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From: The Advocate (The national gay & lesbiannewsmagazine)
Date: 20000926
Author:Carman, Joseph
The Birmingham Royal Ballet shocks the stodgy world of dance with a controversial and acclaimed staging of Christopher Marlowe's gay-themed Edward II
Straps and chains. Graphic and gory violence. Leather-studded biker barons. And a flaming hot poker up the rectum. These are not elements one would normally associate with a full-length--story ballet for stuffy subscription audiences. But in a bold move, choreographer-director David Bintley of the Birmingham Royal Ballet has succeeded in bringing the story of England's king Edward II to life onstage in a loose adaptation of ...
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