ismene brown
Bio
Ismene designed and launched the original version of The Arts Desk, and was the Site Coordinator and a board director for three years, as well as its dance editor. She has been dance critic for the Daily Telegraph and the Spectator, and is presently doing doctoral research in Soviet cultural history at Oxford University. A trained musician, she has also written for TAD on classical music, theatre, TV and film.
Articles By Ismene Brown
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Richard II, Sam Wanamaker Theatre review - electrifying mixe...
Richard II has become the drama of our times, as it walks us through the impotent convulsions of a weak and vain leader brought down by in-...
The Thread, Russell Maliphant & Vangelis, Sadler’s Wells...
In The Thread Russell Maliphant attempts what, at first sight, appears a foolhardy project – the juxtaposition of...
CD: Lucy Rose - No Words Left
Every so often, an album reminds you that, done properly, the art form is more than just a collection of songs. Barely...
David Hepworth: A Fabulous Creation review - how vinyl sooth...
Record Store Day is now a fixture on the calendar, a key element in “the vinyl revival”, and this year – 13 April – it’s possible to buy a special...
Reissue CDs Weekly: Where The Girls Are Volume Ten
The US music trade weekly Cashbox chose a picture of the then-hot Diana Ross & the Supremes and Temptations joint enterprise for the...
Connolly, Drake, Berrington, Wigmore Hall review – between t...
Vary the stale format of the vocal recital and all sorts of new doors open for performers and listeners alike. The only downside, as became clear...
Yxng Bane, Brixton Academy review - all the fam on stage
There’s a wolf howl and Yxng Bane (pronounced Young Bane) jumps off a block on stage and his furry hooded coat flies open and the arena erupts in...
Showbands, BBC Four review - an Irish cultural phenomenon ex...
Ask most people what a showband is and they’ll give you a blank look. But ask any...
CD: The Brian Jonestown Massacre - The Brian Jonestown Massa...
If you're familiar with The Brian Jonestown Massacre, chances...