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We are thrilled to announce the launch of our second printed edition Fjord Review #2! Contributed to by our brilliant cohort of writers, FR #2 is 160 pages of pure dance, in a totable, perfect-bound book, printed sustainably by carbon-offset certified printers Hemlock. We've stepped it up for FR#2 and will be releasing an incredible video in conjunction with this edition.
Godwin Merano and Arielle Miralles. Photograph by Karolina Kuras
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Fjord Review #2 features photography by Karolina Kuras, design by Lorenzo Spatocco and is edited by Penelope Ford. As well as publishing in-depth reviews, interviews with stars of the stage and profiles of choreographers that move us, and feature articles for a deep dive into dance, we also have the pleasure of featuring some fantastic guest photographers.
FR#2 will be available through our website soon. Sign up to our newsletter for updates on the release, behind the scenes and more info on this sensational second edition. We are thrilled to be able to work with all our collaborators, and our heartfelt thanks to all who supported this edition! Stay tuned for updates on the launch of FR#2!
Quadrophenia is about young men . . . and I do weep for young men still, because we are still struggling,” Pete Townshend—80 years old—playfully told Stephen Colbert while promoting the latest incarnation of the Who’s 1973 rock opera and 1979 film: “Quadrophenia: A Rock Ballet,” which ran last weekend at City Center.
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If classical ballet training—from Vaganova to Cecchetti—idealises effortlessness, silence, and a body almost freed from its own weight, modern dance insists on the opposite: the blunt truth that we are made of flesh and bone, and that this matter can itself become an instrument of power.
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