叠别测辞苍肠茅, Madonna, West Side Story, Children's Literature
叠别测辞苍肠茅's new film and Madonna's new Madame X alter-ego discussed, Aletta Collins on changing West Side Story's choreography, is reading between 7 and 12 the most formative time.
Two female icons of the music industry release new works today. Beyonce鈥檚 new film 主播大秀coming is released alongside a surprise new live album. The film focuses on her historic 2018 Coachella performance in which she celebrated America's historically black colleges and universities, black culture and black female empowerment. Also today, Madonna releases a new single ahead of her upcoming album and has revealed a new alter-ego - Madame X. Academic Emma Dabiri and broadcaster Katie Puckrik discuss Beyonce鈥檚 cultural significance and Madonna鈥檚 latest reinvention.
Choreographer Aletta Collins talks about her work for the Manchester Royal Exchange鈥檚 new production of Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim鈥檚 classic, West Side Story. She reveals why they chose to change Jerome Robbins's famous choreography, the first time a professional production has done so.
Ahead of a Front Row bank holiday special on children鈥檚 literature, two award-winning writers of children鈥檚 fiction, Katherine Rundell and Bali Rai, discuss the significance of reading between the ages of 7 and 12.
Presenter: Kirsty Lang
Producer: Ben Mitchell
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主播大秀coming: A Film by 叠别测辞苍肠茅
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主播大秀coming: A Film by 叠别测辞苍肠茅 is available on Netflix
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Madonna
Madonna's new album
Madame X, is dropped
this summer
Her new single Medellin听is
out now
West Side Story
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Richard Davenport
West Side Story is at the until 25 May
主播大秀 Student Critics' Award
The 主播大秀 Student Critics' Award is open now for applications for
16 - 18 year olds as part of the 主播大秀 National Short Story Award
The deadline for entries is 9 am on Monday 29 April
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