19 h. ago ‘A certain bite’: how Martha Graham pushed dance in dazzling new directions

As her company prepares to celebrate its centenary, the legendary choreographer’s groundbreaking work is finally getting the respect it deserves in the UK. What took so long?A century ago, the dancer Martha Graham began teaching at a small studio above Carnegie Hall in Manhattan. It was the start of a dance revolution. Graham wasn’t the first dancer to cast off ballet’s shackles and look for new ways of moving as the world shifted in the early 20th century: free-spirited Isadora Duncan had wafted her way through European salons; Loie Fuller experimented with costume and light effects; Ruth St Denis and Ted Shawn, with whom Graham trained, explored dance aping the styles of India, Egypt and Japan. But it’s Graham who became the true godmother of modern dance, developing a technique that would become the foundation of many dancers’ training around the world, and starkly modernist choreography that would point dance in a new direction.Where ballet leapt to the sky, Graham was rooted to...

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22 h. ago Stephen Mulhern drops to his knees and begs studio audience 'help him!' as Catchphrase contestants fail to guess easy riddles

Stephen, 48, was joined by a new handful of hopefuls and after whittling it down through the rounds, it was contestants Tom and Paul who made it to the semi-final round.

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8 d. ago How Venezuela Fury’s shock engagement at SIXTEEN to boxer sweetheart sent fans into meltdown & left mum Paris ‘in shock’

BEAMING on the dance floor at her 16th birthday party, Venezuela Fury looked as stunned as anyone when her boyfriend dropped to one knee. With her boxing legend dad Tyson and mum Paris looking on, the influencer accepted the diamond ring from Noah Price with a quick kiss on the cheek. It certainly can’t be...

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1 week ago 'Heads must roll' cry after terrorism charge against Kneecap rapper dropped following 'humiliating’ prosecution bungle

Mo Chara walks free for allegedly displaying Hezbollah flag at gig after police and prosecutors fail to get Attorney General consent to prosecute in time

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1 week ago Kneecap’s Mo Chara speaks out after terror charge dropped: ‘It was always about Gaza’

Kneecap’s Mo Chara said any attempts to silence the group have “failed” as he spoke out after terrorism charges against him were dropped on Friday, 26 September.

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1 week ago Who Are Kneecap? Irish rap group member has terror charge dropped

Meet the Belfast band at the centre of a political firestorm

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1 week ago Terror charge against Kneecap band member thrown out by court

A judge has ruled there was a technical error in the way the charge was brought

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1 week ago Stephen Mulhern baffles fans with 'most confusing post ever' after 'tough time'

The Cathphrase and You Bet presenter took to his Instagram profile with a new snap

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3 w. ago ITV You Bet! On Tour’s Stephen Mulhern takes brutal swipe at Ant and Dec

On the most recent episode of You Bet! On Tour, ITV viewers saw another group of people given the chance to win a staggering £5,000.

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