“In the 19th century, the venue played host to minstrel and magic shows. In the 1970s, it served as a porn cinema. Now Leeds’ Victorian assembly rooms have been reinvented once again – as a new space for Opera North. Next week sees the formal opening of the Howard Assembly Room, the culmination of a £31m refurbishment of Opera North’s base, the Leeds Grand Theatre.”
Tag: 01.07.09
Choreography On Celluloid
“Dance on film can exist as an art form quite different from dance onstage. When a director makes us see or think about movement in new ways, or uses a camera as a choreographic tool to amplify our senses, dance and film can seem a perfect fit.”