Hofesh Shechter at the Brighton Festival; Michael Jackson's Xscape; South African theatre; Advanced Style
A report from the Brighton Festival where Hofesh Shechter is guest artistic director, Michael Jackson's posthumous album Xscape, South African plays and a review of Advanced Style.
Acclaimed choreographer Hofesh Shechter talks to Kirsty Lang in his role as Guest Artistic Director for this year's Brighton Festival, and for her report she also visits a disused beer depot which is staging a production of Sir Harrison Birtwistle's chamber opera Down by the Greenwood Side. Also tonight, a review of Michael Jackson's second posthumous album Xscape; 20 years after Nelson Mandela's inauguration, young South African playwrights Amy Jeptha and Napo Masheane respond to the change their country has witnessed; and blog-turned-film documentary Advanced Style follows the sartorially elegant older women of New York.
Producer: Ellie Bury
Presenter: Kirsty Lang.
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Brighton Festival 2014
Kirsty Lang reports from festival locations across Brighton
Duration: 10:21
Michael Jackson - Xscape
A review of Michael Jackson's latest posthumous album release
Duration: 04:19
South African Playwrights
Amy Jeptha and Napo Masheane on setting plays both during Apartheid and 20 years later
Duration: 09:24
Advanced Style
New York documentary following the lives of seven unique fashionistas aged from 62 to 95
Duration: 04:26
Brighton Festival 2014
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An all-encompassing celebration of music, theatre, dance, circus, art, film and literature, Β the is now on and runs until the 25th May.Β This year theΒ festival is guest directed by .
South African Playwrights
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New plays from South Africa after 20 years of democracy: Six plays and associated events of poetry, readings, discussions and music at the  from 12th – 17th May.
Advanced Style
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-turned-film documentary follows the sartorially elegant older women of New York. Opens 9th May across the UK.Michael Jackson Xscape
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Xscape is the second posthumous compilation albumΒ of previously unreleased tracks byΒ Michael Jackson. It will be released on May 13, 2014 by Epic Records.
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Role Contributor Presenter Kirsty Lang Interviewed Guest Hofesh Shechter Interviewed Guest Susannah Waters Interviewed Guest Christopher Stark Interviewed Guest Andrew Comben Interviewed Guest Julia Crouch Interviewed Guest Emlyn Rees Interviewed Guest Rosie Swash Interviewed Guest Viv Groskop Interviewed Guest Amy Jeptha Interviewed Guest Napo Masheane Producer Ellie Bury Broadcast
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