STEVEN ANDREW is moved beyond words by a historical account of mining in Britain made from the words of the miners themselves
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GEORGE FOGARTY is stunned by the epic and life-affirming sound of an outstanding Palestinian musical collective
STEADFAST: Hamza Arnaout, Tareq Abu Kwaik and Ramzy Suleiman of the Shamstep Palestinian musical collective 47Soul / Pic: George Fogarty
CAILEAN MCBRIDE welcomes a refreshing and timely study of the way officialdom creates structures that exclude LGBT+ rights and humanity
The bard mourns the loss of comrades and troubadours, and looks for consolation with Black Country Jess
CHRIS MOSS relishes the painting and the life story of a self-taught working-class artist from Warrington
MARY CONWAY is disappointed by a star-studded adaptation of Ibsen’s play that is devoid of believable humanity
GORDON PARSONS is fascinated by a unique dream journal collected by a Jewish journalist in Nazi Berlin
Borrowed Time: Lennon’s Last Decade, Parthenope, Where Dragons Live and Thunderbolts* reviewed by MICHAL BONCZA and MARIA DUARTE
47Soul
Scala, London
★★★★★
“CAN you dance while you shoot?” asked Israeli dance music icon Noga Erez back in 2017. Erez - who, like nearly all Israelis, served three years in the occupation forces - appeared to be asking her listeners whether it is ethical - or even possible - to enjoy yourself whilst enforcing a violent occupation. Ample social media posts from IDF soldiers since then have answered the question in the affirmative, and Erez no longer seems to bother herself with such questions.
The question for Palestinians, especially of the diaspora, and their supporters is rather different: can you dance whilst your nation is being exterminated?
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