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William Kentridge’s miscellany hour: Refuse the Hour at BAM

By Rebecca Lentjes, 27 October 2015
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Reviewed at BAM: Harvey Theater, New York City on 24 October 2015
Programme
Miller, Refuse the hour
Performers
William Kentridge, Director
Dada Masilo, Choreography
Waldo Alexander, Violin
Ann Masina, Soprano
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Rebecca Lentjes
Rebecca Lentjes
Rebecca graduated from New York University in 2012, where she studied Music and Romance Languages. She now works as an assistant editor at RILM (Répertoire International de Littérature Musicale) and as manager of contemporary music collective ensemble mise-en.