In Gravity of Center, RUBBERBANDance Group literally pushes its dancers to the brink. Early on, the five dancers scurry up to the front of the stage, where one of them lurches out, starting to fall. The others are only just in time to save him, grabbing hold of his arms or clutching at his clothes. The audience audibly catches its breath.
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Britons don't know how to count calories
Tuesday 03 January 2012
Most Britons have a "troubling" lack of understanding about the calorie content of everyday foods, a health charity has warned.
Unilever staff prepare for strike
Wednesday 07 December 2011
Workers at consumer goods giant Unilever are finalising plans for their first ever strike as part of a widespread day of action over pensions.
Crunch them while you can
Friday 28 October 2011
Are limited-edition products such as Cadbury's Screme Eggs and champagne Marmite top treats for discerning palates – or just tasty bits of marketing? Samuel Muston reports
Turbot charged: Skye Gyngell has created a special menu for a series of supper clubs
Sunday 21 August 2011
Petersham in the evening is a truly magical place to be at this time of year, when the sun doesn't set until late in the evening; there is a sense of mystery about it – a misty glow in the air. The nursery in particular is looking spectacular, with glorious displays of flowers – roses, poppies, dahlias and purple-headed scabiosas – while the herbs in our kitchen garden are abundant and at their best, too, ready to be picked and used at will. This summer we have been hosting a handful of supper clubs – and here I've recreated what we cooked on one of those special nights.
Salt-baked Cornish turbot with new potatoes, broad beans and spinach
Sunday 21 August 2011
Serves 6-8
Rapid decline could make curlew extinct in Ireland in decade
Tuesday 09 August 2011
The curlew, the wetland wader with the decurved bill and haunting call, has almost vanished from Ireland in a mere 20 years, in one of the most dramatic declines ever recorded for a bird in the British Isles.
Worth shelling out: Mark Hix celebrates summer's most versatile vegetable – the humble pea
Saturday 04 June 2011
It's always refreshing to see fresh British green vegetables popping up in the shops and food markets at this time of year, although I confess that I wish that our short asparagus season lasted for another month or so.
Bring me my spears: Skye Gyngell's asparagus tips
Sunday 22 May 2011
It may be here for only six weeks of the year, but its sweet nuttiness has Skye Gyngell singing a hymn of praise to the delights of English asparagus
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