Khan’s creation for English National Ballet is filmed by Kapadia, and has an ambiguous intensity that should interest audiences beyond dance fans
Asif Kapadia returns with something unlike his previous acclaimed films … but maybe not utterly unlike. Kapadia has become known for intense documentary studies of agonised public figures including Ayrton Senna, Amy Winehouse and Diego Maradona, for whom the glare of attention, and the claustrophobic crush of public adulation, was a kind of addictive ordeal. There are points of similarity in this new, fascinating and perplexingly ambiguous film, something without a clear story, but which admits of any number of readings.
Creature is a filmed theatre project, capturing Akram Khan’s English National Ballet work, also entitled Creature, starring the charismatic dancer Jeffrey Cirio as the Creature, thrillingly athletic and physical, every muscle and tendon visible. The Creature is apparently kept captive in some remote army research unit-slash-prison in the snowy wastes,...
Asif Kapadia returns with something unlike his previous acclaimed films … but maybe not utterly unlike. Kapadia has become known for intense documentary studies of agonised public figures including Ayrton Senna, Amy Winehouse and Diego Maradona, for whom the glare of attention, and the claustrophobic crush of public adulation, was a kind of addictive ordeal. There are points of similarity in this new, fascinating and perplexingly ambiguous film, something without a clear story, but which admits of any number of readings.
Creature is a filmed theatre project, capturing Akram Khan’s English National Ballet work, also entitled Creature, starring the charismatic dancer Jeffrey Cirio as the Creature, thrillingly athletic and physical, every muscle and tendon visible. The Creature is apparently kept captive in some remote army research unit-slash-prison in the snowy wastes,...
- 2/22/2023
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
The director of Amy, who’s never watched a ballet, has adapted a dystopian sci-fi piece by the choreographer, who’s never made a film. They discuss art, myths, and why Bruce Lee connects them as much as their south Asian roots
In the opening scene of Creature, a new film based on an English National Ballet production at Sadler’s Wells two years ago, a man appears out of nowhere, writhing, squirming, twitching. He is not in agony, but suffering from something possibly worse: bewilderment. When he walks, he loses his footing. It’s a ballet turned upside down; instead of rising to the air in an elegant saute, the dancer flounders uncomfortably on the ground. Creature, as the nameless protagonist is known, has been transplanted to an entirely unfamiliar environment – a polar research station – where he is being subjected to an experiment to test the limits of the human body to endure cold,...
In the opening scene of Creature, a new film based on an English National Ballet production at Sadler’s Wells two years ago, a man appears out of nowhere, writhing, squirming, twitching. He is not in agony, but suffering from something possibly worse: bewilderment. When he walks, he loses his footing. It’s a ballet turned upside down; instead of rising to the air in an elegant saute, the dancer flounders uncomfortably on the ground. Creature, as the nameless protagonist is known, has been transplanted to an entirely unfamiliar environment – a polar research station – where he is being subjected to an experiment to test the limits of the human body to endure cold,...
- 2/18/2023
- by Tanjil Rashid
- The Guardian - Film News
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For 25 years, Finch tells Deadline, “we have either represented studios in helping to promote their programming or we have brought enormous luxury deals to artists, and...
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For 25 years, Finch tells Deadline, “we have either represented studios in helping to promote their programming or we have brought enormous luxury deals to artists, and...
- 2/16/2023
- by Baz Bamigboye
- Deadline Film + TV
The former Indian captain knows a thing or two about a terrific win, as he was part of the history-making Indian team which won the Cricket World Cup at the Lord’s Cricket Ground in 1983 under the leadership of Kapil Dev, a win which would change the face of cricket in the country.
It was a final which was an absolute thriller, with six goals scored in 120 minutes, a late fightback from France, not once but twice and then the penalty shoot-out which decided the title winner.
Nearly four decades back Gavaskar and his teammates were rank outsiders against the then high and mighty West Indies, but they pulled off one of the sensational wins in the low-scoring final over the Caribbean cricketers.
The win on Sunday was a thriller albeit on a football field.
