On earth dances is a physical, joyfulform of expression and communication. It is, in a way the worlds most basic common language. Well, my guest today epitomises the ability of dance to cross borders of time and space. Akram khan is british by birth, bangladeshi by Family Heritage and now globally renowned as one of the great contemporary dancers and choreographers. His performances weave together influences from east and west, past and present, how would he define his dance . Akram khan, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you, welcome. It seems to me so many of the great professional dancers have been raised in one very strict discipline, one cultural tradition, but that isnt quite true of you, is it . No. I was born and brought up in london, so already i was exposed to many, many different cultural activities from very, very different backgrounds. But, my mother wanted me to learn something from her roots and not just language because language was very crucial to her, because of the independ
Official flights to secret prison torture destinations, has never been fully examined by a court. Now it may happen. Tom symonds, bbc news, the supreme court. Were just hearing from Downing Street a few comments after that speech from theresa may and hearing that the Prime Minister has called several european leaders today, this afternoon and tonight in the wake of that speech in which she says that britain would be leaving the Single Market. Among those she spoke to was Chancellor Merkel, president hollande of france. She told them, according to Downing Street, that the uk wanted the eu to thrive and that britain understood the importance of the four freedoms of the Single Market and would not be seeking membership of the Single Market and Downing Street say Chancellor Merkel and president hollande welcomed the Prime Ministers commitment to the continuing strength of the eu and indeed her intention to negotiate a new partnership with the eu when it leaves. Thats the spin given from Do
Official flights to secret prison torture destinations, has never been fully examined by a court. Now it may happen. Tom symonds, bbc news, the supreme court. Were just hearing from Downing Street a few comments after that speech from theresa may and hearing that the Prime Minister has called several european leaders today, this afternoon and tonight in the wake of that speech in which she says that britain would be leaving the Single Market. Among those she spoke to was Chancellor Merkel, president hollande of france. She told them, according to Downing Street, that the uk wanted the eu to thrive and that britain understood the importance of the four freedoms of the Single Market and would not be seeking membership of the Single Market and Downing Street say Chancellor Merkel and president hollande welcomed the Prime Ministers commitment to the continuing strength of the eu and indeed her intention to negotiate a new partnership with the eu when it leaves. Thats the spin given from Do
Official flights to secret prison torture destinations, has never been fully examined by a court. Now it may happen. Tom symonds, bbc news, the supreme court. Were just hearing from Downing Street a few comments after that speech from theresa may and hearing that the Prime Minister has called several european leaders today, this afternoon and tonight in the wake of that speech in which she says that britain would be leaving the Single Market. Among those she spoke to was Chancellor Merkel, president hollande of france. She told them, according to Downing Street, that the uk wanted the eu to thrive and that britain understood the importance of the four freedoms of the Single Market and would not be seeking membership of the Single Market and Downing Street say Chancellor Merkel and president hollande welcomed the Prime Ministers commitment to the continuing strength of the eu and indeed her intention to negotiate a new partnership with the eu when it leaves. Thats the spin given from Do
Stephen sackur talks to tamara rojo, artistic director of the English National ballet. Welcome to hardtalk, im stephen sackur. Some of the things the covid pandemic has taken from us are easier to quantify than others. The death toll and the job losses make headlines. The closed arts venues, the lack of shared creative experiences not so much. But make no mistake, the arts face an unprecedented crisis. My guest is tamara rojo, the internationally renowned dancer and artistic director of the English National ballet. Can the performing arts survive the covid calamity . Tamara rojo, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you very much. Try to capture for me, if you can, the personal and professional impact that covid i9 has had upon you. I dont think that upon me is that interesting or very important at this point other than, obviously, most of the time that we were supposed to be creating, being home. I think its. I would prefer to discuss the impact this has in English National ballet, for sure, or