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<td colspan="2"><b><font size="1" color="#FFFFFF"><b><font size="1" color="#FFCC00">London
festival: </font><font size="1" color="#FFFFFF"><b>London's 23rd Annual
Festival of Contemporary Dance - 10/10/01</b></font></b></font></b></td>
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<p><font size="1">London's 23rd international festival of contemporary
dance features the return of two 'legends of modern choreography',
alongside a selection of performances and installations exploring
the relationship between dance and new technology. </font></p>
<p><font size="1">Dance Umbrella 2001 also includes a wide range of
new work by acclaimed British and international choreographers in
performances by some of the very best dance companies from around
the world.</font></p>
<p><font size="1"><b>MyVillage have two tickets to give away to O
Vertigo's show LUNA at the Queen Elizabeth Hall on Tuesday 23 October.
Just send an e-mail to <a href="mailto:andrew@myvillage.co.uk">MyVillage</a>
to enter the draw, closing date Friday 19 October.</b></font></p>
<p><font size="1">Visit our photogalleries of a selection of this
year's artists</font></p>
<p><font size="1"><b><a href="../../camden/photogallery/dovert/">O Vertigo</a><br>
<a href="../../camden/photogallery/dance1/">Richard Alston Dance Company</a><br>
<a href="../../camden/photogallery/dance2/">Batsheva Dance Company</a><br>
<a href="../../camden/photogallery/dance3/">Compagnie Flak</a><br>
<a href="../../camden/photogallery/dance4/">Charleroi Danses / Plan K</a><br>
<a href="../../camden/photogallery/dance5/">Russell Maliphant Company</a><br>
<a href="../../camden/photogallery/dance6/">Vincent Sekwati Mantsoe</a><br>
<a href="../../camden/photogallery/dance7/">Mark Morris Dance Group</a><br>
<a href="../../camden/photogallery/dance8/">Rennie Harris Puremovement</a></b></font></p>
<p><font size="1">The festival kicks off at the Barbican Centre with
the return of Israel's Batsheva Dance Company's after an absence
of eight years with the London premiere of Ohad Naharin's full-length
new work, Sabotage Baby. </font></p>
<p><font size="1">New York's Mark Morris Dance Group and Germany's
Ballett Frankfurt both make welcome returns to the festival at Sadler's
Wells with new and inventive choreography. </font></p>
<p><font size="1">The Mark Morris Dance Group perform three London
premieres and the World premiere of Mark Morris' full company piece
set to Robert Schumann's Quintet in E Flat, whilst the world renowned
Ballett Frankfurt perform the London premieres of Artifact and Eidos:Telos,
two of artistic director William Forsythe's full length masterpieces.
</font></p>
<p><font size="1">Other festival highlights include a British debut
for Philadelphia's Rennie Harris Puremovement ,with a powerful hip-hop
version of Romeo & Juliet at the QEH, and Dance Umbrella's West-End
debut with Richard Move's extravagent re-incarnation of Martha Graham
at the Criterion Theatre. </font></p>
<p><font size="1">There are festival debuts at the QEH for Canada's
O Vertigo, with Ginette Lauren's visually stunning Luna, and Fr�d�ric
Flamand's Belgian based Charleroi Danses/Plan K with Moving Target.
While at The Place: Robin Howard Dance Theatre, Canadian Compagnie
Flak debut with Venezuelan-born Jos� Navas' Perfume de Gardenias
and D�j� Donn� present the London premiere of Aria Spinta. </font></p>
<p><font size="1">There is also a welcome festival return at The Place
for Soweto-based soloist Vincent Sekwati Mantsoe's triple-bill and,
after a 16 year absence, the long awaited return of David Gordon's
New York-based Pick-Up Performance Company with the London premiere
of FAMILY$DEATH@ART.COMedy. </font></p>
<p><font size="1">The British contingent features a London premiere
and a Dance Umbrella co-production from The Michael Clark Dance
Company at Sadler's Wells, including a collaboration with contemporary
artist Sarah Lucas, and Richard Alston Dance Company opening the
Robin Howard Dance Theatre at the newly renovated Place with two
London premieres. </font></p>
<p><font size="1">Dance Umbrella commissions include Russell Maliphant
Company, performing a double bill of new work, as well as support
for Ricochet Dance Company's latest commission from Stephen Petronio.