The Mumbai-born ‘Little Master’ took sheer delight in the matches of the football showpiece event...
It was a final which was an absolute thriller, with six goals scored in 120 minutes, a late fightback from France, not once but twice and then the penalty shoot-out which decided the title winner.
Nearly four decades back Gavaskar and his teammates were rank outsiders against the then high and mighty West Indies, but they pulled off one of the sensational wins in the low-scoring final over the Caribbean cricketers.
The win on Sunday was a thriller albeit on a football field.
The Mumbai-born ‘Little Master’ took sheer delight in the matches of the football showpiece event...
- 12/20/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
The burgeoning Bangladesh film industry made an impact at both South Asian film market Film Bazaar and the International Film Festival of India (Iffi), Goa.
Bangladesh feature film “Agantuk” (aka “The Stranger”) by Biplob Sarkar was named as unanimous winner of the Prasad Di award, conferred by the Film Bazaar Recommends jury in Goa. Besides Sarkar, there was a strong contingent from Bangladesh including Abu Shahed Emon (“No Ground Beneath the Feet”), Bijon, who is part of the “Solo” team that has scored Cnc funding and Redoan Rony, head of streamer Chorki.
In addition, four Bangladeshi films are selected at Iffi. Noor Iman’s “A House With No Name,” produced by Emon, Akram Khan’s “A Tale of Two Sisters” and Khandaker Sumon’s “Memories of Gloomy Monsoons” all had their world premieres at the festival, while Gias Uddin Selim’s “Vice and Virtue” had its international premiere. Popular actor Jaya Ahsan,...
Bangladesh feature film “Agantuk” (aka “The Stranger”) by Biplob Sarkar was named as unanimous winner of the Prasad Di award, conferred by the Film Bazaar Recommends jury in Goa. Besides Sarkar, there was a strong contingent from Bangladesh including Abu Shahed Emon (“No Ground Beneath the Feet”), Bijon, who is part of the “Solo” team that has scored Cnc funding and Redoan Rony, head of streamer Chorki.
In addition, four Bangladeshi films are selected at Iffi. Noor Iman’s “A House With No Name,” produced by Emon, Akram Khan’s “A Tale of Two Sisters” and Khandaker Sumon’s “Memories of Gloomy Monsoons” all had their world premieres at the festival, while Gias Uddin Selim’s “Vice and Virtue” had its international premiere. Popular actor Jaya Ahsan,...
- 11/27/2022
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Director Asif Kapadia makes slick work of Akram Khan’s ballet in Creature, which world premiered at the BFI London Film Festival. Based on Khan’s original concept and choreography, the English National Ballet Production is produced by Uzma Hasan for Little House Productions, and brings an intense cinematic sensibility to the bleak story exploring power, nature, connection and more.
Taking center stage as the Creature is the extraordinary Jeffrey Cirio, who went on to star in the stage production which was delayed due to the pandemic. He twists and slinks across the set with a performance that’s both animalistic and tenderly humane. The setting is a former Arctic research station, where Creature has been brought to be experimented upon by a Doctor (Stina Quagebeur). A cleaner, Marie (Erina Takahashi), catches his eye, and also that of the Major (Fabian Reimair), a stern presence in a swooshing military coat.
Taking center stage as the Creature is the extraordinary Jeffrey Cirio, who went on to star in the stage production which was delayed due to the pandemic. He twists and slinks across the set with a performance that’s both animalistic and tenderly humane. The setting is a former Arctic research station, where Creature has been brought to be experimented upon by a Doctor (Stina Quagebeur). A cleaner, Marie (Erina Takahashi), catches his eye, and also that of the Major (Fabian Reimair), a stern presence in a swooshing military coat.
- 10/16/2022
- by Anna Smith
- Deadline Film + TV
The event is entitled ‘when dance meets film’.
Filmmaker Asif Kapadia and choreographer Akram Khan will lead the conversation of this year’s Lff Connects talk at the BFI London Film Festival on October 7.
Titled ‘when dance meets film’. the event will explore the pair’s collaboration on Creature, directed by Kapadia and based on the English National Ballet 2021 stage production by Khan. It is making its world premiere at the Lff.
