A Thousand Faces (play)

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A Thousand Faces
Date premiered1 November 2014 (2014-11-01)
Original language English
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A Thousand Faces is a dance theatre piece by British dancer Amina Khayyam. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

Cast

Tour

A Thousand Faces premiered mac in Birmingham on 27 November 2015. [3]

Critical response

Whatsonstage.com called it "a bold dance piece". [2]

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References

  1. "Amina Khayyam Dance: A Thousand Faces". Live Brum. 27 November 2014. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Amina Khayyam - A Thousand Faces". Whatsonstage.com . Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Amina Khayyam: A Thousand Faces". Desi Xpress. 27 November 2014. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 1 March 2016.