Whilst at the ICA, Jonathan Burrows & Jan Ritsema perform the British
premiere of Weak Dance Strong Questions. </font></p>
<p><font size="1">There are also festival debuts for three Jerwood
Choreography Award winners, Fin Walker (Walker Dance) and Charles
Linehan at The Place and Carol Brown at Greenwich Dance Agency.
Charles Linehan Company performs a Dance Umbrella commissioned London
premiere, Walker Dance a double-bill of work new to London, while
GDA hosts Carol Brown's collaboration with visual artist Esther
Rolinson. </font></p>
<p><font size="1">"This year's festival includes Umbrella's first
Promenade Performances at Sadler's Wells. This means that you can
see both the Mark Morris Dance Group, whose programme includes a
World premiere, and The Michael Clark Company's stunning new show,
for as little as �5 each, that should leave you with plenty of cash
in hand for other tempting events in Dance Umbrella 2001". <br>
<b>Val Bourne, Artistic Director </b></font></p>
<p><font size="1">Dance Umbrella 2001 centres around seven main venues:
Barbican Theatre, the Queen Elizabeth Hall, the Criterion Theatre
- new to Dance Umbrella, ICA, the new Robin Howard Dance Theatre
at The Place, Greenwich Dance Agency and Sadler's Wells. </font></p>
<p><font size="1"><b>Dance Umbrella enquiry line is 020 8741 5881</b></font></p>
<p><font size="1">Web-site <b><a href="http://www.danceumbrella.co.uk/">www.danceumbrella.co.uk</a></b>
</font></p>
<p><font size="1"> Dance Umbrella 2001 is supported by Time Out. </font></p>
<p><font size="1">photographs of the Mark Morris Dance Group at top
of page are by Mark Royce.</font> </p>
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<td valign="TOP" colspan="2" bgcolor="#333366"><font color="#000000"><b><font size="1" color="#FFCC00">Exhibitions:</font><font size="1" color="#FFFFFF">
Mughal Gold & Jewels at the British Museum - 05/07/01</font></b></font><font size="1" color="#FFFFFF"><b><font color="#CCCC00">
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<p><font size="1">Treasury of the World: Jewelled Arts of India in
the age of the Mughals<br>
</font><font size="1"> and<br>
Struck on Gold, Money of the Muhgal Emperors<br>
</font><font size="1">both until 2nd September </font></p>
<p><font size="1">'Jewelled Arts of India in the age of the Mughals'
has 300 pieces of stunning Indian jewellery dating from the time
of the Great Mughals, who ruled India from the mid-16th to the early
18th century. </font></p>
<p><font size="1">The exhibition features extravagant jewellery, such
as earrings, pendants, rings and bracelets as well as daggers with
jewel-encrusted scabbards and hilts, jewelled boxes, cups and gaming
pieces. A central piece is the famous Ruby Dagger with a gold scabbard
and a hilt studded with more than 2,000 gems. </font></p>
<p><font size="1">'Struck on Gold' shows the coins that the The Mughal
emperors struck. They are startlingly beautiful, with elegant Arabic
inscriptions and verses of Persian poetry. Unusually for Islamic
coins, they include portraits of Emperors as well as signs of the
Zodiac. There are also enormous coins which were intended for presentation.
</font></p>
<p><font size="1">The exhibition uses the coins to examine the origin
of the great Mughal leaders, the spread of their empire and the
different currency and dating systems that were used. </font></p>
<p><font size="1">Jewelled Arts of India in the age of the Mughals
is in the West Wing Exhibition Gallery, Room 28 Admission costs
�6, concessions �3 </font></p>
<p><font size="1">Struck on Gold is in Room 69a Admission is free
</font></p>
<p><font size="1">The Museum is open from 10.00am to 5.30pm from Saturday
to Wednesday and 10.00am to 8.30pm on Thursday and Friday.</font></p>
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