The film’s cinematographer Daniel Landin and editor Sylvie Landra will join the conversation to be moderated by Bafta’s head of programming, Mariayah Kaderbhai.
Previously announced speakers...
Filmmaker Asif Kapadia and choreographer Akram Khan will lead the conversation of this year’s Lff Connects talk at the BFI London Film Festival on October 7.
Titled ‘when dance meets film’. the event will explore the pair’s collaboration on Creature, directed by Kapadia and based on the English National Ballet 2021 stage production by Khan. It is making its world premiere at the Lff.
The film’s cinematographer Daniel Landin and editor Sylvie Landra will join the conversation to be moderated by Bafta’s head of programming, Mariayah Kaderbhai.
Previously announced speakers...
- 10/4/2022
- by Ellie Calnan
- ScreenDaily
The BFI London Film Festival unveiled its 2022 lineup today, featuring 164 features and 23 premieres across film and TV, with highlights including the world premiere of Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio and the international premiere of She Said, starring Carey Mulligan and Zoe Kazan. As always, the Lff program is an enticing mix of buzzy titles from around the fall festivals like Alejandro González Iñárritu’s Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths out of Venice, and daring works by first-time filmmakers.
On the industry side, the festival’s UK Talent Days, which connects industry professionals with UK-based talent, will run in person for a second year from October 7-10. The Film London Production Finance Market will also return running from October 11-12.
Shortly after the festival launch, Lff Festival Director Tricia Tuttle caught up with Deadline to chat through this year’s line-up, the future of British cinema, and her...
On the industry side, the festival’s UK Talent Days, which connects industry professionals with UK-based talent, will run in person for a second year from October 7-10. The Film London Production Finance Market will also return running from October 11-12.
Shortly after the festival launch, Lff Festival Director Tricia Tuttle caught up with Deadline to chat through this year’s line-up, the future of British cinema, and her...
- 9/1/2022
- by Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
The 66th BFI London Film Festival in partnership with American Express has announced the line-up of world premieres for this year’s festival.
In addition to the previously announced opening night gala, the rousing big screen adaptation of the smash-hit, Olivier-winning stage musical Roald Dahl’S Matilda The Musical, the festival will also launch dazzling stop-motion animation Guillermo Del Toro’S Pinocchio as well as Creature, a new collaboration between acclaimed choreographer Akram Khan and Oscar-winner, Asif Kapadia, and My Father’S Dragon, family animation from Award-winning Nora Twomey (The Breadwinner) and Irish animation studio Cartoon Saloon.
The series and episodic selection, now in its second year, has a thrilling range of stories for audiences to see on the big screen. Lff’s Series Special Presentation in 2022 will be the World Premiere of The English, starring Emily Blunt and Chaske Spencer, a sweeping tale of romance and revenge from award-winning television auteur Hugo Blick.
In addition to the previously announced opening night gala, the rousing big screen adaptation of the smash-hit, Olivier-winning stage musical Roald Dahl’S Matilda The Musical, the festival will also launch dazzling stop-motion animation Guillermo Del Toro’S Pinocchio as well as Creature, a new collaboration between acclaimed choreographer Akram Khan and Oscar-winner, Asif Kapadia, and My Father’S Dragon, family animation from Award-winning Nora Twomey (The Breadwinner) and Irish animation studio Cartoon Saloon.
The series and episodic selection, now in its second year, has a thrilling range of stories for audiences to see on the big screen. Lff’s Series Special Presentation in 2022 will be the World Premiere of The English, starring Emily Blunt and Chaske Spencer, a sweeping tale of romance and revenge from award-winning television auteur Hugo Blick.
- 8/31/2022
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
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The 66th BFI London Film Festival has unveiled its lineup of world premieres at this year’s edition, including Guillermo del Toro’s Netflix stop-motion animation film Pinocchio.
The fest will also mark the debut of Creature, a collaboration between choreographer Akram Khan and Oscar winner Asif Kapadia, as well as family animation My Father’s Dragon from Nora Twomey (The Breadwinner) and Irish animation studio Cartoon Saloon (Wolfwalkers, The Song of the Sea).
