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23 June 2004
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HIGH OR LOW?
The architects Piers Gough and Terry Farrell argue over the solution to our current housing crisis: should we build high or low?


CARLOS ACOSTA
The Cuban star of the Royal Ballet, Carlos Acosta, talks about his first work of choreography, Tocororo: A Cuban Tale, which is based on his troubled youth in Havana. As the show returns to London, Acosta talks about how the show reflects his discovery of ballet - and how it has transformed his life.

Tocororo: A Cuban Tale is at Sadler's Wells from 29 June until 24 July.
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THE RETURN
Front Row reviews The Return, the haunting Russian film that won the Golden Lion at last year's Venice film festival.


DRESSING FAIRIES
On Midsummer Eve Front Row traces the history of staging the fairies in 'A Midsummer Night's Dream', examining fairy fashions that range from 16th century leather skin suits to 19th century gossamer to dungarees and bovver boots.

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