Dancing in the Streets
From: Monday, 15th February 2010
To: Saturday, 20 February 2010
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Synopsis
Dancing In The Streets is a celebration of the ageless music that started in the 60s and is still so popular today. Music made world famous by Motown from the heart of Detroit city. Drawing on the energy and emotion that Motown music generates this spectacular show will take you through a part of our history and culture that this music has so firmly become.
Our Review:
15 February 2010
Keith Strachan’s Dancing in the Streets is a record-spinning celebration of Berry Gordon’s legendary Motown label. The Ivor Novello Award winning director’s production attempts to revive the spirit of the sixties and seventies, welcoming prolific recreations of acts such as Smokey Robinson, The Temptations and Tina Turner to his stage.
Thankfully, the producers of the show have avoided the trap of crudely attaching a cheap storyline to a constant stream of recognisable hits. More of a concert than a staged musical, the evening is compered by a wise-talking and anecdotal janitor who engagingly leads the audience through the colourful history of one of music’s biggest record labels.
There is little delay in welcoming the acts onto the stage. Beginning with Motown’s first number one, Please Mister Postman by The Marvellettes, the production builds towards the grand finale of its title track. The scale and rang...
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Flying Music (Producer)
Keith Strachan (Director)
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