The London festival’s series and episodic selection, now in its second year, has “a thrilling range of stories for audiences to see on the big screen,” organizers said. They unveiled a “series special presentation” as the world premiere of The English, starring Emily Blunt and Chaske Spencer, a tale of romance and revenge from television auteur Hugo Blick (An Honourable Woman, Black Earth Rising). Also premiering in the section are comedy-drama Mammals,...
The 66th BFI London Film Festival has unveiled its lineup of world premieres at this year’s edition, including Guillermo del Toro’s Netflix stop-motion animation film Pinocchio.
The fest will also mark the debut of Creature, a collaboration between choreographer Akram Khan and Oscar winner Asif Kapadia, as well as family animation My Father’s Dragon from Nora Twomey (The Breadwinner) and Irish animation studio Cartoon Saloon (Wolfwalkers, The Song of the Sea).
The London festival’s series and episodic selection, now in its second year, has “a thrilling range of stories for audiences to see on the big screen,” organizers said. They unveiled a “series special presentation” as the world premiere of The English, starring Emily Blunt and Chaske Spencer, a tale of romance and revenge from television auteur Hugo Blick (An Honourable Woman, Black Earth Rising). Also premiering in the section are comedy-drama Mammals,...
- 8/31/2022
- by Georg Szalai
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
22 films will have their world premiere at the festival.
Stop-motion animation Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio and Asif Kapadia’s Creature are among the 22 features having their world premiere at the 66th BFI London Film Festival.
Scroll down for full line-up
Pinocchio is directed by del Toro and Mark Gustafson, and produced by del Toro, Lisa Henson (Jim Henson Company), Gary Ungar, Alex Bulkley, and Corey Campodonico (Shadow Machine).
The ensemble voice cast includes Ewan McGregor, David Bradley, Finn Wolfhard, Cate Blanchett, Christopher Waltz, Tilda Swinton, John Turturro, Ron Perlman, Tim Blake Nelson, Burn Gorman, and newcomer Gregory Mann.
Creature,...
Stop-motion animation Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio and Asif Kapadia’s Creature are among the 22 features having their world premiere at the 66th BFI London Film Festival.
Scroll down for full line-up
Pinocchio is directed by del Toro and Mark Gustafson, and produced by del Toro, Lisa Henson (Jim Henson Company), Gary Ungar, Alex Bulkley, and Corey Campodonico (Shadow Machine).
The ensemble voice cast includes Ewan McGregor, David Bradley, Finn Wolfhard, Cate Blanchett, Christopher Waltz, Tilda Swinton, John Turturro, Ron Perlman, Tim Blake Nelson, Burn Gorman, and newcomer Gregory Mann.
Creature,...
- 8/31/2022
- by Ellie Calnan
- ScreenDaily
The 66th BFI London Film Festival is set to host the world premiere of Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio, the Oscar-winning director’s dark take on the classic fairy tale about a wooden marionette brought to life to mend the heart of a grieving woodcarver named Geppetto.
The film will debut in the Royal Festival Hall at the Southbank Centre during the festival, which takes place October 5-15, 2022.
The stop-motion film was directed by del Toro and Mark Gustafson and is from a screenplay by the Mexican filmmaker and Patrick McHale. The film’s voice cast includes Ewan McGregor as Cricket, David Bradley as Geppetto and Gregory Mann as Pinocchio. Finn Wolfhard, Cate Blanchett, John Turturro, Ron Perlman, Tim Blake Nelson, Burn Gorman and Christoph Waltz and Tilda Swinton also star.
The film’s music will be provided by the Oscar-winning composer Alexandre Desplat, who has also written the score.
The film will debut in the Royal Festival Hall at the Southbank Centre during the festival, which takes place October 5-15, 2022.
The stop-motion film was directed by del Toro and Mark Gustafson and is from a screenplay by the Mexican filmmaker and Patrick McHale. The film’s voice cast includes Ewan McGregor as Cricket, David Bradley as Geppetto and Gregory Mann as Pinocchio. Finn Wolfhard, Cate Blanchett, John Turturro, Ron Perlman, Tim Blake Nelson, Burn Gorman and Christoph Waltz and Tilda Swinton also star.
