It would be hard to match online the thrill of Hofesh Shechterâs
Political Mother in a theatre. This seminal work arrived with the force of a punch, the visceral pulse of its drum-beat hitting your chest and ears, the bright lights and surging dance blinding you in a frenzy of movement. It was a work that matched its huge theme â about indoctrination and totalitarianism, about the fine lines between joy and agony â with a blast of pure energy that sent you out into the night dancing and shaken, caught between hope and despair.
Shechter had planned to revisit the piece in 2020 with a group of specially recruited young dancers to mark the 10th anniversary of its creation. When Covid-19 struck and performances were cancelled, he turned their talents into something else, a response to the original filmed in Battersea Arts Centre. It will be available to stream next Friday to Sunday on the BAC website (pay what you can).
The queue for Ipswich s Primark stretched down to Museum Street
- Credit: Charlotte Bond
Shoppers in Ipswich queued from around 7am on Monday as lockdown easing allowed non-essential retail to open for the first time this year.
Primark in Ipswich was the first high street shop in the town to re-open after coronavirus restrictions were eased under the second stage of the government s roadmap out of lockdown.
By the time of its opening at 8am, a huge queue had built up stretching down the road to the junction with Museum Street.
Those near the front of the queue had been there since 7.15am.
The queue for Ipswich s Primark stretched down to Museum Street
- Credit: Charlotte Bond
Shoppers in Ipswich queued from around 7am on Monday as lockdown easing allowed non-essential retail to open for the first time this year.
Primark in Ipswich was the first high street shop in the town to re-open after coronavirus restrictions were eased under the second stage of the government s roadmap out of lockdown.
By the time of its opening at 8am, a huge queue had built up stretching down the road to the junction with Museum Street.
Those near the front of the queue had been there since 7.15am.
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