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New musical based on Dylan’s songs

Thursday, February 9th, 2006

Tony Award-winning director and choreographer Twyla Tharp who formed Twyla Tharp Dance (TTD) in 1965 at the peak of Bob Dylan’s carreer now created a new musical entitled “The Times They Are A-Changin’”. Through Dylan’s songs she tells a story of generational conflict in a dream-world like, dark, and humorous setting.
The production can be seen on stage at “The Old Globe” theatre in San Diego, California from January 25 to March 19, 2006.

> The Old Globe premiere: “The Times They Are A-Changin’”

Dylan photos by Daniel Kramer shown in London exhibition

Tuesday, December 13th, 2005

A mixed photo exhibition at Sparshatt Galleries in Covent Garden/London presents some original prints of Bob Dylan photographies from 1964/65 taken and printed by Daniel Kramer.
According to gallery owner James Sparshatt, currently the following seven images can be seen in the gallery: “Bob Dylan and piano stool” (row 2), “Dylan playing chess”, “Dylan Reading Newspaper”, “Dylan with top hat”, “Dylan and Baez in front of protest sign” and “Dylan with Top Hat in Car” (all row 3), “Dylan with arms outstretched” (row 7).
The exhibition runs until January 16th.

Please refer to the gallery’s website www.sparshattgalleries.com for more information.

Official Dylan photo exhibition in London

Tuesday, August 30th, 2005

Bob Dylan as seen through the lens of important music photographers like Don Hunstein (photographer of Freewheelin’ cover) is featured in an exhibition from 15th Sept to 16th Oct at Proud Galleries Camden in London. The exhibition features over 100 images, many from private collections and never before published. It is authorised by Dylan himself.
There’s also a preview presentation of Martin Scorsese’s “No Direction Home”, the documentary of Bob Dylan in the 1960s which will is both aired on TV and released on DVD in September.

Proud Galleries Camden: http://www.proud.co.uk