Margaret Atwood's The Testaments reviewed, Ryan Wigglesworth, Robert Battle
A review of Margaret Atwood's The Testaments; Robert Battle, artistic director of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre; composer/conductor/pianist Ryan Wigglesworth on his Prom.
Margaret Atwood's long-awaited sequel to The Handmaid's Tale - The Testaments - is due to be published next Tuesday, but following the release of a number of copies by Amazon, reviewers have managed to obtain early copies. M J Hyland reviews Atwood's sequel which takes place 15 years after the original tale of Gilead.
In 1958 Alvin Ailey, aware that there were few opportunities for African-American dancers and choreographers, founded a company to tell the stories of black people through movement. Since then the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater has become one of the most popular modern ensembles in the world. The company's artistic director, Robert Battle, talks to Kirsty Lang about its history, ambition and that constant difficulty 鈥� how to get boys to dance.
Conductor, composer and pianist Ryan Wigglesworth is playing all three roles in this year's 麻豆官网首页入口 Proms. He discusses the challenge, and considers how his early experience as a chorister influenced his future compositions.
Presenter Kirsty Lang
Producer Jerome Weatherald
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Margaret Atwood
by is published on 10 September 2019.
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Main image above: Margaret Atwood
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Image to the Left: Margaret Atwood
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Ryan Wigglesworth
Ryan Wigglesworth conducts the Knussen Chamber Orchestra听 in a Tribute to Oliver Knussen on听 09 September 2019 at Cadagon Hall, London.
Image: Ryan Wigglesworth
Image credit: Benjamin Ealovega
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater is performing 3 pieces, Lazarus, the Call and Ella,听at , London until 14 September 2019.
Image: The Alvin Ailey Dance Theater听dancing Alvin Ailey's Revelations
Image credit: Nan Melville
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