The Independent [Latitude series]: Swan Lake with an all-male cast: choreographer Matthew Bourne on his big risk
Choreographer Sir Matthew Bourne has spoken about the risk he took almost 30 years ago in reimagining Swan Lake with an all-male cast - a production now widely billed as the most successful dance theatre production of all time.
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The Independent [Latitude series]: The unexpected Latitude Festival moment Marcus Brigstocke will never forget
Comedian Marcus Brigstocke, who has performed at almost every Latitude Festival since it began in 2006, has recalled organising a spontaneous tribute to Prince at the festival following the singer's death in 2016.
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The Independent: Independent documentary reveals persecution of LGBTQ+ people – made worse by Trump’s aid cuts
At a special preview screening for The Independent’s new documentary ‘Hunted: Kidnapped, blackmailed and tortured for being LGBTQ+’ the vital nature of funding to protect safe spaces for vulnerable communities was laid bare.
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