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Sir Nicholas Serota, Glen Matlock, Pina Bausch's Rite of Spring

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

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As Sir Nicholas Serota delivers his inaugural speech as the new Chair of Arts Council England today, the former director of the Tate art galleries discusses his vision for his new role, and to what extent he intends to change the focus of the London-based institution.

Set to the Stravinsky score, Pina Bausch's Rite of Spring tells a brutal story of ancient ritual and sacrificial maidens. Jo Ann Endicott, a dancer who trained with Bausch, has been coaching the English National Ballet in their current performance at Sadler's Wells in London. She joins dancer Madison Keesler to talk about this extraordinary, exhausting, and demanding ballet.

Some of punk's greatest hits have been covered by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and English National Opera for a new album - The Anarchy Arias. Former Sex Pistols bassist, Glen Matlock - the man behind the project - explains why he wanted to fuse punk with opera. Plus music critic Kate Mossman reviews.

Main Image: Sir Nicholas Serota. Credit Hugo Glendinning 2016. Show less

Contributors

Presenter:
John Wilson
Producer:
Angie Nehring
Interviewed Guest:
Glen Matlock
Interviewed Guest:
Kate Mossman
Interviewed Guest:
Madison Keesler
Interviewed Guest:
Nicholas Serota

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