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The Martha Graham Technique is alive and well! Currently in the South of France at the legendary Fondation Maeght. MELODRAMA was thrilled to catch up with Christine Dakin, the American dancer who spent decades as one of Martha Graham's leading principals before becoming the company's…
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DANCING WITH CALDER: CHRISTINE DAKIN ON BRINGING MARTHA GRAHAM TO THE SOUTH OF FRANCE
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Date July 17, 2026
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PAOLO FANTIN’S MONUMENTAL SHATTERED MIRROR ON LAKE CONSTANCE
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Paolo Fantin is having a rather spectacular year. In February, he designed the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony, and this July will reveal his stage for the legendary and highly coveted Bregenzer Seebühne commission, which sits in the open water of Austria's Lake…
Date July 1, 2026
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THE SEX APPEAL OF THERMODYNAMICS
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I saw Arcadia twice at the Old Vic earlier this year, the first time on the 11th of February and the second time on 20th March (penultimate night). Long have I admired Stoppard, indeed, when Melodrama asked me who my favourite playwright was in September…
Date June 24, 2026
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01
DANCING WITH CALDER: CHRISTINE DAKIN ON BRINGING MARTHA GRAHAM TO THE SOUTH OF FRANCE
Read
The Martha Graham Technique is alive and well! Currently in the South of France at the legendary Fondation Maeght. MELODRAMA was thrilled to catch up with Christine Dakin, the American dancer who spent decades as one of Martha Graham's leading principals before becoming the company's…
Date July 17, 2026
Read 3 min. read
02
PAOLO FANTIN’S MONUMENTAL SHATTERED MIRROR ON LAKE CONSTANCE
Read
Paolo Fantin is having a rather spectacular year. In February, he designed the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony, and this July will reveal his stage for the legendary and highly coveted Bregenzer Seebühne commission, which sits in the open water of Austria's Lake…
Date July 1, 2026
Read 5 min. read
03
THE SEX APPEAL OF THERMODYNAMICS
Read
I saw Arcadia twice at the Old Vic earlier this year, the first time on the 11th of February and the second time on 20th March (penultimate night). Long have I admired Stoppard, indeed, when Melodrama asked me who my favourite playwright was in September…
Date June 24, 2026
Read 6 min. read
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