It all started on 09/09/09. That memorable date, September 9 2009, marked the debut of theartsdesk.com.
It followed some hectic and intensive months when a disparate and eclectic team of arts and culture writers went ahead with an ambitious plan – to launch a dedicated internet site devoted to coverage of the UK arts scene.
Ballet is hardly a stranger to Broadway. Until the late 1950s every other musical had its fantasy ballet sequence – think Cyd Charisse in Singin’ in the Rain, or Laurey’s dream in Oklahoma!, whose first interpreter was its choreographer Agnes de Mille.
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Sad Book, Hackney Empire review - What we feel, what we show, and the many ways we deal with sadness
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