EWAN CAMERON picks out two fascinating music shows, fusing the Korean, and the Celtic, with the modern
Pepperland, Alhambra Theatre, Bradford/Touring
The familiar enters unexpected territory in Mark Morris's take on a classic Beatles album
Pepperland
[Tristram Kenton]
BENJAMIN POTHIER suggests that Palaeolithic cave paintings in Spain point to the ceremonial use of hallucinogenic flora
The bard confirms that the right has a humour bypass, and replays the English Revolution on period instruments
MARIA DUARTE and ANDY HEDGECOCK review Sunny Dancer, Tony, Songs of Forgotten Trees, and The End of Oak Street
JOHN GREEN relishes a powerful and moving drama that explores the lived realities of west London’s Punjabi community
MARTIN HALL welcomes a plea for greater compassion between believer and non-believer via the framework of philosophical enquiry
CREATED in 2017 to mark the 50th anniversary of The Beatles’ Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, Mark Morris's production of Pepperland pays tribute to it without tipping into nostalgia.
The choreographer uses five songs from the album, along with Penny Lane, as the starting point and they’re given a jazzy rearrangement by Ethan Iverson, who also scores five new numbers. Performed by a live seven-piece band, they accentuate their undercurrent of classical music.
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