traverse theatre where the audience is on 4 sides, there really is nowhere to hide. Especially for the actors or indeed the onlookers as...
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    <title>Scottish Dance Theatre</title>
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    <published>2007-08-26T19:04:11Z</published>
    <updated>2007-08-26T19:14:09Z</updated>
    
    <summary>After we all got a bit fed up of mixed media and the digital invasion, we have seen a recent surge of back to basics contemporary dance. Going back to their roots, a lot of companies are getting technical (some...</summary>
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        <category term="Positive Review" />
    
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        After we all got a bit fed up of mixed media and the digital invasion, we have seen a recent surge of back to basics contemporary dance. Going back to their roots, a lot of companies are getting technical (some...
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    <title>Frankie Boyle</title>
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    <published>2007-08-19T20:25:20Z</published>
    <updated>2007-08-19T22:32:47Z</updated>
    
    <summary>Frankly I’m a bit cranky with Frankie! Seeking some light relief from the more serious task of watching dance performance, I thought I would seek out some comedy. I had been impressed by Frankie Boyle&apos;s quick wit and hilarious social...</summary>
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        Frankly I’m a bit cranky with Frankie! Seeking some light relief from the more serious task of watching dance performance, I thought I would seek out some comedy. I had been impressed by Frankie Boyle&apos;s quick wit and hilarious social...
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</entry>

<entry>
    <title>Moving in Circles</title>
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    <link rel="service.edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.article19.co.uk/cgi-bin/2006/mt-atom.cgi/weblog/blog_id=9/entry_id=709" title="Moving in Circles" />
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    <published>2007-08-12T19:21:39Z</published>
    <updated>2007-08-13T01:02:02Z</updated>
    
    <summary>August in Edinburgh means it&apos;s Festival time, so unless you plan on living in a hole for the next month, you may as well embrace it! (As you wont be able to walk down the street without being accosted by...</summary>
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        <name>Article19</name>
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        <category term="Positive Review" />
    
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        August in Edinburgh means it&apos;s Festival time, so unless you plan on living in a hole for the next month, you may as well embrace it! (As you wont be able to walk down the street without being accosted by...
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    <title>Australian Dance Theatre &apos;Held&apos;</title>
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    <published>2007-04-02T21:54:23Z</published>
    <updated>2007-04-15T20:43:07Z</updated>
    
    <summary>The first week in spring and the Edinburgh theatre world has been awakened from its winter season by a positively blooming programme of dance. Last week saw visits from Scottish Dance Theatre, Australian Dance Theatre and Henri Oguike Dance Company....</summary>
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        <name>Article19</name>
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        The first week in spring and the Edinburgh theatre world has been awakened from its winter season by a positively blooming programme of dance. Last week saw visits from Scottish Dance Theatre, Australian Dance Theatre and Henri Oguike Dance Company....
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<entry>
    <title>Ultima Vez &apos;Spiegel&apos;</title>
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    <published>2007-03-18T22:33:45Z</published>
    <updated>2007-03-19T09:56:55Z</updated>
    
    <summary>Ultima Vez are currently one of the longest running contemporary dance companies in the world with over 20 years under their collective belt. That experience shows as they present their latest work to the UK and deliver the classy, aggressive...</summary>
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        Ultima Vez are currently one of the longest running contemporary dance companies in the world with over 20 years under their collective belt. That experience shows as they present their latest work to the UK and deliver the classy, aggressive...
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<entry>
    <title>BalletLorent &apos;Angelmoth&apos;</title>
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    <published>2006-12-16T15:20:23Z</published>
    <updated>2006-12-18T12:17:04Z</updated>
    
    <summary>Fairytale fantasy has come to contemporary dance with the debut of &apos;Angelmoth&apos; from BalletLorent. Don&apos;t let the company name fool you however, Ms Lorent&apos;s company is as modern as they come in terms of movement although some point work is...</summary>
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        Fairytale fantasy has come to contemporary dance with the debut of &apos;Angelmoth&apos; from BalletLorent. Don&apos;t let the company name fool you however, Ms Lorent&apos;s company is as modern as they come in terms of movement although some point work is...
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    <title>The Graeme Mearns Band</title>
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    <published>2006-12-09T00:28:38Z</published>
    <updated>2006-12-09T01:43:34Z</updated>
    
    <summary>On a wet and miserable evening in December, the last thing one wants to hear upon entering the cosy cavern that is the Jazz Bar in Edinburgh, is miserable and wet music. However that’s what greeted me last night as...</summary>
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        On a wet and miserable evening in December, the last thing one wants to hear upon entering the cosy cavern that is the Jazz Bar in Edinburgh, is miserable and wet music. However that’s what greeted me last night as...
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</entry>

<entry>
    <title>Northern Youth Dance Company</title>
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    <published>2006-11-08T13:00:01Z</published>
    <updated>2006-11-09T16:05:30Z</updated>
    
    <summary>Youth dance companies are in abundance across the UK at present. With that in mind you often approach a performance by one of these groups with more than a little trepidation because you get the feeling they have been set...</summary>
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        Youth dance companies are in abundance across the UK at present. With that in mind you often approach a performance by one of these groups with more than a little trepidation because you get the feeling they have been set...
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<entry>
    <title>Ricochet Dance Productions</title>
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    <published>2006-10-23T11:12:58Z</published>
    <updated>2006-10-23T16:17:19Z</updated>
    
    <summary>Experimental dance is alive and well and Ricochet appear to be embracing it with gusto for their current touring works &apos;Real Deal&apos; by Germany&apos;s Jan Pusch and &apos;Elsewhere&apos; created by Wally Cardona from the United States. &apos;Real Deal&apos; is the...</summary>
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        Experimental dance is alive and well and Ricochet appear to be embracing it with gusto for their current touring works &apos;Real Deal&apos; by Germany&apos;s Jan Pusch and &apos;Elsewhere&apos; created by Wally Cardona from the United States. &apos;Real Deal&apos; is the...
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<entry>
    <title>Nederlands Dans Theatre</title>
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    <published>2006-09-03T16:50:33Z</published>
    <updated>2006-09-03T17:29:21Z</updated>
    
    <summary>You are almost guaranteed a stunning show when you go to see the Nederlands Dans Theater. Without a doubt, the dancers are among the best in the world in terms of skill and athleticism and the choreography is always fresh and challenging.</summary>
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        You are almost guaranteed a stunning show when you go to see the Nederlands Dans Theater. Without a doubt, the dancers are among the best in the world in terms of skill and athleticism and the choreography is always fresh and challenging.
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