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Why do the British have such terrible taste in voices?
When it comes to voices, the words of the apocryphal Times headline come to mind: ‘Fog in the Channel; Continent cut…
Ismene Brown’s best of dance in 2014
As the revels of the year end, here are my best memories. I think new was the word: new names, and…
The best (and worst) of ballet and dance over Christmas
The Nutcracker, English National Ballet, until 4 Jan *** The Little Match Girl, Lilian Baylis Studio, until 4 Jan ***** Edward Scissorhands, Sadler’s Wells, until 11 Jan *** Alice’s…
In praise of #WorldBalletDay, Ivan Vasiliev and beautiful butts
The Twittersphere never fails to surprise but it’s still hard to believe that last week #WorldBalletDay actually beat #HongKong and…
Is Anna Nicole’s absurd life worth our while? Not as much as Otello’s
Otello ENO, in rep until 17 October Anna Nicole Royal Opera, in rep until 24 September So how did London’s…
Opera tickets are too cheap
A revival of Anna Nicole will open the Royal Opera House new season, it was announced today. And students will be…
Tony Hall’s new vision for BBC Arts: waffle, stale buns and chief execs
I can’t remember the last time I turned to the BBC for cultural guidance. That’s not to say that the…
Spectator Play: The highs and the lows of what’s going on in arts this week
Yorkshire, says William Cook, is the sculpture capital of Britain. It was the birthplace of ‘Britain’s greatest sculptors, Barbara Hepworth…
Spectator Play: The highs and the lows of what’s going on in arts this week
Deborah Ross reviews two films for us this week. The first is Pacific Rim, a ‘giant monsters v. giant robots’…
Spectator Play: what’s worth – or not worth – watching, listening to or going to this weekend
I’m So Excited is the latest offering from Pedro Almodóvar who, Deborah Ross says, she would usually love. But is…
Alan Rusbridger’s swan song
Look out for Steerpike in this week’s Spectator — here is a taster of what Alan Rusbridger has been up…
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