Matthew Bourne and His Adventures in Dance av Alastair (Dance) Macaulay, Matthew Bourne

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<p><i>Matthew Bourne and His Adventures in Dance</i> is an intimate and in-depth conversation between the prize-winning pioneer of ballet and contemporary dance Matthew Bourne and the <i>New York Times </i>dance critic Alastair Macaulay.<br><br> In 1987, a small, aspirant dance group with a striking name made its debut on the London fringe. In 1996, Adventures in Motion Pictures made history as the first modern dance company to open a production in London''s West End. From this achievement, AMP sailed triumphantly to Broadway - winning three Tony Awards - guided by Artistic Director Matthew Bourne.<br><br>Even before the inception of AMP, Bourne was fascinated by theatre, by characterization, and by the history of dance. In his early works - <i>Spitfire</i>, <i>Town & Country</i> and <i>Deadly Serious</i> - Bourne brought a novel approach to dance. And in his reworkings of the classics of the ballet canon - <i>Nutcracker</i>, <i>Swan Lake</i>, <i>Cinderella</i> - Bourne created witty,