The film’s music will be provided by the Oscar-winning composer Alexandre Desplat, who has also written the score.
- 8/31/2022
- by Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
Premiere
“The English” is set to get a star-studded red-carpet premiere in Cannes this October during Mipcom.
Emily Blunt, Chaske Spencer and writer/director Hugo Blick are all set to attend the Oct. 16 premiere of the high-octane Western, which will open the festival.
Mipcom runs from Oct. 17-20.
The six-part series is set to air in November on BBC Two and iPlayer in the U.K. and on Prime Video in the U.S., Canada, Australia and New Zealand
Drama Republic, a Median company, and Eight Rooks produce the show in association with All3Media, who are distributing the series.
Dance Off
“Dancing With The Stars” is coming to Latvia and returning to Estonia after BBC Studios upped its deal with All Media Baltics.
13 episodes of the Latvian version and 8 of the Estonian version are set to air this Fall on TV3. Latvia is the the 61st territory globally to license the format.
“The English” is set to get a star-studded red-carpet premiere in Cannes this October during Mipcom.
Emily Blunt, Chaske Spencer and writer/director Hugo Blick are all set to attend the Oct. 16 premiere of the high-octane Western, which will open the festival.
Mipcom runs from Oct. 17-20.
The six-part series is set to air in November on BBC Two and iPlayer in the U.K. and on Prime Video in the U.S., Canada, Australia and New Zealand
Drama Republic, a Median company, and Eight Rooks produce the show in association with All3Media, who are distributing the series.
Dance Off
“Dancing With The Stars” is coming to Latvia and returning to Estonia after BBC Studios upped its deal with All Media Baltics.
13 episodes of the Latvian version and 8 of the Estonian version are set to air this Fall on TV3. Latvia is the the 61st territory globally to license the format.
- 8/30/2022
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
‘Creature’ is based on an original concept and choreography by Akram Khan.
BFI Distribution has picked up UK filmmaker Asif Kapadia’s Creature for distribution in the UK and Ireland, with a theatrical release planned for February 24 2023.
The deal was negotiated with the English National Ballet.
It is based on an original concept and choreography by UK choreographer and dancer, Akram Khan. Khan’s Creature was inspired by Georg Büchner’s 19th-century play about a lonely German soldier, Woyzeck. Kapadia’s film is based on Khan’s 2021 stage production, that follows an outsider’s search for belonging, set in a dilapidated former Arctic research station.
BFI Distribution has picked up UK filmmaker Asif Kapadia’s Creature for distribution in the UK and Ireland, with a theatrical release planned for February 24 2023.
The deal was negotiated with the English National Ballet.
It is based on an original concept and choreography by UK choreographer and dancer, Akram Khan. Khan’s Creature was inspired by Georg Büchner’s 19th-century play about a lonely German soldier, Woyzeck. Kapadia’s film is based on Khan’s 2021 stage production, that follows an outsider’s search for belonging, set in a dilapidated former Arctic research station.
- 8/30/2022
- by Mona Tabbara
- ScreenDaily
After a film career spanning more than three decades, production-costume-art designer Tim Yip has achieved plenty, including winning an Oscar and a BAFTA award. But he is only now launching his most uncompromising production, which he calls a “living film project,” and which he hopes will challenge the tradition of cinema.
“I want to make a film that is infinitely long,” Yip told Variety. “I also want to explore my potential and other possibilities. I can keep working on even bigger projects, but they may not be as satisfying as work on this project… which is just me and my camera.”
The result is an ongoing art film project titled “Love Infinity,” a hybrid of fiction and documentary through which Yip re-thinks the format of filmmaking, while investigating the cultural scenes beyond his native Hong Kong.
Produced by art patron and photographer Maryam Eisler, and Mei-Hui Liu, a designer and curator,...
