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★★★★★Any scepticism I had about watching Mozart’s Requiem turned into a dance piece was swept away within five minutes of this stunning double bill, a wonderful

A double bill from Phoenix Dance Theatre and Opera North contrasts Mozart’s wretched souls with Neo Muyanga’s After Party – two very different ways of dealing with death<br>

It is an inescapable truth that Leeds has, in the past, punched below its cultural weight. The city hasn’t seemed to understand how best to capitalise on the cultural gems it has in its crown. This year, that’s all changing.

Opera North's season for Spring 2023 includes two new productions exploring loss, memory and renewal: Bizet's The Pearl Fishers and a contemporary dance staging of Mozart's Requiem paired with After Tears, a new commission by South African composer Neo Muyanga. 

Danny Boyle’s Matrix-inspired spectacular opens in Manchester, Succession star Brian Cox returns to the stage and standups Maisie Adam, Guz Khan and Catherine Cohen are on tour

Jazzart’s Dane Hurst said that they were using a song by local artist, Bernice West, and its called ‘Lyfie’.

The Leeds-based company come out fighting with family stories, purposeful dancing and a boxing-themed finale

Whether it is a live gig, a new film or a game to play at home, our critics have your plans for this week covered

Heartbreak and strife from a pair of Leeds institutions. Opera-dance rReview by Graham Rickson

Win tickets to Jazzart Dance Theatres Changing Tides at Artscape By Staff Reporter Share However, all of that is about to change with the creative industry slowly finding its feet again, and heralded by the forthcoming production ‘Changing Tides’, by South Africa’s beloved Jazzart Dance Theatre who will perform in front of a live audience again from 27 – 29 May, at the Artscape Theatre in Cape Town. Changing Tides is directed by Dane Hurst, Jazzart’s Artist in Residence...