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Natasha Brereton
For Natasha Brereton's latest contributions to The Japan Times, see below:
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Jul 6, 2005
No swansong yet for a modern diva
Ballet is a fickle master. It demands years of selfless dedication from its young and beautiful devotees, only to discard them the moment they pass their prime. Ballerinas rarely remain centerstage beyond their early 30s, so when Royal Ballet star Darcey Bussell became pregnant with her first child, at age 31, there were anxious murmurings whether she could return to her previous form.
Japan Times
Features / WEEK 3
Feb 20, 2005
Tears and fears on the road from 'normality'
Everyone loves a hero, and the media loves creating them. So it is hardly a surprise that Alastair Humphreys' five-year round-the-world bicycle odyssey has been largely portrayed as a charitable undertaking.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Feb 2, 2005
Miracles of the moment in Saburo Teshigawara's dance
Dancer, choreographer and artist Saburo Teshigawara works in a time zone of his own. In the 24 years since he came on the dance scene, Teshigawara has transformed the definition of movement. His work with his group Karas and major international companies, including the Frankfurt Ballet and the Opera de Paris Ballet, have captivated audiences around the globe.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Sep 22, 2004
Let's dance to those rhythms
To the soft tinkle of a music box, a solitary couple twirls on stage, spinning faster and faster as the whispering voices of the night entice them. Suddenly the doll-like figures vanish, and the stage and auditorium erupt in a blaze of nightclub beats. The floor vibrates to the rhythm of three-dozen vigorous, young bodies, as they command the aisles in a mad celebration of dance.

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