I’m pretty much used to the rain and mud of Glasto. This year I learnt that good weather brings with it midday naps, shade-hopping, suntan lotion, waking up when the sun starts warming the tent and hayfever. It might also have been the reason people got down to the site much earlier than usual. I […]
Yearly Archives: 2010
IDFB 2010 week 3
Back on the dance festival write-ups. Week 3 was one of contrasts – from mass-audience outdoor stuff to more intimate audiences and with performers from many different countries all sharing the same stages. Monday 3 May It was the Bank Holiday and we went back to watch Utopia again. What we were going to do […]
IDFB 2010 week 2
This was the busiest week and the one in which my jaw hit the ground more often than medical advice recommends (metaphorically speaking, obv). Tuesday 27 April Ballet Nacional de Cuba’s Magia de la Danza is selection of the company’s greatest hits, starting with a scene from Giselle that simultaneously made me look forward to […]