Category Archives: Dance

Come and meet those dancing feet

April 5, 2017Classic Films, Dance, Film, Genre, Musicals, Theatre42nd Street, Busby BerkeleyViv Wilby

The West End revival of 42nd Street is a musical for the Strictly generation, says Viv Wilby

42nd Street London

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Bebop à La La

January 20, 2017Dance, Film, Jazz, Music, MusicalsEmma Stone, La La Land, musicals, Ryan GoslingMostlyFilm

Damien Chazelle’s La La Land has already made a splash at cinemas and on the awards circuit. Mostly Film’s resident grumpy jazzers, Martin and Sarah Slade, review the music, while self-confessed musical and Ryan Gosling aficionado Fiona Pleasance offers some thoughts on the film. Readers, be warned: mild SPOILERS follow.

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Mostly MIFfy 2015

July 15, 2015Arts Festivals, Comedy, Dance, Theatre, WalksCaryl Churchill, damon albarn, FlexN Manchester, Fucker Twix, Jonathan Schofield, Manchester Confidential, Manchester International Festival, maxine peake, Moira Buffini, Rufus Norris, sarah frankcom, The Invisible Dot, The Skriker, wonderdotlandSpank The Monkey

The Manchester International Festival is an 18 day celebration of the best new artistic work from around the world. Here’s what Spank The Monkey saw there during two of those days.