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Kenneth MacMillan and fairy tales make unlikely partners. I’ve been trying, without success, to recall a single ballet of his that requires classical tutus and the formal academic vocabulary they usually decorate. Yet in 1967 he produced a...

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Sir Peter Wright

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Return to the Forest by Theatre-Rites and Gregory Maqoma

If the publicity for a children’s show contains the words “immersive” and “puppetry,” I’ll ordinarily turn it down. If, however, the show’s credits mention Gregory Maqoma, you couldn’t keep me away.

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    Writing about dance for 45 years, in my native New York and in London, I’ve covered everything from ballet to breakdancing and butoh.

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