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Shakespeare’s First Acts: Measure for Measure

SHAKESPEARE’S FIRST ACTS: MEASURE FOR MEASURE Actor and director Brice Stratford tells Sophie Reynolds about the first act of Measure for Measure, which he directed for The Owle Schreame Theatre Company at the Rose Theatre, Bankside, in 2011. This interview is part of theatreVOICE’s series for 2012-2014, looking at the beginning of each of Shakespeare’s plays.

Fashion historian Helene Thian at the Bowie Weekender (1/2)

INTERVIEW: HELENE THIAN (1/2) Amber Butchart in conversation with the fashion historian and Japan consultant, as part of the Bowie Weekender at the V&A. A former speaker at the Costume Society and the first David Bowie Symposium in Ireland last year, Thian’s research was used by the V&A to inform aspects of the ‘David Bowie Is’ exhibition. The discussion focuses on her research, looking at the designs of Kansai Yamamoto and the theatre of Lindsay Kemp, especially the influence of Kabuki theatre and Japanese costume and how these were articulated in Bowie’s performances.

Fashion historian Helene Thian at the Bowie Weekender (2/2)

INTERVIEW: HELENE THIAN (2/2) Amber Butchart in conversation with the fashion historian and Japan consultant, as part of the Bowie Weekender at the V&A. A former speaker at the Costume Society and the first David Bowie Symposium in Ireland last year, Thian’s research was used by the V&A to inform aspects of the ‘David Bowie Is’ exhibition. The discussion focuses on her research, looking at the designs of Kansai Yamamoto and the theatre of Lindsay Kemp, especially the influence of Kabuki theatre and Japanese costume and how these were articulated in Bowie’s performances.

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