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COLISEUM CONFRONTATION FOR COVID 19

COLISEUM CONFRONTATION FOR COVID 19 By Norman Warwick Oldham Coliseum Oldham Coliseum Theatre and commissioning partner HOME Manchester have commissioned Associate Artist Hafsah Aneela Bashir to create a project as part of the Homemakers…
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CORONAVIRUS SIDE EFFECTS AT SxSW

CORONAVIRUS SIDE EFFECTS AT SxSW By Norman Warwick On Wednesday, June 10, a number of famous faces will join together for ‘A Night For Austin,’ a two-hour live-stream raising money for those in the Texas capital struggling in the…
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WRITING OUR TIMES?

WRITING OUR TIMES? By Norman Warwick Steve Cooke, all across the arts I was further reminded of the notion that so many authors seem to somehow ´write their times´ when reading Steve Cooke´s recent post on a similar subject. On…
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INALA: A ZULU BALLET

INALA: A ZULU BALLET By Norman Warwick Ladysmith Black Mambazo The a capella group, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, were first put together by Joseph Shabalala in the early nineteen sixties and won the love of their national audience, before…
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THE SONGSMITHS: a crowd-funded success

THE SONGSMITHS: a crowd-funded success By Norman Warwick Pablo & Humberto We have reported on these pages, in the past, one or two spectacularly successful crowd-funding initiatives. Some of these appeals really do deliver vibrant…
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STORIES WRITTEN FROM THE ART

STORIES WRITTEN FROM THE ART a compare and contrast by Norman Warwick Eileen Earnshaw, poet,all across the arts, The Rochdale Observer When we recently published Eileen´Earnshaw´s article about her ´virtual´ creative writing workshop…
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A THOUSAND TIDES TO ANOTHER PLACE by Andrew Moorhouse

A THOUSAND TIDES TO ANOTHER PLACE A Personal View of Laurence Edwards’ ‘A Thousand Tides’ and Antony Gormley’s ‘Another Place’: By Andrew Moorhouse The human body. From swaddled birth to shrouded death. Flesh and blood.…
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A BROADCAST FROM FRIENDS IN BERLIN

A BROADCAST FROM FRIENDS IN BERLIN Natalija Nikolayeva (left) has been a good friend of this Sidetracks and Detours blog since we reviewed a concert of Romantic Souvenirs she played in Tias earlier this year with her musical partner,…
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ARTS RESPONDING TO THE CHALLENGE

ARTS RESPONDING TO THE CHALLENGE By Norman Warwick Live performances would have been the natural culmination of the second edition of the Festival de Teatro Escolar de Lanzarote, an initiative promoted by the area of Culture of the Cabildo…
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HER NAME, BEVERLEY BEIRNE, FELL OUT IN CONVERSATION

RIDICULE IS NOTHING TO BE SCARED OF By Norman Warwick and Steve Bewick He was simply a dandy, showing us he was handsome, but with his painted face and a ribbon in his perma-waved hair he was inviting merciless teasing. Nevertheless,…