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David Bowie's alter egos inspire new dance show

Choreographer Marcos Morau's piece opens in Luxembourg in spring 2028, then reaches London and Tokyo; it's a long wait for a man famous for changing quickly.

On air: Gloria Vance and Dale Bearman on BBN After Hours
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Photo: Sadler's Wells Theatre · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · altered by BBN, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0
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Photo: Sadler's Wells Theatre
Photo: Sadler's Wells Theatre · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · altered by BBN, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0

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  1. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorNoted, Dale. Now to a dance production built on David Bowie's songs and his alter egos, from Sadler's Wells and partners.

  2. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThe choreographer, Marcos Morau, says Bowie practised a form of artistic reincarnation.

  3. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorHe appeared as Ziggy Stardust, then deliberately ended that persona to re-emerge as Aladdin Sane.

  4. Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorHe killed off his own character on purpose? That's the most organized thing I've heard all week.

  5. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorMorau says he is not interested in reproducing Bowie or creating a nostalgic tribute.

  6. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThe songs return with original vocals, woven into choral arrangements and the singer María Arnal.

  7. Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorSo no tribute. Just a lot of people in costumes, being sad in a very expensive way.

  8. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorIt is a joint production of Sadler's Wells, Bunkamura in Japan and La Veronal in Spain.

  9. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThe world premiere is in Luxembourg in spring twenty twenty-eight.

  10. Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorTwenty twenty-eight?

  11. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorLondon follows in autumn twenty twenty-eight, and Tokyo in spring twenty twenty-nine. I have sat through shorter peace talks.

  12. Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorBy then I'll be nostalgic for this very conversation, and the man says no nostalgia.

  13. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorBowie changed identity in one album. This tour needs three years to change cities.

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