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Breaking Bach © Andrei Gîndac

Bach on the street, Klimt in the forest: the Enescu Festival goes immersive

By Peter Quantrill, 11 September 2025

At the George Enescu International Festival, a pair of new shows crossing genres and reinventing the classics, with mostly enlightening results.

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Bucharest

11 Sep 2025

Enescu Festival immersion: Bach on the street, Klimt in the forest

By Peter Quantrill

Breaking Bach © Tommy Ga-Ken Wan

Brandstrup Breaking Bach with the OAE at Edinburgh International Festival

By Kathy Elgin, 20 August 2025

Kim Brandstrup choreographs Bach favourites based on hip hop and street dance. Lie back on the bean bags at Usher Hall and enjoy...

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Edinburgh

20 Aug 2025

Brandstrup Breaking Bach with the OAE at EIF

By Kathy Elgin

Christine Rice (Phaedra) and Jonathan Goddard (Minotaur) in Deborah Warner's Phaedra © Tristram Kenton

Phaedra + Minotaur at the Linbury: truly arresting performances

By Amanda Jennings, 06 February 2025

Two individual works worth seeking out with outstanding performances in each.

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London

06 Feb 2025

Phaedra + Minotaur at the Linbury: truly arresting performances

By Amanda Jennings

Christine Rice as Phaedra and Richard Hetherington on the piano in Deborah Warner's Phaedra © Jess Shurte

Phaedra/Minotaur: the Edinburgh International Festival’s most upmarket song and dance event

By Kathy Elgin, 19 August 2023

Incest, family secrets, murder… this is a fiercely compelling evening of dance, drama and song.

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Edinburgh

19 Aug 2023

Phaedra/Minotaur: the EIF’s most upmarket song and dance event

By Kathy Elgin