To rescue Kahlo from the clutches of the corporate art market, we need to acknowledge the overt and covert political dimensions of the work, demands GAVIN O’TOOLE
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Romeo and Juliet has been a signature work for Northern Ballet for the last 20 years but, while the company has previously toured Christopher Gable and Massimo Moricone’s theatrical version, they’ve returned to Shakespeare’s tragedy with this production by Jean-Christophe Maillot’s Les Ballets de Monte Carlo.
It’s a welcome contrast to much in the company’s programme, in which the dancing is often overshadowed by Lez Brotherson’s ornate set designs.
JULIA THOMAS unpicks the mental processes that explain why book-to-film adaptations so often disappoint
MATTHEW HAWKINS recommends three memorable performances from Scottish dance artists Barrowland Ballet, In the Fields Project, and Wendy Houston
Given the tawdry push and pull around disability benefits, MATTHEW HAWKINS relishes Dan Daw’s defiant celebration of body and sexuality
JAN WOOLF finds out where she came from and where she’s going amid Pete Townshend’s tribute to 1970s youth culture


