Monitor S07E01 · Walking, Talking, Laughing Dance

Air date: 1963-09-29

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A fortnightly magazine of the arts. Introduced by Huw Wheldon. Tonight's programme includes: Walking, Talking, Laughing Dance Three months ago Gillian Lynne late of the Royal Ballet, 'Cranks', and the London Palladium, formed a dance company to play on the 'Fringe' at Edinburgh, where their impact brought them immediate offers to appear in London's West End. Tonight's film follows the company from early rehearsals in a London church hall to the first taste of success in Edinburgh, and plans for a permanent future. and East Meets West A musical encounter between Julian Bream virtuoso of the guitar and Ali Akbar Khan, virtuoso of the sarod, who bring European and Indian music together in a session of improvisation. (Gillian Lynne and her Dance Company are presenting 'Collages' at the Savoy Theatre, London)

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