Data Correct That view is that free speech is being threatened by some aspects of Islam and that state multiculturalism has a lot to answer for. is likely to leave the theatre desperate to, well, talk about it – which is in itself a strong reason for seeing the show. Now they tell me that they finally get it." Its linear structure and the lack of light and shade seems more akin to a polemical lecture than a piece of theatre. Dancing around Islam: DV8's Can We Talk About This? was like watching a Melanie Phillips column from the Daily Mail turned into a dance performance. "Many of the people who didn't want to get into this discussion with me have seen the piece," he told me "and they have been really moved and touched by it. "Talk" became Khalid's fifth top 10 hit and highest-charting single as a solo artist in the US, peaking at number three on the Billboard Hot 100. It was written by Khalid while the production was handled by English electronic duo Disclosure.It was released on February 7, 2019 as the first single from Khalid's second studio album, Free Spirit. Can We Talk Here's what we know about "The Umbrella Academy" season 3 release date, spoilers, cast and news after the Netflix TV show's season 2 twist. The white liberals who refuse to speak out are "under the banner of being a good liberal and respecting cultural relativism … doing something more akin to a mild form of racism," says Newson. felt, to me, like the work of someone who had already decided on the answer long before asking the question. © 2020 Guardian News & Media Limited or its affiliated companies. This intolerance is not confronted because, he says, there is an unwillingness to discuss it due to a fear of causing offence. All rights reserved. He cited, for example, a poll that suggested Muslim hostility to homosexuality; but what about the There was a lack of journalistic rigour and curiosity, which meant no examination of the role class may play in the formulation of cultural conservatism among Britain's Muslim community. Was there a release of the instrumental (album version)? "Newson has long been willing to tackle difficult subjects. "We can talk about it on a Daily Mail level," he says, "but on a larger level people are nervous about talking about it. "I haven't felt threatened," he says. "I suspect that one reason for Newson to feel relatively secure is that a dance performance at the National Newson is evidently passionate on the subject of Islam – when he says he has read the Qur'an and is familiar with it, I believe him – but whether this show is the best vehicle for his passion is less certain. "But given the much-discussed brittle nature of some Muslims who are ever ready to take offence, does he worry? He laughs, and says: "I feel like I want a break from God." "State multiculturalism has, Newson argues, inadvertently led to a cultural relativism, which leads to a toleration of intolerant positions on women's rights, gay rights and other liberal progressive issues. In preparation for the new show he spoke to around 40 Muslims and non-Muslims to ask what they felt they could speak about and whether they felt they were being censored.Newson says he believes the show is nuanced and shows both sides of the argument, but watching Can We Talk About This? it seemed clear to me that the work was advancing a particular point of view. "Talk" is a song by American singer Khalid. The show begins in 1985 and ends in the present day by way of a "greatest hits" of Islam's low-points. … The song was also Nominated for a Grammy Award The title of the show is an enquiry, but Can We Talk About This? Is he, I wondered, worried for his safety with this new work? It was hard to know what the dancing added to the speech and, while Newson put forward a powerful case, it did not always feel balanced. "Look, I am a gay man who made a piece during the Thatcher government during Clause 28 and people were concerned about us being an arts organisation dealing with something that was challenging the government. "Can We Talk" is a song recorded by American R&B singer Tevin Campbell and composed and produced by Babyface. Without context the show felt relentless, like being cornered by a pub bore with ready access to Wikipedia. The song hit top ten on the pop charts peaking at number nine on the Billboard Hot 100 and spent a total of three weeks at number one on the US R&B chart. Nor did the show ask why it is only in the last three decades that this political Islam has flourished. It sold 500,000 copies and earned a gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of America. "In many ways I am partly a coward – the people who are presenting on stage are the people who have really put their lives on the line.