Reading from his debut book Grief Is The Thing With Feathers, Max Porter said it was too hot in the bejewelled Spiegeltent surroundings to get in to the really heavy stuff – as if the extracts he delivered with such brave force were easy words.
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Normally to be found in their basement bar in London’s Broadway Market, this jazzy, swinging seven-piece hit the Spiegeltent for just one night.
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The Spiegeltent is an other-worldly venue, and this Hocus Pocus and Gossamer Thread co-production, Night Magic, seeks to lift the veil and take you to the other side.
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This is circus, but with a Spiegeltent twist: a naked man straining against cling film before rolling over giant blue balls; a dancer twisting and flexing on the floor like a woman with zombie limbs that leaves you feeling like you’ve been to a chiropractor.
Explore MoreLooking like they had been transported straight from a 1930s tea dance, the FB Pocket Orchestra brought the sounds of the early 20th century back to the Spiegeltent – the sort of music that would have reverberated around its mirrored walls at its creation.
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There are times when the Spiegeltent tent tingles: listening and watching to Lera Lynn was one of those times.
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Just one week on from Eurovision, how much thirst would Norfolk have for French electro-pop act Broken Back?
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Songs of death and despair can be a little spine-chilling at the best of times; combined with a slighty nippy Spiegeltent it could be quite hard to find some respite.
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Norwich was in the mood to party tonight, and the House Gospel Choir was more than happy to provide the soundtrack.
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If the Spiegeltent hadn’t been standing for a week you might have worried for its structural integrity, such was the thumping, stamping raucous reception afforded to Molotov Jukebox.
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I have a new infatuation, and her name is Camille O’Sullivan.
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their works — now they must fight for survival.
This was Norfolk and Norwich festival-goers’ chance to join the Frisky and Mannish School of Pop – but what did we learn?
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They’ve saved the best for (nearly) last: Circa’s Beyond is the pick of this year’s Norfolk and Norwich Festival.
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When their cheeriest song is one about crucifixion, you know you’ve stumbled upon a rather odd band.
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