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Getting Ziggy with it: David Bowie’s alter egos inspire dance show that will transform his songs

Subject to Change: A Dance for David Bowie will explore how the musician ‘practised a form of artistic reincarnation’, says choreographer Marcos Morau

‘Let’s dance,” sang David Bowie in 1983, commanding: “Put on your red shoes and dance the blues.” That call is to be answered – with footwear TBC – by an international dance production featuring new choral arrangements of songs from throughout his career.

Subject to Change: A Dance for David Bowie will be staged at Sadler’s Wells in London in autumn 2028 after a world premiere in Luxembourg. It will visit Tokyo in 2029. The show will explore how Bowie “practised a form of artistic reincarnation” according to Spanish choreographer Marcos Morau who is taking inspiration from the superstar’s transformations into personas such as Aladdin Sane and the Thin White Duke.

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© Photograph: Ilpo Musto/Alamy

© Photograph: Ilpo Musto/Alamy

© Photograph: Ilpo Musto/Alamy

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Getting Ziggy with it: David Bowie’s alter egos inspire dance show that will transform his songs

Subject to Change: A Dance for David Bowie will explore how the musician ‘practised a form of artistic reincarnation’, says choreographer Marcos Morau

‘Let’s dance,” sang David Bowie in 1983, commanding: “Put on your red shoes and dance the blues.” That call is to be answered – with footwear TBC – by an international dance production featuring new choral arrangements of songs from throughout his career.

Subject to Change: A Dance for David Bowie will be staged at Sadler’s Wells in London in autumn 2028 after a world premiere in Luxembourg. It will visit Tokyo in 2029. The show will explore how Bowie “practised a form of artistic reincarnation” according to Spanish choreographer Marcos Morau who is taking inspiration from the superstar’s transformations into personas such as Aladdin Sane and the Thin White Duke.

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© Photograph: Ilpo Musto/Alamy

© Photograph: Ilpo Musto/Alamy

© Photograph: Ilpo Musto/Alamy

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Steve McQueen, artist: ‘We live in an era dominated by fear; I am interested in love’

On the eve of the opening of his exhibition at the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao on October 8, Steve McQueen met with the museum guides who will introduce his work to visitors and school groups, so they could understand his intentions firsthand.

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View of '66 76 26,' Steve McQueen’s sound installation at the Guggenheim Bilbao.A photomontage of Nina Simone and David Bowie.

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Steve McQueen, during the press presentation of his installation '66 76 26.'
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