Something Understood

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Ethical and religious discussion that examines some of the larger questions of life

Ethical and religious discussion that examines some of the larger questions of life, taking a spiritual theme and exploring it through music, prose and poetry

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Something Understood: The Dance of Life

The Dance of Life

BBC Radio 4 - Something Understood, The Dance of Life

Actor Felicity Finch reflects on a life of dance.

Actor Felicity Finch reflects on a life of dance and dance-like movement in everyday life.

The actor Felicity Finch reflects on childhood ballet lessons, adult salsa classes and observations of dance-like movements in everyday life through the writings of Isadora Duncan and Rudolph Laban, Gunther Grass' autobiography  and Gabrielle Roth's Sweat Your Prayers.  

And she talks with Colin MacLean, a retired priest, who considers dance a form of prayer.

With music by Massenet, Alex Jeffes and His Hotheads and Ali Farka Toure

Readers: Emma Fielding and Jonathan Keeble

Produced by Alan Hall
A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4

Intelligent speech, the most insightful journalism, the wittiest comedy, the most fascinating features and the most compelling drama and readings anywhere in UK radio.

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