“I want to make a film that is infinitely long,” Yip told Variety. “I also want to explore my potential and other possibilities. I can keep working on even bigger projects, but they may not be as satisfying as work on this project… which is just me and my camera.”
The result is an ongoing art film project titled “Love Infinity,” a hybrid of fiction and documentary through which Yip re-thinks the format of filmmaking, while investigating the cultural scenes beyond his native Hong Kong.
Produced by art patron and photographer Maryam Eisler, and Mei-Hui Liu, a designer and curator,...
- 3/16/2022
- by Vivienne Chow
- Variety Film + TV
Dhaka, June 1 (Ians) The Bangladesh Cricket Board (Bcb) is looking to fill the vacancies of a spin bowling and a batting coach for its senior national team, its cricket operations chairman, Akram Khan, has said.
Khan said that the Bcb needs to quickly appoint the coaches given the busy international schedule of the national team, which will leave for Zimbabwe on June 29 to play a Test, three ODIs and three T20Is.
"It is difficult to find a coach during the Covid period but we will try to sign a coach before touring Zimbabwe as Australia will arrive right after the Zimbabwe series," Khan told cricinfo.com
After the Zimbabwe series, Bangladesh will face Australia, New Zealand and England at home in a minimum of 14 white-ball matches to fine-tune for the T20 World Cup in India later this year.
"That's why we are trying to finalise it now. Three spin...
Khan said that the Bcb needs to quickly appoint the coaches given the busy international schedule of the national team, which will leave for Zimbabwe on June 29 to play a Test, three ODIs and three T20Is.
"It is difficult to find a coach during the Covid period but we will try to sign a coach before touring Zimbabwe as Australia will arrive right after the Zimbabwe series," Khan told cricinfo.com
After the Zimbabwe series, Bangladesh will face Australia, New Zealand and England at home in a minimum of 14 white-ball matches to fine-tune for the T20 World Cup in India later this year.
"That's why we are trying to finalise it now. Three spin...
- 6/1/2021
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
Dhaka, May 26 (Ians) Australia cricket team will tour Bangladesh in August for first-ever T20I bilateral series between the two nations, playing five matches instead of three as agreed upon previously.
This will be only the fourth time ever that Australia will tour Bangladesh following tours in 2005-06, 2011 and 2017.
The Aussies will reach Bangladesh immediately after completing their limited-overs cricket tour of the West Indies on July 24. They will play five T20 Internationals and three ODIs in the Caribbean.
After Australia, New Zealand will tour Bangladesh for a three-match T20 International series.
The trips by Australia and New Zealand to Bangladesh assume significance since they are considered preparation for the T20 World Cup to be held in October-November in India or possibly UAE.
"As you may have known, Australia have agreed to increase their T20I series from three to five matches," Bangladesh Cricket Board (Bcb) cricket operations chairman Akram Khan told his country's media.
This will be only the fourth time ever that Australia will tour Bangladesh following tours in 2005-06, 2011 and 2017.
The Aussies will reach Bangladesh immediately after completing their limited-overs cricket tour of the West Indies on July 24. They will play five T20 Internationals and three ODIs in the Caribbean.
After Australia, New Zealand will tour Bangladesh for a three-match T20 International series.
The trips by Australia and New Zealand to Bangladesh assume significance since they are considered preparation for the T20 World Cup to be held in October-November in India or possibly UAE.
"As you may have known, Australia have agreed to increase their T20I series from three to five matches," Bangladesh Cricket Board (Bcb) cricket operations chairman Akram Khan told his country's media.
- 5/26/2021
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
Dhaka, March 21 (Ians) Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan said that he decided to play the Indian Premier League (Ipl) this year instead of the Test series against Sri Lanka so that he can prepare better for the T20 World Cup scheduled to be held in India later this year.
Shakib also slammed the chairman of cricket operation, Bangladesh Cricket Board (Bcb), Akram Khan, for saying that the former captain is not interested in Test cricket any more despite him not mentioning anything like that in his letter to the board.
"Even if there was an Odi series at this time, I would have done the same," Shakib told Bangladesh-based cricket website Cricfrenzy.
"During the Ipl season, I wanted time so that I can prepare myself better. The ground where I will play Ipl now will be the ground where I will play the World Cup match after four months. The...
Shakib also slammed the chairman of cricket operation, Bangladesh Cricket Board (Bcb), Akram Khan, for saying that the former captain is not interested in Test cricket any more despite him not mentioning anything like that in his letter to the board.
"Even if there was an Odi series at this time, I would have done the same," Shakib told Bangladesh-based cricket website Cricfrenzy.
"During the Ipl season, I wanted time so that I can prepare myself better. The ground where I will play Ipl now will be the ground where I will play the World Cup match after four months. The...
- 3/21/2021
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
By Navneet Singh
New Delhi, Feb 20 (Ians) Even during the Covid-enforced lockdown last year, Maharashtra's leading boxer Alfiya Pathan followed a six-day training schedule at her Nagpur home. The fitness gained in almost year away from the ring proved beneficial for her as she claimed India's first gold at ongoing 30th Adriatic Pear Tournament in Budva, Montenegro, when she triumphed in the 81kg-plus category.
Alfiya, 18, scored a 5-0 verdict against Daria Kozorev of Moldova late on Friday night.
"Following the nationwide lockdown, imposed in March last year, it was difficult to visit boxing's district training centre in Nagpur. Since we have some space at home, we decided to hang a punching bag. Her elder brother Shaqib, a national level boxer, acted as a sparring partner. All the hard work paid off," Alfiya's elated father Akram Khan, who works in the police department, told Ians.
The online interactive sessions initiated by...
New Delhi, Feb 20 (Ians) Even during the Covid-enforced lockdown last year, Maharashtra's leading boxer Alfiya Pathan followed a six-day training schedule at her Nagpur home. The fitness gained in almost year away from the ring proved beneficial for her as she claimed India's first gold at ongoing 30th Adriatic Pear Tournament in Budva, Montenegro, when she triumphed in the 81kg-plus category.
Alfiya, 18, scored a 5-0 verdict against Daria Kozorev of Moldova late on Friday night.
"Following the nationwide lockdown, imposed in March last year, it was difficult to visit boxing's district training centre in Nagpur. Since we have some space at home, we decided to hang a punching bag. Her elder brother Shaqib, a national level boxer, acted as a sparring partner. All the hard work paid off," Alfiya's elated father Akram Khan, who works in the police department, told Ians.
The online interactive sessions initiated by...
- 2/20/2021
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
Dhaka, Feb 19 (Ians) Bangladesh Cricket Board (Bcb) has decided to give No Objection Certificates (Noc) to its players for the Indian Premier League, allowing them to miss matches for the national team.
Bangladesh are due to play a Test series against Sri Lanka next month -- details not finalised yet -- and that will be followed by a three-match Odi series in May, according to tentative schedule.
"We will surely give Noc to (pace bowler) Mustafizur [Rahman] if he applies for it. We have given Noc to Shakib [Al Hasan] and it will be the same for Mustafizur," Akram Khan, chairman of Bcb's cricket operations told the media here.
"The board has decided that whoever will ask for the Noc. We will give because it is useless to insist someone who is not willing to play," he said.
The Bangladesh board had initially refused to give Noc to Rahman.
It had allowed Shakib...
Bangladesh are due to play a Test series against Sri Lanka next month -- details not finalised yet -- and that will be followed by a three-match Odi series in May, according to tentative schedule.
"We will surely give Noc to (pace bowler) Mustafizur [Rahman] if he applies for it. We have given Noc to Shakib [Al Hasan] and it will be the same for Mustafizur," Akram Khan, chairman of Bcb's cricket operations told the media here.
"The board has decided that whoever will ask for the Noc. We will give because it is useless to insist someone who is not willing to play," he said.
The Bangladesh board had initially refused to give Noc to Rahman.
It had allowed Shakib...
- 2/19/2021
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
There’s a Bruce Lee-inspired stage play that has been in development called Dragon Spring Phoenix Rise, and it looks like it’ll be a pretty spectacular show!
It’s been described as a “futuristic kung fu musical,” and it tells the story of “a secret sect in Flushing, Queens, that possesses the magical power to extend human life, and the twin brother and sister caught in the struggle to control it.”
The production also has a talented team of creative people working on it. It was co-conceived and directed by Chen Shi-Zheng (Dark Matter) and written by Kung Fu Panda screenwriters Jonathan Aibel and Glenn Berger. The kung fu musical also features songs by Sia remixed by Bobby Krlic (The Haxan Cloak) and Arca, with movement choreography by Akram Khan, and martial arts choreography by Zhang Jun.
Dragon Spring Phoenix Rise is also said to include “fast-paced kung fu...
It’s been described as a “futuristic kung fu musical,” and it tells the story of “a secret sect in Flushing, Queens, that possesses the magical power to extend human life, and the twin brother and sister caught in the struggle to control it.”
The production also has a talented team of creative people working on it. It was co-conceived and directed by Chen Shi-Zheng (Dark Matter) and written by Kung Fu Panda screenwriters Jonathan Aibel and Glenn Berger. The kung fu musical also features songs by Sia remixed by Bobby Krlic (The Haxan Cloak) and Arca, with movement choreography by Akram Khan, and martial arts choreography by Zhang Jun.
Dragon Spring Phoenix Rise is also said to include “fast-paced kung fu...
- 7/8/2019
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Come From Away, Company and The Inheritance were the big winners at the 2019 Olivier Awards, taking home four awards each at a ceremony held in London’s Royal Albert Hall tonight and hosted by Jason Manford.
The Laurence Olivier Awards are presented annually by the Society of London Theatre to recognize excellence in professional theatre in the city. The awards are given to those involved in West End productions and other leading non-commercial theatres based in London and cover plays, musicals, dance, opera and affiliate theatre.
Come From Away won Best New Musical, as well as Outstanding Achievement in Music, Best Theatre Choreographer (Kelly Devine) and the Royal Albert Hall Award For Best Sound Design (Gareth Owen).
Jonathan Bailey picked up his first Olivier Award, winning Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical for his portrayal of Jamie in Company. Company also won Best Musical Revival, the Blue-i...
The Laurence Olivier Awards are presented annually by the Society of London Theatre to recognize excellence in professional theatre in the city. The awards are given to those involved in West End productions and other leading non-commercial theatres based in London and cover plays, musicals, dance, opera and affiliate theatre.
Come From Away won Best New Musical, as well as Outstanding Achievement in Music, Best Theatre Choreographer (Kelly Devine) and the Royal Albert Hall Award For Best Sound Design (Gareth Owen).
Jonathan Bailey picked up his first Olivier Award, winning Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical for his portrayal of Jamie in Company. Company also won Best Musical Revival, the Blue-i...
- 4/7/2019
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
It’s a big day for awards nominations… but before we get to the Emmy noms, The Crown, Peaky Blinders and The Handmaid’s Tale are going head-to-head against German series Babylon Berlin in the Rose D’Or awards.
The four shows have been nominated for the European television awards, which cover a broad range of scripted and non-scripted genres.
The nominations (below) comes as the European Broadcasting Union revealed that Absolutely Fabulous star Joanna Lumley will be given a Lifetime Achievement award at the event, which takes place on September 19. She will be honored for her work on TV, which also includes Sapphire and Steel, as well as film roles including Bond film On Her Majesty’s Secret Service as well as the more recent The Wolf Of Wall Street.
“I am so thrilled and honored to receive the Rose d’Or in September”, said Lumley. “I can’t...
The four shows have been nominated for the European television awards, which cover a broad range of scripted and non-scripted genres.
The nominations (below) comes as the European Broadcasting Union revealed that Absolutely Fabulous star Joanna Lumley will be given a Lifetime Achievement award at the event, which takes place on September 19. She will be honored for her work on TV, which also includes Sapphire and Steel, as well as film roles including Bond film On Her Majesty’s Secret Service as well as the more recent The Wolf Of Wall Street.
“I am so thrilled and honored to receive the Rose d’Or in September”, said Lumley. “I can’t...
- 7/12/2018
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
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